bombinate 
natM, pp. of 'bombinare, erroneous form of LL. 
bombitare: see bombilate.] To buzz; make a 
buzzing sound ; bombilate. [Rare.] 
As easy and as profitable a problem to solve the Rabe- 
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618 
Sombyx commonly referred to this family are Saturnin, 
Attacits, Odonestis, Lasiocampa, and Eliswcampa. See cut 
under Bwnbyx. 
bombyciform (bom-bis'i-form), a. [< L. bom- 
byx (bombyc-), a silkworm, + forma, form.] 
laisian riddle of the bombimtiivj chimera with its poten- TT- V :" t i,p phnrartpTN of a bombvcid moth 
tial or hypothetical faculty of deriving sustenance from a *Z** l^f^^* r^T ,- T t 
course of diet on second intentions. 
Bombycilla (bom-bi-sil'a), n. [NL., < L. bom- 
Swinburne, Shakespeare, p. 199. gy X (bombyc-), silk, + -cilia, taken from Mota- 
bombination (bom-bi-na'shon), . [< bombi- cilia, in the assumed sense of : 'tail.'] A genus 
nate. Cf. bonMlatioti."] Buzz ; humming noise, of birds, the silktails or waxwings : same as Am- 
Bombinator (bom'bi-na-tor), n. [NL. (Mer- nelis in the most restricted sense. See Ampells. 
rein, 1820), < ML. *lmmUnare, buzz: see bombi- Bombycillid* (bom-bi-sil'i-de), n.pl. [NL., < 
nate.~\ A genus of European frogs, made typi- Bombycilla + -idce.~\ A family of birds, repre- 
cal of a family Bombinatoridce, now referred to sented by the genus Bombycilla : same as Am- 
the family Discoglossidai. B. igneus is the typi- pelidte in the most restricted sense. [Disused.] 
cal species, called bombardier. Bombycina (bom-bi-si'na), n. pi. [NL., < Bom- 
Bombinatoridae (bom"bi-na-tor'i-de), n. pi. byx (Bombyc-) + -ina.'] 'X tribe or superfamily 
[NL., < Bombinator + -idai.~] ' A family of anu- of moths containing the bombycids, as distin- 
rous batrachians, having a tongue, maxillary guished from the sphinxes on the one hand and 
C. W. Cable, Creoles of Louisiana, p. 153. 
ami Custoonatinda. ! gi^en; silk. 2. Of cotton, or of paper 
bomb-ketch (bom'kech),n. A small, strongly made of cotton . N . E. D. 
built, ketch-rigged vessel, carrying one mortar bombycinous (bom-bis'i-nus), a. [< L. bomby- 
or more, for service in a bombardment. Also JJJJg gee 6oTO U.jne.] j. si . en ; made of silk, 
called bomb-vessel. 2. Silky; feeling like silk. 3. Of the color 
! of the silkworm-moth; of a pale-yellow color. 
, , E. Daricin. 
bomb-lance (bom'lans), . A lance or harpoon Bombycistoma, Bombycistomus i (bom-bi-sis'- 
having a hollow head charged with gunpowder, to-ma, -mus), . [NL., < Gr. /%/3tf , silk, -r 
which is automatically fired when thrust into a <rroua, mouth.] Synonyms of Batrachostomus 
whale (which see). 
bombolo (bom'bo-16), n. [< It. bombola, a bombycoid (bom'bi-koid), a. Of or relating to 
pitcher, bottle, < b'omba: see lomb*.] A sphe- the Bombycida;. 
roidal vessel of flint-glass, used in subliming bombylll, n. Plural of bombylms. 
crude camphor. It is usually about 12 inches Bombyllldae (bom-bi-li i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
in diameter. Also bumbelo, bumbolo. Bombylins + -id.(K.~\ A family of brachycerous 
bombous (bom'- or bum'bus), a. [< L. bombus, dipterous insects, of the section Tetracheetai 
*'--'- or Tanystomata; the humblenies. They have a 
long proboscis, the third antennal joint not annulate, 
three prolonged basal cells, and usually four posterior 
cells. The family is large, containing upward of 1,400 
species, found in all parts of the world. They usually have 
hairy bodies, are very swift in night, and are sometimes 
called flower-flits, from their feeding upon pollen and 
honey extracted by means of the long proboscis. The typi- 
Silkworm (Bomfy. 
0, about natural size. 
n., taken as adj.: see bomb^.] If. Booming; 
humming. 2. [< bomb% + -ous.] Convexly 
round, like a segment of a bomb; spherical. 
In some parts [of the integument of the Selachii], as for 
example on the head, they [the dermal denticles] often 
have a bombmw surface, and are set irregularly. 
Qegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 423. 
bomb-proof (bom'prof), a. and n. I. a. Strong 
II. n. In fort., a structure of such design 
and strength as to resist the penetration and 
cal genus is Bombylius; other genera are Anthrax, Loma- 
*- * * ,. ~ tia, and Nemestrina. 
enough to resist the impact and explosive force bombylioust (bom-bil'i-us), a. [< Gr. J3ou/)v- 
of _bombs or shells striking on the outside. ? l( <;<. ; a bumblebee (see bombylius), + -ous.~] Buz- 
zing; humming like a bee. 
Vexatious, . . . not by stinging, . . . but only by their 
bombylious noise. Derham, Physico-Theol., iv. 14. 
bombylius (bom-bil'i-us), .; pi. bombylii (-i). [< 
Gr. (a) (3o[i[)vAi6c, or [Ip/ipiifaof, a narrow-necked 
vessel that gurgles in pour- 
ing; (b) I3o[t/3v2.i6f, a bumble- 
bee; < flofiSoc, a humming, 
buzzing: seebombus, bomb?.] 
1. In arclxEol., a form of 
Greek vase, of moderate 
size, varying between the 
types of the lekythos and 
the aryballus. It was used 
for containing perfumes, and 
also for pouring liquids, etc. 
Bomb-proof. 
the shattering force of shells. Such structures are 
made in a variety of ways, but are usually, at least in part, 
beneath the level of the ground. They may be entirely of 
metal, so shaped that shot and shell will glance from the 
surface without piercing them, or they may be of vaulted 
masonry, or even of timber covered and faced with mas- 
sive embankments of earth, the latter forming the most 
effective shield against modern projectiles. Bomb-proofs 
are provided in permanent and often in temporary forti- Tt , .. .... . 
fications to place the magazine and stores in safety during BombyX (bom Diks), n 
2. [cap.} [NL.] The t 
enus of the family - 
a bombardment, and also to afford shelter to the garrison 
or to non-combatants. 
We entered a lofty bomb-proof which was the bedroom 
of the commanding officer. 
W. H. Russell, London Times, June 11, 1861. 
bombshell (bom'shel), n. Same as bomb 2 , 1. 
bombus (bpm'bus), n. [L., < Gr. fSAftfiof, a 
buzzing noise : see bomb 2 .] 1. Inpathol. : (a) 
A humming or buzzing noise in the ears, (b) 
A rumbling noise in the intestines ; borboryg- 
mus. 2. [cap.'] A genus of bees, family Api- 
dai, containing the honey-producing aculeate . 
or sting-possessing hymenopterous insects com- 
monly called bumblebees. See bumblebee, and 
cut under Hymenoptera. 
bomb-vessel (bom'ves'el), n. Same as bomb- 
ketch. 
bombycid (bom' bi-sid), a. and n. I. a. Per- 
taining to or having the characters of the Bom- 
bycida!. 
Scent-organs in some bombycid moths. Science, VII. 505. 
II. n. One of the Bombycida;. 
Bombycidae (bom-bis'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Bom- 
byx (Bombyc-) + -id<e.] A family of nocturnal 
heterocerous Lepidoptera, or moths, important 
as containing the silkworm-moth, having the 
[L. 
bombyx (in ML. corruptly 
bombax : see bombace, bom- 
bast, bombazine), < Gr. f)6/i- 
fhj, a Silkworm, Silk, COt- Black-figured Bomby- 
ton; origin uncertain.] 1. 
A Linnean genus of lepidopterous insects, now 
the type of the family Bombycida;. The caterpillar 
of the Bombyx mori is well known by the name of silk- 
worm. When full-grown it is 3 inches long, whitish-gray, 
smooth, v.-ith a horn on the penultimate segment of the 
tody. It feeds on the leaves of the mulberry (in the 
United States also on those of the Osage orange), and 
spins an oval cocoon of the size of a pigeon's egg, of a 
close tissue, with very fine silk, usually of a yellow color, 
but sometimes white. Each silk-fiber is double, and is 
spun from a viscid substance contained in two tubular or- 
gans ending in a spinneret at the mouth. A single fiber 
is often 1,100 feet long. It requires 1,600 worms to pro- 
duce 1 pound of silk. Greek missionaries first brought 
the eggs of the silkworm from China to Constantinople in 
the reign of Justinian (A. D. 527-565). In the twelfth cen- 
tury the cultivation of silk was introduced into the kingdom 
of Naples from the Morea, and several centuries afterward 
into France. The silkworm undergoes a variety of changes 
during the short period of its life. When hatched it ap- 
pears as a black worm ; after it has finished its cocoon it 
becomes a chrysalis, and finally a perfect cream-colored 
insect or moth, with four wings. For other silk-spinning 
bombycids. see silkworm. See cut in next column. 
