ore

n. [ AS. ōra; cf. ār brass, bronze, akin to OHG. ēr, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes, Skr. ayas iron. √210. Cf. Ora, Era. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ore hearth, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also called Scotch hearth. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'o`ros mountain: cf. F. oréade. ] (Class. Myth.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a wood nymph light,
Oread or Dryad. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'orektiko`s, fr. 'o`rexis, yearning after, from 'ore`gein to reach after. ] (Philos.) Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A resident of Oregon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Oroide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A confection consisting of a white cream filling sandwiched between two chocolate cookies.
Syn. -- oreo cookie. [ WordNet 1.5 ]