BOLE
BOLE, noun1. The body, or stem of a tree. [Not in use.]2. A measure of corn, containing six bushels.BOLE, noun A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is re...
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BOLETIC
BOLET'IC, adjectiveboletic acid is the acid of Boletus, a genus of mushrooms.
BOLETUS
BOLE'TUS, noun [Latin] A genus of mushrooms, containing many species.
BOLGUACU
BOLGU'ACU, noun The largest of the serpent kind, and said to be forty feet long.
BOLIS
BO'LIS, noun [Latin from Gr., a dart; to throw.]A fire-ball darting through the air, followed by a train of light or sparks.
BOLL
BOLL, noun The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax; a pericarp. Bole, a measure of six bushels, is sometimes written in this manner.BOLL, verb intransitive To form into a peri...
BOLSTER
BOLSTER, noun1. A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of persons lying on a bed; generally laid under the pillows.2. A pad, or quilt, used to hinder pressure, suppo...
BOLSTERED
BOLSTERED, adjective Swelled out.
BOLSTERER
BOLSTERER, noun A supporter.
BOLSTERING
BOLSTERING, noun A prop or support.
BOLT
BOLT, noun [Latin pello.]1. An arrow; a dart; a pointed shaft.2. A strong cylindrical pin, of iron or other metal, used to fasten a door, a plank, a chain, etc. In ships, bolts ...
BOLT-AUGER
BOLT-AUGER, noun [bolt and auger.] A large borer, used in ship-building.
BOLT-BOAT
BOLT-BOAT, noun [bolt and boat.] A strong boat that will endure a rough sea.
BOLT-HEAD
BOLT-HEAD, noun [bolt and head.] A long straight-necked glass vessel for chimical distillations, called also a matrass or receiver.
BOLT-ROPE
BOLT-ROPE, noun [bolt and rope.] A rope to which the edges of sails are sewed to strengthen them. That part of it on the perpendicular side is called the leech-rope; that at the...
BOLT-SPRIT
BOLT-SPRIT, noun [From the universal popular pronunciation of this word, this may have been the original word; but I doubt it. See. Bowsprit.]
BOLTED
BOLTED, participle passive Made a fast with a bolt; shot forth; sifted; examined.
BOLTER
BOLTER, noun An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour or the coarser part of meal from the finer.1. A kind of net.
BOLTING
BOLTING, ppr. Fastening with a bolt, or bolts; blurting out; shooting forth suddenly; separating bran from flour; sifting; examining; discussing; dislodging.BOLTING, noun The ac...
BOLTING-CLOTH
BOLTING-CLOTH, noun [bolt and cloth.] A linen or hair cloth of which bolters are made for sifting meal.
BOLTING-HOUSE
BOLTING-HOUSE, noun [bolt and house.] The house or place where meal is bolted.
BOLTING-HUTCH
BOLTING-HUTCH, noun A tub for bolted flour.
BOLTING-MILL
BOLTING-MILL, n, [bolt and mill.] A machine or engine for sifting meal.
BOLTING-TUB
BOLTING-TUB, noun A tub to sift meal in.
BOLUS
BO'LUS, noun [Latin bolus; Gr. a mass.] A soft mass of any thing medicinal to be swallowed at once, like a pill. It may be of any ingredients, made a little thicker than honey.
BOM
BOM, noun A large serpent found in America, of a harmless nature, and remarkable for uttering a sound like bom
BOMB
BOMB, [Latin bombus.] A great noise.1. A large shell of cast iron, round and hollow, with a vent to receive a fusee, which is made of wood. This being filled with gunpowder and ...