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1,814 words match “BON”

BON a.
Good; valid as security for something.
BON SILENE n.
A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.
BON TON n.
The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
BON VIVANT p.
A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
BON-ACCORD n.
Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [Scot.]
BONA FIDE n.
or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.
BONA FIDES n.
Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.
BONA PERITURA n.
Perishable goods. Bouvier.
BONA ROBA n.
A showy wanton; a courtesan. Shak
BONACI n. 2 definitions
A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also aguaji and, in Florida, black grouper.
BONAIR a.
Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding. [Obs.]
BONANZA n.
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.]
BONAPARTEAN a.
Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.
BONAPARTISM n.
The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.
BONAPARTIST n.
One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.
BONASUS; BONASSUS n.
The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.
BONBON n.
Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.
BONBONNIERE n.
A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.
BONCE n.
A boy's game played with large marbles.
BONCHRETIEN n.
A name given to several kinds of pears. See Bartlett.
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