3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See {Bohemian},
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian'' (see
{Bohemian}, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
{Bohemian chatterer}, or {Bohemian waxwing} (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America ({Ampelis garrulus}); the
waxwing.
{Bohemian glass}, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, n.
1. A native of Bohemia.
2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of
Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects
of the Slavic family.
3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or
gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in
later times often applied to an adventurer in art or
literature, of irregular, unconventional habits,
questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]
Note: In this sense from the French boh['e]mien, a gypsy;
also a person of irregular habits.
She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from
father and mother, who were both Bohemians by
taste and circumstances. --Thackeray.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bohemian
adj : unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a
bohemian life style"
n : a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional
life [syn: {Bohemian}]
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