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noun

Omnibus n.

A long vehicle, having seats for many people; a bus. Note: In the 1913 Webster the term omnibus was especially applied to, a vehicle with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances.

(Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.

(Printing) A volume containing collected and reprinted works of a single author or on a single theme.

adjective

omnibus adj. Pertaining to or dealing with a variety of topics at one time; as, omnibus legislation; an omnibus budget bill.

Omnibus bill, a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. (Parliamentary Cant, U.S.)

Omnibus box, a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. (Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Omnibus'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Omnibus" Quotes from Famous Books

... have our small things put into an omnibus," I said. "There will be plenty of time afterwards to come back and look for ...

— The Lost Ambassador - The Search For The Missing Delora • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... to be lame, so that Gilbert could not be met at Hadminster on his return from Oxford, but much earlier than the omnibus usually lumbered into Bayford, he astonished Sophy, who was lying on the sofa in the morning-room, by marching in with a free and easy step, and a loose coat ...

— The Young Step-Mother • Charlotte M. Yonge

... complete title is 'MALLEUS MALEFICARUM in tres partes divisus, in quibus I. Concurrentia ad maleficia; II. Maleficiorum effectus; III. Remedia adversus maleficia. Et modus denique procedendi ac puniendi maleficas abunde continetur, praecipue autem omnibus inquisitoribus et divini verbi concionatoribus utilis et necessarius.' The original edition of 1489 is the one quoted by Hauber, Bibliotheca Mag., and referred to by ...

— The Superstitions of Witchcraft • Howard Williams

... in dicto antiquo mesuagio comburendis et expendendis ad libitum suum capere de mortuis et siccis arboribus dicti domini Regis in vastis et communibus locis Forestae praedictae existentibus. Clamat etiam communiam pasturae in omnibus locis apertis et communicalibus Forestae praedictae pro omnibus averiis suis communicalibus super terras et tenementa sua praedicta levantibus et cubantibus omnibus anni temporibus (mense vetito solummodo excepto). Clamat etiam habere pawnagium pro omnibus porcis suis super terras et tenementa ...

— The Forest of Dean - An Historical and Descriptive Account • H. G. Nicholls

... she journeyed on. As she reached the river, there was quite a crowd,—people were coming by rail, and boat, and omnibus. It was quite like the olden days of the Exhibitions at South Kensington. She passed through the turnstiles, and then found the cause of the excitement. There were all sorts of good things. A gallery full of pictures, and relics of battles ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 • Various

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