boa — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.

2. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

   Examples

   Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.

Noun

1. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

   Synonyms

   feather boa

   Broader terms

   scarf

2. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs

   Broader terms

   constrictor