Bible Dictionaries
Bulla

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

(2):

(n.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.

(3):

(n.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

(4):

(n.) A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bulla'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bulla.html. 1828.