Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - boss
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1. n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a person in charge; an employer, manager, or overseer. 2 US a person who controls or dominates a political organization. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by about, around) treat domineeringly; give constant peremptory orders to. 2 be the master or manager of. Etymology: orig. US: f. Du. baas master 2. n. 1 a round knob, stud, or other protuberance, esp. on the centre of a shield or in ornamental work. 2 Archit. a piece of ornamental carving etc. covering the point where the ribs in a vault or ceiling cross. 3 Geol. a large mass of igneous rock. 4 Mech. an enlarged part of a shaft. Etymology: ME f. OF boce f. Rmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia Date: 14th century 1. a protuberant part or body , a raised ornamentation ; stud, an ornamental projecting block used in architecture, a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking, the hub of a propeller, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to ornament with ~es ; em~, to treat (as the surface of porcelain) with a ~, III. noun Etymology: Dutch baas master Date: 1653 a person who exercises control or authority, a politician who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures, ~dom noun ~ism noun IV. adjective Date: 1836 excellent, first-rate, V. transitive verb Date: 1856 to act as ~ of, to give usually arbitrary orders to, VI. noun Etymology: English dialect, young cow Date: 1790 cow, calf ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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