border 2 (in cricket ft#) a hit of the ball that crosses the boundary of the playing area and scores extra points  )

bound-en /'baundan/ adj. ITST771 a/your bounden duty (old-fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored

bound er /'baonda(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a man who behaves badly and cannot be trusted fl&fg MA; A$<

bound form (also .bound morpheme) noun (linguis­tics i# W) a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own, for example ‘ly’ in ‘slowly’ &Pf4^A, ttRhf* ( slowly AtfJly )

bound-less /'baundlas/ adj. without limits; seeming to have no end APH(ft; Alt4ii(ft ES23 infinite

bounds /baundz/ noun [pi.] the accepted or furthest limits of sth PS Al A H;        : beyond/outside/within

the bounds of decency  o Public spending must

be kept within reasonable bounds. AJ

# # 3 (ft ?el II A <> 0 It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they would meet again one day.

—                   A£-ff $ +0 i§ , & ^        W A o 0 His enthusiasm knew no bounds (= was very great). APH8Vlf a IT»m out of 'bounds 1 (in some sports M^ffc'WjsZtj) outside the area of play which is allowed A iff;

His shot went out of bounds, itfe (ft 3 tij # T,, 2 (NAmE) not reasonable or acceptable     # A A ®

(ft: His demands were out of bounds. ]&(ftlc A'F n’SL out of 'bounds (to/for sb) (especially BrE) if a place is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there ^ A; ^ it A S3 — see also off-limits — more at LEAP n.

boun teous /'bauntias/ adj. (formal or literary) giving very generously          (ft; A

boun ti ful /'bauntifl/ adj. (formal or literary) 1 in large quantities; large A it (ft; Si A (ft: a bountiful supply of food m 2 giving generously ; A A

(ft H771 generous : belief in a bountiful god A % (ft

mim

bounty /‘baunti/ noun (pi -ies) 1 [u, C] (literary) generous actions; sth provided in large quantities Jit fit A ^; A Mtn'f'ZLffi 2 [C] money given as a reward a bounty hunter (= sb who catches criminals or kills people for a reward)

bou-quet /bu’kei/ noun 1 [C] a bunch of flowers arranged in an attractive way so that it can be carried in a ceremony or presented as a gift ft A:       The little

girl presented the princess with a large bouquet of

flowers. /JAl^]^±i±T-A^^lbo 2 [C, U] the pleasant smell of a type of food or drink, especially of wine (AttMlft )

bou-quet garni /,bu:kei ga:‘ni:; NAmE gair'ni:; NAmE also bou.kei/ noun (pi bou-quets gar-nis /,bu:kei gai'ni:; NAmE gair'ni:; NAmE also bou.kei/) (from French) a bunch of different herbs in a small bag, used in cooking to give extra flavour to food #14A, #44^ ( W##77#

tit/, AA^i/rfrt/j

bour bon /‘b3iban; NAmE 'b3irban/ noun 1 [U, C] a type of American whisky made with corn (maize) and rye

) 2 [C] a

glass of bourbon — If

bourgeois /'bu03wai; ,bua'3wai; NAmE ,bur'3-; 'bur3-/ adj. 1 belonging to the middle class A ft" PfiA# (ft :  a

traditional bourgeois family —

—                  see also petit bourgeois 2 (disapproving) interested

mainly in possessions and social status and supporting traditional values it A £ M E. ^ 1# (ft; tH:       (ft: bour­

geois attitudes/tastes tth (ft & JS / @ (A 0 They’ve become very bourgeois since they got married.

3 (politics flft) supporting the interests of capitalism ^ ft" Pfr $ ift ;         bourgeois

ideology     ► bour-geois noun (pi bour­

geois)

bourgeoisie /,bua3wa:'zi:; NAmE ,bur3-/ noun the bourgeoisie [sing.+sing./pl. v.] 1 the middle classes in society A ft" I# :   the rise of the bourgeoisie in the