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Of necessity, Miss O’Hara’s Boethian detachment must be rather lofty.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

She squatted next to him and surreptitiously flashed the Boethian photograph cupped in her hand.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

When the Boethian metres make their appearance in Anglo-Saxon poetic dress, they are considerably expanded.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John

C. Henry, "Sur l'origine de quelques notations math�matiques," Revue Arch�ologique, June and July, 1879, attempts to derive the Boethian forms from the initials of Latin words.

From The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Karpinski, Louis Charles

It may now be regarded as proved by Bubnov that our present numerals are derived from Greek sources through the so-called Boethian “apices,” which are first found in late tenth century manuscripts.

From The Earliest Arithmetics in English by Steele, Robert