Defn: To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. Leslie
Stephen.
BULK
Bulk, n. Etym: [Icel. balkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk, n. & v.]
Defn: A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]
Here, stand behind this bulk. Shak.
BULKER
Bulk"er, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.
BULKHEAD
Bulk"head`, n. Etym: [See Bulk part of a building.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front. Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not project; — usually, the harbor line.
BULKINESS
Bulk"i*ness, n.