a. [ Blood + Prov. E. bolter to mat in tufts. Cf. Balter. ] Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of fishing line. See Boulter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who sifts flour or meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour, or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party. [ 1913 Webster ]