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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

bold / bōld/ • adj. 1. (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous: a bold attempt to solve the crisis he was the only one bold enough to air his dislike. ∎ dated (of a person or manner) so confident as to suggest a lack of shame or modesty: she tossed him a bold look. 2. (of a color or design) having a strong or vivid appearance: a coat with bold polka dots. ∎ (of a typeface) having thick strokes. 3. (of a cliff or coastline) steep or projecting: bold, craggy edges on the lip of the plateau. • n. a typeface with thick strokes: difficult words and phrases are highlighted in bold. PHRASES: (as) bold as brass confident to the point of impudence: she marched into the library as bold as brass. a bold stroke a daring action or initiative.DERIVATIVES: bold·ly adv. bold·ness n.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

bold OE. b(e)ald = OS., OHG. bald (G. adv. bald soon), ON. ballr dangerous, fatal :- Gmc. *balþaz.
Hence boldly OE.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

bold •behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold •scaffold • tenfold •elevenfold, sevenfold •twelvefold •eightfold, gatefold •threefold • sheepfold • billfold •pinfold • sixfold • manifold •manyfold • twentyfold •blindfold, ninefold •fivefold • fourfold • thousandfold •twofold • hundredfold •centrefold (US centerfold) •millionfold • mangold • marigold •handhold • stranglehold • threshold •freehold • leasehold • copyhold •stronghold • shorthold • household •toehold • foothold • commonhold •cuckold • Leopold • Courtauld •Cotswold •unoiled, unsoiled, unspoiled •shopsoiled •Gould, unschooled •unscheduled • thick-skulled

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