Bold : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bold	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Bold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bold adj fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" Antonym(s): timid clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design" very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" Synonym(s): bluff, bold, sheer n a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: boldface, {bold face}, bold]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\ (b[omac]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. {Bawd}, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. Throngs of knights and barons bold. --Milton. 2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous. [bd]The bold design leased highly.[b8] --Milton. 3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. --Shak. 4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold. [bd]Bold tales.[b8] --Waller. The cathedral church is a very bold work. --Addison. 5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief. Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. --Dryden. 6. Steep; abrupt; prominent. Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. --Trumbull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\, v. t. To make bold or daring. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\, v. i. To be or become bold. [Obs.]