Vocabulary : Bosporian to Bossism
Bosporian : Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.Bosporus : A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof.
Bosquet : A grove; a thicket; shrubbery; an inclosure formed by branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed. ;; See Bosket.
Boss : Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood. ;; A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus. ;; A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations. ;; A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. ;; The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. ;; A swage or die used for shaping metals. ;; A head or reservoir of water. ;; To ornament with bosses; to stud. ;; A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
Bossage : A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape. ;; Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings.
