n. [ Gr. &unr_; soot. ] (Chem.) A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck. ] (Zool.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Archery) A weapon, used in discharging arrows or bolts, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A crossbowman.[ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Disembodied. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. dis- + F. bosquet grove. ] Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Bowel, v. t. ] To disembowel. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by
n. [ D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck. ] (Zool.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖pos>n. [ D. grijs gray + bok buck. ] (Zool.) A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal. [ 1913 Webster ]
imp. of Misbede. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. of Misbede. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Born to misfortune. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A boy who distributes or sells newspapers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and finishing knit underwear. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]