bonail 
On the brave vessel's gunwale 1 drunk his lionail 
And farewell ti> Mark. n/.i.\ Iliiih chief of Kintail. 
"'/, Farewell t .Maeken/ie. 
bonairt (bo-niir'), . [< ME. /<//;, /m/,v, 
boncri:; short for debonair, q. v.] Complaisant ; 
courteous; kind; yielding. 
lion/til- iillil I.IIXOIII to the llishnp (.f Koine. 
/,>. ./, ii-.'ll, [>cf. of Apol. lor church ,,f r.nt'.. ].. UK 
bonairtet, [ME., also bonairete, bonerte; short 
for ilfbonairh; q. v.] Complaisance; courtesy. 
CiHIill'rr. 
bonallyt (bo-ual'i), M. [Se., also written bomiil- 
lie, biniiinillii', hiiiiiinilli; linniiil, luiiiiinil : < !'./<. 
good, + dlk'i-, c> : xei> ''"'"'' iind tilli'i/ 1 .'] Good- 
si 1 : t'aivwoll : as, to drink one's bmialli/. 
bonang (bo-nang'), >' A Javanese musical in- 
strument, consisting of gongs mounted on a 
frame. 
bona notabilia (bo'iift no-ta-bil'i-ft). [Law 
L. : L. bona, goods ; itoiabilia, neut. pi. of not<i- 
bilis, to be noted : see bona and notable.] In 
lair, assets situated in a jurisdiction other than 
that in which the owner died. Formerly In Eng- 
land, when the goods, amounting to at least C>. were in 
another diocese than that In which their owner died, his 
will had to be proved before the archbishop of the province. 
bonanza (bo-nan'zjl), n. [< Sp. bonanza (= 
Pg. bonanza), fair weather at sea, prosperity, 
success (ir en bonanza, sail with fair wind and 
weather, go on prosperously) (cf. It. boitncci/i 
= Pr. bonassa, > F. bounce, a calm at sea), < 
L. bonus (> Sp. biteno = Pg. bom = It. buono = 
F. ban), good ; cf. OSp. malina, stormy weather 
at sea, < L. malux, bad.] 1. A term in common 
use iu the Pacific States, signifying a rich mass 
of ore: opposed to borrasca. Hence 2. A 
mine of wealth ; a profitable thing; good luck: 
as, to strike a bonanza. [Colloq., V. 8.] The 
Bonanza mines, specifically, those silver-mines on the 
Comstock lode in Nevada which yielded enormously for a 
few years. 
Bonapartean (bo'na-par-te-an), a. [< Bona- 
l>artc, It. Ilitonnpttrie, family name of Napo- 
leon.] Pertaining to Bonaparte or the Bona- 
partes: as, " Bonapartean dynasty," Craig. 
Bonapartism (bo'na-par-tizm), n. [< F. Bona- 
IKirtisme, < Bonaparte + -isme, -ism.] 1. The 
policy or political system of Napoleon Bona- 
parte and his dynasty. 2. Devotion to the 
Bonaparte family; adherence to the cause or 
the dynastic claims of the Bonapartes. 
Bonapartist (bo'na-par-tist), n. and a. [< F. 
BonapartiKte, < Bonaparte + -iste, -ist.] I. n. 
1. An adherent of the Bonapartes, or of the 
policy of Napoleon Bonaparte and his dynasty. 
2. One who favors the claims of the Bona- 
parte family to the imperial throne of France. 
II. a. Adhering to or favoring the dynasty, 
policy, or claims of the Bonapartes. 
bona peritura (bo'nil per-i-tu'ra). [Law L. : 
L. bona, goods; peritura, neut. pi. otperiturus, 
f lit. part, of perire, perish : see bona and per- 
ish."] In law, perishable goods. 
bona-robat (bo'na-ro'ba). . [It. buonarobba, 
" a good wholesome plum-cheeked wench " 
(Florio), lit. a fine gown, < buona, fern, of buono, 
good, fine. + robba, roba, gown: see bon<iii:, 
ooo 3 , and robe.'} A showy wanton; a wench 
of the town ; a courtezan. 
A bouncing bona-roba. B. Jonton, New Inn. 
Some prefer the French, 
For their conceited dressings ; some the plump 
Italian Innm-riilm*. Wett-lier, Spanish Curate, i. 1. 
Bonasa, Bonasia (bo-na'sa, -si-a), n. [NL. 
Cf. boiiafins.] A genus of gallinaceous birds, 
of the family Tetraonidae, containing especially 
B. betulina, the hazel-grouse of Europe, and B. 
umbella, the ruffed grouse, pheasant, or par- 
tridge of North America. They have a ruffle of 
610 
bonasus, bonassus (bo-na'sus, -nas'us), . 
[L. ftoMMM, < (>r. ,1<ivaaof or j}6vaaaof, the wild 
ox.] 1. The wild bison of Europe; the au- 
rochs (which see). 2. [cap.] [NL.] A ge- 
neric name of the bisons, and thus a synonym 
of Bixon (which see). 
bonbatzen (bon-bat'sen), . Same as but:. 
bonbon (bon'bon; F. pron. boii'boii), ;i. (!'., 
a reduplication of bon, good : see 6o*, fcoow 3 . 
