Boa

Definitions

1. A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
3. Abbreviation of basin of attraction; the gravitational center of a supercluster of galaxies; a Great Attractor.
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4. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

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Examples

“Do not take⟳ up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang⟳ yourself; nor wrap⟳ your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.”

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