or east ridæ

pl. [Mod. Latin or easter, gen it, oreastr ( is ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] roidea. There are two rows of ambulacral feet, the skin is granular, pierced by minute holes. Palæont.: A family of Starfishes, order Aste Or-e-gon, s . [Etym. doubtful. Said to be from the Sp. Oregano =wild marjoram; also said to be an Am. Indian word signifying "River of the West."] One of the States of the U. S. A., nicknamed "the Beaver State." Bounded W. by the Pacific, N. by Washington, from which it is partly separated by the Columbia river, E. by the Snake river and Idaho, and S. by California and Nevada. Area, 96,030 square miles. Organized as a Territory in 1848. Admitted as a State February 12, 1859. Principal cities, Portland, Astoria, Salem, the capital; Oregon City and The Dalles. Oregon-mole, s . Zool.: Scapanus town send i i. It is larger than the Common Mole ( Talpa europæa ), and is found on the coast of the Pacific from California to 47° 10° Ν. or'-eide, s. [OROIDE.] *oreillet (as ō-rā-yět, s . [Fr. oreille the ear.] Anc. Arm .: An ear-piece; a round or oval plate to cover the ear, attached to the steel caps of the reign of Henry VI. They were fastened with hinges to enable them to be lifted up. They were frequently perforated to enable the wearer to hear better, and sometimes they had spikes projecting from their centers.