B (b is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, p, v, f, w, and m, letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
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In (Music), B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor). B
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B-52 n. A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military aircraft fleet; B- stands for bomber. It has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons.
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Ba (b, v. t. [Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F. bayer.] To kiss. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Baa (b, v. i. [Cf. G. b\'84en; an imitative word.] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.
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Baa (b, n.; pl. Baas (b. [Cf. G. b\'84.] The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.
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Ba"al (b, n.; Heb. pl. Baalim (-. [Heb. ba'al lord.] 1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations.
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2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied. Judges x. 6.
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{ Ba"al*ist (, Ba"al*ite (, } n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.
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Bab (?), n. [Per.] Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.
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babassu n. 1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (babassu oil) and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Syn. -- babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
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babbiting, babbitting n. lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal.
Syn. -- babbitting
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Bab"bitt met`al (. [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.
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Bab"ble (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babbled (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
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4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
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babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
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Bab"ble, v. t. 1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
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Bab"ble, n. 1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. \'bdThis is mere moral babble.\'b8 Milton.
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Bab"bler (, n. 1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A name given to any one of a family (Timalin\'91) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.
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Ba"bel (, n. [Heb. B\'bebel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of \'bdconfusion.\'b8] 1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.
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2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.
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Bab"er*y (, n. [Perh. orig. for baboonery. Cf. Baboon, and also Babe.] Finery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] \'bdPainted babery.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney.
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{ Ba"bi*an (, Ba"bi*on } (, n. [See Baboon.] A baboon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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\'d8Bab"il*lard (, n. [F., a babbler.] (Zo\'94l.) The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler.
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Bab"ing*ton*ite (, n. [From Dr. Babbington.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
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{ \'d8Bab`i*rous"sa, \'d8Bab`i*rus"sa} (, n. [F. babiroussa, fr. Malay b\'beb\'c6 hog + r deer.] (Zo\'94l.) A large hoglike quadruped (Sus babirussa, syn. Porcus babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.
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Bab"ish (, a. Like a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] \'bdBabish imbecility.\'b8 Drayton. -- Bab"ish*ly, adv. -- Bab"ish*ness, n. [R.]
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{ Bab"ism (?), Bab"i*ism (?) }, n. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. -- Bab"ist, n.
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\'d8Bab"lah (, n. [Cf. Per. bab a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.] The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.
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{ \'d8Ba"boo, \'d8Ba"bu } (b, n. [Hind. b\'beb.] A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth.
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Bab*oon" (, n. [OE. babewin, baboin, fr. F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babine lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. b\'84ppe mouth.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.
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{ Ba*bul", Ba*bool" (?) }, n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.) Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. Acacia Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.
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Ba"by (b, n.; pl. Babies (-b. [Dim. of babe.] An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
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Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.
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She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,
babies in his eyes. Heywood.
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Ba"by, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. \'bdBaby figure\'b8 Shak.
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Ba"by, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Babied (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Babying.] To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. Young.
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baby-blue-eyes n. 1. delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots.
Syn. -- baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii
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Ba"by farm` (. A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.
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Ba"by*house` (, n. A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture. Swift.
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Ba"by*ish, a. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- Ba"by*ish*ly, adv. -- Ba"by*ish*ness, n.
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Ba"by jump`er (. A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.
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Bab`y*lo"ni*an (, a. Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.
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Bab`y*lo"ni*an, prop. n. 1. An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.
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2. An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
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{ Bab`y*lon"ic (, Bab`y*lon"ic*al (, } a. 1. Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings.
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Bab"y*lo`nish (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. \'bdA Babylonish garment.\'b8 Josh. vii. 21.
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{ \'d8Bab`y*rous"sa, \'d8Bab`y*rus"sa } (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Babiroussa.
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Ba"by*ship (, n. The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
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babysitter, baby-sitter n. A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home.
Syn. -- sitter
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babysitting n. the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home.
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baby-walker n. a framework on small wheels or casters designed to support small children while they are learning to walk, and usually having a fabric support that permits the child to sit. Called also walker and go-cart.
Syn. -- walker, go-cart
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Bac (, n. [F. See Back a vat.] 1. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
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bac"ca n. 1. an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e. g. grape; tomato; cranberry.
Syn. -- simple fruit
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Bac"ca*lau"re*ate (, n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.] 1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
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Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
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{ \'d8Bac`ca*ra", Bac`ca*rat" } (, n. [F.] A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.
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{ Bac*ca"re, Bac*ka"re } (, interj. Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess.
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Bac"cate (, a. [L. baccatus, fr. L. bacca berry.] (Bot.) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits. Gray.
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Bac"cha*nal (, a. [L. Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.] 1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
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Bac"cha*nal (b, n. 1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. \'bdTipsy bacchanals.\'b8 Shak.
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\'d8Bac`cha*na"li*a (b, n. pl. [L. Bacchanal a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl. Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus, fr. Bacchus the god of wine, Gr. Ba`kchos.]
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Bac`cha*na"li*an (b, a. Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
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Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism (, n. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
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Bac"chant (, n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] 1. A priest of Bacchus.
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Bac"chant, a. Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing. Byron.
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{ Bac"chic (, Bac"chic*al ( }, a. [L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko`s.] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous gatherings.
Syn. -- bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous
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\'d8Bac*chi"us (, n.; pl. Bacchii (. [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. "o Bakchei^os (sc. poy`s foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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Bac"chus (, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos.] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
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Bac*cif"er*ous (, a. [L. baccifer; bacca berry + ferre to bear.] Producing berries. \'bd Bacciferous trees.\'b8 Ray.
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Bac"ci*form (, a. [L. bacca berry + -form.] Having the form of a berry.
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Bac*civ"o*rous (, a. [L. bacca berry + vorare to devour.] (Zo\'94l.) Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds.
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{Bach"a*rach, Back"a*rack } (, n. A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.
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Bach"e*lor (b, n. [OF. bacheler young man, F. bachelier (cf. Pr. bacalar, Sp. bachiller, Pg. bacharel, It. baccalare), LL. baccalarius the tenant of a kind of farm called baccalaria, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, a person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to baccalaureus. See Baccalaureate, n.] 1. A man of any age who has not been married.
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As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving.
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3. A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.
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4. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.
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5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.]
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6. (Zo\'94l.) A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
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bachelor-at-arms n. a knight of the lowest order; he was permitted to display only a pennon.
Syn. -- knight bachelor, bachelor
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Bach"e*lor*dom (b, n. The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.
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Bach"e*lor*hood (-h, n. The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.
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Bach"e*lor*ism (-, n. Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors. W. Irving.
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Bach"e*lor's but"ton (, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).
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Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers \'bdfrom their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom,\'b8 according to Johnson's Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other writers ascribed to \'bda habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts.\'b8 Dr. Prior.
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Bach"el*ry (, n. [OF. bachelerie.] The body of young aspirants for knighthood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ba*cil"lar (, a. [L. bacillum little staff.] (Biol.) 1. Shaped like a rod or staff.
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2. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or produced by, the organism bacillus; bacillary.
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\'d8Bac"il*la`ri*\'91 (, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. bacillum, dim. of baculum stick.] (Biol.) See Diatom.
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Bac"il*la*ry (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.
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2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to bacilli; produced by, or containing, bacilli; bacillar; as, a bacillary disease.
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bacilli n. plural of bacillus; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike formations.
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Ba*cil"li*form (, a. [L. bacillum little staff + -form.] Rod-shaped.
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Ba*cil"lus (, n.; pl. Bacilli (. [NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillari\'91.] (Biol.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
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bacitracin n. (1940) [Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a child whose tissues contained Bacillus subtilis) + -in. RHUD.] a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local infection. It is produced by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis, and as produced commercially is composed of several closely related substances. The predominant component, Bacitracin A, has a formula C60H103N17O16S, and contains D-ornithine, D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine and aspartic acid. [MI11]
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Back (, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray, bowl.] 1. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
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Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper. -- Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash. -- Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which water circulates and is heated.
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Back (b, n. [AS. b\'91c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b flight. Cf. Bacon.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.
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3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
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Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this,
backs and palms to kiss. Donne.
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4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
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5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village.
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6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.
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9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage.
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Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back. -- Full back, Half back, Quarter back (Football), players stationed behind those in the front line. -- To be on one's back or To lie on one's back, to be helpless. -- To put one's back up or to get one's back up, to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked). [Colloq.] -- To see the back of, to get rid of. -- To turn the back, to go away; to flee. -- To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him.
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Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
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Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] -- Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. -- Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure. -- Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning. -- Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man. -- Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs, Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary. -- Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. -- Back stream, a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy. -- To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat. [Colloq.]
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3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.
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6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
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7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. \'bdThe Parliament would be backed by the people.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. South.
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To back an anchor (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one. -- To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated \'bdthe field\'b8, will win. -- To back the oars, to row backward with the oars. -- To back a rope, to put on a preventer. -- To back the sails, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. -- To back up, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends. -- To back a warrant (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender. -- To back water (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.
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Back, v. i. 1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
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2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.
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3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.]
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To back and fill, to manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.] -- To back out, To back down, to retreat or withdraw from a promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]
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Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back out. Jowett (Thucyd. )
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Back, adv. [Shortened from aback.] 1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
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2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.
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3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
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4. (Of time) In times past; ago. \'bdSixty or seventy years back.\'b8 Gladstone.
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The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back the stone from the door. Matt. xxviii. 2.
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6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.
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9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words.
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Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro. -- To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's professions. [Colloq.]
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Back"band` (b, n. [2nd back, n. + band.] (Saddlery) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
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back"bench (b, n. 1. any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain.
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backbencher (b, n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader.
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back"bend (b, n. 1. an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor.
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Back"bite`, v. t. [2d back, n. + bite.] To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent). Spenser.
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Back"bit`er (, n. One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.
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1. A board which supports the back when one is sitting; specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat.
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3. A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.
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4. A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddles into the interior of the wheel. W. Nicholson.
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5. A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure. Thackeray.
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Back"bond` (b, n. [Back, adv. + bond.] (Scots Law) An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
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1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
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The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. Darwin.
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To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. \'bdStaunch to the backbone.\'b8 Lord Lytton.
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Back"cast` (b, n. [Back, adv. + cast.] Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot.]
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back"date v. t. 1. to make effective from an earlier date; to make retroactive. The increase in tax was backdated to January.
Syn. -- back-date
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2. to affix a date earlier than the present date; -- sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of postdate.
Syn. -- back-date; predate; antedate.
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Back" door" (. A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way. Atterbury.
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Back"door", a. Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; as, backdoor intrigues.
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Back"down` (, n. A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.]
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back"drop n. 1. the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain backcloth.
Syn. -- background, backcloth
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2. the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting.
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Backed (b, a. Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed.
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Back"er (b, n. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.
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Back"fall` (b, n. [2d back, n. + fall.] A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.
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backfire, back fire. 1. A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel.
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2. (a) A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also called a knock or ping. (b) an explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
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Back"fire` Back"-fire`, v. i. 1. (Engin.) To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine.
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2. Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air. -- Back"-fir`ing, n.
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back"-for*ma`tion n. (Linguistics) 1. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it, such as emote from emotion.
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Back"friend` (, n. [Back, n. or adv. + friend.] A secret enemy. [Obs.] South.
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back"gam`mon (, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back.] A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a \'bdboard\'b8 marked off into twenty-four spaces called \'bdpoints\'b8. Each player has fifteen pieces, or \'bdmen\'b8, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.
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backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two \'bdtables\'b8.
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back`gam"mon, v. t. In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first \'bdtable\'b8. When played for betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three times the wagered amount.
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1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
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2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
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3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
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I fancy there was a background of grinding and waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished . . . performance. Mrs. Alexander.
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5. The set of conditions within which an action takes place, including the social and physical conditions as well as the psychological states of the participants; as, within the background of the massive budget deficits of the 1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage by the congress.
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6. The set of conditions that precede and affect an action, such as the social and historical precedents for the event, as well as the general background{5}; as, against the background of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though regrettable.
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7. (Science) The signals that may be detected by a measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a greater or lesser degree. Specifically: (Physics) Electronic noise present in a system using electronic measuring instrument or in a telecommunications system, which may hide and which must be differentiated from the desired signal; also called background noise or noise.
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8. (Journalism) An agreement between a journalist and an interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be quoted in any publication, although the substance of the remarks may be reported; -- often used in the phrase \'bdon background\'b8. Compare deep background.
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To place in the background, to make of little consequence. To keep in the background, to remain unobtrusive, inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of people. deep background, (Journalism) the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a publication, even without attribution. Compare background{8}.
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back"ground*ing n. (Computers) The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system.
Syn. -- background processing
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Back"hand` (, n. [Back, adv. + hand.] 1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
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2. (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with forehand.
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Back"hand`, a. 1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
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Back"hand`ed, a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
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2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
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back"hand`ed, a. & adv. (Sport) Stroked with a backhand{2}; as, a backhanded drive.
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Back"hand`ed*ness, n. State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.
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Back"heel` (?), n. (Wrestling) A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back; a throw made in this way. -- v. t. To trip (a person) in this way.
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Back"house` (, n. [Back, a. + house.] A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy; an outhouse; a necessary.
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Back"ing, n. 1. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
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2. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
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4. (Bookbinding) The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
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Back"joint` (b, n. [Back, a. or adv. + joint.] (Arch.) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
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Back"lash` (b, n. [Back, adv. + lash.] 1. (Mech.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
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3. A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social or political developments.
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Back"log` (b, n. [Back, a. + log.] 1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to forestick. [U.S.]
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There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.
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2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments.
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back"pack n. a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders.
Syn. -- knapsack; rucksack; haversack. [WordNet 1.5]

back"pack v. i. to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest.
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back"pack*er n. one who backpacks; as, two backpackers were mauled by bears in Yellowstone this week.
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3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications.
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{ Back"piece` (, Back"plate` (, } n. [Back, n. or a. + piece, plate. ] 1. A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back.
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2. Specifically: A piece of plate armor protecting the back; -- it is worn as part of a cuirass.
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back"rest n. 1. a support that you can lean against while sitting.
Syn. -- back.
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backroom n. 1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations.
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Backs (b, n. pl. Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
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Back"saw` (b, n. [2d back, n. + saw.] A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.
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Back"set` (b, n. [Back, adv. + set.] 1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
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Back"set`, v. t. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.]
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Back"set"tler (b, n. [Back, a. + settler.] One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
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{ \'d8Back"sheesh`, \'d8Back"shish` } (, n. [Pers. bakhsh\'c6sh, fr. bakhsh\'c6dan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a \'bdtip\'b8.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.
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Back"side` (b, n. [Back, a. + side.] The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.
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Backside (one word) was formerly used of the rear part or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is now two words.
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Back"sight` (b, n. [Back, adv. + sight.] (Surv.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3.
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Back"slide" (b, v. i. [imp. Backslid (; p. p. Backslidden (, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding.] [Back, adv. + slide.] To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
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Back"slid"ing, a. Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
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Back"slid"ing, n. The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
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backspace, backspacer n. 1. The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back spacing.
Syn. -- backspace key.
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backspace, v. i. In typing text, to press the backspace key so as to reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous space.
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Back"staff` (, n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.
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back"stage n. (theater) the area on the stage out of sight of the audience.
Syn. -- wing, wings, offstage.
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backs"tage adj. concealed from the public; in private.
Syn. -- behind the scenes. [WordNet 1.5]

Back"stairs`, Back" stairs`. (b n. Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; a second staircase at the rear of a building; hence, a private or indirect way.
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{ Back"stairs`, Back"stair` }, a. Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; as, backstairs gossip.
Syn. -- clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean, surreptitious, undercover, underground.
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Back"stay` (b, n. [Back, a. or n. + stay.] 1. (Naut.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. [Often used in the plural.]
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Back"stitch` (, n. [Back, adv. + stitch.] A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.
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Back"stitch`, v. t. To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
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Back"stop` (?), n. 1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.
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2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
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back"stroke` n. 1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter kick.
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back"swept` adj. aligned from front to back; slanted toward the back; -- used of hair.
Syn. -- sweptback.
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Back"sword` (, n. [2d back, n. + sword.] 1. A sword with one sharp edge.
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2. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. Halliwell.
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back"swim`mer n. any of numerous predaceous aquatic insects of the family Notonectidae (such as Notonecta undulata) that swim on their backs and may inflict painful bites; -- also called boat bug. [RHUD]
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back-to-back adj. 1. occurring immediately one after the other; consecutive. back-to-back home runs
Syn. -- consecutive.
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2. oriented with the backs toward each other, and sometimes touching.
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back" up, v. i. 1. to move in a reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or animals.
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2. to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; as, a traffic backup due to an accident; a sewage backup.
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back" up, v. t. 1. to serve as a backup{3} for (another person or persons); as, the patrolmen backed up the detectives as they went inside to make the arrest; the center fielder backed up the shortstop on the play.
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2. (Computers) to make a backup{5} of; as, the sysop backed up the purchasing data files every night.
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back"up, n. 1. anything kept in reserve to serve as a substitute in case of failure or unavailability of the normal or primary object; -- used for devices, plans, people, etc. Also used attributively; as, there was no backup for the electrical supply; a backup motor; a backup generator.
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2. (Music) a musician or group of musicians accompanying a soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists.
Syn. -- accompaniment. [PJC]

3. a person or group of persons serving as reinforcement for another or others; as, the policeman called for backup when he was fired on.
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4. an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in traffic or a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other malfunction.
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5. (Computers) A copy of a program or data from a computer onto a data-storage medium, usually one that may be removed to safe storage at a distance from the computer; it is used to preserve data for use in the contingency that the original data on the computer may be lost or become unusable. A backup that is removed from the building housing the computer system (to provide protection against loss of data in a disastrous event such as a fire) is called off-site backup. Also used attributively; as, backup copy.
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6. (Computers) The act or process of creating a backup{5}; as, they performed a full system backup every weekend.
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{ Back"ward (, Back"wards (, } adv. [Back, adv. + -ward.] 1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
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2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
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6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
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7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
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Back"ward, a. 1. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
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3. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child. \'bdThe backward learner.\'b8 South.
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5. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
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Back`war*da"tion (, n. [Backward, v. t. + -ation.] (Stock Exchange) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango. Biddle.
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Back"ward*ly (, adv. 1. Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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back"wash` (, v. t. 1. To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. Ash.
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2. (Chem.) To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or column packing, removing them from the filter or column.
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back"wash` (, n. 1. The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat.
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2. (Aeron.) The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine.
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Back"wa`ter (, n. [Back, a. or adv. + -water. ] 1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.
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2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.
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3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.
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Back"woods" (, n. pl. [Back, a. + woods.] The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.
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Back"woods"man (, n.; pl. Backwoodsmen (. A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times. Fisher Ames.
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Back"worm` (, n. [2d back, n. + worm.] A disease of hawks. See Filanders. Wright.
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Ba"con (, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
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Bacon beetle (Zo\'94l.), a beetle (Dermestes lardarius) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. -- To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or loss. [Colloq.]
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Bacon, Roger Bacon prop. n. Roger Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher of the thirteenth century. Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He is credited with a recognition of the importance of experiment in answering questions about the natural world, recognized the potential importance of gunpowder and explosives generally, and wrote comments about several of the physical sciences that anticipated facts proven by experiment only much later.
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The Franciscan monk, Roger Bacon (c. 1214 - 1294) was an important transitional figure in chemistry as he was trained in the alchemical tradition, but introduced many of the modern concepts of experimental science. Bacon believed that experiment was necessary to support theory, but for him the theory as presented in the Bible was true and the experiment only underlined that truth. One of Bacon's lasting contributions was his references to gunpowder, bringing this discovery to the general attention of literate Europeans.
Prof. Tom Bitterwolf, Univ. of Idaho (Post-class notes, 1999).
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Roger Bacon was Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He was educated at Oxford and Paris (whence he appears to have returned to England about 1250), and joined the Franciscan order. In 1257 he was sent by his superiors to Paris where he was kept in close confinement for several years. About 1265 he was invited by Pope Clement IV. to write a general treatise on the sciences, in answer to which he composed his chief work, the "Opus Majus." He was in England in 1268. In 1278 his writings were condemned as heretical by a council of his order, in consequence of which he was again placed in confinement. He was at liberty in 1292. Besides the "Opus Majus," his most notable works are "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "Compendium Philosophiae." See Siebert, "Roger Bacon," 1861; Held, "Roger Bacon's Praktische Philosophie," 1881; and L. Schneider, "Roger Bacon," 1873. Century Dict. 1906.
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Dr. Whewell says that Roger Bacon's Opus Majus is "the encyclopedia and Novam Organon of the Thirteenth Century, a work equally wonderful with regard to its general scheme and to the special treatises with which the outlines of the plans are filled up. James J. Walsh (Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries, 1913.
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Bacon, Francis Bacon prop. n. Francis Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher, jurist, and statesman, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Born at York House, London, Jan. 22, 1561: died at Highgate, April 9, 1626, created Baron Verulam July 12, 1618, and Viscount St. Albans Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called Lord Bacon. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, April, 1573, to March, 1575, and at Gray's Inn 1575; became attached to the embassy of Sir Amias Paulet in France in 1576; was admitted to the bar in 1582; entered Parliament in 1584; was knighted in 1603; became solicitor-general in 1607, and attorney-general in 1613; was made a privy councilor in 1616, lord keeper in 1617, and lord chancellor in 1618; and was tried in 1621 for bribery, condemned, fined, and removed from office. A notable incident of his career was his connection with the Earl of Essex, which began in July, 1591, remained an intimate friendship until the fall of Essex (1600-01), and ended in Bacon's active efforts to secure the conviction of the earl for treason. (See Essex.) His great fame rests upon his services as a reformer of the methods of scientific investigation; and though his relation to the progress of knowledge has been exaggerated and misunderstood, his reputation as one of the chief founders of modern inductive science is well grounded. His chief works are the "Advancement of Learning," published in English as "The Two Books of Francis Bacon of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human," in 1605; the "Novum organum sive indicia vera de interpretatione naturae," published in Latin, 1620, as a "second part" of the (incomplete) "Instauratio magna"; the "De dignitate et augmentis scientiarum," published in Latin in 1623; "Historia Ventorum" (1622), "Historia Vitae et Mortis" (1623), "Historia Densi et Rari" (posthumously, 1658), "Sylva Sylvarum" (posthumously, 1627), "New Atlantis," "Essays" (1597, 1612, 1625), "De Sapientia Veterum" (1609), "Apothegms New and Old," "History of Henry VII." (1622). Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding (7 vols. 1861, 2 vols. 1878). See Shakspere. Century Dict. 1906.
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Ba*co"ni*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
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Ba*co"ni*an (?), n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
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2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
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bac`ter*e"mi*a (bor b, n. The presence of bacteria in the blood.
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Bac*te"ri*al (, a. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.
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Bac*te"ri*cide (b, n. [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.) Same as Germicide.
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bac*teri*e"mi*a (b n. The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as bacteremia.
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Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al (b, a. Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies.
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Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy (, n. [Bacterium + -logy.] (Biol.) The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.
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\'d8Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis (?), n. [NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, bak`tron, a staff + 1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen.
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2. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic (#), a.
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bacteriophage n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon. Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and almost every bacterium is susceptible to at least one bacteriophage. They may have DNA or RNA as their genetic component. Certain types of bacteriophage, called temperate bacteriophage, may infect but not kill their host bacteria, residing in and replicating either as a plasmid or integrated into the host genome. Under certain conditions, a resident temperate phage may become induced to multiply rapidly and vegetatively, killing and lysing its host bacterium, and producing multiple progeny. The lambda phage of Eschericia coli, much studied in biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate type.
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bacteriophagic bacteriophagous adj. 1. of or pertaining to bacteriophage.
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Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic (, a. (Biol.) Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.
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Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist (, n. (Biol.) One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.
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Bac*te`ri*os"co*py (b, n. [Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view.] (Biol.) 1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.
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2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic (#), a. -- *scop"ic*al*ly (#), adv. -- Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist (#), n.
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bacteriostasis n. inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.
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bacteriostat n. a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth.
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bacteriostatic adj. 1. of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.
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2. causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical substances, such as certain antibacterial agents.
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bacterise v. to subject to the action of bacteria.
Syn. -- bacterize.
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Bac*te"ri*um (b, n.; pl. Bacteria (b. [NL., fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff: cf. F. bact\'82rie.] (Biol.) A microscopic single-celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera. Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum Cyanophyta (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are present. They are the smallest of microscopic organisms which have their own metabolic processes carried on within cell membranes, viruses being smaller but not capable of living freely. The bacteria are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Bacteria may require oxygen for their energy-producing metabolism, and these are called aerobes; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being anaerobes. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. The branch of science with studies bacteria is bacteriology, being a division of microbiology. See Bacillus.
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bacterize v. to subject to the action of bacteria.
Syn. -- bacterise.
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{ Bac"te*roid (, Bac`te*roid"al (, } a. [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.) Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.
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Bac"tri*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. -- n. A native of Bactria.
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baculiform adj. shaped like a rod.
Syn. -- baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, rod-shaped.
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Bac"u*line (, a. [L. baculum staff.] Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
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Bac"u*lite (, n. [L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.
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Bac`u*lom"e*try (, n. [L. baculum staff + -metry.] Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.
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Bad (b, a. [Compar. Worse (w; superl. Worst (w.] [Probably fr. AS. b\'91ddel hermaphrodite; cf. b\'91dling effeminate fellow.] Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news.
Sometimes used substantively.
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Syn. -- Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.
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\'d8Ba`daud" (?), n. [F.] A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
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A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris. Pall Mall Mag.
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Bad"der*locks (, n. [Perh. for Balderlocks, fr. Balder the Scandinavian deity.] (Bot.) A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.
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Badge (b, n. [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. be\'a0g, be\'a0h, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. b in comp., AS. b to bow, bend, G. biegen. See Bow to bend.] 1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman. \'bdTax gatherers, recognized by their official badges.\'b8 Prescott.
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3. (Naut.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
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Badg"er (, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now dialectic, Eng.]
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Badg"er, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.
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Badg"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Badgered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Badgering.] [For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
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Badg"er game. The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant]
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2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov. Eng.]
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Badg"er-legged` (, a. Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak.
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\'d8Bad`i*a"ga (bor b, n. [Russ. badiaga.] (Zo\'94l.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.
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\'d8Ba"di*an (, n. [F. badiane, fr. Per. b\'bedi\'ben anise.] (Bot.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
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Ba*di"geon (b, n. [F.] A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, finish a surface, etc.
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\'d8Ba`di`nage" (, n. [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.] Playful raillery; banter. \'bdHe . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.\'b8 Warburton.
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Bad" lands" (. Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by ca\'a4ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands).
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Bad"ly, adv. In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
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Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly, with words signifying to want or need.
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Bad"min*ton (, n. [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.] 1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
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\'d8B\'91"no*mere (, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -mere.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods. Packard.
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B\'91"no*pod (, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -pod.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.
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\'d8B\'91"no*some (, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -some body.] (Zo\'94l.) The thorax of Arthropods. Packard.
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\'d8B\'91"tu*lus (?), n.; pl. B (#). [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.) A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.
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All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are b\'91tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez).
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2. specif. (Golf), a stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft. [Scot. or Golf]
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Baff (b, v. t. & i. [Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G. baff, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.] To strike; to beat; to make a baff. [Scot. or Golf]
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Baf"fle (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl.] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b\'begr uneasy, poor, or b\'begr, n., struggle, b\'91gja to push, treat harshly, OF. beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b\'84ppe mouth, beffen to bark, chide.]
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1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. [Obs.]
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He by the heels him hung upon a tree,
baffled so, that all which passed by
Spenser.
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3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart. \'bdA baffled purpose.\'b8 De Quincey.
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Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations. Prescott.
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Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another.
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2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds. [R.]
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Baf"fle, n. 1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] \'bdA baffle to philosophy.\'b8 South.
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2. (Engin.) (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and deflect them against the substance to be heated. (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered more uniform in different parts of the cross section of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow, as by means of a weir.
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2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]
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2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement.
Syn. -- balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.
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Baf"fle*ment (b, n. The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.

Baf"fling (b, a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n.
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Baff"y (b, n. [See Baff, v. t.] (Golf) A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.
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Baf"ta (b, n. [Cf. Per. baft woven, wrought.] A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.
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Bag (b, n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.
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2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.
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3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]
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5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.
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Bag and baggage, all that belongs to one. -- To give one the bag, to disappoint him. [Obs.] Bunyan.
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Bag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bagged (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bagging] 1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.
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Bag, v. i. 1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter.
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\'d8Ba*gasse" (b, n. [F.] Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.
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\'d8Bag`a*telle" (b, n. [F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, n.] 1. A trifle; a thing of no importance.
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2. A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.
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ba"gel (b, n. [Yiddish beygl, prob. fr. dial. G. Beugel. RHUD] a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust. A similar roll in Russia is called a bublik.
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bag"ful (b, n. The quantity that a bag will hold; as, he ate a bagful of popcorn.
Syn. -- bag.
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bag"gage (b, n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.
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2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.
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A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.
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Bag"gage mas`ter (. One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [U.S.]
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Bag"ga*ger (, n. One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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\'d8Bag"ga*la (, n. [Ar. \'bdfem. of baghl a mule.\'b8 Balfour.] (Naut.) A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean.
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Bag"ging, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke. [Eng.]
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Bag"gy (, a. Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.
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Bag" la`dy (, n. a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in bags.
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Bag"man (, n.; pl. Bagmen (. A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray.
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Bagn"io (, n. [It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bain.] 1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves. [Obs.]
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Bag"pipe (, n. A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.
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To bagpipe the mizzen (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. Totten.
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Bag"reef` (, n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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\'d8Bague (, n. [F., a ring] (Arch.) The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.
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{ Ba*guet", Ba*guette" } (, n. [F. baguette, prop. a rodbacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu stick, staff.] 1. (Arch.) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
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2. (Zo\'94l) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
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Bag"wig" (, n. A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag.
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Bag"worm` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Plat\'d2ceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.
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Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.
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{ \'d8Ba*ha"dur \'d8Ba*hau"dur } (?), n. [Written also bahawder.] [Hind. bah\'bedur hero, champion.] A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.
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Ba*hai" (b, n.; pl. Bahais (-h. A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled \'bdBaha 'u 'llah,\'b8 or, \'bdthe Splendor of God\'b8), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the United States.
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Ba*ha"ism (?), n. The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.
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\'d8Ba*har" (, n. [Ar. bah\'ber, from bahara to charge with a load.] A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
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Bahraini n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahreini.
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Bahraini adj. 1. of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2). The Bahraini ruling families
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2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain. Bahraini beaches.
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Bahrein n. an island in the Persian Gulf; same as Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahrain.
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Bahreini n. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahraini.
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Bai, Baic n. a language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
Syn. -- Baic.
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Baigne (b, v. t. [F. baigner to bathe, fr. L. balneum bath.] To soak or drench. [Obs.] Carew.
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\'d8Bai`gnoire" (?), n. [Written also baignoir.] [F., lit., bath tub.] A box of the lowest tier in a theater. Du Maurier.
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Bail (b, n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. Bac.] A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.]
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Bail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bailed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bailing.] 1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.
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2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat.
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By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Bail, v. t. [OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L. bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus he who bears burdens.] 1. To deliver; to release. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) (a) To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed.
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bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance. Blackstone.
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(b) To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. Blackstone. Kent.
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Bail, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.] 1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) (a) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surety for his appearance in court.
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(b) The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one.
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Bail, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b\'94ile a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. b\'94gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.] 1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. Forby.
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2. A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.
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Bail, n. [OF. bail, baille. See Bailey.] 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.]
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2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court. Holinshed.
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5. (Cricket) The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.
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Bail"a*ble (, a. 1. Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons. \'bdHe's bailable, I'm sure.\'b8 Ford.
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Bail" bond` (b. (Law) (a) A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ. (b) Special bail in court to abide the judgment. Bouvier.
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Bail`ee" (b, n. [OF. baill\'82, p. p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver.] (Law) The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust. Blackstone.
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2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
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Bai"ley (, n. [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.] 1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]
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2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.]
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3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] Oxf. Gloss.
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Bail"ie (, n. [See Bailiff.] An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
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Bail"iff (b, n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.]
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1. Originally, a person put in charge of something; especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom powers of custody or care are intrusted. Abbott.
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Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. Addison.
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2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
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bailiff is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable, or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate. Burrill.
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3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.]
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Bail"i*wick (, n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.] (Law) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
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Bailment . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law. Dalton.
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2. (Law) A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed. Blackstone.
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Bail`or" (, n. (Law) One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.
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Bail"piece` (, n. (Law) A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond.
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Bai"ly's beads (?). (Astron.) A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun. Just before and after a total eclipse, the slender, unobscured crescent of the sun's disk appears momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of beads. The phenomenon (first fully described by Francis Baily, 1774 -- 1844) is thought to be an effect of irradiation, and of inequalities of the moon's edge.
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Bain (b, n. [F. bain, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bagnio.] A bath; a bagnio. [Obs.] Holland.
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\'d8Bain`-ma`rie" (, n. [F.] A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.
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Bai*ram" (?), n. [Turk. ba\'8br\'bem.] Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the Lesser Bairam) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the Greater Bairam) seventy days after the fast.
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Bairn (b, n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See Bear to support.] A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Baise"mains` (, n. pl. [F., fr. baiser to kiss + mains hands.] Respects; compliments. [Obs.]
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Bait (b, n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. b\'bet food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.] 1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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Bait bug (Zo\'94l.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
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Bait (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb. n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b\'c6ta. Bite.]
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1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. Holland.
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Bait (b, v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. Evelyn.
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Bait (b, v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. \'bdKites that bait and beat.\'b8 Shak.
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Baize (b, n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai bay-colored. See Bay a color.] A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.
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\'d8Ba*joc"co (, n. [It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from its color.] A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.
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Bake (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baked (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Baking.] [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baka, Dan. bage, Gr. fw`gein to roast.] 1. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
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Baking is the term usually applied to that method of cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning between roasting and baking is not always observed.
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2. To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.
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Bake, v. i. 1. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes. Shak.
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2. To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.
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baked (b, adj. 2. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Syn. -- adust, parched, scorched, sunbaked.
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Bake"house` (b, n. [AS. b\'91ch. See Bake, v. t., and House.] A house for baking; a bakery.
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Bakelite n. a thermosetting plastic used in electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. [trademark]
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{ Bake"meat` (b, Baked"-meat` (b, } n. A pie; baked food. [Obs.] Gen. xl. 17. Shak.
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Bak"er (, n. [AS. b\'91cere. See Bake, v. t.] 1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
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A baker's dozen, thirteen. -- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.
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Bak"ing, n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.
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Baking powder, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.
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baksheesh n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.
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bakshis n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh.
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bakshish n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh.
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Ba"laam (, n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant]
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Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.
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\'d8Bal"a*chong (, n. [Malay b\'belach\'ben.] A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.
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balaclava n. close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.
Syn. -- balaclava helmet.
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Balaena n. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.
Syn. -- genus Balaena.
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Balaeniceps n. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.
Syn. -- genus Balaeniceps.
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Balaenicipitidae n. a family comprising the shoebills.
Syn. -- family Balaenicipitidae.
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Balaenidae n. a family comprising the right whales.
Syn. -- family Balaenidae.
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\'d8Bal`\'91*noi"de*a (, n. [NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid.] (Zo\'94l) A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen.
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Balaenoptera n. the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.
Syn. -- genus Balaenoptera.
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Balaenopteridae n. 1. rorquals; blue whales.
Syn. -- family Balaenopteridae.
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balalaika n. [Russian.]a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings.
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Bal"ance (b, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.] 1. An apparatus for weighing.
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Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the combinations of levers making up platform scales; and even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a spring.
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4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
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5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. \'bdA balance at the banker's.\'b8 Thackeray.
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I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.
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6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary).
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7. (Astron.) (a) The constellation Libra. (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.
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Balance electrometer, a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces. Knight. -- Balance fish. (Zo\'94l) See Hammerhead. -- Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table. -- Balance of power (Politics), such an adjustment of power among sovereign states that no one state is in a position to interfere with the independence of the others; international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state or a third party within a state) to control the relations between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a state. -- Balance sheet (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken. -- Balance thermometer, a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial column changes the inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially, and as a fire alarm. -- Balance of torsion. See Torsion Balance. -- Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country; or more commonly, the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium. -- Balance valve, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the admission of steam to both sides. See Puppet valve. -- Hydrostatic balance. See under Hydrostatic. -- To lay in balance, to put up as a pledge or security. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To strike a balance, to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account.
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Bal"ance (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Balanced (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Balancing (b.] [From Balance, n.: cf. F. balancer.] 1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
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2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope.
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3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.
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4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
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5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them.
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I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker. Addison.
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6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account.
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7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books.
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8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners.
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9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail.
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Syn. -- To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize; equalize.
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Bal"ance, v. i. 1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.
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2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
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He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice. Locke.
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bal"anced adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [Narrower terms: counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised; well-balanced; poised] [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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Bal"ance*ment (, n. The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces. [R.] Darwin.
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Bal"ance*reef` (, n. (Naut.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.
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Bal"ance wheel` (. 1. (Horology) (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance. (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance).
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2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
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Bal`a*nif"er*ous (, a. [L. balanus acorn + -ferous.] Bearing or producing acorns.
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Bal"a*nite (, n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.] (Paleon.) A fossil balanoid shell.
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\'d8Bal`a*no*glos"sus (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zo\'94l) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria.
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Bal"a*noid (, a. [Gr. ba`lanos acorn + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.
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Bal"as ru`by (. [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.) A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
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Bal"a*ta (?), n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
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2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.
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Ba*laus"tine (, n. [L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion.] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.
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\'d8Ba`la`yeuse" (?), n. [F., lit., a female sweeper.] A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
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{ Bal*bu"ti*ate (, Bal*bu"ci*nate (, } v. i. [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.] To stammer. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bal*bu"ti*es (, n. (Med.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.
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Bal"co*ny (b, n.; pl. Balconies (b. [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.] 1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.
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Bald (b, a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.
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6. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Destitute of the natural covering. (b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
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Bald buzzard (Zo\'94l.), the fishhawk or osprey. -- Bald coot (Zo\'94l.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.
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Bal"da*chin (, n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin.] 1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]
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2. (Arch.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.
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Bald" ea"gle (. (Zo\'94l.) The white-headed eagle (Hali\'91etus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.
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bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States.
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Bal"der (b, prop. n. [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.) The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]
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Bal"der*dash (, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
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Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).
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The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even
Smollett.
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Bald"-faced` (, a. Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.
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bald"head`ed, bald"-head`ed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called bald and bald-pated; as, a bald-headed gentleman.
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Bald"ness, n. The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style.
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This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness. W. D. Whitney.
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{ Bald"pate` (, Bald"pat`ed (, } a. Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. Shak.
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Bald"rib` (, n. A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat. [Eng.] Southey.
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Bal"dric (, n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt, n.] A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt. [Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.]
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Bald"win (, n. (Bot.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. [U.S.]
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baldy n. a person who has a bald head; -- a deprecatory term.
Syn. -- baldhead, baldpate.
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Bale (b, n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.] A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
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Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.] To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.
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Bale (b, n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b\'94l, Goth. balweins.] 1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
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2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
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Bal`e*ar"ic (b, a. [L. Balearicus, fr. Gr. baliarei^s the Balearic Islands.] Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.
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Ba*leen" (b, n. [F. baleine whale and whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ] (Zo\'94l. & Com.) Plates or blades of \'bdwhalebone,\'b8 from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Bal\'91noidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.
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Bale"fire` (b, n. [AS. b the fire of the funeral pile; b fire, flame (akin to Icel. b\'bel, OSlav. b, white, Gr. falo`s bright, white, Skr. bh\'bela brightness) + f, E. fire.] A signal fire; an alarm fire.
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Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide
balefires blaze no more. Sir W. Scott.
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Bale"ful (b, a. [AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.] 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. \'bdBaleful enemies.\'b8 Shak.
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\'d8Bal"i*sa`ur (b, n. [Hind.] (Zo\'94l.) A badgerlike animal of India (Arctonyx collaris).
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Bal"is*ter (bor b, n. [OF. balestre. See Ballista.] A crossbow. [Obs.] Blount.
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Balistidae n. 1. a natural family comprising the triggerfishes.
Syn. -- family Balistidae.
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Bal"is*toid (, a. (Zo\'94l.) Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family Balistid\'91. See Filefish.
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\'d8Bal`is*tra"ri*a (, n. [LL.] (Anc. Fort.) A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged. Parker.
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\'d8Ba*lize" (, n. [F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.] A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.
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Balk (b, n. [AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. b\'belkr partition, bj\'belki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf. Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. Balcony, Balk, v. t., 3d Bulk.] 1. A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
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2. A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called \'bdthe balks.\'b8
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3. (Mil.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
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6. (Baseball) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. It is illegal and is penalized by allowing the runners on base to advance one base.
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Balk line (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the balk line game.
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Balk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Balked (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Balking.] [From Balk a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.]
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Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights,
Balk'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see. Shak.
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4. To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk. [Obs. or Obsolescent]
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By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked the inns. Evelyn.
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5. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart; as, to balk expectation.
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Balk, v. i. 1. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.]
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2. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
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Balk, v. i. [Prob. from D. balken to bray, bawl.] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
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Balkans prop. n. pl. 1. The countries occupying the Balkan Peninsula.
Syn. -- Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan states.
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balked adj. 1. Same as baffled.
Syn. -- baffled, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.
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Balk"er (, n. [See last Balk.] A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer.
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balkline n. 1. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game.
Syn. -- baulk line, string line.
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Ball (b, n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b\'94llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st Bale, n., Pallmall.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.
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2. A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.
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3. A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.
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4. Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.
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5. (Pyrotechnics & Mil.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.
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6. (Print.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.
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7. A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot.
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8. (Far.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus. White.
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10. (Baseball) A pitched ball, not struck at by the batter, which fails to pass over the home plate at a height not greater than the batter's shoulder nor less than his knee (i.e. it is outside the strike zone). If the pitcher pitches four balls before three strikes are called, the batter advances to first base, and the action of pitching four balls is called a walk.
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Ball and socket joint, a joint in which a ball moves within a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction within certain limits. -- Ball bearings, a mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means of small loose metal balls. -- Ball cartridge, a cartridge containing a ball, as distinguished from a blank cartridge, containing only powder. -- Ball cock, a faucet or valve which is opened or closed by the fall or rise of a ball floating in water at the end of a lever. -- Ball gudgeon, a pivot of a spherical form, which permits lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while retaining the pivot in its socket. Knight. -- Ball lever, the lever used in a ball cock. -- Ball of the eye, the eye itself, as distinguished from its lids and socket; -- formerly, the pupil of the eye. -- Ball valve (Mach.), a contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve. -- Ball vein (Mining), a sort of iron ore, found in loose masses of a globular form, containing sparkling particles. -- Three balls, or Three golden balls, a pawnbroker's sign or shop. -- on the ball alert; competent and knowledgeable. -- to carry the ball to carry on the task; to assume the responsibility. -- to drop the ball to fail to perform as expected; to fail to live up to a responsibility.
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Ball, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Balled (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Balling.] To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls.
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Ball, v. t. 1. (Metal.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
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Ball, n. [F. bal, fr. OF. baler to dance, fr. LL. ballare. Of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ba`llein to toss or throw, or pa`llein, pa`llesqai, to leap, bound, balli`zein to dance, jump about; or cf. 1st Ball, n.] 1. A social assembly for the purpose of dancing; -- usually applied to an occasion lavish or formal.
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Bal"lad (, n. [OE. balade, OF. balade, F. ballade, fr. Pr. ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It. ballata. See 2d Ball, n., and Ballet.] A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
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Bal*lade" (, n. [See Ballad, n.] A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.
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Bal"lad mon`ger (. [See Monger.] A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak.
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Bal"lad*ry (, n. [From Ballad, n.] Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. \'bdBase balladry is so beloved.\'b8 Drayton.
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{ Bal"la*hoo, Bal"la*hou } (b, n. A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.
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Bal"la*rag (b, v. t. [Corrupted fr. bullirag.] To bully; to threaten. [Low] T. Warton.
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Bal"last (b, n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See Bare, a., and Last load.] 1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.
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2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.
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3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.
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4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.
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5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
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Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast. -- Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast.
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Bal"last, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ballasting.] 1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
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2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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Bal"last*age (, n. (Law) A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
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Bal"last*ing, n. That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.
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\'d8Bal"let` (bor b, n. [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball, n.] 1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.
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3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled ballett.
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4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
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ballet slipper n. a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while dancing.
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Ball"-flow`er (, n. (Arch.) An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding.
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ball-hawking adj. (Baseball or basketball or football) skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player. a ball-hawking center fielder
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\'d8Bal*lis"ta (, n.; pl. Ballist (. [L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.] An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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Bal"lis*ter (bor b, n. [L. ballista. Cf. Balister.] A crossbow. [Obs.]
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Bal*lis"tic (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.
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2. Pertaining to ballistics{2}, or to a projectile in a gravitational field.
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3. frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase go ballistic. [Colloq.]
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Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.
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bal*lis"tic mis`sile (, n. A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted with guided missile. Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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Bal*lis"tics (, n. [Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista.] The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine. Whewell.
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2. The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field.
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3. The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm.
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4. The division within a police department which studies the characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal investigations.
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Bal"lis*tite (?), n. [See Ballista.] (Chem.) A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
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Bal*loon" (, n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone.] 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for a\'89rial navigation.
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2. (Arch.) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.]
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3. (Chem.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
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6. (Engraving) The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
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Air balloon, a balloon for a\'89rial navigation. -- Balloon frame (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. -- Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.
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bal*loon"fish`, bal*loon" fish` (. (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus) or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish, and Bur fish.
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Bal*loon"ing, n. 1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them; the sport of riding in balloons.
balloonry (archaic)
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2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]
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Bal*loon"ing spi"der (. (Zo\'94l.) A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.
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Bal*loon"ry (, n. The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term for ballooning. [Archaic]
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Bal"lot (b, n. [F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See Ball round body.]
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1. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.
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2. The act of secret voting, whether by balls, written or printed ballots or tickets, or by use of a voting machine; the system of voting secretly.
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3. The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.
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4. the official list of candidates competing in an election. There are no women on the ballot.
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Ballot box, (a) a box for receiving ballots. (b) the act, process or system of voting secretly; same as ballot{2}. \'bdThe question will be resolved by the ballot box.\'b8
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Bal"lot (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Balloted; p. pr. & vb. n. Balloting.] [F. ballotter to toss, to ballot, or It. ballottare. See Ballot, n.] To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.
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None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to ballot some others. Sir H. Wotton.
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Bal"lo*tade` (bor b, n. [F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to toss. See Ballot, v. i.] (Man.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
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Bal"lot*age (?), n. [F. ballottage.] In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.
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Bal"lo*tin (, n. [F.] An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [Obs.] Harrington.
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ballplayer n. 1. an athlete who plays baseball.
Syn. -- baseball player.
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ballpoint n. a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non-refillable reservoir of ink; -- short for ballpoint pen.
Syn. -- ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro.
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Ball"proof` (, a. Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
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ball-shaped adj. shaped like a sphere.
Syn. -- global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical.
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balls-up n. something badly botched or muddled; a foul-up. [British]
Syn. -- ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.
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ballup n. same as balls-up. [British]
Syn. -- balls-up, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.
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bally adj. prenom. an informal intensifier.
Syn. -- blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal), crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal), fucking(prenominal)[vulgar].
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bal"ly*hoo v. t. [imp. & p. p. ballyhooed (; p. pr. & vb. n. ballyhooing (.] to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly.
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ballyrag v. to be bossy towards; same as bullyrag.
Syn. -- strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, bullirag, ballarag, boss around, hector, push around.
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Balm (b, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b\'bes\'bem. Cf. Balsam.]
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs. Dryden.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. \'bdBalm for each ill.\'b8 Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zo\'94l.), the European cicada. Tennyson. -- Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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Balm, v. t. To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] Shak.
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Bal*mor"al (, n. [From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.] 1. A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.
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Balm"y (, a. 1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather. \'bdThe balmy breeze.\'b8 Tickell.
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Syn. -- Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing; soothing.
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Bal"ne*al (, a. [L. balneum bath.] Of or pertaining to a bath. Howell.
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Bal"ne*a*ry (, n. [L. balnearium, fr. balneum bath.] A bathing room. Sir T. Browne.
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Bal`ne*a"tion (, n. [LL. balneare to bathe, fr. L. balneum bath.] The act of bathing. [R.]
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Bal"ne*a*to*ry (, a. [L. balneatorius.] Belonging to a bath. [Obs.]
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Bal`ne*og"ra*phy (, n. [L. balneum bath + -graphy.] A description of baths.
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Bal`ne*ol"o*gy (, n. [L. balneum bath + -logy.] A treatise on baths; the science of bathing.
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bal`ne*o*ther"a*py (, n. [L. balneum bath + Gr. qerapey`ein to heal.] The treatment of disease by baths.
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ba*lo"ney (, n. 1. [Believed to be derived form balogna, but perhaps also influenced by blarney.] nonsense; foolishness; bunk; -- also used as an interjection. [Also spelled boloney.] [slang]
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Bal*op"ti*con (?), n. [Gr. balei^n to throw + stereopticon.] See Projector, below.
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\'d8Bal"sa (, n. [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
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Bal"sam (b, n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.
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2. (Bot.) (a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea). (b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices. -- Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived. -- Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba. -- Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead. -- Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir\'91 and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru. -- Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant. -- Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea. -- Canada balsam, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm.
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Bal"sam (, v. t. To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
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Bal`sam*a"tion (bor b, n. 1. The act of imparting balsamic properties.
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{ Bal*sam"ic (bor b, Bal*sam"ic*al (, } a. [Cf. F. balsamique.] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.
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Bal`sam*if"er*ous (bor b, a. [Balsam + -ferous.] Producing balsam.
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Balsaminaceae n. a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.
Syn. -- family Balsaminaceae, balsam family.
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Bal"sam*ine (, n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsami`nh balsam plant.] (Bot.) The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.
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Balsamorhiza n. genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.
Syn. -- genus Balsamorhiza.
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Bal"sam*ous (, a. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. \'bdA balsamous substance.\'b8 Sterne.
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balsamroot n. a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots.
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Bal"ter (, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf. Bloodboltered.] To stick together. [Obs.] Holland.
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Bal"tic (, a. [NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.] Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea.
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{ Bal"ti*more bird` (, Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole (. } (Zo\'94l.) A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics.
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Bal"us*ter (, n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.] (Arch.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade. [Corrupted into banister.]
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Bal"us*trade` (-tr, n. [F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster.] (Arch.) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from falling.
Syn. -- bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail.
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Balzac n. Honore de Balzac, a French novelist; b. 1799, d. 1850. [Person]
Syn. -- Honore Balzac. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

Balzacian adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Honore Balzac.
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bam (b, n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. Garrick.
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To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson.
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\'d8Bam*bi"no (b, n.; It. pl. -ni (#). [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. bambali`zein, bambai`nein, to chatter.] 1. A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
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2. (Sports) George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth), the baseball player; -- usu. in the form \'bdthe bambino\'b8.
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Bam*boc`ci*ade" (, n. [It. bambocciata, fr. Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo silly.] (Paint.) A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
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Bam*boo" (b, n. [Malay bambu, mambu.] (Bot.) A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.
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Bambusa arundinacea, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.
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Bam*boo"zle (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (b.] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison.
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Bam*boo"zler (b, n. A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot.
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Bambuseae prop. n. A tribe of plants comprising the bamboos.
Syn. -- tribe Bambuseae.
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\'d8Ban (b, n. A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf stalks.
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Ban (b, n. [AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban, Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr. fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F. ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. Abandon, Fame.] 1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.
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2. (Feudal & Mil.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army.
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3. pl. Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
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4. An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. \'bdUnder ban to touch.\'b8 Milton.
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6. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
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Ban of the empire (German Hist.), an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges, as those of a prince, city, or district, were taken away.
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Ban, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS. bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw. banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.] 1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. Sir W. Scott.
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Ban, n. [Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master, lord, Per. ban.] An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.
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Ban"al (, a. [F., fr. ban an ordinance.] Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
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Ba*nal"i*ty (, n.; pl. Banalities (. [F. banalit\'82. See Banal.] Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech.
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The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J. Morley.
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Ba*na"na (b, n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
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Banana bird (Zo\'94l.), a small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana. -- Banana quit (Zo\'94l.), a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
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Ba*na"na so*lu"tion. A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas.
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Ban"at (, n. [Cf. F. & G. banat. See Ban a warden.] The territory governed by a ban.
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{ Banc (, \'d8Ban"cus (, Bank (, } n. [OF. banc, LL. bancus. See Bank, n.] A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.
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In banc, In banco (the ablative of bancus), In bank, in full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings in banc (distinguished from sittings at nisi prius).
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\'d8Ban*cal" (?), n.; pl. -cales (#). [Sp., fr. banca, banco, bench. Cf. Bench.] An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.
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\'d8Ban"co (, n. [It. See Bank.] A bank, especially that of Venice.
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Band (b, n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond, 1st Bandy.] 1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.
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2. (Arch.) (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
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3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. \'bdTo join in Hymen's bands.\'b8 Shak.
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5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
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6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. \'bdBand and gusset and seam.\'b8 Hood.
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7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.
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8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band.
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9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.
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10. (Zo\'94l.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.
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Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels. -- big band, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players.
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Band (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. & vb. n. Banding.] 1. To bind or tie with a band.
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3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. \'bdBanded against his throne.\'b8 Milton.
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Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.
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Band, v. i. To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
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Band"age (b, n. [F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.] 1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
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2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature.
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Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes. Addison.
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Band"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandaged (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bandaging (b.] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
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Band"-Aid`, band"-aid`, Band" Aid (b n. [from a Trademark.] An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cover small cuts, abrasions, or blisters on the skin, and may be easily applied to and removed from the skin with no additional material. Originally a trademark, the term has been popularly used generically. [trademark]
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2. A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor problem. The term has been used metaphorically to mean an ineffective cosmetic solution, when used on a serious problem.
Syn. -- quick fix, quickie, quicky.
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\'d8Ban*da"la (, n. A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).
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{ Ban*dan"na, Ban*dan"a } (, n. [Hind. b\'bendhn a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. Band, n.] 1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief.
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3. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. Ure.
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Band"box` (b, n. A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.
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\'d8Ban*deau" (b, n.; pl. Bandeaux (b. [F.] A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc.
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Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. Sir W. Scott.
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{ Band"e*let (, Band"let, bandelette } (, n. [F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and cf. Bendlet.] (Arch.) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet. Gwilt.
Syn. -- annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet.
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\'d8Ban`de*ril"la (?), n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole.] A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.
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\'d8Ban`de*ril*le"ro (?), n. [Sp.] One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells.
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{ Band"e*role (, Band"rol } (, n. [F. banderole, dim. of bandi\'8are, banni\'8are, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner.] A little banner, flag, or streamer. [Written also bannerol.]
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From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott.
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Band" fish` (. (Zo\'94l.) A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish.
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Ban"di*coot (, n. [A corruption of the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
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banding n. A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
Syn. -- band, stripe.
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Band"ing plane` (. A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.
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Ban"dit (b, n.; pl. Bandits (b, or Banditti (b. [It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.] An outlaw; a brigand.
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Ban"dle (, n. [Ir. bannlamh cubit, fr. bann a measure + lamh hand, arm.] An Irish measure of two feet in length.
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Ban"dog` (b, n. [Band + dog, i.e., bound dog.] A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up.
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The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name. Sir W. Scott.
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{ Ban`do*leer", Ban`do*lier" } (, n. [F. bandouli\'8are (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See Band, n.] 1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt.
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2. One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried. [Obs.]
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Ban"do*line (, n. [Perh. allied to band.] A glutinous pomatum for the hair.
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Ban"don (, n. [OF. bandon. See Abandon.] Disposal; control; license. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Ban"dore (, n. [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.] A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see bandura.
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ban*dur"a (b, n. [See bandore.] A traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument shaped like a lute, having many strings.
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bandwagon n. 1. A popular trend that attracts growing support. \'bdwhen they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon.\'b8
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2. A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band. \'bdthe bandwagon led the circus parade\'b8
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band"width` n. The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel. \'bdThe bandwidth of an analog telephone line is less than 100 kilobits per second.\'b8
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Ban"dy (b, n. [Telugu ba.] A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.
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Ban"dy, n.; pl. Bandies (-d. [Cf. F. band\'82, p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See Band, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. Johnson.
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Ban"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandied (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bandying.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.
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Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. Cudworth.
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2. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. \'bdTo bandy hasty words.\'b8 Shak.
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3. To toss about, as from person to person; to circulate freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors, etc.
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Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation. I. Watts.
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Ban"dy, v. i. To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way.
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Ban"dy, a. Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg.
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Bane (b, n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. 1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]
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Bane"ber`ry (, n. (Bot.) A genus (Act\'91a) of plants, of the order Ranunculace\'91, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous.
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Bane"ful (, a. Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious. \'bdBaneful hemlock.\'b8 Garth. \'bdBaneful wrath.\'b8 Chapman.
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Bang (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. b\'86ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
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2. To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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3. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene. [vulgar slang]
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Bang, v. i. 1. To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.
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2. To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]
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3. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]
Syn. -- kick{5}.
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4. (Printing & Computers) An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu). [slang]
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5. An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]
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Bang, v. t. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).
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Bang, n. The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; -- usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down almost to her eyes.
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Bangladesh prop. n. An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan).
Syn. -- Bangla Desh, East Pakistan.
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Bangladeshi prop. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi dialects
Syn. -- East Pakistani.
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Ban"gle (b, v. t. [From 1st Bang.] To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.]
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Ban"gle, n. [Hind. bangr\'c6 bracelet, bangle.] An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links.
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Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.
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bang"tail n. 1. a horse bred for racing.
Syn. -- racehorse, race horse.
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Ban"ian (bor b, n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.] 1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. [Written also banyan.]
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Banian days (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
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Ban"ish (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banished (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Banishing.] [OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See Ban an edict, and Finish, v. t.] 1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. \'bdWe banish you our territories.\'b8 Shak.
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2. To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of.
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How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair.
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3. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. \'bdBanish all offense.\'b8 Shak.
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Syn. -- To Banish, Exile, Expel. The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a college; expelled from decent society.
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Ban"ish*ment (, n. [Cf. F. bannissement.] The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.
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Syn. -- Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry.
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2. (sing. or pl.) The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular. [Also spelled bannister.]
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He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters. Sir W. Scott.

