Bourne
[buən]
Definition
(v.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.
(n.) A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.
Checker: Vernon
Examples
- Sir, said Mr. Helstone, collecting all his dignity--sir, the great knowledge of man is to know himself, and the bourne whither his own steps tend. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Yes, I knew the character of this landscape: I was sure we were near my bourne. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In a book called Inventions and Devices, by William Bourne, published in 1578, it was proposed to make a boat go by paddle-wheels, to be turned by some provision. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I could only think of the bourne of my travels, and the work which was to occupy me whilst they endured. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typed by Claus