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abbr.
- operating room
- operations research
- Oregon
- owner's risk
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Synonyms: Oregon, Beaver State
Meaning #2:
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
Synonyms: operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery
In heraldry, or (from the French word for gold) is the tincture of gold, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a pattern of dots. It is very frequently depicted as yellow, though gold leaf was used in many illuminated manuscripts and more extravagant rolls of arms.
The word gold is occasionally used in place of Or in blazon, sometimes to prevent repetition of the word Or in a blazon, or because this substitution was in fashion when the blazon was first written down, or is preferred by the officer of arms.
Or is frequently spelt with a capital letter (e.g. Gules, a fess Or) so as not to confuse it with the conjunction or.
Or is said to represent the following:
| The Heraldic Tincture Series | |
|---|---|
| Rule of Tincture | |
| Metals | Argent • Or |
| Colours | Azure • Gules • Purpure • Sable • Vert |
| Furs | Ermine • Vair • Potent |
| Stains | Murrey • Tenné • Sanguine |
| Other | Bleu celeste • Carnation • Cendrée • Orange |
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