boulyiements
Scots
Alternative forms
- bulziements, bulements, boluments
- (Shetland) bullaments, buljamets, bulyament
- (Ulster) boilyiemints
Etymology
Aphetic form of abuilyiements.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulɪmənts/, /ˈbʌ-/, ˈbɔ-/ invalid IPA characters (/)
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌljəmənts/, /-d͡ʒəmə(n)ts/
- 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.