† orgamentn.
Obsolete.
Any herb of the genus Origanum (see origanum n.).
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hop-plant1817
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > oregano or marjoram
organOE
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > sweet or pot marjoram
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fine marjoram1597
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orgamy1609
winter sweet marjoram1640
origany1728
wintersweet1846
1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Amomis..hath a flower like to Orgament.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 64 Origan or Orgament [Fr. origan], which in tast..resembleth Sauery, hath many kinds, & all medicinable.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 130 Herbe-dragon, orchanes, orgament, and mastick.
1657 C. Beck Universal Char. sig. I4v Orgament herb.
a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment D) in Poet. Wks. (1980) I. 123 Let Cape, house of Cape rejoice with Orgament an herb.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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