BOSS

I. noun Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia Date: 14th century 1. a protuberant part or body , a raised ornamentation ; stud , an ornamental projecting block used in architecture, a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking, the hub of a propeller, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to ornament with ~es ; em~ , to treat (as the surface of porcelain) with a ~, III. noun Etymology: Dutch baas master Date: 1653 a person who exercises control or authority, a politician who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures, ~dom noun ~ism noun IV. adjective Date: 1836 excellent , first-rate , V. transitive verb Date: 1856 to act as ~ of, to give usually arbitrary orders to, VI. noun Etymology: English dialect, young cow Date: 1790 cow , calf