O.S.B.
abbreviation
Order of St. Benedict (Benedictine).
O.S.B.
Americanabbreviation
OSB
British
abbreviation
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The Rev. Dom Basil Matthews, O.S.B., reputedly the first of his race to be ordained a Benedictine priest, had been invited by the Roman Catholic diocese to further its drive for interracial amity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rev. Adam F. Hunkler, O.S.B., self-taught Catholic priest, played the five-string finger banjo on the same program with that maestro known to all Hawaiian guitarists, Sophocles Papas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rev. Alban Boultwood, O.S.B., and handed him a copy of the Holy Rule of St. Benedict as a reminder of an abbot's responsibilities.
From Time Magazine Archive
For illustrative matter during the Tudor period reference may be made to "The Elizabethan Religious Settlement," by Dom Henry Norbert Birt, O.S.B.,
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less by Worley, George
Father Ignatius Rice, O.S.B., another old and dear friend, came over from the Abbey at Douai, to join Father O'Connor at breakfast at the Inn and they afterwards walked up together to Top Meadow.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie
The reason you want the insulation to be in contact with the tubing or the OSB subflooring under an electric mat is simple.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
The kitchenette features inexpensive OSB panels and porcelain countertops instead of quartz or granite.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
In its current form, the OSB "opens the door to routine, general and indiscriminate surveillance of personal messages", the letter says.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2023
These features, as well as the cost, make OSB siding a bestseller for siding on garden sheds.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
In the late 1970s, Mr. Merlo became an early champion of oriented strand board, or OSB, made from chips of wood pressed together with resin, allowing use of scraps that otherwise would be wasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2016
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