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gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank. I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored. Shak.

Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast. So from their own clear north in radiant streams, Bright over Europe bursts the boreal morn. Thomson.

The north wind; -- usually a personification.

A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.

The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. Dickens.

Same as BourrÉ\'82. [Obs.] Swift.

See Borrel.

The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (Atelodus bicornis).

One that bores; an instrument for boring.

Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. Darwin.

Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. "An arboreal walk." Pollok.

Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy.

The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver.

lk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree. "Arborescent hollyhocks." Evelyn.

A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] Spenser. Among thick-woven arborets, and flowers Imbordered on each bank. Milton.

A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.

In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2½ to 3 inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.

One who labors with another; an associate in labor.

A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe, while the women act as musicians.

To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.