Webster's Dictionary 1913

3808

Bona peritura

‖Bo″na per′i‐tu″ra (�). (Law) Perishable goods. Bouvier.

3809

Bona roba

‖Bo″na ro″ba (�). A showy wanton; a courtesan. Shak

3810

Bonaci

‖Bo′na‐ci″ (?), n. [Amer. Sp. bonasí, prob. from native name.] (Zoöl.) (a) A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; — calle...

3811

Bonair

Bo‐nair″ (�), a. [OE., also bonere, OF. bonnaire, Cotgr., abbrev. of debonnaire. See Debonair.] Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding.

3812

Bonanza

Bo‐nan″za (�), n. [Sp., prop. calm., fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. bonus good.] In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or...

3813

Bonapartean

Bo′na‐part″e‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.

3814

Bonapartism

Bo″na‐part′ism (�), n. The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.

3815

Bonapartist

Bo″na‐part′ist, n. One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.

3816

Bonasus

{ Bo‐na″sus (�), Bo‐nas″sus } (�), n. [L. bonasus, Gr. �, �.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.

3817

Bonbon

‖Bon″bon′ (�), n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.] Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.

3818

Bonbonnière

‖Bon′bon′nière″ (?), n.; pl. -nières (#). A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.

3819

Bonce

Bonce (�), n. A boy's game played with large marbles.

3820

Bonchrétien

‖Bon′chré′tien″ (�), n. A name given to several kinds of pears. See Bartlett.

3821

Boncilate

Bon″ci‐late (�), n. A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc.

3822

Bond

Bond (bŏnd), n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.] 1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a ba...

3823

Bond (2)

Bond (bŏnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bonded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bonding.] 1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or mercha...

3824

Bond (3)

Bond, n. [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda, bunda, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. bōndi husbandman, for būandi, fr. būa to dwell. See Boor, Husband.] A vassal or serf...

3825

Bond (4)

Bond, a. In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.By one Spirit are we all baptized... whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free.1 Cor. xii. 13.

3826

Bond (5)

Bond, n. 1. (Elec.) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.2. League; association; confede...

3827

Bond servant

Bond″ serv′ant (sẽrv′ant). A slave; one who is bound to service without wages.If thy brother... be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bon...

3828

Bond service

Bond″ serv′ice (sẽrv′ĭs). The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.Their children... upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service.1 Kings ix. 21.

3829

Bondage

Bond″age (–ā̍j), n. [LL. bondagium. See Bond, a.] 1. The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servi...

3830

Bondager

Bond″a‐ger (–ā̍‐jẽr), n. A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field.

3831

Bondar

‖Bon″dar (bŏn″där), n.(Zoöl.) A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; — called also musk cat.

3832

Bonded

Bond″ed (bŏnd″ĕd), a. Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.Bonded goods, goods placed in a bonded warehous...

3833

Bonder

Bond″er (bŏnd″ẽr), n. 1. One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse.2. (Masonry) A bonding stone or brick; a bondstone.

3834

Bonder (2)

Bond″er, n. [Norwegian bonde.] A freeholder on a small scale. Emerson.