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Blue-bonnet: Definition and part of speech

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Blue-bonnet

  1. n. The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus); the bluecap.
  2. n. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman.
  3. n. A plant. Same as Bluebottle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blowgun: Definition and part of speech

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Blowgun

  1. n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; — called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blowhole: Definition and part of speech

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Blowhole

  1. n. An air hole in a casting.
  2. n. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity.
  3. n. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
  4. n. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blow-off: Definition and part of speech

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Blow-off

  1. adj. An outburst of temper or excitement.
  2. n. A blowing off steam, water, etc.;
  3. adj. as, a blow-off cock or pipe.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blowpipe: Definition and part of speech

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Blowpipe

  1. n. A blowgun; a blowtube.
  2. n. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blowtube: Definition and part of speech

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Blowtube

  1. n. A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of “metal” (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; — called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
  2. n. A blowgun.
  3. n. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.