boudoir (bodwor)

[F., They sang to him in cozy boudoirs . Thackeray, Vanity Fair. IMG:content-2369.png:[blocks in formation] bouge2+ (böj), v. [Also bowge ; a form of bulge , bilge; ult. related to bouge1 .] I. in trans. To be bilged; spring a leak or have a hole knocked in the bottom; founder. Which anchor cast, we soone the same forsooke, And cut it off, for fear least thereupon Our shippes should bowge . A pot or vase for holding flowers or boughs for ornament. Sir Oliver S. You have no land, I suppose? Charles S. Not a mole-hill, nor a twig, but what's in the bough - pots out of the window. And I smell at the beautiful, beautiful bow - pot he brings me, winter and summer, from his country-house at Haver- stock-hill. G. A. Sala, The late Mr. D. bouk1 (bouk or bök), n. [Early mod. E. also bouke , Sc. buik , ME. bouk , bouke , buke , book , AS. buc , the belly, = OS. būk = D. buik = MLG. būk = OHG. būh , MHG. būch , G. bauch , the belly, = Icel. būkr , trunk of the body, = Sw. buk = Dan. bug , the belly. In later ME. and mod. E. confused with bouk2 = bulk1 , q. v.] 1. The belly.-2. The trunk of the body; hence, the body itself. [Scotch cotch and prov. Eng.] bouk2t, n. [ME., var. of bulk1 , q. v.] Same as bulk1 . 3. The more or le conventional represent a bouk4, v. t. A dialectal form of buck3 . tion in ornamental work of a bouquet or vase boul, bool2 (böl), n . [North. E. and Sc., earlier full of flowers. Dutch cabinets of inlaid wood have also bowle , boule ; perhaps boghel = MLG. boughte , bughte , etc., also bout , bowt , etc., now reg. with partial differentiation of meaning bout (see bout1 ); bought , bowght , bouzt , *buzt, prob. a var., reverting to the original vowel of the verb, of ME. byzt , bizt , bight (mod. E. bight , q. v.), byht , a bend (= MLG. LG. bucht , > D. bogt , G. bucht , Sw. Dan. bugt , a bend, turn, bay, bight; cf. Icel. bugdha , a bend, a coil), būgan (pp. bogen ), E. bow , bend: see bowl .] 1. A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. Mal feru , a malander in the bought of a horse's knee. Cotgrave. 2. A bend or curve in a coast-line. See bight . 3. A bend, flexure, turn, loop, coil, or knot, as in a rope or chain, or in a serpent; a fold in cloth. See bout1 . In knots and many boughtes upwound. Spenser, F. Q., I. i. 15. The dragon- boughts and elvish emblem ings Began to move, seethe, twine, and curl. boulangerite (bö-lan'jer-īt), n. [ Boulanger , the discoverer, + -ite2 .] In mineral . , a sulphid of antimony and lead, occurring in plumose, granular, and compact ma es, of a bluish lead- gray color and metallic luster. Boulangism (bö-lon'jizm), n. The political policy and methods represented in France by General Georges Ernest Jean Marie Boulanger (1837-91) from about 1886 to 1889. Its chief features were militarism and revenge upon Germany. Ge Boulangist (bö-lon'jist), n. A political fol- lower of General Boulanger. boughts, boucht (bucht), n. Same as bught. boughten (ba'tn), a . A form of bought2 , weak past participle of buy , used adjectively, and a imilated to strong participial forms in -en: chiefly used in poetry, and colloquially in the United States in the sense of purchased , as op- posed to home - made . For he who buried him was one whose faith Recked not of boughten prayers nor pa ing bell. bouge3t, n. A corrupt form of bouche . bouget (bö'jet or bö-zhā'), n. [Sometimes spelled bowget ; bougette , a little pouch. The regular E. form is budget , q. v. bouge1 .] 1. A bud- get or pouch. Spen- ser , F. Q., III. x. 29. -2. In her ., the figure of a ve el for carrying water. It is meant boughy (bou' IMG:content-2370.png:[ocr errors] ing in boughs. bougie (bö'ji; F. pron. bö-zhē'), n. [F., a wax candle, a bougie, = Pr. bugia = It. bugia = Sp. bujía Pg. bugia , a wax candle, Bugia , F. Bougie , Ar. Bijiyah , a town in Algeria, whence these candles were imported into Europe.] 