boulyiements
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Apheretic form of abuilyiements.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulɪmənts/, /ˈbʌlɪmənts/, /ˈbɔlɪmənts/
- (Shetland) IPA(key): /ˈbʌljəmənts/, /ˈbʌld͡ʒəmə(n)ts/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪljɪmɪnts/
Noun
boulyiements (plural only)
- garments
- accoutrements, arms
- outer garments, generally of a ragged or ridiculous type
- odds and ends, one's belongings
References
- “boulyiements, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.