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Bonnet-piece

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A gold coin of James V. of Scotland, so called from the king being represented on it as wearing a bonnet instead of a crown.

Bonin

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A group of rocky islands SE. of Japan, and since 1878 subject to it.

Bonze

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A Buddhist priest in China, Japan, Burmah, etc.

A fortified seaport in France, on the English Channel, in the dep. of Pas-de-Calais, 27 m. SW. of Calais, one of the principal ports for debarkation from England; where Napoleon collected in 1803 a ...

Boulay de la Meurthe

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A French statesman, distinguished as an orator; took part in the redaction of the Civil Code; was a faithful adherent of Napoleon (1761-1840). Henri, a son, vice-president of the Republic from 1849 ...

Boulevard

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The rampart of a fortified city converted into a promenade flanked by rows of trees and a feature of Paris in particular, though the boulevard is not always on the line of a rampart.