Boustrophedonic
Bou‐stroph′e‐don″ic (�), a. Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Boustrophic
Bou‐stroph″ic (�), a. [Gr. βουστρόφοσ ox-guiding.] Boustrophedonic.
Bousy
Bousy (bo͞o″zy̆), a. Drunken; sotted; boozy.In his cups the bousy poet songs.Dryden.
Bout
Bout (bout), n. [A different spelling and application of bought bend.] 1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowi...
Boutade
Bou‐tade″ (�), n. [F., fr. bouter to thrust. See Butt.] An outbreak; a caprice; a whim.
Boutefeu
Boute″feu (�), n. [F.; bouter to thrust, put + feu fire.] An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.Animated by... John à Chamber, a very boutefeu,... they entered into open rebelli...
Boutonnière
‖Bou′ton′nière″ (�), n. A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.
Bouts-rimés
‖Bouts′–ri‐més″ (�), n. pl. [F. bout end + rimé rhymed.] Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.
Bovate
Bo″vate (�), n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O.Eng.Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but us...
Bovey coal
Bo″vey coal′ (�). (Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; — found at Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England. It...
Bovid
Bo″vid (�), a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zoöl.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.
Boviform
Bo″vi‐form (�), a. [L. bos, bovis, ox + -form.] Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped.
Bovine
Bo″vine (�), a. [LL. bovinus, fr.L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.]1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike;...
Bow
Bow (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bowed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. būgan (generally v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen, Icel. ...
Bow (2)
Bow (bou), v. i. 1. To bend; to curve.2. To stop.They stoop, they bow down together.Is. xlvi. 2�3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; — ofte...
Bow (3)
Bow (bou), n. An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
Bow (4)
Bow (bō), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. būgan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See Bow, v. t.]1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow....
Bow (5)
Bow (bō), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bowed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bowing.] To play (music) with a bow. — v. i. To manage the bow.
Bow (6)
Bow (bō), n. [Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough.]1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward ...
Bow hand
Bow″ hand′ (�). 1. (Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i.e., the left hand.Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand.Spenser.2. (Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i.e., the righ...
Bow net
Bow″ net′ (�). 1. A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.2. A net for catching birds. J. H. Walsh.
Bow oar
Bow″ oar′ (�). 1. The oar used by the bowman.2. One who rows at the bow of a boat.
Bow-bells
Bow″–bells′ (�), n. pl. The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually called cockneys.Murray's Handbook of London.
Bow-compass
Bow″–com′pass (�), n.; pl.Bow-compasses (�).1. An arcograph.2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often co...
Bow-legged
Bow″–legged′ (�), a. Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. Johnson.
Bow-pen
Bow″–pen′ (�), n. Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.
Bow-pencil
Bow″–pen′cil (�), n. Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.