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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bōth'ni-an or Bōth'nie, a. p. 154(Geog.) Pertaining to Bothnia, a territory on the Baltic, or to a gulf of the same name on the same sea. Pinkerton.Bŏth'ro-dēn'dron, n. p. 154(Bot.) An extinct genus of plants of the coal era, related to the Lepidodendron. Dana.Bŏt'ry-oid or Bŏt'ry-oid'al, a. p. 154Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences. Dana.Bōts or Bōtts, n. pl. p. 154(Entom.) Small worms found in the intestines of horses. ☞ They are the larves of the bot-fly, breese-fly, or gad-fly, of the family Œstridæ, which deposits its eggs upon the hair, generally of the…Bōt'tle, n. p. 154A hollow vessel of glass, earthen-ware, wood, leather, or other material, with a narrow mouth, for holding and carrying liquors. 2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains. A bottle of…Bŏt'tle, v. t. p. 154To inclose in bottles; as, to bottle wine or porter.Bŏt'tle-āle, n. p. 154Bottled ale. Shak.Bŏt'tle-com-pān'ion, n. p. 154A friend or companion.Bŏt'tle-friend, n. p. 154A companion in drinking.Bŏt'tled, p. a. p. 154Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles. 2. Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant. Shak.Bŏt'tle-flow-er, n. p. 154(Bot.) A plant, the Centaurea cyanus, or blue-bottle.Bŏt'tle-gláss, n. p. 154A coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles. Ure.Bŏt'tle-gōurd, n. p. 154(Bot.) The common gourd, Cucurbita lagenaria, a plant of the squash family or Cucurbitaceae.Bŏt'tle-gráss, n. p. 154(Bot.) A grass, the Setaria viridis; — called also green foxtail.Bŏt'tle-green, n. p. 154A dark shade of green, like that of a green glass bottle.Bŏt'tle-hōld-er, n. p. 154One who aids a boxer, by giving him attention, as wiping off the blood, &c., between the rounds. [Low.]Bŏt'tle-nōsed, a. p. 154Having a nose bottle-shaped.Bŏt'tle-screw, n. p. 154A screw to draw corks out of bottles; a cork-screw. Swift.Bŏt'tling, n. p. 154The act of inclosing in bottles.Bŏt'tom, n. p. 154The lowest part of any thing; as, the bottom of a well, vat, or ship; the bottom of a hill or lane. “To dive into the bottom of the deep.” Shak. 2. That upon which any thing rests or is founded, in a…Bŏt'tom, v. t. p. 154To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on or upon. Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle. Atterbury. Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many bottom their…Bŏt'tom, v. i. p. 154To rest upon, as its ultimate support; to be based. Find on what foundation a proposition bottoms. Locke.Bŏt'tom-glāde, n. p. 154A low glade or open place; a valley; a dale. Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts That brow this bottom-glade. Milton.Bŏt'tom-grāss, n. p. 154(Bot.) Grass growing on bottom lands. Shak.Bŏt'tom-lānd, n. p. 154See BOTTOM, No. 3.Bŏt'tom-less, a. p. 154Without a bottom; hence, fathomless, whose bottom can not be found by sounding; as, a bottomless abyss or ocean. “Bottomless speculations.” Burke.Bŏt'tom-ry, n. p. 154(Mar. Law.) A contract by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if…Bōt'ton-y, a. p. 154(Her.) Having a bud or button at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons. Cross bottony (Her.), a cross having each arm terminating in three buds, knots, or buttons, resembling, in some measure, the…Bo-tū'li-fōrm, a. p. 154(Bot.) Having the form of a sausage.Bou'doir, n. p. 154A small room or cabinet, where one may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room. Bescherelle.Bouge, v. i. p. 154To swell out; to bilge. [Obs.] “Their ship bouged.” Hakluyt.Bouge, n. p. 154An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers and servants in a palace, or at court; food and drink; provisions. [Obs.] They . . . made room for a bombard-man that brought bouge…Bou'get, n. p. 154(Her.) The representation of a vessel for carrying water. Wright.Bough, n. p. 154An arm or large branch of a tree. ’Twas all her joy the ripened fruits to tend, And see the boughs with happy burdens bend. Pope.Bought, imp. & p. p. p. 154of buy. See BUY.Bought or Bout, n. p. 154A twist; a link; a knot; a flexure, or bend. Milton. Browne. 