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BOISGEACH, 04». Gleaming; flaming;
flashing.
BOISGEALACHD, s. /. Sparkling;
glittering, radiance ; gleaming, flashing.
BOISGEANTA, adj. Bright, shining,
radiant, luminous.
BOISGEIL, adj. Dazzling, flashing,
shining, luminous. See Boillsgeii.
BÒ1T, s.f. The Isle of Bute.
BÒ1TEACH, adj. Of Bute; a native of
Bute.
BOITEAG, -EiG, -AN, s,/. A maggot; a
bait for fishing.
BOITEAL, -EiL, > s. m. A bundle of straw
BOITEAN, i or hay.
BOITEAL, -EIL, s. m. Pride, haughtiness,
arrogance.
Ì30ITEALACH. -aiche, adj. Prideful,
haughty, presumptuous, arrogant.
BOITEANACH, adj. In wisps, or bundles,
as hay or straw is.
BOITEANACHADH, Making up straw
into bundles.
BOLADH, -AiDH, s. »1. A smell, stink;
savour.
BOL, -AIDH, BH-, V. a. Smell, scent.
BÒ-LANN, -A, s. •"I. A cow-house, a byre ;
a fold.
BOLANTA, nf/j. Excellent; consummate;
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BON
Boll, s. m. The boss of a bridle, or gor
get.
BOLL A, /)/. -achan, ». m. A net, or
anchor buoy. A boll, Scotch measure of
grain, sixteen pecks.
t BoLLOG, s.f. See Ballag.
t BoLLSGAiRE, -EAN, s. m. An antiquary ;
a herald ; a crier at court; a boaster.
t BoLLSGAiE-BÙiRD, s. VI. A gTand-carver
t BoLLSGAiR, -IDH, BH-, V. 11. Proclaim.
f BoLTADH, s.f. A bolt or bar.
f BoLTANAS, -Ais, 5. »«. (from Boladh.)
Smell, odour, perfume.
f BoLTNIGH, -IDH, BH-, V. ti. Smell.
BOLT, BUILT, s. m. A welt, edging, mar-
gin, border: oftener pronounced. Bait.
BOLTR.'VCH, -AICH, s. m. A scent, smell,
odour, perfume.
BOLTRACHAN, -ain, -an, s. m. (Bol-
tratrh.) A scent bottle; a perfume; a nose-
BOLTRACHAS, -ais, s. m. (from Bol.)
Perfumery ; fragrance.
f Boltunnachadh, -AIDH, s. wi.
ing, a smelling.
A scent-
t BoLUNTA, adj. Refined; excellent; fine,
exquisite.
BOM A, s.m. A bomb.
f BojiAN, -AIDH, BH-« V. v.. Boast ; exait;
vaunt ; brag.
fine, exquisite.
BOLANTaCHD, s. /. Perfection; ex- f
quisiteness.
BÒ-LAOIGH, *. /. A cow with calf; a
milch cow.
BOLB, X. m. A species of worm, destructive
to bushes, &c.
BOLG, BUILG, s. m. A bag, budget; a
quiver ; the womb, belly ; the boss of a
shield ;
B.ilg.
a pimple, blain or blister. See
+ BoLG, -AIDH, BH-, V. n. Extend, blow,
swell, blister.
BOLGACH, -AICHE, adj. (from Bolg.)
Abounding in bags, or blisters ; like a
budget.
BOLGACH, -AicH, s. f. A boil ; the small
pox,
BOLG AM, -AIM, s. m. A sip ; a mouthful.
BOLG AN, -AiK, -AN, s. m. dim. of Bolg.
A little bag ; a small pimple or blister.
BOLG-UHUBH, -uibhe, adj. Cloudy,
dark, gloomy.
BOLG-SAIGHEAD, -EiD,5. m. A quiver.
BOLGAN-BÈICEACH, -ich, s. vi. A
fu7i-ball.
BOLG-SElDIDH, s.f. A pair of bellows.
BOLG-SOLAIR, -e, s. m. (Bolg, and
Solar,) A magazine.
BoMANACHD, s. f. Bragging, boasting,
vaunting ; blustering.
BOMANACH, adj. Blustering ; boasting.
BONAID, s./. A bonnet.
BONN, BUINN, s. m. A sole; a foundation
; a bottom, or base ; a coin. Bouqleth-chruin,
a half croiun piece. Thug e na
buinn as, he took to his keels. PI. Buiun,
Bonnan.
BONNACH, -AICH, s. m. A cake, in Scotland
bannock.
BONNACH AIR, -e, -ean, s.m. (Bonnach,
and Fear. ) A wandering greedy beggar.
BONNACH AIREACHD, i./. Practice
of a wandering glutton.
BONN ACHAN, -ain, -an, s. m. dim. of
Bonnach. A little cake.
BONNACHAN, -ain, s.m. (Bonn.) That
part of a spade on which the foot presses.
BONNAG, -AiG, 5./. Ajump, aspring;a
new year's gift. See Bainiag.
BONNAGACH, adj. Leapinjj, bounding,
jumping.
BONNAN, -AIN, -AN, s. VI. dim. of Bonn.
A little sole.
t BoN'yAiKNE, s. m. A footman, a lacquiy
a bittern.
BoNNAMH, s. m. A tribe, or family.
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