bouton (bot on)

[F.] Button. Biskra bou ton. Same as Aleppo button or ulcer (which see, under ulcer). boutonnière (bö-ton-iar'), n. [F.) A button- hole bouquet. bouts, n. See boots2. bouts-rimés (bö'rē-mā'), n . pl . [F.: bouts , pl. of bout , end (see butt2 ); rimés , masc. pl. of rimé , pp. of rimer , rime, rime , n., rime: see rimel .] Riming words given out as the line-endings of a stanza, the other parts of the lines having to be supplied by the ingenuity of the person to whom the words are given. Bouvardia (bö-vär'di-ä), n. [NL., named in honor of Dr. Bouvard , director of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris.] A genus of plants, nat- ural order Rubiacea , natives of Mexico and Central America. They are herbs or low shrubs with showy corymbs of red, yellow, or white flowers. Several species are found in greenhouses. bouweryt, n. Same as bowery2 . Irving . bouza (bözä), n. Same as boza . bouze, n. and v . See booze . bouzy1, a . See boozy . Bouzy2 (bö'zi), n. A name given to certain sparkling wines from the small town and dis- trict of the same name in the department of Marne in France. The name is also given, in- John Dennys, in Arber's Eng. Garner, I. 150. appropriately, to many other sparkling wines. In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetne long drawn out. Milton, L'Allegro, 1. 139. 2. The part of a sling that contains the stone. -3. A going and returning, as in plowing, reaping, etc.; hence, as much of an action as is performed at one time; a single part of an action which is carried on at succe ive intervals.-4. A round at anything, as in some contest; a set-to; a trial: as, a bout at single-stick or fisticuffs. The gentleman will, for his honour's sake, have one bout with you. Shak ., T. N., iii. 4. Look'ee, master, if you'd wanted a bout at boxing, quarter-staff, or short-staff, I should never be the man to bid Sheridan, The Rivals, iv. 1. you cry off. IMG:content-2383.png:[blocks in formation] Sir R. L'Estrange. has taken me in his train, so that I am Goldsmith, The Bee, No. 1. in no danger of starving for this bout. bout2t, adv. and prep. [Early mod. E. and E. dial. var. of but1, q. v.] Same as but1. bout3 ( bout ), adv. and prep. [Abbr. of about, q. v.; now commonly written ' bout.] About. [Colloq. or naut.]