bullace

American  

[bool-is] / ˈbʊl ɪs /

noun

1. the damson.

2. the muscadine.

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bullace British  

/ ˈbʊlɪs /

noun

1. a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica insititia (or P. insititia ), of which the damson is the cultivated form See also plum 1

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Etymology

Origin of bullace

1300–50; Middle English bolaz; akin to Medieval Latin bolluca, French beloce

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Example Sentences

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bullace

"I mind Mrs Bosenna well," said Captain Cai, rising as the barber unwrapped him; "a smallish well-featured body, with eyes like bullace plums."

From Hocken and Hunken by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Peaches, pears, figs, bullace, grapes, apples, medlars, damsons, filberts, nuts, walnuts, quinces, services.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

There are nuts, too, here, and large sloes or wild bullace.

From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies

The bullace ideal is in the individual bullace tree.

From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Edmond Holmes

Black and white bullace, damsons, late figs, almonds, filberts, hazel nuts, walnuts, filberts.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

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