O - Page 175
oil gassed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning after is spent radiating a faint, industrial warmth from every pore. Marshell woke oil gassed, requiring ventilation before attempting the kettle. oil greened adj. Drunk enough to regard the pale yellowish-green morning light as a tolerable complexion. Vernona appeared oil greened beside the curtains, matching the weak light exactly. oil lamped adj. Drunk past the point of extinguishing the bedside light before sleeping through the morning. Hamood remained oil lamped until noon, with the reading light burning beside him. oil milled adj. Drunk beyond recognising the morning kitchen as a small factory extracting breakfast from whatever remains. Sajida woke oil milled and processed the contents of the cupboard without discrimination. oil of bricked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning after heat-treated, medicinal, and difficult to polish. Adiela arrived oil of bricked, her voice dry enough for masonry. oil of bricksed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning after feels kiln-dried and historically medicinal. Aidsa was oil of bricksed, seeking relief in remedies last fashionable under Charles II. oil of lemon eucalyptused adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning after smell medicinal and discourages every insect in the house. Aschton was oil of lemon eucalyptused, fresh-smelling but visibly unwell. oil of mirbaned adj. Drunk to the extent of waking with an almond scent, a chemical headache, and no wish to investigate. Aquanis was oil of mirbaned, and the room acquired a faint almond note. oil of myrbaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning-after almond vapour and a headache with laboratory ambitions. Ahkeel appeared oil of myrbaned, smelling faintly of almonds and avoiding conversation. oil of olivesed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now relying on an archaic breakfast remedy with considerable confidence. Elijaah was oil of olivesed, taking the old remedy before attempting the stairs. oil of palmed adj. Drunk by the third round, and by morning as glossy and sluggish as a tropical plantation. Jasmine-rose woke oil of palmed, moving slowly towards the nearest source of shade. oil of petred adj. Drunk by closing time, and still petroleum-slick in manner when the morning requires gentleness. Rohil arrived oil of petred, leaving a suspiciously industrial impression on the chair. oil of spiked adj. Still drunk, and aromatic enough by breakfast to suggest lavender, varnish, and veterinary supervision. Treniti was oil of spiked, fragrant at breakfast and reluctant to approach the dog. oil of talced adj. Too drunk to distinguish a morning-after cosmetic nostrum from a perfectly ordinary jar of powder. Bengamin was oil of talced, applying the powder with seventeenth-century conviction. oil of turpentined adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake resinous, volatile, and convinced that fresh air is a complete treatment. Marciann was oil of turpentined, sharp-smelling and unwilling to sit near the fire. oil of vitrioled adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning after corrosive, dated, and unsuitable for polite conversation. Doniqua was oil of vitrioled, answering the gentle breakfast question with remarkable acidity.