Chapter Old As Methuselah to Ollapod of O by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Olivetans Brethren of “Our Lady of Mount Olivet,” an offshoot of the Benedictine order.

Olivia Niece of Sir Toby Belch. Malvolio is her steward, Maria her woman, Fabian and a clown her male servants. (Shakespeare: Twelfth Night.)
   Olivia. A female Tartuffe (q.v.) in Wycherley's Plain Dealer. A consummate hypocrite, of most unblushing effrontery.

Olia Podrida Odds and ends, a mixture of scraps. In Spain it takes the place of the French pot au feu, into which every sort of eatable is thrown and stewed. (See Olio. ) Used figuratively, the term means an incongruous mixture, a miscellaneous collection of any kind, a medley.

Ollapod An apothecary, always trying to say a witty thing, and looking for wit in the conversation of others. When he finds anything which he can construe into “point” he says, “Thank you, good sir; I owe you one.” He had a military taste, and was appointed “cornet in the volunteer association of cavalry” of his own town. (G. Colman: The Poor Gentleman.)