ban"jo n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.] A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
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Bank (b, n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See Bench.] 1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow.
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2. A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.
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3. The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other hollow.
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4. An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.
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5. (Mining) (a) The face of the coal at which miners are working. (b) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level. (c) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought to bank.
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6. (A\'89ronautics) The lateral inclination of an a\'89roplane as it rounds a curve; as, a bank of 45bank of 90.
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7. A group or series of objects arranged near together; as, a bank of electric lamps, etc.
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8. The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the road, designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of overturning during a turn.
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Bank beaver (Zo\'94l.), the otter. [Local, U.S.] -- Bank swallow, a small American and European swallow (Clivicola riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.
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Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banked(bp. pr. & vb. n. Banking.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. \'bdBanked well with earth.\'b8 Holland.
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4. (Engineering) To build (a roadway or railroad) with an inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve; as, the raceway was steeply banked at the curves.
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To bank a fire, To bank up a fire, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.
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Bank, n. [Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin to E. bench. See Bench.] 1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
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2. (Law) (a) The bench or seat upon which the judges sit. (b) The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc. Burrill.
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4. (Music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ. Knight.
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Bank, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank bench, OHG. banch. See Bench, and cf. Banco, Beach.] 1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their corporate capacity.
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3. A fund to be used in transacting business, especially a joint stock or capital.
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Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be master of his own money. Bacon.
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4. (Gaming) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses.
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5. In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw; in Monopoly, the fund of money used to pay bonuses due to the players, or to which they pay fines.
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6. a place where something is stored and held available for future use; specifically, an organization that stores biological products for medical needs; as, a blood bank, an organ bank, a sperm bank.
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Bank credit, a credit by which a person who has given the required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a certain extent agreed upon. -- Bank of deposit, a bank which receives money for safe keeping. -- Bank of issue, a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.
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Bank, v. i. 1. To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.
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Bank, v. i. (A\'89ronautics) To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying machine, an a\'89rocurve, or the like.
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Bank" bill` (b. 1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.
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2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
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Bank" book` (b. A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank.
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Bank discount. A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due.
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Bank"er (b, n.[See the nouns Bank and the verbs derived from them.] 1. One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
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4. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. Crabb. J. Q. Adams.
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6. The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work. Weale.
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Bankia n. a genus consisting of giant shipworms.
Syn. -- genus Bankia.
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Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.
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bank"note`, bank" note` (b. 1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.
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2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2. [Obs.]
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4. A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as government-authorized money; in the United States such notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank; as, he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes.
Syn. -- bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback.
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bankroll n. 1. the money carried on one's person. \'b8He shot his bankroll on a bob-tailed nag.\'b8
Syn. -- roll, wad.
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bankroll v. t. To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?.
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Bank"rupt (, n. [F. banqueroute, fr. It. bancarotta bankruptcy; banca bank (fr. OHG. banch, G. bank, bench) + rotta broken, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. At Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had his bench (i.e., money table) broken. See 1st Bank, and Rupture, n.] 1. (Old Eng. Law) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors. Blackstone.
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2. A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person. M
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3. (Law) A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.
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Bank"rupt, a. 1. Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
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2. Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.
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4. Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess). \'bdBankrupt in gratitude.\'b8 Sheridan.
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Bankrupt law, a law by which the property of a person who is unable or unwilling to pay his debts may be taken and distributed to his creditors, and by which a person who has made a full surrender of his property, and is free from fraud, may be discharged from the legal obligation of his debts. See Insolvent, a.
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Bank"rupt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bankrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bankrupting.] To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
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Bank"rupt*cy (, n.; pl. Bankruptcies (. 1. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
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Bank"side` (, n. The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a stream.
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Bank"-sid`ed (, a. (Naut.) Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to wall-sided.
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\'d8Ban"li*eue` (, n. [F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca; bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.] The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande & C.
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Ban"ner (b, n. [OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. banni\'8are, bandi\'8are, fr. LL. baneria, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band, n.] 1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
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2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
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Banner fish (Zo\'94l.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.
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Ban"nered (, a. Furnished with, or bearing, banners. \'bdA bannered host.\'b8 Milton.
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Ban"ner*et (, n.[OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere. See Banner.]
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1. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.
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2. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
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Ban"ner*ol (, n. A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.
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Ban*ni"tion (, n. [LL. bannitio. See Banish.] The act of expulsion. [Obs.] Abp. Laud.
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Ban"nock (, n. [Gael. bonnach.] A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England. Jamieson.
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Bannockburn prop. n. A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland.
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Banns (b, n. pl. [See Ban.] Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place.
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Ban"quet (, n. [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and cf. Banquette.] 1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.
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2. A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. [Obs.]
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We'll dine in the great room, but let the music
banquet be prepared here. Massinger.
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Ban"quet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banqueted; p. pr. & vb. n. Banqueting.] To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
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Ban"quet, v. i. 1. To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast.
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banqueting n. Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment).
Syn. -- feasting.
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Ban*quette" (?), n. A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
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My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the banquette. Mrs. Howe.
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Ban"quet*ter (, n. One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.
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Ban*quette" (, n. [F. See Banquet, n.] 1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
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2. (Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
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{ Ban"shee, Ban"shie (?) }, n. [Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic Folklore) A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house.
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Ban"stic`kle (, n. [OE. ban, bon, bone + stickle prickle, sting. See Bone, n., Stickleback.] (Zo\'94l.) A small fish, the three-spined stickleback.
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Ban"tam (, n. A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
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Ban"tam work`. Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.
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\'d8Ban"teng (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).
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Ban"ter (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bantered (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bantering.] [Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy to beat to and fro. See Badinage, and cf. Barter fr. OF. barater.]
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1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
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Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. W. Irving.
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2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic]
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If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. Chatham.
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We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe.
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4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western U. S.]
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Ban"ter, n. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
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Ban"ting*ism (, n. A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Banting of London.
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Bant"ling (, n. [Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. b\'84ntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. Bastard, n.] A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]
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In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.
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Ban"tu (?), prop. n. A member of one of the great family of Negroid tribes occupying equatorial and southern Africa. These tribes include, as important divisions, the Kafirs, Damaras, Bechuanas, and many tribes whose names begin with Aba-, Ama-, Ba-, Ma-, Wa-, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix Aba-, as in Ba-ntu, or Aba-ntu, itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable -ntu, a person; or as in Watusi.
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Ban"tu adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Bantu language group Bantu (definition 2); as, Bantu languages.
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2. of or pertaining to the Bantu people (definition 1). The Bantu population of Sierra Leone
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Banx"ring (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia.
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Ban"yan (bor b, n. [See Banian.] (Bot.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men.
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\'d8Ban"zai" (?), interj. [Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand years, forever.] Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]
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Ba"o*bab (bor b, n. [The native name.] (Bot.) A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia.
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Baph"o*met (, n. [A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg. Mafameda.] An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
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Baptisia prop. n. A genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod.
Syn. -- genus Baptisia.
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Bap"tism (, n. [OE. baptim, baptem, OF. baptesme, batisme, F. bapt\'88me, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ba`ptisma, fr. bapti`zein to baptize, fr. ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to baqy`s deep, Skr. g\'beh to dip, bathe, v. i.] The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.
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Bap*tis"mal (, a. [Cf. F. baptismal.] Pertaining to baptism; as, baptismal vows.
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Baptismal name, the Christian name, which is given at baptism.
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1. One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ. Milton.
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2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See Anabaptist.
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In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and moderation. Amer. Cyc.
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Freewill Baptists, a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in doctrine, and practice open communion. -- Seventh-day Baptists, a sect of Baptists who keep the seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See Sabbatarian. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also Baptists.
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{ Bap"tis*ter*y (,Bap"tis*try } (, n.; pl. Baptisteries (, Baptistries (. [L. baptisterium, Gr. baptisth`rion: cf. F. baptist\'8are.] (Arch.) (a) In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near. (b) A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
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Bap*tis"tic (, a. [Gr. baptistiko`s.] Of or for baptism; baptismal.
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Bap*tiz"a*ble (, a. Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized. Baxter.
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Bap*tize" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr. bapti`zein. See Baptism.] 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
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2. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name.
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Bar (b, n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
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2. An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
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3. Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
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5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
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6. (Law) (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court. (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence. (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession. (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.
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8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.
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9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
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10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.
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11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
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double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest.
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12. (Far.) pl. (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed. (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.
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13. (Mining) (a) A drilling or tamping rod. (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
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14. (Arch.) (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town. (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
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Bar shoe (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. -- Bar shot, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. -- Bar sinister (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See Baton. -- Bar tracery (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. -- Blank bar (Law). See Blank. -- Case at bar (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. -- In bar of, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. -- Matter in bar, or Defence in bar, any matter which is a final defense in an action. -- Plea in bar, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. -- Trial at bar (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court.
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Bar (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barred (bp. pr. & vb. n. Barring.] [ F. barrer. See Bar, n.] 1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
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2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
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He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon. Hawthorne.
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For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly. Burney.
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Ba*ra"ca (?), n. An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.
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Bar"ad (?), n. [Gr. (Physics) The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.
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{ Bar`\'91s*the`si*om"e*ter, Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter (?) }, n. [Gr. \'91sthesiometer.] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`\'91s*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric (#), a.
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Bar`a*the"a (?), n. A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.
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Barb (b, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
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The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.
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3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]
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4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. \'bdHaving two barbs or points.\'b8 Ascham.
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6. (Zo\'94l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.
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7. (Zo\'94l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.
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baranduki n. The terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus.
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Barb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbing.] 1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.]
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3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
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Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.] 1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
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Barb, n. [Corrupted fr. bard.] Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.
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Bar*ba"di*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n. A native of Barbados.
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{ Bar*ba"dos or Bar*ba"does } (, n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.
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Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. -- Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. -- Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.
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\'d8Bar"ba*ra (, n. [Coined by logicians.] (Logic) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately.
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Barbarea n. a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.
Syn. -- genus Barbarea..
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Bar`ba*resque" (, a. Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture. De Quincey.
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 1 Cor. xiv. 11.
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4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. \'bdThou fell barbarian.\'b8 Philips.
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Bar*ba"ri*an, a. Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.
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Bar*bar"ic (b, a. [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko`s.] 1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. \'bdBarbaric pearl and gold.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. \'bdWild, barbaric music.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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barbarisation n. the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.
Syn. -- barbarization.
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Bar"ba*rism (b, n. [L. barbarismus, Gr. barbarismo`s; cf. F. barbarisme.] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott.
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3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.
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The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. G. Campbell.
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Bar*bar"i*ty (, n.; pl. Barbarities (. [From Barbarous.] 1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
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Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem. Macaulay.
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barbarization n. 1. the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.
Syn. -- barbarisation.
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Bar"ba*rize (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Barbarized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbarizing (.]
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The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan. De Quincey.
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The ill habit . . . of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms. Milton.
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Bar"ba*rize (, v. t. [Cf. F. barbariser, LL. barbarizare.] To make barbarous.
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Bar"ba*rous (, a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ba`rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.
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By their barbarous usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him. Clarendon.
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Syn. -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See Ferocious.
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Bar"ba*rous*ness, n. The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.
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Bar"ba*ry (, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.
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Barbary ape (Zo\'94l.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
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barbasco n. a West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn. -- joewood.
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Bar"ba*stel` (, n. [F. barbastelle.] (Zo\'94l.) A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.
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Bar"bate (, a. [L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See Barb beard.] (Bot.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs. Gray.
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Bar"be*cue (b, n. [In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, barbacoa a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.] 1. a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a barbecue grill.
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2. A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill.
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4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
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Bar"be*cue (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbecued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing.] 1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
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They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. Stedman.
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barbecuing n. Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire.
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Barbed (bor b, a. [See 4th Barb.] Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded (which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.
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Barbed, a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
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Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.
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Bar"bel (b, n.[OF. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.
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3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.
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bar"bell` (b, n. A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises.
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Bar"bel*late (b, a. [See 1st Barb.] (Bot.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. Gray.
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Bar*bel"lu*late (b, a. (Bot.) Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.
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Bar"ber (b, n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.] One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
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barber surgeon (old form barber chirurgeon), barber surgery, etc.
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Bar"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.] To shave and dress the beard or hair of. Shak.
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Bar"ber, n. (Meteor.) A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada]
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barber pole, barbers pole n. a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside a barbershop. It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning when the barbershop is open for business and stationary when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of surgery, some aspects of which which used to be performed by barbers.
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Bar"ber*ry (, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.] (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry.]
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barbershop n. a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut.
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Bar"bet (, n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconid\'91, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa. (c) A larva that feeds on aphids.
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Bar*bette" (, n. [F. Cf. Barbet.] (Fort.) A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
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En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. -- Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. -- Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate.]
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{ Bar"bi*can (, Bar"ba*can } (, n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
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2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
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{ Bar"bi*can*age (, Bar"ba*can*age } (, n. [LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican.] Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.] Bouvier.
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Bar"bi*cel (, n. [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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\'d8Bar"biers (, n. (Med.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in a chronic form.
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Bar*big"er*ous (, a. [L. barba a beard + -gerous.] Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
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\'d8Bar"bi*ton (, n. [L., fr. Gr. ba`rbiton.] (Mus.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
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Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id (. (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.
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{ Bar`bi`zon" school, or Bar`bi`son" school, (?) }. (Painting) A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau. Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified, esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules Dupr\'82, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton.
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Bar"bo*tine (, n. [F.] A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
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Bar"ca*rolle (, n. [F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.] (Mus.) (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
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Bar"con (b, n. [It. barcone, fr. barca a bark.] A vessel for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean.
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Bard (b, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir. & Gael. bard, and F. barde.] 1. A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
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1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]
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3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
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Bard, v. t. (Cookery) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
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Bard"ed, p. a. [See Bard horse armor.] 1. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.
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Bard"ic, a. Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. \'bdThe bardic lays of ancient Greece.\'b8 G. P. Marsh.
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\'d8Bar*di"glio (b, n. [It.] An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica. It commonly shows a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins.
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Bard"ish, a. Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. \'bdBardish impostures.\'b8 Selden.
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Bard"ism (b, n. The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.
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Bare (b, a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b\'91r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh\'bes to shine.
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1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.
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3. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
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4. Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager. \'bdUttering bare truth.\'b8 Shak.
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5. Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture. \'bdA bare treasury.\'b8 Dryden.
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It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words. Shak.
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7. Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare majority. \'bdThe bare necessaries of life.\'b8 Addison.
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2. (Arch.) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
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Bare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bared(bp. pr. & vb. n. Baring.] [AS. barian. See Bare, a.] To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast.
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bare-ass (b, bare-assed (b, adj. completely naked. [informal]
Syn. -- in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked.
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Bare"back` (b, adv. On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.
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Bare"backed` (b, a. Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.
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Bare"bone` (b, n. A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin. Shak.
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bare"-bones` (b, a. having only the absolute minimum necessary; having only the essential components.
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bare-breasted (b, adj. wearing no covering for the breasts or featuring such nudity. bare-breasted beauties parading along the beach"
Syn. -- braless, topless.
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Bare"faced` (b, a. 1. With the face uncovered; not masked. \'bdYou will play barefaced.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless; audacious; as, a barefaced lie. \'bdBarefaced treason.\'b8 J. Baillie.
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Bare"faced`ness, n. The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.
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Bare"foot (b, a. & adv. With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.
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\'d8Ba*r\'82ge" (, n. [F. bar\'82ge, so called from Bar\'82ges, a town in the Pyrenees.] A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.
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{ Bare"head`ed (, Bare"head }, a. & adv. Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.
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Bare"legged`, bare-legged (, a. Having the legs bare. bare-legged children on the beach
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R. For now his son is duke.
W. Barely in title, not in revenue. Shak.
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4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.
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Bare"sark (, n. [Literally, bare sark or shirt.] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
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Bar"gain (, n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ] 1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
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And whon your honors mean to solemnize
bargain of your faith. Shak.
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3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
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4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
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Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. -- Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. -- To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [Obs.] Swift. -- To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. \'bdA bargain was struck.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Bar"gain, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
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Bar"gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bargained (p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
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To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. \'bdThe heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.\'b8 G. Eliot.
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Bar`gain*ee" (, n. [OF. bargaign\'82, p. p. See Bargain, v. i.] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone.
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Bar"gain*er (, n. One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor.
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Bar`gain*or" (, n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone.
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Barge (, n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. , prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel.] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
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2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.
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4. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. [U.S.]
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Barge"board` (, n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.] A vergeboard.
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Barge"course` (, n. [See Bargeboard.] (Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. Gwilt.
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Barge"man (, n. The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.
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Barge"mast`ter (, n. The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.
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Bar"ghest` (, n. [Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or b\'84r a bear + geist.] A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [Also written barguest.]
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Bar"ic, a. [Gr. weight.] (Physics) Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer.
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Ba*ril"la (, n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
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2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes. (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. Ure.
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Copper barilla (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also Barilla de cobre.
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\'d8Bar"il*let (, n. [F., dim. of baril barrel.] A little cask, or something resembling one. Smart.
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Ba"rite (, n. (Min.) Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.
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Ba"ri*um (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.] (Chem.) One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta. [Rarely written barytum.]
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heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal.
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Bard (, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b\'94rkr, LG. & HG. borke.] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
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Bark bed. See Bark stove (below). -- Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. -- Bark stove (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.
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Bark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (p. pr. & vb. n. Barking.] 1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
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2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
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4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
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Bark, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break.] 1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
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Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller.
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Bark, n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
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{ Bark, Barque } (, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
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1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron.
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2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
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Bark" bee`tle (. (Zo\'94l.) A small beetle of many species (family Scolytid\'91), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage.
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Bark"bound` (, a. Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.
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Bar"keep`er (, n. One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors.
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Bark"en*tine (, n. [See Bark, n., a vessel.] (Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
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Bark"er (, n. 1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
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Bark"er's mill` (. [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.] A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.
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Bark"ing i`rons (. 1. Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner.
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Bark" louse` (. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the family Coccid\'91, which infests the bark of trees and vines.
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Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale.
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Bark"y (, a. Covered with, or containing, bark. \'bdThe barky fingers of the elm.\'b8 Shak.
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Bar"ley (, n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. b\'91rlic; bere barley + l\'c6c (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. le\'bec leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. Farina, 6th Bear.] (Bot.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky.
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Barley bird (Zo\'94l.), the siskin. -- Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. -- Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.
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{ Bar"ley*brake` Bar"ley*break` } (b, n. An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
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Bar"ley-bree` (-br, n. [Lit. barley broth. See Brew.] Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns.
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Bar"ley*corn` (, n. [See Corn.] 1. A grain or \'bdcorn\'b8 of barley.
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2. Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
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John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.
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Barm (b, n. [OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw. b\'84rma, G. b\'84rme, and prob. L. fermentum. \'fb93.] Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. Shak.
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Barm, n. [OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. bearm; akin to E. bear to support.] The lap or bosom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bar"maid` (, n. A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop.
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Bar"mas`ter (, n. [Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister.] Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [Eng.]
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Bar"me*ci`dal (, a. [See Barmecide.] Unreal; illusory. \'bdA sort of Barmecidal feast.\'b8 Hood.
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Bar"me*cide (, n. [A prince of the Barmecide family, who, as related in the \'bdArabian Nights' Tales\'b8, pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pretended to feast.] One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal. \'bdA Barmecide feast.\'b8 Dickens.
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Bar"mote` (b, n. [Berg + mote meeting.] A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. Blount.
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Barm"y (b, a. Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. \'bdBarmy beer.\'b8 Dryden.
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Barn (b, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, \'91rn, a close place. Barley.] A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.
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Barn owl (Zo\'94l.), an owl of Europe and America (Aluco flammeus, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and other buildings. -- Barn swallow (Zo\'94l.), the common American swallow (Hirundo horreorum), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.
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Bar"na*bite (, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas.
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Bar"na*cle (, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe`rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.] (Zo\'94l.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
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Barnacle eater (Zo\'94l.), the orange filefish. -- Barnacle scale (Zo\'94l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.
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Bar"na*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac, and Prov. F. (Berri) berniques, spectacles.] 1. pl. (Far.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him. [Formerly used in the sing.]
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The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch. Youatt.
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2. pl. Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] Dickens.
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barnacled adj. 1. covered with barnacles. the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship
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Barn"burn`er (?), n. [So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.] 1. A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848; -- opposed to Hunker. [Political Cant, U. S.]
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2. an impressively successful or unusually good event. [informal] \'b8The rock concert was a real barnburner.\'b8
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barndoor n. An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas.
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Barn"storm` (?), v. i. & t. [Barn + storm, v.] 1. To travel from place to place, making brief stops.
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2. To fly an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money.
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Barn"storm`er (?), n. [Barn + storm, v.] 1. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities. -- Barn"storm`ing, n. [Theatrical Cant]
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2. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. It was a practise common in the early days of aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.
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Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + cyclone + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several hundred miles.
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Bar"o*gram (?), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram.] (Meteor.) A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.
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Bar"o*graph (b, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -graph.] (Meteor.) An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure.
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Ba*ro"ko (, n. [A mnemonic word.] (Logic) A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular negatives.
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Ba*rol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -logy.] The science of weight or gravity.
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Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter (, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + makro`s long + -meter.] (Med.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant.
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Ba*rom"e*ter (, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -meter: cf. F. barom\'8atre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
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Aneroid barometer. See Aneroid barometer, under Aneroid. -- Marine barometer, a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard. -- Mountain barometer, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. -- Siphon barometer, a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere. -- Wheel barometer, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index.
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{ Bar`o*met"ric (b, Bar`o*met"ric*al (b, } a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.
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Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly, adv. By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations.
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Bar`o*met"ro*graph (b, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + me`tron measure + -graph.] A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure.
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Ba*rom"e*try (, n. The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
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Bar"o*metz (, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also Scythian lamb.
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Bar"on (, n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See Bear to support.]
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1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.
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Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history. . . . Barons are addressed as Cussans.
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2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] Cowell.
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Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. -- Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. -- Barons of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.
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Bar"on*age (, n. [OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage, F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium.]
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baronduki n. same as baranduki; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel.
Syn. -- baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus.
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Bar"on*ess (, n. A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
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Bar"on*et (, n. [Baron + -et.] A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners.
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lesser baron, was in use long before. \'bdBaronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'\'b8 Cussans.
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\'d8Ba*rong" (?), n. [Native name.] A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands.
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Ba*ro"ni*al (, a. Pertaining to a baron or a barony. \'bdBaronial tenure.\'b8 Hallam.
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Bar"o*ny (, n.; pl. Baronies (. [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.
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2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.
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Ba*roque" (, a. [F.; cf. It. barocco.] (Arch.) 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than straight lines, and, in music a high degree of embellishment.
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2. Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad taste; grotesque; odd.
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Bar"o*scope (b, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -scope: cf. F. baroscope.] Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes.
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{ Bar`o*scop"ic (, Bar`o*scop"ic*al (, } a. Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope.
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Bar`o*ther"mo*graph (?), n. [Gr. thermograph.] An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
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Ba*rouche" (, n. [G. barutsche, It. baroccio, biroccio, LL. barrotium, fr. L. birotus two-wheeled; bi- = bis twice + rota wheel.] A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat.
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Bar"post` (, n. A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.
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Bar"ra*can (, n. [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrak\'ben a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.] A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.
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Bar"rack (, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]
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1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
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He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.
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2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
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Bar"rack, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
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Bar"ra*clade (, n. [D. baar, OD. baer, naked, bare + kleed garment, i. e., cloth undressed or without nap.] A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [Local, New York] Bartlett.
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Bar"ra*coon` (, n. [Sp. or Pg. barraca. See Barrack.] A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily. Du Chaillu.
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{ Bar`ra*cu"da (, Bar`ra*cou"ta (, } (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyr\'91na and family Sphyr\'91nid\'91. The great barracuda (Sphyr\'91na barracuda) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyr\'91na Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyr\'91na sphyr\'91na of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food.
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Sphyr\'91na spet (or Sphyr\'91na vulgaris); a southern species is Sphyr\'91na picuda; the Californian is Sphyr\'91na argentea.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).
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Bar"rage (, n. [F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.] (Engin.) An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.
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Bar`ra*mun"di (?), n. [Written also barramunda.] [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus. (b) An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii).
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\'d8Bar*ran"ca (, n. [Sp.] A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. [Texas & N. Mex.]
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Bar"ra*tor (, n. [OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See Barter, v. i.] One guilty of barratry.
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Bar"ra*trous (, a. (Law) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry. -- Bar"ra*trous*ly, adv. Kent.
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Bar"ra*try (, n. [Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See Barrator, and cf. Bartery.] 1. (Law) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. [Also spelt barretry.] Coke. Blackstone.
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2. (Mar. Law) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. Kent. Park.
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3. (Scots Law) The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment. Wharton.
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Barred" owl" (. (Zo\'94l.) A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.
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Bar"rel (b, n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. Barricade.] 1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31
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3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
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4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. Knight.
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Barrel bulk (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. -- Barrel drain (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. -- Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. -- Barrel of the ear (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. -- Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. -- Barrel vault. See under Vault.
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Bar"rel (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barreled (-r, or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Barreling, or Barrelling.] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
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bar"rel cac"tus (b, n.; pl. barrel cacti (b. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus.
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{ Bar"reled, Bar"relled } (, a. 1. Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun.
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2. put in or stored in a barrel; ; as, barreled beer; -- opposite of unbarreled.
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barrelfish n. A blackish fish (Hyperglyphe perciformis) of New England waters.
Syn. -- black rudderfish.
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barrelful n. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold.
Syn. -- barrel.
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barrelhouse n. A cheap drinking and dancing establishment.
Syn. -- honky-tonk.
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Bar"rel proc"ess. (Metal.) A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.
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Bar"ren (b, a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br\'82haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br\'82kha, markha, sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.] 1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
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2. Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; sterile. \'bdBarren mountain tracts.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Barren flower, a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils. -- Barren Grounds (Geog.), a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions. -- Barren Ground bear (Zo\'94l.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe. -- Barren Ground caribou (Zo\'94l.), a small reindeer (Rangifer Gr\'d2nlandicus) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland.
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2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [Amer.] J. Pickering.
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Bar"ren*ness, n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.
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Bar"ren*wort` (, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
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Bar"ret (, n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta.] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
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bar"ret*ter (?), n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter.] 1. (Electronics) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope. Syn. -- ballast resistor.
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liquid barretter, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube. A recent version has a resistor composed of an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen, with the temperature variation of resistance such that the current passing through it remains constant over a wide range of applied voltages.
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Bar`ri*cade" (, n. [F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n.]
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1. (Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.
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Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere. Derham.
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Bar`ri*cade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Barricading.] [Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n.] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.
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The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt.
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Bar"ri*er (, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri\'8are, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
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2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
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3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
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No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir W. Scott.
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4. Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. \'bdConstitutional barriers.\'b8 Hopkinson.
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Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. -- Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. -- To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bar`ri*gu"do (, n. [Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.
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bar"ring n. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
Syn. -- blackball.
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Bar`ring*out" (, n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift.
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\'d8Bar"ri*o (?), n.; pl. Barrios (#). [Sp.] In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town.
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Bar"ris*ter (, n. [From Bar, n.] Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney. [Eng.]
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Bar"room` (, n. 1. A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.
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2. a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. Syn. -- bar-room, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom.
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Bar"row (b, n. [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.] 1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
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Bar"row (b, n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b\'94rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. Holland.
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Bar"row, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b high, OIr. brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an incorporated town.] 1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
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Bar"row*ist, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1593.
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Bar"ru*let (, n. [Dim. of bar, n.] (Her.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.
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Bar"ru*ly (, a. (Her.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.
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Barse (b, n. [AS. bears, b\'91rs, akin to D. baars, G. bars, barsch. Cf. 1st Bass, n.] The common perch. See 1st Bass. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Bart. n. an abbreviation of baronet. [Abbrev.] \'bdSince he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.\'bd
Syn. -- baronet.
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Bar"ter (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bartered (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bartering.] [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. pra`ttein to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. Barrator.] To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.
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Bar"ter, v. t. To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
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Bar"ter, n. 1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.
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Barth (, n. [Etymol. unknown.] A place of shelter for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Bar*thol"o*mew tide` (. Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th. Shak.
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Bar"ti*zan` (, n. [Cf. Brettice.] (Arch.) A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway.
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Bart"lett (, n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr\'82tien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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Bar"ton (b, n. [AS. beret courtyard, grange; bere barley + t an inclosure.] 1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng.] Burton.
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Bar"way` (, n. A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars made to take out of the posts.
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Bar"wood` (b, n. A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
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barycenter n. the point representing the mean position of the matter in a body.
Syn. -- centroid, center of mass.
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Bar`y*cen"tric (, a. [Gr. bary`s heavy + ke`ntron center.] Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.
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baryon n. 1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.
Syn. -- heavy particle.
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Ba*ryph"o*ny (, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy + fwnh` a sound, voice.] (Med.) Difficulty of speech.
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Bar"y*sphere (?), n. [Gr. bary`s heavy + sphere.] (Geol.) The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the lithosphere.
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Ba*ry"ta (, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy. Cf. Baria.] (Chem.) An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4.
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Ba*ry"tes (, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy: cf. Gr. bary`ths heaviness, F. baryte.] (Min.) Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite.
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Ba*ry"to-cal"cite (, n. [Baryta + calcite.] (Min.) A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium.
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{ Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone } (, a. [Gr. bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
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2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
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{ Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone }, n. [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.
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2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
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Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. -- Basal plane (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.
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Ba"sal-nerved` (, a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.
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Ba*salt" (, n. [L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte.] 1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
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2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
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Ba*salt"ic (, a. [Cf. F. basaltique.] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
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Ba*salt"i*form (, a. [Basalt + -form.] In the form of basalt; columnar.
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Ba*salt"oid (, a. [Basalt + -oid.] Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
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Bas"a*nite (, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.) Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.
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\'d8Bas`bleu" (, n. [F., fr. bas stocking + bleu blue.] A bluestocking; a literary woman. [Somewhat derisive]
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Bas"ci*net (, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.] A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]
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Bas"cule (b, n. [F., a seesaw.] In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
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Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.
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Base (b, a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. [Archaic] Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] \'bdA peasant and base swain.\'b8 Bacon.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations. \'bdA cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). \'bdBase ingratitude.\'b8 Milton.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4. -- Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn. -- Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous; sordid; degraded. -- Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. \'bdThe base of mighty mountains.\'b8 Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.) (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented. (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base. [Now commonly written bass.]
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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14. (Zo\'94l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] \'bdBakers in their linen bases.\'b8 Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles. Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars. \'bdTo run the country base.\'b8 Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern. -- Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic. -- Base course. (Arch.) (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also foundation course. (b) The architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the wall above. -- Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out. -- Base line. (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in military operations. (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent. -- Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the steam engine; the bed plate. -- Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding. H. L. Scott.
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Base (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Based (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Basing.] [From Base, n.] To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon. Bacon.
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Base, v. t. [See Base, a., and cf. Abase.] 1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]
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Base"ball" (, n. 1. A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
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Base"board (, n. (Arch.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.
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Base"-burn`er (, n. A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed.
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Base"-court` (, n. [F. basse-cour. See Base, a., and Court, n.] 1. The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle.
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Based (b, p. p. & a. 1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
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2. [See Base, n., 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases. [Obs.] \'bdBased in lawny velvet.\'b8 E. Hall.
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Ba"se*dow's dis*ease" (. [Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.) A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter. Flint.
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Bas"e*lard (, n. [OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.] A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century. [Written also baslard.] Fairholt.
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Base"less, a. Without a base; having no foundation or support. \'bdThe baseless fabric of this vision.\'b8 Shak.
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baseline n. 1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; as, they established a baseline for the budget.
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3. (Baseball) the lines between bases on a baseball field along which a baseball player must run while running the bases.
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4. a measurement that represents the value of a physical quantity (such as a voltage, or a level of radioactivity) in the absence of effects from other variables in a measurement, test or experiment; a control value.
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5. any horizontal line in a plot, graph, or diagram, or on a visual display in an electronic device, used as a reference point to which other values are referred.
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Base"ly, adv. 1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.
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Base"ment (b, n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
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Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.
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Base"ness (, n. The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.
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base" pair` (b, n. (Biochemistry, Genetics) a unit of double-stranded DNA or RNA consisting of two complementary bases on opposing strands of the double-stranded polynucleotide, bound together by hydrogen bonds and other non-covalent chemical forces. The bases comprising the base pairs are adenine, thymine, cytidine, and guanine. In normal DNA, the base adenine on one strand of DNA pairs with thymine on the opposite strand, and cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand. The term base pair usually includes the sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide unit. One base pair is sometimes used as a unit of length or size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated bp; as, a 100-bp fragment of DNA. A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase pair or kbp.
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base" price` (b, n. the initial price of something (goods or services) without the additional charges that may be added, such as handling or shipping charges, sales tax, optional equipment charges, etc.
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Bash (, v. t. & i. [OE. baschen, baissen. See Abash.] To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. [Obs.]
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Bash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bashing.] [Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.] To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Hall Caine.
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Bash (?), n. 1. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.
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Ba*shaw" (, n. [See Pasha.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
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2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
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Syn. -- Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness. Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves; bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; shyness usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness.
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\'d8Bash"i-ba*zouk" (b, n. [Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.
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Ba"si- (. A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc.
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Ba"sic (, a. 1. (Chem.) (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt. (b) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt. (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.
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2. (Min.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.
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Basic salt (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.
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BASIC n. 1. (Computers) [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Iruction C.] an artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set. Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is simpler than writing in assembly language. See also programming language, FORTRAN.
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Ba*sic"er*ite (b, n. [Basi- + Gr. ke`ras horn, antenna.] (Zo\'94l.) The second joint of the antenn\'91 of crustaceans.
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Ba*sic"i*ty, n. (Chem.) (a) The quality or state of being a base. (b) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
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Ba"sic proc"ess. (Iron Metal.) A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to acid process, above. Called also Thomas process.
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basics n. pl. 1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles.
Syn. -- ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments.
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2. principles from which other truths can be derived; as, let's get down to basics.
Syn. -- fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock.
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Basic slag. A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also Thomas slag, phosphatic slag, and odorless phosphate.
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basidiolichen n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete.
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ba*sid`i*o*my"cete n. 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.
Syn. -- basidiomycetous fungi.
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\'d8Ba*sid`i*o*my*ce"tes (?), n. pl. a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota
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\'d8Ba*sid`i*o*my*co"ta (?), n. pl. (Bot.) [NL., fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. (Bot.) A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi). In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as "co\'94rdinate with the Ascomycetes", and other fungal phyla (the Zygomycota and Deuteromycota) were not mentioned.
Syn. -- Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycotina.
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Ba*sid"i*o*spore (, n. [Basidium + spore.] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous (, a.
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\'d8Ba*sid"i*um (, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base.] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.
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Ba"si*fi`er (, n. (Chem.) That which converts into a salifiable base.
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Ba*sif"u*gal (, a. [Base,n.+ L. fugere to flee.] (Bot.) Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal growth.
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Ba"si*fy (, v. t. [Base + -fy.] (Chem.) To convert into a salifiable base.
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\'d8Ba`si*gyn"i*um (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + gynh` woman.] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
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Ba`si*hy"al (, a. [Basi- + Gr. (Anat.) Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
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Ba`si*hy"oid (, n. [Basi- + hyoid.] (Anat.) The central tongue bone.
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Bas"il (b, n. [Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel.] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier.
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Bas"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basiled (p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon.
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Bas"il, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr. basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
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Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C. Nepeta. -- Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.
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Bas"il (b, n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bith\'bena, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
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{ Bas"i*lar (, Bas"i*la*ry (, } a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
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2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.] \'bdBasilar instincts.\'b8 H. W. Beecher.
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{ Ba*sil"ic (, Ba*sil"ic*al (, } a. [See Basilica.] 1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican.
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2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.
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Ba*sil"i*ca (, n.; pl. Basilicas (; sometimes Basilic (-s. [L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king.] 1. Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
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2. (Arch.) (a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached. (b) A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction.
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Ba*sil"i*ca, n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. P. Cyc.
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Ba*sil"i*can (, a. Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.
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There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form. Milman.
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\'d8Ba*sil"i*con (, n. [L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica.] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.
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Bas"i*lisk (, n. [L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.] 1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanid\'91.
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3. (Mil.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [Obs.]
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Ba"sin (, n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.]
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1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
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3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc.
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4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. Pope
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5. (Physical Geog.) (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake.
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6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields.
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Ba"sined (, a. Inclosed in a basin. \'bdBasined rivers.\'b8 Young.
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Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal (, a. [Basi- + occipital.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone.
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\'d8Ba"si*on (, n. [Gr. ba`sis a base.] (Anat.) The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.
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Ba*sip"o*dite (, n. [Basi- + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Anat.) The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.
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\'d8Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis a base + ptery`gion a fin.] (Anat.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al (, a.
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Ba`sip*ter"y*goid (, a. & n. [Basi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.
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Ba"sis (b, n.; pl. Bases (b. [L. basis, Gr. ba`sis. See Base, n.] 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden.
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3. The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
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Ba*sis"o*lute (b, a. [Basi- + solute, a.] (Bot.) Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.
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{ Ba`si*sphe"noid (, Ba`si*sphe*noid"al (, } a. [Basi- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
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Bask (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] [OScand. ba to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
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Bask, v. t. To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
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Bas"ket (, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. \'bdRude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow.\'b8 Dyer.
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2. The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
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3. (Arch.) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital. [Improperly so used.] Gwilt.
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4. The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach. [Eng.] Goldsmith.
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5. A container shaped like a basket{1}, even if made of solid material rather than woven; -- the top is often, but not always, open and without a lid.
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6. a vessel suspended below a balloon, designed to carry people or measuring instruments for scientific research. The earliest balloons designed to carry people often had small vessels of woven flexible vegetable materials to hold the passengers, which resembled large baskets{1}, from which the name was derived.
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7. (Basketball) A goal{3} consisting of a short cylindrical net suspended from a circular rim, which itself is attached at about ten feet above floor level to a backboard, placed at the end of a basketball court. In professional basketball, two such baskets are used, one at each end of the court, and each team may score only by passing the ball though its own basket. In informal games, only one such basket is often used.
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8. (Basketball) An instance of scoring points by throwing the basketball through the basket; as, he threw four baskets in the first quarter; -- the ball must pass through the basket from above in order to score points.
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Basket fish (Zo\'94l.), an ophiuran of the genus Astrophyton, having the arms much branched. See Astrophyton. -- Basket hilt, a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand. Hudibras. Hence, Basket-hilted, a. -- Basket work, work consisting of plaited osiers or twigs. -- Basket worm (Zo\'94l.), a lepidopterous insect of the genus Thyridopteryx and allied genera, esp. Thyridopteryx ephemer\'91formis. The larva makes and carries about a bag or basket-like case of silk and twigs, which it afterwards hangs up to shelter the pupa and wingless adult females. -- collection basket, a small basket{1} mounted on the end of a pole, used in churches to collect donations from those attending a church service; -- the long pole allows the collector to hold the basket in front of those at the end of the pew, while the collector remains in the aisle. waste basket, a basket{4} used to hold waste matter, such as discarded paper, commonly shaped like a truncated cone, with the wide end open and at the top. Vessels of other shapes, such as oblong containers, are also called waste baskets.
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Bas"ket*ball`, n. 1. A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.
Syn. -- basketball game.
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Bas"ket*ful (, n.; pl. Basketfuls (. As much as a basket will contain.
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Bas"ket*ry (, n. The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.
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Bask"ing shark` (. (Zo\'94l.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.
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\'d8Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra (b, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + 'o`mma eye + fe`rein to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.
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Basque (b, a. [F.] Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
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Basque (b, n. [F.] 1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
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3. A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
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Basqu"ish (, a. [F. Basque Biscayan: cf. G. Baskisch.] Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Bas`-re*lief" (, n. [F. bas-relief; bas low + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.] Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
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Bass (b, n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses (b. [A corruption of barse.] (Zo\'94l.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes (Roccus chrysops); brass or yellow bass (Roccus interruptus).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci\'91na ocellata). See Redfish.
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Bass, n. [A corruption of bast.] 1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
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2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [Written also base.]
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Bass clef (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition. [See Illust. under Clef.] -- Bass voice, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass.
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Bassariscidae n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
Syn. -- subfamily Bassariscidae.
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Bassariscus n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
Syn. -- genus Bassariscus.
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bassarisk n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
Syn. -- cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat.
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Bass` drum" (. (Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a.
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Bas"set (bor b, n. [F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
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Bas"set (b, a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Lyell.
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Bas"set, n. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
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Bas"set, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basseting.] (Geol.) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
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Bas"set horn` (b. [See Basset, a.] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto.
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Bas"set hound` (. [F. basset.] (Zo\'94l.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.
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Bas"set*ing, n. The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.
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\'d8Bas*set"to (, n. [It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter tenor. See Basso.] (Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol.
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Bass" horn" (. (Mus.) A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
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bassine n. 1. Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms.
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Bas"si*net (, n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.] 1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.
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\'d8Bas"so (, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso.
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\'d8Basso continuo (. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.
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Bas*soon" (, n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.
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{ \'d8Bas"so-ri*lie"vo (, Bas"so-re*lie"vo } (, n. [It. basso-rilievo.] Same as Bas-relief.
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Bas"so*rin (, n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.) A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.
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Bass" vi`ol (. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.
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Bass"wood` (, n. (Bot.) The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, Tilia Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.
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Bast (, n. [AS. b\'91st; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G. bast, of unknown origin. Cf. Bass the tree.] 1. The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree; hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.
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Bas"tard (, n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b, prob. fr. OF. bast, F. b, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, \'bdDon Quixote,\'b8 chap. 16; and cf. G. bankert, fr. bank bench.] 1. A \'bdnatural\'b8 child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
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bastard becomes a legitimate child by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent time. But by those of England, and of some states of the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at least be born after the lawful marriage. Kent. Blackstone.
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2. (Sugar Refining) (a) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already had several boilings. (b) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.
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Bas"tard (, a. 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.
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2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
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That bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices. Barrow.
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3. Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin. [Obs.]
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4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
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Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry. -- Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut. -- Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body; e. g., a nonpareil face on a brevier body. -- Bastard wing (Zo\'94l.), three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mammalia; the alula.
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bastardisation n. An act that debases or corrupts. [chiefly Brit.]
Syn. -- bastardization.
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bastardization n. An act that debases or corrupts.
Syn. -- bastardisation.
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Bas"tard*ize (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized (p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.] 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
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The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock. Blackstone.
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3. to change something (for example, art forms) so that its value declines; to debase.
Syn. -- bastardise.
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bastardized adj. (Arts) deriving from more than one source or style. impure (vs. pure) --- (combined with extraneous elements)
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Bas"tard*ly, a. Bastardlike; baseborn; spurious; corrupt. [Obs.] -- adv. In the manner of a bastard; spuriously. [Obs.] Shak. Donne.
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Baste (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basting.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
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One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. Pepys.
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2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
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Baste, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See Bast.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. Shak.
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{ Bas*tile" Bas*tille" } (bor b, n. [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b.]
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1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place.
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2. \'bdThe Bastille\'b8, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.
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Bas`ti*na"do (, n.; pl. Bastinadoes (. [Sp. bastonada (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. b) a stick or staff. See Baston.]
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2. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
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Bas`ti*na"do, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastinadoed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bastinadoing.] To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.
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basting n. 1. Loose temporary stitches.
Syn. -- baste, tacking.
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2. (Cookery) The act or process of moistening a roast as it is cooking.
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Bas"tion (b, n. [F. bastion (cf. It. bastione), fr. LL. bastire to build (cf. F. b, It. bastire), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr. basta`zein to lift, carry, and to E. baston, baton.] (Fort.) A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See Ravelin.
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Bas"to (b, n. [Sp.] The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber. Pope.
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Bas"ton (b, n. [OF. baston, F. b, LL. basto. See Bastion, and cf. Baton, and 3d Batten.]
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1. A staff or cudgel. [Obs.] \'bdTo fight with blunt bastons.\'b8 Holland.
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3. An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court. Mozley & W.
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Ba*su"tos (?), n. pl.; sing. Basuto (. (Ethnol.) A warlike South African people of the Bantu stock, divided into many tribes, at one time subjected by the English. They formerly practiced cannibalism, but have now adopted many European customs.
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Bas"yle (bor b, n. [Gr. ba`sis base + "y`lh wood. See -yl.] (Chem.) A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.
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Bas"y*lous (, a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electro-positive; basic; -- opposed to chlorous. Graham.
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Bat (b, n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.]
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1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
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3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
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8. Rate of motion; speed. [Colloq.] \'bdA vast host of fowl . . . making at full bat for the North Sea.\'b8 Pall Mall Mag.
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10. Manner; rate; condition; state of health. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Bat bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Knight.
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Bat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Batting.] To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat. Holland.
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Bat, v. i. To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).
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Bat, v. t. & i. 1. To bate or flutter, as a hawk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Bat, n. [Corrupt. from OE. back, backe, balke; cf. Dan. aften-bakke (aften evening), Sw. natt-backa (natt night), Icel. leblaka (le leather), Icel. blaka to flutter.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.
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Bat tick (Zo\'94l.), a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats.
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2. (Mil.) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
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{ \'d8Ba*ta"tas (, \'d8Ba*ta"ta (, } n. An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato (Ipom\'91a batatas).
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Ba*ta"vi*an (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
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Batavian Republic, the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.
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Ba*ta"vi*an, n. A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland. [R.] Bancroft.
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bat"boy` (b, n. (Baseball) A boy who holds the bats and presents the bat to a batter when the batter is going to the batter's box to bat. The batboy sometimes also keeps other team equipment.
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Batch (, n. [OE. bache, bacche, fr. AS. bacan to bake; cf. G. geb\'84ck and D. baksel. See Bake, v. t.]
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2. A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a batch of letters; the next batch of business. \'bdA new batch of Lords.\'b8 Lady M. W. Montagu.
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Bate (, n. [Prob. abbrev. from debate.] Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
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He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.
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To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament. South.
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About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. Holland.
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Bate, v. i. [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.] To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Bate, n. [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.] An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.
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Bate, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
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\'d8Ba*teau" (, n.; pl. Bateaux (. [F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with AS. b\'bet boat: cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.] A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly, batteau.]
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Bat"ed (, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay.
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Bate"ful (, a. Exciting contention; contentious. [Obs.] \'bdIt did bateful question frame.\'b8 Sidney.
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Bate"ment (, n. [For Abatement. See 2d Bate.] Abatement; diminution. Moxon.
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Batement light (Arch.), a window or one division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase.
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Bat"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus.)
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Bat"fowl`ing (, n. [From Bat a stick.] A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise.
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Bat"ful (b, a. [Icel. bati amelioration, batna to grow better; akin to AS. bet better. Goth. ga-batnan to profit. Batten, v. i., Better.] Rich; fertile. [Obs.] \'bdBatful valleys.\'b8 Drayton.
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Bath (b, n.; pl. Baths (b. [AS. b\'91; akin to OS. & Icel. ba, Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. b\'84hen to foment.] 1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.
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3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their bodies in water.
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4. A building containing an apartment or a series of apartments arranged for bathing.
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Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence. Gwilt.
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5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.
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6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.
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Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom, bath tub, bath keeper.
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Douche bath. See Douche. -- Order of the Bath, a high order of British knighthood, composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross, knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B. -- Russian bath, a kind of vapor bath which consists in a prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings. -- Turkish bath, a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body is washed and shampooed. -- Bath house, a house used for the purpose of bathing; -- also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather undresses and dresses.
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Bath (, n. [Heb.] A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure.
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Bath (, n. A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects.
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Bath brick, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc. -- Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. \'bdPeople walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs.\'b8 Dickens. -- Bath metal, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper. -- Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches. -- Bath stone, a species of limestone (o\'94lite) found near Bath, used for building.
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Bathe (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bathed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bathing.] [OE. ba, AS. ba, fr. b\'91 bath. See 1st Bath, and cf. Bay to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.
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2. To lave; to wet. \'bdThe lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain.\'b8 T. Arnold.
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4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor.
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5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. \'bdThe rosy shadows bathe me. \'b8 Tennyson. \'bdThe bright sunshine bathing all the world.\'b8 Longfellow.
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Bathe (, v. i. 1. To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths. \'bdThey bathe in summer.\'b8 Waller.
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2. To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath. \'bdTo bathe in fiery floods.\'b8 Shak. \'bdBathe in the dimples of her cheek.\'b8 Lloyd.
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Bathe, n. The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one's usual bathe. Edin. Rev.
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bathhouse n. 1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers.
Syn. -- bathing machine.
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Bathing machine, a small room on wheels, to be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and dress therein.
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batholite n. A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Syn. -- batholith, pluton, plutonic rock.
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bath"o*lith (b, n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -lith.] A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Syn. -- batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.
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Ba*thom"e*ter (, n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter.] An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line.
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Bat"horse` (, n. [F. b packsaddle (cheval de b packhorse) + E. horse. See Bastard.] A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.
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Ba"thos (b, n. [Gr. ba`qos depth, fr. baqy`s deep.] (Rhet.) A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.
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bath towel, bath-towel n. a large towel used to dry oneself after a bath.
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bath"tub n. A relatively large tub used to take a bath, usually a permanent fixture in a bathroom; it is an open container that is filled with water, in which a person immerses himself for the purpose of washing the body.
Syn. -- bath, tub.
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\'d8Ba*thyb"i*us (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. baqy`s deep + bi`os life] (Zo\'94l.) A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin.
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Bath`y*erg"id*ae n. a natural family inclusing the mole rats and sand rats.
Syn. -- family Bathyergidae.
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Bath`y*erg"us n. a genus consisting of the mole rats.
Syn. -- genus Bathyergus.
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Bath`y*graph"ic (?), a. [Gr. baqy`s deep + graphic.] Descriptive of the ocean depth; as, a bathygraphic chart.
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{ Bath`y*met"ric (, Bath`y*met"ric*al (, } a. Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea. -- Bath`y*met"ric*al*ly, adv.
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Ba*thym"e*try (, n. [Gr. ba`qos depth + -metry.] The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea.
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bath"y*scaph, bath"y*scaphe n. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration.
Syn. -- bathyscape.
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bath"y*sphere n. a spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration; it is constructed with a strong steel shell to withstand high pressures at the ocean bottom.
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Batidaceae n. a natural family coextensive with genus Batis; the saltworts.
Syn. -- family Batidaceae, saltwort family.
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batik n. 1. A dyed fabric with designs drawn on by applying a removable wax where the dye is not wanted.
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2. The method used to create a batik{1}; using wax to allow drawing or printing of designs on a fabric.
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Bat"ing (, prep. [Strictly p. pr. of Bate to abate.] With the exception of; excepting.
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We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
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Batis n. A small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Batis.
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Ba*tiste" (, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. Littr\'82.] Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
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Bat"let (, n. [Bat stick + -let.] A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff. Shak.
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\'d8Bat"man (b, n. [Turk. ba.] A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. Simmonds.
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Bat"man (bor b, n.; pl. Batmen (b. [F. b packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.] A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay.
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\'d8Ba*toi"de*i (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`tos a kind of ray + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.
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Bat"on (b, n. [F. b. See Baston.] 1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
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2. (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.
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\'d8Ba*tra"chi*a (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. batra`cheios belonging to a frog, fr. ba`trachos frog.] (Zo\'94l.) The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads; the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as equivalent to Amphibia.
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Ba*tra"chi*an (, a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.
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Bat"ra*choid (, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the Batrachid\'91, a family of marine fishes, including the toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.
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Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy (, n. [Gr. batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh battle.] The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.
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Bat`ra*choph"a*gous (, a. [Gr. ba`trachos frog + fagei^n to eat.] Feeding on frogs. Quart. Rev.
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Bats"man (, n.; pl. Batsmen (. The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the batsman is usually called the batter.
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{Bat's"-wing" ( or Bat"wing }, a. Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.
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\'d8Bat"ta (b, n. [Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.] Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
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\'d8Bat"ta (b, n. [Hind. ba.] Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. [India]
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Bat"ta*ble (, a. [See Batful.] Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening. [Obs.] Burton.
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Bat"tail*ant (, a. [F. bataillant, p. pr. See Battle, v. i. ] [Obs.] Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. Spenser. -- n. A combatant. Shelton.
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Bat"tail*ous (, a. [OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.] Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [Obs.] \'bdIn battailous aspect.\'b8 Milton.
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Bat*tal"ia (b, n. [LL. battalia battle, a body of troops. See Battle, n.] 1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action.
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2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bat*tal"ion (b, n. [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia.] 1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. [archaic] \'bdThe whole battalion views.\'b8 Milton.
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2. (Mil.) An infantry command of two or more companies, which is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an army is expressed.
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battalion consists of four companies, and three battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to two or more batteries of artillery combined into a single command.
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Bat"tel (, n. [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
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Bat"tel, n. [Of uncertain etymology.] Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
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Bat"tel, v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
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Bat"tel, v. t. [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.] To make fertile. [Obs.] \'bdTo battel barren land.\'b8 Ray.
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{ Bat"tel*er (, Bat"tler } (, n. [See 2d Battel, n.] A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge. Wright.
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Bat"ten (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. \'bdBattening our flocks.\'b8 Milton.
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Bat"ten, v. i. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. Dryden.
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Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. Emerson.
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Bat"ten, n. [F. b stick, staff. See Baton.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
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Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
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To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.
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Bat"ten, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.] The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
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Bat"ten*ing (, n. (Arch.) Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
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Bat"ter (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]
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1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
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2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. \'bdEach battered jade.\'b8 Pope.
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3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
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Bat"ter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.] 1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery. King.
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3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
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Bat"ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
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Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.
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Bat"ter (b, n. The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it is at bat; formerly called the batsman.
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battered adj. 1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station wagon.
Syn. -- beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.
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2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with heavy blows; as, a battered old car; antomyn of unbattered. [Narrower terms: buffeted; storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept]
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4. beaten repeatedly; -- of people; as, a battered child; the battered woman syndrome; a battered wife.
Syn. -- beaten.
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bat"ter*ing n. the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.
Syn. -- banging.
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Bat"ter*ing-ram` (, n. 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places.
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Bat"ter*ing train` (. (Mil.) A train of artillery for siege operations.
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Bat"ter*y (, n.; pl. Batteries (. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See Batter, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating.
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2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
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3. (Mil.) (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
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Barbette battery. See Barbette. -- Battery d'enfilade, or Enfilading battery, one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work. -- Battery en \'82charpe, one that plays obliquely. -- Battery gun, a gun capable of firing a number of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load. -- Battery wagon, a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the battery. -- In battery, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing. -- Masked battery, a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy. -- Out of battery, or From battery, withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading.
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4. (Elec.) (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously. (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
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trough battery, copper and zinc plates, connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A modification of this is the common gravity battery, so called from the automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their specific gravities. In Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch\'82's battery, the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current. A storage battery is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.
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5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
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6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. Knight.
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Bat"ting (, n. 1. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball. Mason.
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2. Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
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Bat"tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. Battalia, 1st Battel, and see Batter, v. t. ] 1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
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The whole intellectual battle that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day. H. Morley.
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The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every action. Robertson.
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4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia. [Obs.] Hayward.
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Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a \'bdbrand\'b8 or sword used in battle; battle cry; battlefield; battle ground; battle array; battle song.
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Battle piece, a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle. -- Battle royal. (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that stands longest is the victor. Grose. (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged; a m\'88l\'82e. Thackeray. -- Drawn battle, one in which neither party gains the victory. -- To give battle, to attack an enemy. -- To join battle, to meet the attack; to engage in battle. -- Pitched battle, one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces. -- Wager of battle. See under Wager, n.
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Syn. -- Conflict; encounter; contest; action. Battle, Combat, Fight, Engagement. These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied to the encounter of a few individuals, and more commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A combat is a close encounter, whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or intermingled in the conflict.
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Bat"tle (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Battled (-tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battling.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
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{ Bat"tle-ax` Bat"tle-axe` } (-, n. (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
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bat"tle*door` (, n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n.] 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [Also spelled battledore.]
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bat"tle*dore n. same as battledoor.
Syn. -- battledore and shuttlecock.
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bat"tle*field n. a region where a battle is fought.
Syn. -- battleground, field of battle, field.
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bat"tle*front n. the line along which opposing armies face each other.
Syn. -- front, front line.
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bat"tle*ground n. a region where a battle is fought; same as battlefield.
Syn. -- battlefield, field of battle, field.
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battle-hardened a. Experienced in combat, and therefore more effective at fighting; -- used mostly of infantry troops; as, battle-hardened veterans.
Syn. -- combat-hardened, combat-tested.
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Bat"tle*ment (-m, n. [OE. batelment; cf. OF. bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Cf. Battle, n., Bastile, Bastion.] (Arch.) (a) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications. (b) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
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Bat"tle range`. (Mil.) The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred yards.
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bat"tle*ship`. (Nav.) [shortened from line-of-battle ship, i.e. the most heavily armored ship suited to be in the front line of a naval battle.] An armor-plated warship built of steel and heavily armed, generally having over ten thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to combat the heaviest enemy ships in line of battle; the most heavily armed and armored class of warship at any given time.
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Bat*tol"o*gize (b, v. t. To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. Sir T. Herbert.
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Bat*tol"o*gy (b, n. [F. battologie, fr. Gr. battologi`a; ba`ttos; a stammerer + lo`gos speech.] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton.
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\'d8Bat"tue` (, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See Batter, v. t., and cf. Battuta.] (Hunting) (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game. (b) The game itself. (c) The wanton slaughter of game. Howitt.
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\'d8Bat`ture" (, n. [F., fr. battre to beat.] An elevated river bed or sea bed.
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\'d8Bat*tu"ta (, n. [It. battuta, fr. battere to beat.] (Mus.) The measuring of time by beating.
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Bat"ty (b, a. 1. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. \'bdBatty wings.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; as, her constant gabbing is driving me batty. [Colloq.]
Syn. -- bats.
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Bat"ule (bor b, n. A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; -- called also batule board.
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\'d8Batz (b, n.; pl. Batzen (. [Ger. batz, batze, batzen, a coin bearing the image of a bear, Ger. b\'84tz, betz, bear.] A small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland. It was worth about four cents.
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Bau"ble (b, n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.] 1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
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2. The fool's club. [Obs.] \'bdA fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.\'b8 Nares.
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baud (b, n. [Named after J. M. E. Baudot, a French inventor, died 1903.] (Computers, telecommunications) A unit of transmission speed for information conveyed over a digital communications channel, usually taken as equal to the number of bits of information transmitted per second. The speed in bauds indicates the number of signalling events per second; however, since it is necessary in most cases to transmit control information along with the data, the data signalling rate may be smaller than the baud rate.
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Bau"de*kin (, n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin.] The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery; -- made originally at Baghdad. [Spelt also baudkin, baudkyn, bawdekin, and baldakin.] Nares.
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Bau`m\'82" (?), a. Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baum\'82 in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to Baum\'82's scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum\'82 hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0 Since all the degrees on a Baum\'82 scale are thus equal in length, while those on a specific-gravity scale grow smaller as the density increases, there is no simple relation between degrees Baum\'82 and specific gravity. However, readings on Baum\'82s scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formul\'91 (x in each case being the reading on Baum\'82's scale): (a) for liquids heavier than water, sp. gr. = 144

