a. [ OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. balþei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n. ]
Throngs of knights and barons bold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cathedral church is a very bold work. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make bold or daring. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be or become bold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. --
To make bold,
v. t.
Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. to print in boldface. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a typeface with thick heavy lines; -- also called
a.
I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]
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adv. [ AS. bealdlīce. ] In a bold manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being bold. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who emboldens. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Embolden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G., perh. orig., house god, hose protector. See Cobalt ] A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English
a. Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent. Shak. --
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