Vocabulary : Bohea to Boiler
Bohea : Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under Tea.
Bohemia : A country of central Europe. ;; Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3.
Bohemian : Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2. ;; Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. ;; A native of Bohemia. ;; The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family. ;; A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals.
Bohemianism : The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian.
Bohun upas : See Upas.
Boiar : See Boyar.
Boil : To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils. ;; To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves. ;; To pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away. ;; To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger. ;; To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling. ;; To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. ;; To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt. ;; To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes. ;; To steep or soak in warm water. ;; Act or state of boiling. ;; A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, whic
Boilary : See Boilery.
Boiled : of Boil ;; Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled clothes.
Boiler : One who boils. ;; A vessel in which any thing is boiled. ;; A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes. ;; A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily.
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