x); (b) for liquids lighter than water, sp. gr. = 144

x).
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Baun"scheidt*ism (, n. [From the introducer, a German named Baunscheidt.] (Med.) A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.
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{ Baux"ite, Beaux"ite } (,n. [F., fr. Baux or Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.) A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat.
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bauxitic adj. Of or pertaining to bauxite.
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\'d8Ba`var`dage" (?), n. [F.] Much talking; prattle; chatter. Byron.
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Ba*va"ri*a prop. n. A state in southern Germany.
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Ba*va"ri*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Bavaria. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
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Bavarian cream. See under Cream.
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Bav"a*roy (, n. [F. Bavarois Bavarian.] A kind of cloak or surtout. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace. Gay.
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Ba"vi*an (b, n. [See Baboon.] A baboon.
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Bav"in (b, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft, tassel.] 1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
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2. Impure limestone. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Baw*bee" (, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. halfpenny.] A halfpenny. [Spelt also baubee.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Baw"ble (, n. A trinket. See Bauble.
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Baw"bling, a. Insignificant; contemptible. [Obs.]
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Baw"cock (, n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. Bawd.] A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] \'bdHow now, my bawcock ?\'b8 Shak.
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Bawd (, n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman.
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Bawd, v. i. To procure women for lewd purposes.
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Bawd"i*ly (, adv. Obscenely; lewdly.
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Bawd"i*ness, n. Obscenity; lewdness.
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Bawd"rick (, n. A belt. See Baldric.
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Bawd"ry (, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See Bawd.] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
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2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. Shak.
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3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. \'bdThe pert style of the pit bawdry.\'b8 Steele.
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Bawd"y, a. 1. Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes. [Obs.]
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It [a garment] is al bawdy and to-tore also. Chaucer.
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2. Obscene; filthy; unchaste. \'bdA bawdy story.\'b8 Burke.
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Baw"dy*house` (, n. A house of prostitution; a house of ill fame; a brothel.
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Baw"horse` (, n. Same as Bathorse.
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Bawl (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. b\'94la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow, bull.] 1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
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2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
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Bawl, v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. Swift.
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Bawl, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
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Bawl"er (, n. One who bawls.
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Bawn (, n. [Ir. & Gael. babhun inclosure, bulwark.] 1. An inclosure with mud or stone walls, for keeping cattle; a fortified inclosure. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. A large house. [Obs.] Swift.
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Baw"rel (, n. [Cf. It. barletta a tree falcon, or hobby.] A kind of hawk. [Obs.] Halliwell.
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{ Baw"sin (, Baw"son (, } n. [OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bau, bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F. balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr. L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. Belt.] 1. A badger. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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2. A large, unwieldy person. [Obs.] Nares.
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Bax"ter (, n. [OE. bakestre, bakistre, AS. b\'91cestre, prop. fem. of b\'91cere baker. See Baker.] A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]
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Bay (b, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.] Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.
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Bay cat (Zo\'94l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies (Felis aurata). -- Bay lynx (Zo\'94l.), the common American lynx (Lynx lynx, formerly Felis rufa or Lynx rufa).
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Bay, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. baia, baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.] 1. (Geog.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.
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Bay. The name is not restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance, but is used for any recess or inlet between capes or headlands; as, the Bay of Biscay.
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2. A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.
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3. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
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4. A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.
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5. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.
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6. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.
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Sick bay, in vessels of war, that part of a deck appropriated to the use of the sick. Totten.
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Bay, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.] 1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]
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2. The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.
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The patriot's honors and the poet's bays. Trumbull.
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3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]
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Bay leaf, the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for flavoring in food.
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Bay, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bayed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Baying.] [OE. bayen, abayen, OF. abaier, F. aboyer, to bark; of uncertain origin.] To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
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The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. Dryden.
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Bay (, v. t. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear. Shak.
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Bay (, n. [See Bay, v. i.] 1. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. \'bdThe bay of curs.\'b8 Cowper.
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2. [OE. bay, abay, OF. abai, F. aboi barking, pl. abois, prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs, barking (aboyant); aux abois at bay.] A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
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Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. Dryden.
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The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts. I. Taylor
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Bay, v. t. [Cf. OE. b\'91wen to bathe, and G. b\'84hen to foment.] To bathe. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bay, n. A bank or dam to keep back water.
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Bay, v. t. To dam, as water; -- with up or back.
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\'d8Ba"ya (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The East Indian weaver bird (Ploceus Philippinus).
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{ \'d8Ba*yad" (, Ba*yatte" } (, n. [Ar. bayad.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of two species (Bagrina bayad and B. docmac).
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Ba`ya*dere" (, n. [F., from Pg. bailadeira a female dancer, bailar to dance.] A female dancer in the East Indies. [Written also bajadere.]
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Ba*ya"mo (?), n. (Meteor.) A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba, esp. near Bayamo. The gusts, called bayamo winds, are modified foehn winds.
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Bay"-ant`ler (, n. [See Bez-Antler.] (Zo\'94l.) The second tine of a stag's horn. See under Antler.
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Bay"ard (, n. 1. [OF. bayard, baiart, bay horse; bai bay + -ard. See Bay, a., and -ard.] Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.
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Blind bayard moves the mill. Philips.
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2. [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.] A stupid, clownish fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bay"ard*ly, a. Blind; stupid. [Obs.] \'bdA formal and bayardly round of duties.\'b8 Goodman.
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Bay"ber*ry (, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
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Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.
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Bay"bolt` (, n. A bolt with a barbed shank.
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Bayed (, a. Having a bay or bays. \'bdThe large bayed barn.\'b8 Drayton.
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Ba`yeux" tap"es*try (?). A piece of linen about 1 ft. 8 in. wide by 213 ft. long, covered with embroidery representing the incidents of William the Conqueror's expedition to England, preserved in the town museum of Bayeux in Normandy. It is probably of the 11th century, and is attributed by tradition to Matilda, the Conqueror's wife.
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Bay" ice` (. See under Ice.
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Bay" leaf` (. See under 3d Bay.
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Bay"man (?), n. (Nav.) In the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now officially designated as hospital apprentice.
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Bay"o*net (, n. [F. bayonnette, ba\'8bonnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.]
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1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.
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2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
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Bayonet clutch. See Clutch. -- Bayonet joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. Knight. -- bayonet mount, (photography) a coupling mechanism for attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using a bayonet socket. -- bayonet socket, a coupling mechanism for attaching matching cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which requires several full turns.
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Bay"o*net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bayoneted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bayoneting.] 1. To stab with a bayonet.
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2. To compel or drive by the bayonet.
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To bayonet us into submission. Burke.
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Bay"ou (, n.; pl. Bayous (. [North Am. Indian bayuk, in F. spelling bayouc, bayouque.] An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind. [Southern U. S.]
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A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses. G. W. Cable.
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Bay"ou State` (?). Mississippi; -- a nickname, from its numerous bayous.
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Bay" rum" (. A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
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Myrcia acris). The bay rum of the Pharmacop\'d2ia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water.
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{ Bays, Bayze } (, n. See Baize. [Obs.]
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Bay" salt` (. Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce. Bacon. Ure.
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Bay State. Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname.
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Bay" tree`. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Bay" win"dow (. 1. (Arch.) A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window.
Syn. -- bay window, bow window, bow-window.
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2. a protruding abdomen. [informal]
Syn. -- belly, paunch, pot, potbelly, corporation, tummy.
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Bay" yarn` (. Woolen yarn. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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{ Ba*zaar" Ba*zar" } (b, n. [Per. b\'bezar market.] 1. In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.
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2. A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.
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3. A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable purpose. Macaulay.
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BC, B. C. n. before Christ; used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born, i.e. 1 a. d..
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bdel"lium (, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).] 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.
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2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.
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Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc.
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\'d8Bdel*loi"de*a (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See Hirudinea.
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Bdel*lom"e*ter (, n. [Gr. bde`lla leech + -meter.] (Med.) A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe. Dunglison.
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\'d8Bdel`lo*mor"pha (,n. [NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech + morfh` form.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (Malacobdella) often parasitic in clams.
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Be (b, v. i. [imp. Was (w; p. p. Been (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Being.] [OE. been, beon, AS. be\'a2n to be, be\'a2m I am; akin to OHG. bim, pim, G. bin, I am, Gael. & Ir. bu was, W. bod to be, Lith. bu-ti, O. Slav. by-ti, to be, L. fu-i I have been, fu-turus about to be, fo-re to be about to be, and perh. to fieri to become, Gr. fy^nai to be born, to be, Skr. bh to be. This verb is defective, and the parts lacking are supplied by verbs from other roots, is, was, which have no radical connection with be. The various forms, am, are, is, was, were, etc., are considered grammatically as parts of the verb \'bdto be\'b8, which, with its conjugational forms, is often called the substantive verb. Future, Physic.] 1. To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.
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To be contents his natural desire. Pope.
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To be, or not to be: that is the question. Shak.
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2. To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.
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3. To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday.
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4. To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.
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The field is the world. Matt. xiii. 38.
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The seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Rev. i. 20.
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to be (including the forms is, was, etc.) is used in forming the passive voice of other verbs; as, John has been struck by James. It is also used with the past participle of many intransitive verbs to express a state of the subject. But have is now more commonly used as the auxiliary, though expressing a different sense; as, \'bdYe have come too late -- but ye are come. \'b8 \'bdThe minstrel boy to the war is gone.\'b8 The present and imperfect tenses form, with the infinitive, a particular future tense, which expresses necessity, duty, or purpose; as, government is to be supported; we are to pay our just debts; the deed is to be signed to-morrow.
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Have or had been, followed by to, implies movement. \'bdI have been to Paris.\'b8 Sydney Smith. \'bdHave you been to Franchard ?\'b8 R. L. Stevenson.
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Been, or ben, was anciently the plural of the indicative present. \'bdYe ben light of the world.\'b8 Wyclif, Matt. v. 14. Afterwards be was used, as in our Bible: \'bdThey that be with us are more than they that be with them.\'b8 2 Kings vi. 16. Ben was also the old infinitive: \'bdTo ben of such power.\'b8 R. of Gloucester. Be is used as a form of the present subjunctive: \'bdBut if it be a question of words and names.\'b8 Acts xviii. 15. But the indicative forms, is and are, with if, are more commonly used.
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Be it so, a phrase of supposition, equivalent to suppose it to be so; or of permission, signifying let it be so. Shak. -- If so be, in case. -- To be from, to have come from; as, from what place are you? I am from Chicago. -- To let be, to omit, or leave untouched; to let alone. \'bdLet be, therefore, my vengeance to dissuade.\'b8 Spenser.
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Syn. -- To be, Exist. The verb to be, except in a few rare cases, like that of Shakespeare's \'bdTo be, or not to be\'b8, is used simply as a copula, to connect a subject with its predicate; as, man is mortal; the soul is immortal. The verb to exist is never properly used as a mere copula, but points to things that stand forth, or have a substantive being; as, when the soul is freed from all corporeal alliance, then it truly exists. It is not, therefore, properly synonymous with to be when used as a copula, though occasionally made so by some writers for the sake of variety; as in the phrase \'bdthere exists [is] no reason for laying new taxes.\'b8 We may, indeed, say, \'bda friendship has long existed between them,\'b8 instead of saying, \'bdthere has long been a friendship between them;\'b8 but in this case, exist is not a mere copula. It is used in its appropriate sense to mark the friendship as having been long in existence.
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Be-. [AS. be, and in accented form b\'c6, akin to OS. be and b\'c6, OHG. bi, pi, and p\'c6, MHG. be and b\'c6, G. be and bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi` about (cf. AS. bese\'a2n to look about). By, Amb-.] A prefix, originally the same word as by; joined with verbs, it serves: (a) To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir. (b) To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for). (c) To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).
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It is joined with certain substantives, and a few adjectives, to form verbs; as, bedew, befriend, benight, besot; belate (to make late); belittle (to make little). It also occurs in certain nouns, adverbs, and prepositions, often with something of the force of the preposition by, or about; as, belief (believe), behalf, bequest (bequeath); because, before, beneath, beside, between.
be is obscured or lost; as, in become, begin, behave, behoove, belong.
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Beach (b, n.; pl. Beaches (-. [Cf. Sw. backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.] 1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zo\'94l.), the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid\'91, living on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas. -- Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass (Ammophila arundinacea), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the waves. -- Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats. -- Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel, sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in many lake and river regions.
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Beach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Beaching.] To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship.
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Beach" comb`er (. A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber. [Amer., archaic]
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beachcomber. [Written also beach-comber or beach comber.] (Naut.) 1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a Scotchman who was a beach-comber. F. T. Bullen.
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2. a vagrant living on a beach.
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3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value, such as lost objects or seashells.
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Beached (b, p. p. & a. 1. Bordered by a beach.
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The beached verge of the salt flood. Shak.
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2. Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the ship is beached.
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beach"head` n. an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is held to allow aditional troops and supplies to enter.
Syn. -- bridgehead, foothold.
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beach"like` adj. having an extensive gently sloping area of sand or gravel; -- of a shore or shoreline. Opposite of cliffy. [Narrower terms: gravelly, pebbly, shingly]
Syn. -- beachy.
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beach"wear n. clothing to be worn at a beach.
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Beach"y (, a. Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches; shingly.
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The beachy girdle of the ocean. Shak.
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Bea"con (b, n. [OE. bekene, AS. be\'a0cen, b; akin to OS. b, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. Beckon.] 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. Gay.
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2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
beacon of the wise. Shak.
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5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a characteristic signal indication its location, so that vehicles may determine their exact location by locating the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called radio beacon.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
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Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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Bea"con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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Bea"con*age (, n. Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively.
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Bea"con*less, a. Having no beacon.
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Bead (b, n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.] 1. A prayer. [Obs.]
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2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to be at one's beads, to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
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3. Any small globular body; as, (a) A bubble in spirits. (b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. \'bdCold beads of midnight dew.\'b8 Wordsworth. (c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim). (d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. (e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc.
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Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges. Knight. -- Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.] -- Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading. -- Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best known species of which (M. azedarach), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.
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Bead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beading.] To ornament with beads or beading.
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Bead, v. i. To form beadlike bubbles.
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beaded adj. 1. imp. & p. p. of bead, v. t. & i..
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2. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.
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3. appearing as if covered with beads; as, Her face was beaded with sweat.
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{ Bead"house`, Bede"house` } (, n. [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See Bead, n.] An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
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Bead"ing, n. 1. (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads.
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2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.
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Bea"dle (, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b\'81ttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. Bid, v.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.
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2. An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students. [Eng.]
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bedel (Oxford) and bedell (Cambridge) are preserved.
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3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.
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Bea"dle*ry (, n. Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
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Bea"dle*ship, n. The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. A. Wood.
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Bead" proof` (. 1. Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters.
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2. A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken.
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Bead"roll` (, n. (R. C. Ch.) A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general.
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On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be filed. Spenser.
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It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line. Quart. Rev.
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{ Beads"man, Bedes"man } (, n.; pl. -men (. A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
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Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller.
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Bead"snake` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius), banded with yellow, red, and black.
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{ Beads"wom`an, Bedes"wom`an } (, n.; pl. -women (. Fem. of Beadsman.
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Bead"work` (, n. Ornamental work in beads.
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Bead"y (, a. 1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. \'bdBeady eyes.\'b8 Thackeray.
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2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.
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3. Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.
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beady-eyed adj. 1. having eyes that gleam with malice.
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Bea"gle (, n. [OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English.] 1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.
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2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
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beagling n. hunting rabbits with beagles.
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Beak (b, n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds. (b) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. (c) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
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2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. Carew.
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3. (Antiq.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
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4. (Naut.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
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5. (Arch.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
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6. (Bot.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
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7. (Far.) A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.).
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8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]
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Beaked (b, a. 1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. \'bdEach beaked promontory.\'b8 Milton.
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2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.
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Beaked whale (Zo\'94l.), a cetacean of the genus Hyperoodon; the bottlehead whale.
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Beak"er (b, n. [OE. biker; akin to Icel. bikarr, Sw. b\'84gare, Dan. baeger, G. becher, It. bicchiere; -- all fr. LL. bicarium, prob. fr. Gr. bi^kos wine jar, or perh. L. bacar wine vessel. Cf. Pitcher a jug.] 1. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.
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2. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat. Knight.
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Beak"head` (, n. 1. (Arch.) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak. Parker.
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2. (Naut.) (a) A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew. (b) (Antiq.) Same as Beak, 3.
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Beak"i*ron (, n. [From Bickern.] A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surfaces of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.
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Beal (b, n. [See Boil a tumor.] (Med.) A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule. [Prov. Eng.]
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Beal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bealed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bealing.] To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple. [Prov. Eng.]
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Be"-all` (, n. The whole; all that is to be. [Poetic] Shak.
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Beam (b, n. [AS. be\'a0m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b\'bem tree, OS. b, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow, spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. Be; cf. Boom a spar.] 1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.
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The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber stretching across from side to side to support the decks. Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
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4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side. Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
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10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams! Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the direction of her beams, and that point of the compass toward which her stern is directed. -- Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of an engine vibrates. -- Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam, having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points; -- used for drawing or describing large circles. -- Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to transmit power, in distinction from one which has its piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel shaft. -- Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and that point of the compass toward which the ship steers. -- On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles with the keel. -- On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the wind. -- To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Beaming.] To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
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Beam, v. i. To emit beams of light.
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He beamed, the daystar of the rising age. Trumbull.
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Beam"bird` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.
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Beamed (, a. Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.
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Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky. Sir W. Scott.
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Beam"ful (, a. Beamy; radiant.
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Beam"i*ly (, adv. In a beaming manner.
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Beam"i*ness, n. The state of being beamy.
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Beam"ing, a. Emitting beams; radiant.
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Beam"ing*ly, adv. In a beaming manner; radiantly.
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Beam"less, a. 1. Not having a beam.
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2. Not emitting light.
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Beam"let (, n. A small beam of light.
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Beam" tree` (. [AS. be\'a0m a tree. See Beam.] (Bot.) A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
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Beam"y (, a. 1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. \'bdBeamy gold.\'b8 Tickell.
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2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
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His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. Dryden.
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3. Having horns, or antlers.
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Beamy stags in toils engage. Dryden.
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Bean (b, n. [OE. bene, AS. be\'a0n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p, Icel. baun, Dan. b\'94nne, Sw. b\'94na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
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Dolichos Sinensis; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, D. Lablab; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the lower bush bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus; Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, Phaseolus multiflorus; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.
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As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables.
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2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
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Bean aphis (Zo\'94l.), a plant louse (Aphis fab\'91) which infests the bean plant. -- Bean fly (Zo\'94l.), a fly found on bean flowers. -- Bean goose (Zo\'94l.), a species of goose (Anser segetum). -- Bean weevil (Zo\'94l.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species is Bruchus fab\'91. -- Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. -- Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species of Strychnos. -- Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. -- Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. -- Sacred bean. See under Sacred. -- Screw bean. See under Screw. -- Sea bean. (a) Same as Florida bean. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. -- Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree. -- Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.
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bean"bag` n. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; it is thrown from person to person in games.
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bean"ball` n. a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.
Syn. -- beaner.
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Bean" ca`per. (Bot.) A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum.
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beaner n. a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.
Syn. -- beanball.
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beanfeast n. (British) an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees.
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beanie n. a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.
Syn. -- beany.
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beano n. 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the correponding numbers on their cards.
Syn. -- lotto, bingo, keno.
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beanstalk n. 1. stem of a bean plant.
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Bean" tre"foil. (Bot.) A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida).
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bean"y n. same as beanie.
Syn. -- beanie.
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Bear (b, v. t. [imp. Bore (b (formerly Bare (b); p. p. Born (b, Borne (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb\'84ren, Goth. ba\'a1ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw. b\'84ra, Dan. b\'91re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav. brati to take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh to bear. Fertile.] 1. To support or sustain; to hold up.
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2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
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I 'll bear your logs the while. Shak.
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3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
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Bear them to my house. Shak.
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4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
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Every man should bear rule in his own house. Esther i. 22.
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5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
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6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
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7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor Dryden.
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The ancient grudge I bear him. Shak.
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8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
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Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. Pope.
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I cannot bear
Shelley.
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My punishment is greater than I can bear. Gen. iv. 13.
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9. To gain or win. [Obs.]
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Some think to bear it by speaking a great word. Bacon.
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She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge. Latimer.
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10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
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He shall bear their iniquities. Is. liii. 11.
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Somewhat that will bear your charges. Dryden.
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11. To render or give; to bring forward. \'bdYour testimony bear\'b8 Dryden.
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12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. \'bdThe credit of bearing a part in the conversation.\'b8 Locke.
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13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
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In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear. Swift.
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14. To manage, wield, or direct. \'bdThus must thou thy body bear.\'b8 Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.
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Hath he borne himself penitently in prison? Shak.
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15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
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His faithful dog shall bear him company. Pope.
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16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
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Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore. Dryden.
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born to the sense of brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as the past participle.
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To bear down. (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink. \'bdHis nose, . . . large as were the others, bore them down into insignificance.\'b8 Marryat. (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an enemy. -- To bear a hand. (a) To help; to give assistance. (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick. -- To bear in hand, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] \'bdHow you were borne in hand, how crossed.\'b8 Shak. -- To bear in mind, to remember. -- To bear off. (a) To restrain; to keep from approach. (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat. (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize. (d) (Backgammon) To remove from the backgammon board into the home when the position of the piece and the dice provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the game is to bear off all of one's men before the opponent. -- To bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] \'bdC\'91sar doth bear me hard.\'b8 Shak. -- To bear out. (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last. \'bdCompany only can bear a man out in an ill thing.\'b8 South. (b) To corroborate; to confirm. -- To bear up, to support; to keep from falling or sinking. \'bdReligious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.\'b8 Addison.
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Syn. -- To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
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Bear (b, v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
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This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden.
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2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
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But man is born to bear. Pope.
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3. To endure with patience; to be patient.
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I can not, can not bear. Dryden.
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4. To press; -- with on or upon, or against.
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These men bear hard on the suspected party. Addison.
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5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.
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6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?
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7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
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Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform. Hawthorne.
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8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
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To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a lion bears against his prey. [Obs.] -- To bear away (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and make her run before the wind. -- To bear back, to retreat. \'bdBearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. -- To bear down upon (Naut.), to approach from the windward side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy. -- To bear in with (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship bears in with the land. -- To bear off (Naut.), to steer away, as from land. -- To bear up. (a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as, to bear up under afflictions. (b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put the ship before the wind; to bear away. Hamersly. -- To bear upon (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center. -- To bear up to, to tend or move toward; as, to bear up to one another. -- To bear with, to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.
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Bear (b, n. A bier. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bear (b, n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b\'84r, Icel. & Sw. bj\'94rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
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The European brown bear (Ursus arctos), the white polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis), the American black bear, and its variety the cinnamon bear (Ursus Americanus), the Syrian bear (Ursus Syriacus), and the sloth bear, are among the notable species.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
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3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
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4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
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5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
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bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of tossing up.
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6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
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7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.
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Australian bear. (Zo\'94l.) See Koala. -- Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs. -- Bear caterpillar (Zo\'94l.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus Euprepia. -- Bear garden. (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting. (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted. M. Arnold. -- Bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of a young man on his travels.
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Bear, v. t. (Stock Exchange) To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
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{ Bear, Bere } (b, n. [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.) Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
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Bear"a*ble (, a. Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. -- Bear"a*bly, adv.
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Bear"ber*ry (, n. (Bot.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
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Bear"bind` (, n. (Bot.) The bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
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bear"cat` n. an arboreal civet of Asia (Arctictis bintourong) having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair.
Syn. -- binturong.
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Beard (b, n. [OE. berd, AS. beard; akin to Fries. berd, D. baard, G. bart, Lith. barzda, OSlav. brada, Pol. broda, Russ. boroda, L. barba, W. barf. Cf. 1st Barb.]
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1. The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat. (b) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds (c) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. (d) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle. (e) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster. (f) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
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3. (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.
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4. A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
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5. That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
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6. (Print.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.
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7. An imposition; a trick. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Beard grass (Bot.), a coarse, perennial grass of different species of the genus Andropogon. -- To one's beard, to one's face; in open defiance.
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Beard (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bearded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bearding.] 1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
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2. To oppose to the face; to set at defiance.
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No admiral, bearded by these corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial. Macaulay.
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3. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish.
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Beard"ed, a. Having a beard. \'bdBearded fellow.\'b8 Shak. \'bdBearded grain.\'b8 Dryden.
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Bearded vulture, Bearded eagle. (Zo\'94l.) See Lammergeir. -- Bearded tortoise. (Zo\'94l.) See Matamata.
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Beard"ie (b, n. [From Beard, n.] (Zo\'94l.) The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe. [Scot.]
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Beard"less, a. 1. Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.
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2. Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.
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Beard"less*ness, n. The state or quality of being destitute of beard.
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bear"down adj. prenom. 1. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.
Syn. -- determined.
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Bear"er (b, n. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. \'bdBearers of burdens.\'b8 2 Chron. ii. 18. \'bdThe bearer of unhappy news.\'b8 Dryden.
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2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. Milton.
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3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]
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4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
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5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
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6. (Print.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
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Bear"herd` (, n. A man who tends a bear.
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Bear"hound` (, n. A hound for baiting or hunting bears. Carlyle.
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Bear"ing (b, n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.
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I know him by his bearing. Shak.
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2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
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3. The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection.
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But of this frame, the bearings and the ties,
Pope.
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4. Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
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5. The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
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[His mother] in travail of his bearing. R. of Gloucester.
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6. (Arch.) (a) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall. (b) The portion of a support on which anything rests. (c) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
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7. (Mach.) (a) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal. (b) The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
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8. (Her.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.
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A carriage covered with armorial bearings. Thackeray.
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9. (Naut.) (a) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W. (b) pl. The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer. (c) pl. The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
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Ball bearings. See under Ball. -- To bring one to his bearings, to bring one to his senses. -- To lose one's bearings, to become bewildered. -- To take bearings, to ascertain by the compass the position of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference to landmarks or to the compass; hence (Fig.), to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity.
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Syn. -- Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner; carriage; demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency; influence.
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Bear"ing cloth` (b. A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. Shak.
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Bear"ing rein` (. A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.
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Bear"ing ring`. In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.
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Bear"ish, a. 1. Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. Harris.
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2. (Stock market) Fearful of or anticipating falling prices, as in the stock market; as, bearish sentiment inhibited buying.
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3. (Stock market) Tending to cause prices to fall. \'bdbearish news about inflation caused a sharp drop in the Dow.\'b8
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4. Hence: Pessimistic.
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Bear"ish*ness, n. Behavior like that of a bear.
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bear jam (, n. A traffic jam caused by tourists stopping to look at bears near the road; -- a phenomenon once common in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. [Colloq.]
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Bearn (, n. See Bairn. [Obs.]
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Bear's"-breech`, bear's"-breech`es (, n. 1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) Dr. Prior.
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2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus (Acanthus mollis) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See Acanthus, n., 1.
Syn. -- bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea holly.
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Bear's-ear` (b, n. (Bot.) A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf.
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Bear's"-foot` (-f, n. (Bot.) A species of hellebore (Helleborus f\'d2tidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic.
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Bear"skin` (, n. 1. The skin of a bear.
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2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.
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3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
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Bear's"-paw` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament.
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Bear State. Arkansas; -- a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
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Bear"-trap` dam. (Engin.) A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river.
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Bear"ward` (, n. [Bear + ward a keeper.] A keeper of bears. See Bearherd. [R.] Shak.
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Beast (b, n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b\'88te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. Prov. xii. 10.
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3. any animal other than a human; -- opposed to man.
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'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast.
W. C. Fields.
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4. Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.
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5. A game at cards similar to loo. [Obs.] Wright.
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6. A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
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Beast royal, the lion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Syn. -- Beast, Brute. When we use these words in a figurative sense, as applicable to human beings, we think of beasts as mere animals governed by animal appetite; and of brutes as being destitute of reason or moral feeling, and governed by unrestrained passion. Hence we speak of beastly appetites; beastly indulgences, etc.; and of brutal manners; brutal inhumanity; brutal ferocity. So, also, we say of a drunkard, that he first made himself a beast, and then treated his family like a brute.
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Beast"hood (, n. State or nature of a beast.
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Beast"ings (, n. pl. See Biestings.
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Beast"li*head (, n. [Beastly + -head state.] Beastliness. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Beast"like" (, a. Like a beast.
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Beast"li*ness, n. The state or quality of being beastly.
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Beast"ly (b, a. 1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
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Beastly divinities and droves of gods. Prior.
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2. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.
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The beastly vice of drinking to excess. Swift.
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3. Abominable; as, beastly weather. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Syn. -- Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.
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Beat (b, v. t. [imp. Beat; p. p. Beat, Beaten (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beating.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be\'a0tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b. Cf. 1st Butt, Button.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
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Thou shalt beat some of it [spices] very small. Ex. xxx. 36.
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They did beat the gold into thin plates. Ex. xxxix. 3.
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2. To punish by blows; to thrash.
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3. To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing game.
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To beat the woods, and rouse the bounding prey. Prior.
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4. To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind.
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A frozen continent . . . beat with perpetual storms. Milton.
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5. To tread, as a path.
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Pass awful gulfs, and beat my painful way. Blackmore.
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6. To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game, etc.; to vanquish, defeat, or conquer; to surpass or be superior to.
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He beat them in a bloody battle. Prescott.
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For loveliness, it would be hard to beat that. M. Arnold.
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7. To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with out. [Colloq.]
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8. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
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Why should any one . . . beat his head about the Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic? Locke.
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9. (Mil.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
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10. to baffle or stump; to defy the comprehension of (a person); as, it beats me why he would do that.
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11. to evade, avoid, or escape (blame, taxes, punishment); as, to beat the rap (be acquitted); to beat the sales tax by buying out of state.
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To beat down, to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower price; to force down. [Colloq.] -- To beat into, to teach or instill, by repetition. -- To beat off, to repel or drive back. -- To beat out, to extend by hammering. -- To beat out of a thing, to cause to relinquish it, or give it up. \'bdNor can anything beat their posterity out of it to this day.\'b8 South. -- To beat the dust. (Man.) (a) To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a horse. (b) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low. -- To beat the hoof, to walk; to go on foot. -- To beat the wing, to flutter; to move with fluttering agitation. -- To beat time, to measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or foot. -- To beat up, to attack suddenly; to alarm or disturb; as, to beat up an enemy's quarters.
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Syn. -- To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub; thump; baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer; defeat; vanquish; overcome.
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Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
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The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22.
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2. To move with pulsation or throbbing.
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A thousand hearts beat happily. Byron.
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3. To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force; to strike anything, as rain, wind, and waves do.
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Sees rolling tempests vainly beat below. Dryden.
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They [winds] beat at the crazy casement. Longfellow.
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The sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die. Jonah iv. 8.
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Public envy seemeth to beat chiefly upon ministers. Bacon.
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4. To be in agitation or doubt. [Poetic]
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To still my beating mind. Shak.
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5. (Naut.) To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse.
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6. To make a sound when struck; as, the drums beat.
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7. (Mil.) To make a succession of strokes on a drum; as, the drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.
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8. (Acoustics & Mus.) To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; -- said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
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A beating wind (Naut.), a wind which necessitates tacking in order to make progress. -- To beat about, to try to find; to search by various means or ways. Addison. -- To beat about the bush, to approach a subject circuitously. -- To beat up and down (Hunting), to run first one way and then another; -- said of a stag. -- To beat up for recruits, to go diligently about in order to get helpers or participators in an enterprise. -- To beat the rap, to be acquitted of an accusation; -- especially, by some sly or deceptive means, rather than to be proven innocent.
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Beat (, n. 1. A stroke; a blow.
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He, with a careless beat,
Dryden.
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2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse.
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3. (Mus.) (a) The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the divisions of time; a division of the measure so marked. In the rhythm of music the beat is the unit. (b) A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament.
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4. (Acoustics & Mus.) A sudden swelling or re\'89nforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See Beat, v. i., 8.
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5. A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a watchman's beat; analogously, for newspaper reporters, the subject or territory that they are assigned to cover; as, the Washington beat.
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6. A place of habitual or frequent resort.
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7. A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat; also, deadbeat. [Low]
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Beat of drum (Mil.), a succession of strokes varied, in different ways, for particular purposes, as to regulate a march, to call soldiers to their arms or quarters, to direct an attack, or retreat, etc. -- Beat of a watch, or Beat of a clock, the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the stroke is at equal or unequal intervals.
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Beat, a. Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted. [Colloq.]
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Quite beat, and very much vexed and disappointed. Dickens.
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Beat, n. 1. One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the beat of him. [Colloq.]
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2. The act of one that beats a person or thing; as: (a) (Newspaper Cant) The act of obtaining and publishing a piece of news by a newspaper before its competitors; also, the news itself; -- also called a scoop or exclusive.
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It's a beat on the whole country. Scribner's Mag.
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(b) (Hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively. \'bdDriven out in the course of a beat.\'b8 Encyc. of Sport.
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Bears coming out of holes in the rocks at the last moment, when the beat is close to them. Encyc. of Sport.
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beat"a*ble adj. capable of being defeated.
Syn. -- vanquishable, vincible.
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Beat"en (b, a. 1. Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. \'bdA broad and beaten way.\'b8 Milton. \'bdBeaten gold.\'b8 Shak. \'bdoff the beaten track.\'b8
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2. Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled.
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3. Exhausted; tired out.
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4. Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase. [Obs.]
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5. Tried; practiced. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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beaten-up adj. worn by use into a deplorable condition. the beaten-up old Ford
Syn. -- battered, beat-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.
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Beat"er (b, n. 1. One who, or that which, beats.
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2. A person who beats up game for the hunters. Black.
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Beath (b, v. t. [AS. be to foment.] To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.] Spenser.
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{ Be`a*tif"ic (, Be`a*tif"ic*al (, } a. [Cf. F. b\'82atifique, L. beatificus. See Beatify.] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. \'bdThe beatific vision.\'b8 South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Be`a*tif"i*cate (, v. t. To beatify. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion (b, n. [Cf. F. b\'82atification.] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of \'bdthe blessed,\'b8 or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. \'bdThe beatification of his spirit.\'b8 Jer. Taylor.
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be*at"i*fied (b, adj. (Roman Catholic Church) proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.
Syn. -- blessed.
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Be*at"i*fy (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beatified (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Beatifying.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b\'82atifier. See Bounty.] 1. To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
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The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth. Barrow.
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2. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment. \'bdBeatified spirits.\'b8 Dryden.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of \'bdthe blessed,\'b8 and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized.
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Beat"ing (, n. 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
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2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
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3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
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4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
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Be*at"i*tude (, n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. b\'82atitude. See Beatify.] 1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
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2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) Beatification. Milman.
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Syn. -- Blessedness; felicity; happiness.
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beat"nik n. a member of the Beat Generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior.
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beat-up adj. same as beaten-up.
Syn. -- battered, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.
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Beau (b, n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. b, E. Beaus (b. [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty, fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See Bounty, and cf. Belle, Beauty.] 1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
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2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover.
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Beau"catch`er (, n. A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [Humorous]
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Beau"fet (, n. [See Buffet.] A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet.
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A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels. Prescott.
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Beau"fin (, n. See Biffin. Wright.
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Beau"fort's scale` (?). (Meteor.) A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.
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Beau" i*de"al (b. [F. beau beautiful + id\'82al ideal.] A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.
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Beau"ish (, a. Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. \'bdA beauish young spark.\'b8 Byrom.
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\'d8Beau` monde" (. [F. beau fine + monde world.] The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior.
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Beau`mon"ta*gue (?), n. A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and linseed oil.
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Beau"pere` (, n. [F. beau p\'82re; beau fair + p\'82re father.] 1. A father. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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2. A companion. [Obs.] Spenser.
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\'d8Beau`se`ant" (, n. [F. beauc\'82ant.] The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.
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Beau"ship (, n. The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. [Jocular] Dryden.
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beaut (b, n. [From beauty.] an outstanding example of its kind; as, when I make a mistake it's a beaut.
Syn. -- beauty.
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Beau"te*ous (b, a. Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome. [Mostly poetic] -- Beau"te*ous*ly, adv. -- Beau"te*ous*ness, n.
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Beau"tied (b, p. a. Beautiful; embellished. [Poetic] Shak.
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beau`ti*fi*ca"tion n. the act of making something more beautiful.
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Beau"ti*fi`er (, n. One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.
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Beau"ti*ful (b, a. Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.
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A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames.
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Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful; pretty; delightful. See Fine.

-- Beau"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Beau"ti*ful*ness, n.
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Beau"ti*fy (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beautified (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Beautifying.] [Beauty + -fy.] To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.
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The arts that beautify and polish life. Burke.
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Syn. -- To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.
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Beau"ti*fy, v. i. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Addison.
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Beau"ti*less, a. Destitute of beauty. Hammond.
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Beau"ty (b, n.; pl. Beauties (b. [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut\'82, biaut\'82, Pr. beltat, F. beaut\'82, fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See Beau.]
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1. An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the \'91sthetic faculty, or the moral sense.
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Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder. Locke.
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The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. Wordsworth.
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The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, \'bdmultitude in unity;\'b8 and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. Coleridge.
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2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.
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3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.
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All the admired beauties of Verona. Shak.
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4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.]
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She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. Jer. Taylor.
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Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.
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Beaux (, n., pl. of Beau.
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Beaux"ite (, n. (Min.) See Bauxite.
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Bea"ver (, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b\'84fver, Dan. b\'91ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal being probably named from its color. Brown.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
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6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar slang]
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7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
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8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; -- used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
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Beaver rat (Zo\'94l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster). -- Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver. -- Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
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Bea"ver, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr. F. bavi\'8are, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi\'8are, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.] That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
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Bea"vered (, a. Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. \'bdHis beavered brow.\'b8 Pope.
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Bea"ver State. Oregon; -- a nickname.
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Bea"ver*teen (, n. A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing. Simmonds.
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{ Be*bee"rine, or Be*bi"rine } (bor -r, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodi\'d2i). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]
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be*bee"ru (b, n. [Written also bibiru.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree (Nectandra Rodi\'d2i), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart.
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Be*bleed" (, v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Be*blood" (, Be*blood"y } (, v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.
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Be*blot" (, v. t. To blot; to stain. Chaucer.
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Be*blub"ber (, v. t. To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.
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\'d8Be"bung (?), n. [G., lit., a trembling.] (Music) A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.
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Be*calm" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips.
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2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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Be*came" (, imp. of Become.
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\'d8Bec"ard (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
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Be*cause" (, conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton.
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2. In order that; that. [Obs.]
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And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace. Matt. xx. 31.
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Because of, by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]
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Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Eph. v. 6.
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Syn. -- Because, For, Since, As, Inasmuch As. These particles are used, in certain connections, to assign the reason of a thing, or that \'bdon account of\'b8 which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself because I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as, in Shakespeare, \'bdI hate him, for he is a Christian.\'b8 Since is less formal and more incidental than because; as, I will do it since you request me. It more commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental than since, and points to some existing fact by way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to carry with it a kind of qualification which does not belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this understanding that we can accept it.
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\'d8Bec`ca*bun"ga (, n. [NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See Beck a brook.] See Brooklime.
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\'d8Bec`ca*fi"co (, n.; pl. Beccaficos (. [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo\'94l.) A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
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Bec"chi's test (?). [After E. Becchi, Italian chemist.] (Chem.) A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.
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\'d8Bech"a*mel (, n. [F. b\'82chamel, named from its inventor, Louis de B\'82chamel.] (Cookery) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
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Be*chance" (, adv. [Pref. be- for by + chance.] By chance; by accident. [Obs.] Grafton.
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Be*chance", v. t. & i. To befall; to chance; to happen to.
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God knows what hath bechanced them. Shak.
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Be*charm" (, v. t. To charm; to captivate.
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\'d8B\'88che` de mer" (. [F., lit., a sea spade.] (Zo\'94l.) The trepang.
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Be"chic (, a. [L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. , fr. cough: cf. F. b\'82chique.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. Thomas. -- n. A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy.
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Bech`u*a"nas (?), n. pl. A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are intelligent and progressive.
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Beck (, n. See Beak. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Beck, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, OHG. pah, G. bach.] A small brook.
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The brooks, the becks, the rills. Drayton.
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Beck, n. A vat. See Back.
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Beck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Becked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Becking.] [Contr. of beckon.] To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic] Drayton.
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Beck, v. t. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to. [Archaic]
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When gold and silver becks me to come on. Shak.
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Beck, n. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
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They have troops of soldiers at their beck. Shak.
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Beck"er (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise.
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Beck"et (, n. [Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak.]
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1. (Naut.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.
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2. A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
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His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden.
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It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.
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Beck"on, n. A sign made without words; a beck. \'bdAt the first beckon.\'b8 Bolingbroke.
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Beck's scale (?). A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30
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Be*clap (, v. t. [OE. biclappen.] To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*clip" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclipped ( [AS. beclyppan; pref. be + clyppan to embrace.] To embrace; to surround. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Be*cloud" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beclouding.] To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.
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If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. Quarles.
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Be*come" (, v. i. [imp. Became (; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu\'89man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.] 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.
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The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7.
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That error now which is become my crime. Milton.
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2. To come; to get. [Obs.]
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But, madam, where is Warwick then become! Shak.
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To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of.
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What is then become of so huge a multitude? Sir W. Raleigh.
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Be*come", v. t. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.
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It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. Dryden.
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I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress. Coleridge.
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Be*com"ed (, a. Proper; decorous. [Obs.]
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And gave him what becomed love I might. Shak.
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Be*com"ing, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
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A low and becoming tone. Thackeray.
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Formerly sometimes followed by of.
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Such discourses as are becoming of them. Dryden.
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Syn. -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.
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Be*com"ing, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]
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Be*com"ing*ly, adv. In a becoming manner.
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Be*com"ing*ness, n. The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit; congruity; fitness.
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The becomingness of human nature. Grew.
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Becque`rel" rays" (?). (Physics) Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri Becquerel, in working with uranium and its compounds. They consist of a mixture of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
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Be*crip"ple (, v. t. To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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{ Be*cui"ba (?), n., Be*cui"ba nut` (?) }. [Native name.] (Bot.) The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba, which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.
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\'d8Be*cu"na (, n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the Mediterranean (Sphyr\'91na spet). See Barracuda.
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Be*curl" (, v. t. To curl; to adorn with curls.
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Bed (, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be, Dan. bed, Sw. b\'84dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.
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And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. Byron.
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I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds. Shak.
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In bed he slept not for my urging it. Shak.
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2. (Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.
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George, the eldest son of his second bed. Clarendon.
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3. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground. \'bdBeds of hyacinth and roses.\'b8 Milton.
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4. A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals.
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5. The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river.
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So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed. Milton.
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6. (Geol.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc.
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7. (Gun.) See Gun carriage, and Mortar bed.
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8. (Masonry) (a) The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds. (b) A course of stone or brick in a wall. (c) The place or material in which a block or brick is laid. (d) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. Knight.
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9. (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine.
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10. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
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11. (Printing) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
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Bed is much used adjectively or in combination; as, bed key or bedkey; bed wrench or bedwrench; bedchamber; bedmaker, etc.
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Bed of justice (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit bed) occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a refractory parliament, at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered. -- To be brought to bed, to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son. -- To make a bed, to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding. -- From bed and board (Law), a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called a judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.
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Bed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedding.] 1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.
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I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. Shak.
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3. To furnish with a bed or bedding.
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4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.
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5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a stone; it was bedded on a rock.
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Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. Wordsworth.
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6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed.
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7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. \'bdBedded hair.\'b8 Shak.
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Bed (, v. i. To go to bed; to cohabit.
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If he be married, and bed with his wife. Wiseman.
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Be*dab*ble (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedabbled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedabbling (.] To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. Shak.
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Be*daff" (, v. t. To make a daff or fool of. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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\'d8Bed"a*gat (, n. The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. Malcom.
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Be*dag"gle (, v. t. To daggle.
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Be*dash" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedashed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedashing.] To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. \'bdTrees bedashed with rain.\'b8 Shak.
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Be*daub" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedaubed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedaubing.] To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.
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Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. Barrow.
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bedaubed adj. ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.
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be*daze" v. to cause to be senseless, groggy, or dizzy; cause to lose ability to respond normally; desensitize.
Syn. -- stun, daze.
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Be*daz"zle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedazzled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedazzling ( To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. \'bdBedazzled with the sun.\'b8 Shak.
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Bed"bug` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Bed"chair` (, n. A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.
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Bed"cham`ber (, n. A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak.
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Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each. [Eng.] -- Ladies of the bedchamber, eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen. [Eng.]
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Bed"clothes` (, n. pl. Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.
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Bed"cord` (, n. A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.
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Bed"ded (, a. Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.
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bed"der n. an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed.
Syn. -- bedding plant.
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Bed"ding (, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
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2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.
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Bede (, v. t. [See Bid, v. t.] To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.
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Bede, n. (Mining) A kind of pickax.
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Be*deck" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
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Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.
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{ \'d8Bed"e*guar, Bed"e*gar } (, n. [F., fr. Per. b\'bed-\'beward, or b\'bed-\'bewardag, prop., a kind of white thorn or thistle.] A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites ros\'91). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.
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Bede"house` (, n. Same as Beadhouse.
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{ Be"del, Be"dell } (, n. Same as Beadle.
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Be"del*ry (, n. Beadleship. [Obs.] Blount.
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\'d8Bed"en (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.
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Bedes"man (, n. Same as Beadsman. [Obs.]
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Be*dev"il (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.] 1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.
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Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne.
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2. To spoil; to corrupt. Wright.
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Be*dev"il*ment (, n. The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble. [Colloq.]
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Be*dew" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedewed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedewing.] To moisten with dew, or as with dew. \'bdFalling tears his face bedew.\'b8 Dryden.
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Be*dew"er (, n. One who, or that which, bedews.
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Be*dew"y (, a. Moist with dew; dewy. [Obs.]
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Night with her bedewy wings. A. Brewer.
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Bed"fel`low (, n. One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.
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{ Bed"fere` Bed"phere` } (, n. [Bed + AS. fera a companion.] A bedfellow. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Bed"gown` (, n. A nightgown.
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bed"ground` n. an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night.
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Be*dight" (, v. t. [p. p. Bedight, Bedighted.] To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] Milton.
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Be*dim" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedimming.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak.
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be*dimmed (b, adj. 1. made dim or indistinct. a sun bedimmed by clouds
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Be*diz"en (, v. t. To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.
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Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott.
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Be*diz"en*ment (, n. That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
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Bed"key` (, n. An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
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Bed"lam (, n. [See Bethlehem.] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.
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2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]
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Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.
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3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
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Bed"lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. \'bdThe bedlam, brainsick duchess.\'b8 Shak.
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Bed"lam*ite (, n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. \'bdRaving bedlamites.\'b8 Beattie.
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Bed"mak`er (, n. One who makes beds.
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{ Bed"-mold`ing Bed"-mould`ing} (b, n. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.
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Be*dote" (b, v. t. To cause to dote; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bed"ou*in (, n. [F. b\'82douin, OF. b\'82duin, fr. Ar. bedaw\'c6 rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bad\'be to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. -- Bed"ou*in*ism (, n.
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Bed"ou*in, a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
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Bed"pan` (, n. 1. A pan for warming beds. Nares.
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2. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.
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Bed"phere` (, n. See Bedfere. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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{ Bed"piece` (, Bed"plate` (, } n. (Mach.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.
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Bed"post` (, n. 1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
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2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. Brewer.
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Bed"quilt` (, n. A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
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Be*drab"ble (, v. t. To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
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Be*drag"gle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedraggled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedraggling (.] To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. Swift.
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Be*drench" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedrenched (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedrenching.] To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak. Shak.
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Be*drib"ble (, v. t. To dribble upon.
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{ Bed"rid` (, Bed"rid`den (, } a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. \'bdHer decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.\'b8 Shak. \'bdThe estate of a bedridden old gentleman.\'b8 Macaulay.
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{ Bed"right` Bed"rite` } (, n. [Bed + right, rite.] The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. Shak.
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Be*driz"zle (, v. t. To drizzle upon.
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Bed" rock" (. (Mining) The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
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Bed"room (, n. 1. A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.
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2. Room in a bed. [In this sense preferably bed room.]
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Then by your side no bed room me deny. Shak.
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Be*drop" (, v. t. To sprinkle, as with drops.
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The yellow carp, in scales bedropped with gold. Pope.
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Be*drug" (, v. t. To drug abundantly or excessively.
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Bed" screw` (. 1. (Naut.) A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
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2. A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.
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Bed"side` (, n. The side of a bed.
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bed"sit n. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).
Syn. -- bedsitting room, bedsitter.
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Bed"site` (, n. A recess in a room for a bed.
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Of the three bedrooms, two have fireplaces, and all are of fair size, with windows and bedsite well placed. Quart. Rev.
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bed"sit*ter n. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).
Syn. -- bedsitting room, bedsit.
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Bed"sore` (, n. (Med.) A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed.
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Bed"spread` (, n. A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet. [U. S.]
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Bed"staff` (, n.; pl. Bedstaves (. \'bdA wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.\'b8 Johnson.
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Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. B. Jonson.
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Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves. Brome.
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Bed"stead (, n. [Bed + stead a frame.] A framework for supporting a bed.
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Bed" steps` (. Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.
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Bed"stock (, n. The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
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Bed"straw` (, n. 1. Straw put into a bed. Bacon.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
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Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium verum. -- White bedstraw is G. mollugo.
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Bed"swerv`er (, n. One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow. [Poetic] Shak.
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Bed"tick` (, n. A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed.
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Bed"time` (, n. The time to go to bed. Shak.
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Be*duck" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beducked (.] To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. \'bdDeep himself beducked.\'b8 Spenser.
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Bed"uin (, n. See Bedouin.
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Be*dung" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedunged (.] To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively. Bp. Hall.
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Be*dust" (, v. t. To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. Sherwood.
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Bed"ward (, adv. Towards bed.
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Be*dwarf" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedwarfed (.] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne.
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Be*dye" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedyed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedyeing.] To dye or stain.
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Briton fields with Sarazin blood bedyed. Spenser.
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Bee (, p. p. of Be; -- used for been. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bee (b, n. [AS. be\'a2; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b, Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. 1. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apid\'91 (the honeybees), or family Andrenid\'91 (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
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Apis mellifica) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the A. mellifica there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the A. ligustica of Spain and Italy; the A. Indica of India; the A. fasciata of Egypt. The bumblebee is a species of Bombus. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and Trigona.
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2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
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The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. S. G. Goodrich.
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3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be\'a0h ring, fr. b to bend. See 1st Bow.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.
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Bee beetle (Zo\'94l.), a beetle (Trichodes apiarius) parasitic in beehives. -- Bee bird (Zo\'94l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. -- Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (O. apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. -- Bee fly (Zo\'94l.), a two winged fly of the family Bombyliid\'91. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees. -- Bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in ; an apiary. Mortimer. -- Bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also propolis. -- Bee hawk (Zo\'94l.), the honey buzzard. -- Bee killer (Zo\'94l.), a large two-winged fly of the family Asilid\'91 (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon the honeybee. See Robber fly. -- Bee louse (Zo\'94l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (Braula c\'91ca) parasitic on hive bees. -- Bee martin (Zo\'94l.), the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis) which occasionally feeds on bees. -- Bee moth (Zo\'94l.), a moth (Galleria cereana) whose larv\'91 feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives. -- Bee wolf (Zo\'94l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of Bee beetle. -- To have a bee in the head or To have a bee in the bonnet. (a) To be choleric. [Obs.] (b) To be restless or uneasy. B. Jonson. (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. \'bdShe's whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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beebalm, bee balm n. 1. a perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America.
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2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America (Monarda didyma) having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads.
Syn. -- bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.
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3. a bushy perennial Old World mint, Melissa officinalis, having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.
Syn. -- lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa officinalis.
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Bee"bread` (, n. A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.
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Beech (, n.; pl. Beeches (. [OE. beche, AS. b; akin to D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b\'94g, Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. oak, to eat, Skr. bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Fagus.
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Fagus sylvatica is the European species, and the F. ferruginea that of America.
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Beech drops (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana). -- Beech marten (Zo\'94l.), the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina). -- Beech mast, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn. -- Beech oil, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree. -- Cooper beech, a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.
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Beech"en (, a. [AS. b.] Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech. \'bdPlain beechen vessels.\'b8 Dryden.
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Beech"nut` (, n. The nut of the beech tree.
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Beech" tree` (. The beech.
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Beech"y (, a. Of or relating to beeches.
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Bee"-eat`er (, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds especially on bees. The European species (Merops apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b) An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
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Beef (b, n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. b, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr. g cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.] 1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food. [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (b.]
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A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton.
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2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. [In this sense, the word has no plural.] \'bdGreat meals of beef.\'b8 Shak.
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3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.
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Beef (b, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
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Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.
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beef"a*lo (b, n. a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically
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beef"burg*er n. a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun.
Syn. -- hamburger.
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Beef"eat`er (b, n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hl\'bef servant, properly a loaf eater.] 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
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2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larv\'91 of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
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beefed-up adj. made greater or stronger. beefed-up sales efforts
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bee" fly` (b, n. any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae, which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.
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Beef"steak` (b, n. A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
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Beef"-wit`ted (, n. Stupid; dull. Shak.
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Beef"wood` (, n. An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
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Beef"y, a. Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
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Bee"hive` (, n. A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
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beehive was a domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses.
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Bee"house` (, n. A house for bees; an apiary.
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Bee" lark`spur (. (Bot.) See Larkspur.
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Beeld (, n. Same as Beild. Fairfax.
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Bee" line` (. The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. \'bdA bee line for the brig.\'b8 Kane.
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Be*el"ze*bub (, n. The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal.
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Beem (b, n. [AS. b, b.] A trumpet. [Obs.]
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Bee"mas`ter (, n. One who keeps bees.
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Been (. [OE. beon, ben, bin, p. p. of been, beon, to be. See Be.] The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
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Assembled been a senate grave and stout. Fairfax.
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Beer (, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be\'a2r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. \'fb93, See Brew.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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small beer, ale, porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
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2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. \'bdTo suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.\'b8 Shak.
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beer" bel`ly n. a protruding potbelly caused by excessive drinking of beer.
Syn. -- beer gut.
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In one of the less surprising revelations of the year, researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and colleagues have confirmed that excessive consumption of beer can lead to the condition commonly known as beer belly. At the same time, however, they discovered that, beyond aesthetic concerns, the condition may point to health hazards of a more serious nature. In a comparison of beer drinkers and wine drinkers, the scientists found that beer tends to build a central paunch, or \'bdpotbelly\'b8, while wine drinkers tend to have narrower waists, even when the same amount of alcohol and calories is consumed by both. The Scientist -- December 11, 1995.

