English Dictionary: osar | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Osar}. [Sw. [86]s ridge, chain of hills, pl. [86]sar.] (Geol.) One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See {Eschar}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Osar \O"sar\, n. pl. (Geol.) See 3d {Os}. |