capital of Rutlandshire, in England, seated in a rich and pleasant valley, called the vale of Catnus. It is pretty well built, has a good church, a free-school, and an hospital. W. Long. o. 45. N. Lat. 52. 40.

Okingham, Ockingham, or Waxingham, a large town of Berkshire, in England, noted for the manufacture of silk stockings. W. Long. o. 50. N. Lat. 51. 26.

Olaus Magnus. See Magnus.

Okra, the fruit of a species of hibiscus, which is employed in the West Indies in making soups. See Botany Index.