Beer"e*gar (, n. [Beer + eager.] Sour beer. [Obs.]
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beer gut n. same as beer belly.
Syn. -- beer gut.
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Beer"house` (, n. A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.
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Beer"i*ness (, n. Beery condition.
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Beer"y (, a. Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
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Beest"ings (, n. Same as Biestings.
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Bees"wax` (, n. The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.
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Bees"wing` (, n. The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
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Beet (b, n. [AS. bete, from L. beta.] 1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
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2. The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.
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Beta vulgaris). The Old \'bdwhite beet\'b8, cultivated for its edible leafstalks, is a distinct species (Beta Cicla).
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{ Beete, Bete } (b, v. t. [AS. b to mend. See Better.] 1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To renew or enkindle (a fire). [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Beethoven n. 1. Ludwig van Beethoven, a renowned German composer, born 1770, died 1827.
Syn. -- van Beethoven.
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2. the music of Beethoven. He enjoyed Beethoven most of all.
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Beethovenian adj. of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Bee"tle (b, n. [OE. betel, AS. b\'c6tl, b, mallet, hammer, fr. be\'a0tan to beat. See Beat, v. t.] 1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
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2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine. Knight.
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Bee"tle (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beetled (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Beetling.] 1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
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2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
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Bee"tle, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b, fr. b to bite. See Bite, v. t.] Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
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Beetle mite (Zo\'94l.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatid\'91, parasitic on beetles. -- Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
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Bee"tle, v. i. [See Beetlebrowed.] To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
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To the dreadful summit of the cliff
beetles o'er his base into the sea. Shak.
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Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime. Wordsworth.
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Bee"tle brow` (. An overhanging brow.
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Bee"tle-browed` (, a. [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE. bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See Beetle an insect.] Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.
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Bee"tle*head` (, n. [Beetle a mallet + head.]
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1. A stupid fellow; a blockhead. Sir W. Scott.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover.
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Bee"tle-head`ed (, a. Dull; stupid. Shak.
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Bee"tle*stock` (, n. The handle of a beetle.
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Beet" rad`ish (. Same as Beetrave.
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Beet"rave` (, n. [F. betterave; bette beet + rave radish.] The common beet (Beta vulgaris).
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Beeve (, n. [Formed from beeves, pl. of beef.] A beef; a beef creature.
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They would knock down the first beeve they met with. W. Irving.
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Beeves (b, n. plural of Beef, the animal.
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Be*fall" (, v. t. [imp. Befell (; p. p. Befallen (; p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall.] To happen to.
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I beseech your grace that I may know
befall me. Shak.
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Be*fall", v. i. To come to pass; to happen.
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I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. Milton.
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Be*fit" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Befitting.] To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
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That name best befits thee. Milton.
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Be*fit"ting, a. Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.
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Be*fit"ting*ly, adv. In a befitting manner; suitably.
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Be*flat"ter (, v. t. To flatter excessively.
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Be*flow"er (, v. t. To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers. Hobbes.
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Be*fog" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befogged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Befogging (.] 1. To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.
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2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
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befogged adj. confused and vague; used especially of thinking. a mind befogged with drink
Syn. -- addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.
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Be*fool" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.] 1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
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This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. Fuller.
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2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. \'bdSome befooling drug.\'b8 G. Eliot.
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Be*fore" (, prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See Be-, and Fore.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
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His angel, who shall go
Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. Milton.
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2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
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Before Abraham was, I am. John viii. 58.
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Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. Swift.
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before, in this sense, was followed by that. \'bdBefore that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.\'b8 John i. 48.
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3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
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The golden age . . . is before us. Carlyle.
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4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
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He that cometh after me is preferred before me. John i. 15.
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The eldest son is before the younger in succession. Johnson.
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5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
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Abraham bowed down himself before the people. Gen. xxiii. 12.
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Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? Micah vi. 6.
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6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
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If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. Ayliffe.
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7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
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The world was all before them where to choose. Milton.
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Before the mast (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. -- Before the wind (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
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Be*fore", adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
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The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14.
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2. In advance. \'bdI come before to tell you.\'b8 Shak.
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3. In time past; previously; already.
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You tell me, mother, what I knew before. Dryden.
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4. Earlier; sooner than; until then.
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When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. Shak.
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Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.
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Be*fore"hand` (, adv. [Before + hand.]
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1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
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Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger. Milton.
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The last cited author has been beforehand with me. Addison.
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2. By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.
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They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. Hooker.
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Be*fore"hand`, a. In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
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Rich and much beforehand. Bacon.
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Be*fore"time` (, adv. Formerly; aforetime.
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[They] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 2 Kings xiii. 5.
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Be*for"tune (, v. t. To befall. [Poetic]
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I wish all good befortune you. Shak.
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Be*foul" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befouled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Befouling.] [Cf. AS. bef; pref. be- + f to foul. See Foul, a.] 1. To make foul; to soil.
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2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
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befouled adj. made disgustingly dirty. a building befouled with soot
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Be*friend" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befriended; p. pr. & vb. n. Befriending.] To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
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By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.
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Be*friend"ment (, n. Act of befriending. [R.]
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Be*frill" (, v. t. To furnish or deck with a frill.
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Be*fringe" (, v. t. To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe. Fuller.
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Be*fud"dle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled (] To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
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befuddled adj. 1. dazed by alcoholic drink. the wino's poor befuddled mind
Syn. -- stupefied.
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2. unclear in mind or intent; filled with bewilderment.
Syn. -- at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up.
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3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking.
Syn. -- addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.
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Beg (, n. [Turk. beg, pronounced bay. Cf. Bey, Begum.] A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.
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Beg (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begging.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. Bid, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.
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I do beg your good will in this case. Shak.
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[Joseph] begged the body of Jesus. Matt. xxvii. 58.
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Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg leave to disagree with you.
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2. To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.
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Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Ps. xxxvii. 25.
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3. To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
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4. To take for granted; to assume without proof.<-- see beg the question, below -->
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5. (Old Law) To ask to be appointed guardiln for, or to aso to havo a guardian appointed for.
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Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards. Harrington.
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Hence: To beg (one) for a fool, to take him for a fool.
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I beg to, is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to; as, I beg to inform you. -- To beg the question, to assume that which was to be proved in a discussion, instead of adducing the proof or sustaining the point by argument. -- To go a-begging, a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; as, grapes are so plentiful there that they go a-begging.
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Syn. -- To Beg, Ask, Request. To ask (not in the sense of inquiring) is the generic term which embraces all these words. To request is only a polite mode of asking. To beg, in its original sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied submission, or at least deference. At present, however, in polite life, beg has dropped its original meaning, and has taken the place of both ask and request, on the ground of its expressing more of deference and respect. Thus, we beg a person's acceptance of a present; we beg him to favor us with his company; a tradesman begs to announce the arrival of new goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to present usage, \'bdwe can never talk of asking a person's acceptance of a thing, or of asking him to do us a favor.\'b8 This can be more truly said of usage in England than in America.
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Beg, v. i. To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.
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I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed. Luke xvi. 3.
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\'d8Be"ga (, n. See Bigha.
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Be*gem" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begemmed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begemming.] To adorn with gems, or as with gems.
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Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott.
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Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.
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Be*get" (, v. t. [imp. Begot (, (Archaic) Begat (; p. p. Begot, Begotten (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begetting.] [OE. bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get, v. t. ] 1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.
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Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget. Milton.
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2. To get (with child.) [Obs.] Shak.
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3. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.
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Love is begot by fancy. Granville.
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Be*get"ter (, n. One who begets; a father.
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Beg"ga*ble (, a. Capable of being begged.
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Beg"gar (, n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.
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2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.
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3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
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4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.
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Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.
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2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
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It beggared all description. Shak.
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Beg"gar*hood (, n. The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.
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Beg"gar*ism (, n. Beggary. [R.]
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beggar-lice n. 1. any of various Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing.
Syn. -- beggar's lice, beggar's-lice, beggar lice.
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2. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments.
Syn. -- tick trefoil, tick-trefoil, beggar's-lice.
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Beg"gar*li*ness (, n. The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.
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Beg"gar*ly (, a. 1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. \'bdA bankrupt, beggarly fellow.\'b8 South. \'bdA beggarly fellowship.\'b8 Swift. \'bdBeggarly elements.\'b8 Gal. iv. 9.
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2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.]
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Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Jer. Taylor.
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Beg"gar*ly, adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
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Beg"gar's lice` (. (Bot.) The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.
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Beg"gar's ticks` (. The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity; -- also called beggar-ticks.
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beggar-ticks n. 1. the seed of bur marigolds.
Syn. -- spanish needles.
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2. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing; -- also called beggar's-ticks.
Syn. -- bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks, sticktight.
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beggarwoman n. 1. a woman who is a beggar.
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Beg"gar*y (, n. [OE. beggerie. See Beggar, n.] 1. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.
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2. Beggarly appearance. [R.]
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The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.
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Syn. -- Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.
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Beg"gar*y, a. Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Beg"ge*stere (, n. [Beg + -ster.] A beggar. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Be*ghard" Be*guard" } (, n. [F. b\'82gard, b\'82guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + -ard or -hard. See Beguine.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation of the Beguines. They arose in the thirteenth century, were afterward subjected to much persecution, and were suppressed by Innocent X. in 1650. Called also Beguins.
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Be*gild" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begilded or Begilt (.] To gild. B. Jonson.
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Be*gin" (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began (, Begun (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning (.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. Gin to begin.] 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
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Vast chain of being! which from God began. Pope.
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2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. \'bdTears began to flow.\'b8 Dryden.
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When I begin, I will also make an end. 1 Sam. iii. 12.
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Be*gin", v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence.
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Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope.
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2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
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The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke.
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Syn. -- To commence; originate; set about; start.
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Be*gin", n. Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] Spenser.
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Be*gin"ner (, n. One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.
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A sermon of a new beginner. Swift.
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Be*gin"ning (, n. 1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1.
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2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
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I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8.
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3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
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Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden.
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4. Enterprise. \'bdTo hinder our beginnings.\'b8 Shak.
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Syn. -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.
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Be*gird" (, v. t. [imp. Begirt (, Begirded; p. p. Begirt; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding.] [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.] 1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
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2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.
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Be*gir"dle (, v. t. To surround as with a girdle.
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Be*girt" (, v. t. To encompass; to begird. Milton.
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\'d8Beg"ler*beg` (, n. [Turk. beglerbeg, fr. beg, pl. begler. See Beg, n.] The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.
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Be*gnaw" (, v. t. [p. p. Begnawed (, (R.) Begnawn (.] [AS. begnagan; pref. be- + gnagan to gnaw.] To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak.
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Be*god" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begodded.] To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify. [Obs.] \'bdBegodded saints.\'b8 South.
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Beg"ohm` (?), n. (Elec.) A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one thousand megohms.<-- ##?? still used?? is gigohm used?-->
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Be*gone" (, interj. [Be, v. i. + gone, p. p.] Go away; depart; get you gone.
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Be*gone", p. p. [OE. begon, AS. big\'ben; pref. be- + g\'ben to go.] Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe-begone). [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.
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Be*go"ni*a (b, n. [From Michel Begon, a promoter of botany.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.
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Begoniaceae n. a natural family of monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America.
Syn. -- family Begoniaceae, begonia family.
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Be*gore" (b, v. t. To besmear with gore.
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Be*got" (b, imp. & p. p. of Beget.
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Be*got"ten (, p. p. of Beget.
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Be*grave" (, v. t. [Pref. be- + grave; akin to G. begraben, Goth. bigraban to dig a ditch around.] To bury; also, to engrave. [Obs.] Gower.
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Be*grease" (, v. t. To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.
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Be*grime" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begrimed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begriming.] To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.
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Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay.
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Be*grim"er (, n. One who, or that which, begrimes.
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Be*grudge" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begrudged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Begrudging.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.
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begrudging adj. being given reluctantly or with displeasure.
Syn. -- envious, grudging.
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Be*guile" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
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The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.
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2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
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When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.
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3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
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Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.
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Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.
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beguiled adj. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn. -- captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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Be*guile"ment (, n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.
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Be*guil"er (, n. One who, or that which, beguiles.
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Be*guil"ing, a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.
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\'d8Be`guin" (, n. [F.] See Beghard.
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\'d8Be`gui`nage" (, n. [F.] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.
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\'d8Be`guine" (, n. [F. b\'82guine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le B\'8ague (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.)] A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
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\'d8Be"gum (, n. [Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. beg (see Beg, n.) + Ar. umm mother.] In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank. Malcom.
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Be*gun" (, p. p. of Begin.
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Be*half" (, n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of, bihalven by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of. See Be-, and Half, n.] Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
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In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney.
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Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon.
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In behalf of, in the interest of. -- On behalf of, on account of; on the part of.
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Be*hap"pen (, v. t. To happen to. [Obs.]
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Be*have" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behaved (; p. pr. & vb. n. Behaving.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See Have, v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]
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He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.
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2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
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Those that behaved themselves manfully. 2 Macc. ii. 21.
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Be*have", v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.
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behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.
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Be*hav"ior (, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle.
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A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. Steele.
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To be upon one's good behavior, To be put upon one's good behavior, to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. -- During good behavior, while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.
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Syn. -- Bearing; demeanor; manner. -- Behavior, Conduct. Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases; conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy.
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behavioral adj. of or pertaining to behavior. behavioral sciences
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behaviorism n. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior.
Syn. -- behaviourism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology.
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behaviorist n. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.
Syn. -- behaviourist.
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behaviourism n. same as behaviorism.
Syn. -- behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology.
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behaviourist n. same as behaviorist.
Syn. -- behaviorist.
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behaviorist behavioristic adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or behaviorism.
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Be*head" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe\'a0fdian; pref. be- + he\'a0fod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
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Be*head"al (, n. Beheading. [Modern]
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Be*held" (, imp. & p. p. of Behold.
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Be"he*moth (, n. [Heb. behem, fr. Egyptian P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.] 1. An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
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2. something of large size or great power.
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{ Be"hen (, Behn } (, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata. (c) The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.
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Be*hest" (, n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh promise; pref. be- + h command. See Hest, Hight.] 1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.
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To do his master's high behest. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]
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The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. Paston.
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Be*hest", v. t. To vow. [Obs.] Paston.
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Be*hete" (, v. t. See Behight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*hight" (, v. t. [imp. Behight; p. p. Behight, Behoten.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh\'betan to vow, promise; pref. be- + h\'betan to call, command. See Hight, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow.
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Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve. Surrey.
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2. To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.
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The keys are to thy hand behight. Spenser.
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3. To adjudge; to assign by authority.
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The second was to Triamond behight. Spenser.
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4. To mean, or intend.
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More than heart behighteth. Mir. for Mag.
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5. To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
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All the lookers-on him dead behight. Spenser.
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6. To call; to name; to address.
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Whom . . . he knew and thus behight. Spenser.
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7. To command; to order.
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He behight those gates to be unbarred. Spenser.
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Be*hight", n. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] Surrey.
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Be*hind" (, prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See Hind, a.] 1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.
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A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. Bp. Hall.
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2. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
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A small part of what he left behind him. Pope.
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3. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
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I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi. 5.
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Be*hind", adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. \'bdI shall not lag behind.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
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3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
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We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke.
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4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
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Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii. 13.
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5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
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Leave not a rack behind. Shak.
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Be*hind", n. The backside; the rump. [Low]
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Be*hind"hand` (, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.]
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1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
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2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work.
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In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. Addison.
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Be*hith"er (, prep. On this side of. [Obs.]
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Two miles behither Clifden. Evelyn.
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Be*hold" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( (p. p. formerly Beholden (, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
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When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9.
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Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.
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Syn. -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
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Be*hold", v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.
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And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.
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Be*hold"en (, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold.] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
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But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson.
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Be*hold"er (, n. One who beholds; a spectator.
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Be*hold"ing, a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]
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I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.
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Be*hold"ing, n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak.
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Be*hold"ing*ness, n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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Be*hoof" (, n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh advantage, a word implied in beh necessary; akin to Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root meaning to seize, hence the meanings \'bdto hold, make use of.\'b8 See Heave, v. t.] Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.
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No mean recompense it brings
behoof. Milton.
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Be*hoov"a*ble (, a. Supplying need; profitable; advantageous. [Obs.] Udall.
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Be*hoove" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved (; p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh to have need of, fr. beh. See Behoof.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.
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And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke xxiv. 46.
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[Also written behove.]
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Be*hoove" (, v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. Chaucer.
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Be*hoove", n. Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]
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It shall not be to his behoove. Gower.
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Be*hoove"ful (, a. Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] -- Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [Archaic]
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Be*hove" (, v., and derivatives. See Behoove, &c.
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Be*hove"ly, a. & adv. Useful, or usefully. [Obs.]
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Be*howl" (, v. t. To howl at. [Obs.]
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The wolf behowls the moon. Shak.
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\'d8Beige (, n. [F.] Debeige.
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Beild (, n. [Prob. from the same root as build, v. t.] A place of shelter; protection; refuge. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Also written bield and beeld.]
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The random beild o' clod or stane. Burns.
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Be"ing (, p. pr. from Be. Existing.
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Being was formerly used where we now use having. \'bdBeing to go to a ball in a few days.\'b8 Miss Edgeworth.
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is, are, was or were being, with a past participle following (as built, made, etc.) indicates the process toward the completed result expressed by the participle. The form is or was building, in this passive signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to the modern is or was being built. The last form of speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved writers. The older expression was is, or was, a-building or in building.
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A man who is being strangled. Lamb.
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While the article on Burns was being written. Froude.
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Fresh experience is always being gained. Jowett (Thucyd. )
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Be"ing, n. 1. Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.
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In Him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts xvii. 28.
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2. That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings.
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What a sweet being is an honest mind ! Beau. & Fl.
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A Being of infinite benevolence and power. Wordsworth.
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3. Lifetime; mortal existence. [Obs.]
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Claudius, thou
being. Webster (1654).
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4. An abode; a cottage. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor. Steele.
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Be"ing, adv. Since; inasmuch as. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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And being you have
Beau. & Fl.
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Be*jade" (, v. t. To jade or tire. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*jape" (, v. t. To jape; to laugh at; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*jaun"dice (, v. t. To infect with jaundice.
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Be*jew"el (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling.] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. \'bdBejeweled hands.\'b8 Thackeray.
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\'d8Be*ju"co (?), n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.] Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
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Be*jum"ble (, v. t. To jumble together.
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\'d8Be"kah (, n. [Heb.] Half a shekel.
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Be*knave" (, v. t. To call knave. [Obs.] Pope.
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Be*know" (, v. t. To confess; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bel (, n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Baruch vi. 41.
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Bel (b, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.] A thorny rutaceous tree (\'92gle marmelos) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also Bengal quince, golden apple, wood apple. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.
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Bel (b, n. [from Alexander Graham Bell.] a unit of sound intensity equal to ten decibels.
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Be*la"bor (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. \'bdIf the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.\'b8 Barrow.
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2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
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Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. Dryden.
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Bel`-ac*coyle" (, n. [F. bel beautiful + accueil reception.] A kind or favorable reception or salutation. [Obs.]
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Be*lace" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaced (.]
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1. To fasten, as with a lace or cord. [Obs.]
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2. To cover or adorn with lace. [Obs.] Beaumont.
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3. To beat with a strap. See Lace. [Obs.] Wright.
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Be*lam" (, v. t. [See Lam.] To beat or bang. [Prov. & Low, Eng.] Todd.
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Bel"a*mour (, n. [F. bel amour fair love.] 1. A lover. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. A flower, but of what kind is unknown. [Obs.]
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Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. Spenser.
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Bel"a*my (, n. [F. bel ami fair friend.] Good friend; dear friend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*late" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.] To retard or make too late. Davenant.
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Be*lat"ed, a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. \'bdSome belated peasant.\'b8 Milton. -- Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.
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Be*laud" (, v. t. To laud or praise greatly.
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Be*lay" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.] 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. Spenser.
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2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten.
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3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Belay thee! Stop.
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Be*lay"ing pin` (b. (Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
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\'d8bel canto (b, n. [It., beautiful singing.] (Music) a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and agility.
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Belch (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.
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I belched a hurricane of wind. Swift.
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2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent.
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Within the gates that now
belching outrageous flame. Milton.
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Belch, v. i. 1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
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2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. Dryden.
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Belch, n. 1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an eructation.
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2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation. [Obs.] Dennis.
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Belch"er (, n. One who, or that which, belches.
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{ Bel"dam Bel"dame } (, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It. belladonna. See Belle, and Dame.]
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1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
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To show the beldam daughters of her daughter. Shak.
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2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag.
Syn. -- hag, beldam, witch, crone.
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Around the beldam all erect they hang. Akenside.
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Be*lea"guer (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel\'84gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.] To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
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The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.
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Syn. -- To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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Be*lea"guer*er (, n. One who beleaguers.
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Be*leave" (, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Beleft (.] To leave or to be left. [Obs.] May.
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Be*lec"ture (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belectured (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belecturing.] To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
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Be*lee" (, v. t. To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind. Shak.
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Be*lem"nite (, n. [Gr. dart, fr. dart, fr. to throw: cf. F. b\'82lemnite.] (Paleon.) A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. -- Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
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Belemnoidea n. an order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas.
Syn. -- order Belemnoidea.
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Be*lep"er (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belepered (.] To infect with leprosy. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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\'d8Bel"-es*prit" (, n.; pl. Beaux-esprits (. [F., fine wit.] A fine genius, or man of wit. \'bdA man of letters and a bel esprit.\'b8 W. Irving.
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Belfast n. the capital of Northern Ireland; -- the center of Irish Protestantism.
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Bel"fry (, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges, OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit, bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G. bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or place of security; orig. therefore a place affording security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See Burg, and Free.] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.
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2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
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3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
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4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.
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Bel*gard" (, n. [It. bel guardo.] A sweet or loving look. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bel"gi*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Belgium. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Belgium.
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Belgian block. A nearly cubical block of some tough stone, esp. granite, used as a material for street pavements. Its usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches.
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Bel"gic (, a. [L. Belgicus, fr. Belgae the Belgians.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Belg\'91, a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine, and the ocean.
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How unlike their Belgic sires of old. Goldsmith.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.
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Bel*gra"vi*an (, a. Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic.
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Be"li*al (, n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.] An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.
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What concord hath Christ with Belia ? 2 Cor. vi. 15.
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A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person. 1 Sam. ii. 12.
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Be*li"bel (, v. t. [See Libel, v. t. ] To libel or traduce; to calumniate. Fuller.
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Be*lie" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belying (.] [OE. bilien, bili, AS. bele\'a2gan; pref. be- + le\'a2gan to lie. See Lie, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
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Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues. Dryden.
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2. To give a false representation or account of.
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Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. Shak.
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3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
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Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shak.
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4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] Dryden.
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5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] \'bdThe breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world.\'b8 Shak.
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Be*lief" (, n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele\'a0fa. See Believe.] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses.
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Belief admits of all degrees, from the slightest suspicion to the fullest assurance. Reid.
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2. (Theol.) A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.
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No man can attain [to] belief by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth. Hooker.
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3. The thing believed; the object of belief.
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Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. Bacon.
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4. A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.
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In the heat of persecution to which Christian belief was subject upon its first promulgation. Hooker.
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Ultimate belief, a first principle incapable of proof; an intuitive truth; an intuition. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Syn. -- Credence; trust; reliance; assurance; opinion.
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Be*lief"ful (, a. Having belief or faith.
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Be*liev"a*ble (, a. Capable of being believed; credible. -- Be*liev"a*ble*ness, n. -- Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty (, n.
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Be*lieve" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel, gel; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.] To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine.
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Our conqueror (whom I now
believe almighty). Milton.
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King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? Acts xxvi. 27.
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Often followed by a dependent clause.
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts viii. 37.
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Syn. -- See Expect.
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Be*lieve", v. i. 1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
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Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark ix. 24.
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With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. Rom. x. 10.
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2. To think; to suppose.
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I will not believe so meanly of you. Fielding.
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To believe in. (a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead. \'bdShe does not believe in Jupiter.\'b8 J. H. Newman. (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. \'bdLet not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.\'b8 John xiv. 1. (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages. -- To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.
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Be*liev"er (, n. 1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
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2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel.
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Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Book of Com. Prayer.
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3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction.
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Be*liev"ing, a. That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv.
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Be*light" (, v. t. To illuminate. [Obs.] Cowley.
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Be*like" (, adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + like.] It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] -- Be*like"ly, adv.
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Belike, boy, then you are in love. Shak.
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Be*lime" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belimed (.] To besmear or insnare with birdlime.
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Be*lit"tle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson.
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Be*live" (, adv. [Cf. Live, a.] Forthwith; speedily; quickly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Belk (, v. t. [See Belch.] To vomit. [Obs.]
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Bell (, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See Bellow.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.
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The Liberty Bell, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words \'bdProclaim liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants thereof.\'b8
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2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.
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3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower. \'bdIn a cowslip's bell I lie.\'b8 Shak.
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4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.
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5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
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To bear away the bell, to win the prize at a race where the prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something. Fuller. -- To bear the bell, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a team or drove, when wearing a bell. -- To curse by bell, book, and candle, a solemn form of excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose being used, and three candles being extinguished with certain ceremonies. Nares. -- To lose the bell, to be worsted in a contest. \'bdIn single fight he lost the bell.\'b8 Fairfax. -- To shake the bells, to move, give notice, or alarm. Shak.
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Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as, bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed; bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are self-explaining.
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Bell arch (Arch.), an arch of unusual form, following the curve of an ogee. -- Bell cage, or Bell carriage (Arch.), a timber frame constructed to carry one or more large bells. -- Bell cot (Arch.), a small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells. -- Bell deck (Arch.), the floor of a belfry made to serve as a roof to the rooms below. -- Bell founder, one whose occupation it is to found or cast bells. -- Bell foundry, or Bell foundery, a place where bells are founded or cast. -- Bell gable (Arch.), a small gable-shaped construction, pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain bells. -- Bell glass. See Bell jar. -- Bell hanger, a man who hangs or puts up bells. -- Bell pull, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled. Aytoun. -- Bell punch, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used. -- Bell ringer, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of musical bells for public entertainment. -- Bell roof (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general lines of a bell. -- Bell rope, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung. -- Bell tent, a circular conical-topped tent. -- Bell trap, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.
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Bell (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belling.] To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
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2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
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Bell, v. i. To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell.
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Bell, v. t. [AS. bellan. See Bellow.] To utter by bellowing. [Obs.]
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Bell, v. i. To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.
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As loud as belleth wind in hell. Chaucer.
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The wild buck bells from ferny brake. Sir W. Scott.
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Bel`la*don"na (, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade. (b) A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.
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Bell" an`i*mal"cule (. (Zo\'94l.) An infusorian of the family Vorticellid\'91, common in fresh-water ponds.
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Bel"lar*mine (?), n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard.
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Bell" bear`er (. (Zo\'94l.) A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax.
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Bell"bird` (, n. [So called from their notes.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A South and Central American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingid\'91, of several species; the campanero. (b) The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia.
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bell"-bot`tomed bell"-bot`tom adj. having legs that flare at the bottom; -- of trousers. bell-bottomed trousers
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bellbottoms n. trousers with legs that flare; commonly worn as part of a sailor's uniform; -- such absurdly wide hems were also fashionable in the 1960s.
Syn. -- bellbottom trousers.
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bellboy n. someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels.
Syn. -- bellman, bellhop.
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Bell" crank` (. A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery.
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Belle (b, n. [F. belle, fem. of bel, beau, beautiful, fine. See Beau.] A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.
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Belled (b, a. Hung with a bell or bells.
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Bel*leek" ware (?). A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.
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Belle-let"trist (, n. One versed in belles-lettres.
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\'d8Bel*ler"o*phon (, n. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
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\'d8Belles-let"tres (, n. pl. [F.] Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
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{ Bel`le*tris"tic (, Bel`le*tris"tic*al (, } a. Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres. \'bdAn unlearned, belletristic trifler.\'b8 M. Arnold.
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Bell"-faced` (, a. Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.
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Bell"flow`er (, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped flowers.
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Bell"flow`er, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful flower.] A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple. [Written also bellefleur.]
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Bel"li*bone (, n. [F. belle et bonne, beautiful and good.] A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. [Obs.] Spenser.
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{ Bel"lic (, Bel"li*cal (, } a. [L. bellicus. See Bellicose.] Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] \'bdBellic C\'91sar.\'b8 Feltham.
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Bel"li*cose` (, a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
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Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.
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Bel"li*cose`ly, adv. In a bellicose manner.
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Bel"li*cous (, a. Bellicose. [Obs.]
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Bel"lied (, a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
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{ Bel*lig"er*ence (, Bel*lig"er*en*cy (, } n. The quality of being belligerent.
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2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.
Syn. -- hostilities.
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3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.
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Bel*lig"er*ent (, a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. bellig\'82rant. See Bellicose, Jest.] 1. Waging war; carrying on war. \'bdBelligerent powers.\'b8 E. Everett.
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2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
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Bel*lig"er*ent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
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Bel*lig"er*ent*ly, adv. In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
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Bell"ing (, n. [From Bell to bellow.] A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson.
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Bel*lip"o*tent (, a. [L. bellipotens; bellum war + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Mighty in war; armipotent. [R.] Blount.
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Bell" jar` (. (Phys.) A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.
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Bell"man (, n. A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours. Milton.
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Bell" met`al (. A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.
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Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.
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Bell"-mouthed` (, a. Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun. Byron.
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Bel"lon (, n. Lead colic.
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\'d8Bel*lo"na (, n. [L., from bellum war.] (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of war.
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Bel"low (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bellowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellowing.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. Bell, n. & v., Bawl, Bull.] 1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
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2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden.
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3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
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The bellowing voice of boiling seas. Dryden.
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Bel"low, v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. \'bdWould bellow out a laugh.\'b8 Dryden.
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Bel"low, n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
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Bel"low*er (, n. One who, or that which, bellows.
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Bel"lows (, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. b\'91lg, b\'91lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See Belly.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind.
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Bellows camera, in photography, a form of camera, which can be drawn out like an accordion or bellows. -- Hydrostatic bellows. See Hydrostatic. -- A pair of bellows, the ordinary household instrument for blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a valve and tube.
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Bel"lows fish` (. (Zo\'94l.) A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish.
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Bell" pep`per (. (Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.
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Bell process. (Iron Metal.) The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide, proposed by I. Lowthian Bell of England about 1875.
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bell-ringer n. 1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation).
Syn. -- toller.
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2. someone who plays musical handbells.
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bell-ringing n. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower.
Syn. -- carillon, carillon playing.
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Bell"-shaped` (-sh, a. Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
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Bell's palsy. Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.
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Bell system of control. (A\'89ronautics) See Cloche.
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Bel"lu*ine (, a. [L. belluinus, fr. bellua beast.] Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal. [R.]
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Animal and belluine life. Atterbury.
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Bell"weth`er (, n. 1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
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2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] Swift.
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Bell"wort" (, n. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.
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Bel"ly (b, n.; pl. Bellies (-l. [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b\'91lg, b\'91lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b\'84lg, Dan. b\'91lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.] 1. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
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lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head. Dunglison.
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2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
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Underneath the belly of their steeds. Shak.
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3. The womb. [Obs.]
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Jer. i. 5.
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4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
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Out of the belly of hell cried I. Jonah ii. 2.
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5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
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Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly. Shak. -- Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. -- Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] Prior. -- Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). Johnson.
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Bel"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellying.] To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]
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Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak.
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Bel"ly, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
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Bel"ly*ache` (, n. Pain in the bowels; colic.
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Bel"ly*ache` (, v. i. to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.
Syn. -- gripe, whine, complain, moan, snivel, grumble, squawk.
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bel"ly*ach`er n. a person who complains habitually, usually about everyday minor problems.
Syn. -- whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveler, crybaby, grumbler, squawker.
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Bel"ly*band` (, n. 1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
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2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.
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3. (Naut.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
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Bel"ly*bound` (, a. Costive; constipated.
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bel"ly*but`ton, bel"ly but`ton, n. The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans left as a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel{1}.
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Bel"ly*cheat` (, n. An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Bel"ly*cheer` (, n. [Perh. from F. belle ch\'8are.] Good cheer; viands. [Obs.] \'bdBellycheer and banquets.\'b8 Rowlands. \'bdLoaves and bellycheer.\'b8 Milton.
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Bel"ly*cheer`, v. i. To revel; to feast. [Obs.]
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A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion. Milton.
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Bel"ly*ful (, n. As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough. Lloyd.
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King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments. Johnson.
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Bel"ly-god` (, n. One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.
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bellyland, belly-land v. to land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of airplanes.
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bel"ly*laugh`, bel"ly-laugh` v. to laugh a deep, hearty laugh.
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bel"ly laugh`, n. a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement.
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Bel"ly-pinched` (, a. Pinched with hunger; starved. \'bdThe belly-pinched wolf.\'b8 Shak.
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bel"ly up`, v. i. to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase belly up to the bar (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).
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bel"ly up`, bel"ly-up`, a. [from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.] defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations; often used in the phrase go belly-up, i. e. to go bankrupt.
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Bel-Merodach n. 1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
Syn. -- Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach.
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Be*lock" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belocked (b.] [Pref. be- + lock: cf. AS. bel.] To lock, or fasten as with a lock. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bel"o*man`cy (, n. [Gr. ; arrow + a diviner: cf. F. b\'82lomancie.] A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. Encyc. Brit.
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Be*long" (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i.] [Usually construed with to.] 1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
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2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
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A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix. 10.
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The mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i. 8.
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3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. \'bdDo not interpretations belong to God ?\'b8 Gen. xl. 8.
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4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v. 14.
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No blame belongs to thee. Shak.
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5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.
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Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. Blackstone.
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Be*long" (, v. t. To be deserved by. [Obs.]
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More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.
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Be*long"ing, n. [Commonly in the pl.] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. \'bdThyself and thy belongings.\'b8 Shak.
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2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.
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3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]
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Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.
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Bel"o*nite (, n. [Gr. a needle.] (Min.) Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
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{ Bel*oo"che Bel*oo"chee } (, a. Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.
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Be*lord" (, v. t. 1. To act the lord over.
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2. To address by the title of \'bdlord\'b8.
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Be*love" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved (.] [OE. bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t.] To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
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Be*loved" (, p. p. & a. Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
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Antony, so well beloved of C\'91sar. Shak.
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This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.
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Be*lov"ed (, n. One greatly loved.
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My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16.
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Be*low" (, prep. [Pref. be- by + low.] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak.
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2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. \'bdOne degree below kings.\'b8 Addison.
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3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
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They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how below all history the persons and their actions were. Milton.
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Who thinks no fact below his regard. Hallam.
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Syn. -- Underneath; under; beneath.
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Be*low", adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.
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Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott.
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2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
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The fairest child of Jove below. Prior.
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3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.
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What business brought him to the realms below. Dryden.
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4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. Wheaton.
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5. In some part or page following.
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Be*lowt" (, v. t. To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [Obs.] Camden.
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Bel"sire` (, n. [Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. Beldam.] A grandfather, or ancestor. \'bdHis great belsire Brute.\'b8 [Obs.] Drayton.
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Bel"swag`ger (, n. [Contr. from bellyswagger.] A lewd man; also, a bully. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Belt (b, n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b\'84lte, Dan. b\'91lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
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The shining belt with gold inlaid. Dryden.
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2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
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He cannot buckle his distempered cause
belt of rule. Shak.
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3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
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4. (Arch.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
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5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
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6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
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7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.
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8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. [See Illust. of Pulley.]
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9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
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Belt lacing, thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.
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Belt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
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A coarse black robe belted round the waist. C. Reade.
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They belt him round with hearts undaunted. Wordsworth.
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2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Bel"tane (, n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.]
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1. The first day of May (Old Style).
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The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. New English Dict.
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2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.
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Belt"ed (, a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl.
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2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
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3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
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Three men with belted brands. Sir W. Scott.
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Belted cattle, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle.
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{ Bel"tein (, Bel"tin } (, n. See Beltane.
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Belt"ing (, n. The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.
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belt"less adj. lacking a belt. beltless jackets are in this season belted
Syn. -- unbelted.
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Be*lu"ga (b, n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
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beluga (Delphinapterus catodon) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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2. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of isinglass. See also sturgeon.
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3. the caviar obtained from the beluga{2}; -- also called beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and caviar.
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Be*lute" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Beluting.] [Pref. be- + L. lutum mud.] To bespatter, as with mud. [R.] Sterne.
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Bel`ve*dere" (, n. [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful + vedere to see.] (Arch.) A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
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\'d8Bel"ze*buth (, n. [From Beelzebub.] (Zo\'94l.) A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Brazil.
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\'d8Be"ma (, n. [Gr. step, platform.]
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1. (Gr. Antiq.) A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. Mitford.
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2. (Arch.) (a) That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. (b) Erroneously: A pulpit.
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Be*mad" (, v. t. To make mad. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Be*man"gle (, v. t. To mangle; to tear asunder. [R.] Beaumont.
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Be*mask" (, v. t. To mask; to conceal.
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Be*mas"ter (, v. t. To master thoroughly.
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Be*maul" (, v. t. To maul or beat severely; to bruise. \'bdIn order to bemaul Yorick.\'b8 Sterne.
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Be*maze (, v. t. [OE. bimasen; pref. be- + masen to maze.] To bewilder.
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Intellects bemazed in endless doubt. Cowper.
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Be*mean" (, v. t. To make mean; to lower. C. Reade.
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Be*meet" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemet (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemeeting.] To meet. [Obs.]
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Our very loving sister, well bemet. Shak.
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Be*mete" (, v. t. To mete. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be*min"gle (, v. t. To mingle; to mix.
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Be*mire" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemired (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemiring.] To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.
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Bemired and benighted in the dog. Burke.
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Be*mist" (, v. t. To envelop in mist. [Obs.]
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Be*moan" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemoaned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemoaning.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem; pref. be- + m to moan. See Moan.] To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. Dryden.
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Syn. -- See Deplore.
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Be*moan"er (, n. One who bemoans.
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Be*mock" (, v. t. To mock; to ridicule.
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Bemock the modest moon. Shak.
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Be*moil" (, v. t. [Pref. be- + moil, fr. F. mouiller to wet; but cf. also OE. bimolen to soil, fr. AS. m\'bel spot: cf. E. mole.] To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be"mol (b, n. [F. b\'82mol, fr. b\'82 mol soft.] (Mus.) The sign [Obs.]
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Be*mon"ster (, v. t. To make monstrous or like a monster. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be*mourn" (, v. t. To mourn over. Wyclif.
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Be*mud"dle (, v. t. To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.
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Be*muf"fle (, v. t. To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.
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Bemuffled with the externals of religion. Sterne.
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Be*muse" (, v. t. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.
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A parson much bemused in beer. Pope.
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{ Ben (, Ben" nut` } (. [Ar. b\'ben, name of the tree.] (Bot.) The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
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Ben, adv. & prep. [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.] Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]
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Ben, n. [See Ben, adv.] The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.]
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Ben. An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obs.]
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Be*name" (, v. t. [p. p. Benamed, Benempt.] To promise; to name. [Obs.]
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Bench (, n.; pl. Benches (. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b\'84nk, Dan b\'91nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
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Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
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3. The seat where judges sit in court.
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To pluck down justice from your awful bench. Shak.
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4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
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5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
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6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
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Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. See bench mark in the vocabulary. -- Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. -- Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. -- Bench show, an exhibition of dogs. -- Bench table (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
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Bench (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.] 1. To furnish with benches.
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'T was benched with turf. Dryden.
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Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson.
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2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.
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Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. Shak.
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Bench, v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] Shak.
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Bench"er (, n. 1. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
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2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.] Ashmole.
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3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. [Obs.]
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benchmark, bench mark. (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point.
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2. something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.
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3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test.
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Bench" war`rant (. (Law) A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
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Bend (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bended or Bent (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bending.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See Bind, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th Bend.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
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2. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline. \'bdBend thine ear to supplication.\'b8 Milton.
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Towards Coventry bend we our course. Shak.
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Bending her eyes . . . upon her parent. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
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To bend his mind to any public business. Temple.
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But when to mischief mortals bend their will. Pope.
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4. To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue. \'bdExcept she bend her humor.\'b8 Shak.
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5. (Naut.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor. Totten.
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To bend the brow, to knit the brow, as in deep thought or in anger; to scowl; to frown. Camden.
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Syn. -- To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.
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Bend, v. i. 1. To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
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The green earth's end
bend. Milton.
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2. To jut over; to overhang.
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There is a cliff, whose high and bending head
Shak.
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3. To be inclined; to be directed.
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To whom our vows and wished bend. Milton.
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4. To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
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While each to his great Father bends. Coleridge.
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Bend, n. [See Bend, v. t., and cf. Bent, n.] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
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2. Turn; purpose; inclination; ends. [Obs.]
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Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my bend. Fletcher.
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3. (Naut.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post. Totten.
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4. (Leather Trade) The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.
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5. (Mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
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6. pl. (Med.) same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
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Bends of a ship, the thickest and strongest planks in her sides, more generally called wales. They have the beams, knees, and foothooks bolted to them. Also, the frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides; as, the midship bend.
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Bend, n. [AS. bend. See Band, and cf. the preceding noun.] 1. A band. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See Band.] (Her.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
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Bend sinister (Her.), an honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter base.
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Bend"a*ble (, a. Capable of being bent.
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benday v. to reproduce by the Benday method.
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Bend"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, bends.
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2. An instrument used for bending.
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3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
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4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
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Bend"ing, n. The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bend"let (, n. [Bend + -let: cf. E. bandlet.] (Her.) A narrow bend, esp. one half the width of the bend.
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Bend"wise (, adv. (Her.) Diagonally.
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Ben"dy (, a. [From Bend a band.] (Her.) Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or its charge. Cussans.
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Ben"e (, n. (Bot.) See Benne.
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Be"ne (, n. [AS. b.] A prayer; boon. [Archaic]
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What is good for a bootless bene ? Wordsworth.
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{ \'d8Bene, Ben } (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
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Be*neaped" (, a. (Naut.) See Neaped.
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Be*neath" (, prep. [OE. benethe, bineo, AS. beneo, beny; pref. be- + neo, ny, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether.] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. \'bdBeneath the mount.\'b8 Ex. xxxii. 19.
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Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.
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2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.
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Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.
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3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.
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He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. Atterbury.
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Be*neath" (, adv. 1. In a lower place; underneath.
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The earth you take from beneath will be barren. Mortimer.
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2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.
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\'d8Ben`e*dic"i*te (, n. [L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye, praise ye.] A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word) which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel.
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\'d8Ben`e*dic"i*te, interj. [See Benedicite, n.] An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.
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{ Ben"e*dict (, Ben"e*dick (, } n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of \'bdMuch Ado about Nothing.\'b8] A married man, or a man newly married.
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Ben"e*dict, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet.] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ben`e*dic"tine (, a. Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
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Ben`e*dic"tine, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846.
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Black Monks. The name Black Fr which belongs to the Dominicans, is also sometimes applied to the Benedictines.
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Ben`e*dic"tion (, n. [L. benedictio: cf. F. b\'82n\'82diction. See Benison.] 1. The act of blessing.
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2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness.
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So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus
benediction. Milton.
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Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. Longfellow.
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Specifically: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.
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3. (Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. Ayliffe.
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4. (R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.
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Ben`e*dic"tion*al (, n. A book of benedictions.
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Ben`e*dic"tion*a*ry (, n. A collected series of benedictions.
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The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. G. Gurton's Needle.
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Ben`e*dic"tive (, a. Tending to bless. Gauden.
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Ben`e*dic"to*ry (, a. Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer. Thackeray.
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\'d8Ben`e*dic"tus (, n. [L., blessed. See Benedict, a.] The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
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Ben"e*dight (, a. Blessed. [R.] Longfellow.
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Ben`e*fac"tion (, n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.] 1. The act of conferring a benefit. Johnson.
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2. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.
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Syn. -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.
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Ben`e*fac"tor (,n. [L.] One who confers a benefit or benefits. Bacon.
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Ben`e*fac"tress, n. A woman who confers a benefit.
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His benefactress blushes at the deed. Cowper.
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Be*nef"ic (, a. [L. beneficus. See Benefice.] Favorable; beneficent. Milton.
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Ben"e*fice (, n. [F. b\'82n\'82fice, L. beneficium, a kindness , in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.]
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1. A favor or benefit. [Obs.] Baxter.
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2. (Feudal Law) An estate in lands; a fief.
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fief, and the term benefice became appropriated to church livings.
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3. An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson.
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benefices, except bishoprics, which are called dignities. But, ordinarily, the term dignity is applied to bishoprics, deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; benefice to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.
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Ben"e*fice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beneficed.] To endow with a benefice. [Commonly in the past participle.]
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Ben"e*ficed (, a. Possessed of a benefice or church preferment. \'bdBeneficed clergymen.\'b8 Burke.
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Ben"e*fice*less (, a. Having no benefice. \'bdBeneficeless precisians.\'b8 Sheldon.
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Be*nef"i*cence (, n. [L. beneficentia, fr. beneficus: cf. F. b\'82n\'82ficence. See Benefice.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.
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And whose beneficence no charge exhausts. Cowper.
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Syn. -- See Benevolence.
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Be*nef`i*cent (, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.
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The beneficent fruits of Christianity. Prescott.
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Syn. -- See Benevolent.
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Be*nef`i*cen"tial (, a. Relating to beneficence.
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Be*nef"i*cent*ly (b, adv. In a beneficent manner; with beneficence.
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Ben`e*fi"cial (, a. [Cf. F. b\'82n\'82ficial, LL. beneficialis.] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
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The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift.
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2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent.
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3. King. [Obs.] \'bdA beneficial foe.\'b8 B. Jonson.
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Syn. -- See Advantage.
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Ben`e*fi"cial*ly, adv. In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.
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Ben`e*fi"cial*ness, n. The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.
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Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry (, a. [Cf. F. b\'82n\'82ficiaire, LL. beneficiarius.] 1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
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A feudatory or beneficiary king of England. Bacon.
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2. Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.
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Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry, n.; pl. Beneficiaries (. 1. A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds. Ayliffe.
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2. One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.
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The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose beneficiaries they are. Jer. Taylor.
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Ben`e*fi"ci*ate (, v. t. [Sp. beneficiar to benefit, to work mines.] (Mining) To reduce (ores). -- Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion (n.
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Ben`e*fi"cient (, a. Beneficent. [Obs.]
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Ben"e*fit (, n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F. bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + factum, p. p. of facere to do. See Bounty, and Fact.] 1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.
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2. Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.
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Men have no right to what is not for their benefit. Burke.
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3. A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.
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4. Beneficence; liberality. [Obs.] Webster (1623).
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5. pl. Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments. [R.] \'bdThe benefits of your own country.\'b8 Shak.
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Benefit of clergy. (Law) See under Clergy.
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Syn. -- Profit; service; use; avail. See Advantage.
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Ben"e*fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benefited; p. pr. & vb. n. Benefitting.] To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
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I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. Jer. xviii. 10.
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Ben"e*fit, v. i. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.
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Ben"e*fit`er (, n. One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit.
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Benefit society. A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.
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Be*neme" (, v. t. [AS. ben. Cf. Benim.] To deprive (of), or take away (from). [Obs.]
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Be*nempt" (, p. p. of Bename. 1. Promised; vowed. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. Named; styled. [Archaic] Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Be`ne plac"i*to (b. [It. beneplacito pleasure, fr. L. bene well + placitus pleasing.] 1. At or during pleasure.
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For our English judges there never was . . . any bene placito as their tenure. F. Harrison.
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2. (Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum.
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Be*net" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benetted.] To catch in a net; to insnare. Shak.
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Be*nev"o*lence (, n. [OF. benevolence, L. benevolentia. See Benevolent.] 1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
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The wakeful benevolence of the gospel. Chalmers.
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2. An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
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3. A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.
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Syn. -- Benevolence, Beneficence, Munificence. Benevolence marks a disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others. Beneficence marks the working of this disposition in dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale. Munificence shows the same disposition, but acting on a still broader scale, in conferring gifts and favors. These are not necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility. One may show his munificence in presents of pictures or jewelry, but this would not be beneficence. Benevolence of heart; beneficence of life; munificence in the encouragement of letters.
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Be*nev"o*lent (, a. [L. benevolens, -entis; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish. See Bounty, and Voluntary.] Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable. -- Be*nev"o*lent*ly, adv.
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Syn. -- Benevolent, Beneficent. Etymologically considered, benevolent implies wishing well to others, and beneficent, doing well. But by degrees the word benevolent has been widened to include not only feelings, but actions; thus, we speak of benevolent operations, benevolent labors for the public good, benevolent societies. In like manner, beneficent is now often applied to feelings; thus, we speak of the beneficent intentions of a donor. This extension of the terms enables us to mark nicer shades of meaning. Thus, the phrase \'bdbenevolent labors\'b8 turns attention to the source of these labors, viz., benevolent feeling; while beneficent would simply mark them as productive of good. So, \'bdbeneficent intentions\'b8 point to the feelings of the donor as bent upon some specific good act; while \'bdbenevolent intentions\'b8 would only denote a general wish and design to do good.
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be*nev"o*lous (, a. [L. benevolus.] Kind; benevolent. [Obs.] T. Puller.
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Ben*gal" (, prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.
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2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal.
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3. Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal; Bengal stripes.
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Bengal light, a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also blue light. -- Bengal stripes, a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See Bengal, 3. -- Bengal tiger. (Zo\'94l.). See Tiger.
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{ Ben*gal"ee, Ben*gal"i } (, prop. n. The language spoken in Bengal.
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Ben`gal*ese" (, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Bengal. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bengal.
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Bengali prop. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry.
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2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills.
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Benghazi prop. n. One of the capital cities of Libya.
Syn. -- capital of Libya.
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ben*go"la (, n. A Bengal light.
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be*night" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Benighting.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic]
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The clouds benight the sky. Garth.
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2. To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task.
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Some virgin, sure, . . . benighted in these woods. Milton.
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3. To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual light.
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Shall we to men benighted
Heber.
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Be*night"ment (, n. The condition of being benighted.
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Be*nign" (, a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. b\'82nin, fem. b\'82nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See Bounty, and Genus.] 1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant.
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Creator bounteous and benign. Milton.
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2. Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.
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Kind influences and benign aspects. South.
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3. Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.
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Syn. -- Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.
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Be*nig"nan*cy (, n. Benignant quality; kindliness.
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Be*nig"nant (, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- Be*nig"nant*ly, adv.
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Be*nig"ni*ty (, n. [OE. benignite, F. b\'82nignit\'82, OF. b\'82nignet\'82, fr. L. benignitas. See Benign.] 1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. \'bdBenignity of aspect.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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2. Mildness; gentleness.
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The benignity or inclemency of the season. Spectator.
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3. Salubrity; wholesome quality. Wiseman.
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Be*nign"ly (, adv. In a benign manner.
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Be*nim" (, v. t. [AS. beniman. See Benumb, and cf. Nim.] To take away. [Obs.]
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Ire . . . benimeth the man fro God. Chaucer.
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Beninese adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Benin. Beninese bronzes
Syn. -- Benin.
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Beninese n. a native or inhabitant of Benin.
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Ben"i*son (, n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. bene\'8b, bene\'8bson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.] Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak.
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More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.
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\'d8B\'82*ni"tier` (, n. [F., fr. b\'82nir to bless.] (R. C. Ch.) A holy-water stoup. Shipley.
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Ben"ja*min (, n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See Benzoin.
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Ben"ja*min, n. A kind of upper coat for men. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Ben"ja*mite (, n. A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Judg. iii. 15.
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Ben"ne (, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil or sesame oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled benni.]
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Ben"net (, n. [F. beno\'8cte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] (Bot.) The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.
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Bennettitales n. an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.
Syn. -- order Bennettitales.
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Bennettitis n. the type genus of the Bennettitales.
Syn. -- genus Bennettitis.
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benni n. an East Indian annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum); the source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. Same as benne
Syn. -- sesame, benne, benny.
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ben"nie n. a slang name for Benzedrine, a trademark for one brand of amphetamine; -- also used generically for any brand of amphetamine. [slang] [Also spelled benny.]
Syn. -- Benzedrine.
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benniseed n. the small oval seed of the sesame plant.
Syn. -- sesame seed.
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benny n. 1. same as benne or benni.
Syn. -- sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum.
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2. same as bennie.
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Ben"shee (, n. See Banshee.
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Bent (, imp. & p. p. of Bend.
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Bent, a. & p. p. 1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
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2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
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Bent, n. [See Bend, n. & v.] 1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. [Obs.] Wilkins.
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2. A declivity or slope, as of a hill. [R.] Dryden.
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3. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. Shak.
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With a native bent did good pursue. Dryden.
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4. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
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Bents and turns of the matter. Locke.
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5. (Carp.) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
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6. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. [Archaic]
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The full bent and stress of the soul. Norris.
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Syn. -- Predilection; turn. Bent, Bias, Inclination, Prepossession. These words agree in describing a permanent influence upon the mind which tends to decide its actions. Bent denotes a fixed tendency of the mind in a given direction. It is the widest of these terms, and applies to the will, the intellect, and the affections, taken conjointly; as, the whole bent of his character was toward evil practices. Bias is literally a weight fixed on one side of a ball used in bowling, and causing it to swerve from a straight course. Used figuratively, bias applies particularly to the judgment, and denotes something which acts with a permanent force on the character through that faculty; as, the bias of early education, early habits, etc. Inclination is an excited state of desire or appetency; as, a strong inclination to the study of the law. Prepossession is a mingled state of feeling and opinion in respect to some person or subject, which has laid hold of and occupied the mind previous to inquiry. The word is commonly used in a good sense, an unfavorable impression of this kind being denominated a prejudice. \'bdStrong minds will be strongly bent, and usually labor under a strong bias; but there is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its inclinations, and none so guarded as to be without its prepossessions.\'b8 Crabb.
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Bent (, n. [AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.] 1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
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His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. Drayton.
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2. (Bot.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
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3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. [Obs.] Wright.
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Bowmen bickered upon the bent. Chevy Chase.
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Bent" grass` (. (Bot.) Same as Bent, a kind of grass.
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Ben"thal (, a. [Gr. the depth of the sea.] Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.
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Ben*tham"ic (, a. Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.
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Ben"tham*ism (, n. That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.
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Ben"tham*ite (, n. One who believes in Benthamism.
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bentgrass n. grass for pastures and lawns esp bowling and putting greens.
Syn. -- bent, bent grass.
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Ben"thic (b, a. [fr. Gr. be`nqos depth of the sea.] of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water, especially referring to the ocean depths.
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\'d8Ben"thos (b, n. [NL., fr. Gr. be`nqos depth of the sea.] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zo\'94l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton.
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Bent"ing time" (. The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.
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Bare benting times . . . may come. Dryden.
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bentonite n. an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash.
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bentonitic adj. of or pertaining to bentonite.
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Bent"y (, a. 1. A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.
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2. Resembling bent. Holland.
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Be*numb" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benumbed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Benumbing.] [OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away, AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See Numb, a., and cf. Benim.] To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.
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The creeping death benumbed her senses first. Dryden.
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Be*numbed" (, a. Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. -- Be*numbed"ness, n.
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Be*numb"ment (, n. Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor. Kirby.
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Ben"zal (, n. [Benzoic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CH=, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.
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Ben*zam"ide (, n. [Benzoin + amide.] (Chem.) A transparent crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.NH2, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.
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Ben"zene (, n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.<-- called also benzol -->
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Benzene nucleus, Benzene ring (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
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benzenoid adj. (Chem.) similar to benzene in structure or linkage; having an aromatic ring system.
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Ben"zile (, n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.
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Ben"zine (, n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) 1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.
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2. Same as Benzene. [R.]
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benzine proper are essentially of the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while benzene proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.
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Ben"zo*ate (, n. [Cf. F. benzoate.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.
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benzocaine n. a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5) used as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester.
Syn. -- ethyl p-aminobenzoate.
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Ben*zo"ic (b, a. [Cf. F. benzo\'8bque.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.
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Benzoic acid, or flowers of benzoin, a peculiar vegetable acid, C6H5.CO2H, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. -- Benzoic aldehyde, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, C6H5.CHO, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.
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Ben*zoin" (b, n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub\'ben-j\'bew\'c6 incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. Benjamin.] [Called also benjamin.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.
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2. A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.
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3. (Bot.) The spicebush (Lindera benzoin).
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Flowers of benzoin, benzoic acid. See under Benzoic.
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Ben*zoin"a*ted (, a. (Med.) Containing or impregnated with benzoin; as, benzoinated lard.
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{ Ben"zole Ben"zol } (, n. [Benzoin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
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Ben"zo*line (, n. (Chem.) (a) Same as Benzole. (b) Same as Amarine. [R.] Watts.
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{ Ben`zo*naph"thol (?), n. Also Ben`zo*naph"tol }. [Benzoin + naphthol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
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Ben"zo*sol (?), n. (Pharm.) Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline pewder.
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Ben"zoyl (, n. [Benzoic + Gr. -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CO-; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds. [Formerly written also benzule.]
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Ben"zyl (, n. [Benzoic + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.
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ben*zyl"ic adj. (Chem.) containing a benzyl group.
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Be*paint" (, v. t. To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
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Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. Shak.
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Be*pelt" (, v. t. To pelt roundly.
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Be*pinch" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepinched (.] To pinch, or mark with pinches. Chapman.
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Be*plas"ter (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beplastered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beplastering.] To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.
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Beplastered with rouge. Goldsmith.
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Be*plumed" (, a. Decked with feathers.
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Be*pom"mel (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepommeled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bepommeling.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray.
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Be*pow"der (, v. t. To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
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Be*praise" (, v. t. To praise greatly or extravagantly. Goldsmith.
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Be*prose" (, v. t. To reduce to prose. [R.] \'bdTo beprose all rhyme.\'b8 Mallet.
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Be*puffed" (, a. Puffed; praised. Carlyle.
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Be*pur"ple (, v. t. To tinge or dye with a purple color.
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Be*queath" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bequeathed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- + cwe to say, speak. See Quoth.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
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My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to me. Shak.
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2. To hand down; to transmit.
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To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it. Glanvill.
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3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
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To whom, with all submission, on my knee
bequeath my faithful services
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Syn. -- To Bequeath, Devise. Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e., of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by courts.
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Be*queath"a*ble (, a. Capable of being bequeathed.
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Be*queath"al (, n. The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. Fuller.
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Be*queath"ment (, n. The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
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Be*quest" (, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See Bequeath, Quest.] 1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
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2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
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Be*quest", v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] \'bdAll I have to bequest.\'b8 Gascoigne.
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Be*queth"en (, old p. p. of Bequeath. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*quote" (, v. t. To quote constantly or with great frequency.
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Be*rain (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berained (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beraining.] To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*rate" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berated; p. pr. & vb. n. Berating.] [See 2nd rate, v. t..] To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley.
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Be*rat"tle (b, v. t. To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be*ray" (b, v. t. [Pref. be + ray to defile.] To make foul; to soil; to defile. [Obs.] Milton.
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\'d8Berbe (b, n. [Cf. Berber, Barb a Barbary horse.] (Zo\'94l.) An African genet (Genetta pardina). See Genet.
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Ber"ber (b, n. [See Barbary.] A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also Kabyles. Also, the language spoken by this people.
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Ber"ber*ine (, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
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Ber"ber*ry (, n. See Barberry.
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\'d8Ber`ceuse" (?), n. [F.] (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.
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Ber"cy n. a sauce prepared from butter creamed with white wine, shallots, parsley and fish stock; -- also called Bercy sauce.
Syn. -- Bercy butter.
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Ber"dash (, n. A kind of neckcloth. [Obs.]
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A treatise against the cravat and berdash. Steele.
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Bere (b, v. t. [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bere, n. See Bear, barley. [Scot.]
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Be*reave" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bereaved (b, Bereft (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bereaving.] [OE. bireven, AS. bere\'a0fian. See Be-, and Reave.]
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1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.
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Madam, you have bereft me of all words. Shak.
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Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. Tickell.
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2. To take away from. [Obs.]
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All your interest in those territories
bereft you; all is lost. Shak.
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3. To take away. [Obs.]
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Shall move you to bereave my life. Marlowe.
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bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength.
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Syn. -- To dispossess; to divest.
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be*reaved" (b, adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one.
Syn. -- bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal).
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Be*reave"ment (b, n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.
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Be*reav"er (b, n. One who bereaves.
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Be*reft" (b, imp. & p. p. of Bereave.
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Ber`e*ni"ce's Hair` (?). [See Berenice's Locks, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Astron.) See Coma Berenices, under Coma.
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beret n. a cap made of soft cloth with no brim or bill, widening somewhat outward from a close-fitting headband to a flat top, which often has a button or tab in its center.
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Be*ret"ta (, n. Same as Berretta.
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Berg (, n. [Barrow hill, and cf. Iceberg.] A large mass or hill, as of ice.
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Glittering bergs of ice. Tennyson.
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ber"gall (b, n. a small wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus), common in north Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the cunner.
Syn. -- cunner.
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Ber"ga*mot (b, n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm a lord's pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. (b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).
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2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
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3. A variety of pear. Johnson.
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4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
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The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot. Cowper.
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5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.
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Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa).
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<-- Oil of bergamot is used as a flavoring agent in the popular "Earl Gray's tea". -->
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Ber"gan*der (, n. [Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas.] (Zo\'94l.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.
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Ber"ger*et (, n. [OF. bergerete, F. berger a shepherd.] A pastoral song. [Obs.]
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Bergh (, n. [AS. beorg.] A hill. [Obs.]
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Berg"mas`ter (, n. See Barmaster.
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Berg"meal (, n. [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.] (Min.) An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite.
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Berg"mote (, n. See Barmote.
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Ber"go*mask (, n. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.
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\'d8Berg"schrund` (?), n. [G., lit., mountain gap.] (Phys. Geog.) The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the n\'82v\'82 field joins the valley portion of the glacier.
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\'d8Berg"stock` (?), n. [G., lit., mountain stick.] A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.
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Ber"gylt (, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) The Norway haddock. See Rosefish.
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Be*rhyme" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berhymed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Berhyming.] To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about. [Sometimes use depreciatively.] Shak.
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\'d8Be`ri*be"ri (, n. [Singhalese beri weakness.] An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.
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Be*rime" (, v. t. To berhyme. [The earlier and etymologically preferable spelling.]
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Be"ring Sea Controversy (?). A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim of the United States, but established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal.
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Berith n. the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Syn. -- Brith, Bris.
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Berke*le"ian (b, a. Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy. -- Berke"ley*ism, n.
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Berkeley n. Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d. 1753.
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ber*ke"li*um (b, n. [from the city of Berkeley, California, location of the University of California campus where it was discovered.] a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a half-life of 1,400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249 has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable quantities.
Syn. -- Bk.
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Ber"lin (, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
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2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
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Berlin black, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. Ure. -- Berlin blue, Prussian blue. Ure. -- Berlin green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. -- Berlin iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. -- Berlin shop, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. -- Berlin work, worsted embroidery.
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{ Berm Berme } (, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf. G. brame, br\'84me, border, akin to E. brim.] 1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
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2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank.
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Bermuda n. same as Bermudas.
Syn. -- Bermudas.
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Ber*mu"da grass` (. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass.
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Ber*mu"da lil"y. (Bot.) The large white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda.
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Ber*mu"dan adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bermuda; as, Bermudan beaches.
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2. of or pertaining to Bermudans; as, The Bermudan hotel staff.
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Bermudan n. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.
Syn. -- Bermudian.
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Bermudas n. a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; resort.
Syn. -- Bermuda.
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Bermudian n. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.
Syn. -- Bermudan.
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Ber"na*cle (, n. See Barnacle.
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Ber"na fly` (. (Zo\'94l.) A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larv\'91 do great injury.
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Ber"nar*dine (, a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk.
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Ber*nese" (, a. Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bern.
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Ber"ni*cle (, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st Barnacle.] A bernicle goose. [Written also barnacle.]
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Bernicle goose (Zo\'94l.), a goose (Branta leucopsis), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea (Lepas), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. See Anatifa and Cirripedia.
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Ber*nouse" (, n. Same as Burnoose.
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Be*rob" (, v. t. To rob; to plunder. [Obs.]
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\'d8Ber"o*e (, n. [L. Beroe, one of the Oceanid\'91 Gr. : cf. F. bero\'82.] (Zo\'94l.) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.
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Ber*ret"ta (, n. [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret.] A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green. [Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc.]
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Ber"ried (, a. Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.
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Ber"ry (, n.; pl. Berries. [OE. berie, AS. berie, berige; akin to D. bes, G. beere, OS. and OHG. beri, Icel. ber, Sw. b\'84r, Goth. basi, and perh. Skr. bhas to eat.] 1. Any small fleshy fruit, as the strawberry, mulberry, huckleberry, etc.
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2. (Bot.) A small fruit that is pulpy or succulent throughout, having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp, as the currant, grape, blueberry.
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3. The coffee bean.
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4. One of the ova or eggs of a fish. Travis.
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In berry, containing ova or spawn.
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Ber"ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Berried (; p. pr. & vb. n. Berrying.] To bear or produce berries.
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Ber"ry, n. [AS. beorh. See Barrow a hill.] A mound; a hillock. W. Browne.
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Ber"ry*ing, n. A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.
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Ber*seem" (?), n. [Ar. bersh\'c6m clover.] An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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{ Ber"serk (, Ber"serk*er (, } n. [Icel. berserkr.] 1. (Scand. Myth.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds. Longfellow.
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2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker.
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Ber*serk" (b a. [See berserk, n.] frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position.
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Bers"tle (, n. See Bristle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Berteroa n. a genus of plants comprising the hoary alyssum.
Syn. -- genus Berteroa.
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Berth (b, n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.]
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1. (Naut.) (a) Convenient sea room. (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside. (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.
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2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or employment. \'bdHe has a good berth.\'b8 Totten.
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3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.
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Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at a distance from it.
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Berth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berthed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Berthing.] 1. To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide.
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2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company. Totten.
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Ber"tha (, n. [F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman's name.] A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.
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Big Bertha (, n. a large cannon used by the German army during World War I.
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Berth"age (, n. A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
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Ber"thi*er*ite (, n. [From Berthier, a French naturalist.] (Min.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.
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Berth"ing (, n. (Naut.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. Smyth.
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Ber`til`lon" sys"tem (?). [After Alphonse Bertillon, French anthropologist.] A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.
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Ber"tram (, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. a hot spicy plant, fr. fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
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Ber"y*coid (b, a. [NL. beryx, the name of the typical genus + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Berycid\'91, a family of marine fishes.
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Ber"yl (b, n. [F. b\'82ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai. Cf. Brilliant.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.
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Ber"yl*line (, a. Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.
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Be*ryl"li*um (, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum.
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Ber"yl*loid (, n. [Beryl + -oid.] (Crystallog.) A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.
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{ Be*saiel", Be*saile", Be*sayle" ( }, n. [OF. beseel, F. bisa\'8beul, fr. L. bis twice + LL. avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.] 1. A great-grandfather. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. This is now abolished. Blackstone.
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Be*saint" (, v. t. To make a saint of.
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Be*sant" (, n. See Bezant.
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Bes-ant"ler (, n. Same as Bez-antler.
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Be*scat"ter (, v. t. 1. To scatter over.
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2. To cover sparsely by scattering (something); to strew. \'bdWith flowers bescattered.\'b8 Spenser.
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Be*scorn" (, v. t. To treat with scorn. \'bdThen was he bescorned.\'b8 Chaucer.
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Be*scratch" (, v. t. To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
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Be*scrawl" (, v. t. To cover with scrawls; to scribble over. Milton.
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Be*screen" (, v. t. To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal. Shak.
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Be*scrib"ble (, v. t. To scribble over. \'bdBescribbled with impertinences.\'b8 Milton.
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{ Be*scum"ber (, Be*scum"mer (, } v. t. [Pref. be- + scumber, scummer.] To discharge ordure or dung upon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Be*see" (, v. t. & i. [AS. bese\'a2n; pref. be- + to see.] To see; to look; to mind. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Be*seech" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeching.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G. besuchen to visit); pref. be- + sechen, seken, to seek. See Seek.] 1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.
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I beseech you, punish me not with your hard thoughts. Shak.
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But Eve . . . besought his peace. Milton.
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Syn. -- To beg; to crave. -- To Beseech, Entreat, Solicit, Implore, Supplicate. These words agree in marking that sense of want which leads men to beg some favor. To solicit is to make a request, with some degree of earnestness and repetition, of one whom we address as a superior. To entreat implies greater urgency, usually enforced by adducing reasons or arguments. To beseech is still stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry and imagination. To implore denotes increased fervor of entreaty, as addressed either to equals or superiors. To supplicate expresses the extreme of entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep humiliation. Thus, a captive supplicates a conqueror to spare his life. Men solicit by virtue of their interest with another; they entreat in the use of reasoning and strong representations; they beseech with importunate earnestness; they implore from a sense of overwhelming distress; they supplicate with a feeling of the most absolute inferiority and dependence.
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Be*seech", n. Solicitation; supplication. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak.
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Be*seech"er (, n. One who beseeches.
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Be*seech"ing, a. Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. -- Be*seech"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*seech"ing*ness, n.
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Be*seech"ment (, n. The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly. [R.] Goodwin.
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Be*seek" (, v. t. To beseech. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*seem" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.] [Pref. be- + seem.] Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.
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A duty well beseeming the preachers. Clarendon.
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What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our prayers to God ? Hocker.
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Be*seem", v. i. To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] \'bdAs beseemed best.\'b8 Spenser.
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Be*seem"ing, n. 1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.]
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I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming. Shak.
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2. Comeliness. Baret.
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Be*seem"ing, a. Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- Be*seem"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*seem"ing*ness, n.
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Be*seem"ly, a. Fit; suitable; becoming. [Archaic]
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In beseemly order sitten there. Shenstone.
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Be*seen" (, a. [Properly the p. p. of besee.]
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1. Seen; appearing. [Obs. or Archaic]
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2. Decked or adorned; clad. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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3. Accomplished; versed. [Archaic] Spenser.
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Be*set" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beset; p. pr. & vb. n. Besetting.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See Set.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
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A robe of azure beset with drops of gold. Spectator.
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The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. Evelyn.
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2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. \'bdBeset with foes.\'b8 Milton.
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Let thy troops beset our gates. Addison.
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3. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc. \'bdAdam, sore beset, replied.\'b8 Milton. \'bdBeset with ills.\'b8 Addison. \'bdIncommodities which beset old age.\'b8 Burke.
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4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Syn. -- To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege; encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.
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Be*set"ment (, n. The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. \'bdFearing a besetment.\'b8 Kane.
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Be*set"ter (, n. One who, or that which, besets.
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Be*set"ting, a. Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.
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Be*shine" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n. Beshining.] To shine upon; to illumine.
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\'d8Be*show" (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
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Be*shrew" (, v. t. To curse; to execrate.
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Beshrew me, but I love her heartily. Shak.
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Schmidt.
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Be*shroud" (, v. t. To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen.
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Be*shut" (, v. t. To shut up or out. [Obs.]
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Be*side" (, prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be- by + side. Cf. Besides, and see Side, n.] 1. At the side of; on one side of. \'bdBeside him hung his bow.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.
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[You] have done enough
beside his patience. Shak.
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3. Over and above; distinct from; in addition to. [In this use besides is now commoner.]
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Wise and learned men beside those whose names are in the Christian records. Addison.
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To be beside one's self, to be out of one's wits or senses.
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Paul, thou art beside thyself. Acts xxvi. 24.
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Syn. -- Beside, Besides. These words, whether used as prepositions or adverbs, have been considered strictly synonymous, from an early period of our literature, and have been freely interchanged by our best writers. There is, however, a tendency, in present usage, to make the following distinction between them: 1. That beside be used only and always as a preposition, with the original meaning \'bdby the side of; \'b8 as, to sit beside a fountain; or with the closely allied meaning \'bdaside from\'b8, \'bdapart from\'b8, or \'bdout of\'b8; as, this is beside our present purpose; to be beside one's self with joy. The adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the cognate word. 2. That besides, as a preposition, take the remaining sense \'bdin addition to\'b8, as, besides all this; besides the considerations here offered. \'bdThere was a famine in the land besides the first famine.\'b8 Gen. xxvi. 1. And that it also take the adverbial sense of \'bdmoreover\'b8, \'bdbeyond\'b8, etc., which had been divided between the words; as, besides, there are other considerations which belong to this case. The following passages may serve to illustrate this use of the words: --

Lovely Thais sits beside thee. Dryden.
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Only be patient till we have appeased
beside themselves with fear. Shak.
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It is beside my present business to enlarge on this speculation. Locke.
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Besides this, there are persons in certain situations who are expected to be charitable. Bp. Porteus.
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And, besides, the Moor
Shak.
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That man that does not know those things which are of necessity for him to know is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides. Tillotson.
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See Moreover.
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{ Be*sides" (, Be*side" (, } adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending -s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1. On one side. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
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2. More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.
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The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? Gen. xix. 12.
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To all beside, as much an empty shade,
Pope.
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Be*sides (, prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside.
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Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. Shak.
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Be*siege" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak.
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Syn. -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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Be*siege"ment (, n. The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. Golding.
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Be*sie"ger (, n. One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.
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Be*sie"ging (, a. That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
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Be*sit" (, v. t. [Pref. be- + sit.] To suit; to fit; to become. [Obs.]
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Be*slab"ber (, v. t. To beslobber.
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Be*slave" (, v. t. To enslave. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Be*slav"er (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beslavered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beslavering.] To defile with slaver; to beslobber.
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Be*slime" (, v. t. To daub with slime; to soil. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Be*slob"ber (, v. t. To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to beslobber with praise.
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Be*slub"ber (, v. t. To beslobber.
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Be*smear" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmeared (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmearing.] To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.
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Besmeared with precious balm. Spenser.
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Be*smear"er (, n. One that besmears.
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Be*smirch" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmirched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmirching.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak.
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Be*smoke" (, v. t. 1. To foul with smoke.
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2. To harden or dry in smoke. Johnson.
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Be*smut" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmutting.] [Pref. be- + smut: cf. AS. besm\'c6tan, and also OE. besmotren.] To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.
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Be*snow" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besnowed (.] [OE. bisnewen, AS. besn\'c6wan; pref. be- + sn\'c6wan to snow.] 1. To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes. [R.] Gower.
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2. To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow.
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Be*snuff" (, v. t. To befoul with snuff. Young.
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Be*sogne" (, n. [F. bisogne.] A worthless fellow; a bezonian. [Obs.]
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Be"som (, n. [OE. besme, besum, AS. besma; akin to D. bezem, OHG pesamo, G. besen; of uncertain origin.] A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys. [Archaic or Fig.]
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. Isa. xiv. 23.
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The housemaid with her besom. W. Irving.
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Be"som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besomed (.] To sweep, as with a besom. [Archaic or Poetic] Cowper.
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Rolls back all Greece, and besoms wide the plain. Barlow.
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Be"som*er (, n. One who uses a besom. [Archaic]
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Be*sort" (, v. t. To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become. [Obs.]
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Such men as may besort your age. Shak.
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Be*sort", n. Befitting associates or attendants. [Obs.]
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With such accommodation and besort
Shak.
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Be*sot" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besotted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besotting.] To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.
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Fools besotted with their crimes. Hudibras.
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Be*sot"ted, a. Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied. \'bdBesotted devotion.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. -- Be*sot"ted*ly, adv. -- Be*sot"ted*ness, n. Milton.
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Be*sot"ting*ly, adv. In a besotting manner.
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Be*sought" (, p. p. of Beseech.
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Be*span"gle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespangling (.] To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops. Cowper.
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bespangled adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.
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Be*spat"ter (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespattered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespattering.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
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2. To asperse with calumny or reproach.
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Whom never faction could bespatter. Swift.
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Be*spawl" (, v. t. To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*speak" (, v. t. [imp. Bespoke (, Bespake (Archaic); p. p. Bespoke, Bespoken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeaking.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be- + sprecan to speak. See Speak.] 1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.
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Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
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[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift.
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3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.
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When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. Locke.
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4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
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He thus the queen bespoke. Dryden.
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Be*speak", v. i. To speak. [Obs.] Milton.
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Be*speak", n. A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) \'bdThe night of her bespeak.\'b8 Dickens.
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Be*speak"er (, n. One who bespeaks.
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Be*spec"kle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespeckled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeckling.] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton.
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Be*spew" (, v. t. To soil or daub with spew; to vomit on.
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Be*spice" (, v. t. To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. Shak.
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Be*spirt" (, v. t. Same as Bespurt.
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Be*spit (b, v. t. [imp. Bespit; p. p. Bespit, Bespitten (-t'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Bespitting.] To daub or soil with spittle. Johnson.
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Be*spoke" (b, imp. & p. p. of Bespeak.
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be*spok"en adj. 1. same as made-to-order; -- of clothing.
Syn. -- bespoke, custom, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made.
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2. bound by an agreement to become married to someone.
Syn. -- affianced, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate).
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Be*spot" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespotted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespotting.] To mark with spots, or as with spots.
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Be*spread" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespread; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespreading.] To spread or cover over.
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The carpet which bespread
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Be*sprent" (, p. p. [OE. bespreynt, p. p. of besprengen, bisprengen, to besprinkle, AS. besprengan, akin to D. & G. besprengen; pref. be- + sprengan to sprinkle. See Sprinkle.] Sprinkled over; strewed.
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His face besprent with liquid crystal shines. Shenstone.
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The floor with tassels of fir was besprent. Longfellow.
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Be*sprin"kle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besprinkled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besprinkling (.] To sprinkle over; to scatter over.
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The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground. Dryden.
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Be*sprin"kler (, n. One who, or that which, besprinkles.
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Be*sprin"kling (, n. The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.
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Be*spurt" (, v. t. To spurt on or over; to asperse. [Obs.] Milton.
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Bes"se*mer steel` (. Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.
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Besseya n. a genus of North American spring wildflowers.
Syn. -- genus Besseya.
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Best (b, a.; superl. of Good. [AS. besta, best, contr. from betest, betst, betsta; akin to Goth. batists, OHG. pezzisto, G. best, beste, D. best, Icel. beztr, Dan. best, Sw. b\'84st. This word has no connection in origin with good. See Better.] 1. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
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When he is best, he is a little worse than a man. Shak.
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Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight. Milton.
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2. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
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3. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
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Best man, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony.
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Best, n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability.
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At best, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. -- For best, finally. [Obs.] \'bdThose constitutions . . . are now established for best, and not to be mended.\'b8 Milton. -- To get the best of, to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. -- To make the best of. (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage. \'bdLet there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them.\'b8 Bacon. (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.
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Best, adv.; superl. of Well. 1. In the highest degree; beyond all others. \'bdThou serpent! That name best befits thee.\'b8 Milton.
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He prayeth best, who loveth best
Coleridge.
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2. To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.
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Had we best retire? I see a storm. Milton.
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Had I not best go to her? Thackeray.
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3. Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.
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Best, v. t. To get the better of. [Colloq.]
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Be*stad" (, imp. & p. p. of Bestead. Beset; put in peril. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*stain" (, v. t. To stain.
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Be*star" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestarred (.] To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. \'bdBestarred with anemones.\'b8 W. Black.
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Be*stead" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestead or Bested, also (Obs.) Bestad. In sense 3 imp. also Besteaded.] [Pref. be- + stead a place.] 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.]
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They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God. Is. viii. 21.
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Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.
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2. To put in peril; to beset. [Only in p. p.] Chaucer.
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3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. Milton.
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best"ed adj. same as defeated.
Syn. -- outdone.
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Bes"tial (, a. [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia beast. See Beast.] 1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
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Among the bestial herds to range. Milton.
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2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. Shak.
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Syn. -- Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.
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Bes"tial, n. A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [Scot.]
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bes"tial*ise v. same as bestialize.
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Bes*tial"i*ty (, n. [F. bestialit\'82.] 1. The state or quality of being bestial.
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2. Unnatural connection with a beast.
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Bes"tial*ize (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestialized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestializing.] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.
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The process of bestializing humanity. Hare.
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Bes"tial*ly, adv. In a bestial manner.
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Bes"ti*a*ry (?), n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.] A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.
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A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous medi\'91val renderings of the fantastic mystical zo\'94logy. Saintsbury.
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Be*stick" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestuck (; p. pr. & vb. n. Besticking.] To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.
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Truth shall retire
Bestuck with slanderous darts. Milton.
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Be*still" (, v. t. To make still.
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Be*stir" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestirred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestirring.] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
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You have so bestirred your valor. Shak.
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Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Milton.
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Be*storm" (, v. i. & t. To storm. Young.
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Be*stow" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestowing.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See Stow.] 1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put. \'bdHe bestowed it in a pouch.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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See that the women are bestowed in safety. Byron.
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2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
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3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
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4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
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Empire is on us bestowed. Cowper.
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Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. 1 Cor. xiii. 3.
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5. To give in marriage.
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I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler.
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6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
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How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? Shak.
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Syn. -- To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
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Be*stow"al (, n. The act of bestowing; disposal.
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Be*stow"er (, n. One that bestows.
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Be*stow"ment (, n. 1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.
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If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. Chauncy.
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2. That which is given or bestowed.
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They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments. I. Taylor.
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Be*strad"dle (, v. t. To bestride.
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Be*straught" (, a. [Pref. be- + straught; prob. here used for distraught.] Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [Obs.] Shak.
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Be*streak" (, v. t. To streak.
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Be*strew" (, v. t. [imp. Bestrewed (; p. p. Bestrewed, Bestrown (p. pr. & vb. n. Bestrewing.] To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also bestrow.] Milton.
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Be*stride" (, v. t. [imp. Bestrode (, (Obs. or R.) Bestrid (; p. p. Bestridden (, Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestr\'c6dan; pref. be- + str\'c6dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over
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That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. Shak.
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Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Shak.
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2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.
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Be*strode" (, imp. & p. p. of Bestride.
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Be*strown" (, p. p. of Bestrew.
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Be*stuck" (, imp. & p. p. Bestick.
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Be*stud" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestudding.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton.
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Be*swike", v. t. [AS. besw\'c6can; be- + sw\'c6can to deceive, entice; akin to OS. sw\'c6kan, OHG. sw\'c6hhan, Icel. sv\'c6kja.] To lure; to cheat. [Obs.] Gower.
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Bet (, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See Abet.] That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. \'bdHaving made his bets.\'b8 Goldsmith.
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Bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
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John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. Shak.
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I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. O. W. Holmes.
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Bet, imp. & p. p. of Beat. [Obs.]
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Bet, a. & adv. An early form of Better. [Obs.]
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To go bet, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be"ta (?), n. [Gr. bh^ta.] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, B, and cf. etymology of Alphabet. Beta (B, (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, as, . (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; as, . With acids, it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached.
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{ Be"ta*cism (?), \'d8Be`ta*cis"mus (?) }, n. Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in pronouncing them.
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Be"ta*ine (, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste. <-- not the amino acid lysine -->
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Be*take" (, v. t. [imp. Betook (; p. p. Betaken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betaking.] [Pref. be- + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
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They betook themselves to treaty and submission. Burke.
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The rest, in imitation, to like arms
Betook them. Milton.
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Whither shall I betake me, where subsist? Milton.
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3. To commend or intrust to; to commit to. [Obs.]
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Be"ta rays (?). (Physics) a form of ionizing radiation emitted by radioactive substances (such as radium), more penetrating than alpha rays, and consisting of negatively charged electrons. The electrons are the same kind of particle as those of cathode rays, but have much higher velocities (about 35,000 to 180,000 miles per second). They are readily deflected by a magnetic or electric field.
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be"ta*tron n. a type of particle accelerator which accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux.
Syn. -- induction accelerator.
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Be*taught" (b,a. [p. p. of OE. bitechen, AS. bet, to assign, deliver. See Teach.] Delivered; committed in trust. [Obs.]
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Bete (b, v. t. To better; to mend. See Beete. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*tee"la (, n. [Pg. beatilha.] An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc. [Obs.]
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Be*teem" (, v. t. [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.] 1. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton.
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2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.]
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So loving to my mother,
beteem the winds of heaven
Shak.
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Be"tel (b, n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.) A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves.
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Bet"el*guese (b, n. [F. B\'82telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.) A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
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Be"tel nut` (. The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.
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\'d8B\'88te" noire" (. [Fr., lit. black beast.] Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.
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beth n. the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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Beth*ab"a*ra wood` (. (Bot.) A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.
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Beth"el (b, n. [Heb. b house of God.]
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1. A place of worship; a hallowed spot. S. F. Adams.
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2. A chapel for dissenters. [Eng.]
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3. A house of worship for seamen.
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Be*think" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bethought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethinking.] [AS. be; pref. be- + to think. See Think.] To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought.
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I have bethought me of another fault. Shak.
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The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and recover. Milton.
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We bethink a means to break it off. Shak.
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Syn. -- To recollect; remember; reflect.
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Be*think", v. i. To think; to recollect; to consider. \'bdBethink ere thou dismiss us.\'b8 Byron.
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Beth"le*hem (, n. [Heb. b house of food; b house + lekhem food, l\'bekham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam.] 1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.
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2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. Audsley.
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{ Beth"le*hem*ite (, Beth"lem*ite (, } n. 1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
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2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.
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3. One of an extinct English order of monks.
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Be*thought" (, imp. & p. p. of Bethink.
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Be*thrall" (, v. t. To reduce to thralldom; to inthrall. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Be*thumb" (, v. t. To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. Poe.
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Be*thump" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bethumped (, or Bethumpt; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethumping.] To beat or thump soundly. Shak.
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Be*tide" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betided (, Obs. Betid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betiding.] [OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. t\'c6dan, to happen, fr. t\'c6d time. See Tide.] To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.
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What will betide the few ? Milton.
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Be*tide", v. i. To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
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A salve for any sore that may betide. Shak.
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of. \'bdWhat would betide of me ?\'b8
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{ Be*time" (, Be*times" (, } adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial ending.] 1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early.
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To measure life learn thou betimes. Milton.
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To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the day's work. Barrow.
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2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.
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He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes. Shak.
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Be*ti"tle (, v. t. To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle. [Obs.] Carlyle.
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Be*to"ken (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betokened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betokening.] 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.
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A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
Betokening peace from God, and covenant new. Milton.
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2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
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Syn. -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
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\'d8B\'82`ton" (, n. [F. b\'82ton, fr. L. bitumen bitumen.] (Masonry) The French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the French fashion.
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Be*tongue" (, v. t. To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
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Bet"o*ny (, n.; pl. Betonies (. [OE. betony, betany, F. betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
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B. officinalis, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.
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Be*took" (, imp. of Betake.
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Be*torn" (, a. Torn in pieces; tattered.
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Be*toss (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betossed (.] To put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss. \'bdMy betossed soul.\'b8 Shak.
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Be*trap" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrapped (.] 1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower.
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2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.
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After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same. Stow.
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Be*tray" (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrayed (-tr; p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. tra\'8br to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See Traitor.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
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Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt. xvii. 22.
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2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.
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But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. Johnson.
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3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
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Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. Macaulay.
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4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
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Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. T. Watts.
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5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
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Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. T. Watts.
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6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
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7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.
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All the names in the country betray great antiquity. Bryant.
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Be*tray"al ( n. The act or the result of betraying.
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Be*tray"er (, n. One who, or that which, betrays.
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Be*tray"ment (, n. Betrayal. [R.] Udall.
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Be*trim" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrimmed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betrimming.] To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim. Shak.
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Be*troth" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrothed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Betrothing.] [Pref. be- + troth, i. e., truth. See Truth.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.
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He, in the first flower of my freshest age,
Betrothed me unto the only heir. Spenser.
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Ay, and we are betrothed. Shak.
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2. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
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What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? Deut. xx. 7.
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3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration. Ayliffe.
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Be*troth"al (, n. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. \'bdThe feast of betrothal.\'b8 Longfellow.
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Be*troth"ment (, n. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal.
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Be*trust" (, v. t. To trust or intrust. [Obs.]
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Be*trust"ment (, n. The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted. [Obs.] Chipman.
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\'d8Bet"so (, n. [It. bezzo.] A small brass Venetian coin. [Obs.]
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Bet"ter (, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot, and prob. to Skr. bhadra excellent. See Boot advantage, and cf. Best, Batful.] 1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
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Could make the worse appear
better reason. Milton.
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2. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.
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To obey is better than sacrifice. 1 Sam. xv. 22.
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It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. Ps. cxviii. 9.
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3. Greater in amount; larger; more.
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4. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
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5. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
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All the better. See under All, adv. -- Better half, an expression used to designate one's wife.
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My dear, my better half (said he),
Sir P. Sidney.
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-- To be better off, to be in a better condition. -- Had better. (See under Had). The phrase had better, followed by an infinitive without to, is idiomatic. The earliest form of construction was \'bdwere better\'b8 with a dative; as, \'bdHim were better go beside.\'b8 (Gower.) i. e., It would be better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and had took the place of were. Thus we have the construction now used.
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By all that's holy, he had better starve
Shak.
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Bet"ter, n. 1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
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2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.
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Their betters would hardly be found. Hooker.
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For the better, in the way of improvement; so as to produce improvement. \'bdIf I have altered him anywhere for the better.\'b8 Dryden.
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Bet"ter, adv.; compar. of Well. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.
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I could have better spared a better man. Shak.
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2. More correctly or thoroughly.
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The better to understand the extent of our knowledge. Locke.
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3. In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another.
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Never was monarch better feared, and loved. Shak.
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4. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better. [Colloq.]
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To think better of (any one), to have a more favorable opinion of any one. -- To think better of (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to reconsider and alter one's decision.
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Bet"ter (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bettered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better. See Better, a.] 1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of.
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Love betters what is best. Wordsworth.
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He thought to better his circumstances. Thackeray.
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2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise.
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The constant effort of every man to better himself. Macaulay.
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3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
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The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered. Hooker.
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4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. [Obs.]
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
better us and worse our foes. Milton.
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Syn. -- To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct; emend; reform; advance; promote.
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Bet"ter, v. i. To become better; to improve. Carlyle.
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Bet"ter, n. One who bets or lays a wager.
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bettering adj. changing for the better; -- antonym of worsening. [Narrower terms: ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative]
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better-known adj. prenom. more familiar or renowned than the other of two. Antonym of lesser-known. the better known book of the two
Syn. -- better known(predicate).
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better-looking adj. more pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion. better-looking than her sister
Syn. -- fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured.
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Bet"ter*ment (, n. 1. A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu.
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2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] Bouvier.
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Bet"ter*most` (, a. Best. [R.] \'bdThe bettermost classes.\'b8 Brougham.
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Bet"ter*ness, n. 1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
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2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
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better-off adj. 1. being in a more prosperous condition. better-off than his classmate [Narrower terms: rich (vs. poor)] WordNet 1.5]

2. in a more fortunate condition. she would have been better off if she had stuck to her Bible
Syn. -- better off.
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\'d8Bet"tong (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.
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Bettongia n. a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the bettong.
Syn. -- genus Bettongia.
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Bet"tor (, n. One who bets; a better. Addison.
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Bet"ty (, n. 1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e., Jane).] A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.]
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The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot.
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2. [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.] A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.
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3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask. [U. S.] Bartlett.
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Betulaceae n. 1. a natural family of monoecious trees and shrubs, including the genera Betula; Alnus; Carpinus; Corylus; Ostrya; and Ostryopsis.
Syn. -- family Betulaceae, birch family.
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Bet"u*lin (, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.) a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common European white birch (Betula alba); now referring to the chemical compound (C30H50O2) having a cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained crystalline; -- called also birch camphor. Watts.
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Be*tum"ble (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betumbled (.] To throw into disorder; to tumble. [R.]
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From her betumbled couch she starteth. Shak.
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Be*tu"tor (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betutored (.] To tutor; to instruct. Coleridge.
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Be*tween" (, prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe\'a2nan, betwe\'a2num; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS. tw\'be two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See Twain, and cf. Atween, Betwixt.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
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2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
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If things should go so between them. Bacon.
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3. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
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Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them. Locke.
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4. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
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An intestine struggle, open or secret, between authority and liberty. Hume.
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5. With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
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6. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
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Between decks, the space, or in the space, between the decks of a vessel. -- Between ourselves, Between you and me, Between themselves, in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.
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Syn. -- Between, Among. Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than two in expressing a certain relation.

