olion.

Brit.

/ˈəʊlɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊlioʊ/

Forms: 1600s olleo, 1600s–1700s ollio, 1600s–1700s 1900s– oleo, 1600s–1800s oglio, 1600s– olio, 1700s olioe.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish olla.

Etymology: < Spanish olla olla n.The spellings reflect the palatal -ll- of Spanish olla (compare also forms at olla n.). Substitution of -o for Spanish final -a is not uncommon in early modern English borrowings; compare armado (variant of armada n.), bastinado n., etc., and see further -ado suffix . Spanish olla is not attested in figurative use (compare sense 2); however, compare olla podrida n. and etymological note at that entry.

†1. A spiced meat and vegetable stew of Spanish and Portuguese origin. Hence: any dish containing a great variety of ingredients. Occasionally attributive in olio pie. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun]

rapé1381

jussel?c1390

hodgepotc1430

composta1475

olla1535

olla podrida1590

gallimaufry1591

pot-pourri1611

hodge-podge1622

olio1642

potrido1651

salmagundi1674

oil1706

Solomon-gundy1752

chow-chow1795

powsowdie1816

make-up1841

poor do1870

scramble1893

mulligan1898

pot mess1914

chow1926

katogo1940

panaché1961

1642 J. Suckling Discontented Colonell ii. sig. D Liberty and publique good are like great Oleos, Must have the upper end stil of our tables, Tho they are but for shew.

1668 W. Davenant Man's the Master v. i A sea of olio, and in it hams of Baijon lying at Hull with sails furl'd up of cabbage-leaves.

1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 89 The first Course was Soppas, then Olleos, then Pullets.

1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 108 His greatest Merit,..consisted in being a bonne Companion, in knowing when your Craw-fish, Soups, Olios, Terren, Fricacies, and other Elegancies of the table, were in perfection.

1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 111 To make an Olioe Pye.

a1758 A. Ramsay Wks. (1944–73) II. 7 From Paris, deeply skill'd in nice Ragoos, In Oleos, Salmongundies and Hogoes.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. (1768) II. 8 Such a soup, or ollio..is much in vogue.

a1811 R. Cumberland Don Pedro i, in Posthumous Dramatick Wks. (1813) II. i. 279 Try me, produce your dollars, and mark how soon an omelet shall start up, or a fine olio smoke upon the table.

1885 A. B. Ellis W. Afr. Islands xi. 276 The olio, that is, the ingredients of which the soup is made, served up as a second course.

2. figurative.

a. Any mixture of many heterogeneous elements; a hotchpotch, medley, jumble. Frequently with of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture

hotchpotc1405

hodge-podgec1426

omnigatherum?a1430

mishmashc1475

peasemeala1525

omnium gatherum1530

mingle1548

hotchpotch1549

mingle-mangle1549

gallimaufry1551

rhapsody1574

sauce-medley1579

pell-mellc1586

linsey-woolsey1592

wilderness1594

brewage1599

motley1609

macaronic1611

medley1618

olla podridaa1635

farragoa1637

consarcination1640

porridge1642

olio1645

bisque1653

mélange1653

hash1660

jumble1661

farrage1698

capilotade1705

jargon1710

salmagundi1761

pasticcio1785

pea meal1789

ollapod1804

mixty-maxty1818

macédoine1820

ragbag1820

haggis1822

job lot1828

allsorts1831

conglomerate1837

pot-pourri1841

chow-chow1850

breccia1873

pastiche1873

macaroni1884

mixed bag1919

casserole1930

mixed bunch1958

rattle-bag1982

mulligan1993

1645 T. Browne Key to Kings Cabinet 9 The principall Ingredients to this Oleo of malice, are three.

1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη xv Such an Oglio or Medley of various Religions.

1659–60 R. Lovelace Poems 79 Of Princes, Women, Wine, to sing I see Is no Apocrypha, for to rise high Commend this Olio of this Lord 'tis fit, Nay ten to one but you have part of it.

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iii. i. 38 I have such an Olio of Affairs really I know not what to do.

1731 H. Fielding Welsh Opera i. vi. 10 Thou art, to sum thee up at once, an Olio of Perfections.

1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 69 The company were an olio of all sorts.

