Part 1307

<h1>Bougie</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bou*gie"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bougie</ets> wax candle, bougie, fr. <ets>Bougie</ets>, <ets>Bugia</ets>, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were first imported into Europe.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A long, flexible instrument, that is</def>

<note>introduced into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove obstructions, or for the other purposes. It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body. It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for introduction into urethra, etc.</def>

<h1>Bouilli</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bou`illi"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety> (<fld>Cookery<fld>) <def>Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in water from which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon or soup has been made.</def>

<h1>Bouillon</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bou`illon"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.</def>

<h1>Bouk</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bouk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>b\'81c</ets><?/ belly; akin to G. <ets>bauch</ets>, Icel. <ets>b\'81<?/kr</ets> body.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Bulk; volume.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Boul</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Boul</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A curved handle.</def>

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

<h1>Boulangerite</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bou*lan"ger*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Boulanger</ets>, a French mineralogist.]</ety> (<fld>Min.</fld>) <def>A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is sulphide of antimony and lead.</def>

<h1>Bulder</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Bul"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Bowlder</er>.</def>

<h1>Bouldery</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw>Boul"der*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characterized by bowlders.</def>

<h1>Boule, Boulework</h1> <Xpage=170>

<hw><hw>Boule</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Boule"work`</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Buhl</er>, <er>Buhlwork</er>.</def>

<h1>Boulevard</h1> <Xpage=170>