Definition of "Bolognese"

The victorious enemie marched towards Bolognia: And it is likely that the Pope and his aſſociates would haue done their beſt to haue diuerted him from that deſigne, fot it is certaine that Philip who had ſent for him from Tuſcanie, did openly fauour the Bologneſes.

1612, “The Second Booke of the Third Decad of the Historie of Venice”, in W. Shute, transl., The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice. From the First Foundation Thereof untill This Present., London: […] G. Eld, and W. Stansby, translation of original by Thomas de Fougasses, page 339

For when they went to fight againſt the Forleſes, that had kindly entertain’d ſome perſons whom they had baniſh’d; ’tis ſaid, eight thouſand of the Bologneſes were ſlain at one Sally from the Town. Upon which miſfortune ſome Cities of Romagna grew confident, and immediately revolted from the Bologneſes themſelves.

1685, “Gregory X.”, in anonymous translator, edited by Paul Rycaut, The Lives of the Popes, from the time of our Saviour Jesus Christ, to the Reign of Sixtus IV., London: […] Christopher Wilkinson […], translation of [Vitæ Pontificum Platinæ historici liber de vita Christi ac omnium pontificum qui hactenus ducenti fuere et XX] by [Bartolomeo] Platina, page 280

* Stra for Strada. The Bologneſe are very frugal in their Pronunciation; they ſeldom give you above half the Word.

1730, Edward Wright, “Bologna”, in Some Observations Made in Travelling through France, Italy, &c. in the Years 1720, 1721, and 1722, London: […] Tho. Ward and E. Wicksteed, […], page 444

Yet ſuch is the change of Italy, that Sigonius is corrected by the editor of Milan, Philippus Argelatus, a Bologneſe, and ſubject of the pope.

1788, Edward Gibbon, chapter XLIX, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume V, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], page 104

The Bologneses had built a castle on the Po, from whence they could molest the Venetians.

1871, J. Schor, “Thirteenth Century”, in History of Venice from the Beginning down to the Present Time, Venice, Milan, Trieste: Colombo Coen, section 7 (New systems for the election of the Doge. […]), page 56

Although their appearance might suggest that they are playful and rather happygolucky dogs, Bologneses are among the most serious and intelligent of breeds.

2012, Chas Newkey-Burden, The Dog Directory‎, Octopus