1819 A. Grant Mem. (1844) II. 246 This oglio of a letter.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. xiv. 293 An olio of all ages and all countries.

1880 St. James's Gaz. 16 Oct. 11 Those olios of partisan opinion with the facts left out.

1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans v. 234 Her letters of all times are..an olio of acute remarks, conventional banalities, trivial things, things important, and in fact almost everything, good and bad.

1966 ELH 33 198 A Tale of a Tub is an olio,..a mixed dish of obscure learning, topical allusion,..and verbal dash.

1976 Publishers Weekly 9 Feb. 96/3 It is a mixture of self-indulgent prose, sickening violence and unbelievable happenings. The whole olio is, clearly, a bid for Bicentennial attention.

b. A collection of various artistic or literary pieces, a book containing miscellaneous items (such as engravings, or poems) on various subjects.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > collection

olio1655

anthology1846

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > miscellany

miscellanea1565

rhapsody?1566

miscellanies1598

miscellany1615

miscellaneal1633

miscellaneas1639

olio1655

collectanea1791

pot-pourri1864

1655 Duchess of Newcastle (title) The Worlds olio. Nature's pictures drawn by Fancie's pencil to the life.

1774 Carrier of Mass. Mag. to Every Patron (single sheet) He onward bore his scientific truck, a learned Olio made of heaven knows what, Raw prose..and poetry, quite piping hot.

1843 H. B. Stowe Mayflower (end matter) 3 (advt.) Hoes and Way's Anecdotical Olio.

1991 Contemp. Sociol. 20 510 (heading) An Olio on Merton.

c. A musical medley performed on the stage; a variety act or show. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun]

varieties1604

olio1688

burlesque1870

vaudeville1911

cine-variety1928

1688 T. Brown Reasons Mr. Bays 19 Entertain 'em with..a fashionable Oglio at Lockets or the Blue-Posts.

1702 P. A. Motteux in G. Farquhar Inconstant Prol. sig. a An Op'ra, like an Olio, nicks the Age.

1809 S. Breck Recoll. (1877) App. 271 We..rode round to Mr. Brent's,..with whose family we took tea, and afterward accompanied them to an olio concert.

1884 Sat. Rev. 7 June 740/1 The second part of a minstrel show is the ‘olio’—and this is only a variety entertainment, of banjo-playing, clog-dancing, and the like.

1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) xi. 116 The second part, or olio (a word derived from the Spanish olla, meaning mixture), consisted of a series of solo acts that later evolved into variety or vaudeville.

1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 64 Oleo, miscellaneous Vaudeville or Variety Acts presented between the acts or during the intermissions of a play.

1986 G. Bordman Amer. Musical Theatre (ed. 2) i. 12 The second part of the performances was an olio. Like the opening section, it was essentially a variety bill.

2000 C. V. Hill Brotherhood in Rhythm 87 The second part's variety section, or olio, took place downstage in front of the olio curtain.

d. In a theatre: a painted curtain let down to shield the stage from the view of the audience (= drop n. 16), in front of which comedy or variety acts are performed; a curtain behind the drops which performs the same function. Also olio curtain.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > curtain

curtain1598

drop1781

iron curtain1794

green curtain1805

greeny1821

tableau curtain1830

drop-curtain1832

rag1848

hipping1858

cloth1881

safety curtain1881

asbestos curtain1890

olio1923

tab1929

sail curtain1941

iron1951

swag1959

1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 Olio, drop curtain clear across the stage working flat against the tormentors..the background for acts ‘in one’.

1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 One—The front section of the stage between the tormentors and the proscenium arch—it is backed by the olio drop when acts work ‘in one’.

1928 Amer. Speech 4 68 Behind these drops..are the oleos, or act-curtains. These..are used for small vaudeville acts... Such acts..are termed oleo acts, or acts in one.

1951 A. Green & J. Laurie Show Biz 570/1 Olio, scenery, in front of which an act, generally a ‘sidewalk comedy’ team performs; also specialties performed between acts in burlesque.

1981 D. Potter Pennies from Heaven viii. 47 As Arthur's suspicious frown was chased off his face, it was as though an olio curtain had crashed to the floor.