I . . . hope that between public business, improving studies, and domestic pleasures, neither melancholy nor caprice will find any place for entrance. Johnson.
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Among implies a mass or collection of things or persons, and always supposes more than two; as, the prize money was equally divided among the ship's crew.
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Be*tween", n. Intermediate time or space; interval. [Poetic & R.] Shak.
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Be*twixt" (, prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw\'c6h; pref. be- by + a form fr. AS. tw\'be two. See Between.]
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1. In the space which separates; between.
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From betwixt two aged oaks. Milton.
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2. From one to another of; mutually affecting.
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There was some speech of marriage
Betwixt myself and her. Shak.
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Betwixt and between, in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other. [Colloq.]
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\'d8Beur*r\'82" (, n. [F., fr. beurre butter.] (Bot.) A beurr\'82 (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and melting; -- used with a distinguishing word; as, Beurr\'82 d'Anjou; Beurr\'82 Clairgeau.
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bev"a*tron n. a particle accelerator which is capable of accelerating protons up to 6 gigaeletron volts.
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Bev"el (, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of unknown origin. Cf. Bevile.] 1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber.
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2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; -- called also a bevel square. Gwilt.
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Bev"el, a. 1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
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2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]
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I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel. Shak.
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A bevel angle, any angle other than one of 90 -- Bevel wheel, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to the axis. Knight.
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Bev"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beveled (Bevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beveling or Bevelling.] To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.
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Bev"el, v. i. To deviate or incline from an angle of 90
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Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel. Swift.
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{ Bev"eled, Bev"elled } (, a. 1. Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table.
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2. (Min.) Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube or other solid.
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Bev"el gear` (. (Mech.) A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet.
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Bev"el*ment (, n. (Min.) The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.
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Be"ver (, n. [OE. bever a drink, drinking time, OF. beivre, boivre, to drink, fr. L. bibere.] A light repast between meals; a lunch. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Be"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bevered ( To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.]
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Bev"er*age (, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. Bib, v. t., Poison, Potable.] 1. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage.
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He knew no beverage but the flowing stream. Thomson.
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2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
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3. A treat, or drink money. [Slang]
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Bev"ile (, n. [See Bevel.] (Her.) A chief broken or opening like a carpenter's bevel. Encyc. Brit.
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{ Bev"iled, Bev"illed } (, a. (Her.) Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter's bevel; -- said of a partition line of a shield.
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Bev"y (, n.; pl. Bevies (. [Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bev\'82e (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage.] 1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
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What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl.
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2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
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Be*wail" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewailed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewailing.] To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.
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Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,
bewail the injury. Shak.
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Syn. -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See Deplore.
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Be*wail", v. i. To express grief; to lament. Shak.
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Be*wail"a*ble (, a. Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
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Be*wail"er (, n. One who bewails or laments.
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Be*wail"ing, a. Wailing over; lamenting. -- Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.
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Be*wail"ment (, n. The act of bewailing.
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Be*wake" (, v. t. & i. To keep watch over; to keep awake. [Obs.] Gower.
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Be*ware" (, v. i. [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware. See Ware, Wary.] 1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.
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Beware of all, but most beware of man ! Pope.
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Beware the awful avalanche. Longfellow.
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2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs.]
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Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . Beware of him, and obey his voice. Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.
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be and the Old English ware, now wary, which is an adjective. \'bdBe ye war of false prophetis.\'b8 Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15. It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (shall, should, must, etc.) as go with the infinitive.
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Be*ware" (b, v. t. To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs.] \'bdPriest, beware your beard.\'b8 Shak.
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To wish them beware the son. Milton.
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Be*wash" (, v. t. To drench or souse with water. \'bdLet the maids bewash the men.\'b8 Herrick.
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Be*weep" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewept (; p. pr. & vb. n. Beweeping.] [AS. bew; pref. be- + weep.] To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. \'bdHis timeless death beweeping.\'b8 Drayton.
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Be*weep", v. i. To weep. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Be*wet" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewet, Bewetted.] To wet or moisten. Gay.
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Be*whore" (, v. t. 1. To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of. J. Fletcher.
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2. To pronounce or characterize as a whore. Shak.
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Be*wig" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewigged (.] To cover (the head) with a wig. Hawthorne.
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Be*wil"der (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewildered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewildering.] [Pref. be- + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
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Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. Addison.
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Syn. -- To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
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Be*wil"dered (, a. Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
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Be*wil"dered*ness (, n. The state of being bewildered; bewilderment. [R.]
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Be*wil"der*ing (, a. Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering difficulties. -- Be*wil"der*ing*ly, adv.
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Be*wil"der*ment (, n. 1. The state of being bewildered.
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2. A bewildering tangle or confusion.
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He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush. Hawthorne.
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Be*win"ter (, v. t. To make wintry. [Obs.]
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Bew"it (, n. [Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck collar, fetter. Cf. Buoy.] A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
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Be*witch" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewitching.] 1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
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See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
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2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
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The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. Dryden.
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Syn. -- To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
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Be*witch"ed*ness (, n. The state of being bewitched. Gauden.
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Be*witch"er (, n. One who bewitches.
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Be*witch"er*y (, n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.
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There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South.
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Be*witch"ing, a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*witch"ing*ness, n.
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Be*witch"ment (, n. 1. The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched. Tylor.
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2. The power of bewitching or charming. Shak.
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Be*won"der (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewondered (.] 1. To fill with wonder. [Obs.]
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2. To wonder at; to admire. [Obs.]
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Be*wrap" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrapped (.] To wrap up; to cover. Fairfax.
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Be*wray" (b, v. t. To soil. See Beray.
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Be*wray", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrayed (-r; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewraying.] [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be- + AS. wr to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wr, OHG. ruog, G. r\'81gen, Icel. r\'91gja, Goth. wr to accuse.] To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]
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The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known. Robynson (More's Utopia. )
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Thy speech bewrayeth thee. Matt. xxvi. 73.
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Be*wray"er (-, n. One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] Addison.
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Be*wray"ment (-m, n. Betrayal. [R.]
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Be*wreck" (, v. t. To wreck. [Obs.]
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Be*wreke" (, v. t. [Pref. be- + wreak.] To wreak; to avenge. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
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Be*wrought" (, a. [Pref. be- + wrought, p. p. of work, v. t. ] Embroidered. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bey (b, n. [See Beg a bey.] A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.
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Bey"lic (, n. [Turk.] The territory ruled by a bey.
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Be*yond" (, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
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Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.
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2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.
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A thing beyond us, even before our death. Pope.
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3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
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4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. \'bdBeyond expectation.\'b8 Barrow.
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Beyond any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney.
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Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea. -- To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent.
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That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. 1 Thess. iv. 6.
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Be*yond" (, adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder.
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Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. Spenser.
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Be*zant" (, n. [See Byzant.] 1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.]
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2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke.
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3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.
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Bez`-ant"ler (, n. [L. bis twice (OF. bes) + E. antler.] The second branch of a stag's horn.
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Bez"el (b, n. [From an old form of F. biseau sloping edge, prob. fr. L. bis double. See Bi-.] The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
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B\'82*zique" (b, n. [F. b\'82sigue.] A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points.
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Be"zoar (, n. [F. b\'82zoard, fr. Ar. b\'bezahr, b\'bedizahr, fr. Per. p\'bed-zahr bezoar; p\'bed protecting + zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.] A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
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Bezoar orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.
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Bezoar antelope. See Antelope. -- Bezoar goat (Zo\'94l.), the wild goat (Capra \'91gagrus). -- Bezoar mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony. Ure.
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Bez`o*ar"dic (, a. [Cf. F. b\'82zoardique, b\'82zoartique.] Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar. -- n. A medicine containing bezoar.
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{ Bez`o*ar"tic (, Bez`o*ar"tic*al (, } a. [See Bezoardic.] Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing. [Obs.]
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Be*zo"ni*an (, n. [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It bisogno.] A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
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Great men oft die by vile bezonians. Shak.
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\'d8Bez`po*pov"tsy (?), n. [Russ.; bez without + popovtsy, a derivative of pop priest.] A Russian sect. See Raskolnik.
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Bez"zle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bezzled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bezzling (.] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. Embezzle.] To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.]
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Bez"zle, v. i. To drink to excess; to revel. [Obs.]
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B-girl n. 1. a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers.
Syn. -- bar girl.
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Bhang (, n. [Per. bang; cf. Skr. bhang\'be hemp.] An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh.
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{ Bhees"ty, Bhees"tie (?) }, n. [Written also bhistee, bhisti, etc.] [Per. bihisht\'c6 lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India]
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{ Bhis"tee (?), Bhis"ti (?) }, n. Same as Bheesty. [India]
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B-horizon n. that layer of soil in a well-developed soil lying immediately below the A-horizon, and which contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils.
Syn. -- B horizon.
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\'d8Bhun"der (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindus as sacred. See Rhesus.
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Bhutan n. a principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.
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Bhutanese n. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
Syn. -- Bhutani.
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Bhutanese adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutanese Buddhists
Syn. -- Bhutani.
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Bhutani adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Bhutani language or people. Bhutani Buddhists
Syn. -- Bhutanese.
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2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutani mountains
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Bhutani n. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
Syn. -- Bhutanese.
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Bi- (. [L. bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. two. See Bis-, Two, and cf. Di-, Dis-.]
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1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, two-toothed; biternate, doubly ternate, etc.
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2. (Chem.) In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; as, bichromate, bisulphide. Be- and di- are often used interchangeably.
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Bi*ac"id (, a. [Pref. bi- + acid.] (Chem.) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid.
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Bi`a*cu"mi*nate (, a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.] (Bot.) Having points in two directions.
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Bi*an"gu*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + angular.] Having two angles or corners.
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{ Bi*an"gu*late (, Bi*an"gu*la`ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + angulate, angulated.] Biangular.
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Bi*an"gu*lous (,a. [Pref. bi- + angulous.] Biangular. [R.]
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Bi*an"nu*al (?), a. [Pref. bi- + annual.] Occurring twice a year; half-yearly; semiannual.
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Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous (, a. [Pref. bi- + antherigerous.] (Bot.) Having two anthers.
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Bi`ar*tic"u*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + articulate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having, or consisting of, tow joints.
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Bi"as (b, n.; pl. Biases (-. [F. biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face. See Bi-, and cf. Face.] 1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.
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Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.
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Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. South.
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Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. Locke.
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3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
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4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
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Syn. -- Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See Bent.
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Bi"as, a. 1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
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Bi"as, adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
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Bi"as, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Biased (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Biasing.] To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.
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Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. De Quincey.
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Bi`au*ric"u*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + auriculate.] 1. (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Having two earlike projections at its base, as a leaf.
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{ Bi*ax"al (, Bi*ax"i*al (, } a. [Pref. bi- + axal, axial.] (Opt.) Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization; biaxial crystals. Brewster. -- Bi*ax"i*al*ly, adv.
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Bib (, n. [From Bib, v., because the bib receives the drink that the child slavers from the mouth.] 1. A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) An arctic fish (Gadus luscus), allied to the cod; -- called also pout and whiting pout.
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3. A bibcock.
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{ Bib, Bibbe } (, v. t. [L. bibere. See Beverage, and cf. Imbibe.] To drink; to tipple. [Obs.]
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This miller hath . . . bibbed ale. Chaucer.
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Bib, v. i. To drink; to sip; to tipple.
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He was constantly bibbing. Locke.
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Bi*ba"cious (, a. [L. bibax, bibacis, fr. bibere. See Bib.] Addicted to drinking.
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Bi*bac"i*ty (, n. The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling. Blount.
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Bi*ba"sic (, a. [Pref. bi- + basic.] (Chem.) Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See Dibasic.
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Bibb (b, n. A bibcock. See Bib, n., 3.
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Bib"ber (, n. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; -- chiefly used in composition; as, winebibber.
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Bib"ble-bab"ble (, n. [A reduplication of babble.] Idle talk; babble. Shak.
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Bibbs (b, n. pl. (Naut.) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
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Bib"cock` (b, n. A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle. Knight.
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\'d8Bi`be*lot" (?), n. [F.] A small decorative object without practical utility.
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Her pictures, her furniture, and her bibelots. M. Crawford.
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Bi*bi"rine (, n. (Chem.) See Bebeerine.
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Bib"i*to*ry (, a. Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
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Bi"ble (b, n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr. Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.] 1. A book. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible.
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3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
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4. (Fig.) a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
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Bible Society, an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible. -- Douay Bible. See Douay Bible. -- Geneva Bible. See under Geneva.
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Bib"ler (b, n. [See Bib, v. t.] A great drinker; a tippler. [Written also bibbler and bibbeler.]
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bib"less adj. lacking a bib. bibbed
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Bib"li*cal (b, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
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Bib`li*cal"i*ty (-k, n. The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject. [R.]
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Bib"li*cal*ly (, adv. According to the Bible.
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Bib"li*cism (, n. [Cf. F. biblicisme.] Learning or literature relating to the Bible. [R.]
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Bib"li*cist (, n. One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.
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Bib"li*o*graph` (, n. Bibliographer.
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Bib`li*og"ra*pher (, n. [Gr. , fr. book + to write : cf. F. bibliographe.] One who writes, or is versed in, bibliography.
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{ Bib`li*o*graph"ic (, Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al (, } a. [Cf. F. bibliographique.] Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books. -- Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Bib`li*og"ra*phy (b n.; pl. Bibliographies (. [Gr. bibliografi`a: cf. F. bibliographie.] 1. a history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
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2. a list of books or other printed works having some common theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher.
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3. a list of the published (and sometimes unpublished) sources of information referred to in a scholarly discourse or other text, or used as reference materials for its preparation.
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4. the branch of library science dealing with the history and classification of books and other published materials.
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{ Bib`li*ol"a*ter (b, Bib`li*ol"a*trist (b, } n. [See. Bibliolatry.] A worshiper of books; especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a believer in its verbal inspiration. De Quincey.
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Bib`li*ol"a*try (b, n. [Gr. bibli`on book + latrei`a service, worship, latrey`ein to serve.] Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures. Coleridge. F. W. Newman.
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Bib`li*o*log"ic*al (, a. Relating to bibliology.
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Bib`li*ol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. book + -logy.]
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1. An account of books; book lore; bibliography.
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2. The literature or doctrine of the Bible.
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Bib"li*o*man`cy (, n. [Gr. book + -mancy: cf. F. bibliomancie.] A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events.
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Bib`li*o*ma"ni*a (, n. [Gr. book + madness: cf. F. bibliomanie.] A mania for acquiring books.
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Bib`li*o*ma"ni*ac (, n. One who has a mania for books. -- a. Relating to a bibliomaniac.
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Bib`li*o*ma*ni"ac*al (, a. Pertaining to a passion for books; relating to a bibliomaniac.
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Bib`li*o*peg"ic (-p, a. [Gr. bibli`on book + phgny`naito make fast.] Relating to the binding of books. [R.]
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Bib`li*op"e*gist (b, n. A bookbinder.
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Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic (b, a. Pertaining to the art of binding books. [R.] Dibdin.
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Bib`li*op"e*gy (, n. [See Bibliopegic.] The art of binding books. [R.]
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Bib"li*o*phile (, n. [Gr. book + to love: cf. F. bibliophile.] A lover of books.
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Bib`li*oph"i*lism (, n. Love of books.
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Bib`li*oph"i*list (, n. A lover of books.
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Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a (, n. [Gr. book + to fear.] A dread of books. [R.]
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Bib"li*o*pole (, n. [L. bibliopola, Gr. ; book + to sell: cf. F. bibliopole.] One who sells books.
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{ Bib`li*o*pol"ic (, Bib`li*op"o*lar } (, a. [See Bibliopole.] Of or pertaining to the sale of books. \'bdBibliopolic difficulties.\'b8 Carlyle.
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Bib`li*op"o*lism (, n. The trade or business of selling books.
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Bib`li*op"o*list (, n. Same as Bibliopole.
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Bib`li*op`o*lis"tic (, a. Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. Dibdin.
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{ Bib"li*o*taph (, Bib`li*ot"a*phist (, } n. [Gr. book + a burial.] One who hides away books, as in a tomb. [R.] Crabb.
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Bib"li*o*thec (, n. A librarian.
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\'d8Bib`li*o*the"ca (, n. [L. See Bibliotheke.] A library.
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Bib`li*o*the"cal (, a. [L. bibliothecalis. See Bibliotheke.] Belonging to a library. Byrom.
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Bib`li*oth"e*ca*ry (, n. [L. bibliothecarius: cf. F. biblioth\'82caire.] A librarian. [Obs.] Evelin.
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Bib"li*o*theke (, n. [L. bibliotheca, Gr. ; book + a case, box, fr. to place: cf. F. biblioth\'8aque.] A library. [Obs.] Bale.
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Bib"list (, n. [Cf. F. bibliste. See Bible.]
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1. One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith.
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2. A biblical scholar; a biblicist. I. Taylor.
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Bi*brac"te*ate (, a. [Pref. bi- + bracteate.] (Bot.) Furnished with, or having, two bracts.
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Bib"u*lous (, a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t. ] 1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.
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2. Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.
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Bib"u*lous*ly, adv. In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption. De Quincey.
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Bi*cal"ca*rate (, a. [Pref. bi- + calcarate.] Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.
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{ Bi*cal"lose (, Bi*cal"lous (, } a. [Pref. bi- + callose, callous.] (Bot.) Having two callosities or hard spots. Gray.
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Bi*cam"er*al (, a. [Pref. bi- + camera.] Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches. Bentham.
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Bi*cap"su*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + capsular: cf. F. bicapsulaire.] (Bot.) Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.
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Bi*car"bon*ate (, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.] (Chem.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate.
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{Bi*car"bu*ret`ed or -ret`ted } (, a. [Pref. bi- + carbureted.] (Chem.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule. [Obs. or R.]
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Bi*car"i*nate (, a. [Pref. bi- + carinate.] (Biol.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses.
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Bi*cau"dal (, a. [Pref. bi- + caudal.] Having, or terminating in, two tails.
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Bi*cau"date (, a. [Pref. bi- + caudate.] Two-tailed; bicaudal.
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Bic"ched (, a. [Of unknown origin.] Pecked; pitted; notched. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bicched bones, pecked, or notched, bones; dice.
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{ Bice, Bise } (, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.] (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.
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Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. Cooley. Brande & C.
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Bi*cen"te*na*ry (, a. [Pref. bi- + centenary.] Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n. The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.
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Bi`cen*ten"ni*al, a. [Pref. bi- + centennial.] 1. Consisting of two hundred years.
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2. Occurring every two hundred years.
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Bi`cen*ten"ni*al, n. The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.
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Bi*ceph"a*lous (, a. [Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F. bic\'82phale.] Having two heads.
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\'d8Bi"ceps (, n. [L., two-headed; bis twice + caput head. See Capital.] (Anat.) A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.
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\'d8Bi*chir" (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
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Bi*chlo"ride (, n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.
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Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called corrosive sublimate.
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\'d8Bi"cho (, n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) See Jigger.
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Bi*chro"mate (, n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate.
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Bi*chro"ma*tize (, v. t. To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.
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bichrome bicoloured adj. 1. having two colors.
Syn. -- bicolor, bicolour, bicolored.
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Bi*cip"i*tal (, a. [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F. bicipital. See Biceps.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle. (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm.
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2. (Bot.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.
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Bi*cip"i*tous (, a. Having two heads; bicipital. \'bdBicipitous serpents.\'b8 Sir T. Browne.
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Bick"er, n. [See Beaker.] A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bick"er (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bickered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bickering.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. beak.] 1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.]
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Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together. Holland.
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2. To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.
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Petty things about which men cark and bicker. Barrow.
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3. To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.
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They [streamlets] bickered through the sunny shade. Thomson.
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Bick"er, n. 1. A skirmish; an encounter. [Obs.]
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2. A fight with stones between two parties of boys. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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3. A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.
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Bick"er*er (, n. One who bickers.
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Bick"er*ing, n. 1. A skirmishing. \'bdFrays and bickerings.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Altercation; wrangling.
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Bick"er*ment (, n. Contention. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bick"ern (, n. [F. bigorne. See Bicorn.] An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself.
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{ Bick"ford fuse or Bick"ford fuze, or Bickford match (?) }. A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
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Bi*col"li*gate (, a. [L. bis twice + colligatus, p. p. See Colligate, v. t. ] (Zo\'94l.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.
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{ Bi"col`or (, Bi"col`ored (, } a. [L. bicolor; bis twice + color color.] Of two colors.
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Bi*con"cave (, a. [Pref. bi- + concave.] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebr\'91.
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Bi*con"ju*gate (, a. [Pref. bi- + conjugate, a.] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray.
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Bi*con"vex (, a. [Pref. bi- + convex.] Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
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{ Bi"corn (, Bi"corned (, Bi*cor"nous (, } a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. Bickern.] Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
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Bi*cor"po*ral (, a. [Pref. bi- + corporal.] Having two bodies.
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Bi*cor"po*rate (, a. [Pref. bi- + corporate.] (Her.) Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.
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Bi*cos"tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + costate.] (Bot.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.
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Bi*cre"nate (, a. [Pref. bi- + crenate.] (Bot.) Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.
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Bi`cres*cen"tic (, a. [Pref. bi- + crescent.] Having the form of a double crescent.
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Bi*cru"ral (, a. [Pref. bi- + crural.] Having two legs. Hooker.
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{ Bi*cus"pid (, Bi*cus"pid*ate (, } a. [See pref. Bi-, and Cuspidate.] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
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Bi*cus"pid, n. (Anat.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n.
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Bi*cy"a*nide (, n. See Dicyanide.
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Bi"cy*cle (, n. [Pref. bi- + cycle.] A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.
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Bi"cy*cler (, n. One who rides a bicycle.
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Bi*cyc"lic (, a. Relating to bicycles.
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Bi"cy*cling (, n. The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.
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Bi"cy*clism (, n. The art of riding a bicycle.
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Bi"cy*clist (, n. A bicycler.
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Bi*cyc"u*lar (, a. Relating to bicycling.
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Bid (b, v. t. [imp. Bade (b, Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden (, Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. be\'a2dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in \'bdto bid beads.\'b8
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1. To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).
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2. To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.
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Neither bid him God speed. 2. John 10.
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He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. Granrille.
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3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] \'bdOur banns thrice bid !\'b8 Gay.
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4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.
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That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. Pope
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Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. Matt. xiv. 28
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I was bid to pick up shells. D. Jerrold.
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5. To invite; to call in; to request to come.
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As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Matt. xxii. 9
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To bid beads, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.] -- To bid defiance to , to defy openly; to brave. -- To bid fair, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely.
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Syn. -- To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin.
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Bid (, imp. & p. p. of Bid.
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Bid, n. An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.
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Bid, v. i. [See Bid, v. t.] 1. To pray. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.
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Bid"ale` (, n. [Bid + ale.] An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [Prov. Eng.]
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{ Bi*dar"kee (?), Bi*dar"ka (?) }, n. [Russ. baidarka, dim. Cf. Baidar.] A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [Alaska] The Century.
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Bid"da*ble (, a. Obedient; docile. [Scot.]
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Bid"den (, p. p. of Bid.
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Bid"der (, n. [AS. biddere. ] One who bids or offers a price. Burke.
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Bid"der*y ware` (. [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry, bidree, bedery, beder.]
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Bid"ding, n. 1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. \'bdDo thou thy master's bidding.\'b8 Shak.
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2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.
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Bid"ding prayer` (. 1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
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2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons.
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Bid"dy (, n. [Etymology uncertain.] A name used in calling a hen or chicken. Shak.
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Bid"dy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.] An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.]
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Bide (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. b\'c6dan; akin to OHG. b\'c6tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b\'c6; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.] 1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
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All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
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2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. Shak.
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Bide, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
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Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak.
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2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
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Bi"dent (, n. [L. bidens, -entis, having two prongs; bis twice + dens a tooth.] An instrument or weapon with two prongs.
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Bi*den"tal (, a. Having two teeth. Swift.
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Bi*den"tate (, a. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.
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Bi*det" (, n. [F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.]
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1. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. B. Jonson.
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2. A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.
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Bi*dig"i*tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + digitate.] Having two fingers or fingerlike projections.
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Bid"ing (, n. Residence; habitation. Rowe.
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Bie"la's com"et (?). (Astron.) A periodic coment, discovered by Biela in 1826, which revolves around the sun in 6.6 years. The November meteors (Andromedes or Bielids) move in its orbit, and may be fragments of the comet.
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Bield (, n. A shelter. Same as Beild. [Scot.]
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Bield, v. t. To shelter. [Scot.]
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Bie"lid (?), n. (Astron.) See Andromede and cf. Biela's comet.
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Bi*en"ni*al (, a. [L. biennalis and biennis, fr. biennium a space of two years; bis twice + annus year. Cf. Annual.] 1. Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election.
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2. (Bot.) Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second.
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Bi*en"ni*al, n. 1. Something which takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial examination.
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2. (Bot.) A plant which exists or lasts for two years.
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Bi*en"ni*al*ly, adv. Once in two years.
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Bier (, n. [OE. b\'91e, beere, AS. b, b; akin to D. baar, OHG. b\'bera, G. bahre, Icel barar, Dbaare, L. feretrum, Gr. , from the same bear to produce. See 1st Bear, and cf. Barrow.] 1. A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.
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2. (Weaving) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. Knight.
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Bier"balk` (b, n. [See Bier, and Balk, n.] A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals. [Obs.] Homilies.
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{ Biest"ings, Beest"ings } (, n. pl. [OE. bestynge, AS. b, fr. b, beost; akin to D. biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.] The first milk given by a cow after calving. B. Jonson.
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The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574).
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Bi*fa"cial (, a. [Pref. bi- + facial.] Having the opposite surfaces alike.
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Bi*fa"ri*ous (, a. [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to speak. Cf. Gr. 1. Twofold; arranged in two rows.
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2. (Bot.) Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.
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Bi*fa"ri*ous*ly, adv. In a bifarious manner.
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Bif"er*ous (, a. [L. bifer; bis twice + ferre to bear.] Bearing fruit twice a year.
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Bif"fin (, n. [Cf. Beaufin.] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. [Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] Wright.
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2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple. Dickens.
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Bi"fid (, a. [L. bifidus; bis twice + root of findere to cleave or split: cf. F. bifide.] Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
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Bif"i*date (, a. [L. bifidatus.] See Bifid.
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Bi*fi"lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + filar.] Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads; as, bifilar suspension; a bifilar balance.
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Bifilar micrometer (often called a bifilar), an instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by means of two very minute threads (usually spider lines), one of which, at least, is movable; -- more commonly called a filar micrometer.
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Bi`fla*bel"late (, a. [Pref. bi- + flabellate.] (Zo\'94l.) Flabellate on both sides.
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Bi`fla*gel"late (, a. [Pref. bi- + flagellate.] Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages.
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{ Bi*flo"rate (, Bi*flo"rous (, } a. [L. bis twice + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.
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Bi"fo`cal (?), a. [Pref. bi-+ focal.] Having two foci, as some spectacle lenses.
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Bi"fo`cal (?), n. [Pref. bi-+ focal.] a bifocal lens.
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Bi"fo`cals (?), n. pl. [Pref. bi-+ focal.] eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having different focal lengths.
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Bi"fold (, a. [Pref. bi- + fold.] Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. Shak.
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Bi*fo"li*ate (, a. [Pref. bi- + foliate.] (Bot.) Having two leaves; two-leaved.
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Bi*fo"li*o*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + foliolate.] (Bot.) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.
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Bif"o*rate (, a. [L. bis twice + foratus, p. p. of forare to bore or pierce.] (Bot.) Having two perforations.
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Bif"o*rine (, n. [L. biforis, biforus, having two doors; bis twice + foris door.] (Bot.) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order Arace\'91. It has an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
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Bi"forked (, a. Bifurcate.
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Bi"form (, a. [L. biformis; bis twice + forma shape: cf. F. biforme.] Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. Croxall.
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Bi"formed (, a. [Pref. bi- + form.] Having two forms. Johnson.
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Bi*form"i*ty (, n. A double form.
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Bi*forn" (, prep. & adv. Before. [Obs.]
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Bif"o*rous (, a. [L. biforis having two doors; bis twice, two + foris door.] See Biforate.
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Bi*front"ed (, a. [Pref. bi- + front.] Having two fronts. \'bdBifronted Janus.\'b8 Massinger.
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{ Bi*fur"cate (, Bi*fur"ca*ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + furcate.] 1. Two-pronged; forked.
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2. divided into or made up of two parts. socially bifurcated populations
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Bi*fur"cate (, v. i. To divide into two branches.
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Bi`fur*ca"tion (, n. [Cf. F. bifurcation.] A forking, or division into two branches.
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Bi*fur"cous (, a. [L. bifurcus; bis twice + furca fork.] See Bifurcate, a. [R.] Coles.
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Big (b, a. [Compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.] 1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. \'bdHe's too big to go in there.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.
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[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.
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3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
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God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.
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Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.
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To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.
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I talked big to them at first. De Foe.
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Syn. -- Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
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{ Big, Bigg }, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.) Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
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\'bdBear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg.\'b8 New English Dict.
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{ Big, Bigg }, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.] To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Bi"ga (, n. [L.] (Antiq.) A two-horse chariot.
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Big"am (, n. [L. bigamus twice married: cf. F. bigame. See Bigamy.] A bigamist. [Obs.]
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Big"a*mist (, n. [Cf. Digamist.] One who is guilty of bigamy. Ayliffe.
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Big"a*mous (, a. Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.
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Big"a*my (, n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. marriage; prob. akin to Skt. j\'bemis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. Digamy.] (Law) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another. Wharton.
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bigamy: it more properly denominated polygamy, i. e., having a plurality of wives or husbands at once, and in several statutes in the United States the offense is classed under the head of polygamy.
bigamy was the marrying of two virgins successively, or one after the death of the other, or once marrying a widow. This disqualified a man for orders, and for holding ecclesiastical offices. Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense. Blackstone. Bouvier.
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Base declension and loathed bigamy. Shak.
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Big Apple (b, prop. n. New York City; -- a nickname, usually written The Big Apple.
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{ Big`ar*reau" (, Big`a*roon" (, } n. [F. bigarreau, fr. bigarr\'82 variegated.] (Bot.) The large white-heart cherry.
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big band, A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players.
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big bang n. (Astron.) The explosive event marking the beginning of the known universe, according to big bang theory; the beginning of time. The big bang is likened to a massive explosion from a point containing all of the matter and energy of the beginning universe, which started the expansion and evolution of the universe which continues today. The evidence for such an event includes the apparently expanding size of the present universe, and a background microwave radiation of about 3
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big bang theory n. (Astronomy, Cosmology) The theory that the known universe originated in an explosive event (the big bang) in which all of the matter and energy of the universe was contained in a single point and began to rapidly expand and evolve, starting as high-energy particles and radiation, and, as it cooled over time, evolving into ordinary subatomic particles, atoms, and then stars and galaxies. According to this theory, the four-dimensional space-time continuum which we perceive as our universe continues to expand to the present time, but it is unknown whether the expansion will continue indefinitely or eventually stop or even reverse, possibly leading to a contraction to a single point sometimes referred to as the \'bdbig crunch\'b8. The competing \'bdSteady-state Theory\'b8 gradually lost favor in the 1980's and 1990's. See also big bang.
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Big"-bel`lied (, a. Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon; advanced in pregnancy.
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Big Bend State. Tennessee; -- a nickname.
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Big Board (b, prop. n. (Finance) The New York Stock Exchange; -- a nickname often used in financial reporting.
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bi*gem"i*nate (, a. [Pref. bi- + geminate.] (Bot.) Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.
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bi*gen"tial (, a. [Pref. bi- + L. gens, gentis, tribe.] (Zo\'94l.) Including two tribes or races of men.
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Big"eye` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the genus Priacanthus, remarkable for the large size of the eye.
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Bigg (, n. & v. See Big, n. & v.
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Big"gen (, v. t. & i. To make or become big; to enlarge. [Obs. or Dial.] Steele.
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Big"ger (, a., compar. of Big.
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Big"gest (, a., superl. of Big.
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Big"gin (, n. [F. b\'82guin, prob. from the cap worn by the B\'82guines. Cf. Beguine, Biggon.] A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.
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An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.
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Big"gin, n. A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.
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{ Big"gin, Big"ging, } n. [OE. bigging. See Big, Bigg, v. t.] A building. [Obs.]
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{ Big"gon (, Big"gon*net (, } n. [F. b\'82guin and OF. beguinet, dim of b\'82guin. See Biggin a cap.] A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears.
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\'d8Big"ha (, n. A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
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bighearted adj. given or giving freely.
Syn. -- big, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded.
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Big"horn` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis montana or Caprovis montana); called also bighorn sheep.
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Bight (b, n. [OE. bi a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
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2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
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3. (Naut.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.
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Bi*glan"du*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + glandular.] Having two glands, as a plant.
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Big"ly (, adv. [From Big, a.] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently.
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He brawleth bigly. Robynson (More's Utopia. )
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Big"ness, n. The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk.
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Big*no"ni*a (, n. [Named from the Abb\'82 Bignon.] 1. (Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper (also called the trumpet vine), with large red tubular flowers, was formerly considered to be of this genus, but is now classified as Campsis radicans.
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2. any member of the family Bignoniaceae, including the bignonia{1}, catalpa, trumpet creeper, and princess tree. They typically have brightly colored tubular (trumpet-shaped) flowers.
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Bignoniaceae n. a natural family comprising the trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having gourdlike or capsular fruit; the are sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Syn. -- family Bignoniaceae.
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Big*no`ni*a"ceous (, a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower (also called trumpet creeper and trumpet vine) is an example.
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Big"ot (, n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. s-bigottire to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as Beguine, Beghard.]
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1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite. [Obs.]
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2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.
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To doubt, where bigots had been content to wonder and believe. Macaulay.
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Big"ot, a. Bigoted. [Obs.]
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In a country more bigot than ours. Dryden.
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Big"ot*ed, a. Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. \'bdBigoted to strife.\'b8 Byron.
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Syn. -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.
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Big"ot*ed*ly, adv. In the manner of a bigot.
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Big"ot*ry (, n. [Cf. F. bigoterie.] 1. The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.
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2. The practice or tenets of a bigot.
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bigram n. a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system.
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big-shouldered adj. having unusually large shoulders. big-shouldered and heavy-armed
Syn. -- broad-shouldered, square-shouldered.
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big-ticket adj. prenom. same as expensive, but in an absolute sense; -- referring to items of a type which are all expensive, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or large-screen television sets. The roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of big-ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season. cheap
Syn. -- costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy.
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Big"wig` (, n. [Big,a.+ wig.] A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose]
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In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.
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Big"-wigged` (, a. characterized by pomposity of manner. [Eng.]
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Bi`hy*drog"u*ret (, n. [Pref. bi- + hydroguret.] (Chem.) A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bi*jou" (, n.; pl. Bijoux (. [F.; of uncertain origin.] A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.
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Bi*jou"try (, n. [F. bijouterie. See Bijou.] Small articles of virtu, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.
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Bij"u*gate (, a. [L. bis twice + jugatus, p. p. of jugare to join.] (Bot.) Having two pairs, as of leaflets.
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Bij"u*gous (, a. [L. bijugus yoked two together; bis twice + jugum yoke, pair.] (Bot.) Bijugate.
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Bike (, n. [Ethymol. unknown.] A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Bikh (, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.
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bi*la"bi*al adj. (Linguistics) produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. As, bilabial fricatives. See labial, adj. and bilabial, n.
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bi*la"bi*al n. (Linguistics) a consonant that is articulated using both lips, as p or b or w.
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Bi*la"bi*ate (, a. [Pref. bi- + labiate.] (Bot.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.
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Bi`la*cin"i*ate (, a. [Pref. bi- + laciniate.] Doubly fringed.
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\'d8Bi*la"lo (, n. A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.
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{ Bi*lam"el*late (, Bi*lam"el*la`ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + lamellate.] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.
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{ Bi*lam"i*nar (, Bi*lam"i*nate (, } a. [Pref. bi- + laminar, laminate.] Formed of, or having, two lamin\'91, or thin plates.
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Bi"land (, n. A byland. [Obs.] Holland.
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Bil"an*der (, n. [D. bijlander; bij by + land land, country.] (Naut.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
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Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep
Dryden.
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Bi*lat"er*al (, a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F. bilat\'82ral.] 1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.
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2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body.
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Bi*lat`er*al"i*ty (, n. State of being bilateral.
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Bil"ber*ry (, n.; pl. Bilberries (. [Cf. Dan. b\'94lleb\'91r bilberry, where b\'94lle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.
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There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. Shak.
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2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. c\'91spitosum and V. uliginosum.
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Bil"bo (, n.; pl. Bilboes (. 1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Shak.
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2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships.
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Methought I lay
bilboes. Shak.
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\'d8Bil"bo*quet (, n. [F.] The toy called cup and ball.
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Bil"cock (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The European water rail.
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\'d8Bild"stein (, n. [G., fr. bild image, likeness + stein stone.] Same as Agalmatolite.
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Bile (, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters.
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2. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile. Prescott.
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Bile, n. [OE. byle, bule, bele, AS. b, b; skin to D. buil, G. beule, and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. Boil a tumor, Bulge.] A boil. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Bi*lec"tion (, n. (Arch.) That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.
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Bile"stone` (, n. [Bile + stone.] A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See Biliary. E. Darwin.
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Bilge (, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.] 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
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2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
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3. Bilge water.
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Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. -- Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. -- Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. -- Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
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Bilge (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bilged (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging.] 1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
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2. To bulge.
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Bilge, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).
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2. To cause to bulge.
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bil"ges n. in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side.
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Bil"gy (, a. Having the smell of bilge water.
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Bil"ia*ry (b, a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.
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Biliary calculus (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.
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Bil`i*a"tion (, n. (Physiol.) The production and excretion of bile.
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Bi*lif"er*ous (, a. Generating bile.
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Bil`i*fus"cin (, n. [L. bilis bile + fuscus dark.] (Physiol.) A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.
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{ \'d8Bi*lim"bi (, \'d8Bi*lim"bing (, } n. [Malay.] The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalide\'91 or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also blimbi and blimbing.]
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Bil"i*ment (, n. A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]
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Bi"lin (, n. [Cf. F. biline, from L. bilis bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
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Bi*lin"e*ar (, a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear co\'94rdinates.
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Bi*lin"gual (, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.
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Bi*lin"gual*ism (, n. Quality of being bilingual.
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The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.
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Bi*lin"guar (, a. See Bilingual.
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Bi*lin"guist (, n. One versed in two languages.
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Bi*lin"guous (, a. [L. bilinguis.] Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]
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Bil"ious (b, a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile.
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2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.
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3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. \'bdA bilious old nabob.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Bilious temperament. See Temperament.
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Bil"ious*ness, n. The state of being bilious.
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Bil`i*pra"sin (, n. [L. bilis bile + prasinus green.] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones.
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Bil`i*ru"bin (, n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.] (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.
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Bi*lit"er*al (, a. [L. bis twice + littera letter.] Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Sir W. Jones. -- n. A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.
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Bi*lit"er*al*ism (, n. The property or state of being biliteral.
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Bil`i*ver"din (, n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. Verdure.] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.
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Bilk (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bilked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking.] [Origin unknown. Cf. Balk.] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. Thackeray.
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Bilk, n. 1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
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2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. Hudibras.
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3. Nonsense; vain words. B. Jonson.
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4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person. Marryat.
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Bill (, n. [OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.] A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal. Milton.
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Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Billing.] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]
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2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. \'bdAs pigeons bill.\'b8 Shak.
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To bill and coo, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. Thackeray.
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Bill, n. The bell, or boom, of the bittern
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The bittern's hollow bill was heard. Wordsworth.
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Bill, n. [OE. bil, AS. bill, bil; akin to OS. bil sword, OHG. bill pickax, G. bille. Cf. Bill bea 1. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.
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2. A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff.
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France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows end bills. Macaulay.
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3. One who wields a bill; a billman. Strype.
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4. A pickax, or mattock. [Obs.]
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5. (Naut.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.
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Bill (, v. t. To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.
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Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. Bull papal edict, Billet a paper.]
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1. (Law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
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2. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. [Eng.]
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note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
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3. A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
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4. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.
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She put up the bill in her parlor window. Dickens.
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5. An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill.
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6. Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of mortality; a bill of fare, etc.
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Bill of adventure. See under Adventure. -- Bill of costs, a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action. -- Bill of credit. (a) Within the constitution of the United States, a paper issued by a State, on the mere faith and credit of the State, and designed to circulate as money. No State shall \'bdemit bills of credit.\'b8 U. S. Const. Peters. Wharton. Bouvier (b) Among merchants, a letter sent by an agent or other person to a merchant, desiring him to give credit to the bearer for goods or money. -- Bill of divorce, in the Jewish law, a writing given by the husband to the wife, by which the marriage relation was dissolved. Jer. iii. 8. -- Bill of entry, a written account of goods entered at the customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation. -- Bill of exceptions. See under Exception. -- Bill of exchange (Com.), a written order or request from one person or house to another, desiring the latter to pay to some person designated a certain sum of money therein generally is, and, to be negotiable, must be, made payable to order or to bearer. So also the order generally expresses a specified time of payment, and that it is drawn for value. The person who draws the bill is called the drawer, the person on whom it is drawn is, before acceptance, called the drawee, -- after acceptance, the acceptor; the person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the payee. The person making the order may himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called a draft. See Exchange. Chitty. -- Bill of fare, a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc. -- Bill of health, a certificate from the proper authorities as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time of her leaving port. -- Bill of indictment, a written accusation lawfully presented to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it \'bdA true bill,\'b8 otherwise they write upon it \'bdNot a true bill,\'b8 or \'bdNot found,\'b8 or \'bdIgnoramus\'b8, or \'bdIgnored.\'b8 -- Bill of lading, a written account of goods shipped by any person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or by its master, acknowledging the receipt of the goods, and promising to deliver them safe at the place directed, dangers of the sea excepted. It is usual for the master to sign two, three, or four copies of the bill; one of which he keeps in possession, one is kept by the shipper, and one is sent to the consignee of the goods. -- Bill of mortality, an official statement of the number of deaths in a place or district within a given time; also, a district required to be covered by such statement; as, a place within the bills of mortality of London. -- Bill of pains and penalties, a special act of a legislature which inflicts a punishment less than death upon persons supposed to be guilty of treason or felony, without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings. Bouvier. Wharton. -- Bill of parcels, an account given by the seller to the buyer of the several articles purchased, with the price of each. -- Bill of particulars (Law), a detailed statement of the items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the defendant's set-off. -- Bill of rights, a summary of rights and privileges claimed by a people. Such was the declaration presented by the Lords and Commons of England to the Prince and Princess of Orange in 1688, and enacted in Parliament after they became king and queen. In America, a bill or declaration of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several States. -- Bill of sale, a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels. -- Bill of sight, a form of entry at the customhouse, by which goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information, may be provisionally landed for examination. -- Bill of store, a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free. Wharton. -- Bills payable (pl.), the outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm. -- Bills receivable (pl.), the unpaid promissory notes or acceptances held by an individual or firm. McElrath. -- A true bill, a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand jury.
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Bill, v. t. 1. To advertise by a bill or public notice.
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2. To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods.
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Bil"la*bong` (?), n. [Native name.] In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source.
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Bil"lage (, n. & v. t. & i. Same as Bilge.
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Bil"lard (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written also billet and billit.]
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{Bill`bee"tle (, or Bill"bug` } (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See Curculio.
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Bill"board` (, n. 1. (Naut.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. Totten.
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2. A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board. especially, A large board out of doors and visible to passers-by, on which the space is rented for advertising purposes; also, the advertising displayed on such a board.
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Bill" book` (. (Com.) A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives.
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Bill" bro`ker (. One who negotiates the discount of bills.
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Billed (, a. Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
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Bil"let (, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See Bill a writing.] 1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. \'bdI got your melancholy billet.\'b8 Sterne.
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2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
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3. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]
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The men who cling to easy billets ashore. Harper's Mag.
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His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet, and there they rankle. Pall Mall Mag.
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Bil"let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Billeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Billeting.] [From Billet a ticket.] (Mil.) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
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Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. W. Irving.
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Bil"let, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. Billiards, Billot.] 1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.
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They shall beat out my brains with billets. Shak.
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2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
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3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
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4. (Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. Knight.
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5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
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\'d8Bil`let-doux" (b, n.; pl. Billets-doux (b. [F. billet note + doux sweet, L. dulcis.] A love letter or note.
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A lover chanting out a billet-doux. Spectator.
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Bil"let*head` (b, n. (Naut.) A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts off.
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Bill"fish` (b, n. (Zo\'94l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus longirostris, or Belone longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
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bill"fold` (b, A small, thin, flat container, usually made of leather or imitation leather, having a pocket of a size just large enough to hold paper currency and folded over once to fit in the pocket of one's clothing; it is a type of wallet, but having fewer compartments than the typical wallet.
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Bill"head` (b, n. A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
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Bill" hold`er (b. 1. A person who holds a bill or acceptance.
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2. A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
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Bill"hook` (, n. [Bill + hook.] A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handle is long, a hedge bill or scimiter.
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Bil"liard (, a. Of or pertaining to the game of billiards. \'bdSmooth as is a billiard ball.\'b8 B. Jonson.
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Bil"liards (, n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See Billet a stick.] A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished.
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Bill"ing (, a. & n. Caressing; kissing.
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Bil"lings*gate` (, n. 1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
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2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.
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Bil"lion (, n. [F. billion, arbitrarily formed fr. L. bis twice, in imitation of million a million. See Million.] According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
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Bill"man (, n.; pl. Billmen (. One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. \'bdA billman of the guard.\'b8 Savile.
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\'d8Bil`lon" (, n. [F. Cf. Billet a stick.] An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.
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Bil"lot (, n. [F. billot, dim. of bille. See Billet a stick.] Bullion in the bar or mass.
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Bil"low (, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b\'94lge, Sw. b\'94lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.] 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.
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Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. Cowper.
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2. A great wave or flood of anything. Milton.
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Bil"low, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. \'bdThe billowing snow.\'b8 Prior.
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billowing adj. [p. pr. & vb. n. of billow, verb] 1. rising in billows. billowing smoke
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2. stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used prenominally. calm
Syn. -- billowy, surging.
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Bil"low*y (, a. Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
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And whitening down the many-tinctured stream,
billowy foam. Thomson.
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{ Bill"post`er (, Bill"stick"er (, } n. One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in public places.
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Bil"ly (, n. 1. A club; esp., a policeman's club. Also called billy club
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2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine.
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Bil"ly club`, n. see billy, n. 1.
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{ Bil"ly*cock (?), n., or Bil"ly*cock hat` (?) }. [Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of the bullies.] A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake. \'bdThe undignified billycocks and pantaloons of the West.\'b8 B. H. Chamberlain.
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Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat. Charles Reade.
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Bil"ly*boy` (, n. A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel. [Eng.]
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billy club n. a policeman's club; a nightstick.
Syn. -- truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.
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Bil"ly goat` (. A male goat. [Colloq.]
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billyo, billyoh n. a large amount; British say "it rained like billyo" where Americans say "it rained like the devil". [British]
Syn. -- billy-ho.
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billystick n. a policeman's club.
Syn. -- truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.
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Bi*lo"bate (bor b, a. [Pref. bi- + lobate.] Divided into two lobes or segments.
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bilobated adj. 1. divided into two lobes.
Syn. -- bilobate.
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2. having two lobes; as, a bilobate leaf.
Syn. -- bilobate, bilobed.
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Bi"lobed (b, a. [Pref. bi- + lobe.] Bilobate.
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Bi`lo*ca"tion (, n. [Pref. bi- + location.] Double location; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints. Tylor.
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Bi*loc"u*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + locular: cf. F. biloculaire.] Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular pericarp. Gray.
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bi*loc"u*late adj. (Biol.) divided into or containing two cells or chambers; as, having a biloculate capsule.
Syn. -- bilocular.
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Bil"sted (, n. (Bot.) See Sweet gum.
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\'d8Bil"tong (, n. [S. African.] Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried. H. R. Haggard.
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Bi*mac"u*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + maculate, a.] Having, or marked with, two spots.
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\'d8Bim"a*na (, n. pl. [NL. See Bimanous.] (Zo\'94l.) Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia.
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Bim"a*nous (, a. [L. bis twice + manus hand.] (Zo\'94l.) Having two hands; two-handed.
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Bi*mar"gin*ate (, a. [Pref. bi- + marginate.] Having a double margin, as certain shells.
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Bi*mas"tism (, n. [Pref. bi- + Gr. breast.] (Anat.) The condition of having two mamm\'91 or teats.
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Bi*me"di*al (, a. [Pref. bi- + medial.] (Geom.) Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).
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Bi*mem"bral (, a. [L. bis twice + membrum member.] (Gram.) Having two members; as, a bimembral sentence. J. W. Gibbs.
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Bi*men"sal (, a. [Pref. bi- + mensal.] See Bimonthly, a. [Obs. or R.]
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Bi*mes"tri*al (, a. [L. bimestris; bis twice + mensis month.] Continuing two months. [R.]
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bimetal n. a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals.
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Bi`me*tal"lic (, a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bim\'82tallique.] 1. Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency. [archaic]
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2. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; as, bimetallic wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc.
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Bi*met"al*lism (, n. [F. bim\'82talisme.] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.
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bim\'82tallisme and monom\'82tallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [1869]. Littr\'82.
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Bi*met"al*list (, n. An advocate of bimetallism.
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bimetallistic adj. of or pertaining to bimetallism.
Syn. -- bimetallic.
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bimillenary n. a span of 2000 years.
Syn. -- bimillennium.
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bimillenial adj. of or pertaining to the bimillennium.
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bimillennium n. 1. a span of 2000 years.
Syn. -- bimillenary.
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2. the year 2000 a. d.
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bimli n. a valuable fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) of the East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
Syn. -- kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp.
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bimodal adj. (Statistics) having or occurring with two modes{9}; having two maxima; -- of a curve or distribution. unimodal
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bi"mo*lec"u*lar (?), a. [Pref. bi- + molecular.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; as, a bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules).
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bi*month"ly (, a. [Pref. bi- + monthly.] Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications. -- n. A bimonthly publication.
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Bi*month"ly, adv. Once in two months.
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bimotored adj. having two motors.
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Bi*mus"cu*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + muscular.] (Zo\'94l.) Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.
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Bin (, n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.] A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
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Bin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Binned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Binning.] To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
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Bin. An old form of Be and Been. [Obs.]
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Bin-. A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
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Bi"nal (, a. [See Binary.] Twofold; double. [R.] \'bdBinal revenge, all this.\'b8 Ford.
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Bin`ar*se"ni*ate (, n. [Pref. bin- + arseniate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base. Graham.
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Bi"na*ry (, a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
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Binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. Davies & Peck. -- Binary compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements. -- Binary logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448. -- Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. -- Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. -- Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two. -- Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. -- Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
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Bi"na*ry, n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby.
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Bi"nate (, a. [L. bini two and two.] (Bot.) Double; growing in pairs or couples. Gray.
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Bin*au"ral (, a. [Pref. bin- + aural.] Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
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\'d8Bin*bash"i (?), n. [Turk., prop., chief of a thousand; bin thousand + bash head.] (Mil.) A major in the Turkish army.
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Bind (, v. t. [imp. Bound (; p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden (; p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. (for ) cable, and L. offendix. 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
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He bindeth the floods from overflowing. Job xxviii. 11.
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Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. Luke xiii. 16.
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3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
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4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
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5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
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6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
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8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
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Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. Milton.
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9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
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To bind over, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc. -- To bind to, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife. -- To bind up in, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.
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Syn. -- To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.
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Bind (, v. i. 1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.
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2. To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat. Mortimer.
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3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
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4. To exert a binding or restraining influence. Locke.
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Bind, n. 1. That which binds or ties.
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2. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
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3. (Metal.) Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron. Kirwan.
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4. (Mus.) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
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Bind"er (, n. 1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
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2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
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3. a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a loose-leaf binder.
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Bind"er*y (, n. A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.
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Bind"heim*ite (, n. [From Bindheim, a German who analyzed it.] (Min.) An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.
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Bind"ing (, a. That binds; obligatory.
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Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
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Syn. -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Bind"ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
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2. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
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3. pl. (Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.
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Bind"ing*ly, adv. So as to bind.
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Bind"ing*ness, n. The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. Coleridge.
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Bind"ing post`. (Elec.) A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
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Bind"ing screw`. A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.
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Bind"weed` (, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (C. Sepium); lesser bindweed (C. arvensis); the white bindweed, the blue bindweed, the Syrian bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
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The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings. Tennyson.
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Bine (, n. [Bind, cf. Woodbine.] The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
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Bi*nerv"ate (, a. [L. bis twice + nervus sinew, nerve.] 1. (Bot.) Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Having only two nerves, as the wings of some insects.
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Bing (, n. [Cf. Icel. bingr, Sw. binge, G. beige, beuge. Cf. Prov. E. bink bench, and bench coal the uppermost stratum of coal.] A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood. \'bdPotato bings.\'b8 Burns. \'bdA bing of corn.\'b8 Surrey. [Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]
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bingo n. a game commonly used for low-stakes gambling, in which numbered balls or slips are drawn at random and players cover the correponding numbers on their cards, called Bingo cards, which have square arrangement of such numbers. Each card has a different arrangement of the numbers, and the first player to cover all numbers in one row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) is the winner, usually announcing that fact by a cry of \'bdBingo!\'b8 Variants of the game may require that all peripheral numbers are covered, to form a box, or other figure. The numbers usually have one letter from the group \'bdB\'b8, \'bdI\'b8, \'bdN\'b8, \'bdG\'b8, and \'bdO\'b8, plus two digits. The \'bdcards\'b8 may be disposable sheets of paper on which the numbers are printed.
Syn. -- lotto, beano, keno.
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Bin*i"o*dide (, n. Same as Diiodide.
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Bink (, n. A bench. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
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Bin"na*cle (, n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See Habit, and cf. Bittacle.] (Naut.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
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Bin"ny (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.
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Bin"o*cle (, n. [F. binocle; L. bini two at a time + oculus eye.] (Opt.) A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barreled field glass or an opera glass.
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Bin*oc"u*lar (, a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See Binocle.] 1. Having two eyes. \'bdMost animals are binocular.\'b8 Derham.
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2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision.
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3. Adapted to the use of both eyes; as, a binocular microscope or telescope. Brewster.
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Bin*oc"u*lar (, n. A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
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Bin*oc"u*lar*ly, adv. In a binocular manner.
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Bin*oc"u*late (, a. Having two eyes.
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Bi*no"mi*al (, n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. distribution ?). Cf. Monomial.] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
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Bi*no"mi*al, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.
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2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.
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Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.
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Bi*nom"i*nal (, a. [See Binomial.] Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.
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Bi*nom"i*nous (, a. Binominal. [Obs.]
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Bi*not"o*nous (, a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. , tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.
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Bi"nous (, a. Same as Binate.
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Bin*ox"a*late (, n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
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Bin*ox"ide (, n. [Pref. bin- + oxide.] (Chem.) Same as Dioxide.
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\'d8Bin"tu*rong (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.
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{ Bi*nu"cle*ar (, Bi*nu"cle*ate (, } a. [Pref. bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.) Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.
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Bi*nu"cle*o*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + nucleolus.] (Biol.) Having two nucleoli.
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bi"o- pref. a prefix meaning of or pertaining to life, produced by living things, etc.
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bioactive adj. acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.
Syn. -- pharmacological.
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bioassay n. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism.
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bioassay v. 1 to subject to a bio-assay.
Syn. -- bio-assay.
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Bi"o*blast (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -blast.] (Biol.) Same as Bioplast.
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biocatalyst n. a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme.
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biocatalytic adj. of or pertaining to a biocatalyst.
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2. caused by a biocatalyst.
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Bi*oc"el*late (, a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See Ocellated.] (Zo\'94l.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.
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bi`o*chem"ic*al adj. of or pertaining to biochemistry.
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bi`o*chem"ic*al n. a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically.
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Bi`o*chem"is*try (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
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{ Bi`o*dy*nam"ic (?), Bi`o*dy*nam"ic*al (?) }, a.} 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.
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2. of or pertaining to a method of farming that uses only organic fertilizers (rather than chemical fertilizers) and organic materials for improving the soil characteristics.
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Bi`o*dy*nam"ics (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. dynamics.] 1. (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy. [archaic]
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2. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to biostatics.
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bioelectricity n. electric phenomena in animals or plants.
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bi`o*en*gin*eer"ing n. 1. biological science applied to the study the relation between workers and their environments.
Syn. -- ergonomics.
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2. the application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also biomedical engineering.
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3. the branch of engineering dealing with the application of biological processes to the solution of practical problems, such as the manufacture of products by fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for various purposes, the use of microorganisms in environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also biotechnology.
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bi`o*feed"back n. a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.
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bi`o*flav"in*oid n. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also vitamin P and citrin.
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Bi"o*gen (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -gen.] (Biol.) Bioplasm.
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{ Bi`o*gen"e*sis (, Bi*og"e*ny (, } n. [Gr. bi`os life + , , birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally.
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2. the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Syn. -- biosynthesis.
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Bi`o*ge*net"ic (, a. (Biol.) Pertaining to biogenesis.
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bi`o*gen"ic (, a. [Gr. bi`os life + -gen + -ic.] produced by living organisms; as, biogenic methane.
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Bi*og"e*nist (, n. A believer in the theory of biogenesis.
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bi*og"en*y n. the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as biogenesis{1}.
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biogeographical adj. of or pertaining to biogeography.
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Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. geography.] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zo\'94geography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic (#), a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
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\'d8Bi`og*no"sis (, n. [Gr. life + investigation.] (Biol.) The investigation of life.
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Bi"o*graph (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + -graph.] 1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph. [obsolescent]
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2. [Cf. Biography.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]
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Bi*og"ra*pher (, n. One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.
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{ Bi"o*graph"ic (, Bi`o*graph"ic*al (, } a. Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. -- Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Bi*og"ra*phize (, v. t. To write a history of the life of. Southey.
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Bi*og"ra*phy (, n.; pl. Biographies (. [Gr. ; bi`os life + to write: cf. F. biographie. See Graphic.] 1. The written history of a person's life.
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2. Biographical writings in general.
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{ Bi`o*log"ic (, Bi`o*log"ic*al (, } a. 1. Of or relating to biology. -- Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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2. related by blood; -- of parents and children; -- contrasted with adoptive, adopted, or foster; as, Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and never met her biological mother.
Syn. -- biologic.
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biologism n. use of biological principles in explaining human behavior, especially social behavior.
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biologistic adj. of or pertaining to biologism.
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Bi*ol"o*gist (, n. A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
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Bi*ol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.
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\'d8Bi*ol"y*sis (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.
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Bi"o*lu`mi*nes"cence (b, n. [Gr. bi`os life + luminescence.] a type of luminescence produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of firefly luminescence. See also luciferin.
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Bi`o*lyt"ic (, a. [Gr. bi`os life + to destroy.] Relating to the destruction of life.
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Bi`o*mag*net"ic (, a. Relating to biomagnetism.
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Bi`o*mag"net*ism (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. magnetism.] 1. Animal magnetism.
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2. magnetic phenomena in living organisms.
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Bi*om"e*try (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -metry.] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.
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Bi"ome (b, n. [Gr. bi`os life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a rain forest biome or prairie biome.
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2. a particular region which is a biome{1}.
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bi"o*med`i*cal Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of medicine.
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2. Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
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bi"o*med`i*cal en`gin*eer"ing n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering.
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bi"o*med`i*cine n. 1. The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine.
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2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body.
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Bi"on (, n. [Gr. biw^n living, p. pr. of bioy^n to live.] (Biol.) The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon.
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Bi*on"o*my (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + no`mos law.] Physiology. [R.] Dunglison.
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{ Bi"o*phor` Bi"o*phore` } (b, n. [Gr. bi`os life + fo`ros bearing, fr. fe`rein to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
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Bi`o*pho"to*phone (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice.] An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by movie projector. [archaic]
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Bi"o*plasm (b, n. [Gr. bi`os life + pla`sma form, mold, fr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
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Bi`o*plas"mic (b, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
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Bi"o*plast (-pl, n. [Gr. bi`os life + pla`ssein to form.] (Biol.) A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.
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Bi`o*plas"tic (b, a. (Biol.) Bioplasmic.
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{ Bi`o*psy"chic (?), Bi`o*psy"chic*al (?) }, a.} [Gr. bi`os life + psychic, -cal.] Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life.
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bi`o*re*ac"tor (, n. an apparatus in which a suspension of microorganisms in a liquid are used to perform chemical reactions, as in synthesis of pharmaceutical agents or the conversion of harmful waste to less harmful substances. The reactor consists of a vessel to contain the suspension of microorganisms, plus a variety of attached devices used to control the reaction.
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bi`o*re*me*di*a"tion (, n. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome environmental problems.
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Bi*or"gan (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. organ.] (Biol.) A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.
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Bi"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. bi`os life + -scope.] 1. A view of life; that which gives such a view.
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Bagman's Bioscope: Various Views of Men and Manners. [Book Title.] W. Bayley (1824).
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2. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph (which see); an archaic term replaced by movie projector. [archaic]
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3. a South African movie theater.
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Bi`o*stat"ics (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + . See Statics.] (Biol.) The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.
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Bi`o*sta*tis"tics (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. statistics.] (Biol.) Vital statistics.
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biosynthesis n. 1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Syn. -- biogenesis.
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2. the production of chemical substances by use of reagents or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions modeled on those observed in living organisms.
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biosynthetic adj. of or pertaining to biosynthesis.
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biosystematic adj. of or pertaining to biosystematics.
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biosystematics n. use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations esp within an evolutionary framework.
Syn. -- biosystematy.
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biosystematy n. use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework.
Syn. -- biosystematics.
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bi*o"ta n. (b, all the plant and animal life of a particular region.
Syn. -- biology.
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Bi"o*tax`y (, n. [Gr. bi`os life + arrangement.] (Biol.) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
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bi`o*tech*nol"o*gy n. same as bioengineering.
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Bi*ot"ic (, a. [Gr. biwtiko`s pert. to life.] 1. (Biol.) Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.
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2. produced by or caused by living things.
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bi"o*tin n. a B vitamin (C10H16N2O3S) that aids in body growth; -- called also vitamin H and coenzyme R. It functions as a coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions. Biotin binds tightly to the substance avidin, found in raw egg-whites. Rats or chick on a diet high in raw egg-white may develop skin lesions and retarded growth, which can be prevented by adding biotin to the diet. [MI11]
Syn. -- .
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Bi"o*tite (, n. [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.) Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica.
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biotope n. a region uniform in its environmental conditions and in the types of plants and animals living in it.
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biotype n. 1. a group of organisms sharing the same genotype.
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2. the genotype shared by a biotype{1}.
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biotypic adj. of or pertaining to a biotype.
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biovular adj. derived from two separate ferilized ova; -- of twins; as, fraternal twins are biovular. Antonym of identical.
Syn. -- fraternal.
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Bi*pal"mate (, a. [Pref. bi- + palmate.] (Bot.) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.
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Bi`pa*ri"e*tal (, a. [Pref. bi- + parietal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.
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Bip"a*rous (, a. [L. bis twice + parere to bring forth.] Bringing forth two at a birth.
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Bi*part"i*ble (, a. [Cf. F. bipartible. See Bipartite.] Capable of being divided into two parts.
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Bi*par"tient (, a. [L. bis twice + partiens, p. pr. of partire to divide.] Dividing into two parts. -- n. A number that divides another into two equal parts without a remainder.
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Bi*par"tile (, a. Divisible into two parts.
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Bip"ar*tite (, a. [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire; bis twice + partire. See Partite.] 1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.
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2. Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray.
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Bi`par*ti"tion (, n. The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.
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{ Bi*pec"ti*nate (, Bi*pec"ti*na`ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + pectinate.] (Biol.) Having two margins toothed like a comb.
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Bi"ped (, n. [L. bipes; bis twice + pes, pedis, bip\'8ade.] A two-footed animal, as man.
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Bi"ped, a. Having two feet; two-footed.
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By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,
biped beast. Byrom.
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Bip"e*dal (, a. [L. bipedalis: cf. F. bip\'82dal. See Biped, n.] 1. Having two feet; biped.
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2. Pertaining to a biped.
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Bi*pel"tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + peltate.] Having a shell or covering like a double shield.
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{ Bi*pen"nate (, Bi*pen"na*ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + pennate: cf. L. bipennis. Cf. Bipinnate.] Having two wings. \'bdBipennated insects.\'b8 Derham.
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\'d8Bi*pen"nis (, n. [L.] An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.
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Bi*pet"al*ous (, a. [Pref. bi- + petalous.] (Bot.) Having two petals.
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\'d8Bi`pin*na"ri*a (, n. [NL., fr. L. bis twice + pinna feather.] (Zo\'94l.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.
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{ Bi*pin"nate (, Bi*pin"na*ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + pinnate; cf. F. bipinn\'82. Cf. Bipennate.] Twice pinnate.
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Bi`pin*nat"i*fid (, a. [Pref. bi- + pinnatifid.] (Bot.) Doubly pinnatifid.
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A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are pinn\'91 and the secondary pinnules.
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Bi"plane (?), n. [Pref. bi- + plane.] (A\'89ronautics) An a\'89roplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.
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Bi"plane, a. (A\'89ronautics) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, a\'89rocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.
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Bip"li*cate (, a. [Pref. bi- + plicate.] Twice folded together. Henslow.
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Bi*plic"i*ty (, n. The state of being twice folded; reduplication. [R.] Bailey.
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Bi*po"lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. Dipolar.] Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle.
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Bi`po*lar"i*ty (, n. Bipolar quality.
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{ Bi"pont (, Bi*pont"ine } (, a. (Bibliog.) Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibr\'81cken), in Bavaria.
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Bi"prism (?), n. [Pref. bi- + prism.] 1. A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.
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2. A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube; -- called also optical cube. It is used in one form of photometer.
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Bi*punc"tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + punctate.] Having two punctures, or spots.
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Bi*punc"tu*al (, a. Having two points.
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Bi*pu"pil*late (, a. [Pref. bi- + pupil (of the eye).] (Zo\'94l.) Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different color, as in some butterflies.
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Bi`py*ram"i*dal (, a. [Pref. bi- + pyramidal.] Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals.
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Bi*quad"rate (, n. [Pref. bi- + quadrate.] (Math.) The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.
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Bi`quad*rat"ic (, a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.
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Biquadratic equation (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power. -- Biquadratic root of a number, the square root of the square root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and the square root of 9 is 3, which is the biquadratic root of 81. Hutton.
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Bi`quad*rat"ic, n. (Math.) (a) A biquadrate. (b) A biquadratic equation.
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Bi*quin"tile (, n. [Pref. bi- + quintile: cf. F. biquintile.] (Astron.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.
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biracial adj. consisting of, combining two races. a biracial committee
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biradial adj. showing both bilateral and radial symmetry. some sea anemones are biradial.
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{ Bi*ra"di*ate (, Bi*ra"di*a`ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + radiate.] Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.
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Bi*ra"mous (, a. [Pref. bi- + ramous.] (Biol.) Having, or consisting of, two branches.
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Birch (b, n.; pl. Birches (-. [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj\'94rk, Sw. bj\'94rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh. Birk.] 1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (B. glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (B. papyracea); the yellow birch (B. lutea); the black or cherry birch (B. lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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The threatening twigs of birch. Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of turpentine tree. -- Birch partridge. (Zo\'94l.) See Ruffed grouse. -- Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch. -- Oil of birch. (a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor. (b) An oil prepared from the black birch (B. lenta), said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for which it is largely sold.
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Birch, a. Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
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Birch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Birched (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Birching.] To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
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birch"bark` n. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
Syn. -- birchbark canoe.
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Birch"en (b, a. Of or relating to birch.
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He passed where Newark's stately tower
birchen bower. Sir W. Scott.
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Bird (b, n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. Shak.
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The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20).
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
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3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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And by my word! the bonny bird
Campbell.
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Arabian bird, the phenix. -- Bird of Jove, the eagle. -- Bird of Juno, the peacock. -- Bird louse (Zo\'94l.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zo\'94l.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. -- Bird of passage, a migratory bird. -- Bird spider (Zo\'94l.), a very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. -- Bird tick (Zo\'94l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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Bird (b, v. i. 1. To catch or shoot birds.
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2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. [R.] B. Jonson.
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3. to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.
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bird"bath` n. an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in.
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Bird"bolt` (, n. A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak.
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bird"brain` n. 1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought.
Syn. -- addle-head, loon.
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{ Bird" cage", bird-cage, or Bird"cage` } (, n. A cage for confining birds.
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Bird"call` (, n. 1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
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2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.
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Bird"catch`er (, n. One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
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Bird"catch`ing, n. The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.
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Bird" cher`ry (. (Bot.) A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.
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Bird"er (-, n. 1. A birdcatcher.
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2. a birdwatcher.
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Bird"-eyed` (, a. Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Bird" fan`ci*er (. 1. One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
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2. One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.
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Bird"ie (, n. A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name. Tennyson.
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Bird"i*kin (, n. A young bird. Thackeray.
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Bird"ing, n. Birdcatching or fowling. Shak.
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Birding piece, a fowling piece. Shak.
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Bird"let, n. A little bird; a nestling.
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Bird"like` (, a. Resembling a bird.
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Bird"lime` (, n. [Bird + lime viscous substance.] An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.
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Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce
Dryden.
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Birdlime is also made from mistletoe, elder, etc.
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Bird"lime`, v. t. To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
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When the heart is thus birdlimed, then it cleaves to everything it meets with. Coodwin.
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Bird"ling, n. A little bird; a nestling.
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Bird"man (, n. A fowler or birdcatcher.
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Bird" of par"a*dise (. (Zo\'94l.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
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Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser emerald (Paradisea minor) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red bird of paradise is Paradisea rubra or Paradisea sanguinea; the Golden bird of paradise is Parotia aurea or Parotia sexsetacea; the King bird of paradise is Cincinnurus regius.

