Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for
   l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.
   aurum gold. Cf. {Aureole}, {Oriel}, {Loriot}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
       the family {Oriolid[ae]}. They are usually conspicuously
       colored with yellow and black. The European or golden
       oriole ({Oriolus galbula}, or {O. oriolus}) has a very
       musical flutelike note.
   (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus
       {Icterus}, belonging to the family {Icterid[ae]}. See
       {Baltimore oriole}, and {Orchard oriole}, under
       {Orchard}.

   {Crested oriole}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cassican}.