oilousadj.
Apparently an editorial misreading of oileous adj.; quot. cites Gerard, who used oileous (see quot. 1597 at oileous adj.).
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [adjective] > containing oil
oileous1597
oilous1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Oilous, oily, oleaginous. Gerard.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1890- press time
- press to death
- press tool
- press tradition
- press view
- press warrant
- press worker
- press-agent
- press-agented
- press-agenting
- press-agentry
- press-board
- press-boat
- press-builder
- press-button
- press-cock
- press-conference
- press-copy
- press-corrected
- press-correction
- press-cutting agency
- press-fat
- press-fitted
- press-folk
- press-forged