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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Boss' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 5 results for Boss' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[ecr]z). [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b[d3]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[d3]zan, MHG. b[93]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}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[ocr]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.] | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Boss, MO Zip code(s): 65440 | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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BOSS Bridgport Operating System Software. A derivative of the {ISO 1054} numerical machine control language for milling, etc. | |
