Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Oily; having the nature or character of oil. Also
oleose .
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Examples
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And while we don't yet know the details of this plan, we can certainly hope that the gigantic cloud of toxic petroleum spreading through our pristine beaches, killing nature and man's livelihood with its oleous plumes, is understood to be the ultimate warning sign that our oil addiction is literally killing us.
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This Spice is best that comes from the _East-Indies_, it has nothing of Acrid in it, and contains an oleous Volatile, which agrees very well with that of Chocolate.
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