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A bomb. See Bomb, n.

Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidæ.

Silken; made of silk. [Obs.] Coles.

Buzzing, like a bumblebee; as, the bombylious noise of the horse fly. [Obs.] Derham.

A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.

Good; valid as security for something.

A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.

The height of the fashion; fashionable society.

A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.

Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [Scot.]

or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.

Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.

Perishable goods. Bouvier.

A showy wanton; a courtesan. Shak

A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also aguaji and, in Florida, black grouper.

Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding. [Obs.]

In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income. [Colloq. U. S.]

Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.

The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.

One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.