The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oily palm
Oily \Oil"y\, a. [Compar. Oilier; superl. Oiliest.]
Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
--Bacon.Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
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Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating. ``This oily rascal.''
--Shak.His oily compliance in all alterations.
--Fuller.Oily grain (Bot.), the sesame.
Oily palm, the oil palm.