1. A wax candle or wax light. bough1 (bou), n. [Early mod. E. also bow , bowe , etc.; bough , bogh , boz , boze , bowe , etc., bōg , bōh , the arm, shoulder of an animal, also a branch of a tree (the latter sense pecu- liar to E. and AS.), = MD. boech , D. boeg , bow of a ship, = MLG. bōch , būch , shoulder, bow of a ship; OHG. buog , upper part of the arm or leg, shoulder, hip, shoulder of an animal, Workshop Receipts , 1st ser., р. 359. MHG. buoc, G. bug , shoulder, withers (of 2. A slender cylinder, smooth and flexible, horses), = Icel. bōgr = Norw. bog = Sw. bog = Dan. bov , shoulder of an animal, bow of a (> E. bow3 ), = Gr. πήχυς , dial. πάχυς , the fore- arm, Skt. bahu , the arm, forearm; root un- boulder (böl'der), v . t . [ boulder.- Bouldered down, said of metal polishing-wheels or laps when emery and oil are spread over them, then pre ed into the metal and worn down with bouldering-stones. boulder-clay (böl'der-klā), n. Stiff, unlami- nated, tenacious clay, especially that of the glacial or drift epoch or ice age. Also called drift , till . boulder-head (böl'der-hed), n . A row of piles driven before a sea-dike to resist the action of the waves. bouldering-stone (bōl'der-ing-stōn), n. Smooth translucent flint pebbles, found in gravel-pits and used to smooth the faces of emery-wheels and glazers by abrading any large grains of emery or other powder on their surfaces. eases of those parts. bouillabai e (bö-lya-bās'), n. [F., bouille- IMG:content-2371.png:[blocks in formation] broth, soup (see bouillon ); abai é , pp. of aba is , ser , reduce: see abase .] In cookery , a kind of fish-chowder popular in some parts of France, especially at Marseilles. This Bouillabai e a noble dish is, A sort of soup, or broth, or stew, Or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes, That Green wich never could out-do; Green herbs, red peppers, mu els, saffern, Soles, onions, garlic, roach and dace; All these you eat at Terré's tavern In that one dish of Bouillabai e . Thackeray , Ballad of Bouillabai e. bouilli (bölyē; F. pron. bö-ye'), n. [F., prop. pp. of bouillir , boil: see boil2 .] Meat boiled with vegetables, especially in making bouillon; boiled or stewed meat of any kind. bouillon (böʻlyon; F. pron. bö-yon'), n. [F., broth, soup, etc. (see bullion2 ), bouillir , boil: see boil2 .] 1. A kind of clear soup, consisting of the strained liquid from a slow and prolong- ed boiling of meat (usually beef) in the piece and sometimes whole vegetables.-2. In far- riery , an excrescence of flesh in a wound; proud flesh. IMG:content-2372.png:[blocks in formation] boule2 (böʻlē), n. [Gr. βουλή , will, will, counsel, ad- vice, plan, a council, senate, βούλεσθαι , dial. βόλεσθαι, = L. velle = AS. will an , E. will: see will, v.] 1. In Gr. antiq ., a legislative cil, originally aristocratic, consisting of the heads of the citizen families, sitting under the presidency of the king. Later, in Ionian states, where a democratic polity had prevailed, the boule, par a embly, corresponding to the senate in modern govern boulet, boulette (bö-lā', bö-let'), n. [F., a bullet, a fetlock, > E. bullet , q. v.] In the manège , a horse whose fetlock or pastern joint bends forward and out of its natural position. boule uteri on (bö-lū-tē'ri-on), n.; pl. bouleute- ria (-a). [Gr. βουλευτήριον , βουλεύειν , advise, take counsel, βουλή , counsel: see boule2 .] In ancient and modern Greece, a senate-house or a embly-chamber. boulevard (bö'le-värd; F. pron. böl vär), n. [F.; older forms boulevert , bouleverc , bollwerk , bulwark: see bulwark .] Originally, a bulwark or rampart of a fortifica- tion or fortified town; hence, a public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifi- cations. The name is now sometimes