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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\ (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS bald, beald; akin
to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth.
bal[thorn]ei boldness, It baldo. In Ger. there remains only
bald, adv soon. Cf {Bawd}, n.]
1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous
or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Throngs of knights and barons bold. --Milton.
2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger;
planned with courage; daring; vigorous. ``The bold design
leased highly.'' --Milton.
3. In a bad sense too forward; taking undue liberties; over
assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or
restraint; rude; impudent.
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.
--Shak.
4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules
as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in
composition or expression; as the figures of an author
are bold. ``Bold tales.'' --Waller.
The cathedral church is a very bold work --Addison.
5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous;
striking the eye; in high relief.
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.
--Dryden.
6. Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.
--Trumbull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\, v. t.
To make bold or daring. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bold \Bold\, v. i.
To be or become bold. [Obs.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bold
adj 1: fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore";
"a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" [ant: {timid}]
2: clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in
bold relief"
3: willing to take risks and try new things "a new venturesome
spirit among today's young people" [syn: {venturesome}]
4: having a prominent and almost vertical front; "abluff
headland"; "the bold face of the cliff"; "a sheer descent
of rock" [syn: {bluff}, {sheer}]
5: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure
materialist"; "so bold and impudent as to speak to the
queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
[syn: {cocksure}, {overconfident}, {positive}]
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