2000 C. V. Hill Brotherhood in Rhythm 87 The second part's variety section, or olio, took place downstage in front of the olio curtain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olio
释义	olion. Brit. /ˈəʊlɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈoʊlioʊ/ Forms: 1600s olleo, 1600s–1700s ollio, 1600s–1700s 1900s– oleo, 1600s–1800s oglio, 1600s– olio, 1700s olioe. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish olla. Etymology: < Spanish olla olla n.The spellings reflect the palatal -ll- of Spanish olla (compare also forms at olla n.). Substitution of -o for Spanish final -a is not uncommon in early modern English borrowings; compare armado (variant of armada n.), bastinado n., etc., and see further -ado suffix . Spanish olla is not attested in figurative use (compare sense 2); however, compare olla podrida n. and etymological note at that entry. †1. A spiced meat and vegetable stew of Spanish and Portuguese origin. Hence: any dish containing a great variety of ingredients. Occasionally attributive in olio pie. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun] rapé1381 jussel?c1390 hodgepotc1430 composta1475 olla1535 olla podrida1590 gallimaufry1591 pot-pourri1611 hodge-podge1622 olio1642 potrido1651 salmagundi1674 oil1706 Solomon-gundy1752 chow-chow1795 powsowdie1816 make-up1841 poor do1870 scramble1893 mulligan1898 pot mess1914 chow1926 katogo1940 panaché1961 1642 J. Suckling Discontented Colonell ii. sig. D Liberty and publique good are like great Oleos, Must have the upper end stil of our tables, Tho they are but for shew. 1668 W. Davenant Man's the Master v. i A sea of olio, and in it hams of Baijon lying at Hull with sails furl'd up of cabbage-leaves. 1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 89 The first Course was Soppas, then Olleos, then Pullets. 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 108 His greatest Merit,..consisted in being a bonne Companion, in knowing when your Craw-fish, Soups, Olios, Terren, Fricacies, and other Elegancies of the table, were in perfection. 1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 111 To make an Olioe Pye. a1758 A. Ramsay Wks. (1944–73) II. 7 From Paris, deeply skill'd in nice Ragoos, In Oleos, Salmongundies and Hogoes. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. (1768) II. 8 Such a soup, or ollio..is much in vogue. a1811 R. Cumberland Don Pedro i, in Posthumous Dramatick Wks. (1813) II. i. 279 Try me, produce your dollars, and mark how soon an omelet shall start up, or a fine olio smoke upon the table. 1885 A. B. Ellis W. Afr. Islands xi. 276 The olio, that is, the ingredients of which the soup is made, served up as a second course. 2. figurative. a. Any mixture of many heterogeneous elements; a hotchpotch, medley, jumble. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture hotchpotc1405 hodge-podgec1426 omnigatherum?a1430 mishmashc1475 peasemeala1525 omnium gatherum1530 mingle1548 hotchpotch1549 mingle-mangle1549 gallimaufry1551 rhapsody1574 sauce-medley1579 pell-mellc1586 linsey-woolsey1592 wilderness1594 brewage1599 motley1609 macaronic1611 medley1618 olla podridaa1635 farragoa1637 consarcination1640 porridge1642 olio1645 bisque1653 mélange1653 hash1660 jumble1661 farrage1698 capilotade1705 jargon1710 salmagundi1761 pasticcio1785 pea meal1789 ollapod1804 mixty-maxty1818 macédoine1820 ragbag1820 haggis1822 job lot1828 allsorts1831 conglomerate1837 pot-pourri1841 chow-chow1850 breccia1873 pastiche1873 macaroni1884 mixed bag1919 casserole1930 mixed bunch1958 rattle-bag1982 mulligan1993 1645 T. Browne Key to Kings Cabinet 9 The principall Ingredients to this Oleo of malice, are three. 1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη xv Such an Oglio or Medley of various Religions. 1659–60 R. Lovelace Poems 79 Of Princes, Women, Wine, to sing I see Is no Apocrypha, for to rise high Commend this Olio of this Lord 'tis fit, Nay ten to one but you have part of it. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iii. i. 38 I have such an Olio of Affairs really I know not what to do. 1731 H. Fielding Welsh Opera i. vi. 10 Thou art, to sum thee up at once, an Olio of Perfections. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 69 The company were an olio of all sorts. 1819 A. Grant Mem. (1844) II. 246 This oglio of a letter. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. xiv. 293 An olio of all ages and all countries. 