2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.
3. A restless vagabond; — originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]
Note: In this sense from the French bohémien, a gypsy; also, a person
of irregular habits.
She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother,
who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances. Thackeray.
BOHEMIANISM
Bo*he"mi*an*ism, n.
Defn: The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]
BOHUN UPAS
Bo"hun u"pas.
Defn: See Upas.
BOIAR
Bo*iar", n.
Defn: See Boyar.
BOIL
Boil, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Boiling.] Etym:
[OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in
a bubbling motion, from bulla bubble; akin to Gr. , Lith. bumbuls.
Cf. Bull an edict, Budge, v., and Ebullition.]