Bordman
Bord″man (�), n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + man.] A bordar; a tenant in bordage.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Bordrag
{ Bord″rag (�), Bord″ra′ging (�), } n. [Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. Bodrage.] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. Spenser.
Bordure
Bor″dure (�), n. [F. bordure. See Border, n.] (Her.) A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.
Bore
Bore (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bored (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Boring.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por�n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. � to plow...
Bore (2)
Bore, v. i. 1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i.e., to...
Bore (3)
Bore (bōr), n. 1. A hole made by boring; a perforation.2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.The bores of wind inst...
Bore (4)
Bore, n. [Icel. bāra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG. bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st bear. √92.] (Physical Geog.) (a) A tidal flood which regularl...
Bore (5)
Bore, imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
Boreal
Bo″re‐al (�), a. [L. borealis: cf. F. boréal. See Boreas.] Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.So from their own clear nor...
Boreal (2)
Bo″re‐al, a.(Biogeography) Designating or pertaining to a terrestrial division consisting of the northern and mountainous parts of both the Old and the New World; — equivalent t...
Boreas
‖Bo″re‐as (�), n. [L. boreas, Gr. �.] The north wind; — usually a personification.
Borecole
Bore″cole′ (�), n. [Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.] A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head ...
Boredom
Bore″dom (�), n. 1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. Dickens.2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.
Boree
Bo‐ree″ (�), n. Same as BourrÉé. Swift.
Borel
Bor″el (�), n. See Borrel.
Borele
Bor″e‐le (�), n.(Zoöl.) The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (Atelodus bicornis).
Borer
Bor″er (�), n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b) Any b...
Boric
Bo″ric (�), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the ...
Boride
Bo″ride (�), n.(Chem.) A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; — formerly called boruret.
Boring
Bor″ing (�), n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.One of the most...
Born
Born (bôrn), p. p. & a. [See Bear, v. t.] 1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.No one could be born into slavery in Mexico.Prescott.2. Having f...
Borne
Borne (bōrn), p. p. of Bear. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.
Borneol
Bor″ne‐ol (�), n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in t...
Bornite
Bor″nite (�), n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; — also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), ...
Borofluoride
Bo′ro‐flu″or‐ide (�), n. [Boron + fluoride.] (Chem.) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; — called also fluoboride, and formerly ...
Boroglyceride
Bo″ro‐glyc″er‐ide (�), n. [Boron + glyceride.] (Chem.) A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.
Boron
Bo″ron (bō″rŏn), n. [See Borax.] (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several...