boredadj.1
/bɔːd/, U.S. /bɔrd/ Pierced, perforated; cylindrically hollow. Said of a gun, with distinguishing words prefixed, as chamber-bored, taper-bored.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated
thirledc1200
perforate?a1425
bored1553
wimbled1582
through-bored1597
perforated1598
foraminated1599
punched1653
thoroughfared1662
prepunched1940
1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados iv. Prol. 155 Haldand opinioun, dere of..ane borit bane.
1578 Bk. Christian Prayers in Private Prayers (1851) 506 Thou stretchest out thy bored hands.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 610 They also had a care to couer all the flower with..dry boared boords.
1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. ii. 91 He ought..to know whether truly bored, or taper bored.
1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. vii. 305 From their bor'd Shields the Chiefs their Javelins drew.
1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iii. 112 From his bored ears contorted serpents hung.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
boredadj.2
/bɔːd/, U.S. /bɔrd/ Wearied, suffering from ennui.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective]
irk1303
tedious1430
irksome1435
irked1513
ennuyé1757
seccatored1763
yawny1805
bored1823
used up1839
yawnish1855
fed up1900
fed to the (back) teeth1921
browned off1938
brassed1941
cheesed1941
chocker1942
pissy1962
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIII xcv. 102 Society is now one polish'd horde, Form'd of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.
1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 99 He seems the most bored, the most indifferent spectator there.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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