Boswellian
Bos‐well″i‐an (�), a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Boswellian (2)
Bos‐well″i‐an (?), a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson's biographer, James Boswell, whose hero worship made his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of...
Boswellism
Bos″well‐ism (�), n. The style of Boswell.
Bot
Bot (�), n.(Zoöl.) See Bots.
Botanic
{ Bo‐tan″ic (�), Bo‐tan″ic‐al (�), } a. [Cf. F. botanique. See Botany.] Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textboo...
Botanist
Bot″a‐nist (�), n. [Cf. F. botaniste.] One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
Botanize
Bot″a‐nize (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Botanized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Botanizing (�).] [Cf. F. botaniser.] To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.
Botanize (2)
Bot″a‐nize, v. t. To explore for botanical purposes.
Botanizer
Bot″a‐ni′zer (�), n. One who botanizes.
Botanologer
Bot′a‐nol″o‐ger (�), n. A botanist.
Botanology
Bot′a‐nol″o‐gy (�), n. [Botany + -logy: cf. F. botanologie.] The science of botany. Bailey.
Botanomancy
Bot″a‐no‐man′cy (�), n. [Botany + -mancy: cf. F. botanomantie.] An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.
Botany
Bot″a‐ny (�), n.; pl.Botanies (�). [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. � botanic, fr. � herb, plant, fr. � to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, t...
Botany Bay
Bot″a‐ny Bay″ (�). A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; — so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discover...
Botargo
Bo‐tar″go (�), n. [It. bottarga, bottarica; or Sp. botarga; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches: cf. F. boutargue.] A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted r...
Botch
Botch (�), n.; pl.Botches (�). [Same as Boss a stud. For senses 2 & 3 cf. D. botsen to beat, akin to E. beat.] 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an ...
Botch (2)
Botch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Botched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Botching.] [See Botch, n.] 1. To mark with, or as with, botches.Young Hylas, botched with stains.Garth.2. To repair; to men...
Botchedly
Botch″ed‐ly (�), adv. In a clumsy manner.
Botcher
Botch″er (�), n. 1. One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler. Shak.2. A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.3. (Zoöl.) A young salmon; a grilse.
Botcherly
Botch″er‐ly, a. Bungling; awkward.
Botchery
Botch″er‐y (�), n. A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship.
Botchy
Botch″y (�), a. Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. “This botchy business.” Bp. Watson.
Bote
Bote (�), n. [Old form of boot; — used in composition. See 1st Boot.] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. (b) P...
Boteless
Bote″less, a. Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless.
Botfly
Bot″fly′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A dipterous insect of the family (Estridæ, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, a...
Both
Both (bōth), a. or pron. [OE. bothe, baþe, fr. Icel. bāðir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. båda, Goth. bajōþs, OHG. beidē, bēdē, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, bā, bū, Goth. bai, and G...
Both (2)
Both, conj. As well; not only; equally.Both precedes the first of two coördinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both... and...; as well the one as th...