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Caused by boscage. Darkened over by long bosky shadows. H. James.

Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley. "The bottoms and the high grounds." Stoddard.

A long, flexible instrument, that is

A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.

o fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine. Where full measure only bounds excess. Milton. Phlegethon . . . Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds. Dryden.

A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.

ing, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. Milton. The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith.

h the tones are produced by the bow. -- Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window. -- To draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]

A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.

pproximately hemisherical), to hold liquids, etc. Brought them food in bowls of basswood. Longfellow.

Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile. A boyish, odd conceit. Baillie.

Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve.

A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.

han the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc. To branch out into a long disputation. Spectator.

A brave person; one who is daring. The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. F. S. Key.

nfused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones. Where the brook brawls along the painful road. Wordsworth.

sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow.

ross a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows. [Written also brestsummer and bressummer.]

Stop; pause; delay. You shake the head at so long a breathing. Shak.

Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).