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Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.

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  1. a. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
  2. imp. & p. p. of Ossify
  3. adj. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  4. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
  5. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened bydeposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
  6. j:100 v become bony v make rigid and set into a conventional pattern v cause to become hard and bony s set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs