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OSS or Oss may refer to: Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands Osh Airport, IATA code OSS Oss (surname), a surname O.S.S. (film), a 1946 World
OSS
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
Oss (Dutch: [ɔs] ) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant, situated between Nijmegen and 's-Hertogenbosch
Oss
1942–1945 US intelligence agency
Services CIA film describing OSS recruitment, training, and missions during WWII The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the second non-departmental
Office_of_Strategic_Services
Concept in telecommunications
OSS/BSS, in telecommunications, refer to operations support system and business support system. The distinction emphasizes a separation of concerns between
OSS/BSS
Surname list
Oss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Oss (1818–1898), Union Army soldier Arnold Oss (1928–2024), American ice hockey player
Oss_(surname)
Dutch association football club
TOP Oss (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔp ɔs]), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes
TOP_Oss
Fictional secret agent
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent created by French writer Jean Bruce (and continued by his widow Josette
OSS_117
OSS/J (a.k.a. OSS through Java) is a TM Forum technical program whose primary goal is to develop open interface standards (APIs) for the integration of
OSS_through_Java
2011 film
The Gang of Oss (Dutch: De Bende van Oss) is a 2011 Dutch crime drama period film directed by André van Duren starring Sylvia Hoeks and Matthias Schoenaerts
The_Gang_of_Oss
Sound server for Unix-like operating systems
The Open Sound System (OSS) is an interface for making and capturing sound in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is based on standard Unix devices
Open_Sound_System
Veterans of US WWII intelligence service
Office of Strategic Services Society, formerly known as the Veterans of the OSS, is a 501(c)(3) organization nonprofit association of veterans of the Office
OSS_Society
Assassination pistol, last resort weapon
The Sedgley OSS .38 glove pistol or Sedgley Mk2 is a World War II firearm. It was designed by Stanley M. Haight and manufactured by Sedgley Co. of Philadelphia
Sedgley_OSS_.38
Japanese martial art greeting
Oss also Osu (Japanese: おす or おっす) is a casual greeting in Japanese typically associated with male practitioners of Japanese martial arts such as karate
Oss_(greeting)
May Day celebration in Cornwall, England
The 'Obby 'Oss festival (/ˈɒbi ˈɒs/) is a folk custom that takes place each 1st of May in Padstow, a coastal town in North Cornwall. It involves two separate
'Obby_'Oss_festival
OSS HQ in London during WW2
OSS/London, originally known as COI/London or the London Outpost, was the largest foreign headquarters complex of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
OSS/London
Software with publicly available source code
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software whose source code is publicly available, allowing users to use, study, modify, and distribute it — in
Open-source_software
Systems used to manage telecommunication networks
Operations support systems (OSS), operational support systems in British usage, or Operation System (OpS) in NTT are computer systems used by telecommunications
Operations_support_system
Freely licensed software with open code
Wheeler, David A. (May 8, 2014). "Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS)? Look at the Numbers!". DWheeler.com. Archived from the
Free_and_open-source_software
States Department of Defense. Mil-OSS is considered a working group of Open Source for America. "Welcome to Mil-OSS!". Mil-OSS. Retrieved 2019-10-21. Shachtman
Mil-OSS
2009 film by Michel Hazanavicius
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (French: OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus) is a 2009 French spy comedy film co-written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius. It is a sequel
OSS_117:_Lost_in_Rio
United Kingdom advisory service
OSS Watch is the United Kingdom's advisory service for issues relating to free software and open source software, based at the University of Oxford. OSS
OSS_Watch
Photographic lens
The Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS is a variable maximum aperture superzoom lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony in 2010. The lens was originally
Sony_E_18-200mm_F3.5-6.3_OSS
American lawyer, soldier and diplomat (1883–1959)
best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Central
William_J._Donovan
2006 film by Michel Hazanavicius
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (French: OSS 117 : Le Caire, nid d'espions) is a 2006 French spy comedy film directed and co-written by Michel Hazanavicius
OSS_117:_Cairo,_Nest_of_Spies
Burial mound in the Netherlands
The Vorstengraf (grave of the king) in Oss is one of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium. The hill was 3 metres high and had a diameter