Cf. equiv. E. f/iioilien.'] A sugar-plum; in the 
plural, sugar-confectionery. 
Ills grace, charmed with the lam-hint of his aunt and 
the kisses of his cousins, which were eveu sweeter than 
Hi. snuar-pliims, etc. llitraeli, Young Duke, I. 1. 
bonce (bons), n. [Origin obscure.] 1. A large 
marble for playing with. 2. A game played 
with such marbles, -iV. E. D. [Eng.] 
bonchieft, . [< ME. bonchef. boim-lnff, txton- 
fliii-f, < bone, good (see boon?), + chef, <///>;'. 
head, end, issue, prob. after analogy of mischief, 
q. v.1 Good fortune; prosperity. 
bon-chretien (F. pron. boii-kra'tian), n. [F., 
good Christian: see booifi and Christian.] A 
highly esteemed kind of pear. 
bond 1 (bond), . [< ME. bond, a variant of 
band, as Imml of hand, etc.: see band 1 .] 1. 
Anything that binds, fastens, confines, or holds 
together, as a cord, chain, rope, band, or ban- 
dage ; a ligament. 
I tore them [hairs) from their bondt. 
Shot., K. John, III. 4. 
Specifically 2. pi. Fetters; chains for re- 
straint; hence, imprisonment; captivity. 
This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bondt. 
Acts xxvi. 31. 
3. A binding or uniting power or influence; 
cause of union; link of connection ; a uniting 
tie : as, the bonds of affection. 
Farewell, thou worthy man ! There were two bondi 
That tied our loves, a brother and a king. 
MM. and /v.. Maid's Tragedy, v. 2. 
There Is a strong bond of affection between us and our 
parents. Sir T. Browne, Bellgio Medici, il. 14. 
I have struggled through much discouragement . . . 
for a people with whom I have no tie but the common 
bond of mankind. Burke, To Sir H. Langrishe. 
4. Something that constrains the mind or will ; 
obligation; duty. 
I love your majesty 
According to my bond, nor more nor less. 
Shale., Lear, L 1. 
Sir Aylmer, reddening from the storm within, 
Then broke all boiula of courtesy. 
Tennyson, Aylmer's Field. 
5. An agreement or engagement; a covenant 
between two or more persons. 
I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 
Ezek. ix. 37. 
A bond offensive and defensive. 
Sir J. Melml (1610), Mem., p. 12. 
6. [< D. bond, league.] A league or confed- 
eration: used of the Dutch-speaking popula- 
tions of southern Africa. 7. In law, an in- 
strument under seal by which the maker binds 
himself, and usually also his heirs, executors, 
and administrators (or, if a corporation, their 
successors), to do or not to do a specified act. 
If it Is merely a promise to pay a certain sum on or before 
a future day appointed, it is called a tingle bond. But 
the usual form is for the obligor to bind himself, his exec- 
utors, etc., in a specified sum or penalty, with a condition 
added, on performance of which it is declared the obliga- 
tion shall he void. When such a condition Is added, the 
bond is called a penal bond or obligation. The person to 
whom the bond is granted is called the obligee, 
8. The state of being in a bonded warehouse 
or store in charge of custom-house or excise offi- 
cers : said of goods or merchandise : as, tea and 
wine still in bond. 9f . A surety : a bondsman ; 
bail. Pepys, Diary. 10. A certificate of owner- 
ship of a specified portion of a capital debt due 
by a government, a city, a railroad, or other 
corporation to individual holders, and usually 
bearing a fixed rate of interest. The bonds of the 
I'nited States are of two classes : (1) coupon bondt, both 
principal and interest of which are payable to bearer, 
and which pass by delivery, usually without indorsement ; 
(2) regutered bondi, which are payable only to the parties 
whose names are inscribed upon them, and can be trans- 
ferred only by indorsed assignment. 
11. In cnem., a unit of combining or satu- 
rating power equivalent to that of one hydro- 
gen atom. The valence of an element or group Is in- 
dicated by the number of its bonds. Thus, the carbon 
atom is said to have four bonds, that is, it may combine 
directly with four hydrogen atom* or their equivalents. 
Bonds are usually represented graphically by short dashes. 
For instance, the valence of a carbon atom may be repre- 
KutTed Grouse (Bonasa ttmMla}. 
feathers "n each side of the neck, a broad fan-shaped 
tail, partly feathered shanks, and a small rrot. They 
an woodland birds, noted for their habit of drumming, 
henc>- probably their name, the noise being likened to 
tilt- hellou inj; of a bull. 
bond 
inn- nvt'i' tin' iitluT ;i> the work is earned up, so 
that a homogeneous and coherent mass may 
be formed, which could not be the case if every 
vertical joint were over that below it. See 
I-IHI in-bond, cronx-ltond, heart-bond, and phrases 
below, (b) pi. The whole of the timbers dis- 
posed in the walls of a house, as bond-timbers, 
wall-plates, lintels, and templets. 13. The 
distance between the nail of one slate in a roof 
and the lower edge of the slate above it. Active 
bonds Arbitration bond. See arbitra- 
""". Average bond, in mark an under- 
taking in tile lorm I a bond, uhen t" tb> . .ijit.iin of a 
ship b\ . ..ii-n-h' .-s of cargo subject to general average, 
guaranteeing payment of their contribution h< n ascer- 
tained, provided delivery of Hi. ii ^..ods be made at once. 
