† bossmentn.
Obsolete. rare.
The formation of a hump.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun] > making or becoming protuberant
bossment?1541
bellyinga1679
bunting1681
bagging1698
sacking1740
bulging1753
humping1878
?1541 R. Copland Formularie of Helpes of Woundes & Sores in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Yiij For the gilbosite & bocement Auycen aloweth emplastrum de acoro.
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n.?1541- interlinear
- interlinear gloss
- interlinear system
- interlinearily
- interlinearly
- interlinears
- interlineary
- interlineate
- indistinguished
- indistinguishing
- indistributable
- indisturbable
- indisturbance
- indisturbed
- inditch
- indite
- indited
- inditement
- inditements
- inditer
- inditers
- indites
- inditing
- inditress
- inditure