Ossi

Some critics aptly saw in Ossi di seppia a singular introspective continuity, as in a great modern novel, linked to the story of the protagonist, finding its most developed form in the poem "Arsenio".

Eugenio Montale - Biography 1975

On the other side of town is an after-school youth club called Ossi – a reference to both a Soviet author named Nikolai Ostrowski, and the national colloquialism for easterners.

Quiet epitaph to industry: a typical East German town 2011

Montale's famous first book from 1925 bears too the strange title Ossi di seppia, which means "Bones of the Cuttlefish" and clearly emphasizes his distinctive Ligurian character.

Nobel Prize in Literature 1975 - Presentation Speech 1975

And Catrin, a Web page designer, says: "Now you hardly even hear people referred to as 'Ossi' and 'Wessi.'"

SFGate: Top News Stories By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press Writer 2009

Like many Jewish parents, Reuven and Ossi demand to know "How could you do this to us?"

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010

Reuven's younger wife, Ossi, wants their son out of the house.

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010

Like many Jewish parents, Reuven and Ossi demand to know "How could you do this to us?"

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010

When Reuven and Ossi arrive, determined to take Shiran home with them, they realize that Mali has already decided to reunite with Toufik.

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010

Reuven's younger wife, Ossi, wants their son out of the house.

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010

When Reuven and Ossi arrive, determined to take Shiran home with them, they realize that Mali has already decided to reunite with Toufik.

George Heymont: It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year! George Heymont 2010