."i'"-. Blank bond, a Imml formerly used In 
which the space for the creditor's name was left blank. 
Block-and-cross bond, a method of building In which 
tin outer fa f the wall is built In croM bond and the 
inner face in block-bond. Bond for land, bond for a 
deed, a bond iv, -n by the seller of land to one agreeing 
to buy it, binding him to convey on receiving the agreed 
price. Bond of caution. In Scat* law, an obligation by 
one person as surety for another either that he shall pay 
a certain sum or perform a certain act Bond of cor- 
roboratiOn, an additional obligation granted by the 
debtor in atwmd, by which he corroborates the original 
obligation. Bond of indemnity, a bond conditioned to 
indemnify the obligee against some loss or liability. 
Bond of presentation, in Scott law, a bond to present a 
debtor so that he may lie subjected to the diligence of his 
creditor. Bond of relief, In Scott law, a bond by the 
principal debtor granted in favor of a cautioner, by which 
the debtor hinds himself to relieve the cautioner from 
the consequences of his obligation. Collateral trust- 
bonds, bonds issued hy a corporation and secured, not, 
as is usual, by a mortgage on its own property, but by 
pledging or depositing In trust, on behalf of the bondhold- 
ers to lie secured, mortgage-bonds of other companies held 
by it as security. The interest paid on these collateral 
trust-bonds Is usually less than that received on the lionds 
pledged, the surplus l)elng used to form a sinking-fund for 
the redemption of the former. Consolidated bonds, 
the name commonly given to railroad bonds secured by 
mortgage on the entire line formed hy several consoli- 
dated roads, in contradistinction to divisional bondt, 
which are obligations of the consolidated company se 
fined by mortgage on some particular division of the rail- 
road. Convertible bonds, evidences of debt issued by 
a stock company which contain a provision that they may 
be converted at the holder's will into an equivalent amount 
of stock. Di- 
agonal bond, in 
biicktayinff, the 
simplest form of 
raking bond, In 
which the courses 
are all parallel to 
each other. Di- 
visional bonds. 
See under m- 
tolidated bondt, 
above. English 
bond, that Jispo- 
sitlon of bricks In 
a wall in which 
the courses are 
alternately com- 
posed entirely of 
neaders. or bricks 
laid with their heads or ends toward the face of the wall, 
and of stretchers, or bricks with their length parallel 
to the face of the _ 
wall. Flemish 
bond, that dis- 
rition of bricks 
a wall in 
which each course 
Is composed of 
headers and 
stretchers alter- 
nately. 
What Is In Eng- 
land called F Irm- 
iith bond Is un- 
known In Flan- 
ders, and Is prac- 
tised in the Brit- 
ish Isles alone. 
Encijc. Brit., IV. 
[461. 
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H 
n 
i 
II 
ii 
1 1 
i 
i 
English Bond. 
i, face of wall : 2, end of wall : I nrat- 
cource Ited ; 4. second-course bed. 
Flemish Bond. 
i. face of wall ; 2. end of wall : 3. first- 
course bed ; 4. second-course l>ed. 
Forthcoming bond, a Iwnd given by some one guaran- 
teeing that something shall lie produced or forthcoming 
at a particular time, or when called for. Garden-bond. 
Same as Mock-bond. General mortgage-bonds, the 
name commonly given to a corporate iiiort^aL'c. which, 
though nominally covering all i>n>i*rty of the company, Ii 
of inferior security because subject to prior mortgages of 
various kinds. Good bond, an expression used by car- 
penters to denote the firm fastening of two or morepieces 
together, by tenoning, mortising, or dovetailing. Herit- 
able bond, in Scott late, A bond for a sum of money, to 
which Is joined for the creditor's further security a con- 
veyance of land or of heritage, to lie held by the creditor 
In security of the debt. Herring-bone bond, in brick- 
laying, a kind of raking lioml In which the courses lie al- 
ternately at right angles to each other, so that every two 
courses, taken together, present an appearance similar to 
the backbone of a tish. Income-bonds, tumils of a cor- 
One or more pairs of bond belonging to one and the same 
atom of an element can unite, and, having saturated each 
other, become as it were latent. Frankland, Chemistry. 
12. In building: (a) The connection of one 
stone or brick with another made by lapping 
. , 
poration secured by a pledge of or lien upon the net in- 
come, after payment of interest upon senior mortgages. 
Cumulative income-bonds are those so expressed that, If 
the net surplus income of any year is not sufficient to pay 
full interest on the income-bond, the deficit is carried for- 
ward as a lien upon such Income in following years, until 
paid In full. Lloyd's bond, a form of legal Instrument 
devised by an English barrister named Lloyd, to enable 
railway and other corporate companies in England to In- 
crease their indebtedness without infringing ihe statute* 
