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orlo

[ awr-loh ]

/ ˈɔr loʊ /

noun, plural or·los.Architecture.

a plinth supporting the base of a column.

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Origin of orlo

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

Words nearby orlo

Orleanist, Orléans, Orléans, d', orlfly, Orlich, orlo, Orlon, orlop, Orlov, Orly, Ormandy

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Example sentences from the Web for orlo

Orlo begged that he and Era and their child might also be there set on shore.
Tales of the Sea|W.H.G. Kingston
Orlo, from his quickness of vision, was now constantly employed as one of the look-outs.
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

The doctor, when about to visit it, called Orlo to accompany him, as interpreter.
Tales of the Sea|W.H.G. Kingston

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