extended to any street or walk encircling a town, and also to a street which is of especial width, is given a park-like appearance by re- serving spaces at the sides or center for shade-trees, flow- ers, seats, and the like, and is not used for heavy teaming. boulevardier (bö'le-vär-der; F. pron. böl-vär- dya'), n. [F., boulevard , boulevard.] One who frequents a boulevard, especially in Paris. bouleversement (bö-le-vers'ment), n. [F., boule verser , overthrow, overturn, boule , a ball (> E. bowl2 ), + verser , turn, overturn, verse , etc.] A turning upside down; the act of overturning; the state of be- ing overturned; overthrow; overturn; subver- sion; hence, generally, convulsion or confusion. boule-work (böl'werk), n . Same as buhl. boulimia, boulimy (bö-lim'i-ä, böʻli-mi), n. Same as bulimia . discharge summarily, as from one's employ- ment or post. [Slang, U. S.] II. in trans. 11. To beat hard or thump, so as to make a sudden noise. Yet still he bet and bounst upon the dore. Spenser, F. Q., V. ii. 21. Up, then, I say, both young and old, both man and maid a-maying, With drums, and guns that bounce aloud, and merry tabor playing! Beau . and Fl . , Knight of Burning Pestle, iv. 5. Another bounces as hard as he can knock. Swift . 2. To spring or leap against anything, so as to rebound; beat or thump by a spring; spring up with a rebound. If it had come to an oath, I don't think he would have bounced, neither; but, in common occurrences, there is no repeating after him. bounce (bouns), n. [ bounce .-3. A heavy blow, thrust, or thump. I heard two or three irregular bounces at my landlady's door, and upon the opening of it, a loud cheerful voice in- quiring whether the philosopher was at home. IMG:content-2373.png:[blocks in formation] "Why, whose should it be?" cried I, with a flounce; "I get these things often; "- but that was a bounce . Goldsmith, Haunch of Venison, 1. 42. Oh, Cicero!... not once did you give utterance to such a bounce as when you a erted, that never yet did human reason say one thing, and Nature say another. 7. Expulsion; discharge; dismi al. [Slang, U. S.J-8. [Perhaps of diff. origin.] A local English name of the dogfish or shark, Scyllio- rhinus catulus . To get the grand bounce, to be put out or discharged summarily from one's post or employ- ment. (Slang, U. S.] bounce (bouns), adv . [ bounce , v . and n.] With a bounce; suddenly. Rapp'd at the door, nor stay'd to ask, But bounce into the parlour entered. bounce able (boun'sa-bl), a. [ bounce + -able .] 1. Capable of being bounced, as a ball.-2. In- clined to bounce, or lie. [Rare.] bouncer (boun'sér), n . [ bounce + -er1.] 1. One who or that which bounces.-2. Something She was boun to go the way forthright. Chaucer , Franklin's Tale, 1. 759. big or large of its kind. Well chanced it that Adolf the night when he wed Had confe 'd and had sain'd him ere boune to his bed. Scott , Harold the Dauntle , iv. 14. bount (boun), v. [ bownen , boun , prepared: see boun , a.] I. trans. To prepare; make ready. The kyng boskes lettres anon, to bownen his bernes (men]. Joseph of Arimathie (ed. Skeat), 1. 414. So mourned he, till Lord Dacre's band Were bowning back to Cumber land. Spenser, F. Q., III. xi. 27. Swift. 3. A large, strong, vigorous person: as, she is a bouncer .-4. A strong muscular fellow kept in a hotel, restaurant, or other public resort, to bounce or expel disorderly persons. [Slang, U. S.]-5. A liar; a boaster; a bully.-6. A barefaced lie. [Colloq.] But you are not deceiving me? You know the first time you came into my shop what a bouncer you told me. b bouncing (boun's ing), p . a . [Ppr. of bounce , v .] 1. "the bouncin Vigorous; strong; stout: as bouncing Amazon," Shak., M. N. D., ii. 2; "a bouncing la ," Bulwer , Pelham, xlix.