olay

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/ˈəʊleɪ/

noun

palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus

OriginTamil ஓலை →
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Meanings

nounolay (countable and uncountable, plural olays)

plural olays · alternative ola · alternative ollah · alternative ollay

  1. countableuncountablepalm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus

    In the Peninsula of India, the Olay are prepared from the leaves of the palmyra palm.

    1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India

Origin

  1. Tamilஓலை
  2. Englisholay

From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

olé

Anagrams

LoyayolaOlyaLoayyoal
Cite this entry
APA

olay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olay

MLA

“olay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olay.

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