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ne's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid. Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus. Mitford. They would not thread the gates. Shak.

ve sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. Milton.

f, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire. Dryden. In their glittering tissues bear emblazed Holy memorials. Milton.

The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.

The proboscis of an elephant.

An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled. Dr. W. Smith.

The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.

Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss.

To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher,

Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom. Prior.

A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.

Contractile vacuole. (Zoöl.) See under Contractile, and see Illusts. of Infusoria, and Lobosa. -- Food vacuole. (Zoöl.) See under Food, and see Illust. of Infusoria.

The bush hog, or boshvark.

Abounding with words; verbose. [Obs.] Shak.

To be verbose.

use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. W. Irving. This barren verbiage current among men. Tennyson.

ormerly warmed my head with reading controversial writings. Pope. Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed. Keble.

To bear heavily; to press hard. Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart. Shak.

life; weregild. [Obs.] Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were. Bosworth.

The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness. Jeffrey.