BULLA

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

2.
n.

The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.

3.
n.

A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.

4.
n.

A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.


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