Vorstengraf_(Oss)
Former United States military branch
The Maritime Unit (MU) was a branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) that enabled maritime warfare for the allies during World War II. MU's mission
OSS_Maritime_Unit
Military operational unit of the US Office of Strategic Services
the Coordinator of Information (COI) just weeks before it evolved into the OSS) operated in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II. On 17 January
OSS_Detachment_101
Latvian footballer
Mārcis Ošs (born 25 July 1991) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super Nova and the Latvian national team. On 31 August
Mārcis_Ošs
United States intelligence agency
The OSS Deer Team was established by the United States Office of Strategic Services on May 16, 1945 to attack and intercept materials on the railroad
OSS_Deer_Team
Business tool
such as OSS/BSS, BSS/OSS, B/OSS, BSSOSS, OSSBSS or BOSS. Some commentators and analysts take a network-up approach to these systems (hence OSS/BSS) and
Business_support_system
2003 film by Robert Rodriguez
retired from the OSS and now works as a private detective. One day, he is contacted by President Devlin, the former head of the OSS, who informs him that
Spy_Kids_3-D:_Game_Over
1994 studio album by Burzum
Hvis lyset tar oss (Norwegian for If the Light Takes Us) is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. It was recorded in September
Hvis_lyset_tar_oss
Mountain in Scotland
Oss (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Os) is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,029 metres (3,376 ft). Ben Oss is
Ben_Oss
Formerly classified document (1944)
by the Central Intelligence Agency in 2008. The manual was distributed to OSS officers in foreign countries in order to help them train "citizen-saboteurs"
Simple_Sabotage_Field_Manual
Italian racing cyclist
Daniel Oss (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling for the Specialized Gravel team. Between 2009 and 2023, Oss competed
Daniel_Oss
2013 studio album by Lisa Nilsson
Sånger om oss is a 2013 Lisa Nilsson studio album. Var är du min vän? (Andreas Mattsson) Sången om oss (Lisa Nilsson, Peter LeMarc) Min tid i dina händer
Sånger_om_oss
Gods in Germanic paganism
English from Proto-Germanic or result from influence from either Old Norse: óss ("river mouth") or Latin: os ("mouth"). The Old Swedish and Old Norwegian
Æsir
2021 French film
OSS 117: From Africa with Love (original French title in France: OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire; lit. 'OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa', title
OSS 117: From Africa with Love
OSS_117:_From_Africa_with_Love
American SOE spy
the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II. The objective of SOE and OSS was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance
Virginia_Hall
Pharmaceutical compound
OSS-128167 is a drug which acts as a sirtuin-6 (SIRT6) inhibitor. It has pro-inflammatory effects and accelerates cellular aging; however, it shows anti-viral
OSS-128167
French actor (born 1972)
Nice (2005), Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) and OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)
Jean_Dujardin
1946 film by Irving Pichel
O.S.S. is a 1946 American war spy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Patric Knowles. Produced and distributed
O.S.S._(film)
American ethnobotanist, lecturer, and writer (1946–2000)
book Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide, under the pseudonyms "O.T. Oss" and "O.N. Oeric". McKenna and his brother were the first to come up with
Terence_McKenna
OSS branch responsible for inventing spy gadgets
Department of Dirty Tricks) was a branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), whose mission was to research and develop new technologies to aide Allied
Research and Development Branch
Research_and_Development_Branch
Runic alphabet letter
like Latin A ultimately from Phoenician aleph. In the Norwegian rune poem, óss is given a meaning of "estuary" while in the Anglo-Saxon one, ōs ᚩ takes
Ansuz_(rune)
1957 French film
OSS 117 n'est pas mort is the 1957 film debut of Jean Bruce's fictitious secret agent Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, and the beginning of
OSS_117_Is_Not_Dead
1976 Norwegian film
Oss (Us) is a Norwegian post-apocalyptic disaster film from 1976 directed by Laila Mikkelsen. The film is based on a story by Knut Faldbakken. The film
Oss_(film)
2014 studio album by Einherjer
Av Oss, For Oss (By Us, for Us in Norwegian) is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer, released on October 27, 2014
Av_oss,_for_oss
Photographic lens
The Sony FE 70–200 mm F4 Makro G OSS II is a full-frame constant maximum aperture, telephoto zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony in July
Sony FE 70–200 mm F4 Macro G OSS II
Sony_FE_70–200_mm_F4_Macro_G_OSS_II
Branch of the Office of Strategic Services during WW2