The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (Epimachin\'91) from the same region. The Twelve-wired bird of paradise (Seleucides alba) is one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod.
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bird-on-the-wing n. a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America (Polygala paucifolia), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.
Syn. -- flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay-wings, fringed polygala.
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Bird" pep`per (. A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.
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Bird"man (?), n. An aviator; airman. [Colloq.]
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Bird's"-beak` (, n. (Arch.) A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.
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Bird"seed` (, n. Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.
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Bird's"-eye` (, a. 1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.
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2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.
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Bird's"-eye`, n. (Bot.) A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (Primula farinosa), and species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.
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Bird's"-eye` ma"ple (. See under Maple.
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Bird's"-foot` (, n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
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Bird's-foot trefoil. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. L. corniculatas, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides, is also European.
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Bird's-mouth` (, n. (Arch.) An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the United States.
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{ Bird's" nest`, or Bird's-nest } (, n. 1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
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2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.
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Illust. under Edible.
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3. (Bot.) An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.)
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Bird's-nest pudding, a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaced by sugar. -- Yellow bird's nest, a plant, the Monotropa hypopitys.
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Bird's-nest`ing (b, n. Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
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Bird's"-tongue` (, n. (Bot.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
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Bird"watch` (b, v. to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment or as a hobby; to bird{3}.
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Bird"watch`er (b, n. one who enjoys watching birds, especially to find and identify a variety of birds in their natural habitats; a birder{2}.
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Bird"-wit`ted (, a. Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention. Bacon.
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Bird"wom`an (?), n. An airwoman; an aviatress. [Colloq.]
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Bi`rec*tan"gu*lar (, a. [Pref. bi- + rectangular.] Containing or having two right angles; as, a birectangular spherical triangle.
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Bi"reme (, n. [L. biremis; bis twice + remus oar: cf. F. bir\'8ame.] An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
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Bi*ret"ta (, n. Same as Berretta.
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Bir"gan*der (, n. See Bergander.
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Birk (, n. [See Birch, n.] A birch tree. [Prov. Eng.] \'bdThe silver birk.\'b8 Tennyson.
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Birk, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).
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Birk"en (, v. t. [From 1st Birk.] To whip with a birch or rod. [Obs.]
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Birk"en, a. Birchen; as, birken groves. Burns.
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Bir"kie (, n. A lively or mettlesome fellow. [Jocular, Scot.] Burns.
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Birl (, v. t. & i. To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Birl (, v. t. & i. [AS. byrlian. To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to carouse. [Obs. or Dial.] Skelton.
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Bir"law (, n. [See By-law.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by-law. [Written also byrlaw, birlie, birley.]
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Birmingham n. 1. a city in Alabama.
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2. a city in England.
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Biro n. [from the name of the inventor.] a pen with small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper; same as ballpoint pen.
Syn. -- ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen.
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{ Bi*ros`trate (, Bi*ros"tra*ted (, } a. [Pref. bi- + rostrate.] Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.
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The capsule is bilocular and birostrated. Ed. Encyc.
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Birr (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. byrr wind. Perh. imitative.] To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.
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Birr, n. 1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.
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2. A rush or impetus; force.
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Bir"rus (, n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See Berretta.] A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.
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Birse (, n. A bristle or bristles. [Scot.]
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Birt (b, n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf. Bret, Burt.] (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt, bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
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Birth (b, n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor, gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte, OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. Bear, and cf. Berth.] 1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.
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2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.
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Elected without reference to birth, but solely for qualifications. Prescott.
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3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.
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A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name. Dryden.
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4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth. \'bdAt her next birth.\'b8 Milton.
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5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.
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Poets are far rarer births than kings. B. Jonson.
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Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself. Addison.
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6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.
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New birth (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life.
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Syn. -- Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.
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Birth, n. See Berth. [Obs.] De Foe.
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birth control n. the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of one's children born, especially by preventing conception. Conception may be prevented by ingesting medicines, using barriers such as condoms or spermicides during copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive organs.
Syn. -- birth prevention, family planning.
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Birth"day` (b, n. 1. The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement.
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Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next
birthday of invention. Cowper.
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2. The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth.
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This is my birthday; as this very day
Shak.
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Birth"day`, a. Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities.
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Birth"dom (, n. [Birth + -dom.] The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [R.] Shak.
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birthe v. to give birth to.
Syn. -- give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have.
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Birth"ing, n. 1. (Naut.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship. Bailey.
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2. the act or process of giving birth.
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Birth"less, a. Of mean extraction. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
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Birth"mark` (, n. Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.
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Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North.
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Birth"night` (, n. The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.
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The angelic song in Bethlehem field,
birthnight, that sung thee Savior born. Milton.
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Birth"place` (, n. The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense. \'bdThe birthplace of valor.\'b8 Burns.
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birth rate, birthrate n. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; usually expressed as birthes per 1000 population per year.
Syn. -- fertility, fertility rate.
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Birth"right` (, n. Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born.
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Lest there be any . . . profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. Heb. xii. 16.
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Birth"root` (, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
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Birth"wort` (, n. A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.
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Bis (, adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two. See Two, and cf. Bi-.] Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
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Bis-, pref. A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.
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Bi"sa an"te*lope (. (Zo\'94l.) See Oryx.
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Bi*sac"cate (, a. [Pref. bi- + saccate.] (Bot.) Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.
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Bis*cay"an (, a. Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
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Bis"co*tin (, n. [F. biscotin. See Biscuit.] A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.
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Bis"cuit (, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See Cook, and cf. Bisque a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit.
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According to military practice, the bread or biscuit of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven. Gibbon.
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2. A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.
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3. Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.
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4. (Sculp.) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.
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Meat biscuit, an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits.
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Bi*scu"tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + scutate.] (Bot.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.
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Biscutella n. a genus off Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard.
Syn. -- genus Biscutella.
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\'d8Bise (, n. [F.] A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the mistral.
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Bise (, n. (Paint.) See Bice.
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Bi*sect" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bisected; p. pr. & vb. n. Bisecting.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.] 1. To cut or divide into two parts.
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2. (Geom.) To divide into two equal parts.
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Bi*sec"tion (, n. [Cf. F. bissection.] Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.
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Bi*sec"tor (, n. One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line which bisects an angle.
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Bi*sec"trix (, n. The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
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Bi*seg"ment (, n. [Pref. bi- + segment.] One of tow equal parts of a line, or other magnitude.
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Bi*sep"tate (, a. [Pref. bi- + septate.] With two partitions or septa. Gray.
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{ Bi*se"ri*al (, Bi*se"ri*ate (, } a. [Pref. bi- + serial, seriate.] In two rows or series.
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Bi*ser"rate (, a. [Pref. bi- + serrate.]
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1. (Bot.) Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Serrate on both sides, as some antenn\'91.
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{ Bi*se"tose (, Bi*se"tous (, } a. [Pref. bi- + setose, setous.] Having two bristles.
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Bi*sex"ous (, a. [L. bis twice + sexus sex: cf. F. bissexe.] Bisexual. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Bi*sex"u*al (, a. [Pref. bi- + sexual.] (Biol.) Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.
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Bi*sex"u*ous (, a. Bisexual.
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Bi*seye" (, p. p. of Besee. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Evil biseye, ill looking. [Obs.]
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Bish (, n. Same as Bikh.
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Bish"op (, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. , over + inspector, fr. root of , , to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal.]
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1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
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Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Pet. ii. 25.
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It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently \'bdbishop\'b8 ( J. B. Lightfoot.
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2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see.
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Bishop in partibus [infidelium] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. Shipley. -- Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus. -- Bench of Bishops. See under Bench.
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3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.
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4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
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5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. Swift.
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6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]
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If, by her bishop, or her \'bdgrace\'b8 alone,
Saxe.
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Bish"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.
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Bish"op (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.
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The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. J. H. Walsh.
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Bish"op*dom (, n. Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. \'bdDivine right of bishopdom.\'b8 Milton.
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Bish"op*like` (, a. Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. Fulke.
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Bish"op*ly, a. Bishoplike; episcopal. [Obs.]
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Bish"op*ly, adv. In the manner of a bishop. [Obs.]
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Bish"op*ric (, n. [AS. bisceopr\'c6ce; bisceop bishop + r\'c6ce dominion. See -ric.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
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2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. Acts i. 20.
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Bish"op's cap` (. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.
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Bish"op sleeve` (. A wide sleeve, once worn by women.
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Bish"op's length` (. A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.
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Bish"op-stool` (, n. A bishop's seat or see.
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Bish"op's-weed` (, n. (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. (b) Goutweed (\'92gopodium podagraria).
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Bish"op's-wort` (, n. (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush.
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Bis"ie (, v. t. To busy; to employ. [Obs.]
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Bi*sil"i*cate (, n. (Min. Chem.) A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.
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Bisk (, n. [F. bisque.] Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh together. King.
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Bisk, n. [F. bisque.] (Tennis) See Bisque.
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{ Bis"ka*ra boil`, Bis"ka*ra but"ton }. [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.) Same as Aleppo boil.
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{ Bi*smare" (, Bi*smer" } (, n. [AS. bismer.] Shame; abuse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bis"mer (, n. 1. A rule steelyard. [Scot.]
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The fifteen-spined (Gasterosteus spinachia).
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\'d8Bis*mil"lah (, interj. [Arabic, in the name of God!] An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]
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Bis"mite (, n. (Min.) Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.
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Bis"muth (, n. [Ger. bismuth, wismuth: cf. F. bismuth.] (Chem.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507
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Bismuth glance, bismuth sulphide; bismuthinite. -- Bismuth ocher, a native bismuth oxide; bismite.
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Bis"muth*al (, a. Containing bismuth.
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Bis"muth*ic (, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element has its higher valence; as, bismuthic oxide.
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Bis`muth*if"er*ous (, a. [Bismuth + -ferous.] Containing bismuth.
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{ Bis"muth*ine (, Bis"muth*in*ite (, } n. Native bismuth sulphide; -- sometimes called bismuthite.
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Bis"muth*ous (, a. Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence.
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Bis"muth*yl` (, n. (Min.) Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a dull white or yellowish color. [Written also bismuthite.]
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Bi"son (b, n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. v\'c6sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but by 1900 was restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and was almost hunted to extinction. Efforts at conservation of the American bison resulted in setting aside several reserves, and by 1990 a few stable herds were established, numbering from hundreds to thousands, roaming certain public areas, such as Yellowstone Park, some reserves in Canada, and some private reserves. Some bison are kept as range animals for food, and the American bison has been bred with domestic cattle to form a cross called the beefalo. The American bison is commonly (though improperly) called a buffalo; an image of the bison appeared on the inverse of the U. S. five-cent coin (nickel) from 1913 to 1937, and that coin was referred to as the buffalo nickel.
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bisontine (b adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of bison.
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Bi*spi"nose (b, a. [Pref. bi- + spinose.] (Zo\'94l.) Having two spines.
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\'d8Bisque (, n. [A corruption of biscuit.] Unglazed white porcelain.
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Bisque, n. [F.] A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.
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\'d8Bisque, n. [F.] A white soup made of crayfish.
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Bis"sell truck (?). A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame; -- called also pony truck.
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Bis*sex"tile (, n. [L. bissextilis annus, fr. bissextus (bis + sextus sixth, fr. sex six) the sixth of the calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was reckoned twice every fourth year, by the intercalation of a day.] Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
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Bis*sex"tile, a. Pertaining to leap year.
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Bis"son (, a. [OE. bisen, bisne, AS. bisen, prob. for b\'c6s; bi by + s clear, akin to se\'a2n to see; clear when near, hence short-sighted. See See.] Purblind; blinding. [Obs.] \'bdBisson rheum.\'b8 Shak.
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{ Bis"ter, Bis"tre } (, n. [F. bistre a color made of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.) A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
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Bi*stip"uled (, a. [Pref. bi- + stipule.] (Bot.) Having two stipules.
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Bis"tort (, n. [L. bis + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist: cf. F. bistorte.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.
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Bis"tou*ry (, n.; pl. Bistouries (. [F. bistouri.] A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.
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Bis"tre (, n. See Bister.
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bistred adj. colored with or as if with bister.
Syn. -- bistered.
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bistro (b, n. 1. a small informal restaurant, especially one serving alcoholic beverages.
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2. a nightclub.
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bistroic adj. of or pertaining to a bistro.
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Bi*sul"cate (, a. [Pref. bi- + sulcate.]
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1. Having two grooves or furrows.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Cloven; said of a foot or hoof.
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Bi*sul"cous (, a. [L. bisulcus; bis twice + sulcus furrow.] Bisulcate. Sir T. Browne.
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Bi*sul"phate (, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphate.] (Chem.) A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.
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Bi*sul"phide (, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called bisulphuret.
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Bi*sul"phite (, n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
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Bi*sul"phu*ret (, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See Bisulphide.
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Bit (b, n. [OE. bitt, bite, AS. bite, bite, fr. b\'c6tan to bite. See Bite, n. & v., and cf. Bit a morsel.] 1. The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened. Shak.
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The foamy bridle with the bit of gold. Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
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Bit, n. In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.
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Bit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bitted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bitting.] To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
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Bit, imp. & p. p. of Bite.
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Bit, n. [OE. bite, AS. bita, fr. b\'c6tan to bite; akin to D. beet, G. bissen bit, morsel, Icel. biti. See Bite, v., and cf. Bit part of a bridle.] 1. A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
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2. Somewhat; something, but not very great.
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My young companion was a bit of a poet. T. Hook.
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jot and whit, to express the smallest degree; as, he is not a bit wiser.
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3. A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
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4. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers. Knight.
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5. The cutting iron of a plane. Knight.
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6. In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
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Bit (Computers) [binary digit.] 1. the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.
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2. (Computers) the physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data storage medium. Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic storage medium it may be represented by the direction of magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular point on the card or tape.
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Bit my bit, piecemeal. Pope.
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Bit, 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bi*take" (, v. t. [See Betake, Betaught.] To commend; to commit. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bi*tan"gent (, a. [Pref. bi- + tangent.] (Geom.) Possessing the property of touching at two points. -- n. A line that touches a curve in two points.
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Bi*tar"trate (, n. (Chem.) A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar.
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Bitch (b, n. [OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce; cf. Icel. bikkja, G. betze, peize.] 1. The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.
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2. An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman. Pope.
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3. an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive person.
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4. something difficult or unpleasant. [slang]
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5. a complaint. [slang]
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Bitch (b, v. i. to complain in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe. [slang]
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bitch"ing n. complaining; griping. [slang]
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bitch"ing adj. an informal intensifier; as, we had a bitching good time. [slang]
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bitchy adj. marked by or arising from malice. [slang]
Syn. -- catty, cattish.
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Bite (b, v. t. [imp. Bit (b; p. p. Bitten (b, Bit; p. pr. & vb. n. Biting.] [OE. biten, AS. b\'c6tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b\'c6tan, OHG. b\'c6zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b\'c6ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave. Fissure.]
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1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
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Such smiling rogues as these,
bite the holy cords atwain. Shak.
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2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.
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3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth. \'bdFrosts do bite the meads.\'b8 Shak.
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4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] Pope.
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5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.
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The last screw of the rack having been turned so often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned and turned with nothing to bite. Dickens.
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To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust. -- To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic plates by means of an acid. -- To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. \'bdDo you bite your thumb at us?\'b8 Shak. -- To bite the tongue, to keep silence. Shak.
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Bite (, v. i. 1. To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?
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2. To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard.
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3. To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
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At the last it [wine] biteth like serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Prov. xxiii. 32.
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4. To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer.
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5. To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites.
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Bite, n. [OE. bite, bit, bitt, AS. bite bite, fr. b\'c6tan to bite, akin to Icel. bit, OS. biti, G. biss. See Bite, v., and cf. Bit.] 1. The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.
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I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a bite. Walton.
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2. The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
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3. The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
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4. A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.
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5. The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
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6. A cheat; a trick; a fraud. [Colloq.]
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The baser methods of getting money by fraud and bite, by deceiving and overreaching. Humorist.
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7. A sharper; one who cheats. [Slang] Johnson.
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8. (Print.) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
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Bit"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. \'bdGreat barkers are no biters.\'b8 Camden.
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2. One who cheats; a sharper. [Colloq.] Spectator.
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Bi*ter"nate (, a. [Pref. bi- + ternate.] (Bot.) Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. -- Bi*ter"nate*ly, adv. Gray.
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Bi"the*ism (, n. [Pref. bi- + theism.] Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.
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Bit"ing (, a. That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. \'bdA biting affliction.\'b8 \'bdA biting jest.\'b8 Shak.
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Bit"ing in" (. (Etching.) The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. See Etch. G. Francis.
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Bit"ing*ly, adv. In a biting manner.
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Bit"less (, a. Not having a bit or bridle.
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{ Bi"to (?), n., Bi"to tree` }. [Etym. uncertain.] (Bot.) A small scrubby tree (Balanites \'92gyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
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Bit"stock` (, n. A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
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Bitt (, n. (Naut.) See Bitts.
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Bitt (, v. t. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. Totten.
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Bit"ta*cle (, n. A binnacle. [Obs.]
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Bit"ten (, p. p. of Bite.
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Bit"ten (, a. (Bot.) Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.
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Bit"ter (, n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
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Bit"ter (, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
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2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
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3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
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It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. Jer. ii. 19.
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4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
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Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Col. iii. 19.
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5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
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The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. Ex. i. 14.
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Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. -- Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. -- Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. -- Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. -- Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. -- Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. -- To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous.
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Syn. -- Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
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Bit"ter (, n. Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
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Bit"ter, v. t. To make bitter. Wolcott.
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Bit"ter*bump` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) the butterbump or bittern.
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bit"ter*cress n. any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except in the Antarctic.
Syn. -- bitter cress.
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Bit"ter*ful (, a. Full of bitterness. [Obs.]
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Bit"ter*ing, n. A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
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Bit"ter*ish, a. Somewhat bitter. Goldsmith.
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Bit"ter*ling (, n. [G.] (Zo\'94l.) A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus).
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Bit"ter*ly, adv. In a bitter manner.
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Bit"tern (, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo\'94l.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
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Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is B. lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
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The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern.
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Bit"tern, n. [From Bitter, a.] 1. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
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2. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer. Cooley.
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Bit"ter*ness (, n. [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys = -ness.] 1. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.
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The lip that curls with bitterness. Percival.
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I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job vii. 11.
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2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
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Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Acts viii. 23.
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3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.
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Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. Heb. xii. 15.
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Bit"ter*nut", n. (Bot.) The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
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Bit"ter*root` (, n. (Bot.) A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Sp\'91t'lum.
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Bit"ters (, n. pl. A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.
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Bit"ter spar" (. A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.
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Bit"ter*sweet` (, a. Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
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Bit"ter*sweet`, n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet.
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2. A kind of apple so called. Gower.
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3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. (b) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork.
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Bit"ter*weed` (, n. (Bot.) A species of Ambrosia (A. artemisi\'91folia); Roman worm wood. Gray.
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Bit"ter*wood` (, n. A West Indian tree (Picr\'91na excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
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Bit"ter*wort` (, n. (Bot.) The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
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Bit"tock (, n. [See Bit a morsel.] A small bit of anything, of indefinite size or quantity; a short distance. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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{ Bit"tor Bit"tour } (, n. [See Bittern] (Zo\'94l.) The bittern. Dryden.
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Bitts (, n. pl. [Cf. F. bitte, Icel. biti, a beam. (Naut.) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc.
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Bi*tume" (, n. [F. See Bitumen.] Bitumen. [Poetic] May.
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Bi*tumed" (, a. Smeared with bitumen. [R.] \'bdThe hatches caulked and bitumed.\'b8 Shak.
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Bi*tu"men (, n. [L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf. B\'82ton.] 1. Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.
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2. By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
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Bi*tu"men proc"ess. (Photog.) Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light, as in photolithography.
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Bi*tu"mi*nate (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bituminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminating.] [L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See Bitumen.] To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen. \'bdBituminated walls of Babylon.\'b8 Feltham.
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Bi*tu`mi*nif"er*ous (, a. [Bitumen + -ferous.] Producing bitumen. Kirwan.
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Bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion (, n. [Cf. F. bituminisation.] The process of bituminizing. Mantell.
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Bi*tu"mi*nize (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bituminized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminizing.] [Cf. F. bituminiser.] To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.
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bi*tu"min*oid adj. of or pertaining to bitumen. like a bitumenoid remark
Syn. -- bitumenoid.
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Bi*tu"mi*nous (, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F. bitumineux.] Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
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Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. Milton.
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Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated, a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It burns with a yellow smoky flame. -- Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color, emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap. -- Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen, often accompanying coal.
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Bi"u*ret (, n. [Pref. bi- + urea.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, C2O2N3H5, formed by heating urea. It is intermediate between urea and cyanuric acid.
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Biv"a*len*cy (, n. (Chem.) The quality of being bivalent.
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Biv"a*lent (, a. [L. bis twice + valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.
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Bi"valve (, n. [F. bivalve; bi- (L. bis) + valve valve.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca.
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2. (Bot.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
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Bi"valve (, a. [Pref. bi- + valve.] (Zo\'94l. & Bot.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.
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Bi"valved (, a. Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.
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Bi*val"vous (, a. Bivalvular.
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Bi*val"vu*lar (, a. Having two valves.
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Bi*vault"ed (, a. [Pref. bi- + vault.] Having two vaults or arches.
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Bi*vec"tor (, n. [Pref. bi- + vector.] (Math.) A term made up of the two parts
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Bi*ven"tral (, a. [Pref. bi- + ventral.] (Anat.) Having two bellies or protuberances; as, a biventral, or digastric, muscle, or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum.
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Biv"i*al (, a. Of or relating to the bivium.
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Biv"i*ous (, a. [L. bivius; bis twice + via way.] Having, or leading, two ways.
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Bivious theorems and Janus-faced doctrines. Sir T. Browne.
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\'d8Biv"i*um (, n. [L., a place with two ways. See Bivious.] (Zo\'94l.) One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction from the opposite side (trivium), which includes three ambulacra.
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Biv"ouac (, n. [F. bivouac, bivac, prab. fr. G. beiwache, or beiwacht; bei by, near + wachen to watch, wache watch, guard. See By, and Watch.] (Mil.) (a) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. (b) An encampment for the night without tents or covering.
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Biv"ouac, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bivouacked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bivouacking.] (Mil.) (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
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Bi"week`ly (, a. [Pref. bi- + weekly.] Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. -- n. A publication issued every two weeks. -- Bi"week"ly, adv.
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Bi*wreye" (, v. t. To bewray; to reveal. [Obs.]
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Biz"an*tine (. See Byzantine.
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Bi*zarre" (, a. [F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.] Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque. C. Kingsley.
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bize n. a dry cold north wind in southeastern France.
Syn. -- bise.
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Bi*zet" (, n. [Cf. Bezel.] The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n.
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bi*zon"al adj. relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones. Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II
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Bk n. the chemical symbol for berkelium.
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Blab (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blabbed (blp. pr. & vb. n. Blabbing.] [Cf. OE. blaberen, or Dan. blabbre, G. plappern, Gael. blabaran a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. also Blubber, v.] To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with out. Udall.
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And yonder a vile physician blabbing
Tennyson.
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Blab, v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
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She must burst or blab. Dryden.
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Blab, n. [OE. blabbe.] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. \'bdAvoided as a blab.\'b8 Milton.
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For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. Bacon.
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Blab"ber (, n. one who blabr; a tattler; a telltale.
Syn. -- blabbermouth. [1913 Webster]

blabbermouth n. someone who gossips indiscreetly.
Syn. -- blabber, tattletale, taleteller, talebearer, telltale.
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blabbermouthed adj. 1. tending to talk excessively.
Syn. -- bigmouthed, blabby, talkative.
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2. prone to revealing secrets; -- of people.
Syn. -- leaky, talebearing(prenominal), tattling(prenominal).
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blab"by adj. same as blabbermouthed 1.
Syn. -- bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, talkative.
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Blaberus n. a genus of insects consisting of giant cockroaches.
Syn. -- genus Blaberus.
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Black (bl, a. [OE. blak, AS. bl\'91c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl\'84ck ink, Dan. bl\'91k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl\'bec, E. bleak pallid. 1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
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O night, with hue so black! Shak.
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2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
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I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud. Shak.
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3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. \'bdThis day's black fate.\'b8 \'bdBlack villainy.\'b8 \'bdArise, black vengeance.\'b8 \'bdBlack day.\'b8 \'bdBlack despair.\'b8 Shak.
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4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
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Black is often used in self-explaining compound words; as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired, black-visaged.
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Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts. -- Black angel (Zo\'94l.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida (Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black. -- Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony, Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc. -- Black bear (Zo\'94l.), the common American bear (Ursus Americanus). -- Black beast. See B\'88te noire. -- Black beetle (Zo\'94l.), the common large cockroach (Blatta orientalis). -- Black bonnet (Zo\'94l.), the black-headed bunting (Embriza Sch\'d2niclus) of Europe. -- Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar. -- Black cat (Zo\'94l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher. -- Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.] -- Black cherry. See under Cherry. -- Black cockatoo (Zo\'94l.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo. -- Black copper. Same as Melaconite. -- Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant. -- Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado. -- Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia. -- Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar. -- Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. Woodward. -- Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance. -- Black flea (Zo\'94l.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum) injurious to turnips. -- Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter. Brande & C. -- Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in Baden and W\'81rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest. -- Black game, or Black grouse. (Zo\'94l.) See Blackcock, Grouse, and Heath grouse. -- Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species Juncus Gerardi, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay. -- Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See Tupelo. -- Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or \'bdblack\'b8 grape. -- Black horse (Zo\'94l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley (Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker. -- Black lemur (Zo\'94l.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the acoumbo of the natives. -- Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See Blacklist, v. t. -- Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese, MnO2. -- Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail. -- Black martin (Zo\'94l.), the chimney swift. See Swift. -- Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See Tillandsia. -- Black oak. See under Oak. -- Black ocher. See Wad. -- Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar. -- Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. Knight. -- Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox. -- Black rat (Zo\'94l.), one of the species of rats (Mus rattus), commonly infesting houses. -- Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3. -- Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain. -- Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble. -- Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver. -- Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs. -- Black tea. See under Tea. -- Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand. Knight. -- Black walnut. See under Walnut. -- Black warrior (Zo\'94l.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).
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Syn. -- Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
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Black (, adv. Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
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Black, n. 1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
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Black is the badge of hell,
Shak.
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2. A black pigment or dye.
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3. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
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4. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black; pl. (Obs.) Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
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Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible. Bacon.
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That was the full time they used to wear blacks for the death of their fathers. Sir T. North.
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5. The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
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The black or sight of the eye. Sir K. Digby.
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6. A stain; a spot; a smooch.
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Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks of lust. Rowley.
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Black and white, writing or print; as, I must have that statement in black and white. -- Blue black, a pigment of a blue black color. -- Ivory black, a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing. -- Berlin black. See under Berlin.
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Black, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blacking.] [See Black, a., and cf. Blacken.]
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1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
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They have their teeth blacked, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs. Hakluyt.
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Sins which black thy soul. J. Fletcher.
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2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
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Black"a*moor (, n. [Black + Moor.] A negro or negress. Shak.
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black and blue, black-and-blue adj. discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of skin. livid bruises
Syn. -- livid.
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black and blue n. the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. \'bdTo pinch the slatterns black and blue.\'b8 Hudibras.
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black-and-white, black and white n. print or writing, especially the result of the printing process.
Syn. -- print.
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black-and-white, black and white adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting with polychrome technicolor three-color; as, a black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie \'bdSchindler's List\'b8 was shot in black and white.
Syn. -- black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.
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Black" art` (. The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.
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niger black, instead of nekro`s, a dead person, and mantei`a, divination. Wright.
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Black"-a-vised` (, a. Dark-visaged; swart.
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Black"ball` (, n. 1. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.
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2. A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.
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Black"ball`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackballed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blackballing.] 1. To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.
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He was blackballed at two clubs in succession. Thackeray.
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2. To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.
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Black"band` (, n. (Min.) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.
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Black" bass` (. (Zo\'94l.) 1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. the small-mouthed kind is M. dolomie\'c6; the large-mouthed is M. salmoides.
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2. The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.
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Black" belt` (bl, n. (Martial arts) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.
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Black"ber*ry (bl, n. [OE. blakberye, AS. bl\'91cberie; bl\'91c black + berie berry.] The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.
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blackberry-lily n. garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.
Syn. -- leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis.
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Black"bird (bl, n. (Zo\'94l.) In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agel\'91us ph\'d2niceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
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Black"bird, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant, pejorative]
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2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also Kanaka. [Australia, pejorative]
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Black"bird (bl, v. i. to engage in the slave trade. [Colloq.]
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Black"bird*er (bl, n. A slave ship; a slaver. [Colloq.] F. T. Bullen.
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Black"bird*ing, n. 1. The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.
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2. The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations. [Australia]
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Black"board` (bl, n. A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools. In late 20th century similar boards of a green slate as well as some colored white became common; wrioting on the slate bioards may be done with chalk, but writing on the white boards is done with colored pens, such as grease pens, which leaves a trace that can be easily erased. The newer boards, usualy called chalkboards are nevertheless still sometimes referred to as blackboards.
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Black" book` (bl. 1. One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding, or from the character of the contents.
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2. A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc.
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3. A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution.
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4. A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III. Bouvier. Wharton.
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5. A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies.
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6. Any book which treats of necromancy.
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7. A book containing a black list.
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8. A book kept by a single man, containing a list of women whom he calls occasionally for a social date; -- usually used in the phrase little black book. [jocose]
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Black" box` (bl, n. 1. any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose function is defined, but which is treated as a unit without consideration of the internal mechanisms; broadly, any device whose internal workings are considered as incomprehensible or mysterious by the user; as, to treat the meter as a black box and take its readings on faith.
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2. (aviation) a device which maintains a record of cockpit conversations and the readings of many of the instruments on board an aircraft, continuously or at frequent time intervals during a flight. It is of rugged design to withstand a violent crash, and is used to determine the causes of aircraft accidents. They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not actually black.
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Black"-browed` (bl, a. Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding. Shak. Dryden.
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Black*bur"ni*an war"bler (. [Named from Mrs. Blackburn, an English lady.] (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburni\'91). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast.
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Black"cap` (-k, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale. (b) An American titmouse (Parus atricapillus); the chickadee. Also called the black-cap chickadee.
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2. (Cookery) An apple roasted till black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
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3. The black raspberry.
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black"cap` chick"a*dee` Same as black cap{1b}.
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Black"coat` (, n. A clergyman; -- familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat.
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Black"cock` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse.
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Black" com`e*dy (bl, n. (Drama) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.
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Black" death` (. A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.
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Black"en (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blackening.] [See Black, a., and cf. Black, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black.
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While the long funerals blacken all the way. Pope.
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2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. \'bdBlackened the whole heavens.\'b8 South.
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3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character.
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Syn. -- To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse.
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Black"en, v. i. To grow black or dark.
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Black"en*er (, n. One who blackens.
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Black"-eyed` (, a. Having black eyes. Dryden.
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Black"-eyed` Su"san. (Bot.) (a) The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeckia hirta). (b) The bladder ketmie.
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Black"-faced` (, a. Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
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Black"feet` (, n. pl. (Ethn.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan, but now much reduced in numbers.
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Black"fin` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Bluefin.
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Black"fish (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
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3. (Zo\'94l.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) The female salmon in the spawning season.
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Black Flags. An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85.
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black fly, blackfly, (Zo\'94l.) 1. In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus Simulium of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; -- called also buffalo gnat. The larv\'91 are aquatic. It sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals.
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2. A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (Aphis fab\'91), which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called also bean aphid.
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Black"foot` (, a. Of or pertaining to the Blackfeet; as, a Blackfoot Indian. -- n. A Blackfoot Indian.
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Black"-foot`ed fer"ret (, n. a weasellike mammal (Mustela nigripes) inhabiting the western North American prairie, having dark feet, a dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat. It is an endangered species.
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Blackfriar, Black" fri`ar (. (Eccl.) A friar of the Dominican order, so named becaise wearing wearing the black mantle of the Dominicans; -- called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine.
Syn. -- Dominican.
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Black Friday. Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred, as: In England, December 6, 1745, when the news of the landing of the Pretender reached London, or May 11, 1866, when a financial panic commenced. In the United States, September 24, 1869, and September 18, 1873, on which financial panics began.
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Black"guard (bl, n. [Black + guard.] 1. The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were jocularly called the \'bdblack guard\'b8; also, the servants and hangers-on of an army. [Obs.]
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A lousy slave, that . . . rode with the black guard in the duke's carriage, 'mongst spits and dripping pans. Webster (1612).
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2. The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively. [Obs.]
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3. A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough.
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A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard. Macaulay.
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4. A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin. [Obs.]
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Black"guard`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackguarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blackguarding.] To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. Southey.
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Black"guard, a. Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language.
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Black"guard*ism (, n. The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.
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Black"guard*ly, adv. & a. In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.
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black-haired adj. having black head hair; -- of people.
Syn. -- dark-haired, raven-haired.
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Black Ham"burg (?). A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown under glass in northern latitudes.
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Black Hand. [A trans. of Sp. mano negra.] 1. A Spanish anarchistic society, many of the members of which were imprisoned in 1883.
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2. A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among Italians. [U. S.]
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Black"head` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The scaup duck.
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Black"heart` (, n. A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.
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black"-heart`ed, a. Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
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black" hole` (. A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom; -- now commonly with allusion to the cell (the Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta (called the Black Hole of Calcutta), into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20, 1765, and in which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of air.
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A discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods, and ferules, and the black hole. H. Spencer.
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2. (Physics, Astron.) An astronomical object whose mass is so condensed that the gravitational force does not allow anything, even light, to escape from its outer limit (the event horizon). The existence of such objects was first proposed from theoretical considerations. Because light cannot escape from such objects, they have not yet been detected with certainty (1998), but several "candidates" have been observed whose properties strongly suggest that they are black holes. Some theorists suggest that the centers of many galaxies may have large black holes at their cores. See also escape velocity.
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3. [from the astronomical black hole.] a place into which things may enter, but can never emerge. [Fig., Jocose] "He was so disorganized his office was a black hole."
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black"ing, n. 1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
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2. The act or process of making black.
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Black"ish, a. Somewhat black.
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Black"-jack`, n. 1. (Min.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena. See Blende.
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2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
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3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]
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4. (Bot.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
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5. The ensign of a pirate.
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Black` lead" (. Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite.
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Black`lead", black-lead, v. t. To coat or to polish with black lead (graphite).
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Black"leg` (, n. 1. A notorious gambler. [Colloq.]
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2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. [Eng.]
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Black" let`ter (. The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
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Black"-let`ter, a. 1. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
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2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.
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Kemble, a black-letter man! J. Boaden.
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3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; -- compare red-letter. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
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Black"list` (, v. t. To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection; as, to blacklist a workman who has been discharged. See Black list, under Black, a.
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If you blacklist us, we will boycott you. John Swinton.
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black lung black lung disease (?), n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease pneumoconiosis which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named because of the black appearance of the lungs (pneumomelanosis) of those affected with the disease. See also the related condition anthracosis.
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Black"ly, adv. In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously. \'bdDeeds so blackly grim and horrid.\'b8 Feltham.
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Black"mail` (, n. [Black + mail a piece of money.] 1. A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. Sir W. Scott.
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2. Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
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3. (Eng. Law) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to \'bdwhite rent\'b8, which paid in silver.
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To levy blackmail, to extort money by threats, as of injury to one's reputation.
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Black"mail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackmailed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blackmailing.] To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud. [U. S.]
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Black"mail`er (, n. One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing.
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Black"mail`ing, n. The act or practice of extorting money by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation.
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Black" Ma*ri"a (. a paddy wagon.
Syn. -- patrol wagon, paddy wagon. [PJC]

