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Osseous.

An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.

An auditory ossicle. R. Owen.

See Mate, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.

Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.

Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.

A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made.

A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land.

Of or pertaining to a pluteus.

r pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space.

A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys. Thackeray.

The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is indorsed on the nisi prius record. Wharton.

e mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.

To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.

Of or pertaining to the Proteaceæ, an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.

In a protean manner. Cudworth.

An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb. Weale.

See Ratable.

An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4. Moored in the neighboring roadstead. Longfellow.