-2. Exaggerated; exce ive; big. [Colloq.] We have had a merry and a lusty ordinary, And wine, and good meat, and a bouncing reckoning. Fletcher, Wild goose Chase, i. 2. 3. Lying; bragging; boastful. I never saw such a bouncing , swaggering puppy since I was born. Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, iii. bouncing-bet (boun's ing-bet'), n. [That is, bouncing Bet ; Bet , Betsy , familiar forms of Eli- zabeth .] A name of the common soapwort, Sa- ponaria officinal is . See Saponaria . a bound, limit. Cf. bourn2 , a variant of the same word.] 1. That which limits or circum- scribes; an external or limiting line; hence, that which keeps in or restrains; limit; con- fine: as, the love of money knows no bounds . Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension! Milton , P. L., ii. 892. The dismal night-a night In which the bounds of heaven and earth were lost. Tennyson, Coming of Arthur. O God! I could be bounded in a nut-shell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams. Shak., Hamlet, ii. 2. It is not Italy, nor France, nor Europe, That must bound me, if my fates call me forth. B. Jonson, Volpone, ii. 1. 2. To serve as a limit to; constitute the extent of; restrain in amount, degree, etc.: as, to bound our wishes by our means. Quaff immortality and joy, secure Of surfeit, where full measure only bounds Exce . bound2 (bound), v. [First in early mod. E.; bondir , leap, bound, orig. make a loud re- sounding noise; perhaps bomb it are , hum, buzz, freq. verb bomb us , a humming or buzzing, bomb2 , q. v.] I. in trans. 1. To leap; jump; spring; move by leaps. Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds . Pope , Windsor Forest, 1. 99. 2. To rebound, as an elastic ball. = Syn. Leap , Spring, etc. See skip , v. i. If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favours, I could lay on like a butcher, and sit like a jack-an-apes, never off. Shak ., Hen. V., v. 2. 2. To cause to rebound: as, to bound a ball. bound2 (bound), n. [ bound2 , v .] 1. A leap onward or upward; a jump; a rebound. The horses started with a sudden bound . Add is on . These inward disgusts are but the first bounds of this ball of contention. Decay of Christ. Piety. 2. In ordnance, the path of a shot between two grazes: generally applied to the horizon- tal distance pa ed over by the shot between the points of impact. Barrow, Pope's Supremacy. bound1 (bound), n . [Early mod. E. also bownde , bowne ; bounde , boune , bunne , bonde (AF. bounde), earlier bodne , bunn a , bonna ), earlier but in a , 5. Certain; sure. [Colloq.] Those of his following considered him as smart as chain- lightning and bound to rise. Howells, Modern Instance, xxx. bound 6. Determined; resolved: as, he is bound to do it. [Colloq., U. S.] -7. In entom., attached by the posterior extremity to a perpendicular object, and supported in an upright position against it, by a silken thread pa ing acro the thorax, as the chrysalides of certain Lepi doptera.-8. Constipated in the bowels; costive.-9. Pregnant: said of a woman.-10. Provided with binding or a cover: said of books, etc.: as, bound volumes can be obtained in exchange for separate parts; bound in leather. electricity. See induction. - Bound extra, in full binding (as opposed to half or quarter-binding), full tooled, and forwarded and finished with extra care (generally by hand) and in the best materials: applied to bound books.-Bound up in. (a) Embodied in; inseparably connected with. The whole State... being bound up in the sovereign. Brougham . Quarrel not rashly with adversities not yet understood, and overlook not the mercies often bound up in them. Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., i. 29. (b) Having all the affections centered in; entirely devoted to. She is the only child of a decrepit father whose life is bound up in hers. Steele , Spectator, No. 449.