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at a public table, or of the dishes (with prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc. -- Bill of health, a certificate from the proper authorities as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time of her leaving port. -- Bill of indictment, a written accusation lawfully presented to a grand jur…

The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively. [Obs.]

ine, or of sulphurous acid. Ure. Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime. Smollett.

Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted. The blear-eyed Crispin. Drant.

To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Shak. It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee. 1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R.…

To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue. Shak.

A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. Pope.

an paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.

Swollen; protuberant.

to play the bully; to storm; to rage. Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants. Burke.

A native of Boeotia; also, one who is dull and ignorant.

The Osage orange (Maclura aurantiaca). The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies. U. S. Census (1880).

A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.

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

A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier.

ly to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee. [Colloq. U. S.]

That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present. Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).

Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant. Shak.