Orbas
The name given by the French to a species of metallic electrum. According to Pliny a vessel of this substance has a certain magical property; when it is filled with liquor is discovers poison by showing semi-circles like rainbows, while the fluid sparkles and hisses as if on the • Orton fire. The occult qualities of electrum are of a tell-tale nature.
Orchis, the Root of the: The Root of the Satyrios Orchis was believed to be a sure remedy against enchantment.
Ordinale of Alchemy, The: (See Dalton, Thomas.)