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- Boss - n. - Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
- Boss - n. - A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
- Boss - n. - A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
- Boss - n. - A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- Boss - n. - The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.
- Boss - n. - A swage or die used for shaping metals.
- Boss - n. - A head or reservoir of water.
- Boss - v. t. - To ornament with bosses; to stud.
- Boss - n. - A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
- Bossage - n. - A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape.
- Bossage - n. - Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings.
- Bossed - imp. & p. p. - of Boss
- Bossed - a. - Embossed; also, bossy.
- Bosses - pl. - of Boss
- Bosset - n. - A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer.
- Bossing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Boss
- Bossism - n. - The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.
- Bossy - a. - Ornamented with bosses; studded.
- Bossy - n. - A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
- Lierne rib - - In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.
- Spangle - n. - A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress.
- Umbilicus - n. - An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
- Embossed - a. - Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield.
- Nail - n. - To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
- Knurl - n. - A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
- Umbo - n. - The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
- Miserere - n. - A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia.
- Boss - n. - Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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- H1354 גַב - 1354 גַב - גַב - - gab - gab - from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare גֵּו and גּוּף); the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.; back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring. - Noun - heb
- H1355 גַּב - 1355 גַּב - גַּב - - gab - gab - (Aramaic) corresponding to גַב; {the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.}; back. - Noun Masculine - arc
- H5351 נְקֻדָּה - 5351 נְקֻדָּה - נְקֻדָּה - - nᵉquddâh - ned-ood-daw' - feminine of נָקֹד; a boss; stud. - Noun Feminine - heb
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