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BOSS . (I) (From the O. Eng. boce, a swelling, cf. Ital. bozza, and Fr. bosse, possibly connected with the O. Ger. bozzn. to See also:

BEAT (a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages; it is connected with the similar Romanic words derived from the Late Lat. battere)

beat). See also:

BOSSUET, JAQUES BENIGNE (1627-1704)

BOSSUET 2 8 7 a See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round protuberance; the projecting centre or " umbo " of a buckler; in See also:

GEOLOGY (from Gr. yp7, the earth, and Abyor, science)

geology a See also:

PROJECTION

projection of See also:

rock through strata of another See also:

SPECIES

species; in See also:

ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture, the projecting See also:

KEYSTONE

keystone of the ribs of a vault which masks their junction; the See also:

TERM

term is also applied to similar projecting blocks at every intersection. The boss was often richly carved, generally with conventional foliage but sometimes with angels, animals or See also:

GROTESQUE

grotesque figures. The boss was also employed in the See also:

FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

TIMBER

timber ceilings of the 15th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, where it formed the junction of See also:

CROSS

cross-ribs. (2) (From the Dutch baas, a word used by the Dutch settlers in New See also:

York for " See also:

MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master," and so generally used by the See also:

KAFFIRS (Arabic Kafir, an unbeliever)

Kaffirs in See also:

South See also:

Africa; connected with the Ger. See also:

BASE

Base, See also:

cousin, meaning a " See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief kinsman," the See also:

head of a See also:

HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household or See also:

FAMILY

family), a colloquial term, first used in See also:

AMERICA

America, for an employer, a foreman, and generally any one who gives orders, especially in See also:

AMERICAN

American See also:

POLITICAL

political See also:

SLANG

slang for the manager of a party organization.

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