Webster's Dictionary 1913

3754

Bolt (6)

Bolt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n.Bolting.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr. Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. burru...

3755

Bolt (7)

Bolt, n. A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. B. Jonson.

3756

Boltel

Bol″tel (�), n. See Boultel.

3757

Bolter

Bolt″er (�), n. One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.

3758

Bolter (2)

Bolt″er, n. 1. One who sifts flour or meal.2. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour, or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.

3759

Bolter (3)

Bolt″er, n. A kind of fishing line. See Boulter.

3760

Bolthead

Bolt″head′ (�), n. 1. (Chem.) A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; — called also a matrass or receiver.2. The head of a bolt.

3761

Bolting

Bolt″ing, n. A darting away; a starting off or aside.

3762

Bolting (2)

Bolt″ing, n. 1. A sifting, as of flour or meal.2. (Law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.Bolting cloth, wire, hair, silk, or other si...

3763

Boltonite

Bol″ton‐ite (�), n.(Min.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.

3764

Boltrope

Bolt″rope′ (�), n.(Naut.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.

3765

Boltsprit

Bolt″sprit′ (�), n. [A corruption of bowsprit.] (Naut.) See Bowsprit.

3766

Bolty

Bol″ty (�), n.(Zoöl.) An edible fish of the Nile (genus Chromis). [Written also bulti.]

3767

Bolus

Bo″lus (�), n.; pl.Boluses (�). [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. � lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.

3768

Bom

Bom (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.

3769

Bomb

Bomb (�), n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. �.]1. A great noise; a hollow sound.A pillar of iron... which if you had struck, would make... a ...

3770

Bomb (2)

Bomb, v. t. To bombard. Prior.

3771

Bomb (3)

Bomb, v. i. [Cf. Boom.] To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. B. Jonson.

3772

Bombace

Bom″bace (�), n. Cotton; padding.

3773

Bombard

Bom″bard (�), n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + -ard. Cf. Bumper, and see Bomb.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other pon...

3774

Bombard (2)

Bom″bard (�), n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See Bombardo.

3775

Bombard (3)

Bom‐bard″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bombarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bombarding.] To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.Next,...

3776

Bombardier

Bom′bar‐dier″ (�), n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.) (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.Bombardier...

3777

Bombardman

Bom″bard‐man (�), n. One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.They... made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady.B. Jonson.

3778

Bombardment

Bom‐bard″ment (�), n. [F. bombardement.] An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or for...

3779

Bombardo

{ ‖Bom‐bar″do (�), Bom‐bar″don (�), } n. [It. bombardo.] (Mus.) Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The nam...

3780

Bombasine

Bom′ba‐sine″ (�), n. Same as Bombazine.