Webster's Dictionary 1913

3673

Bogue (2)

Bogue (�), n.(Zoöl.) The boce; — called also bogue bream. See Boce.

3674

Bogus

Bo″gus (�), a. Spurious; fictitious; sham; — a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.

3675

Bogus (2)

Bo″gus, n. A liquor made of rum and molasses. Bartlett.

3676

Bogwood

Bog″wood′ (�), n. The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.

3677

Bogy

Bo″gy (�), n.; pl.Bogies (�). [See Bogle.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. “Death's heads and bogies.” J. H. Newman. [Written also bogey.]There are plenty of such foolish att...

3678

Bohea

Bo‐hea″ (�), n. [From Wu-i, pronounced by the Chinese bu-i, the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.] Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under Tea.☞ The...

3679

Bohemia

Bo‐he″mi‐a (�), n. 1. A country of central Europe.2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3.She knew every one who was any one in the land of Boh...

3680

Bohemian

Bo‐he″mi‐an (�), a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy...

3681

Bohemian (2)

Bo‐he″mi‐an (�), n. 1. A native of Bohemia.2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic famil...

3682

Bohemianism

Bo‐he″mi‐an‐ism (�), n. The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian.

3683

Bohun upas

‖Bo″hun u″pas (�). See Upas.

3684

Boiar

‖Bo‐iar″ (�), n. See Boyar.

3685

Boil

Boil (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Boiled (boild); p. pr. & vb. n.Boiling.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from bulla bubb...

3686

Boil (2)

Boil, v. t. 1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water.2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt.3. To ...

3687

Boil (3)

Boil, n. Act or state of boiling.

3688

Boil (4)

Boil, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.] A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of...

3689

Boilary

Boil″a‐ry (�), n. See Boilery.

3690

Boiled

Boiled (�), a. Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled clothes.

3691

Boiler

Boil″er (�), n. 1. One who boils.2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.☞ The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, ev...

3692

Boiler (2)

Boil″er, n. A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily.

3693

Boilery

Boil″er‐y (boil″ẽr‐y̆), n. [Cf. F. bouillerie.] A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.

3694

Boiling

Boil″ing, a. Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.Boiling ...

3695

Boiling (2)

Boil″ing, n. 1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.

3696

Boilingly

Boil″ing‐ly, adv. With boiling or ebullition.And lakes of bitumen rise boiling higher.Byron.

3697

Bois d'arc

‖Bois″ d'arc″ (�). (Bot.) The Osage orange (Maclura aurantiaca).The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies.U. S. Census (1880).

3698

Bois durci

‖Bois″ dur′ci″ (�). A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.

3699

Boist

Boist (�), n. [OF. boiste, F. boîte, from the same root as E. box.] A box.