Main Entry: ¹boss

Pronunciation: \ˈbäs, ˈbȯs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia

Date: 14th century

1 a : a protuberant part or body <a boss of granite> <a boss on an animal's horn> b : a raised ornamentation : stud c : an ornamental projecting block used in architecture
2 : a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking
3 : the hub of a propeller

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