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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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BONNETS; in a SMIB, alc Imall Sails ser on ehe several Kinds and lubordinare Species 
vpon che Courles, or et Main- Sail and Fore. Sail.
irten cher are coo narrom or Mallon eo cloachi
ehe MaH. The words acc, Lacc on the Bonnet
Chac is, Fasten ic co che Course; Shake off the Bon
net, ChaEIS, FAKC IL OA the Course.
BOOM: Thac lons piece ot Fimber with wohict
ehe Clew oE che Siudding sail is spread oux is cal
led, the Scudding sail-Boom. A B0oin is alIc
aled Pomerimes to spread or boom out rhe Clen
Ot che Nain OL Pore-Sail. The Scarien lay
Shix comes Boomine when Me makes aII the Sait
Me can. AI(o chole Poles wich Buthes or BasHets
on che Fop, ivtrich are placed io direct HOW rC
Aeer into 2 Channet aic called Booms, and by
Lome Beacons.
BOOTES, che Name OF a Norchern Constellari.
on oE rhe Axed ScarS; OF which one in the SKirEOL
his COacis called Arcturus, and is oF the tirst Lighe
Planes, Trees, Shrubs, (9c. one From anorher
and which sires just Descriprions ot chiem. And he
chac is accurate in this Arr is called a good
BOTAMST: See Schemes oF the leverat lds
OF Planis under the word Plant.
BOTIRION, che Name oF a kind oE hoiloW
narrou, aud hard DIcer in che L.) es. Blanchara.
POTTONK, a Term in L
raldrr sor one ol cheir Crorses
ehis Fisure, Argent 2 Cross Bott
ny sablen by che Warae OE Nin
NOdd.
BON; OF a Stix, is chat part ot ler Whieh Be.
Sins aE The L0os and compassins Linds OE the Stem
et Magnicude. This Constellarion is also called and ends ac the Scernmon pare of he Fore.Castle
BORBORZGM, a Tumblins Noise in che
IF a Strip hach a Broad BoW; chey calI ic 2 Bolc
Bor: LiMe hach a narrom thin Bor, chey Cay MC
hach a Lean Bow. The Piece of Ordnance thaL
lies in ehis place is called etie Bom Piece of Ord
Keep in cheir oon Hlands, lec che maincenance ot nance; and che Anchors char hans here are called
Ner Great Or Litile Borver
BON, a Machemarical InRrimene made in
Wood, cormeriy uled by Seamen, r0 rake ihe AI
cirude ot the Suri.
BOW, also, is a Beam oF Nood or BraIS rwirh
chree lons Screws, thac govern or direct a L atH
OF WVood or Sceel, ro any Arch; used commontz
E che Line thac consticures che r0 drar Drauphes of Strips, Projections of ché
Bordure be Araic, and rtie Bordure
be plain, as cher call ic, ehen in
Blaxonins vou muct only name
ehe Colour ot che Bordure, aS herC
he bearech Gules a Bordure Or
ictou layins à Plain Bordure.
BORDDRES, are Pomerimes Engrailed, C0b0-
Spheres or where ever ris requibire ro dra laree
Arches.
BO. SPRTI, is a Kind OF MIas, restine RoPC
ays on thie Flead ot the main Srem, and havine
ils lorver And Fastned co the Partners oF the FOré.
Mast, and Farrher suxporred by ehe Fore-Stay: IV
carries che sprit sait, Sprir sait Lop sail, and Zacki
stass; and ies Lenech is che lame wich che Fore.
mast.
BOTVER, any Anchor carried at thie BOW OF a
Bordure De Charsed WIEI dny Pares OF PlanES Or Strip is called her Bomer: Phere are usually Car-
FlOuvers, ther lay Verdoy os Frefoiles, Or Whacever
Florver it be. IP che Bordure consist ot Frmins
Vairy, Or any OFche FurrS, the Term is Pursdem os
Frmins. TEThe Bordure be charsed wich Martlets,
che Mt ord is, Charsed wicte an Linalyron os Marc
lets. ecc
BOREAL Or Norchem Siens, are The SIX ArA
ried 2 chere, the Arst ane lecond Bover; bur che
Grearele Anchor is carried in the LTold.
BOWLINO, Or rather Bom-Line, i5 a RODC
Fastned eo the Leach, or midelle parE OF the OUE
Side oF the hail; it is fastned in chree or FOur partS
ot the Sail, which is called che Bomline Pricle
bur the Mizen Bomline is fastned rothe lover end
Signs oF the Zodiack, ox thole on rhe Norrhern Side oF the Zard. AII Sailshave ic excere Sprit. Pail, ano
OThe Lquinoctiat
BORODOHI Enslisto (a Term in LaWV) is 3
cultomary descent ot Lands or Fenemenes in Pome
Places, Whereby chey come ro che rounges Son:
or il che Onec have n0 Lue, 10 his younecA
Brorher
BOROW or Borough, sienities vich us 2 COrpO
tate Pown, chac is nOE a CIEY.
BOROW. LIF AD Or Bead boroueh, is che chiel
Man oF the Decurys or Hundred.
BOSPTIOROS (in GeoBraPHy) is a long nan
tow sea runnine in berween cn Lands, by which
ruvo Continenes are separated; and by which
ay 2 Cph and a Sea, or ruo Seashave a Corri
Spric-Pail Top. Cail, and cheretore chore Sails Can
noc be uled close by a Wind; for ehie ule oF che
Bomling is eo makre the Sails stand Marp, ox clole
or by a Nind: The Nords Belonpino ro ie ara
chese, Sharp the Bomlins, Ftaml up the Bomline
Set fast the Bomlins; Thar 15, DuIL ic up hard, OF
tale ic more formard on; bur wrhen chez lay
Fase the Bomline. check Oe run up the Bomlinz:
chey mean. lec ic more Aack.
BOLINO KNOT, i5 a RnOr chat will nor
Rip. by vohict che Bomlins Bridle is Eattned 10 che
Crengles.
BOWSE, 2 Sea Term, Benityine as MucM 25
Pale Ot Pull. Thus traline uxon a Pack, is called
municacton one Wsth anoet, as the Thracian Pormsing upon ehe Tack. And wotien chex vould have
mople
che een pull all rogerher cher crY, Bonse anay.
BO3 and Neeale, is che applicarion oF a (inaII
Corripals to a Theodelite, and is eled in surver
Aet oF Medicine wvhich deleribes and Chumerales inc. Xc. 10 And oucthe Siruarion or Places, by chie
che several Virrues oE Psanis; an ul Barc Oi Na-poincins ot one end ot che Masnericat D cecle 10-
cural History vohich ceailes ciehets eo diteineuit vards ihe Norcb.
601
Actophylax, and conIts OF 34 SCarS.
GurS. Blanchard.
cheir Board or Pable.
BORDDRE, a Term in Heraldry, For an AN
ciene Disference in a Coac ot Arms, Whereby se
veral Families ot che lame Name, or Pertons bear.
BORDEANDS, is che Demetns wtich Lords
ins ehe lame Coac are distinguited one From a.
norher. Fis a currins oH trom wichin che F
curcheon all round ic, abour 5 oE the Pield; anc
nated, Invected, Indented; Counter Compony. Vairy.
Checkr: Whieh see under those Words. IF 2
Boseborus, nom caled ihe scraits of constanci
BOTAMZCKS Or Botany, is ettac pat  C