Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A Native American people formerly inhabiting western Missouri and later southeast Kansas, with a present-day population in north-central Oklahoma. Substantial oil reserves were discovered on Osage lands in the early 20th century.
- n. A member of this people.
- n. The Siouan language of the Osage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A Native American people related to the Sioux
- n. A member of this people
- proper n. The language of this people
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- proper n. A tributary of the Missouri River.
- proper n. A member of the Osages, a tribe of North American Indians formerly living in western Missouri.
- proper n. The language of the Osages, a siouxan language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage
- n. a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
- n. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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Gilbert explains his career-long love affair with the town in Osage County succinctly: "They've always treated me right."
After 204 seasons, town still adores the man they call 'Gilb'
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The Lake Area Optimist Club is putting on a Father-Son tournament at Lake of the Ozarks, Public Beach 2 in Osage Beach, Missouri.
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I belong to the mission at New Orleans, but I have been on a trip, to a tribe called the Osage, west of the Great
The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi
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Of the six horses he's owned, Whitehead calls Osage the smartest of the bunch.
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a river emptying itself on the north side, called Osage
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He built the "Osage" and "Neosho," and when these vessels were launched, with all their weight on board, it was found that they were really lighter than the contract called for, a circumstance which permitted the thickness of their armor to be afterward increased half an inch without injuring their draught or speed.
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Like the "Osage" and "Neosho," these vessels were found to be of lighter draught than had been agreed upon, and the Department ordered all four to have an extra plating of three-quarters inch armor, which was done.
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While that sounds like a fairly anemic run, especially next to the 648 for "Osage," it is robust compared with this year's revival of "Brighton Beach Memoirs."
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She said Mr. Letts had a very strong point of view, which is shared by Anna Shapiro, who directed "Osage" in Chicago and New York.
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As the lead producer for both "Osage" and "Superior Donuts," he insisted on keeping the original casts intact.
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