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Bosch

[ bosh; German, Spanish bawsh; Dutch baws ]

noun

  1. Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
  2. Hi·e·ro·ny·mus [hahy-, uh, -, ron, -, uh, -m, uh, s, hee-, uh, -, roh, -nee-m, œ, s], Hieronymus van Aeken, 1450?–1516, Dutch painter.
  3. Juan [hwahn], Juan Bosch Gaviño, 1909–2001, Dominican writer and political leader: president 1963.


Bosch

/ bɒʃ /

noun

  1. BoschCarl18741940MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Carl . 1874–1940, German chemist, who adapted the Haber process to produce ammonia for industrial use. He shared the Nobel prize for chemistry 1931
  2. BoschHieronymus?14501516MDutchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Hieronymus (hɪˈrɒnɪməs), original name probably Jerome van Aken (or Aeken ). ?1450–1516, Dutch painter, noted for his macabre allegorical representations of biblical subjects in brilliant transparent colours, esp the triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights


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At times, it reads as if he is describing the backdrop of a Hieronymus Bosch painting.

Tell me about creating recurring characters, like Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch.

The question is not whether Bosch is a liar—he is—but whether he is telling the league lies now.

Dutch judo competitor Edith Bosch was sitting next to the bottle thrower and threw a punch at him after seeing the incident.

Harry Bosch is decidedly not smooth—unless you count his jazz collection.

"That is what we get for letting half-breeds mingle with whites in our mission schools," Vanden Bosch observed bitterly.

Vanden Bosch was too much impressed with his own importance to enjoy being chaffed.

The same epigram, with an inconsiderable alteration, is given in Bosch's Anthologia Grca, vol.

He had no respect whatever for the Pass Memo., his central and sole idea being to push along with the elimination of the Bosch.

Sociable Escort (to Bosch prisoner, after several ineffectual attempts to start a conversation).

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