Defn: The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.
OILINESS
Oil"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being oily. Bacon.
OILLET Oil"let, n. Etym: [See Eyelet.] (Arch.) (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications. (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture. [Written also oylet.]
OILMAN
Oil"man, n.; pl. Oilmen (.
Defn: One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.
OILNUT
Oil"nut`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut, under Buffalo.
Note: The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.
OILSEED Oil"seed`, n. (Bot.) (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean. (b) A cruciferous herb (Camelina sativa). (c) The sesame.