2. In conch., a genus of pulmonate gastropods. 
antennae bipectinate, the palpi small, and the Humphreys, 1797. [Not in use.] 
maxillre rudimentary. The limits of the family and bominablet, An abbreviated form of abom- 
conseiiueutly its definition vary much. Genera besides inable. 
Juliana Bemers, lady-prioress of the nunnery of Sopwell 
in the fifteenth century, informs us that in her time " a 
bomynable syght of monkes " was elegant English for " a 
large company of friars." 
O. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., viii. 
Bomolochida (bo-mo-lok'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Bomolochus + -idee.'} 'A family of copepofl crus- 
taceans, of the group Siphonostomata, typified 
by the genus Bomolochiy. The species are few 
in number, and parasitic on fishes. 
Bomolochus (bo-mol'o-kus), . [NL., < Gr. /3u- 
fia>.oxoi, a beggar, low jester, buffoon, prop, one 
who waited about the altars to beg or steal 
some of the meat offered thereon, < /3u^<5f, an 
altar, -I- "koxav, lie in wait, < ?<i^of, ambush, lying 
in wait, < Acyetv, lay asleep, in pass, lie asleep, 
lie : see lay 1 , We 1 .] A genus of crustaceans, 
typical of the family Bomolochidce. 
bonH, ti. Obsolete form of ftowe 1 . 
bon' 2 t, " Obsolete form of boon 1 . 
bon s t, . Obsolete form of boon 3 . 
bon 4 (F. pron. bto), a. [F., < OF. bon, > ME. 
bone, mod. E. boon 3 , q. v.] Good: a French 
word occurring in several phrases familiar in 
English, but not Anglicized, as bon mot, bon ton, 
bon vivant, etc. 
bona (bo'na), n. pi. [L., property, goods, pi. of 
bonnm, a good thing, neut. of bonus, good. Cf . 
E. goods, a translation of bona.'] Literally, 
goods; in civil law, all sorts of property, mova- 
ble and immovable. 
bon accord (bon a-kdrd')- [F. : see 6on* and 
accord, .] 1. Agreement; good will. 2. An 
expression or token of good will The city of 
bon accord, Aberdeen, Scotland, Bon accord being the 
motto of the town's arms. 
bonace-tree (bon'as-tre), . [< bonace (uncer- 
tain) + tree.] A small tree of Jamaica, Daph- 
iiopsis tinifolia, natural order Thymeleaeea, the 
inner bark of which is very fibrous and is used 
for cordage, etc. Also called burn-nose tree. 
bona fide (bo'na fi"de). [L., abl. of bona fides, 
good faith: see bona fides."] In or with good 
faith ; without fraud or deception ; with sincer- 
ity; genuinely: frequently used as a compound 
adjective in the sense of honest ; genuine ; not 
make-believe. An act done bona fide, in law, is one done 
without fraud, or without knowledge or notice of any de- 
ceit or impropriety, in contradistinction to an act done 
deceitfully, with bad faith, fraudulently, or with know- 
ledge of previous facts rendering the act to be set up in- 
valid. Bona-flde possessor, in law, a person who not 
only possesses a subject upon a title which he honestly be- 
lieves to be good, but is ignorant of any attempt to contest 
his title by some other person claiming a better right. 
Bona-flde purchaser, in law, one who has bought prop- 
erty without notice of an adverse claim, and has paid a 
full price for it before having such notice, or who has been 
unaware of any circumstances making it prudent to in- 
quire whether an adverse claim existed. 
bona fides (bo'na fi'dez). [L.: bona, fern, of 
bonus (> ult. E. boon 3 ), good; fides, > ult. E. 
faith.'] Good faith; fair dealing. See bona 
fide. 
bonaget, bonnaget (bon'aj), . [Sc., appar. a 
var. (simulating bondage) of booiiage, q. v.] 
Services rendered by a tenant to his landlord 
as part payment of rent. 
bonaght, . [Early mod. E., also written 60- 
IHM/II, bonough, repr. Ir. bitttna, a billeted soldier. 
buanadh, a soldier.] -A permanent soldier. 
.V. E. D. 
bonaghtt, [Early mod. E., also l,oiniaght, 
Ixiiinuyht, etc., repr. Ir. bitanacltt, quartering of 
soldiers.] A tax or tribute formerly levied by 
Irish chiefs for the maintenance of soldiers. 
N. E. D. 
bonailt, bonailliet, [Sc.] Same as bonally. 
