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Odal
- - Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, esp. Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen; also, the ownership of such land. The odal was subject only to certain rights of the family or kindred in restricting the freedom of transfer or sale and giving certain rights of redemption in case of change of ownership by inheritance, etc., and perhaps to other rights of the kindred or the tribe. Survivals of the early odal estates and tenure exist in Orkney and Shetland, where it is usually called by the variant form udal.
Opal
- noun - a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
Opel
- noun - German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
Oral
- adjective - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
- an examination conducted by spoken communication
- of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
- of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
- using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
Oval
- adjective - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
- rounded like an egg
Pail
- noun - a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
- the quantity contained in a pail
Pall
- noun - a sudden numbing dread
- become less interesting or attractive
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
- cause to become flat; "pall the beer"
- cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
- cover with a pall
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
- lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
- lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
Paul
- noun - (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
- United States feminist (1885-1977)
Pawl
- noun - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward