Osage

n 1: 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 [syn: {Osage}]

2: a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri

River [syn: {Osage}, {Osage River}]

3: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage people [syn: {Osage}]

lossage

/los'▫j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction. This

is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What

lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more

particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter

implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently

a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is

a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are

serious lossage.

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(1995-04-19)