. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . e transferred todishes of various forms. Bolevardus, Med. Lat. A boulevard or ram-part. Bombard, O. E. A machine for projectingstones or iron balls ; the precursor of the used in the 14th century. Bombards, O. E. Padded breeches. InElizabeths reign the breeches, then called Bom-bards, wer
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . e transferred todishes of various forms. Bolevardus, Med. Lat. A boulevard or ram-part. Bombard, O. E. A machine for projectingstones or iron balls ; the precursor of the used in the 14th century. Bombards, O. E. Padded breeches. InElizabeths reign the breeches, then called Bom-bards, were stuffed so wide that a gallery orscaffold was erected to accommodate membersof Parliament who wore them. The engravingshows James I. (painted 1614) attired for hawk-ing. (Fig. 91.) Bombax, O. E. The stuff now called Bom-basin. A sort of fine silk or cotton cloth wellknown upon the continent during the 13thcentury. (Strntt.) Bombe, Fr. Curved furniture, introducedin the iSth century. Bombulom or Bunibulum, O. E. (from theGreek ^o^^os, a hollow deep sound). A musi-cal instrument consisting of an angular framewith metal plates, whicli sounded when shakenlike the sistrum of tlie Egyptians. 44 WORDS USED IN Bombylos and Bombyle, Gr. and R. A vase) called from the <:umlini: noise which the.
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