HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › bulse
← Back to search

Meaning of bulse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.

archaic

Examples

“[L]et me then comfort myself with the large treasure of Johnson's conversation which I have preserved for my own entertainment and that of the world, and let me exhibit what I have upon each occasion, whether more or less, whether a bulse, or only a few sparks of a diamond.”
“bulses of diamonds and bags of guineas”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Bulson Bulstrode bult Bultema bultfonteinite Bulthuis

Learn this word in context

See bulse used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free