Field Manual, OSS Director William Donovan writes; "The mission of the Special Operations Branch is to carry out that part of the OSS mission which can
Special_Operations_Branch
American hip hop group
founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss. In 1989, the group signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. While there, the
Above_the_Law_(group)
Turkish higher education admission exam
3. Students who took ÖSS in 2006 saw some major changes. The exam now lasted 195 minutes, and had two parts: ÖSS 1 and ÖSS 2. ÖSS 1 had 120 questions on
Student Selection and Placement System
Student_Selection_and_Placement_System
Technology made by American organization
lightweight version of Deep Research to all its ChatGPT free users. GPT-OSS (stylized as gpt-oss) is a set of open-weight reasoning models released by OpenAI on
Products and applications of OpenAI
Products_and_applications_of_OpenAI
Photographic lens
The Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS is a short telephoto APS-C prime lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony on August 24, 2011. The lens has a mixture of high
Sony_E_50mm_F1.8_OSS
American intelligence officer and industrial biochemist
Research and Development Branch (R&D) of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, commonly referred to as the "Department of Dirty Tricks
Stanley_Platt_Lovell
American ice hockey player (1928–2024)
Arnold Carl Oss Jr. (April 18, 1928 – November 10, 2024) was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Oss was born
Arnold_Oss
Dagger
of the OSS version were produced. The OSS dagger was officially replaced in service in 1944 by the U.S. M3 trench knife. The scabbard for the OSS stiletto
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
Fairbairn–Sykes_fighting_knife
1963 French film
OSS 117 Is Unleashed aka OSS 117 se déchaîne is a 1963 French spy film starring Kerwin Mathews. It is part of the OSS 117 series. Kerwin Mathews as Hubert
OSS_117_Is_Unleashed
Hein & Oss was a German duo consisting of twins Heinrich "Hein" Kröher (September 17, 1927 – February 14, 2016) and Oskar "Oss" Kröher (September 17,
Hein_&_Oss
Counterintelligence branch of the OSS (World War II)
field), was the most secretive branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), acting as that organization's counterintelligence (CI) capability. As a
X-2 Counterintelligence Branch
X-2_Counterintelligence_Branch
original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2025-09-24. "Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II - Compact APS-C standard power zoom lens with Optical SteadyShot | SELP16502"
List_of_Sony_E-mount_lenses
Dutch football club
SV OSS '20 (ackronym and backronym for Sportvereniging Oefening Staalt Spieren 1920, sometimes styled as Oss '20) is a football club from Oss, Netherlands
OSS_'20
Photographic lens
The Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS is a variable maximum aperture full-frame (FE) superzoom lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on March 4, 2015
Sony_FE_24-240mm_F3.5-6.3_OSS
Photographic lens
The Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS is a standard prime lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony on September 12, 2012. The lens has a black plastic exterior
Sony_E_35mm_F1.8_OSS
Sony lens
The Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS is a full-frame macro prime lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on 4 March 2015. As of June 2017, the 90mm
Sony_FE_90mm_F2.8_Macro_G_OSS
Country retreat of the US president
Sauerkraut Sunrise SUSSEX Detachments Art Looting Investigation Unit OSS Deer Team OSS Detachment 101 Dixie Mission Partner Agencies Allied Intelligence
Camp_David
Photographic lens
The Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is a full-frame (FE) variable maximum aperture standard zoom lens for Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on October 16,
Sony_FE_28-70mm_F3.5-5.6_OSS
2004 single by Fame
Vindarna vänder oss is a song written by Henrik Sethson, Pontus Assarsson and Dan Attlerud, and performed by Fame at Melodifestivalen 2004. The song participated
Vindarna_vänder_oss
2002 film by Robert Rodriguez
released in 2003. Carmen and Juni Cortez are now full-time agents of the OSS' new Spy Kids Division. They face fierce competition from Gary and Gerti
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy_Kids_2:_The_Island_of_Lost_Dreams
Branch of the Office of Strategic Services
newly-established OSS with General Order 1 on October 17, 1942. Then on January 4, 1943, with the restructuring of the OSS in OSS General Order 9, R&A
Research_and_Analysis_Branch
2011 film by Robert Rodriguez
released in 2023. OSS agent Marissa Wilson is attempting to capture a criminal named Tick Tock, who purchases a mini-disk stolen from the OSS. Despite being
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Spy_Kids:_All_the_Time_in_the_World
American diplomat (1902–1994)
