BORIC. Same as BORACIC (q.v. under BORAX).
BORN, bawrn,--_pa.p._ of BEAR, to bring forth.--BORN AGAIN, having received
new spiritual life or regeneration through Christ.--BORN IN, or WITH,
inherited by birth; BORN OF, sprung from.--A BORN FOOL, one whose folly is
from his birth--also in compounds, as _English-born_, _eldest-born_,
_base-born_, _gently-born_, _well-born_, &c.--IN ONE'S BORN DAYS, in one's
life-time.
BORNE, b[=o]rn, _pa.p._ of BEAR, to carry.
BORNÉ, bor'n[=a], _adj._ limited, narrow-minded. [Fr. pa.p. of _borner_, to
limit.]
BORON, b[=o]'ron, _n._ a simple non-metallic element present in borax and
boracic acid, obtained in crystals which resemble diamonds. [See BORAX.]
BOROUGH, bur'[=o], _n._ a town with a corporation and special privileges
granted by royal charter; a town that sends representatives to
parliament.--_ns._ BOR'OUGH-ENGLISH, a custom in some ancient English
boroughs, by which estates descend to the youngest son or the youngest
brother; BOR'OUGHMONGER, one who buys or sells the patronage of boroughs;
BOR'OUGH-REEVE, the chief municipal official in some unincorporated English
towns prior to 1835.--CLOSE or POCKET BOROUGH, a borough the representation
of which was in the nomination of some person--common before 1832; COUNTY
BOROUGH, a borough of above 50,000 inhabitants, constituted by the Local
Government Act of 1888; ROTTEN BOROUGH, one which still returned members to
parliament although the constituency had disappeared--all abolished in
1832.--The Scotch terms are grouped under BURGH. [A.S. _burg_, _burh_, a
city, from _beorgan_; Ger. _bergen_, to protect.]
BORREL, bor'el, _adj._ (_Spens._) rustic, clownish. [O. Fr. _burel_, coarse
cloth worn by peasantry.]
BORROW, bor'[=o], _v.t._ to obtain on loan or trust: to adopt from a
foreign source: to derive one's authority from another (with _from_,
_of_).--_p.adj._ BORR'OWED, taken on loan, counterfeit, assumed.--_n._
BORR'OWER.--BORROWING DAYS, the last three days of March (O.S.), supposed
in Scotch folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be
especially stormy. [A.S. _borgian_--_borg_, _borh_, a pledge, security.]
BORSTALL, bor'stal, _n._ a way up a hill, still used in the district of the
Downs. [A.S. _beorh_, a hill, and _stigel_, a stile.]