Olio may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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Olio (musical number)
An olio is a vaudeville number, a short dance or song, or a set of same, performed as an encore after the performance of a dramatic play. The term can also refer to a set of such performances, or to the curtain used during the set.
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, a short dance or song performed as an encore to a theatrical play
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Olio drop
A front curtain, also known as a (front-of-)house curtain, act curtain, grand drape, main curtain or drape, proscenium curtain, or main rag is the stage curtain or curtains at the very front of a theatrical stage, separating it from the house.
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, a kind of theater curtain
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''Olio'' (Mina album), 1999
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''Olio'' (Thad Jones album), 1957
*''The Olio'', a book of essays, poetry and other short pieces by
Francis Grose
Francis Grose (before 11June 173112May 1791) was an England, English antiquary, drawing, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced ''A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue'' (1785) and ''A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local ...
, first published in 1792
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''Olio'' (poetry collection), a 2016 book of poetry by Tyehimba Jess
*"Olio", a song by the Rapture on their albums ''
Echoes'' and ''Mirror''
Food
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Olio (app)
Olio is a mobile app for sharing by giving away, getting, borrowing or lending things in your community for free, aiming to reduce household and food waste. It does this by connecting neighbours with spare food or household items to others near ...
, a food-sharing service
* Olio is an English name for the Spanish stew also known as
Olla podrida
(, also , , ; literally "rotten pot", although ''podrida'' is probably a version of the original word ''poderida'', so it could be translated as "strong pot") is a Spanish stew, usually made with chickpeas or beans, assorted meats like pork, be ...
*olio, meaning
oil
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturate ...
in Italian and also an old term for an English oil-based dressing for food
Other uses
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Olio Township, Woodford County, Illinois
Olio Township is located in Woodford County, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and ...
, USA
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Olio Model One, a smartwatch produced from 2015-2016 by now defunct Olio Devices, Inc.
See also
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Oleo (disambiguation)
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