Strategic Services (OSS). While stationed in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), he met Julia McWilliams, the head of the Registry of the OSS Secretariat. They
Paul_Cushing_Child
Single-shot pistol
Services (OSS), a predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). For their clandestine overseas activities during World War II the OSS was interested
SAC-46_(handgun)
Photographic lens
The Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS is a premium, variable maximum aperture full-frame telephoto zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on
Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Sony_FE_200-600mm_F5.6-6.3_G_OSS
1968 Italian film
OSS 117 – Double Agent (also known as OSS 117: Murder for Sale or No Roses for OSS 117 (Pas de Roses pour OSS 117, or Niente rose per OSS 117)) is a 1968
OSS_117_–_Double_Agent
2001 film by Robert Rodriguez
that the Third Brain was a secret OSS project he had worked on: an AI brain with all the skills of the entire OSS. The project was scrapped for being
Spy_Kids_(film)
Semi-automatic pistol
and Heinie ‘Straight Eight’ combat sights are available for the Pro and OSS models, as well as Tritium night sights. Handling characteristics of 24/7
Taurus_PT24/7
1965 French film
Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 (released in the United States as OSS 117–Mission for a Killer) is a 1965 French/Italian international co-production Eurospy
OSS_117_Mission_for_a_Killer
Suppressed semi-automatic pistol
Standard H-D pistol, it was adopted by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Because of legal concerns during wartime,[citation
High_Standard_HDM
Naval component of United States Special Operations Command
of the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS. Many present day SEAL missions were first assigned to them. The OSS specialized in special operations, dropping
United States Naval Special Warfare Command
United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
anti-Japanese Viet Minh movement. In 1945, the US Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) provided the Viet Minh with training and weapons to develop local intelligence
Vietnam_War
Photographic lens
The Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is a variable maximum aperture standard zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on September 12, 2012, and
Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Sony_E_PZ_16-50mm_F3.5-5.6_OSS
Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean
settlement with bronze and iron, fabricating tools on demand. The King's grave of Oss (700 BC) was found in a burial mound, the largest of its kind in Western
Netherlands
Photographic lens
The Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS is a constant maximum aperture ultra-wide angle zoom lens for the Sony E-mount announced by Sony on September 12, 2012, and
Sony_E_10-18mm_F4_OSS
1966 American oceanographic research ship
NOAAS Discoverer (R 102), originally USC&GS Discoverer (OSS 02), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United
NOAAS_Discoverer_(R_102)
2018 train collision incident in the Netherlands
The Oss railway accident happened on 20 September 2018 when a passenger train collided with a Stint [nl] cart on a level crossing at Oss, North Brabant
Oss_rail_accident
Italian dish from Lombard region
Ossobuco or osso buco (Italian: [ˌɔssoˈbuːko]; Milanese: òss bus [ˌɔz ˈbyːs]), also known as ossobuco alla milanese, is a specialty of Lombard cuisine
Ossobuco
French writer
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, aka OSS 117, of which many novels were adapted for the screen in the 1960s. Bruce's first OSS 117 novel appeared in 1949. He
Jean_Bruce
US Intelligence Agency in the 1940s
Overview: Office of Strategic Services CIA film describing OSS recruitment, training, and missions during WWII The Strategic Services Unit was an intelligence
Strategic_Services_Unit
American law enforcement officer involved in MKUltra
special agent throughout his federal service – while he was in the Army, at OSS, and the CIA, he was still operating as an FBN agent, sending regular reports
George_Hunter_White
American assistant and spy (1913–1988)
Bill") Donovan, founder and director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), World War II-era predecessor of the CIA, between 1942 and 1946. Lee was
Duncan_Lee
Extinct Germanic language spoken in the Northern Isles of Scotland
bröd giv oss idag / och förlåt oss våra skulder, såsom ock vi förlåta dem oss skyldiga äro, och inled oss icke i frestelse / utan fräls oss ifrån ondo
Norn_language
für Rechtsfragen der Freien und Open Source Software, abbreviated to ifrOSS, (English: Institute for legal issues regarding free and open source software)
IfrOSS
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
giant-cell arteritis, tinnitus, and monorchism. In a report prepared for the OSS in 1943, Walter Charles Langer of Harvard University described Hitler as
Adolf_Hitler
