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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fossil \Fos"sil\, n.
   1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.]
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   Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word
         is now restricted to express the remains of animals and
         plants found buried in the earth. --Ure.
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   2. (Paleon.) The remains of an animal or plant found in
      stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species,
      but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
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   3. A person whose views and opinions are extremely
      antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time
      rather than with the present. [Colloq.]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fossil \Fos"sil\, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
   fossile. See Fosse.]
   1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
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   2. preserved from a previous geological age; as, fossil water
      from deep wells; -- usually implying that the object so
      described has had its substance modified by long residence
      in the ground, but also used (as with fossil water) in
      cases where chemical composition is not altered.
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   3. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
      rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
      shells.
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   Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
      clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
      resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.

   Fossil cork, Fossil flax, Fossil paper, or Fossil
   wood, varieties of amianthus.

   Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.

   Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.
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3. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)

FOSSIL
       Fido Opus Seadog Standard Interface Layer

4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Fossil, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
   Population (2000):    469
   Housing Units (2000): 245
   Land area (2000):     0.763277 sq. miles (1.976878 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.763277 sq. miles (1.976878 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26650
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             44.999595 N, 120.214239 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Fossil, OR
    Fossil

Thesaurus Results for fossil,:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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