black market n. 1. the illicit buying and selling of goods, in violation of price controls, rationing, tax laws, prohibition of sale, etc.
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2. a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or the entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a whole; as, the black market accounts for twenty percent of the Ukrainian economy.
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black-market adj. distributed or sold illicitly.
Syn. -- bootleg, contraband, smuggled.
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Black" Mon`day (. 1. Easter Monday, so called from the severity of that day in 1360, which was so unusual that many of Edward III.'s soldiers, then before Paris, died from the cold. Stow.
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Then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on Black Monday last. Shak.
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2. The first Monday after the holidays; -- so called by English schoolboys. Halliwell.
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Black" monk` (. A Benedictine monk.
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Black"moor (, n. See Blackamoor.
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Black"-mouthed` (, a. Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.
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Black"ness, n. The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.
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They're darker now than blackness. Donne.
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blackout n. 1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting.
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2. any darkness resulting from the extinction of lights.
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3. the failure of electric power for a general region sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting.
Syn. -- brownout, dimout.
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4. a momentary loss of consciousness.
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5. partial or total loss of memory. he has a total blackout for events of the evening
Syn. -- amnesia, memory loss.
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6. a period during which artificial lighting is forbidden, as in a city as a precaution against an air raid.
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7. (Theater) the darkening of all stage lights, as at then end of a performance or between acts.
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8. suppression of information distribution; as, there was a blackout on news from the military for the first day of the Gulf War.
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9. the prohibition of the broadcasting of a sports event, such as a boxing match or football game, sometimes confined to one particular area. It is usually done to encourage sales of tickets to the event.
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black out v. i. to experience a temporary loss of consciousness, memory, or vision.
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black out v. t. 1. to cause to become black, such as a stage, a computer screen, or a city.
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2. to impose a blackout on (news or a sports event).
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3. to make (a written text) illegible by applying a black ink over it; to blot out.
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4. to suppress (a memory).
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Black"poll` (, n. [Black + poll head.] (Zo\'94l.) A warbler of the United States (Dendroica striata).
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Black" pud"ding (. A kind of sausage made of blood, suet, etc., thickened with meal.
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And fat black puddings, -- proper food,
Hudibras.
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Black" Rod` (. (a) the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords. [Eng.] (b) An usher in the legislature of British colonies. Cowell.
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Committed to the custody of the Black Rod. Macaulay.
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Black"root`, n. (Bot.) See Colicroot.
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Blacks (, n. pl. 1. The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press.
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2. Soot flying in the air. [Eng.]
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3. Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
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Black"salt`er (, n. One who makes crude potash, or black salts.
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Black" salts` (. Crude potash. De Colange.
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Black"smith` (, n. [Black (in allusion to the color of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith.] 1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc.
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The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. Howell.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis, or Heliastes punctipinnis), of a blackish color.
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{ Black" snake` (sn or Black"snake }, n. (Zo\'94l.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long.
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Natrix atra of Jamaica.
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Black Spanish. One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumage, blue legs and feet, bright red comb and wattles, and white face. They are remarkable as egg layers.
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Black"strap` (-str, n. 1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
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No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd.
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2. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors.
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Black"tail` (, n. [Black + tail.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The black-tailed deer (Cervus Columbianus or Cariacus Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer.
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Black"thorn` (, n. (Bot.) (a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe. (b) A species of Crat\'91gus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
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black-tie adj. requiring semiformal evening clothes, e. g. a black bowtie and a tuxedo or dinner jacket for men, and a formal dress for women; contrasted with white-tie, for a fully formal occasion, and with informal, and casual. a black-tie dinner
Syn. -- semi-formal, semiformal.
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blacktop n. 1. a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving to a road.
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2. the surface of a road paved with blacktop{1}.
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blacktopped adj. paved with a bituminous material; -- of roads or paths; as, a blacktopped driveway.
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Black" vom"it (. (Med.) A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.
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{ Black" wash` (bl or Black"wash }, n. 1. (Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.
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2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny.
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To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen. C. Kingsley.
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black"wash (bl, v. 1. same as defame.
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2. to color with blackwash.
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Black"wa`ter State. Nebraska; -- a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable mold in the soil.
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black"wa*ter n. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; -- used especially of blackwater fever, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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Black"wood (bl, n. A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian black wood is from the tree Dalbergia latifolia. Balfour.
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Black"work` (, n. Work wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths. Knight.
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Blad"der (bl, n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl, bl; akin to Icel. bla, SW. bl\'84ddra, Dan. bl\'91re, D. blaar, OHG. bl\'betara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS. bl\'bewan, E. blow, to puff. See Blow to puff.]
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1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air.
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2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid.
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3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp.
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4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. \'bdTo swim with bladders of philosophy.\'b8 Rochester.
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Bladder nut, or Bladder tree (Bot.), a genus of plants (Staphylea) with bladderlike seed pods. -- Bladder pod (Bot.), a genus of low herbs (Vesicaria) with inflated seed pods. -- Bladdor senna (Bot.), a genus of shrubs (Colutea), with membranaceous, inflated pods. -- Bladder worm (Zo\'94l.), the larva of any species of tapeworm (T\'91nia), found in the flesh or other parts of animals. See Measle, Cysticercus. -- Bladder wrack (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the seacoast (Fucus nodosus and F. vesiculosus) -- called also bladder tangle. See Wrack.
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Blad"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bladdered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bladdering.] 1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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2. To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.
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blad"der*like adj. similar to a bladder.
Syn. -- bladdery.
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blad"der*nose n. a medium-sized blackish-gray seal (Cystophora cristata) with a large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters.
Syn. -- hooded seal.
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blad"der*pod n. 1. a North American wild lobelia (Lobelia inflata) having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic.
Syn. -- Indian tobacco.
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2. any of a number of annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some are placed in the genus Lesquerella.
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3. any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods.
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4. any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods.
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Blad"der*wort` (, n. (Bot.) A genus (Utricularia) of aquatic or marshy plants, which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See Ascidium.
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bladderwrack n. 1. similar to and found with black rockweed.
Syn. -- Ascophyllum nodosum.
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2. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure.
Syn. -- black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus.
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Blad"der*y (, a. Having bladders; also, resembling a bladder.
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Blade (bl, n. [OE. blade, blad, AS. bl\'91d leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. blad, Icel. bla, OHG. blat, G. blatt, and perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy`llon. The root is prob. the same as that of AS. bl, E. blow, to blossom. See Blow to blossom, and cf. Foil leaf of metal.]
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1. Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.
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The crimson dulse . . . with its waving blade. Percival.
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First the blade, then ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Mark iv. 28.
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2. The cutting part of an instrument; as, the blade of a knife or a sword.
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3. The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller.
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4. The scapula or shoulder blade.
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5. pl. (Arch.) The principal rafters of a roof. Weale.
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6. pl. (Com.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. De Colange.
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7. A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow; -- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning.
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He saw a turnkey in a trice
blade. Coleridge.
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8. The flat part of the tongue immediately behind the tip, or point.
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\'bdLower blade\'b8 implies, of course, the lower instead of the upper surface of the tongue. H. Sweet.
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Blade (bl, v. t. To furnish with a blade.
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Blade, v. i. To put forth or have a blade.
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As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded
bladed. P. Fletcher.
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Blade"bone` (-b, n. The scapula. See Blade, 4.
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Blad"ed (bl, a. 1. Having a blade or blades; as, a two-bladed knife.
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Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass. Shak.
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2. Divested of blades; as, bladed corn.
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3. (Min.) Composed of long and narrow plates, shaped like the blade of a knife.
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Blade"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A long, thin, marine fish of Europe (Trichiurus lepturus); the ribbon fish.
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Blade"smith` (, n. A sword cutler. [Obs.]
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Blad"y (, a. Consisting of blades. [R.] \'bdBlady grass.\'b8 Drayton.
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Bl\'91 (, a. [See Blue.] Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored. [Scot.]
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Bl\'91"ber*ry (, n. [Bl\'91 + berry; akin to Icel bl\'beber, Sw. bl, D. blaab\'91r. Cf. Blueberry.] The bilberry. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
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\'d8Blague (bl, n. [F.] Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.
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Blain (bl, n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. bl; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder.] 1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister.
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Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.
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2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.
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Blam"a*ble (bl, a. [Cf. F. bl\'83mable.] Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy. -- Blam"a*ble*ness, n. -- Blam"a*bly (, adv.
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Blame (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blamed (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blaming.] [OE. blamen, F. bl\'83mer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr. bla`sfhmos evil speaking, perh, for blapsi`fhmos; bla`psis injury (fr. bla`ptein to injure) + fh`mh a saying, fr. fa`nai to say. Cf. Blaspheme, and see Fame.]
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1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.
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We have none to blame but ourselves. Tillotson.
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2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [Obs.]
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She . . . blamed her noble blood. Spenser.
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To blame, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as, the conductor was to blame for the accident.
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You were to blame, I must be plain with you. Shak.
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Blame, n. [OE. blame, fr. F. bl\'83me, OF. blasme, fr. bl\'83mer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See Blame, v.] 1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
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Let me bear the blame forever. Gen. xiiii. 9.
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2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.
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Holy and without blame before him in love. Eph. i. 4.
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3. Hurt; injury. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Syn. -- Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing.
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blame"a*ble adj. same as blameworthy.
Syn. -- blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable.
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Blame"ful (, a. 1. Faulty; meriting blame. Shak.
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2. Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious. Chaucer.
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-- Blame"ful*ly, adv. -- Blame"ful*ness, n.
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Blame"less, a. Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of.
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A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim. iii. 2.
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Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave. Mallet.
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We will be blameless of this thine oath. Josh. ii. 17.
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Syn. -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable. -- Blameless, Spotless, Faultless, Stainless. We speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a blameless life or character. The others are stronger. We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last three words apply only to the general character, while blameless may be used in reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly blameless. We also apply faultless to personal appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be done in respect to any of the other words.
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Blame"less*ly, adv. In a blameless manner.
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Blame"less*ness, n. The quality or state of being blameless; innocence.
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Blam"er (, n. One who blames. Wyclif.
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Blame"wor`thy (, a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n.
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\'d8Blanc (?), n. [F., white.] 1. A white cosmetic.
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2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used esp. for braised meat.
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Blan"card (, n. [F., fr. blanc white.] A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.
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Blanch (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blanching.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr. blanc white. See Blank, a.]
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1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.
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2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together.
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3. (Confectionery & Cookery) (a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds. (b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
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4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.).
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5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
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6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.
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Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things. Tillotson.
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Syn. -- To Blanch, Whiten. To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the surface of the object in question. To blanch is to whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e., by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.
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Blanch (, v. i. To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun.
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[Bones] blanching on the grass. Tennyson.
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Blanch, v. t. [See Blench.] 1. To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed. [Obs.]
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Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man might express his malice and blanch his danger. Bacon.
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I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way. Reliq. Wot.
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2. To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer.
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Blanch, v. i. To use evasion. [Obs.]
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Books will speak plain, when counselors blanch. Bacon.
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Blanch, n. (Mining) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.
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Blan"chard lathe (?). [After Thomas Blanchard, American inventor.] (Mach.) A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc., after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed, and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern.
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Blanch"er (, n. One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose.
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Blanch"er, n. One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.]
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And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her. Sir P. Sidney.
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And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel. Latimer.
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Blanch" hold`ing (. (Scots Law) A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.
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Blanch*im"e*ter (, n. [1st blanch + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer. Ure.
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Blanc*mange" (, n. [F. blancmanger, lit. white food; blanc white + manger to eat.] (Cookery) A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold.
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Blanc*man"ger (, n. [F. See Blancmange.] A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bland (, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.]
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1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. \'bdExhilarating vapor bland.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
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Blan*da"tion (, n. [Cf. L. blanditia, blandities, fr. blandus. See Bland.] Flattery. [Obs.]
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Blan*dil"o*quence (, n. [L. blandiloquentia; blandus mild + loqui to speak.] Mild, flattering speech.
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{ Blan*dil"o*quous (, Blan*di*lo"qui*ous (, } a. Fair-spoken; flattering.
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Blan"dise (, v. i. [Same word as Blandish.] To blandish any one. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Blan"dish (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blandished (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing.] [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering.] 1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.
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2. To make agreeable and enticing.
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Mustering all her wiles,
blandished parleys. Milton.
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Blan"dish*er (, n. One who uses blandishments.
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Blan"dish*ment (, n. [Cf. OF. blandissement.] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.
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Cowering low with blandishment. Milton.
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Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay.
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Bland"ly (, adv. In a bland manner; mildly; suavely.
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Bland"ness, n. The state or quality of being bland.
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Blank (, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F. blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white, G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. Blink, and cf. 1st Blanch.]
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1. Of a white or pale color; without color.
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To the blank moon
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2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a blank check; a blank ballot.
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3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.
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Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. Milton.
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4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space; a blank day.
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5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.
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6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant. \'bdBlank and horror-stricken faces.\'b8 C. Kingsley.
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The blank . . . glance of a half returned consciousness. G. Eliot.
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7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.
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Blank bar (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in an action of trespass to assign the certain place where the trespass was committed; -- called also common bar. -- Blank cartridge, a cartridge containing no ball. -- Blank deed. See Deed. -- Blank door, or Blank window (Arch.), a depression in a wall of the size of a door or window, either for symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed. -- Blank indorsement (Law), an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill. -- Blank line (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats. -- Blank tire (Mech.), a tire without a flange. -- Blank tooling. See Blind tooling, under Blind. -- Blank verse. See under Verse. -- Blank wall, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead wall.
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Blank (, n. 1. Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void.
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I can not write a paper full, I used to do; and yet I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you. Swift.
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From this time there ensues a long blank in the history of French legislation. Hallam.
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I was ill. I can't tell how long -- it was a blank. G. Eliot.
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2. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated.
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In Fortune's lottery lies
blanks, like this, for one small prize. Dryden.
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3. A paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information, for which spaces are left vacant; a bland form.
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The freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank. Palfrey.
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4. A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.
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5. The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed.
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Let me still remain
blank of thine eye. Shak.
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6. Aim; shot; range. [Obs.]
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I have stood . . . within the blank of his displeasure
Shak.
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7. A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence. Nares.
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8. (Mech.) A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.
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9. (Dominoes) A piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the \'bddouble blank\'b8; the \'bdsix blank.\'b8
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In blank, with an essential portion to be supplied by another; as, to make out a check in blank.
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Blank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blanking.] [Cf. 3d Blanch.] 1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]
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Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. Shak.
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Blan"ket (, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See Blank, a.] 1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
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2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
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3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
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Nares.
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Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark
Shak.
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Blanket sheet, a newspaper of folio size. -- A wet blanket, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or discour
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Blan"ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blanketing.] 1. To cover with a blanket.
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I'll . . . blanket my loins. Shak.
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2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
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We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. B. Jonson.
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3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.
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Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted.
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Blan"ket clause`. (Law) A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned individually and having the burden, loss, or the like, apportioned among them.
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Blan"ket*ing, n. 1. Cloth for blankets.
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2. The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
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That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for the fault thou wast guilty of. Smollett.
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{ Blanket mortgage or Blanket policy }. One that covers a group or class of things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien.
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Blanket stitch. A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of material, as blankets, too thick to hem.
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Blank"ly (, adv. 1. In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; as, to stare blankly. G. Eliot.
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2. Directly; flatly; point blank. De Quincey.
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Blank"ness, n. The state of being blank.
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\'d8Blan*quette" (, n. [F. blanquette, from blanc white.] (Cookery) A white fricassee.
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\'d8Blan*quil"lo (, n. [Sp. blanquillo whitish.] (Zo\'94l.) A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies (Caulolatilus chrysops). It is red, marked with yellow.
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Blare (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blared (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blaring.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. pl\'84rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore.] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. \'bdThe trumpet blared.\'b8 Tennyson.
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Blare, v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
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To blare its own interpretation. Tennyson.
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Blare, n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.
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With blare of bugle, clamor of men. Tennyson.
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His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. J. R. Drake.
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Blarina n. a genus of mammals consisting of the shrews.
Syn. -- genus Blarina.
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blar"ing adj. harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV, radio, or phonograph.
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blar"ney (bl, n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]
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Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney. The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists.
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Blar"ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blarneyed (-n; p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying.] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. \'bdBlarneyed the landlord.\'b8 Irving.
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Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. S. G. Goodrich.
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\'d8Bla*s\'82" (bl, a. [F., p. p. of blaser.] 1. Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of enjoyment; sated or surfeited with pleasure; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; used up.
Syn. -- bored.
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2. very sophisticated; versed in the ways of the world. the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'
Syn. -- knowing, worldly.
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3. uninterested and attaching little importance; -- of attitudes toward duties. a blase attitude about housecleaning
Syn. -- unconcerned.
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Blas*pheme" (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasphemed (-f; p. pr. & vb. n. Blaspheming.] [OE. blasfem, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph\'82mer. See Blame, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.
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So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,
blasphemed, and had in scorn. Milton.
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How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually blaspheme thy great and all-glorious name? Dr. W. Beveridge.
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2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
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You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. Shak.
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Those who from our labors heap their board,
Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord. Pope.
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Blas*pheme", v. i. To utter blasphemy.
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He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. Mark iii. 29.
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Blas*phem"er (, n. One who blasphemes.
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And each blasphemer quite escape the rod,
Pope.
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Blas"phe*mous (, a. [L. blasphemus, Gr. .] Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature. \'bdBlasphemous publications.\'b8 Porteus.
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Nor from the Holy One of Heaven
blasphemous. Milton.
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Blas"phe*mous*ly, adv. In a blasphemous manner.
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Blas"phe*my (, n. [L. blasphemia, Gr. : cf. OF. blasphemie.] 1. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.
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blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence.
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2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.
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Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon.
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-blast (. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, shoot.] A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation; as, bioblast, epiblast, mesoblast, etc.
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Blast (bl, n. [AS. bl a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel. bl\'bestr, OHG. bl\'best, and fr. a verb akin to Icel. bl\'besa to blow, OHG. bl\'83san, Goth. bl (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E. blow. See Blow to eject air.] 1. A violent gust of wind.
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And see where surly Winter passes off,
blasts;
blasts obey, and quit the howling hill. Thomson.
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2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
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hot blast and cold blast are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast when not in use.
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3. The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
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4. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath.
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One blast upon his bugle horn
Sir W. Scott.
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The blast of triumph o'er thy grave. Bryant.
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5. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
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By the blast of God they perish. Job iv. 9.
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Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast. Shak.
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6. The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose. \'bdLarge blasts are often used.\'b8 Tomlinson.
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7. A flatulent disease of sheep.
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Blast furnace, a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure. -- Blast hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through which water enters. -- Blast nozzle, a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe; -- called also blast orifice. -- In full blast, in complete operation; in a state of great activity. See Blast, n., 2. [Colloq.]
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Blast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blasting.] 1. To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel.
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Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind. Gen. xii. 6.
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2. Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character.
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I'll cross it, though it blast me. Shak.
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Blasted with excess of light. T. Gray.
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3. To confound by a loud blast or din.
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Trumpeters,
blast you the city's ear. Shak.
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4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
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Blast, v. i. 1. To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom.
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2. To blow; to blow on a trumpet. [Obs.]
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Toke his blake trumpe faste
blaste. Chaucer.
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Blast"ed (, a. 1. Blighted; withered.
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Upon this blasted heath. Shak.
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2. Confounded; accursed; detestable.
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Some of her own blasted gypsies. Sir W. Scott.
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3. Rent open by an explosive.
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The blasted quarry thunders, heard remote. Wordsworth.
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\'d8Blas*te"ma (, n.; pl. Blastemata (. [Gr. bla`sthma bud, sprout.] (Biol.) The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.
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Blas*te"mal (, a. (Biol.) Relating to the blastema; rudimentary.
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Blas`te*mat"ic (, a. (Biol.) Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.
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Blast"er (, n. One who, or that which, blasts or destroys.
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Blas"tide (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, fr. to grow.] (Biol.) A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
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Blast"ing (, n. 1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause.
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I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. Amos iv. 9.
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2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts.
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Blast lamp. A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast.
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Blast"ment (, n. A sudden stroke or injury produced by some destructive cause. [Obs.] Shak.
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Blas`to*car"pous (, a. [Gr. sprout, germ + fruit.] (Bot.) Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove. Brande & C.
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blastocoel, Blas"to*c\'d2le blastocoele (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + koi^los hollow.] (Biol.) The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called segmentation cavity.
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blastocoelic adj. of or pertaining to a blastocoel.
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Blas"to*cyst (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. cyst.] (Biol.) The germinal vesicle.
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blastocyte n. an undifferentiated embryonic cell.
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Blas"to*derm (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. derm.] (Embryology) the early stage of an embryo after the first cleavages of the ovum; also, the layer of cells of which the early embryo is composed; specifically: (a) the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel has formed. (b) in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk.
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{ Blas`to*der*mat"ic (, Blas`to*der"mic (, } a. Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
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blastodisc n. a disc-shaped layer of cells on the surface of the yolk mass of an egg (such as that of a bird) which develops to form the embryo.
Syn. -- germinal disc, germinal area.
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blast"off` n. the launching of a rocket, especially of a spacecraft, under its own power.
Syn. -- rocket firing, rocket launching, shoot.
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blast" off v. i. to begin ascending from the ground under rocket power; -- of a rocket.
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Blas`to*gen"e*sis (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. genesis.] (Biol.) Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding.
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Blas"toid (, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Blastoidea.
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\'d8Blas*toid"e*a (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. blasto`s sprout + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their budlike form.
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Blas"to*mere (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + -mere.] (Biol.) One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum. Balfour.
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blastomycete n. any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; -- they may cause disease in humans and other animals.
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blastomycosis n. any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal organs.
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blastomycotic adj. of or pertaining to blastomycosis.
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{ Blas`toph"o*ral (, Blas`to*phor"ic (, } a. Relating to the blastophore.
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Blas"to*phore (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + to bear.] (Biol.) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
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blastoporal blastoporic adj. of or pertaining to a blastopore.
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Blas"to*pore (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. pore.] (Biol.) The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination, or archenteron. [See Illust. of Invagination.] Balfour.
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Blas"to*sphere (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. sphere.] (Biol.) The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum. [See Illust. of Invagination.]
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Blas"to*style (, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + a pillar.] (Zo\'94l.) In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds. See Hydroidea, and Athecata.
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Blast" pipe` (. The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast.
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\'d8Blas"tu*la (, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. blasto`s a sprout.] (Biol.) That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.
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Blas"tule (, n. (Biol.) Same as Blastula.
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Blast"y (, a. 1. Affected by blasts; gusty.
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2. Causing blast or injury. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Blat (, v. i. To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately. [Low]
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Blat, v. t. To utter inconsiderately. [Low]
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If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out. W. D. Howells.
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Bla"tan*cy (, n. Blatant quality.
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Bla"tant (, a. [Cf. Bleat.] Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. \'bdHarsh and blatant tone.\'b8 R. H. Dana.
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A monster, which the blatant beast men call. Spenser.
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Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet. W. Irving.
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Bla"tant*ly, adv. In a blatant manner.
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blate v. to of sheep, goats, or calves.
Syn. -- bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.
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blate adj. bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.
Syn. -- bashful, timid, sheepish.
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Blath"er (bl, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Blathered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also blether.] [Icel. bla. Cf. Blatherskite.] To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no consequence. G. Eliot.
Syn. -- babble, smatter, blether, blither.
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Blath"er, n. [Written also blether.] Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl. Hall Caine.
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Blath"er*skite (, n. A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.] Barllett.
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Blat"ter (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blattered (.] [L. blaterare to babble: cf. F. blat\'82rer to bleat.] To prate; to babble; to rail; to make a senseless noise; to patter. [Archaic] \'bdThe rain blattered.\'b8 Jeffrey.
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They procured . . . preachers to blatter against me, . . . so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully. Latimer.
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Blat`ter*a"tion (, n. [L. blateratio a babbling.] Blattering.
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Blat"ter*er (, n. One who blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster.
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Blat"ter*ing, n. Senseless babble or boasting.
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Blat`ter*oon" (, n. [L. blatero, -onis.] A senseless babbler or boaster. [Obs.] \'bdI hate such blatteroons.\'b8 Howell.
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\'d8Blau"bok (, n. [D. blauwbok.] (Zo\'94l.) The blue buck. See Blue buck, under Blue.
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Blay (, n. [AS. bl, fr. bl, bleak, white; akin to Icel. bleikja, OHG. bleicha, G. bleihe. See Bleak, n. & a.] (Zo\'94l.) A fish. See Bleak, n.
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Blaze (bl, n. [OE. blase, AS. bl\'91se, blase; akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch, Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf. Blast, Blush, Blink.] 1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame. \'bdTo heaven the blaze uprolled.\'b8 Croly.
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2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun.
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O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon! Milton.
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3. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display. \'bdFierce blaze of riot.\'b8 \'bdHis blaze of wrath.\'b8 Shak.
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For what is glory but the blaze of fame? Milton.
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4. [Cf. D. bles; akin to E. blaze light.] A white spot on the forehead of a horse.
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5. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
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Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road. Carlton.
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In a blaze, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated. -- Like blazes, furiously; rapidly. [Low] \'bdThe horses did along like blazes tear.\'b8 Poem in Essex dialect.
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low language in the U. S., blazes is frequently used of something extreme or excessive, especially of something very bad; as, blue as blazes. Neal.
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Syn. -- Blaze, Flame. A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas. In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is prominent, with or without heat; as, the blaze of the sun or of a meteor. Flame includes a stronger notion of heat; as, he perished in the flames.
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Blaze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blazed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blazing.] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.
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2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.
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And far and wide the icy summit blazed. Wordsworth.
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3. To be resplendent. Macaulay.
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To blaze away, to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [Colloq.]
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Blaze, v. t. 1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.
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I found my way by the blazed trees. Hoffman.
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2. To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path.
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Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others. Nott.
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Blaze, v. t. [OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. Blaze, v. i., and see Blast.] 1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
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On charitable lists he blazed his name. Pollok.
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To blaze those virtues which the good would hide. Pope.
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2. (Her.) To blazon. [Obs.] Peacham.
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Blaz"er (, n. One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad. \'bdBlazers of crime.\'b8 Spenser.
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Blaz"er (?), n. 1. Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.
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2. A light jacket, usually of wool or silk and of a bright color, for wear at tennis, cricket, or other sport.
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3. The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brasier.
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Blaz"ing, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. Sir W. Scott.
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Blazing star. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Cham\'91lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass.
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blazing-star n. 1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.
Syn. -- blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot.
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Bla"zon (, n. [OE. blason, blasoun, shield, fr. F. blason coat of arms, OF. shield, from the root of AS. bl\'91se blaze, i. e., luster, splendor, MHG. blas torch See Blaze, n.] 1. A shield. [Obs.]
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2. An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings.
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Their blazon o'er his towers displayed. Sir W. Scott.
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3. The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner. Peacham.
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4. Ostentatious display, either by words or other means; publication; show; description; record.
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Obtrude the blazon of their exploits upon the company. Collier.
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Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit,
blazon. Shak.
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Bla"zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blazoned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blazoning (.] [From blazon, n.; confused with 4th blaze: cf. F. blasonner.] 1. To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and wide.
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Thyself thou blazon'st. Shak.
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There pride sits blazoned on th' unmeaning brow. Trumbull.
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To blazon his own worthless name. Cowper.
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2. To deck; to embellish; to adorn.
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She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form. Garth.
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3. (Her.) To describe in proper terms (the figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to emblazon.
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The coat of , arms, which I am not herald enough to blazon into English. Addison.
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Bla"zon, v. i. To shine; to be conspicuous. [R.]
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Bla"zon*er (, n. One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a herald. Burke.
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Bla"zon*ment (bl, n. The act of blazoning; blazoning; emblazonment.
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Bla"zon*ry, n. 1. Same as Blazon, 3.
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The principles of blazonry. Peacham.
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2. A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
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The blazonry of Argyle. Lord Dufferin.
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3. Artistic representation or display.
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Blea (, n. The part of a tree which lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.
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Blea"ber*ry (, n. (Bot.) See Blaeberry.
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Bleach (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleached (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.] [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS. bl\'becian, bl, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl\'bec pale. See Bleak, a.] To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
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The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid. Ure.
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Immortal liberty, whose look sublime
bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime. Smollett.
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Bleach, v. i. To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
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Bleached (, a. Whitened; make white.
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Let their bleached bones, and blood's unbleaching stain,
Byron.
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Bleach"er (, n. One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.
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Bleach"er*y (, n.; pl. Bleacheries (. A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.
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Bleach"ing, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure.
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Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.
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Bleak (bl, a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS. bl\'bec, bl, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek, Dan. bleg, OS. bl, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all from the root of AS. bl\'c6can to shine; akin to OHG. bl\'c6chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein to burn, shine, Skr. bhr\'bej to shine, and E. flame. Bleach, Blink, Flame.] 1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]
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When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as one that were laid out dead. Foxe.
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2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
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Wastes too bleak to rear
Wordsworth.
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At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach. Longfellow.
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3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
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-- Bleak"ish, a. -- Bleak"ly, adv. -- Bleak"ness, n.
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Bleak, n. [From Bleak, a., cf. Blay.] (Zo\'94l.) A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinid\'91; the blay. [Written also blick.]
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bleak is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. Baird.
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Bleak"y (, a. Bleak. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Blear (, a. [See Blear, v.] 1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes.
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His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. Dryden.
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2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim.
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Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion. Milton.
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Blear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleared (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blearing.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink. See Blink, and cf. Blur.] To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink.
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That tickling rheums
blear the sight. Cowper.
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To blear the eye of, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bleared (, a. Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum. -- Blear"ed*ness (, n.
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Dardanian wives,
bleared visages, come forth to view
Shak.
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Blear"eye` (, n. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter. Dunglison.
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Blear"-eyed` (, a. 1. Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
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The blear-eyed Crispin. Drant.
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2. Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; as, a blear-eyed bigot.
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Blear"eyed`ness, n. The state of being blear-eyed.
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Blear"y (, a. Somewhat blear.
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bleary-eyed adj. having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as blear-eyed{1}.
Syn. -- blear, bleary.
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2. same as teary. [R.]
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Bleat (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bleated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleating.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl; akin to D. blaten, bleeten, OHG. bl\'bezan, pl\'bezan; prob. of imitative origin.] To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.
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Then suddenly was heard along the main,
bleat the woolly train. Pope
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The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will never answer a calf when he bleats. Shak.
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Bleat, n. A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.
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The bleat of fleecy sheep. Chapman's Homer.
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Bleat"er (, n. One who bleats; a sheep.
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In cold, stiff soils the bleaters oft complain
Dyer.
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Bleat"ing, a. Crying as a sheep does.
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Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside. Longfellow.
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Bleat"ing, n. The cry of, or as of, a sheep. Chapman.
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Bleb (, n. [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister. This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and perh. blow to puff.] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.
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Arsenic abounds with air blebs. Kirwan.
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blebbed adj. marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material; -- of glass or quartzite.
Syn. -- blebby.
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Bleb"by (, a. Containing blebs, or characterized by blebs; as, blebby glass.
Syn. -- blebbed.
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{ Bleck, Blek } (, v. t. To blacken; also, to defile. [Obs. or Dial.] Wyclif.
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Bled (, imp. & p. p. of Bleed.
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Blee (, n. [AS. ble\'a2, ble\'a2h.] Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form. [Archaic]
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For him which is so bright of blee. Lament. of Mary Magd.
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That boy has a strong blee of his father. Forby.
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Bleed (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl, fr. bl blood; akin to Sw. bl\'94da, Dan. bl\'94de, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See Blood.] 1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.
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2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.
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3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. \'bdC\'91sar must bleed.\'b8 Shak.
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The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. Pope.
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4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.
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For me the balm shall bleed. Pope.
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5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.
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6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.]
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To make the heart bleed, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.
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Bleed, v. t. 1. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.
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2. To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.
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A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber. H. Miller.
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3. To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled him freely for this fund. [Colloq.]
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Bleed"er (, n. (Med.) (a) One who, or that which, draws blood. (b) One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding. <-- hemophiliac. -->
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Bleed"ing, a. Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.
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Bleed"ing, n. A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.
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bleep n. a short high-pitched tone produced as a signal or warning.
Syn. -- beep.
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bleep v. t. (Broadcasting) to to obscure or replace (an offensive word or phrase) by substituting a beeping sound while broadcasting.
Syn. -- bleep out.
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bleep"ing adj. damned. Used as a euphemistic emphatic adjective to express displeasure, in place of damned, goddammed or stronger (more offensive) words.
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bleep out v. t. (Broadcasting) same as bleep, v. t..
Syn. -- bleep.
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Blem"ish (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl\'88mir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl\'88me, prob. fr. Icel bl\'beman the livid color of a wound, fr. bl\'ber blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.] 1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.
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Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul. Brathwait.
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2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.
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There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation. Oldys.
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Blem"ish, n.; pl. Blemishes (. Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.
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He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish. Lev. xiv. 10.
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The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character. Spectator.
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Syn. -- Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault; taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.
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Blem"ish*less, a. Without blemish; spotless.
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A life in all so blemishless. Feltham.
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Blem"ish*ment (, n. The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage; impairment.
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For dread of blame and honor's blemishment. Spenser.
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Blench (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blenched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blenching.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS. blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See Blink, and cf. 3d Blanch.] 1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.
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Blench not at thy chosen lot. Bryant.
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This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never blenched from its fulfillment. Jeffrey.
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2. To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.]
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Though sometimes you do blench from this to that. Shak.
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Blench, v. t. 1. To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder. [Obs.]
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Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further. Sir T. More.
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2. To draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.]
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He now blenched what before he affirmed. Evelyn.
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Blench, n. A looking aside or askance. [Obs.]
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These blenches gave my heart another youth. Shak.
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Blench, v. i. & t. [See 1st Blanch.] To grow or make pale. Barbour.
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Blench"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher. [Obs.]
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2. One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.
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Blench" hold`ing. (Law) See Blanch holding.
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Blend (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blended or Blent (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blending.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown origin.] 1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound.
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Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay. Percival.
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2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Syn. -- To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate; harmonize.
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Blend (, v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.
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There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. Irving.
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Blend, n. A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins.
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Blend, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See Blind, a.] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Blende (, n. [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite.] (Min.) (a) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous. (b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.
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blended adj. 1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable. Antonym of unblended. [Narrower terms: alloyed; emulsified; homogenized]
Syn. -- mingled, commingled.
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2. homogeneous heterogeneous
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Blend"er (, n. One who, or that which, blends; an instrument, as a brush, used in blending. Specifically, an electrical device with a rapidly rotating spindle to which a specially designed container can be attached, so that the contents of the container are agitated by rotating blades at adjustable speeds, permitting various degrees of homogenization of the contents. container are
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Blend"ing, n. 1. The act of mingling.
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2. (Paint.) The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly. Weale.
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Blend"ous (, a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende.
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Blend"wa`ter (, n. A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected. Crabb.
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Blen"heim span"iel (. [So called from Blenheim House, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England.] A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet.
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Blenk, v. i. To blink; to shine; to look. [Obs.]
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{ Blen"ni*oid (, Blen"ni*id (, } a. [Blenny + -oid] (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the blennies.
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Blen*nog"e*nous (, a. [Gr. mucus + -genous.] Generating mucus.
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\'d8Blen`nor*rhe"a (, n. [Gr. mucus + to flow.] (Med.) (a) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus. (b) Gonorrhea. Dunglison.
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Blen"ny (, n.; pl. Blennies (. [L. blennius, blendius, blendea, Gr. , fr. slime, mucus.] (Zo\'94l.) A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniid\'91; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.
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Blent (, imp. & p. p. of Blend to mingle. Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted; stained.
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Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial blent. Byron.
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Blent, imp. & p. p. of Blend to blind. Blinded. Also (Chaucer), 3d sing. pres. Blindeth. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bleph`a*ri"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. -ilis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the eyelids. -- Bleph`a*rit"ic (#), a.
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\'d8Bles"bok (, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zo\'94l.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead.
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Bless (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blessed ( or Blest; p. pr. & vb. n. Blessing.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See Blood.] 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Gen. ii. 3.
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2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.
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The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest;
blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Shak.
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It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee. 1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R. V. )
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3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.
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Bless them which persecute you. Rom. xii. 14.
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4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. Luke ix. 16.
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5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). [Archaic] Holinshed.
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6. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.]
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7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Ps. ciii. 1.
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8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
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The nations shall bless themselves in him. Jer. iv. 3.
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9. To wave; to brandish. [Obs.]
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And burning blades about their heads do bless. Spenser.
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Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest. Fairfax.
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bless all the field.\'b8 Ascham.
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Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. Milton. -- To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. \'bdBless me from marrying a usurer.\'b8 Shak.
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To bless the doors from nightly harm. Milton.
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-- To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us with health; we are blessed with happiness.
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Bless"ed (bl, a. 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.
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O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode,
blessed feet. Milton.
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2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored.
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All generations shall call me blessed. Luke i. 48.
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Towards England's blessed shore. Shak.
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3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. \'bdThen was a blessed time.\'b8 \'bdSo blessed a disposition.\'b8 Shak.
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4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven.
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Reverenced like a blessed saint. Shak.
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Cast out from God and blessed vision. Milton.
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5. (R. C. Ch.) Beatified.
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6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.
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Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free. R. D. Blackmore.
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Bless"ed*ly, adv. Happily; fortunately; joyfully.
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We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. Sir P. Sidney.
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Bless"ed*ness, n. The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.
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The assurance of a future blessedness. Tillotson.
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Single blessedness, the unmarried state. \'bdGrows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.\'b8 Shak.
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Syn. -- Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See Happiness.
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Bless"ed this"tle (. See under Thistle.
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Bless"er (, n. One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
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Bless"ing, n. [AS. bletsung. See Bless, v. t.] 1. The act of one who blesses.
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2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.
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This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. Deut. xxxiii. 1.
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3. A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift.
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Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed. Milton.
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4. (Bib.) A gift. [A Hebraism] Gen. xxxiii. 11.
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5. Grateful praise or worship.
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Blest, a. Blessed. \'bdThis patriarch blest.\'b8 Milton.
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White these blest sounds my ravished ear assail. Trumbull.
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Blet (, n. [F. blet, blette, a., soft from over ripeness.] A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.
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Blet (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bletted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bletting.] To decay internally when overripe; -- said of fruit.
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Ble"ton*ism (, n. The supposed faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation; -- so called from one Bleton, of France.
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Blet"ting (, n. A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. Lindley.
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Blew (, imp. of Blow.
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blewit n. 1. an edible agaric (Tricholoma personatum) that is pale lilac when young.
Syn. -- blewits.
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blewits n. 1. same as blewit.
Syn. -- blewit, Tricholoma personatum.
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Bleyme (, n. [F. bleime.] (Far.) An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between the sole and the bone. [Obs.]
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Bleyn"te (, imp. of Blench. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Blick"ey (, n. [D. blik tin.] A tin dinner pail. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
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Blighia n. small genus of West African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe.
Syn. -- genus Blighia.
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Blight (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blighting.] [Perh. contr. from AS. bl\'c6cettan to glitter, fr. the same root as E. bleak. The meaning \'bdto blight\'b8 comes in that case from to glitter, hence, to be white or pale, grow pale, make pale, bleach. Cf. Bleach, Bleak.] 1. To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
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[This vapor] blasts vegetables, blights corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man. Woodward.
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2. Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects.
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Seared in heart and lone and blighted. Byron.
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Blight, v. i. To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never blights.
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Blight, n. 1. Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.
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2. The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc.
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3. That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
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A blight seemed to have fallen over our fortunes. Disraeli.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects.
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5. pl. A rashlike eruption on the human skin. [U. S.]
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Blight"ing, a. Causing blight.
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Blight"ing*ly, adv. So as to cause blight.
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{ Blim"bi (, Blim"bing } (, n. See Bilimbi, etc.
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Blimp n. [from Colonel Blimp, a fictional character] any elderly pompous reactionary.
Syn. -- Colonel Blimp.
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2. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.
Syn. -- sausage balloon, sausage.
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blimpish adj. [from Colonel Blimp, a fictional character] pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic.
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Blin (, v. t. & i. [OE. blinnen, AS. blinnan; pref. be- + linnan to cease.] To stop; to cease; to desist. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Blin, n. [AS. blinn.] Cessation; end. [Obs.]
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blin, n.; pl. blini, bliny or blinis. [Russian.] a thin buckwheat pancake made with yeast and usually filled with sour cream and folded over. See also blini.
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Blind (, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind, Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.] 1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.
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He that is strucken blind can not forget
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2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
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But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,
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3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
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This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation. Jay.
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4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.
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5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
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The blind mazes of this tangled wood. Milton.
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6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
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7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
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8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers.
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Blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zo\'94l.), a species of catfish (Gronias nigrolabris), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in Pennsylvania. -- Blind coal, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal. Simmonds. -- Blind door, Blind window, an imitation of a door or window, without an opening for passage or light. See Blank door or Blank window, under Blank, a. -- Blind level (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon. Knight. -- Blind nettle (Bot.), dead nettle. See Dead nettle, under Dead. -- Blind shell (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one that does not explode. -- Blind side, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or disposed to see danger. Swift. -- Blind snake (Zo\'94l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of the family Typhlopid\'91, with rudimentary eyes. -- Blind spot (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light. -- Blind tooling, in bookbinding and leather work, the indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; -- called also blank tooling, and blind blocking. -- Blind wall, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
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Blind (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blinding.] 1. To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. \'bdTo blind the truth and me.\'b8 Tennyson.
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A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is . . . a much greater. South.
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2. To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.
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Her beauty all the rest did blind. P. Fletcher.
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3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.
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Such darkness blinds the sky. Dryden.
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The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound. Stillingfleet.
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4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
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Blind (, n. 1. Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
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2. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
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3. [Cf. F. blindes, pblende, fr. blenden to blind, fr. blind blind.] (Mil.) A blindage. See Blindage.
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4. A halting place. [Obs.] Dryden.
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{ Blind, Blinde } (, n. See Blende.
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Blind"age (, n. [Cf. F. blindage.] (Mil.) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
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blinded adj. deprived of one's sight; rendered blind.
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Blind"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, blinds.
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2. (Saddlery) One of the leather screens on a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker.
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Blind"fish` (, n. A small fish (Amblyopsis spel\'91us) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name.
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Blind"fold` (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blindfolding.] [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down.] To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing.
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And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64.
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Blind"fold`, a. Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury.
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Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden.
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blind"fold`, n. a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing; usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to cover the eyes.
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blind"fold*ed adj. having a blindfold placed over the eyes; -- done to prevent the wearer from seeing.
Syn. -- blindfold.
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Blind"ing, a. Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
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Blind"ing, n. A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See Blind, v. t., 4.
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Blind"ly, adv. Without sight, discernment, or understanding; without thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of one's own.
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By his imperious mistress blindly led. Dryden.
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Blind"man's buff", Blind" man's buff" (. [See Buff a buffet.] A game in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the other players, and tell who it is.
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Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.
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Blind`man's hol"i*day (. The time between daylight and candle light. [Humorous]
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Blind"ness (, n. State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin.
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Color blindness, inability to distinguish certain color. See Daltonism.
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Blind reader. A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses.
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blindside (, v. t. to attack a person from his blind side; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise. He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.
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Blind"sto`ry (, n. (Arch.) The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.
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Blind"worm` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.
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Newts and blindworms do no wrong. Shak.
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bli"ni (bl, n. pl.; sing. blin. [Russian.] Russian pancakes of buckwheat flour and yeast, sometimes made from white flour; they are usually served folded over, with caviar and sour cream on the inside; -- properly, it is a plural word (from the Russian plural of blin) but in America, often used as singular; thus the common plural blinis.
Syn. -- bliny, blinis.
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blinks (bl, n. a typ of small Indian lettuce (Montia lamprosperma) of northern regions.
Syn. -- blinking chickweed, water chickweed.
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Blink (bl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blinked (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blinking.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken to look, glance, AS. bl\'c6can to shine, E. bleak. Bleak; cf. 1st Blench.]
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1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
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One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. Pope
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2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
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Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne. Shak.
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3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
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The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink. Wordsworth.
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The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . Sir W. Scott.
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4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.
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Blink, v. t. 1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.
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2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Blink, n. [OE. blink. See Blink, v. i. ] 1. A glimpse or glance.
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This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall.
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2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. Sir W. Scott.
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Not a blink of light was there. Wordsworth.
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3. (Naut.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.
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4. pl. [Cf. Blencher.] (Sporting) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them. [Prov. Eng.]
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Blink"ard (, n. [Blind + -ard.] 1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.
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Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns. Marvell.
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2. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears. Hakewill.
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Blink" beer` ( Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. Crabb.
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Blink"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, blinks.
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2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
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Nor bigots who but one way see,
blinkers of authority. M. Green.
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3. pl. A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.
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Blink"-eyed` (, a. Habitually winking. Marlowe.
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blintz, blintze n.; pl. blintzes. [Yiddish blintze, fr. Byelorussian blinets, dimin. of Russ. blin. See also blin and blini.] (Jewish Cookery) a thin wheat pancake folded around a filling (such as cheese or fruit) and sauteed, fried, or baked.
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blin"y (bl, n. same as blini.
Syn. -- blini.
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blip n. 1. (Radar) a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship. this sense is also used metaphorically to mean a barely perceptible object; , Kennedy's candidacy was a mere blip on Humphrey's radar screen until he won the West Virginia primary. This is the probably origin of sense 3.
Syn. -- radar echo, radar target.
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2. a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an economic variable, against time; as, a brief blip upward in the unemployment rate.
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3. something small or insignificant.
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4. a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal; as, there is a blip on my CD of Beethoven's ninth.
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Blirt (, n. (Naut.) A gust of wind and rain. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Bliss (bl, n.; pl. Blisses (bl. [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl\'c6, fr. bl\'c6 blithe. See Blithe.] Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.
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An then at last our bliss
Milton.
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Syn. -- Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy; enjoyment. See Happiness.
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Bliss"ful (, a. Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree. \'bdBlissful solitude.\'b8 Milton. -- Bliss"ful*ly, adv. -- Bliss"ful*ness, n.
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Bliss"less, a. Destitute of bliss. Sir P. Sidney.
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Blis"som (, v. i. [For blithesome: but cf. also Icel. bl of a goat at heat.] To be lustful; to be lascivious. [Obs.]
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Blis"som, a. Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said of ewes.
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Blissus n. a genus comprising the chinch bugs. See chinch, 2.
Syn. -- genus Blissus.
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Blis"ter (, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.
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And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. Grainger.
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2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel.
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3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. Dunglison.
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Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the Lytta vesicatoria (or Cantharis vesicatoria), called Cantharis or Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis. -- Blister fly, a blister beetle. -- Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies. -- Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also blistered steel. -- Blood blister. See under Blood.
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Blis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blistered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blistering.] To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on.
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Let my tongue blister. Shak.
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Blis"ter, v. t. 1. To raise a blister or blisters upon.
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My hands were blistered. Franklin.
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2. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.
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This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue. Shak.
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blistering adj. 1. harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments about people or their actions. blistering criticism
Syn. -- acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing, venomous, virulent, vitriolic.
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2. intensely hot. blistering sun
Syn. -- blistery.
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3. very fast; as, a blistering pace.
Syn. -- red-hot, scorching.
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Blis"ter*y (, a. Full of blisters. Hooker.
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Blite (bl, n. [L. blitum, Gr. bli`ton.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs (Blitum>) with a fleshy calyx. Blitum capitatum is the strawberry blite.
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Blithe (bl, a. [AS. bl\'c6 blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei kind, Icel. bl\'c6 mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. bl\'c6di kind, blithe.] Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.
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The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott.
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A daughter fair,
blithe, and debonair. Milton.
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Blithe"ful (bl, a. Gay; full of gayety; joyous.
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Blithe"ly, adv. In a blithe manner.
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Blithe"ness, n. The state of being blithe. Chaucer.
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blither v. same as blather.
Syn. -- babble, blather, smatter, blether.
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blithering adj. talking incoherently; as, a blithering idiot.
Syn. -- jabbering.
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Blithe"some (-s, a. Cheery; gay; merry.
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The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott.
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-- Blithe"some*ly, adv. -- Blithe"some*ness, n.
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blitz n. 1. (football) a quick move by defensive players toward the passer on the offensive team, as soon as the ball is snapped; -- it is used when the defensive teams assumes that a pass will be attempted, and risks allowing substantial gains by the offensive team if other plays are in fact planned.
Syn. -- safety linebacker blitzing.
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2. a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment. Same as blitzkrieg
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3. any vigorous and intensive attack, bombardment, or assault, literally or figuratively; as, they used a blitz of television commercials to launch their new product; the German blitz on London.
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3. same as blitz chess.
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blitz"krieg (bl, n. [German, blitz lightning + krieg war.] an overwhelming all-out attack with infantry, armor, and air forces, especially by surprise against an unprepared enemy.
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blitz"krieg v. to fight a quick and surprising war.
Syn. -- fight a blitzkrieg.
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Blive (bl, adv. [A contraction of Belive.] Quickly; forthwith. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bliz"zard (bl, n. [Cf. Blaze to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. \'bdto blaze away\'b8 to fire away.] A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast. [U. S.]
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Bloat (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl\'94t soft, bl\'94ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble\'a0t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.] 1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
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2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden.
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Bloat, v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.
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Bloat, a. Bloated. [R.] Shak.
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Bloat, n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
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Bloat, v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
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Bloat"ed (bl, p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.
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Bloat"ed*ness, n. The state of being bloated.
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Bloat"er (-, n. [See Bloat, Blote.] The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also bloat herring.
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Blob (bl, n. [See Bleb.] 1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. Wright.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni); the miller's thumb.
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Blob"ber (bl, n. [See Blubber, Blub.] A bubble; blubber. [Low] T. Carew.
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Blobber lip, a thick, protruding lip.
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His blobber lips and beetle brows commend. Dryden.
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Blob"ber-lipped` (-l, a. Having thick lips. \'bdA blobber-lipped shell.\'b8 Grew.
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\'d8Blo*cage" (, n. [F.] (Arch.) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.
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Block (bl, n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock.]
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1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
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Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke,
blocks are burning. Wither.
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All her labor was but as a block
Tennyson.
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2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
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Noble heads which have been brought to the block. E. Everett.
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3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat.
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He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block. Shak.
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4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.
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5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.
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The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks, each block containing thirty building lots. Such an average block, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street. Lond. Quart. Rev.
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6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.
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7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
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8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; -- also called blockage; as, a block in the way; a block in an artery; a block in a nerve; a block in a biochemical pathway.
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9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
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10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.
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11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.]
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What a block art thou ! Shak.
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12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
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13. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.
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14. (Cricket) (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket. (b) A block hole. (c) The popping crease. [R.]
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15. a number of individual items sold as a unit; as, a block of airline ticketes; a block of hotel rooms; a block of stock.
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16. the length of one side of a city block{5}, traversed along any side; as, to walk three blocks ahead and turn left at the corner.
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17. a halt in a mental process, especially one due to stress, memory lapse, confusion, etc.; as, a writer's block; to have a block in remembering a name.
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18. (computers) a quantity of binary-encoded information transferred, or stored, as a unit to, from, or on a data storage device; as, to divide a disk into 512-byte blocks.
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19. (computers) a number of locations in a random-access memory allocated to storage of specific data; as, to allocate a block of 1024 bytes for the stack.
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A block of shares (Stock Exchange), a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. Bartlett. -- Block printing. (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. S. W. Williams. (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter. -- Block system on railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it. -- Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river.
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Block (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block, n.] 1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor; to block an entrance.
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With moles . . . would block the port. Rowe.
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A city . . . besieged and blocked about. Milton.
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2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
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3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
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4. to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an obstruction; as, to block a nerve impulse; to block a biochemical reaction with a drug.
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To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out; to outline; as, to block out a plan.
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Block*ade" (, n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t. ] 1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
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Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear. Kent.
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2. An obstruction to passage.
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3. (physiology) interference with transmission of a physiological signal, or a physiological reaction.
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To raise a blockade. See under Raise.
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Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blockading.] 1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n. \'bdBlockaded the place by sea.\'b8 Gilpin.
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2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
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Till storm and driving ice blockade him there. Wordsworth.
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3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
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Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door. Pope.
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blockaded adj. having access obstructed by emplacement of a barrier, or by threat of force.
Syn. -- barricaded, barred.
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Block*ad"er (, n. 1. One who blockades.
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2. (Naut.) A vessel employed in blockading.
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Block"age (, n. The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
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Block" book` (. A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.
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Block chain. (Mach.) A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks, used with sprocket wheels to transmit power, as in a bicycle.
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blocked adj. 1. closed to traffic. Traffic was blocked by an overturned tractor-trailor
Syn. -- out of use(predicate).
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2. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
Syn. -- deadlocked, stalemated.
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3. unusable because of some obstruction.
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Block"head` (, n. [Block + head.] A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
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The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,
Pope.
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Block"head`ed, a. Stupid; dull.
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Block"head*ism (, n. That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity. Carlyle.
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Block"house` (, n. [Block + house: cf. G. blockhaus.] 1. (Mil.) An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany.
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2. A house of squared logs. [West. & South. U. S.]
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Block"ing, n. 1. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
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2. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
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Block"ing course` (. (Arch.) The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.
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Block"ish, a. Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull. \'bdBlockish Ajax.\'b8 Shak. -- Block"ish*ly, adv. -- Block"ish*ness, n.
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Block"like` (, a. Like a block; stupid.
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Block signal. (Railroads) One of the danger signals or safety signals which guide the movement of trains in a block system. The signal is often so coupled with a switch that act of opening or closing the switch operates the signal also.
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Block system. (Railroads) A system by which the track is divided into short sections, as of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric, or combined electric and pneumatic, signals that no train enters a section or block until the preceding train has left it, as in absolute blocking, or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive caution, as in permissive blocking.
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Block" tin` (. See under Tin.
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Bloe"dite (, n. [From the chemist Bl\'94de.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium.
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Blol"ly (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies (Pisonia obtusata) with smooth oval leaves and a hard, 10-ribbed fruit. (b) The rubiaceous shrub Chicocca racemosa, of the same region.
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Blom"a*ry (, n. See Bloomery.
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{ Blonc"ket, Blon"ket } (, a. [OF. blanquet whitish, dim. of blanc white. Cf. Blanket.] Gray; bluish gray. [Obs.]
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Our bloncket liveries been all too sad. Spenser.
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{ Blond, Blonde } (, a. [F., fair, light, of uncertain origin; cf. AS. blonden-feax gray-haired, old, prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or black. See Blend, v. t. ] Of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
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Blonde (, n. [F.] 1. A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and light blue eyes. [Written also blond.]
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2. [So called from its color.] A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called also blond lace.
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Blond" met`al (. A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools.
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Blond"ness, n. The state of being blond. G. Eliot.
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Blood (bl, n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl, Icel. bl, Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See Blow to bloom.] 1. The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.
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Corpuscle, Plasma.
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2. Relationship by descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity; kinship.
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To share the blood of Saxon royalty. Sir W. Scott.
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A friend of our own blood. Waller.
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Half blood (Law), relationship through only one parent. -- Whole blood, relationship through both father and mother. In American Law, blood includes both half blood, and whole blood. Bouvier. Peters.
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3. Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the highest royal lineage.
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Give us a prince of blood, a son of Priam. Shak.
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I am a gentleman of blood and breeding. Shak.
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4. (Stock Breeding) Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
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half blood is descent showing one half only of pure breed. Blue blood, full blood, or warm blood, is the same as blood.
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5. The fleshy nature of man.
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Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood. Shak.
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6. The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction.
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So wills the fierce, avenging sprite,
blood for blood atones. Hood.
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7. A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition. [R.]
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He was a thing of blood, whose every motion
Shak.
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8. Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; -- as if the blood were the seat of emotions.
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When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth. Shak.
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bad, cold, warm, or other qualifying word. Thus, to commit an act in cold blood, is to do it deliberately, and without sudden passion; to do it in bad blood, is to do it in anger. Warm blood denotes a temper inflamed or irritated. To warm or heat the blood is to excite the passions. Qualified by up, excited feeling or passion is signified; as, my blood was up.
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9. A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man; a rake.
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Seest thou not . . . how giddily 'a turns about all the hot bloods between fourteen and five and thirty? Shak.
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It was the morning costume of a dandy or blood. Thackeray.
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10. The juice of anything, especially if red.
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He washed . . . his clothes in the blood of grapes. Gen. xiix. 11.
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Blood is often used as an adjective, and as the first part of self-explaining compound words; as, blood-bespotted, blood-bought, blood-curdling, blood-dyed, blood-red, blood-spilling, blood-stained, blood-warm, blood-won.
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Blood baptism (Eccl. Hist.), the martyrdom of those who had not been baptized. They were considered as baptized in blood, and this was regarded as a full substitute for literal baptism. -- Blood blister, a blister or bleb containing blood or bloody serum, usually caused by an injury. -- Blood brother, brother by blood or birth. -- Blood clam (Zo\'94l.), a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. Argina pexata of the American coast. So named from the color of its flesh. -- Blood corpuscle. See Corpuscle. -- Blood crystal (Physiol.), one of the crystals formed by the separation in a crystalline form of the h\'91moglobin of the red blood corpuscles; h\'91matocrystallin. All blood does not yield blood crystals. -- Blood heat, heat equal to the temperature of human blood, or about 98\'ab -- Blood horse, a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from the purest and most highly prized origin or stock. -- Blood money. See in the Vocabulary. -- Blood orange, an orange with dark red pulp. -- Blood poisoning (Med.), a morbid state of the blood caused by the introduction of poisonous or infective matters from without, or the absorption or retention of such as are produced in the body itself; tox\'91mia. -- Blood pudding, a pudding made of blood and other materials. -- Blood relation, one connected by blood or descent. -- Blood spavin. See under Spavin. -- Blood vessel. See in the Vocabulary. -- Blue blood, the blood of noble or aristocratic families, which, according to a Spanish prover , has in it a tinge of blue; -- hence, a member of an old and aristocratic family. -- Flesh and blood. (a) A blood relation, esp. a child. (b) Human nature. -- In blood (Hunting), in a state of perfect health and vigor. Shak. -- To let blood. See under Let. -- Prince of the blood, the son of a sovereign, or the issue of a royal family. The sons, brothers, and uncles of the sovereign are styled princes of the blood royal; and the daughters, sisters, and aunts are princesses of the blood royal.
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Blood (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blooding.] 1. To bleed. [Obs.] Cowper.
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2. To stain, smear or wet, with blood. [Archaic]
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Reach out their spears afar,
blood their points. Dryden.
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3. To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war.
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It was most important too that his troops should be blooded. Macaulay.
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4. To heat the blood of; to exasperate. [Obs.]
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The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much blooded one against another. Bacon.
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blood"bath` n. 1. Indiscriminate slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.
Syn. -- bloodletting, bloodshed, battue.
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2. [fig.] Substantial losses by many people, as in a mass termination of employment or widespread financial loss; as, the sudden market drop created a bloodbath among overoptimistic investors.
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blood"ber*ry, blood" ber*ry n. A bushy houseplant (Rivina humilis) having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; it is native to the tropical Americas.
Syn. -- rougeberry, rouge plant.
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Blood"bird` (bl, n. (Zo\'94l.) An Australian honeysucker (Myzomela sanguineolata); -- so called from the bright red color of the male bird.
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Blood"-bol`tered (, a. [Blood + Prov. E. bolter to mat in tufts. Cf. Balter.] Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [Obs. & R.]
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The blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me. Shak.
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blood"curd*ling adj. causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others. Awakened by a bloodcurdling scream from right outside her window
Syn. -- hair-raising, nightmarish.
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Blood"ed, a. Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock.
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blooded; warm-blooded.
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Blood"flow`er (, n. [From the color of the flower.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named H\'91manthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.
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Blood"guilt`y (, a. Guilty of murder or bloodshed. \'bdA bloodguilty life.\'b8 Fairfax. -- Blood"guilt`i*ness (, n. -- Blood"guilt`less, a.
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Blood"hound` (bl, n. A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.
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blood"ied adj. Covered with blood.
Syn. -- gory, sanguinary.
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Blood"i*ly (, adv. In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.
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Blood"i*ness, n. 1. The state of being bloody.
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2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.
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All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland.
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Blood"less, a. [AS. bl.] 1. Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.
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The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold. Dryden.
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2. Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory. Froude.
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3. Without spirit or activity.
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Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood ! Shak.
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-- Blood"less*ly, adv. -- Blood"less*ness, n.
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Blood"let` (bl, v. t. [AS. bl; bl blood + l to let.] bleed; to let blood. Arbuthnot.
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Blood"let`ter (, n. One who, or that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist.
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Blood"let`ting, n. (Med.) The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.
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blood"lust n. a desire for bloodshed.
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bloodmobile n. a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations.
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Blood" mon`ey (. 1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.
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2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.
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blood-red adj. having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of cherries or tomatoes or rubies or blood.
Syn. -- red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet.
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blood-related adj. 1. related by blood, i.e. by a common genetic heritage.
Syn. -- akin(predicate), cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kin(predicate).
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Blood"root` (, n. (Bot.) A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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Blood"shed` (, n. [Blood + shed] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
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Blood"shed`der (, n. One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.
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Blood"shed`ding (, n. Bloodshed. Shak.
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Blood"shot` (, a. [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate.] Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated.
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His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled. Dickens.
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Blood"-shot`ten (, a. Bloodshot. [Obs.]
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bloodstained adj. stained with blood; as, a bloodstained shirt; a bloodstained carpet; a bloodstained sidewalk.
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Blood"stick" (, n. (Far.) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein. Youatt.
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bloodstock n. thoroughbred horses (collectively).
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Blood"stone` (, n. (Min.) (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope. (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or \'bdstreak.\'b8
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Blood"stroke` (, n. [Cf. F. coup de sang.] Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain. Dunglison.
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Blood"suck`er (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.
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2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
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bloodsucking adj. 1. drawing blood from the body of another; as, a plague of bloodsucking insects.
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2. having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; -- of plants or persons; as, a bloodsucking blackmailer; bloodsucking lawyers.
Syn. -- parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.
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Blood"thirst`y (, a. Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust. -- Blood"thirst`i*ness (n.
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blood-twig n. 1. a European deciduous shrub (Cornus sanguinea) turning red in autumn having dull white flowers.
Syn. -- common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood.
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Blood"ulf (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The European bullfinch.
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Blood" ves`sel (. (Anat.) Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein.
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{ Blood"wite` (, Blood"wit` (, } n. [AS. bl; bl blood, + w\'c6te wite, fine.] (Anc. Law) A fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.
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Blood"wood (, n. (Bot.) A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree (Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name, chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as Gordonia H\'91matoxylon of Jamaica, and several species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true logwood ( H\'91matoxylon campechianum).
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Blood"wort` (, n. (Bot.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (H\'91modorace\'91), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.
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Blood"y (, a. [AS. bl.] 1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
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2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
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3. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
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Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. Shak.
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4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
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5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] Thackeray.
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Blood"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloodied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloodying.] To stain with blood. Overbury.
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Blood"y*bones` (, n. A terrible bugbear.
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Blood"y flux` (. The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood. Arbuthnot.
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Blood"y hand` (. 1. A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. Jacob.
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2. (Her.) A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom.
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Blood"y-mind"ed (, a. Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty. Dryden.
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Blood"y sweat` (. A sweat accompanied by a discharge of blood; a disease, called sweating sickness, formerly prevalent in England and other countries.
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Bloom (, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl, bl; akin to Sw. blom, Goth. bl, OS. bl, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma, G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl to blow, blossom. See Blow to bloom, and cf. Blossom.] 1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.
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The rich blooms of the tropics. Prescott.
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2. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. \'bdSight of vernal bloom.\'b8 Milton.
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3. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.
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Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty. Hawthorne.
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4. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.
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A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom upon it. Thackeray.
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5. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
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6. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. Knight.
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7. (Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.
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Bloom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blooming.] 1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.
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A flower which once
bloom. Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view, Beneath a brighter sky. Logan.
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Bloom, v. t. 1. To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.]
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Charitable affection bloomed them. Hooker.
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2. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.] Milton.
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While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day. Keats.
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Bloom, n. [AS. bl a mass or lump, \'c6senes bl a lump or wedge of iron.] (Metal.) (a) A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling. (b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.
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Bloom"a*ry (, n. See Bloomery.
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Bloom"er (, n. [From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who sought to introduce this style of dress.] 1. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.
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2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
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Bloom"er*y (, n. (Manuf.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.
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Bloom"ing, n. (Metal.) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
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Bloom"ing, a. 1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.
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2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
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Bloom"ing*ly, adv. In a blooming manner.
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Bloom"ing*ness, n. A blooming condition.
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Bloom"less, a. Without bloom or flowers. Shelley.
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Bloom"y (, a. 1. Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; as, a bloomy spray.
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But all the bloomy flush of life is fled. Goldsmith.
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2. Covered with bloom, as fruit. Dryden.
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Blooth (, n. Bloom; a blossoming. [Prov. Eng.]
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All that blooth means heavy autumn work for him and his hands. T. Hardy.
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Blore (, n. [Perh. a variant of blare, v. i.; or cf. Gael. & Ir. blor a loud noise.] The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast. [Obs.]
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A most tempestuous blore. Chapman.
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Blos"my (, a. Blossomy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Blos"som (bl, n. [OE. blosme, blostme, AS. bl, bl, blossom; akin to D. bloesem, L. fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to blossom. See Blow to blossom, and cf. Bloom a blossom.] 1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.
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corolla. It is more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of flowers.
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Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day. Longfellow.
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2. A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
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In the blossom of my youth. Massinger.
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3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.
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In blossom, having the blossoms open; in bloom.
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Blos"som, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blossomed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blossoming.] [AS. bl. See Blossom, n.] 1. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to flower.
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The moving whisper of huge trees that branched
blossomed. Tennyson.
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2. To flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior type.
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Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of the world with fruit. Isa. xxvii. 6.
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3. to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out rapidly.
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blossoming n. the process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.
Syn. -- flowering, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence.
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Blos"som*less, a. Without blossoms.
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Blos"som*y (, a. Full of blossoms; flowery.
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Blot (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blotted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blotting.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d Blot.]
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1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
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The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne.
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2. To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
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It blots thy beauty, as frosts do bite the meads. Shak.
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3. To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
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Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood. Rowe.
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4. To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses.
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One act like this blots out a thousand crimes. Dryden.
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5. To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
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He sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane. Cowley.
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6. To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.
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Syn. -- To obliterate; expunge; erase; efface; cancel; tarnish; disgrace; blur; sully; smear; smutch.
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Blot, v. i. To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
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Blot, n. [Cf. Icel. blettr, Dan. plet.] 1. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. \'bdInky blots and rotten parchment bonds.\'b8 Shak.
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2. An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. Dryden.
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3. A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.
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This deadly blot in thy digressing son. Shak.
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Blot, n. [Cf. Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot, G. bloss, and perh. E. bloat.] 1. (Backgammon) (a) An exposure of a single man to be taken up. (b) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up.
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He is too great a master of his art to make a blot which may be so easily hit. Dryden.
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2. A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark.
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Blotch (, n. [Cf. OE. blacche in blacchepot blacking pot, akin to black, as bleach is akin to bleak. See Black, a., or cf. Blot a spot.] 1. A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large or irregular spot. Also Fig.; as, a moral blotch.
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Spots and blotches . . . some red, others yellow. Harvey.
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2. (Med.) A large pustule, or a coarse eruption.
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Foul scurf and blotches him defile. Thomson.
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Blotched (, a. Marked or covered with blotches.
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To give their blotched and blistered bodies ease. Drayton.
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Blotch"y (, a. Having blotches.
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Blote (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloting.] [Cf. Sw. bl\'94t-fisk soaked fish, fr. bl\'94ta to soak. See 1st Bloat.] To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking them; to bloat. [Obs.]
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Blot"less (, a. Without blot.
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Blot"ter (bl, n. 1. One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.
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2. (Com.) A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.
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Blot*tesque" (bl, a. (Painting) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation. Ruskin.
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Blot"ting pa`per (p. A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from a freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.
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blot"to adj. (bl drunk{1}. [colloq.]
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Blouse (blouz; F. bl, n. [F. blouse. Of unknown origin.] A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army.
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blo"vi*ate (bl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bloviated (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. bloviating (bl.] To orate pompously; -- used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p. A23) -- blo"vi*a*tor, n. -- blo"vi*a*tion, n.
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\'bdWe've had almost three weeks of lawyers bloviating about what the facts in the case are,\'b8 Mr. Rogan said. \'bdWouldn't it be easier to bring the witnesses?\'b8 Quoted by Eric Schmitt in The New York Times, Jan 22, 1999, p. A15.

Blow (bl, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl; p. p. Blown (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS. bl to blossom; akin to OS. bl, D. bloeijen, OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl, G. bl\'81hen, L. florere to flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff, Flourish.] To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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How blows the citron grove. Milton.
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Blow, v. t. To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
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The odorous banks, that blow
Milton.
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Blow, n. (Bot.) A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms. \'bdSuch a blow of tulips.\'b8 Tatler.
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Blow, n. [OE. blaw, blowe; cf. OHG. bliuwan, pliuwan, to beat, G. bl\'84uen, Goth. bliggwan.] 1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
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Well struck ! there was blow for blow. Shak.
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2. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
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A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]. T. Arnold.
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3. The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet.
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A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows. Shak.
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At a blow, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act. \'bdThey lose a province at a blow.\'b8 Dryden. -- To come to blows, to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of individuals, armies, and nations.
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Syn. -- Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.
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Blow, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl; p. p. Blown (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl, G. bl\'84hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. 'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate, etc., and perh. blow to bloom.] 1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
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Hark how it rains and blows ! Walton.
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2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.
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3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
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Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing. Shak.
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4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
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There let the pealing organ blow. Milton.
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5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
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6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street.
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The grass blows from their graves to thy own. M. Arnold.
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7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
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You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face. Bartlett.
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8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
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9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out; -- of inflatable tires.
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To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of , to favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to oppose. -- To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off. -- To blow out. (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out. (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low] -- To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over. -- To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam boiler blows up. \'bdThe enemy's magazines blew up.\'b8 Tatler.
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Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.
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2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.
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Off at sea northeast winds blow
Milton.
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3. To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ; to blow a horn.
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Hath she no husband
blow a horn before her? Shak.
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Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise,
Parnell.
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4. To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.
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5. To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
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6. To spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to reveal, intentionally or inadvertently; as, to blow an agent's cover.
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Through the court his courtesy was blown. Dryden.
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His language does his knowledge blow. Whiting.
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7. To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.
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8. To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
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Look how imagination blows him. Shak.
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9. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse. Sir W. Scott.
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10. To deposit eggs or larv\'91 upon, or in (meat, etc.).
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To suffer
blow my mouth. Shak.
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11. To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar. [slang]
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12. to smoke (e. g. marijuana); to blow pot. [colloq.]
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13. to botch; to bungle; as, he blew his chance at a good job by showing up late for the interview. [colloq.]
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14. to leave; to depart from; as, to blow town. [slang]
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15. to squander; as, he blew his inheritance gambling. [colloq.]
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To blow great guns, to blow furiously and with roaring blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast. -- To blow off, to empty (a boiler) of water through the blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject (steam, water, sediment, etc.) from a boiler. -- To blow one's own trumpet, to vaunt one's own exploits, or sound one's own praises. -- To blow out, to extinguish by a current of air, as a candle. -- To blow up. (a) To fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder or bubble. (b) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. \'bdBlown up with high conceits engendering pride.\'b8 Milton. (c) To excite; as, to blow up a contention. (d) To burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an explosion; as, to blow up a fort. (e) To scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some offense. [Colloq.]
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I have blown him up well -- nobody can say I wink at what he does. G. Eliot.
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-- To blow upon. (a) To blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to render stale, unsavory, or worthless. (b) To inform against. [Colloq.]
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How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys. C. Lamb.
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A lady's maid whose character had been blown upon. Macaulay.
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Blow (, n. 1. A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.
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2. The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.
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3. The spouting of a whale.
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4. (Metal.) A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter. Raymond.
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5. An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it. Chapman.
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blowback n. 1. the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot.
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Blow"ball` (, n. The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away. B. Jonson.
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blow"by`, blow"-by` (bl, n. the leakage of gases from the combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine between the piston and cylinder wall into the crankcase.
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{ Blow"en (, Blow"ess (, } n. A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet. [Low] Smart.
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Blow"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, blows.
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2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.
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3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
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4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer.
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6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] Bartlett.
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blow"fish n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in Japan they must be licensed. In Japan it is called fugu. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.
Syn. -- sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.
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2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Tetraodontidae whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain tetrodotoxin, a potent nerve poison; they are closely related to spiny puffers.
Syn. -- puffer, globefish.
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Blow"fly` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larv\'91 (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.
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Blow"gun` (, n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.
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blow"hard n. a very boastful and talkative person.
Syn. -- braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter.
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Blow"hole` (, n. 1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity.
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2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
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3. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.
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4. (Founding) An air hole in a casting.
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blowing n. 1. processing that involves blowing a gas.
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blowing adj. prenom. 1. windy.
Syn. -- blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.
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blow"job`, blow" job` n. An act of fellatio, a form of oral sex; -- a slang term. See blow{11}, v. i. [Vulgar slang]
Syn. -- cock sucking.
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blow"lamp n. A burner that produces a hot flame.
Syn. -- blowtorch, torch.
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Blown (, p. p. & a. 1. Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas.
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2. Stale; worthless.
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3. Out of breath; tired; exhausted. \'bdTheir horses much blown.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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4. Covered with the eggs and larv\'91 of flies; fly blown.
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Blown, p. p. & a. Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower. Shak.
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Blow"-off` (, n. 1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; -- Also, adj. as, a blow-off cock or pipe.
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2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.]
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Blow"-out` (, n. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
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blowout n. 1. a gay or lavish festivity. [colloq.]
Syn. -- gala, gala affair, jamboree.
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2. the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.
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3. the sudden escape of gas or liquid confined under pressure, such as in a gas or oil well, or in a system containing pressurized air or steam.
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Blow"pipe` (, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.
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mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.
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2. A blowgun; a blowtube.
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Blowpipe analysis (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. -- Blowpipe reaction (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
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Blow"point` (, n. A child's game. [Obs.]
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Blowse, n. See Blowze.
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Blowth (, n. [From Blow to blossom: cf. Growth.] A blossoming; a bloom. [Obs. or Archaic] \'bdIn the blowth and bud.\'b8 Sir W. Raleigh.
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Blow"tube` (, n. 1. A blowgun. Tylor.
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2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
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3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of \'bdmetal\'b8 (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
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Blow" valve` (. (Mach.) See Snifting valve.
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Blow"y (, a. Windy; as, blowy weather; a blowy upland.
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Blowze (, n. [Prob. from the same root as blush.] A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench. [Obs.] Shak.
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Blowzed (, a. Having high color from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; blowzy; disordered.
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Huge women blowzed with health and wind. Tennyson.
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Blowz"y (, a. Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.
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Blub (, v. t. & i. [Cf. Bleb, Blob.] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. [Obs.]
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Blub"ber (, n. [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.]
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1. A bubble.
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At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. Henryson.
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2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
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Blub"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blubbering.] To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
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She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. Swift.
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Blub"ber, v. t. 1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
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Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.
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2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
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Blub"bered (, p. p. & a. Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip. Spenser.
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Blub"ber*ing, n. The act of weeping noisily.
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He spake well save that his blubbering interrupted him. Winthrop.
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Blub"ber*y (, a. 1. Swollen; protuberant.
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2. Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
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blu"cher, blu"chers (bl, n. A kind of half boot, or high shoe, with laces over the tongue; -- named from the Prussian general Bl\'81cher. Thackeray.
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Bludg"eon (, n. [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. Block, Blow a stroke.] A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
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Blue (bl, a. [Compar. Bluer (bl; superl. Bluest.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl, D. blauw, OHG. bl, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu, from OHG. bl\'beo.] 1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. \'bdThe blue firmament.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths.
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3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
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4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]
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5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws.
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6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking. [Colloq.]
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The ladies were very blue and well informed. Thackeray.
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Blue asbestus. See Crocidolite. -- Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. -- Blue blood. See under Blood. -- Blue buck (Zo\'94l.), a small South African antelope (Cephalophus pygm\'91us); also applied to a larger species (\'92goceras leucoph\'91us); the blaubok. -- Blue cod (Zo\'94l.), the buffalo cod. -- Blue crab (Zo\'94l.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States (Callinectes hastatus). -- Blue curls (Bot.), a common plant (Trichostema dichotomum), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also bastard pennyroyal. -- Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low spirits. \'bdCan Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?\'b8 Thackeray. -- Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum. -- Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree (Eucalyptus globulus), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as a protection against malaria. The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very useful. See Eucalyptus. -- Blue jack, Blue stone, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. -- Blue jacket, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform. -- Blue jaundice. See under Jaundice. -- Blue laws, a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any puritanical laws. [U. S.] -- Blue light, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations. -- Blue mantle (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes. -- Blue mass, a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill. McElrath. -- Blue mold or Blue mould, the blue fungus (Aspergillus glaucus) which grows on cheese. Brande & C. -- Blue Monday, (a) a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent). (b) a Monday considered as depressing because it is a workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend. -- Blue ointment (Med.), mercurial ointment. -- Blue Peter (British Marine), a blue flag with a white square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. -- Blue pill. (Med.) (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b) Blue mass. -- Blue ribbon. (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order. (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize. \'bdThese [scholarships] were the blue ribbon of the college.\'b8 Farrar. (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the Blue ribbon Army. -- Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] Carlyle. -- Blue spar (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite. -- Blue thrush (Zo\'94l.), a European and Asiatic thrush (Petrocossyphus cyaneas). -- Blue verditer. See Verditer. -- Blue vitriol (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc. -- Blue water, the open ocean. -- Big Blue, the International Business Machines corporation. [Wall Street slang.] PJC -- To look blue, to look disheartened or dejected. -- True blue, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters.
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For his religion . . .
true blue. Hudibras.
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Blue (bl, n. 1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color. Sometimes, poetically, the sky; as, to fly off into the blue.
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2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.]
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3. pl. [Short for blue devils.] Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. [Colloq.]
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Berlin blue, Prussian blue. -- Mineral blue. See under Mineral. -- Prussian blue. See under Prussian.
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Blue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluing.] To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.
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Blue"back` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward. (c) An American river herring (Clupea \'91stivalis), closely allied to the alewife.
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Blue"beard (, n. The hero of a medi\'91val French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate.
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The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look. Carlyle.
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Blue"bell` (, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Campanula, especially the Campanula rotundifolia, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell. (b) A plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla nutans).
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Blue"berry (, n. [Cf. Blaeberry.] (Bot.) The berry of several species of Vaccinium, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are V. Pennsylvanicum and V. vacillans. V. corymbosum is the tall blueberry.
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Blue"bill` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.
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Blue"bird` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small song bird (Sialia sialis), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin.
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Pairy bluebird (Zo\'94l.), a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus Irena, of several species.
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blue-blind adj. unable to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow.
Syn. -- tritanopic.
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blue-blindness n. inability to distinguish blue and yellow.
Syn. -- tritanopia.
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Blue blood (bl, n. 1. a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of high social status.
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2. the quality of status that qualifies one as a blue blood; -- used metaphorically, as \'bdThey have blue blood in their veins.\'b8.
Blue"-blood`ed, adj.
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blue-blooded adj. of aristocratic birth and refined upbringing.
Syn. -- aristocratic, coroneted, gentle, highborn, patrician, titled, wellborn, upper-class.
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{ Blue" bon`net or Blue"-bon`net } (, n. 1. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman.
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2. (Bot.) A plant. Same as Bluebottle.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) The European blue titmouse (Parus c\'d2ruleus); the bluecap.
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Blue" book` (. 1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. [Eng.]
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2. The United States official \'bdBiennial Register.\'b8
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Blue"bot`tle, blue-bottle (, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant (Centaurea cyanus) which grows in grain fields; -- called also bachelor's button. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. Varieties cultivated in North America have showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Syn. -- cornflower, bachelor's button.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria). Its body is steel blue.
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Blue"breast` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.
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Blue"cap` (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The bluepoll. (b) The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.
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2. A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue bonnet. [Poetic] Shak.
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Blue"coat` (, n. One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.
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blue-collar adj. 1. of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well-groomed appearance. [Narrower terms: industrial] white-collar
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2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers. [Narrower terms: lower-class, low-class]
Syn. -- propertyless, wage-earning, working-class.
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Blue"-eye` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.
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Blue"-eyed` (, a. 1. Having blue eyes.
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2. favorite. [informal]
Syn. -- fair-haired(prenominal), white-headed(prenominal).
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Blue-eyed grass ( (Bot.) a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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Blue"fin` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A species of whitefish (Coregonus nigripinnis) found in Lake Michigan.
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Blue"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) 1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangid\'91, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
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2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labrid\'91.
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Blue"gown` (, n. One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.
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Blue" grass` (. (Bot.) A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass.
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Kentucky blue grass, a species of grass (Poa pratensis) which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.
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Blue-grass State. The Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.
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blue"-green al"ga. pl. blue"-green al"gae [from the color and resemblance to algae.] any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to the Cyanobacteria; when classed as plants, they are assigned to the Cyanophyta. They are now known to be prokaryotic, and are usually called cyanobacteria in technical contexts. See cyanobacterium.
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Blue Hen State. The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother was a blue hen, whence Blue Hen's Chickens came to be a nickname for the people of Delaware.
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blue"ing n. Same as bluing.
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blue"jack*et n. a serviceman in the navy.
Syn. -- navy man, sailor, sailor boy.
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Blue" jay` (. (Zo\'94l.) The common jay of the United States (Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata). The predominant color is bright blue.
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blue" jeans` (, n. pl. a tight-fitting trousers made of blue denim or a similar fabric, designed originally to serve as inexpensive durable workclothes, and often having metal rivets for reinforcement. They have become very popular as casual wear for all age groups, and more expensive and more carefully styled and tailored versions called designer jeanshave also become popular among girls and women.
Syn. -- jeans, Levis. [1913 Webster]

Blue"-john` (, n. A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.
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Blue"ly, adv. With a blue color. Swift.
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blue moon" ( The second full moon occurring in the same month; -- derived from the expression once in a blue moon; as, we had a blue moon on January 31, 1999, and another in March.
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once in a blue moon very rarely; -- from the observation that the moon rarely has a bluish tint. In 1980, the phrase blue moon was applied to the second full moon of any month, because this phenomenon is unusual. This new meaning for the old phrase blue moon has become widely accepted.
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Blue"ness, n. The quality of being blue; a blue color. Boyle.
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Blue"nose` (?), n. A nickname for a Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also Blue"nos`er (); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.
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blue-pencil v. t. to change, delete, or abridge (a portion of a text) with a blue pencil (or as if with a blue pencil), as in the editing process; -- of books, etc.
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Blue"poll` (, n. [Blue + poll head.] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales.
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Blue"print. See under Print.
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blue-ribbon adj. prenom. selected or chosen for special qualifications; as, a blue-ribbon grand jury.
Syn. -- blue ribbon(predicate), select.
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blues n. a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholoy sound from repeated used of blue notes.
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2. a state of depression; as, he had a bad case of the blues.
Syn. -- megrims.
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Blue"-sky"law`. A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision of investment companies in order to protect the public against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest business and that offer investments that do not promise a fair return; -- so called because the promises made by some investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investor's horizon. [Colloq.]
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bluestem n. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in Western U.S.
Syn. -- blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii.
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Blue"stock`ing (, n. 1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq.]
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blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became common, \'bdWe can do nothing without the blue stockings.\'b8 Hence these meetings were sportively called bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them, bluestockings.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).
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Blue"stock`ing*ism (, n. The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry. [Colloq.]
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Blue"stone` (, n. 1. Blue vitriol. Dunglison.
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2. A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States.
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Blue"throat` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (Cyanecula Suecica), related to the nightingales; -- called also blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
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Blu"ets (, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See Blue, a.] (Bot.) A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the Houstonia c\'d2rulea, the Centaurea cyanus or bluebottle, and the Vaccinium angustifolium.
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Blue"-veined` (, a. Having blue veins or blue streaks.
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blue"weed n. a coarse prickly European weed (Echium vulgare) with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in the U. S.
Syn. -- blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss.
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Blue"wing` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The blue-winged teal. See Teal.
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Blue"y (,a. Bluish. Southey.
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Blue"y (?), n. [From Blue, a.] [Australasia] 1. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.
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We had to wring our blueys. Lawson.
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2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering.
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Bluff (, a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verbl\'81ffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. \'bdBluff visages.\'b8 Irving.
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2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. \'bdA bluff or bold shore.\'b8 Falconer.
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Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect. Judd.
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3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain. \'bdBluff King Hal.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise. I. Taylor.
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Bluff, n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
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Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. Whittier.
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2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
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3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] Bartlett.
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Bluff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bluffed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluffing.] 1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.]
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2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.]
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Bluff, v. i. To act as in the game of bluff.
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Bluff"-bowed` (, a. (Naut.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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Bluff"er, ( n. One who bluffs.
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Bluff"-head`ed (, a. (Naut.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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Bluff"ness, n. The quality or state of being bluff.
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Bluff"y (, a. 1. Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks.
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2. Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
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Blu"ing (, n. 1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson.
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2. Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being washed.
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Blu"ish (, a. Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. \'bdBluish mists.\'b8 Dryden. -- Blu"ish*ly, adv. -- Blu"ish*ness, n.
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Blun"der (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir, confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound by mixture.] 1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription. Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow. Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
blunders on, and staggers every pace. Dryden.
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To blunder on. (a) To continue blundering. (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable; as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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Blun"der, v. t. 1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] \'bdTo blunder an adversary.\'b8 Ditton.
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2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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He blunders and confounds all these together. Stillingfleet.
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Blun"der, n. 1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.]
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2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
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Syn. -- Blunder, Error, Mistake, Bull. An error is a departure or deviation from that which is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or taking of one thing for another, through haste, inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a person to flounder on in his course, from carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of ideas.
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Blun"der*buss (, n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. b\'81chse box, gun, E. box; or corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.] 1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.
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2. A stupid, blundering fellow.
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Blun"der*er (, n. One who is apt to blunder.
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Blun"der*head` (, n. [Blunder + head.] A stupid, blundering fellow.
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Blun"der*ing, a. Characterized by blunders.
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Blun"der*ing*ly, adv. In a blundering manner.
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Blunge (, v. t. To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.
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Blun"ger (, n. [Corrupted from plunger.] A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi Tomlinson.
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Blun"ging (, n. The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger. Tomlinson.
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Blunt (bl, a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. \'bdHiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior.\'b8 \'bdA plain, blunt man.\'b8 Shak.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions. Pope.
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Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged, blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn. -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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Blunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blunting.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunt, n. 1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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3. Money. [Cant] Beaconsfield.
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blunted adj. 1. made dull or blunt.
Syn. -- dulled.
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2. reduced in force or effectiveness.
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Blunt"ish, a. Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Blunt"ly, adv. In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
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Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations. Jeffrey.
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Blunt"ness, n. 1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.
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The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles. Holland.
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2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. \'bdBluntness of speech.\'b8 Boyle.
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Blunt"-wit`ted (, n. Dull; stupid.
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Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! Shak.
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Blur (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurred (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurring.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See Blear.] 1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.
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But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Shak.
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2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
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Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake.
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3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
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Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
blur my lost renown. Hudibras.
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Syn. -- To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
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Blur (bl, n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.
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As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller.
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2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
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3. A moral stain or blot.
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Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall.
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blurred (bl, adj. out of focus; not sharply defined.
Syn. -- bleary, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy.
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Blur"ry (bl, a. Full of blurs; blurred.<-- note: in orig. pronunc., ycr was a plain y.

