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BOSSES
Noun
bosses
plural of boss
Verb
bosses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boss
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Source: Wiktionary
BOSS
Boss, n.; pl. Bosses. Etym: [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. bozo tuft, bunch, OHG. bozan, MHG. bĂ´zen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.]
1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
2. 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.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
4. Etym: [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. bösse.]
Definition: 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. Gwilt.
5. (Mech.) (a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. (b) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]
Boss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] Etym: [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.]
Definition: To ornament with bosses; to stud.
Boss, n. Etym: [D. baas master.]
Definition: A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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