Definition of boss

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Boss (n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations..

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Anaglyptics :: Anaglyptics (n.) The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc..
Bossage :: Bossage (n.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape..
Bosses :: Bosses (pl. ) of Bos.
Tissue :: Tissue (n.) A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures..
Raised :: Raised (a.) Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work..
Boss :: Boss (n.) A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. i.) To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.
Bossing :: Bossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bos.
Anaglyptography :: Anaglyptography (n.) The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc..
Boss :: Boss (n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder..
Chignon :: Chignon (n.) A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head..
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed..
Bead :: Bead (n.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments..
Bossy :: Bossy (a.) Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Disembossom :: Disembossom (v. t.) To separate from the bosom.
Spangle :: Spangle (n.) A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress..
Bossy :: Bossy (n.) A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
Bossed :: Bossed (a.) Embossed; also, bossy..
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear..
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