Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.]Bound'er, n. p. 155One who, or that which, limits, a boundary. Herbert.Bound'ing, p. a. p. 155Moving with a bound. “The bounding pulse, the languid limb.” Montgomery.Bound'ing-stōne, n. p. 155A stone to play with.Bound'-stōne, n. p. 155Dryden.Bound'-less, a. p. 155Without bounds or confines; unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable. Guides through the boundless sky Thy certain flight. Bryant. Syn.—Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable…Bound'less-ly, adv. p. 155Without bound or limit.Bound'-less-ness, n. p. 155The quality of being without limits. South.Boun'-te-oüs, a. p. 155Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generous; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts. But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. Cowper.Boun'te-oūs-ly, adv. p. 155Liberally; generously; largely; freely.Boun’te-oüs-ness, n. p. 155Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; munificence; kindness. Boyse.Boun'ti-ful, a. p. 155Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors; munificent; generous. God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.Boun'ti-ful-ly, adv. p. 155Liberally; largely; in a bountiful manner. They are less bountifully provided than the rich with the materials of happiness for the present life. Porters.Boun'ti-ful-ness, n. p. 155The quality of being bountiful; liberality in the bestowment of gifts and favors; kindness. “The goodness and bountifulness of God.” Udal.Boun'ti-hēad or Boun'ti-hēde or Boun'ty-hōod, n. p. 155Goodness. [Obs.] Spenser.Boun'ty, n. p. 155Goodness. [Obs.] Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. Gower. 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; generosity; munificence. My bounty is as boundless as the sea. Shak. 3. That which is…Bou-quet', n. p. 155A nosegay; a bunch of flowers. 2. An agreeable perfume. 3. An agreeable aromatic odor, which is perceived on drawing the cork of any of the finer wines.Bour'bon-ism, n. p. 155The doctrines of those adhering to the house of Bourbon.Bour'bon-īst, n. p. 155One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.Bourd, n. p. 155A jest. [Obs.] Spenser.Bourd'er, n. p. 155A jester. [Obs.]Bōur'don, n. p. 155A pilgrim's staff.Boür-geois’, n. p. 155(Print.) A small kind of type, in size between long primer and brevier. This line is printed in bourgeois type.Bour-geois’, n. p. 155A man of middle rank in society; a citizen. [France.] Bescherelle.Bour-geoi'sie, n. p. 155The middle classes of a country, particularly such as are concerned in trade.Bour'geon, v. i. p. 155To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch. [Rare.] Now bourgeons every maze of quick. Tennyson.Bōurn, n. p. 155[Fr. borne, limit, fromBōurne p. 155In the sense of stream, A.-S. burna, brunna, O. S. brunno, M. H. Ger. burne, brunne, N. H. Ger. born, bronne, brunne, brunnen, O. H. Ger. prunno, Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, Sw. brunn, Dan. brönd, D.…Bōund'less, a. p. 155Without limits. Granger.Bōūr-nous', n. p. 155A cloak or mantle with a hood, worn by Arabs and Moors in the north of Africa. Bescherelle.Bōurse, n. p. 155An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, &c., meet for business at certain hours. See BURSE.Bōuse or Boose, v. i. p. 155To drink to excess; to drink greedily or immoderately. [Written also booze.] [Low.] Spenser.Bou'stro-phē'don, n. p. 155An ancient Greek mode of writing, in alternate lines, one from right to left, and the next from left to right, as fields are plowed.Bou'sy, a. p. 155Drunk-en; intoxicated. [Written also boozy.] [Low.] With a long legend of romantic things Which in his cups the boozy poet sings. Dryden.Bout, n. p. 155A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at any thing; as, a drinking-bout. The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. Shak. 2. As much…Bou-tāde’, n. p. 155A caprice; whim; fancy. [Obs.] Swift.Bou-tānt', a. p. 155See ARC-BOUTANT.Boute-feu, n. p. 155An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.] Animated by . . . John a Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into open rebellion. Bacon.Bou'ti-sāle, n. p. 155A sale at a cheap rate. [Obs.] Hayward.Bouts-rimés', n. pl. p. 155Words that rhyme given to be formed into verse.Bō'vate, n. p. 155(Old Law.) An ox gang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at 15 acres.Bō'vey-cōal, n. p. 155(Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; found at Bovey Hatfield, near Exeter, in England. It is of the geological age of the…Bō'vid, a. p. 155(Zoöl.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.Bō'vi-fōrm, a. p. 155Resembling an ox. [Obs.]Bō'vine, a. p. 155Pertaining to oxen and cows, or the quadrupeds of the genus Bos. This animal is the strongest and fiercest of the bovine genus. Burr w. The ox-born souls mean nothing more than the eight living souls…Bow, v. t. p. 155To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness. Bacon. The whole nation bowed…