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Definition: Olio
Olio
\O"li*o\ ([=o]"l[i^]*[-o] or [=o]l"y[-o]), n. [Sp. olla a
round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L.
olla a pot, dish. Cf.
Olla,
Olla-podrida.]
1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. [Obs.]
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Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling.
--Evelyn.
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2. A mixture; a medley. --Dryden.
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3. (Mus.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
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