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r, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.

A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition. [R.] He was a thing of blood, whose every motion Was timed with dying cries. Shak.

One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] Shak.

Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty. Dryden.

A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall.

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn. Milton. In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to blush. Buckminster. He would…

ense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak.

Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman. I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall.

Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian. Yet noisy bombast carefully avoid. Dryden.

Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.

Moral or political duty or obligation. I love your majesty According to my bond, nor more nor less. Shak.

o benefit; to give in addition. [Obs.] And I will boot thee with what gift beside Thy modesty can beg. Shak.

To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another. Rites borrowed from the ancients. Macaulay. It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. Milton.…

The style of Boswell.

Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. Many tall and bouncing young ladies. Thackeray.

Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding. I am much bounden to your majesty. Shak.

Hasty in temper; impetuous. Grose.

A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music. Aria di bravura ( Etym: [It.], a florid air demanding brilliant execution.

A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor. Before his old rusty breastplate could be scoured, and his cracked headpiece mended. Swift.

Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson.