Boltonia

( Bot. ) A genus of plants, order Astera cece. They are glabrous, branching, unimportant herbs. Bol'tonite, n. ( Min. ) A kind of chrysolite, which differs from the other varieties of that mineral in being a silicate of magnesia, instead of a silicate of magnesia and iron. It is found at Bolton, Ma achusetts, in granules and irregular ma es di eminated through limestone, seldom with any traces of crystalline form, and of a color varying from ash-gray to yellowish-white; the darker colors change to yellow on exposure to the weather. Bolton's Depot, in Mi i ippi, a post-village of Hinds co., 27 m. E. of Vicksburg. Boltonville, in Georgia , a post-office of Cobb co. Boltonville, in Vermont , a post-office of Orange co Boltonville, in Wisconsin , a post-village of Washington co., 6 m. N.E. of West Bend. Bolt-rope, n . ( Naut . ) The rope bordering the sails of a ship, to strengthen the canvas and prevent its tearing. Up the sides of a sail it is called a leech- rope ; along the top, a head - rope ; and at the foot, a foot -rope. Bolt-screwing Machine, n . ( Mech .) A machine for screwing bolts, by fixing the bolt-head to a revolving chuck, and causing the end which it is required to screw to enter a set of dies, which advance as the bolt revolves. Bolt's Fork, in Kentucky , a P. O. of Lawrence co. Bolt's prit, n . ( Naut . ) An old spelling of BOWSPRIT, q.v. Bolt-up/right, a. Perfectly erect, as a bolt or arrow placed on its end. "As I stood bolt- upright upon one end, one of the ladies burst out." Add is on. Bom'arsund. ( Gerg .) See ALAND. Bomb, ( bum , n. [Lat. bomb us ; Gr. bombos ; formed from the sound.] ( Mil . ) A shell filled with explosive matter. See SHELL. -A loud humming sound like that made by a bell. (0.) would make a little flat noise in the room, but a bomb in the chamber beneath."- Bacon . Which -The sound emitted by a bell upon being struck. Bom'ba, n. [It., a bomb.] ( Hist . ) A title popularly conferred upon King Ferdinand II. of Naples, (of infamous memory,) and by which he will be recorded in history. This appellation he received from the violation of his solemn oath to the citizens of Palermo, which city he perfidiously bombarded, in 1849; thus outraging his own plighted word, the laws of humanity, and the constitutional policy he had sworn to observe. - See FERDINAND II. Bombard, ( bum - bard ',) n. [Fr. bombarde. See Вомв.] A bombardment; an attack with bombs. (R.) (Mus.) See BOMBARDON. -v. a. To attack with shells or shot thrown from mortars, bombs, or pieces of ordnance; as, to bombard a fort. "Whilst Villeroi.. marches on secure. T bombard the monks, and scare the ladies." Prior. Bombardier, ( bum - bard -ēr',) n. [Fr.] ( Mil .) One who attends to the loading of shells, bombs, . -In England, the term applied to the lowest rank of noncommi ioned officers in the Royal Artillery.