Part 1314

<h1>Bourbonism</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"bon*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.</def>

<h1>Bourbonist</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"bon*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.</def>

<h1>Bourbon whisky</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"bon whis"ky</hw>. <def>See under <er>Whisky</er>.</def>

<h1>Bourd</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bourd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bourde</ets> fib, lie, OF. <ets>borde</ets>, <ets>bourde</ets>, jest, joke.]</ety> <def>A jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Bourd</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bourd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Bourder</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bourd"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A jester.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bourdon</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>burdo</ets> mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. <ets>muleta</ets> a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.]</ety> <def>A pilgrim's staff.</def>

<h1>Bourdon</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"don`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Burden</er> a refrain.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See <er>Burden</er> (of a song.)</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of organ stop.</def>

<h1>Bourgeois</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From a French type founder named <ets>Bourgeois</ets>, or fr. F. <ets>bourgeois</ets> of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. <ets>bourgeois</ets>, <ets>borgis</ets>. Cf. <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type between long primer and brevier. See <er>Type</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; <bourgeoistype>This line is printed in <i>bourgeois</i> type.</bourgeoistype></note>

<h1>Bourgeois</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>bourg</ets> town; of German origin. See <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety> <def>A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class.</def> <mark>[France.]</mark>

<def2><tt>a.</tt> <def>Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.</def></def2>

<h1>Bourgeoisie</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour*geoi*sie"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade.</def>

<h1>Bourgeon</h1> <Xpage=171>

<hw>Bour"geon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>burjoun</ets> a bud, <ets>burjounen</ets> to bud, F. <ets>bourgeon</ets> a bud, <ets>bourgeonner</ets> to bud; cf. OHG. <ets>burjan</ets> to raise.]</ety> <def>To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.</def>