Bo*he"mi*an (?), a. 1.
Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient
inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian"
(see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional;
free and easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty.
Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays.
W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian
waxwing (Zoöl.), a small bird of Europe and
America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. -- Bohemian
glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in
Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime,
and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of
color.
Bo*he"mi*an (?), n. 1.
A native of Bohemia.
2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient
inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of
the Slavic family.
3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle
stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in
later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of
irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free
morals. [Modern]
☞ In this sense from the French bohémien, a gypsy;
also, a person of irregular habits.
She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and
mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances.
Thackeray.