1880 St. James's Gaz. 16 Oct. 11 Those olios of partisan opinion with the facts left out. 1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans v. 234 Her letters of all times are..an olio of acute remarks, conventional banalities, trivial things, things important, and in fact almost everything, good and bad. 1966 ELH 33 198 A Tale of a Tub is an olio,..a mixed dish of obscure learning, topical allusion,..and verbal dash. 1976 Publishers Weekly 9 Feb. 96/3 It is a mixture of self-indulgent prose, sickening violence and unbelievable happenings. The whole olio is, clearly, a bid for Bicentennial attention. b. A collection of various artistic or literary pieces, a book containing miscellaneous items (such as engravings, or poems) on various subjects. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > collection olio1655 anthology1846 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > miscellany miscellanea1565 rhapsody?1566 miscellanies1598 miscellany1615 miscellaneal1633 miscellaneas1639 olio1655 collectanea1791 pot-pourri1864 1655 Duchess of Newcastle (title) The Worlds olio. Nature's pictures drawn by Fancie's pencil to the life. 1774 Carrier of Mass. Mag. to Every Patron (single sheet) He onward bore his scientific truck, a learned Olio made of heaven knows what, Raw prose..and poetry, quite piping hot. 1843 H. B. Stowe Mayflower (end matter) 3 (advt.) Hoes and Way's Anecdotical Olio. 1991 Contemp. Sociol. 20 510 (heading) An Olio on Merton. c. A musical medley performed on the stage; a variety act or show. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] varieties1604 olio1688 burlesque1870 vaudeville1911 cine-variety1928 1688 T. Brown Reasons Mr. Bays 19 Entertain 'em with..a fashionable Oglio at Lockets or the Blue-Posts. 1702 P. A. Motteux in G. Farquhar Inconstant Prol. sig. a An Op'ra, like an Olio, nicks the Age. 1809 S. Breck Recoll. (1877) App. 271 We..rode round to Mr. Brent's,..with whose family we took tea, and afterward accompanied them to an olio concert. 1884 Sat. Rev. 7 June 740/1 The second part of a minstrel show is the ‘olio’—and this is only a variety entertainment, of banjo-playing, clog-dancing, and the like. 1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) xi. 116 The second part, or olio (a word derived from the Spanish olla, meaning mixture), consisted of a series of solo acts that later evolved into variety or vaudeville. 1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 64 Oleo, miscellaneous Vaudeville or Variety Acts presented between the acts or during the intermissions of a play. 1986 G. Bordman Amer. Musical Theatre (ed. 2) i. 12 The second part of the performances was an olio. Like the opening section, it was essentially a variety bill. 2000 C. V. Hill Brotherhood in Rhythm 87 The second part's variety section, or olio, took place downstage in front of the olio curtain. d. In a theatre: a painted curtain let down to shield the stage from the view of the audience (= drop n. 16), in front of which comedy or variety acts are performed; a curtain behind the drops which performs the same function. Also olio curtain. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > curtain curtain1598 drop1781 iron curtain1794 green curtain1805 greeny1821 tableau curtain1830 drop-curtain1832 rag1848 hipping1858 cloth1881 safety curtain1881 asbestos curtain1890 olio1923 tab1929 sail curtain1941 iron1951 swag1959 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 Olio, drop curtain clear across the stage working flat against the tormentors..the background for acts ‘in one’. 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. ix. 2/1 One—The front section of the stage between the tormentors and the proscenium arch—it is backed by the olio drop when acts work ‘in one’. 1928 Amer. Speech 4 68 Behind these drops..are the oleos, or act-curtains. These..are used for small vaudeville acts... Such acts..are termed oleo acts, or acts in one. 1951 A. Green & J. Laurie Show Biz 570/1 Olio, scenery, in front of which an act, generally a ‘sidewalk comedy’ team performs; also specialties performed between acts in burlesque. 1981 D. Potter Pennies from Heaven viii. 47 As Arthur's suspicious frown was chased off his face, it was as though an olio curtain had crashed to the floor. 2000 C. V. Hill Brotherhood in Rhythm 87 The second part's variety section, or olio, took place downstage in front of the olio curtain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642
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