Occasional Table: General term for small pieces of furniture such as coffee and end tables. Find living room furniture.
Office Chair: Any chair that's specifically designed to be used in an office environment such as a desk chair or an office guest chair. Term most commonly used to refer to swivel desk chairs with casters. Find an office chair.
Ogee: A decorative S-shaped molding.
Ogee Bracket Foot: A foot commonly used on Chippendale case pieces, which features a double-curved leg that wraps around two sides of the piece.
Olefin: A synthetic fiber derived from a hydrocarbon source. Olefin is famous for its strength and stain resistance.
Onlay: A ornament applied to the surface of wood or other materials.
Opaque: Applies to any material that does not allow light to pass through (i.e. non-transparent).
Open Stock: Individual pieces from a furniture grouping that are sold separately.
Ormulu: A metal resembling gold. Used as mounts and decorative effects on furniture.
Ottoman: A low upholstered footstool or seat without arms or back. Find an ottoman.
Outdoor Lighting: Term typically refers to any hardwired, low-voltage or solar powered lighting that is used for illuminating outdoor areas such as walkways, patios, driveways, etc. Find outdoor lighting.
Oval-Back: The shape of a chair back that's often associated with Hepplewhite designs.
Overlay: A decorative trim piece applied to a flat surface. Overstuffed Furniture: Upholstered pieces in which the frame is completely and deeply covered by the upholstery with little or no exposed woodwork. Find living room furniture.
Ovolo: A continuous ornament in the form of an egg which generally decorates the molding called the "quarter-round". Eggs are often separated from each other by pointed darts.
Oxbow (or Oxbow Front): The opposite of a serpentine-curve, they somewhat resemble the curve of an oxbow and are used on the fronts of case pieces.
Note: Some terms in this glossary may no longer be in common use and are posted for reasons of historical interest.
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