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boæ

boæ is the plural of boa.

Meaning of boa

Noun

boa (plural boas or (obsolete) boæ)

  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
  2. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.
    • Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 220

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Origin of boæ

From Latin boae, plural of boa.

Questions about boæ

What is boæ the plural of?
Boæ is the plural of boa.

Words near boæ in the dictionary

  1. Bozzi
  2. Bozzis
  3. Bozzo
  4. Bozzos
  5. Bozüyük
  6. boæ
  7. Boëssé-le-Sec
  8. Boötes
  9. Boötid
  10. Boötids
  11. Bošnjaci

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