ORPHANOTROPHY
Or`phan*ot"ro*phy, n. Etym: [L. orphanotrophium, Gr.
1. A hospital for orphans. [R.] A. Chalmers.
2. The act of supporting orphans. [R.]
ORPHARION
Or*pha"ri*on, n. (Mus.)
Defn: An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind. [Spelt also orpheoreon.]
ORPHEAN
Or*phe"an, a. Etym: [L. Orphus, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as,
Orphean strains. Cowper.
ORPHELINE
Or"phe*line, n. Etym: [F. orphelin. See Orphan.]
Defn: An orphan. [Obs.] Udcll.
ORPHEUS
Or"phe*us, n. Etym: [L. Orpheus, Gr. (Gr. Myth.)