Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BOM-BYC'I-NOUS
BOMB'-KETCH, or BOMB'-VES-SELBON
BOM-BYC'I-NOUS, a. [L. bombycinus, from bombyx, a silkworm.]
- Silken; made of silk.
- Being of the color of the silk-worm; transparent with a yellow tint. – Darwin.
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