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Boas

American

[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

Franz 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.

Boas British

/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

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Boas Scientific

/ bō′ăz /

German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.

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Bonnie Twigg, 58, runs a shop in Peterborough called Twigg and Bows.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

"Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances" by George Catlin, 1832-1833.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023

Bows and ruffles, traditional symbols of femininity, were deconstructed and recontextualized.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Bows and arrows can do only so much against invaders with chainsaws; when fending off deforestation, illegal colonization and harmful development, the camera needs to be a weapon too.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Bows groaned as the archers on the mezzanine pulled their strings taut.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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