This is a list of operating systems. Computer operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many
List_of_operating_systems
French novelist (1920–1996)
pour OSS 117 OSS 117 fin prêt à Taipeh Ultimatum pour OSS 117 Rencontres à Ibiza pour OSS 117 Safari pour OSS 117 Corps à corps pour OSS 117 OSS 117 sur
Josette_Bruce
Photographic lens
The Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is a variable maximum aperture standard zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, announced by Sony on May 11, 2010. The lens is
Sony_E_18-55mm_F3.5-5.6_OSS
Albert Oss (1818 – December 18, 1898) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor. He served in the
Albert_Oss
British clandestine operation during WW2
Special Operations Executive (SOE), the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the Free French Bureau central de renseignements et d'action ("Central
Operation_Jedburgh
1970 film directed by Pierre Kalfon
OSS 117 takes a vacation/Hot Holidays for OSS 117/OSS 117 prend des vacances is a French/Brazilian international co-production 1970 spy film directed
OSS_117_Takes_a_Vacation
OSS
OSS
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Scandinavian
Divine Spear; God's Spear; Diminutive of Oscar
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic OisÃn, OSSIAN means "little deer."
Boy/Male
Finnish, German
Leaping Warrior
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Indian, Muslim
One of the Names of the Lion
Boy/Male
English American
Divine spear; God's spear. Famous Bearer: poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was put on trial...
Male
Celtic
, the magistrate.
Surname or Lastname
Turkish
Turkish : from the Turkish personal name Osman, Turkish form of Arabic ‛UthmÄn. This was the name of the third of the ‘rightly guided’ khalifs (ruled 644–656), one of the ten Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom he gave the good news of entering into paradise.English : variant of Osmond.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ans ‘god’ + man ‘man’.Dutch : occupational name for an ox driver, from os ‘ox’, ‘bullock’ + man ‘man’.German (Osmann) : variant of Ossmann (see Ossman).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of Oshman or Hausman.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Danish, Finnish, Irish, Latin, Swedish
Young Deer; Little Deer; Dear
Boy/Male
English
Divine spear; God's spear. Famous Bearer: poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was put on trial...
Boy/Male
African, Australian, British, English, German
Divine Spear; God's Spear; Diminutive of Oscar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Osselton, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in northeastern England, where this name is most common.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Oswald.
Boy/Male
Irish
Fawn.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Ossian, OSSIA means "little deer."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lion
OSS
OSS
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Colleen, COLLYN means "girl."
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Basque Xavier, JAVIER means "new house."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ushmangani | عوشمانگنی
Forth Khalifah of Islam
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prameela | பà¯à®°à®®à®¿à®²à®¾
One of arjunas wives
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Knight's Attendant; Follower
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse SigrÃðr, SIGRID means "beautiful victory."
Girl/Female
German, Swedish, Teutonic
Bright; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the witness, Slave of the witness
Male
Greek
(Ἰωνᾶς) Greek form of Hebrew Yonah, IONAS means "dove." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Peter.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Beauty of Glory
OSS
OSS
OSS
OSS
OSS
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ossify
n.
A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
n.
The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear.
n.
The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.
a.
Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.
a.
Of or pertaining to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones; -- applied to a bone, or a center of ossification, in some fetal skulls.
n.
The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.
n.
A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle.
a.
In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
a.
Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.
n.
A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.
imp. & p. p.
of Ossify
pl.
of Ossiculum
v. t.
Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart.
n.
Same as Ossicle.
n.
A substance from the egg yolk of osseous fishes.
a.
Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
n.
One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.
a.
Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.
n.
A charnel house; an ossuary.