boston | (n) state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services, Syn. Beantown, capital of Massachusetts, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town |
boston baked beans | (n) dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork |
boston bull | (n) small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings, Syn. Boston terrier |
boston cream pie | (n) layer cake filled with custard |
boston fern | (n) a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant, Syn. Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis |
boston harbor | (n) the seaport at Boston |
bostonian | (n) a native or resident of Boston |
boston ivy | (n) Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries, Syn. Japanese ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata |
boston lettuce | (n) lettuce with relatively soft leaves |
boston rocker | (n) a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel |
boston tea party | (n) demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea |
brown bread | (n) dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water, Syn. Boston brown bread |