Part 1289

<hw>Bo"re*as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>boreas</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The north wind; -- usually a personification.</def>

<h1>Borecole</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bore"cole`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boerenkool</ets> (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.]</ety> <def>A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.</def>

<h1>Boredom</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bore"dom</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.</def>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The realm of bores; bores, collectively.</def>

<h1>Boree</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bo*ree"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Bourr\'90\'82</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Borel</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bor"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Borrel</er>.</def>

<h1>Borele</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bor"e*le</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (<spn>Atelodus bicornis</spn>).</def>

<h1>Borer</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bor"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One that bores; an instrument for boring.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus <spn>Teredo</spn> and allies, which burrows in wood. See <er>Teredo</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any bivalve mollusk (<spn>Saxicava</spn>, <spn>Lithodomus</spn>, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the larv\'91 of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See <cref>Apple borer</cref>, under <er>Apple</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The hagfish (<spn>Myxine</spn>).</def>

<h1>Boric</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bo"ric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.</def>

<cs><col>Boric acid</col>, <cd>a white crystalline substance <chform>B(OH)3</chform>, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.</cd></cs>

<h1>Boride</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bo"ride</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; -- formerly called <altname>boruret</altname>.</def>

<h1>Boring</h1> <Xpage=168>

<hw>Bor"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; <as>as, the <ex>boring</ex> of cannon; the <ex>boring</ex> of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.</as></def>

<blockquote>One of the most important applications of <b>boring</b> is in the formation of artesian wells. <i>Tomlinson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A hole made by boring.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The chips or fragments made by boring.</def>

<cs><col>Boring bar</col>, <cd>a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes.</cd> -- <col>Boring tool</col> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld>, <cd>a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes.</cd></cs>