Olio

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "olio":
     Irish stew, all sorts, assemblage, assortment, bouillabaisse, brew,
     broad spectrum, chowder, conglomeration, curry, etuvee, fricassee,
     gallimaufry, goulash, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch,
     jumble, magpie, mash, meat stew, medley, melange, mess,
     mingle-mangle, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, odds and ends,
     olla, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, oyster stew, paella,
     pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, ragout, salad,
     salmagundi, sauce, scramble, stew, what you will