olid

/ (ˈɒlɪd) /

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adjective

foul-smelling

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Word Origin for olid

C17: from Latin olidus, from olēre to smell

Words nearby olid

olfactory tract, OLG, Olga, olibanum, olicook, olid, oligaemia, oligarch, oligarchic, oligarchy, oligo-

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How to use olid in a sentence

After a short battle, Olid, hoping for the speedy return of his absent forces, applied for a truce.
Hernando Cortez|John S. C. Abbott
After a time, however, Las Casas succeeded in forming a conspiracy, and Olid was seized and beheaded.
Hernando Cortez|John S. C. Abbott
Others of the troops were to assemble at Naco, quite an important town, where Olid had been executed.
Hernando Cortez|John S. C. Abbott
De Olid, at the time in charge of the palace, drew nigh, attracted by the increasing uproar.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace

Olid lost his life in this attempt; and Corts determined to go himself to Honduras.
Mexico|Susan Hale

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