‖n. [ G. ] League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Hindi band. ] An embankment against inundation. [ India ] S. Wells Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Pers. bandar a landing place, pier. ] A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read. ] Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
☞ The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who represent the different states of the empire, being appointed for each session by their respective governments. [ 1913 Webster ]
By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president. J. P. Peters (Trans. Müller's Pol. Hist.). [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G.; bund confederacy + versammlung assembly. ] See Legislature, Switzerland. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t.
They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach. T. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]
To bundle off,
To bundle one's self up,
v. i.
Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
To bundle up,
n. [ OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. bündel, dim. of bund bundle, fr. the root of E. bind. See Bind. ] A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll;
The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bundle pillar (Arch.),
a. sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together. [ PJC ]
adj. dressed warmly;