2. The part of a sling that contains the stone.Bought'en, a. p. 154Purchased; not obtained or produced at home. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.Bôught'y, a. p. 154Bending. [Obs.] Sherwood.Bou-gíe', n. p. 154(Surg.) A long, flexible instrument, that is introduced into the urethra, esophagus, &c., to remove obstructions, or for other purposes. It was originally made of slips of waxed linen, coiled into a…Bouillon, n. p. 154A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, mutton, &c. in water; broth; soup. 2. (Man.) An excrescence of flesh causing the frush to shoot out, which makes the horse halt. Buchanan.Bōul'der, n. p. 154See BOWLDER.Bou-let’, n. p. 154(Man.) A horse whose fetlock or pastern-joint bends forward, and out of its natural position.Bou'le-vārd', n. p. 154Originally, a bulwark or rampart of a fortification or fortified town; now applied to the public walks or streets occupying the site of demolished fortifications.Bōult, n. p. 154Corrupted from bolt. See BOLT.Bōul'tel or Bōul'tin, n. p. 154(Arch.) (a.) A molding, the convexity of which is just one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the plinth in the Tuscan and Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo. (b.) The shaft of a clustered…Bounce, v. i. p. 154To leap or spring suddenly. “Out bounced the mastiff.” Swift. “Bounced off his arm-chair.” Thackeray. 2. To beat or thump, so as to make a sudden noise. Another bounced as hard as he could knock.…Bounce, v. t. p. 154To drive against any thing suddenly and violently. He bounced his head at every post. Swift.Bounce, n. p. 155A sudden leap or bound. 2. A heavy, sudden blow or thump. The bounce burst open the door. Druden. This with the loudest bounce me sore amazed. Gay. 3. A boast; a threat. [Low.] Johnson. 4. A bold…Boun'cer, n. p. 155One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving. 2. A boaster; a bully. [Colloq.] Johnson. 3. A bold lie; also, a liar. Marryatt. 4. Something big; a good stout example of the…Boun'cing, a. p. 155Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. “By the side of many tall and bouncing young ladies.” Thackeray.Boun'cing-ly, adv. p. 155With a bounce; boastingly.Bound, n. p. 155The external or limiting line of any object or space; limit; confine; extent; boundary. There's nothing, situate under Heaven's eye, but hath his bound. Shak. Illimitable ocean, without bound.…Bound, n. p. 155A leap; a spring; a jump. “A bound of graceful hardihood.” Wordsworth. 2. (Dancing.) A spring from one foot to the other.Bound, v. t. p. 155To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; — said of natural or moral objects, as of land, or empire, or of passion, desire, indulgence; to restrain; to confine. Where full…Bound, v. i. p. 155To move forward by leaps; to leap; to jump; to spring. Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. Pope. And the waves bound beneath me as a steed. Byron. 2. To rebound, as an elastic ball. 3. To make…Bound, imp. & p. p. p. 155of bind. 1. Made fast by a band, or by chains or fetters; confined; restrained. 2. a. Destined; tending; going, or intending to go;— with to or for; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. Used…Bound'a-ry, n. p. 155That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, as of a territory. But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. Cotton. Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our…Bound'-bāil'iff, n. p. 155(Eng. Law.) An officer appointed by a sheriff to execute process; so denominated from the bond given for the faithful discharge of his trust. Blackstone.Bound'en, a. p. 155Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; obligatory; binding. This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point. Fuller. It is our bounden duty to provide…Bound'en-ly, adv. p. 155In a dutiful manner. [Obs.]