Bos|well

Bos|well
Bos|well «BOZ wehl, -wuhl», noun.
any author of a biography of a close friend (in allusion to James Boswell and Samuel Johnson).

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  • Bos|well|i|an — «boz WEHL ee uhn», adjective. of, having to do with, or suggestive of James Boswell (1740 1795) or his biography of Samuel Johnson, which is characterized by great faithfulness and fullness, with minute details of the sayings and doings of its… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bos|well|ize — «BOZ wuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to write about in the style or manner of James Boswell: »One can t help regretting that Adams never had the time to Boswellize himself and his era (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • well — bos·well; bos·well·ia; bos·well·ian; bos·well·ize; bride·well; cam·ber·well; cas·well·ite; cogs·well; cres·well·i·an; grom·well; hope·well; max·well; max·well·ian; rock·well; speed·well; taze·well; ther·mo·well; un·well; un·well·ness; well;… …   English syllables

  • bos — am·bos; ana·la·bos; bal·a·bos; ba·la·bos·ta; bi·bos; bos·cage; bos·jes·man; bos·ker; bos·ket; bos·kop; bos·kop·oid; bos·mi·na; bos·ni·ac; bos·omed; bos·omy; bos·on; bos·po·ran; bos·po·ran·ic; bos·po·rus; bos·se·lat·ed; bos·set; bos·si;… …   English syllables

  • Wouter Bos — Infobox Politician name =Wouter Bos width = 230px height = 200px caption = birth date =Birth date and age|1963|7|14|df=y birth place =Vlaardingen, Netherlands residence = death date = death place = office = Minister of Finance salary = term start …   Wikipedia

  • boswell — bos·well …   English syllables

  • boswellia — bos·well·ia …   English syllables

  • Boswell — Bos•well [[t]ˈbɒzˌwɛl, wəl[/t]] n. 1) big James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson 2) lit. any devoted biographer of a specific person Bos•well′i•an, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Boswell — Bos|well, James (1740 95) a Scottish lawyer and writer, famous for his book about the life of Samuel Johnson …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boswellian — bos·well·ian …   English syllables

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