orlo

[awr-loh]

noun, plural or·los. Architecture.

a plinth supporting the base of a column.
orle(def 3).

Origin of orlo

1605–15; < Italian: border, derivative of orlare to hem < Vulgar Latin; see orle

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Orlo begged that he and Era and their child might also be there set on shore.
Tales of the Sea
W.H.G. Kingston
The doctor, when about to visit it, called Orlo to accompany him, as interpreter.
Tales of the Sea
W.H.G. Kingston
He was the first on board, and Orlo leaped on the deck after him.
Tales of the Sea
W.H.G. Kingston
Her success continued after Orlo had become one of her crew.
Tales of the Sea
W.H.G. Kingston
Bitter, too, was the anguish which poor Orlo suffered when he felt that he should for ever be separated from his beloved Era.
Tales of the Sea
W.H.G. Kingston