a. [ Blood + Prov. E. bolter to mat in tufts. Cf. Balter. ] Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Boultel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of fishing line. See Boulter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. One who bolts; esp.:
a. Armed with dreaded bolts. “Dread-bolted thunder.” [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]