A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.

(intransitive) To choose; select.

Of a system: manufactured commercially and then tailored for specific uses.

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia. / The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

(idiomatic) At one's own instigation, of one's own accord.

The liturgy of the Church of England, first compiled by Thomas Cranmer in 1549 after the (Act of Uniformity).

(idiomatic, nautical) About to be married.

Atop / Very close to, in any orientation or in time. / (idiomatic) In addition to something else. / (idiomatic) Fully informed about, and in control of, something; up to speed with.

Alternative spelling of on demand

(idiomatic) Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly). / Synonym of on the square (“discreet reference to freemasonry”)