Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BOU-TADE'
BOU-TADE', n. [Fr. from bouter, Sp. botar, It. buttare, to thrust; Eng. put; allied to bud.]
Properly, a start; hence, a whim. [Not English.] – Swift.
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BOU-TADE', n. [Fr. from bouter, Sp. botar, It. buttare, to thrust; Eng. put; allied to bud.]
Properly, a start; hence, a whim. [Not English.] – Swift.
Return to page 125 of the letter “B”.