Part 1284

<blockquote>This is better than <b>boozing</b> in public houses. <i>H. R. Haweis.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Booze</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Booze</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A carouse; a drinking.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Boozer</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Booz"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who boozes; a toper; a guzzler of alcoholic liquors; a bouser.</def>

<h1>Boozy</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Booz"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>C. Kingsley.</i>

<h1>Bopeep</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bo*peep"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Bo</ets> + <ets>peep</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.</def>

<blockquote>I for sorrow sung, That such a king should play <b>bopeep</b>, And go the fools among. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Borable</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bor"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being bored.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Borachte</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bo*rach"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>borracha</ets> a leather bottle for wine, <ets>borracho</ets> drunk, fr. <ets>borra</ets> a lamb.]</ety> <def>A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>You're an absolute <b>borachio</b>. <i>Congreve.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Boracic</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bo*rac"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>boracique</ets>. See <er>Borax</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; <as>as, <ex>boracic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<h1>Boracite</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bo"ra*cite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.</def>

<h1>Boracous</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bo"ra*cous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.</def>

<h1>Borage</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bor"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>borage</ets> (cf. F. <ets>bourrache</ets>, It. <ets>borraggine</ets>, <ets>borrace</ets>, LL. <ets>borago</ets>, <ets>borrago</ets>, LGr. <ets><?/</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>borra</ets>, F. <ets>bourre</ets>, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.</def>

<h1>Boragewort</h1> <Xpage=167>

<hw>Bor"age*wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Plant of the Borage family.</def>

<h1>Boraginaceous</h1> <Xpage=167>