Webster's Dictionary 1913

3700

Boisterous

Bois″ter‐ous (�), a. [OE. boistous; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, bwystus ferocious.] 1. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powe...

3701

Boisterously

Bois″ter‐ous‐ly, adv. In a boisterous manner.

3702

Boisterousness

Bois″ter‐ous‐ness, n. The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.

3703

Boistous

Bois″tous (�), a. Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy. Chaucer. — Bois″tous‐ly, adv. — Bois″tous‐ness, n.Chaucer.

3704

Bojanus organ

Bo‐ja″nus or″gan (�). [From Bojanus, the discoverer.] (Zoöl.) A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.

3705

Bokadam

Bo″ka‐dam′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) See Cerberus.

3706

Boke

Boke, v. t. & i. To poke; to thrust.

3707

Bolar

Bo″lar (�), a. [See Bole clay.] Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.

3708

Bolas

‖Bo″las (�), n. sing. & pl. A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; — used by t...

3709

Bold

Bold (bōld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. balþei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soo...

3710

Bold (2)

Bold (�), v. t. To make bold or daring. Shak.

3711

Bold (3)

Bold, v. i. To be or become bold.

3712

Bold-faced

Bold″–faced′ (�), a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman.I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age.Bramhall.2. (Print.) Hav...

3713

Bolden

Bold″en (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Boldened (�).] To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more,... use less help ...

3714

Boldly

Bold″ly, adv. [AS. bealdlīce.] In a bold manner.

3715

Boldness

Bold″ness, n. The state or quality of being bold.Syn. — Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance.

3716

Boldo

{ ‖Bol″do (�), ‖Bol″du (�), } n.(Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, an...

3717

Bole

Bole (�), n. [OE. bole, fr. Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. bål, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf. LG. boll round. Cf. Bulge.] The trunk or stem of a...

3718

Bole (2)

Bole, n. An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.Open the bole wi'speed, that I may see if this ...

3719

Bole (3)

Bole, n. A measure. See Boll, n., 2. Mortimer.

3720

Bole (4)

Bole, n. [Gr. � a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. bol, and also L. bolus morsel. Cf. Bolus.] 1. Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less s...

3721

Bolection

Bo‐lec″tion (�), n.(Arch.) A projecting molding round a panel. Same as Bilection. Gwilt.

3722

Bolero

‖Bo‐le″ro (�), n.(Mus.) A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.

3723

Bolero (2)

‖Bo‐le″ro (?), n. A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by women.

3724

Boletic

Bo‐let″ic (�), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the Boletus.Boletic acid, an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid.

3725

Boletus

‖Bo‐le″tus (�), n. [L. boletus, Gr. �.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and ...

3726

Boley

{ Bo″ley, Bo″lye } (�), n. Same as Booly.