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Blurt (bl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurting.] [Cf. Blare.] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
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Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat. Hakewill.
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To blurt at, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] Shak.
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Blush (bl v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blushed (bl; p. pr. & vb. n. Blushing.] [OE. bluschen to shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a torch, \'bebl to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to blaze, blush.]
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1. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.
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To the nuptial bower
blushing like the morn. Milton.
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In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to blush. Buckminster.
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He would stroke
blushed at its own praise. Cowper.
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2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.
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The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,
blush. Shak.
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3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.
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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. T. Gray.
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Blush, v. t. 1. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate. [Obs.]
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To blush and beautify the cheek again. Shak.
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2. To express or make known by blushing.
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I'll blush you thanks. Shak.
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Blush, n. 1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.
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The rosy blush of love. Trumbull.
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2. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.
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Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills. Lyttleton.
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At first blush, or At the first blush, at the first appearance or view. \'bdAt the first blush, we thought they had been ships come from France.\'b8 Hakluyt. This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. \'bdAll purely identical propositions, obviously, and at first blush, appear,\'b8 etc. Locke. -- To put to the blush, to cause to blush with shame; to put to shame.
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blush-colored adj. rose-colored.
Syn. -- blushful, rosy.
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Blush"er (bl, n. One that blushes.
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Blush"et (, n. A modest girl. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Blush"ful (, a. Full of blushes.
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While from his ardent look the turning Spring
blushful face. Thomson.
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Blush"ing, a. Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.
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The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior.
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Blush"ing, n. The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.
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Blush"ing*ly, adv. In a blushing manner; with a blush or blushes; as, to answer or confess blushingly.
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Blush"less, a. Free from blushes; incapable of blushing; shameless; impudent.
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Vice now, secure, her blushless front shall raise. Dodsley.
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Blush"y (, a. Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy. [R.] \'bdA blushy color.\'b8 Harvey.
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Blus"ter (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blustered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Blustering.] [Allied to blast.]
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1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.
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And ever-threatening storms
blustering round. Milton.
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2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage.
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Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants. Burke.
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Blus"ter, v. t. To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.
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He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable blasphemy. Sir T. More.
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As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands. Fuller.
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Blus"ter, n. 1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.
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To the winds they set
bluster to confound
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2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. L'Estrange.
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Syn. -- Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying.
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Blus"ter*er (, n. One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.
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Blus"ter*ing, a. 1. Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.
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A tempest and a blustering day. Shak.
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2. Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous. \'bdA blustering fellow.\'b8 L'Estrange.
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Blus"ter*ing*ly, adv. In a blustering manner.
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Blus"ter*ous (, a. Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering. Motley.
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Blus"trous (, a. Blusterous. Shak.
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BM n. an abbreviation for bowel movement; -- used as an informal euphemism, especially in hospitals. [informal, abbrev.]
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b-meson n. 1. an exceedingly short-lived meson.
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BMW n. any automobile manufactured by the German firm BMW AG (from the German Bayerische MotorWerke); -- sometimes referred to colloquially as a beemer. [abbrev.]
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Bo (, interj. [Cf. W. bw, an interj. of threatening or frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.] An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh and boo.]
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Bo"a (b, n.; pl. Boas. [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (Boa imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (Boa eques).
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dog-headed boa (Xiphosoma caninum).
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2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
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Bo"a con*strict"or (. [NL. See Boa, and Constrictor.] (Zo\'94l.) A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Python, found in Asia and Africa.
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\'d8Bo`a*ner"ges (. [Gr. , fr. Heb. bn sons of thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples (James and John). See Mark iii. 17.] Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.
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Boar (b, n. [OE. bar, bor, bore, AS. b\'ber; akin to OHG. p, MHG. b, G. b\'84r, boar (but not b\'84r bear), and perh. Russ. borov' boar.] (Zo\'94l.) The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.
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Board (b, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor board, side of a ship, Goth. fbaurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
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plank.
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2. A table to put food upon.
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board answers to the modern table, but it was often movable, and placed on trestles. Halliwell.
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Fruit of all kinds . . .
board
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3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board.
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4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
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Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board. Clarendon.
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We may judge from their letters to the board. Porteus.
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5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.
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6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
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7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession.
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8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G. borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. Border.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship. \'bdNow board to board the rival vessels row.\'b8 Dryden. See On board, below. (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
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Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board, shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard, cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.
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The American Board, a shortened form of \'bdThe American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions\'b8 (the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches). -- Bed and board. See under Bed. -- Board and board (Naut.), side by side. -- Board of control, six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies. Stormonth. -- Board rule, a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board. Haldeman. -- Board of trade, in England, a committee of the privy council appointed to superintend matters relating to trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for the advancement and protection of their business interests; a chamber of commerce. -- Board wages. (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages. (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging. (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging. Dryden. -- By the board, over the board, or side. \'bdThe mast went by the board.\'b8 Totten. Hence (Fig.), To go by the board, to suffer complete destruction or overthrow. -- To enter on the boards, to have one's name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge, England.] \'bdHaving been entered on the boards of Trinity college.\'b8 Hallam. -- To make a good board (Naut.), to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward. -- To make short boards, to tack frequently. -- On board. (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I came on board early; to be on board ship. (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.] -- Returning board, a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election. [U.S.]
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Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boarding.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. \'bdThe boarded hovel.\'b8 Cowper.
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2. [Cf. Board to accost, and see Board, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.
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You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. Totten.
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3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.]
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4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
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5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.
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Board (b, v. i. To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.
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We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house. Spectator.
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Board, v. t. [F. aborder. See Abord, v. t.] To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. [Obs.]
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I will board her, though she chide as loud
Shak.
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Board"a*ble (, a. That can be boarded, as a ship.
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Board"er (, n. 1. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.
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2. (Naut.) One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship. Totten.
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Board"ing, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.
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Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake.
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2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.
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3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.
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Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept. -- Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. -- Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten. -- Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
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boardinghouse n. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests.
Syn. -- boarding house.
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boardroom n. a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company).
Syn. -- council chamber.
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boards n. 1. the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
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2. the stage; as, to walk the boards, i.e. to act on stage.
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3. board examinations (in a profession, as in medicine); -- an informal contraction; as, to take the boards; he flunked the boards.
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board"walk n. a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at a seaside. The more elaborate boardwalks at shore resorts are lined with many commercial retail establishments, on the side of the walk opposite the ocean. \'bdOn the Boardwalk in Atlantic City\'b8
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Boar"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproid\'91; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish.
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Boar"ish, a. Swinish; brutal; cruel.
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In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs. Shak.
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Boast (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boasting.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n., noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten, Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p\'94sa to swell; or W. bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may be from English.] 1. To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.
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By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. ii. 8, 9.
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2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
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In God we boast all the day long. Ps. xliv. 8
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Syn. -- To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.
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Boast, v. t. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
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Lest bad men should boast
Milton.
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2. To display vaingloriously.
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3. To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
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To boast one's self, to speak with unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by of and the thing to which the boasting relates. [Archaic]
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Boast not thyself of to-morrow. Prov. xxvii. 1
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Boast, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.] 1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. Weale.
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2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
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Boast, n. 1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
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Reason and morals? and where live they most,
boast! Byron.
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2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
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The boast of historians. Macaulay.
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Boast"ance (, n. Boasting. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Boast"er (, n. One who boasts; a braggart.
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Boast"er, n. A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.
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Boast"ful (, a. Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly, adv. -- Boast"ful*ness, n.
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Boast"ing, n. The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.
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When boasting ends, then dignity begins. Young.
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Boast"ing*ly, adv. Boastfully; with boasting. \'bdHe boastingly tells you.\'b8 Burke.
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Boast"ive (, a. Presumptuous. [R.]
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Boast"less, a. Without boasting or ostentation.
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Boat (b, n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b\'bet; akin to Icel. b\'betr, Sw. b\'86t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. Bateau.]
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1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.
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canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.
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2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.
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3. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.
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Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination; as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped.
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Advice boat. See under Advice. -- Boat hook (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. Totten. -- Boat rope, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a painter. -- In the same boat, in the same situation or predicament. [Colloq.] F. W. Newman.
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Boat (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boated; p. pr. & vb. n. Boating.] 1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
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2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
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To boat the oars. See under Oar.
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Boat, v. i. To go or row in a boat.
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I boated over, ran my craft aground. Tennyson.
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Boat"a*ble (, a. 1. Such as can be transported in a boat.
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2. Navigable for boats, or small river craft.
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The boatable waters of the Alleghany. J. Morse.
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Boat"age (, n. Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.
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Boat"bill` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) 1. A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.
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2. A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.
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Boat" bug` (. (Zo\'94l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.
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Boat"ful (, n.; pl. Boatfuls. The quantity or amount that fills a boat.
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Boat"house` (, n. A house for sheltering boats.
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Half the latticed boathouse hides. Wordsworth.
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Boat"ing, n. 1. The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.
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2. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
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Bo*a"tion (, n. [L. boatus, fr. boare to roar.] A crying out; a roaring; a bellowing; reverberation. [Obs.]
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The guns were heard . . . about a hundred Italian miles, in long boations. Derham.
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Boat"man (, n.; pl. Boatmen (. 1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.
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As late the boatman hies him home. Percival.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A boat bug. See Boat bug.
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Boat"man*ship, n. The art of managing a boat.
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Boat"-shaped` (, a. (Bot.) See Cymbiform.
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Boat" shell` (. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck. (b) A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
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Boats"man (, n. A boatman. [Archaic]
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Boat"swain (, n. [Boat + swain.] 1. (Naut.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The jager gull. (b) The tropic bird.
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Boatswain's mate, an assistant of the boatswain. Totten.
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Boat"-tail` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
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Boat"wom`an (, n.; pl. Boatwomen (. A woman who manages a boat.
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Bob (b, n. [An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF. bober to mock.] 1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
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In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. Dryden.
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2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
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Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow,
Lauson.
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3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
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4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
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5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
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6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
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7. (Steam Engine) A working beam.
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8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
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A plain brown bob he wore. Shenstone.
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9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
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10. The refrain of a song.
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To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song. L'Estrange.
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11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
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12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
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He that a fool doth very wisely hit,
bob. Shak.
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13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
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Bob (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bobbed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bobbing.] [OE. bobben. See Bob, n.] 1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. \'bdHe bobbed his head.\'b8 W. Irving.
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2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
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If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. Elyot.
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3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
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Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. Shak.
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4. To mock or delude; to cheat.
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To play her pranks, and bob the fool,
Turbervile.
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5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
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Bob, v. i. 1. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. \'bdBobbing and courtesying.\'b8 Thackeray.
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2. To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
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He ne'er had learned the art to bob
Saxe.
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To bob at an apple, cherry, etc. to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water.
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\'d8Bo"bac (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The Poland marmot (Arctomys bobac).
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Bo*bance" (, n. [OF. bobance, F. bombance, boasting, pageantry, fr. L. bombus a humming, buzzing.] A boasting. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bob"ber (, n. One who, or that which, bobs.
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Bob"ber*y (, n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi b\'bep re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).] A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] Halliwell.
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Bob"bin (, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L. bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. baban tassel, or E. bob.] 1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.
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2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
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3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
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4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
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5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current.
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Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine. -- Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow lace.
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Bob`bi*net" (, n. [Bobbin + net.] A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. [Sometimes written bobbin net.]
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The English machine-made net is now confined to point net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the peculiar construction of the machines by which they are produced. Tomlinsom.
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Bob"bin*work` (, n. Work woven with bobbins.
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Bob"bish (, a. Hearty; in good spirits. [Low, Eng.] Dickens.
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Bob"by (, n. A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
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bobbysocker n. same as bobbysoxer.
Syn. -- bobbysoxer.
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bob"by*socks` n. a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
Syn. -- anklet, anklets, bobbysock.
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bob"by*sox`er n. an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s); -- sometimes used for any adolescent girl, especially one following the latest youthful fashion .
Syn. -- bobbysocker.
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bob"cat (b, n. 1. small lynx (Lynx rufus) of North America.
Syn. -- bay lynx.
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Bob"-cher`ry (, n. A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth.
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bob"float n. 1. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.
Syn. -- bob, bobber, cork.
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Bob"fly` (, n. (Fishing) The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.
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Bob"o*link` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
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The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. W. Irving.
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{ Bob"sled` (, Bob"sleigh` } (, n. 1. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.]
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The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.
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2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people), having two pairs of runners, with the front pair connected to a steering mechanism. They are usually raced one at a time down a steeply sloping path or specially constructed chute, with sharp banked curves, and attain high speeds.
Syn. -- bobsled.
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Bob"stay` (, n. [Bob + stay.] (Naut.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
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Bob"tail` (, n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
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Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble.
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Bob"tail`, a. Bobtailed. \'bdBobtail cur.\'b8 Marryat.
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Bob"tailed` (, a. Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.
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Bob"white` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); -- so called from its note.
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Bob" wig` (. A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail wig. Spectator.
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Bo"cal (, n. [F.] A cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.
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Bo*car"do (, n. [A mnemonic word.] 1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.
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Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians. Bowen.
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2. A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison. [Eng.] Latimer.
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Boc"a*sine (, n. [F. bocassin, boucassin.] A sort of fine buckram.
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\'d8Boc"ca (, n. [It., mouth.] The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out. Craig.
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Boce (b, n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.] (Zo\'94l.) A European fish (Box vulgaris), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.
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Bock" beer` (. [G. bockbier; bock a buck + bier beer; -- said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.] A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. [Also written buck beer.]
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Bock"e*let (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also bockerel, and bockeret. [Obs.]
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Bock"ey (, n. [D. bokaal.] A bowl or vessel made from a gourd. [Local, New York] Bartlett.
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Bock"ing, n. A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
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Bock"land (, n. See Bookland.
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Boddhisatva n. a Buddhist, worthy of nirvana, who postpones it to help others.
Syn. -- Bodhisattva.
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Bod"dice (, n. See Bodick.
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Bode (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boding.] [OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo to announce, Sw. b\'86da to announce, portend. Bid.] To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow.
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A raven that bodes nothing but mischief. Goldsmith.
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Good onset bodes good end. Spenser.
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Bode, v. i. To foreshow something; to augur.
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Whatever now
boded well to you. Dryden.
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Syn. -- To forebode; foreshadow; augur; betoken.
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Bode, n. 1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]
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The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. Chaucer.
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2. A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.] Sir W. Scott
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Bode, n. [AS. boda; akin to OFries. boda, AS. bodo, OHG. boto. See Bode, v. t.] A messenger; a herald. Robertson.
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Bode, n. [See Abide.] A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]
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Bode, imp. & p. p. from Bide. Abode.
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There that night they bode. Tennyson.
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Bode, p. p. of Bid. Bid or bidden. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bode"ful (, a. Portentous; ominous. Carlyle.
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Bode"ment (, n. An omen; a prognostic. [Obs.]
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This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl
bodements. Shak.
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Bodge (, n. A botch; a patch. [Dial.] Whitlock.
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Bodge (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bodged (.] To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Bodge, v. i. See Budge.
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{ Bo"dhi*sat (?), \'d8Bo`dhi*satt"va, \'d8Bo`dhi*satt"wa (?) }, n. [Skr. b (perh. through Pali b); fr. b knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism) One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. -- Bo"dhi*sat`ship, n.
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Bo"di*an (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large food fish (Diagramma lineatum), native of the East Indies.
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Bod"ice (, n. [This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body.] 1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.
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2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.
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Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.
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Bod"iced (, a. Wearing a bodice. Thackeray.
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Bod"ied (, a. Having a body; -- usually in composition; as, able-bodied.
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A doe . . . not altogether so fat, but very good flesh and good bodied. Hakluyt.
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bod"i*kin (, n. Same as bodkin; -- a variant spelling. [R.]
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Bod"i*less (, a. 1. Having no body.
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2. Without material form; incorporeal.
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Phantoms bodiless and vain. Swift.
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Bod"i*li*ness (, n. Corporeality. Minsheu.
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Bod"i*ly (, a. 1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter.
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You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us. Tatler.
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2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind. \'bdBodily defects.\'b8 L'Estrange.
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3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]
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Be brought to bodily act. Shak.
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Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.
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Syn. -- See Corporal.
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Bod"i*ly, adv. 1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.
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For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Col. ii. 9
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2. In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. \'bdLeapt bodily below.\'b8 Lowell.
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Bod"ing (b, a. Foreshowing; presaging; ominous. -- Bod"ing*ly, adv.
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Bod"ing, n. A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.
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Bod"kin (b, n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.] 1. A dagger. [Obs.]
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When he himself might his quietus make
bodkin. Shak.
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2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.
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3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.
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4. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
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Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye. Pope.
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5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
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To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
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Bod"kin, n. See Baudekin. [Obs.] Shirley.
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Bo"dle (, n. A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny. Sir W. Scott.
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Bod"lei*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.
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Bo*dock" (, n. [Corrupt. fr. bois d'arc.] The Osage orange. [Southwestern U.S.]
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Bod"rage (, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin: cf. Bordrage.] A raid. [Obs.]
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Bod veal. Veal too immature to be suitable for food.
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Bod"y (, n.; pl. Bodies (. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. Bodice.]
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1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
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Absent in body, but present in spirit. 1 Cor. v. 3
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For of the soul the body form doth take.
body make. Spenser.
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2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
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Who set the body and the limbs
Shak.
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The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the body was the king and the prince. Clarendon.
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Rivers that run up into the body of Italy. Addison.
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3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
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Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Col. ii. 17.
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4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
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A dry, shrewd kind of a body. W. Irving.
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5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
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A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter. Prescott.
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6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.
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7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a\'89riform body. \'bdA body of cold air.\'b8 Huxley.
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By collision of two bodies, grind
Milton.
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8. Amount; quantity; extent.
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9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
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10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
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11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
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12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
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13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
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bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color.
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14. (A\'89ronautics) The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or a\'89rocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called fuselage.
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After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat. -- Body cavity (Anat.), the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera; the c\'91lum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities. -- Body of a church, the nave. -- Body cloth; pl. Body cloths, a cloth or blanket for covering horses. -- Body clothes. (pl.) 1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing. 2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] Addison. -- Body coat, a gentleman's dress coat. -- Body color (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash. -- Body of a law (Law), the main and operative part. -- Body louse (Zo\'94l.), a species of louse (Pediculus vestimenti), which sometimes infests the human body and clothes. See Grayback. -- Body plan (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length. -- Body politic, the collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions; also, a corporation. Wharton.
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As to the persons who compose the body politic or associate themselves, they take collectively the name of \'bdpeople\'b8, or \'bdnation\'b8. Bouvier.
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-- Body servant, a valet. -- The bodies seven (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the planets. [Obs.]
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Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe, Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper. Chaucer.
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-- Body snatcher, one who secretly removes without right or authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a resurrectionist. -- Body snatching (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead body from the grave; usually for the purpose of dissection.
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Bod"y (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bodied (p. pr. & vb. n. Bodying.] To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
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To body forth, to give from or shape to mentally.
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Imagination bodies forth
Shak.
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bodybuilder n. someone who does special exercises to develop the musculature.
Syn. -- musclebuilder.
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bodybuilding n. exercise that builds muscles through tension.
Syn. -- anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding.
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Bod"y*guard` (, n. 1. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.
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2. Retinue; attendance; following. Bp. Porteus.
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body shop n. an establishment where the frame or outer body of a vehicle may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted with a mechanic, who repairs the motor and other working components.
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bodywork n. 1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle.
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2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies.
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Boehmenism n. the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers.
Syn. -- Behmenism.
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Boehmeria n. a genus comprising the false nettle.
Syn. -- genus Boehmeria.
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Boeotia n. 1. a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens.
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B\'d2*o"tian (, a. [L. Boeotia, Gr. , noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants.] Of or pertaining to B\'d2otia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse. -- n. A native of B\'d2otia; also, one who is dull and ignorant.
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\'d8Boer (, n. [D., a farmer. See Boor.] A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.
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Bo"es (, 3d sing. pr. of Behove. Behoves or behooves. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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boeuf n. meat from an adult domestic bovine.
Syn. -- beef.
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boff, bof"fo n. 1. (Theater) a hearty laugh.
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2. (Theater) a joke or gag line that produces hearty laughter.
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3. (Theater) something very successful, especially a box-office hit.
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bof"fin n. a scientist or technician, especially one engaged in military research. [British slang]
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bof"fo a. highly successful; superbly well done. [slang]
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bog (b, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]
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1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.
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Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit,
R. Jago.
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2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]
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Bog bean. See Buck bean. -- Bog bumper (bump, to make a loud noise), Bog blitter, Bog bluiter, Bog jumper, the bittern. [Prov.] -- Bog butter, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland. -- Bog earth (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. P. Cyc. -- Bog moss. (Bot.) Same as Sphagnum. -- Bog myrtle (Bot.), the sweet gale. -- Bog ore. (Min.) (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a variety of brown iron ore, or limonite. (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese. -- Bog rush (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass. -- Bog spavin. See under Spavin.
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Bog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bogged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bogging.] To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire.
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At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of Lochend. Sir W. Scott.
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Bogart n. Humphrey DeForest Bogart, famous movie actor; most commonly called Humphrey Bogart; b. 1899, d. 1957.
Syn. -- Humphrey Bogart, Humphrey DeForest Bogart.
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Bogartian adj. of or pertaining to Humphrey Bogart.
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bogbean n. a perennial plant of Europe and America (Menyanthes trifoliata) having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at the water margin and spreading across the surface; -- called also bog myrtle, water shamrock and marsh trefoil.
Syn. -- water shamrock, buckbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil.
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Bog"ber`ry (, n. (Bot.) The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in boggy places.
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Bo"gey (?), n.; pl. Bogeys (#). [Also bogie and bogy, plural bogies.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear.
Syn. -- bogeyman.
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I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. Wm. Black.
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2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly, the definition of bogey was the same as that now used for par, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate player called Colonel Bogey. Now the standard score is called par.
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3. (Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile.
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Bo"gey*man (?), n.; pl. Bogeymen (#). A goblin; a bugbear; a bogey{1}. This is the form used by parents to frighten children; as, if you don't eat your vegetables, the bogeyman will get you.
Syn. -- bogey.
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Bog"gard (, n. A bogey. [Local, Eng.]
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Bog"gle (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boggled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Boggling (.] [ See Bogle, n.] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
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We start and boggle at every unusual appearance. Glanvill.
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Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose. Barrow.
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2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
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3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell.
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Syn. -- To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.
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Bog"gle, v. t. To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of. [Local, U. S.]
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Bog"gler (, n. One who boggles.
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Bog"glish (, a. Doubtful; skittish. [Obs.]
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Bog"gy (, a. Consisting of, or containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of a bog; swampy; as, boggy land.
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Bo"gie (, n. [A dialectic word. N. of Eng. & Scot.] A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track.
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Bo"gie en"gine. (Railroads) A switching engine the running gear and driving gear of which are on a bogie, or truck.
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Bo"gle (, n. [Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. Bug.] A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [Written also boggle.]
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Bog"suck`er (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The American woodcock; -- so called from its feeding among the bogs.
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Bog"trot`ter (, n. One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish. Halliwell.
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Bog"trot`ting (, a. Living among bogs.
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Bogue (, v. i. (Naut.) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said only of inferior craft.
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Bogue (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The boce; -- called also bogue bream. See Boce.
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Bo"gus (, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Bo"gus, n. A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
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Bog"wood` (, n. The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.
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Bo"gy (, n.; pl. Bogies (. [See Bogle.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. \'bdDeath's heads and bogies.\'b8 J. H. Newman. [Written also bogey.]
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There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C. Kingsley.
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Bo*hea" (, n. [From Wu-i, pronounced by the Chinese bu-i, the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.] Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under Tea.
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Bo*he"mi*a (, n. 1. A country of central Europe.
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2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3.
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She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia. Compton Reade.
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Bo*he"mi*an (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or \'bdBohemian\'b8 (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty. Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays. W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo\'94l.), a small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. -- Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
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Bo*he"mi*an (, n. 1. A native of Bohemia.
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2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.
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3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]
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boh\'82mien, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits.
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She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances. Thackeray.
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Bo*he"mi*an*ism (, n. The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]
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\'d8Bo"hun u"pas (. See Upas.
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\'d8Bo*iar" (, n. See Boyar.
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Boil (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boiled (boild); p. pr. & vb. n. Boiling.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from bulla bubble; akin to Gr. , Lith. bumbuls. Cf. Bull an edict, Budge, v., and Ebullition.] 1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.
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2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.
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He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. Job xii. 31.
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3. To pass from a liquid to an a\'89riform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away.
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4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger.
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Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath. Surrey.
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5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling.
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To boil away, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by the action of heat. -- To boil over, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so as to lose self-control.
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Boil, v. t. 1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water.
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2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt.
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3. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.
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The stomach cook is for the hall,
boileth meate for them all. Gower.
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4. To steep or soak in warm water. [Obs.]
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To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can not inform; but if you boil them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner. Bacon.
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To boil down, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to boil down sap or sirup.
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Boil, n. Act or state of boiling. [Colloq.]
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Boil, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.] A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
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A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head. -- Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin, probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.
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Boil"a*ry (, n. See Boilery.
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Boiled (, a. Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled clothes.
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boiled-down adj. expressing the essence; condensed; summarized. the final boiled-down crux of the matter
Syn. -- boiled down.
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Boil"er (, n. 1. One who boils.
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2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
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boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
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3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
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wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers.
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Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the flues. -- Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc. -- Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron cylinder. -- Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water. -- Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney. -- Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below. -- Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up. -- Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam. -- Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6, and 1st Flue.
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Boil"er, n. A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily.
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boilersuit n. a loose protective smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work. [British]
Syn. -- overall, boilers suit.
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Boil"er*y (boil", n. [Cf. F. bouillerie.] A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.
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Boil"ing, a. Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
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Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition. This is different for different liquids, and for the same liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 -- Boiling spring, a spring which gives out very hot water, or water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a geyser. -- To be at the boiling point, to be very angry. -- To keep the pot boiling, to keep going on actively, as in certain games. [Colloq.]
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Boil"ing, n. 1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
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2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
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Boil"ing*ly, adv. With boiling or ebullition.
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And lakes of bitumen rise boiling higher. Byron.
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\'d8Bois" d'arc" (. [F., bow wood. So called because used for bows by the Western Indians.] (Bot.) The Osage orange (Maclura aurantiaca).
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The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies. U. S. Census (1880).
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\'d8Bois" dur`ci" (. [F., hardened wood.] A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.
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Boist (, n. [OF. boiste, F. bo\'8cte, from the same root as E. box.] A box. [Obs.]
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Bois"ter*ous (, a. [OE. boistous; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, bwystus ferocious.] 1. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. [Obs.] \'bdBoisterous sword.\'b8 \'bdBoisterous hand.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.
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The waters swell before a boisterous storm. Shak.
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The brute and boisterous force of violent men. Milton.
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3. Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior.
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I like not that loud, boisterous man. Addison.
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4. Vehement; excessive. [R.]
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The heat becomes too powerful and boisterous for them. Woodward.
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Syn. -- Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.
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Bois"ter*ous*ly, adv. In a boisterous manner.
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Bois"ter*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.
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Bois"tous (, a. Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Bois"tous*ly, adv. -- Bois"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bo*ja"nus or"gan (. [From Bojanus, the discoverer.] (Zo\'94l.) A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.
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Bo"ka*dam` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Cerberus.
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Boke, v. t. & i. To poke; to thrust. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Bo"lar (, a. [See Bole clay.] Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.
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\'d8Bo"las (, n. sing. & pl. [Sp.] A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.
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Bold (b, a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
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Throngs of knights and barons bold. Milton.
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2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous. \'bdThe bold design leased highly.\'b8 Milton.
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3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
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Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak.
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4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold. \'bdBold tales.\'b8 Waller.
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The cathedral church is a very bold work. Addison.
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5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
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Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. Dryden.
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6. Steep; abrupt; prominent.
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Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. Trumbull.
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Bold eagle (, (Zo\'94l.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. -- To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.
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Syn. -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent.
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Bold (, v. t. To make bold or daring. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bold, v. i. To be or become bold. [Obs.]
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Bold"en (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boldened (. ] To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.
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Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study. Ascham.
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boldface n. a typeface with thick heavy lines; -- also called bold-faced.
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boldface v. to print in boldface.
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Bold"-faced` (, a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman.
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I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall.
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2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy face; -- also called boldface.
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This line is bold-faced nonpareil.
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Bold"ly, adv. [AS. bealdl\'c6ce.] In a bold manner.
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Bold"ness, n. The state or quality of being bold.
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Syn. -- Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance.
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{ \'d8Bol"do (, \'d8Bol"du (, } n. (Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.
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Bole (, n. [OE. bole, fr. Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. b\'86l, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf. LG. boll round. Cf. Bulge.] The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.
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Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. Tennyson.
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Bole, n. [Etym. doubtful.] An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet. [Scot.]
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Open the bole wi'speed, that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin. Sir W. Scott.
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Bole, n. A measure. See Boll, n., 2. Mortimer.
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Bole, n. [Gr. a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. bol, and also L. bolus morsel. Cf. Bolus.] 1. Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances. It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. See Clay, and Terra alba.
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2. A bolus; a dose. Coleridge.
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Armenian bole. See under Armenian. -- Bole Armoniac, or Armoniak, Armenian bole. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bo*lec"tion (, n. (Arch.) A projecting molding round a panel. Same as Bilection. Gwilt.
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\'d8Bo*le"ro (, n. [Sp.] (Mus.) 1. A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.
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2. A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by women.
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bolete n. any fungus of the family Boletaceae.
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Bo*let"ic (, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the Boletus.
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Boletic acid, an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid.
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\'d8Bo*le"tus (, n. [L. boletus, Gr. .] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.
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{ Bo"ley, Bo"lye } (, n. Same as Booly.
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Bo"lide (, n. [F. See Bolis.] A kind of meteor; a bolis.
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\'d8Bo"lis, n. [L., fr. Gr. missile, arrow, fr. to throw.] A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.
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Bo*liv"i*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Bolivia. -- n. A native of Bolivia.
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Boll (, n. [OE. bolle boll, bowl, AS. bolla. See Bowl a vessel.] 1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
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2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels. [Sometimes spelled bole.]
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Boll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bolled (.] To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
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The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. Ex. ix. 31.
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Bol"land*ists (, n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the \'bdActa Sanctorum\'b8, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work.
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Bol"lard (, n. [Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard.] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
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Bollard timber (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end.
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Boll"en (, a. See Boln, a.
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Boll"ing (, n. [Cf. Bole stem of a tree, and Poll, v. t.] A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
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bollock n. one of the two male reproductive glands; a testis; -- usually spelled ballock, and usually used in the plural.
Syn. -- gonad, testicle, ball, nut, egg.
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2. a pulley-block at the head of a topmast.
Syn. -- bullock block.
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bollocks v. to make a mess of.
Syn. -- botch, fumble, botch up, muff, blow it, flub, screw up, ball up, blunder, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up.
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Boll"worm` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops. <-- Heliothis zea ?? = cotton bollworm, corn earworm, tomato fuitworm ?? -->
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Boln (, v. i. [OE. bolnen, bollen; cf. Dan. bulne. Cf. Bulge.] To swell; to puff. Holland.
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{ Boln (, Boll"en (, } a. Swollen; puffed out.
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Thin, and boln out like a sail. B. Jonson.
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\'d8Bo"lo (?), n. [Sp.] A kind of large knife resembling a machete. [Phil. Islands]
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Bo*lo"gna (, n. 1. A city of Italy which has given its name to various objects.
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2. A Bologna sausage; also informally called baloney.
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Bologna sausage [It. salsiccia di Bologna], a large sausage made of bacon or ham, beef, veal, and pork, cooked and smoked, chopped fine and inclosed in a skin. -- Bologna stone (Min.), radiated barite, or barium sulphate, found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers, first discovered near Bologna. It is phosphorescent when calcined. -- Bologna vial, a vial of unannealed glass which will fly into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body, as by dropping into it a fragment of flint; whereas a bullet may be dropped into it without injury.
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Bo*lo`gnese" (, a. Of or pertaining to Bologna. -- n. A native of Bologna.
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Bolognese school (Paint.), a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to unite the excellences of the preceding schools.
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Bo*lo"gnian (, a. & n. Bolognese.
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Bolognian stone. See Bologna stone, under Bologna.
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bolograph n. a record or recording made by a bolometer.
Syn. -- bologram.
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bolographic adj. of or pertaining to a bolograph.
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bolometric adj. of or pertaining to a bolometer.
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Bo*lom"e*ter (, n. [Gr. a stroke, ray + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance. S. P. Langley.
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\'d8Bol"sa (?), n. [Sp., lit., purse. See Bourse.] An exchange for the transaction of business. [Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands]
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Bolshevik n. [Russian bol'shevik fr. bol'she more + -vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).] 1. a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic Party that seized power in Russia in 1917 after the Russian October Revolution, and advocated rule by the proletariat and state ownership of property. Actually in the minority, this branch seized the opportunity, when the moderate group walked out, to proclaim themselves a majority and form a government. They prevailed in the subsequent civil war.
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2. same as communist, especially used of Russian communists.
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3. anyone with communist leanings or sympathies; -- used very loosely in a derogatory sense by some people with economically conservative views.
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Bolshevik adj. of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism. Bolshevik Revolution
Syn. -- bolshevik.
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bolshevise, bolshevize v. [see Bolshevik.] to render communistic; -- of governments.
Syn. -- communize, make communist.
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bolshevism n. [see Bolshevik.] a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin.
Syn. -- collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Leninism, Marxism, Sovietism, sovietism.
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bolshie, bolshy n. a communist or Bolshevik, n.. [slang.]
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bolshy adj. obstreperous. [British slang.]
Syn. -- stroppy.
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Bol"ster (b, n. [AS. bolster; akin to Icel. b, Sw. & Dan. bolster, OHG. bolstar, polstar, G. polster; from the same root as E. bole stem, bowl hollow vessel. Cf. Bulge, Poltroon.] 1. A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
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And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,
Shak.
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2. A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
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This arm shall be a bolster for thy head. Gay.
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3. Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.
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4. (Saddlery) A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.
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5. (Naut.) (a) A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing. (b) Anything used to prevent chafing.
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6. A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.
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7. A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.
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8. The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
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9. (Mech.) the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
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10. (Cutlery) (a) That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle. (b) The metallic end of a pocketknife handle. G. Francis.
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11. (Arch.) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital. G. Francis.
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12. (Mil.) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation. [See Illust. of Gun carriage.]
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Bolster work (Arch.), members which are bellied or curved outward like cushions, as in friezes of certain classical styles.
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Bol"ster, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolstered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolstering.] 1. To support with a bolster or pillow. S. Sharp.
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2. To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.
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To bolster baseness. Drayton.
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Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride. Compton Reade.
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Bol"stered (, a. 1. Supported; upheld.
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2. Swelled out.
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Bol"ster*er (, n. A supporter.
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Bolt (, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.
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Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. Sir W. Scott.
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A fool's bolt is soon shot. Shak.
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2. Lightning; a thunderbolt.
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3. A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.
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4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.
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5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. [Obs.]
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Away with him to prison!
bolts enough upon him. Shak.
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6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.
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7. A bundle, as of oziers.
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Bolt auger, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights. -- Bolt and nut, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in illust. above.
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See Tap bolt, Screw bolt, and Stud bolt.
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Bolt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.] 1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
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2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
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I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments. Milton.
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3. To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food; often used with down.
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4. (U. S. Politics) To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
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5. (Sporting) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.
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6. To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
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Let tenfold iron bolt my door. Langhorn.
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Which shackles accidents and bolts up change. Shak.
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Bolt (b, v. i. 1. To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.
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This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . .
bolt. Drayton.
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2. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
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His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads. Milton.
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3. To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.
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4. (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
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Bolt, adv. In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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[He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. Thackeray.
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Bolt upright. (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect. Addison. (b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bolt, n. [From Bolt, v. i.] 1. A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
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2. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
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This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere. Compton Reade.
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3. (U. S. Politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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Bolt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr. Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. burrus red. See Borrel, and cf. Bultel.]
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1. To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
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He now had bolted all the flour. Spenser.
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Ill schooled in bolted language. Shak.
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2. To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.
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Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things. L'Estrange.
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3. (Law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. Jacob.
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To bolt to the bran, to examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important. Chaucer.
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This bolts the matter fairly to the bran. Harte.
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The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran. Burke.
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Bolt, n. A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. B. Jonson.
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Bol"tel (, n. See Boultel.
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Bolt"er (, n. One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
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Bolt"er, n. 1. One who sifts flour or meal.
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2. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour, or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.
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Bolt"er, n. A kind of fishing line. See Boulter.
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Bolt"head` (, n. 1. (Chem.) A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; -- called also a matrass or receiver.
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2. The head of a bolt.
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Bolt"ing, n. A darting away; a starting off or aside.
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Bolt"ing, n. 1. A sifting, as of flour or meal.
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2. (Law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court. [Obs.]
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Bolting cloth, wire, hair, silk, or other sieve cloth of different degrees of fineness; -- used by millers for sifting flour. McElrath. -- Bolting hutch, a bin or tub for the bolted flour or meal; (fig.) a receptacle.
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Bol"ton*ite (, n. (Min.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.
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Bolt"rope` (, n. (Naut.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.
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Bolt"sprit` (, n. [A corruption of bowsprit.] (Naut.) See Bowsprit.
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Bol"ty (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An edible fish of the Nile (genus Chromis). [Written also bulti.]
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Bo"lus (, n.; pl. Boluses (. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
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Bom (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.
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Bomb (, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. .]
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1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]
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A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber beneath. Bacon.
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2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell.
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3. A bomb ketch.
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Bomb chest (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by its explosion. -- Bomb ketch, Bomb vessel (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; -- called also mortar vessel. -- Bomb lance, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing. -- Volcanic bomb, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape. \'bdI noticed volcanic bombs.\'b8 Darwin.
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Bomb, v. t. To bombard. [Obs.] Prior.
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Bomb, v. i. [Cf. Boom.] To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bombacaceae n. a natural family of tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds.
Syn. -- family Bombacaceae.
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Bom"bace (, n. [OF.] Cotton; padding. [Obs.]
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Bom"bard (, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + -ard. Cf. Bumper, and see Bomb.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
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They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. Knolles.
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2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] J. Barlow.
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3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.]
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Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. Shak.
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4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.]
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Bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bom"bard (, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See Bombardo. [Obs.]
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Bom*bard" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bombarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bombarding.] To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.
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Next, she means to bombard Naples. Burke.
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His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. Wood.
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Bom`bar*dier" (, n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.) (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. [Archaic] (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
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Bombardier beetle (Zo\'94l.), a kind of beetle (Brachinus crepitans), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the B. displosor, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is B. fumans.
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Bom"bard*man (, n. One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. [Obs.]
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They . . . made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady. B. Jonson.
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Bom*bard"ment (, n. [F. bombardement.] An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.
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{ \'d8Bom*bar"do (, Bom*bar"don (, } n. [It. bombardo.] (Mus.) Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. Grove.
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Bom`ba*sine" (, n. Same as Bombazine.
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Bom"bast (bor b, n. [OF. bombace cotton, LL. bombax cotton, bombasium a doublet of cotton; hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See Bombazine.] 1. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. [Obs.]
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A candle with a wick of bombast. Lupton.
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2. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding. [Obs.]
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How now, my sweet creature of bombast! Shak.
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Doublets, stuffed with four, five, or six pounds of bombast at least. Stubbes.
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3. Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
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Yet noisy bombast carefully avoid. Dryden.
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Bom"bast, a. High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
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[He] evades them with a bombast circumstance,
Shak.
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Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way. Cowley.
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Bom*bast" (bor b, v. t. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate. [Obs.]
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Not bombasted with words vain ticklish ears to feed. Drayton.
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{ Bom*bas"tic (bor b, Bom*bas"tic*al } (, a. Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv.
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A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.
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Syn. -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.
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Bom"bast*ry (, n. Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.
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Bombastry and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light, soar highest of all. Swift.
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\'d8Bom"bax (, n. [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
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{ Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette" } (, n. [Cf. Bombazine.] A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.
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Bom`ba*zine" (, n. [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium, bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. . Cf. Bombast, Bombycinous.] A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.
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bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter (?), n. a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists high pressure, designed for measuring the amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere.
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bomber n. 1. a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight.
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2. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the US.
Syn. -- grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
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3. a person who drops bombs or plants and explodes bombs, especially surreptitously.
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4. a bomber jacket.
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Bom"ber jack`et (, n. [From its resemblance to the style of jacket work by the crews of World War II bomber airplanes.] a short men's jacket made of leather, having a zipper in front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.
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Bom"bic (, a. [L. bombyx silk, silkworm: cf. F. bombique.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; as, bombic acid.
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Bom"bi*late (, v. i. [LL. bombilare, for L. bombitare. See Bomb, n.] To hum; to buzz. [R.]
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Bom`bi*la"tion (, n. A humming sound; a booming.
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To . . . silence the bombilation of guns. Sir T. Browne.
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Bom"bi*nate (, v. i. To hum; to boom.
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Bom`bi*na"tion (, n. A humming or buzzing.
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Bom"bo*lo (, n.; pl. Bomboloes (. [Cf. It bombola a pitcher.] A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor. [Written also bumbelo, and bumbolo.]
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Bomb"proof` (, a. Secure against the explosive force of bombs. -- n. A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.
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Bomb"shell` (, n. 1. A bomb. See Bomb, n.
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2. something or someone that stuns or amazes, especially suddenly and unexpectedly; as, the news of the president's affair was a political bombshell; a blonde bombshell.
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bombsight n. 1. a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs.
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Bombus n. 1. bumblebees.
Syn. -- genus Bombus.
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Bom*by"cid (, a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycid\'91.
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Bombycilla n. 1. waxwings.
Syn. -- genus Bombycilla.
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Bom*byc"i*nous (b, a. [L. bombycinus. See Bombazine.] 1. Silken; made of silk. [Obs.] Coles.
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2. Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint. E. Darwin.
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Bombyliidae n. a natural family of dipterous insects comprising the bee flies.
Syn. -- family Bombyliidae.
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Bom*byl"i*ous (b, a. [L. bombylius a bumblebee, Gr. bombylio`s.] Buzzing, like a bumblebee; as, the bombylious noise of the horse fly. [Obs.] Derham.
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\'d8Bom"byx (b, n. [L., silkworm. See Bombazine.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.
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\'d8Bon (, a. [F., fr. L. bonus.] Good; valid as security for something.
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Bon-ac*cord" (, n. Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [Scot.]
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\'d8Bo`na*ci" (?), n. [Amer. Sp. bonas\'a1, prob. from native name.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also aguaji and, in Florida, black grouper. (b) Also, any one of several other similar fishes.
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\'d8Bo"na fi"de (. [L.] In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.
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\'d8Bo"na fi"des (b. [L.] Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.
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Bo*nair" (, a. [OE., also bonere, OF. bonnaire, Cotgr., abbrev. of debonnaire. See Debonair.] Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding. [Obs.]
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Bo*nan"za (, n. [Sp., prop. calm., fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. bonus good.] In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Bo`na*part"e*an (, a. Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.
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Bo"na*part`ism (, n. The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.
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Bo"na*part`ist, n. One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.
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\'d8Bo"na per`i*tu"ra (. [L.] (Law) Perishable goods. Bouvier.
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\'d8Bo"na ro"ba (. [It., prop. \'bdgood stuff.\'b8] A showy wanton; a courtesan. Shak
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{ Bo*na"sus (, Bo*nas"sus } (, n. [L. bonasus, Gr. , .] (Zo\'94l.) The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.
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\'d8Bon"bon` (, n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.] Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.
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\'d8Bon`bon`ni\'8are" (?), n.; pl. -ni\'8ares (#). [F.] A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.
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Bonce (, n. [Etymol. unknown.] A boy's game played with large marbles.
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\'d8Bon`chr\'82`tien" (, n. [F., good Christian.] A name given to several kinds of pears. See Bartlett.
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Bon"ci*late (, n. [Empirical trade name.] A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc.
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Bond (b, n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.] 1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.
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Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder,
Shak.
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2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint. \'bdThis man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.\'b8 Acts xxvi.
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3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.
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A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind. Burke.
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4. Moral or political duty or obligation.
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I love your majesty
bond, nor more nor less. Shak.
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5. (Law) A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum. Bouvier. Wharton.
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6. A financial instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; a written promise to pay a specific sum of money on or before a specified day, given in return for a sum of money; as, a government, city, or railway bond.
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7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.
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8. (Arch.) The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English bond or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.
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9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction between atoms; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. Also called chemical bond. It is often represented in graphic formul\'91 by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence. Several types of bond are distinguished by chemists, as double bond, triple bond, covalent bond, hydrogen bond.
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10. (Elec.) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
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11. League; association; confederacy. [South Africa]
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The Africander Bond, a league or association appealing to African, but practically to Boer, patriotism. James Bryce.
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Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration. -- Bond creditor (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. Blackstone. -- covalent bond, an attractive force between two atoms of a molecule generated by the merging of an electron orbital of each atom into a combined orbital in the molecule. Such bonds vary in strength, but in molecules of substances typically encountered in human experience (as, water or alcohol) they are sufficiently strong to persist and maintain the identity and integrity of the molecule over appreciable periods of time. Each such bond satisfies one unit of valence for each of the atoms thus bonded. Contrasted with hydrogen bond, which is weaker and does not satisfy the valence of either atom involved. -- double bond, triple bond, a covalent bond which involves the merging of orbitals of two (or three) electrons on each of the two connected atoms, thus satisfying two (or three) units of valence on each of the bonded atoms. When two carbon atoms are thus bonded, the bond (and the compound) are said to be unsaturated. -- Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. Burrows. -- hydrogen bond, a non-covalent bond between hydrogen and another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen. It does not involve the sharing of electrons between the bonded atoms, and therefore does not satisfy the valence of either atom. Hydrogen bonds are weak (ca. 5 kcal/mol) and may be frequently broken and reformed in solution at room temperature. -- Bond of a slate or lap of a slate, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate. -- Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.
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Syn. -- Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
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Bond (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bonded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bonding.] 1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.
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2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.
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Bond, n. [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda, bunda, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. b husbandman, for b, fr. b to dwell. See Boor, Husband.] A vassal or serf; a slave. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Bond, a. In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.
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By one Spirit are we all baptized . . . whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free. 1 Cor. xii. 13.
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bondable adj. 1. capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond.
Syn. -- bindable.
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2. capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass.
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Bond"age (, n. [LL. bondagium. See Bond, a.]
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1. The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.
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The King, when he designed you for my guard,
bondage hard. Dryden.
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2. Obligation; tie of duty.
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He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the bondage of observing oaths. South.
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3. (Old Eng. Law) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.
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Syn. -- Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.
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Bond"a*ger (, n. A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field. [Scot.]
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\'d8Bon"dar (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat.
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Bond"ed (, a. Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.
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Bonded goods, goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods, for the duties on which bonds are given at the customhouse. -- Bonded warehouse, a warehouse in which goods on which the duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint custody of the importer, or his agent, and the customs officers.
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Bond"er (, n. 1. One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse.
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2. (Masonry) A bonding stone or brick; a bondstone.
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Bond"er, n. [Norwegian bonde.] A freeholder on a small scale. [Norway] Emerson.
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Bond"hold`er (, n. A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.
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bonding n. the process of fastening firmly together.
Syn. -- soldering.
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Bond"maid` (, n. [Bond, a. or n. + maid.] A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.
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Bond"man (, n.; pl. Bondmen (. [Bond,a.orn.+ man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. \'bdTo enfranchise bondmen.\'b8 Macaulay.
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2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.
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bond-servant, Bond" serv`ant (. A slave; one who is bound to service without wages.
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If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: but as an hired servant. Lev. xxv. 39, 40.
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Bond" serv`ice (. The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.
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Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service. 1 Kings ix. 21.
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Bond"slave` (, n. A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.
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Bonds"man (, n.; pl. Bondsmen. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
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Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham.
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2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
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Bond"stone` (, n. [Bond,n.+ stone.] (Masonry) A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.
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Bonds"wom`an (, n. See Bondwoman.
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\'d8Bon"duc (, n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut, filbert nut.] (Bot.) See Nicker tree.
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Bond"wom`an (, n.; pl. Bondwomen (. [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.] A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.
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He who was of the bondwoman. Gal. iv. 23.
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Bone (b, n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b\'ben; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone.
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2. One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of the body.
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3. Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
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4. pl. Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music.
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5. pl. Dice.
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6. Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset.
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7. Fig.: The framework of anything.
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A bone of contention, a subject of contention or dispute. -- A bone to pick, something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one). -- Bone ash, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry. -- Bone black (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also animal charcoal. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. See Ivory black, under Black. -- Bone cave, a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man. Am. Cyc. -- Bone dust, ground or pulverized bones, used as a fertilizer.<-- same as bone meal --> -- Bone earth (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of calcium. -- Bone lace, a lace made of linen thread, so called because woven with bobbins of bone. -- Bone oil, an oil obtained by, heating bones (as in the manufacture of bone black), and remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives; -- also called Dippel's oil. -- Bone setter. Same as Bonesetter. See in the Vocabulary. -- Bone shark (Zo\'94l.), the basking shark. -- Bone spavin. See under Spavin. -- Bone turquoise, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise. -- Bone whale (Zo\'94l.), a right whale. -- To be upon the bones of, to attack. [Obs.] -- To make no bones, to make no scruple; not to hesitate. [Low] -- To pick a bone with, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]
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Bone (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boned (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Boning.] 1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. \'bdTo bone a turkey.\'b8 Soyer.
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2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. Ash.
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3. To fertilize with bone.
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4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]
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Bone, v. t. [F. bornoyer to look at with one eye, to sight, fr. borgne one-eyed.] To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying. Knight.
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Joiners, etc., bone their work with two straight edges. W. M. Buchanan.
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Bone"ache` (, n. Pain in the bones. Shak.
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Bone"black` (, n. See Bone black, under Bone, n.
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Boned (, a. 1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned.
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No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size. Shak.
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2. Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.
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3. Manured with bone; as, boned land.
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bone-dry adj. without a trace of moisture.
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Bone"dog` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The spiny dogfish.
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Bone"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Ladyfish.
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bone"head` n. a person of low intelligence; a dunce; a blockhead; -- used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence or capabilities.
Syn. -- dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, fuckhead.
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bone"head*ed adj. very stupid; -- used of people or actions. [informal] -- bone"head*ed*ness, n.
Syn. -- blockheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed.
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bone-idle bone-lazy adj. 1. disinclined to work or exertion.
Syn. -- do-nothing(prenominal), faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.
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Bone"less, a. Without bones. \'bdBoneless gums.\'b8 Shak.
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bonelet n. a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.
Syn. -- ossicle, ossiculum.
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bonelike adj. resembling bone.
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bone"meal` n. ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content.
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boner n. 1. an embarrassing mistake.
Syn. -- blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boo-boo, misdoing.
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2. one who bones food.
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Bone"set` (, n. (Bot.) A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.
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Bone"set*ter (, n. One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones. -- Bone"set*ting, n.
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Bone"shaw (, n. (Med.) Sciatica. [Obs.]
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Bo*net"ta (, n. See Bonito. Sir T. Herbert.
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Bon"fire` (, n. [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.] A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.
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Full soon by bonfire and by bell,
Gay.
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Bon"go (b, n. Either of two large antelopes (Bo\'94cercus eurycercus of West Africa, and B. isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
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Bon"go (b, n.; pl. bongos or bongo. one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
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Bon"grace` (, n. [F. bon good + gr\'83ce grace, charm.] A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bon`ho*mie", \'d8Bon`hom*mie" (, n. [F.] good nature; pleasant and easy manner.
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Bon"i*bell (, n. See Bonnibel. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bon"i*face (, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in Farquhar's comedy of \'bdThe Beaux' Stratagem.\'b8] An innkeeper.
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Bon"i*form (, a. [L. bonus good + -form.] Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence. Dr. H. More.
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Bon"i*fy (, v. t. [L. bonus good + -fy: cf. F. bonifier.] To convert into, or make, good.
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To bonify evils, or tincture them with good. Cudworth.
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Bon"i*ness (, n. The condition or quality of being bony.
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Bon"ing, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st Bone, sense 3 fr. 3d Bone.] 1. The clearing of bones from fish or meat.
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2. The manuring of land with bones.
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3. A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d Bone, v. t.
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Bon"i*ta*ry (, a. Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.
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Bo*ni"to (, n.; pl. Bonitoes (. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain\'c6t and bain\'c6th.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zo\'94l.) 1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.
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2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera Sarda or Euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied especially to the skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamis, syn. Katsuwonus pelamis, formerly Sarda Mediterranea, also called skipjack) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes. MW10
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3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
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4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.
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\'d8Bon"mot` (, n.; pl. Bonsmots (. [ F. bon good + mot word.] A witty repartee; a jest.
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Bon"naz (?), n. A kind of embroidery made with a complicated sewing machine, said to have been originally invented by a Frenchman of the name of Bonnaz. The work is done either in freehand or by following a perforated design.
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\'d8Bonne (b, n. [F., prop. good woman.] A female servant charged with the care of a young child.
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\'d8Bonne" bouche" (; pl. Bonnes bouches (. [F. bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.] A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.
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Bon"net (b, n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak.
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2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
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And pbonnets waving high. Sir W. Scott.
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3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
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4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as, (a) (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. (b) A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. (c) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. (d) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. (e) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
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5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. Hakluyt.
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6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal.
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7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant]
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8. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the hood. [Brit.]
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Bonnet limpet (Zo\'94l.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptr\'91id\'91). -- Bonnet monkey (Zo\'94l.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. -- Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott. -- To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee. -- Black bonnet. See under Black. -- Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary.
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Bon"net, v. i. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bon"net*ed, a. 1. Wearing a bonnet. \'bdBonneted and shawled.\'b8 Howitt.
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2. (Fort.) Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a).
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bonnet head, bonnethead n. (Zo\'94l.), small harmless hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburio) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries.
Syn. -- shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo.
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Bon"net*less, a. Without a bonnet.
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\'d8Bon`net" rouge" (?). [F.] The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch; hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican.
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Bon"ni*bel (, n. [F. bonne et belle, good and beautiful. Cf. Bellibone.] A handsome girl. [Obs.]
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Bon"nie (, a. [Scot.] See Bonny, a.
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Bon"ni*lass` (, n. [Bonny + lass.] A \'bdbonny lass\'b8; a beautiful girl. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bon"ni*ly, adv. Gayly; handsomely.
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Bon"ni*ness, n. The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness. [R.]
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Bon"ny (, a. [Spelled bonnie by the Scotch.] [OE. boni, prob. fr. F. bon, fem. bonne, good, fr. L. bonus good. See Bounty, and cf. Bonus, Boon.] 1. Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
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Till bonny Susan sped across the plain. Gay.
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Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr. Burns.
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2. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
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Be you blithe and bonny. Shak.
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Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl. Sir W. Scott.
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Bon"ny, n. (Mining) A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.
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Bon"ny*clab`ber (, n. [Ir. bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.] Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; -- sometimes called simply clabber. B. Jonson.
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bo*no"bo (b, n. an anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); -- called also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.
Syn. -- pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.
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\'d8Bon" Si`l\'8ane" (. [F.] (Bot.) A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.
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Bon"spiel (, n. [Scot.; of uncertain origin.] A cur [Scot.]
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\'d8Bon"te*bok (, n. [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zo\'94l.) The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
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\'d8Bon" ton" (. [F., good tone, manner.] The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
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Bo"nus (, n.; pl. Bonuses (. [L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.] 1. (Law) A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier.
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2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.
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3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
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\'d8Bon" vi`vant" (; pl. Bons vivants (. [F. bon good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre to live.] A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
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Bon"y (, a. 1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.
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2. Having large or prominent bones.
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Bony fish (Zo\'94l.), the menhaden. -- Bony pike (Zo\'94l.), the gar pike (Lepidosteus).
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Bon"ze (b, n. [Pg. bonzo, fr. Japan. b\'d3zu a Buddhist priest: cf. F. bonze.] A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.
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bonzer adj. remarkable or wonderful. [Australian]
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boo v. to show displeasure (after a performance or speech) by making a prolonged sound of \'bdboo\'b8.
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boob v. to commit a faux pas or fault.
Syn. -- sin, commit an offence, blunder, goof.
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boob n. 1. an ignorant or foolish person.
Syn. -- dumbbell, dummy, dope, booby, pinhead.
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2. a female breast. [informal or vulgar]
Syn. -- breast, bosom, knocker, tit, titty.
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boo-boo n. 1. an embarrassing mistake.
Syn. -- blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boner, misdoing.
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2. a minor injury, such as an abrasion on the skin; -- child's talk.
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Boo"by (b, n.; pl. Boobies (-b. [Sp. bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
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1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. piscator, the red-footed booby; and Sula nebouxii, the blue-footed booby. (b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
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Booby hatch (a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. (b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.] -- Booby hut, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett. -- Booby hutch, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England. Forby. -- Booby prize, an award for the poorest performance in a competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a strikingly inferior or incompetent performance. -- Booby trap (a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened. (b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military operations, typically containing an explosive charge.
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Boo"by (b, a. Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
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Boo"by*ish, a. Stupid; dull.
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Boodh (, n. Same as Buddha. Malcom.
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Boodh"ism (, n. Same as Buddhism.
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Boodh"ist, n. Same as Buddhist.
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Boo"dle (, n. [Origin uncertain.] 1. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
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2. Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag. [Polit. slang, U. S.]
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{Boog"ey*man (, Bo"gey*man } (, n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. \'bdGo to sleep or the Boogeyman will get you.\'b8
Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger; bugaboo; bugbear.
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boogie n. 1. (Music) an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).
Syn. -- boogie-woogie.
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2. a black person; -- offensive and disparaging. [slang]
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boog"ie (b, v. i. to do a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.
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boogie-woogie n. (Music), an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).
Syn. -- boogie.
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Boo`hoe" (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boohooed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Boohooing.] [An imitative word.] To bawl; to cry loudly. [Low] Bartlett.
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Boo"hoo` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The sailfish; -- called also woohoo.
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Book (b, n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b; akin to Goth. b a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b, b, beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of beechen board. Cf. Beech.] 1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.
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blank book. When printed, the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a volume of some size, from a pamphlet.
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book is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music or a diagram of patterns. Abbott.
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2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
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A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Milton.
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3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of \'bdParadise Lost.\'b8
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4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.; -- often used in the plural; as, they got a subpoena to examine our books.
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5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.
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6. (Drama) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; -- used in preparing for a performance. Syn. -- script, playscript.
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7. a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he bought a book of stamps.
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8. a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; -- used in the phrase one for the book or one for the books. Syn. -- record, recordbook.
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9. (Sport) the set of facts about an athlete's performance, such as typical performance or playing habits or methods, that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and outside.
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10. (Finance) same as book value.
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11. (Stock market) the list of current buy and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist.
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12. (Commerce) the purchase orders still outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.
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Book is used adjectively or as a part of many compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.
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Book account, an account or register of debt or credit in a book. -- Book debt, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts. -- Book learning, learning acquired from books, as distinguished from practical knowledge. \'bdNeither does it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good natural sense, to distinguish true and false.\'b8 Burnet. -- Book louse (Zo\'94l.), one of several species of minute, wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They belong to the Pseudoneuroptera. -- Book moth (Zo\'94l.), the name of several species of moths, the larv\'91 of which eat books. -- Book oath, an oath made on The Book, or Bible. -- The Book of Books, the Bible. -- Book post, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be transmitted by mail. -- Book scorpion (Zo\'94l.), one of the false scorpions (Chelifer cancroides) found among books and papers. It can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects. -- Book stall, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for retailing books. -- Canonical books. See Canonical. -- In one's books, in one's favor. \'bdI was so much in his books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.\'b8 Addison. -- To bring to book. (a) To compel to give an account. (b) To compare with an admitted authority. \'bdTo bring it manifestly to book is impossible.\'b8 M. Arnold. -- by the book, according to standard procedures; using the correct or usual methods. -- cook the books, make fallacious entries in or otherwise manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent purposes. -- To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell. -- To make book (Horse Racing), to conduct a business of accepting or placing bets from others on horse races. -- To make a book (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and loses only on the winning horse or horses. -- off the books, not recorded in the official financial records of a business; -- usually used of payments made in cash to fraudulently avoid payment of taxes or of employment benefits. -- one for the book, one for the books, something extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a remarkable accomplishment. -- To speak by the book, to speak with minute exactness. -- to throw the book at, to impose the maximum fine or penalty for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing penalties for criminal acts. -- Without book. (a) By memory. (b) Without authority. -- to write the book, to be the leading authority in a field; -- usually used in the past tense; as, he's not just an average expert, he wrote the book.
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Book, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booked (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Booking.] 1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
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Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds. Shak.
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2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve{2}; also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to book a reservation at a restaurant.
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3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]
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Here I am booked for three days more in Paris. Charles Reade.
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4. to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect in a crime); -- performed by police.
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bookable adj. subject to being reserved or booked. all seats bookable in advance
Syn. -- reservable.
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Book"bind`er (, n. One whose occupation is to bind books.
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Book"bind`er*y (, n. A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding books.
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Book"bind`ing, n. The art, process, or business of binding books.
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Book"case` (, n. A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.
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Book"craft` (, n. Authorship; literary skill.
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Booked (, a. 1. Registered.
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2. On the way; destined. [Colloq.]
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3. reserved in advance; held for future use. See reserve{2}.
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book"end n. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table).
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Book"er (, n. One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.
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Book"ful (, n. As much as will fill a book; a book full. Shak. -- a. Filled with book learning. [R.] \'bdThe bookful blockhead.\'b8 Pope.
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Book"hold`er (, n. 1. A prompter at a theater. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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2. A support for a book, holding it open, while one reads or copies from it.
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Book"ing clerk` (. A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.
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Book"ing of`fice (. 1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.
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2. An office where passage tickets are sold. [Eng.]
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Book"ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. \'bdA bookish man.\'b8 Addison. \'bdBookish skill.\'b8 Bp. Hall.
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2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sentences.
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-- Book"ish*ly, adv. -- Book"ish*ness, n.
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Book"keep`er (, n. One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.
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Book"keep`ing, n. The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See Daybook, Cashbook, Journal, and Ledger.
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Bookkeeping by single entry, the method of keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or credit of a single account. -- Bookkeeping by double entry, a mode of bookkeeping in which two entries of every transaction are carried to the ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account, and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a corresponding account, in order thaItalian method.
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{ Book"land` (, Bock"land` } (, n. [AS. b; b book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.
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Book"-learned` (, a. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. [Often in a disparaging sense.]
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Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say,
Dryden.
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Book"less, a. Without books; unlearned. Shenstone.
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Book"let (, n. A little book. T. Arnold.
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book"louse` n. (Zo\'94l.) a minute wingless psocopterous insect (Liposcelis divinatorius) injurious to books and papers.
Syn. -- book louse, deathwatch.
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Book"mak`er (, n. 1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
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2. (Horse Racing) A betting man who \'bdmakes a book.\'b8 See To make a book, under Book, n.
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Book"man (, n.; pl. Bookmen (. A studious man; a scholar. Shak.
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Book"mark` (, n. Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.
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Book"mate` (, n. [Book + mate.] A schoolfellow; an associate in study.
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Book"mon`ger (, n. A dealer in books.
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Book" mus`lin (. 1. A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.
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2. A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.
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Book"plate` (, n. A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library.
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Book"sell`er (, n. One who sells books.
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Book"sell`ing (, n. The employment of selling books.
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Book"shelf` (, n.; pl. Bookshelves (. A shelf to hold books.
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Book"shop` (, n. A bookseller's shop. [Eng.]
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Book"stall` (, n. A stall or stand where books are sold.
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Book"stand` (, n. 1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall.
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2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference.
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Book"store` (, n. A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's shop.
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Book"work` (, n. 1. Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
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2. Study; application to books.
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Book"worm` (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.
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2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.
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I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Pope.
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Book"y (, a. Bookish.
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Boo"ly (, n.; pl. Boolies (. [Ir. buachail cowherd; bo cow + giolla boy.] A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers. [Obs.] [Written also boley, bolye, bouillie.] Spenser.
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Boom (b, n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See Beam.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
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2. (Mech.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.
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3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor. [Obs.]
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4. (Mil. & Naval) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
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5. (Lumbering) A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.
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Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse. -- The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc., are stowed. Totten.
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Boom (b, v. t. (Naut.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
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Boom (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed (, p. pr. & vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W. bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb, v. i.] 1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
Tennyson.
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2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. W. Irving.
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3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
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She comes booming down before it. Totten.
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4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.
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Boom, n. 1. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.
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2. A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boom, v. t. To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a \'bdboom\'b8 for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator. [Colloq. U. S.]
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boom box n. a large portable casette or compact disk player, usually having an integrated radio receiver. It typically has two (stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a high sound intensity, from which the name comes.
Syn. -- ghetto blaster.
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\'d8Boom"das (, n. [D. boom tree + das badger.] (Zo\'94l.) A small African hyracoid mammal (Dendrohyrax arboreus) resembling the daman.
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Boom"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, booms.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A North American rodent, so named because it is said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A large male kangaroo.
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4. One who works up a \'bdboom\'b8. [Slang, U. S.]
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Boom"er*ang (, n. A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
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Boom"ing, a. 1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
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O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar. Falcone.
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2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boom"ing, n. The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. Howitt.
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Boom"kin (, n. (Naut.) Same as Bumkin.
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\'d8Boo"mo*rah (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A small West African chevrotain (Hy\'91moschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.
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\'d8Boom"slang*e (, n. [D. boom tree + slang snake.] (Zo\'94l.) A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs.
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Boon (b, n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b; akin to Sw. & Dan. b, AS. b, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. Ban, Bounty.] 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]
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For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.
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2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.
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Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).
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Boon, a. [F. bon. See Boon, n.] 1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]
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2. Kind; bountiful; benign.
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Which . . . Nature boon
Milton.
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3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
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A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.
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Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
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boondocks n. a remote and undeveloped area; -- sometimes used deprecatingly.
Syn. -- backwoods, back country, hinterland.
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boon"dog*gle v. 1. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.

2. a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for corrupt payments.
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boon"dog*gle v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
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Boor (b, n. [D. boer farmer, boor; akin to AS. geb countryman, G. bauer; fr. the root of AS. b to inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. Cf. Neighbor, Boer, and Big to build.] 1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.
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2. A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.
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3. A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.
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Boone n. Daniel Boone, a noted American frontiersman, 1734-1820.
Syn. -- Daniel Boone.
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Boor"ish, a. Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. -- Boor"ish*ly, adv. -- Boor"ish*ness, n.
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Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion. Milton.
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Boort (, n. See Bort.
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Boose (, n. [AS. b\'d3s, b\'d3sig; akin to Icel. b\'bess, Sw. b\'86s, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn, Skr. bh\'besas stall. \'fb252.] A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Boose (, v. i. To drink excessively. See Booze.
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Boos"er (, n. A toper; a guzzler. See Boozer.
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Boost (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boosting.] [Cf. Boast, v. i.] To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boost (b, n. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boost"er (b, n. 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called because used to \'bdboost\'b8, or raise, the pressure in the circuit.
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2. an enthusiastic supporter.
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3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is detached after the fuel is spent. Also called booster rocket. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist the takeoff of airplanes.
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4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
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5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a pumping device.
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6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps containing separate compartments for primer and booster are used as detonators for certain explosives.
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Boot (b, n. [OE. bot, bote, advantage, amends, cure, AS. b; akin to Icel. b, Sw. bot, Dan. bod, Goth. b, D. boete, G. busse; prop., a making good or better, from the root of E. better, adj. 1. Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.
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He gaf the sike man his boote. Chaucer.
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Thou art boot for many a bruise
Sir W. Scott.
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Next her Son, our soul's best boot. Wordsworth.
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2. That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged.
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I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one. Shak.
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3. Profit; gain; advantage; use. [Obs.]
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Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot. Shak.
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To boot, in addition; over and above; besides; as a compensation for the difference of value between things bartered.
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Helen, to change, would give an eye to boot. Shak.
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A man's heaviness is refreshed long before he comes to drunkenness, for when he arrives thither he hath but changed his heaviness, and taken a crime to boot. Jer. Taylor.
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Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booted; p. pr. & vb. n. Booting.] 1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it; as, what boots it?
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What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them? Hooker.
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What subdued
boots to know. Byron.
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What boots to us your victories? Southey.
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2. To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [Obs.]
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And I will boot thee with what gift beside
Shak.
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Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.
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2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
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So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg. Bp. Burnet.
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3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. [Obs.]
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4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.
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5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
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6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.
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Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] Swift. -- Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots. -- Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot. -- Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. -- Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which is the first signal for mounted drill. -- Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.
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Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booted; p. pr. & vb. n. Booting.] 1. To put boots on, esp. for riding.
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Coated and booted for it. B. Jonson.
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2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [U. S.]
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Boot, v. i. To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
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Boot, n. Booty; spoil. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
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Boot"black` (, n. One who blacks boots.
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Boot"ed (, a. 1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.
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Boot*ee" (, n. A half boot or short boot.
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\'d8Bo*\'94"tes (b, n. [L. Bootes, Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow.] (Astron.) A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing the bright star Arcturus.
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Booth (b, n. [OE. bothe; cf. Icel. b, Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode, G. bude, baude; from the same root as AS. b to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem. bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl. bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both.] 1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden.
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2. A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or market, or at a polling place.
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3. a partly enclosed area within a room for use of one or a small number of people, such as one in a restaurant having a table and seats, or one at an exhibition containing a display of products from one organization.
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4. a small structure designed for the use of one person performing a special activity; as, a telephone booth; a highway toll booth; a projection booth; a guard booth.
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Boot"hale` (, v. t. & i. [Boot, for booty + hale.] To forage for booty; to plunder. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Boot"hose` (, n. 1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. Shak.
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2. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. Sir W. Scott.
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Booth"y (, n. See Bothy.
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Boot"i*kin (, n. [Boot + -kin.] 1. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.
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2. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout. H. Walpole.
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Boot"ing, n. Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs.] Sir. J. Harrington.
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Boot"ing, n. 1. A kind of torture. See Boot, n., 2.
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2. A kicking, as with a booted foot. [U. S.]
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Boot"jack` (, n. A device for pulling off boots.
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bootlace n. a long lace for fastening boots.
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bootleg adj. distributed or sold illicitly; especially, imported illegally.
Syn. -- black-market, contraband, smuggled.
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bootleg v. 1. to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.
Syn. -- smuggle.
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2. to produce alcohol illegally.
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Boot"less (, a. [From Boot profit.] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer.
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I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak.
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-- Boot"less*ly, adv. -- Boot"less*ness, n.
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Boot"lick` (, n. A toady; a bootlicker. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
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bootlicker n. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as he had no self-respect.
Syn. -- apple polisher, bootlick, fawner, groveller, truckler, ass-kisser, toady.
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bootlicking adj. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
Syn. -- fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, ass-kissing.
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Boot"mak`er (, n. One who makes boots. -- Boot"mak`ing, n.
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Boots (, n. A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
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Boot"top`ping (, n. 1. (Naut.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off.
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2. (Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
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Boot"tree` (, n. [Boot + tree wood, timber.] An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.
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The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees. Thackeray.
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Boo"ty (, n. [Cf. Icel. b exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit.] That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton.
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To play booty, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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booyong n. large tree (Heritiera trifoliolata or Terrietia trifoliolata) of Australasia.
Syn. -- red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm.
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Booze (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boozed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Boozing.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.] To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [Written also bouse, and boose.] Landor.
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This is better than boozing in public houses. H. R. Haweis.
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Booze, n. 1. A carouse; a drinking. Sir W. Scott.
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2. any alcoholic beverage, especially a strong beverage such as whiskey.
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boozed"-up a. drunk; intoxicated.
Syn. -- bombed; soused.
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Booz"er (, n. One who boozes; a toper; a guzzler of alcoholic liquors; a bouser.
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booze-up n. an occasion for heavy drinking.
Syn. -- bust, tear, bender, binge, toot.
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booz"ing n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
Syn. -- drink, drinking, drunkenness, crapulence.
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Booz"y (, a. A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley.
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bop n. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
Syn. -- bebop.
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Bo*peep" (, n. [Bo + peep.] The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.
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I for sorrow sung,
bopeep,
Shak.
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Bor"a*ble (, a. Capable of being bored. [R.]
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Bo*rach"te (, n. [Sp. borracha a leather bottle for wine, borracho drunk, fr. borra a lamb.] A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard. [Obs.]
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You're an absolute borachio. Congreve.
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Bo*rac"ic (, a. [Cf. F. boracique. See Borax.] Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; as, boracic acid.
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Bo"ra*cite (, n. (Min.) A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride.
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Bo"ra*cous (, a. (Chem.) Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.
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Bor"age (, n. [OE. borage (cf. F. bourrache, It. borraggine, borrace, LL. borago, borrago, LGr. ), fr. LL. borra, F. bourre, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.] (Bot.) A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.
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Bor"age*wort` (, n. Plant of the Borage family.
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Bo*rag`i*na"ceous (, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginace\'91) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
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Bor`a*gin"e*ous (, a. (Bot.) Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.
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Bor"a*mez (, n. See Barometz.
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Borassus n. a genus of palm trees including the palmyra (Borassus flabellifer, formerly Borassus flabelliformis).
Syn. -- genus Borassus.
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Bo"rate (, n. [From Boric.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
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borated adj. mixed or impregnated with borax.
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Bo"rax (, n. [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b, fr. Pers. b.] A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.
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Borax bead. (Chem.) See Bead, n., 3.
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Bor"bo*rygm (, n. [F. borborygme, fr. Gr. , fr. to rumble in the bowels.] (Med.) A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels. Dunglison.
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Bord (, n. [See Board, n.] 1. A board; a table. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. (Mining) The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures.
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Bord (, n. See Bourd. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bord"age (, n. [LL. bordagium.] The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
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Bord"ar (, n. [LL. bordarius, fr. borda a cottage; of uncertain origin.] A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier.
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The cottar, the bordar, and the laborer were bound to aid in the work of the home farm. J. R. Green.
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Bor*deaux" (, a. Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France. -- n. A claret wine from Bordeaux.
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Bor*deaux" mix"ture. (Hort.) A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons.
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{ Bor"del (, Bor*del"lo (, } n. [F. bordel, orig. a little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. board,n.See. Board, n.] A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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\'d8Bor`de*lais" (, a. [F.] Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux.
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Bor"del*ler (, n. A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel. [Obs.] Gower.
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Bor"del*lo (, n. a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a brothel.
Syn. -- whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy house, cathouse, sporting house.
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Bor"der (, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.] 1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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Upon the borders of these solitudes. Bentham.
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In the borders of death. Barrow.
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2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.
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3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.
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4. A narrow flower bed.
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Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science. -- The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. -- Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.
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Syn. -- Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine.
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Bor"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bordered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bordering.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
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2. To approach; to come near to; to verge.
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Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. Abp. Tillotson.
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Bor"der, v. t. 1. To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.
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2. To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest.
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The country is bordered by a broad tract called the \'bdhot region.\'b8 Prescott.
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Shebah and Raamah . . . border the sea called the Persian gulf. Sir W. Raleigh.
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3. To confine within bounds; to limit. [Obs.]
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That nature, which contemns its origin,
bordered certain in itself. Shak.
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\'d8Bor`de*reau" (?), n.; pl. Bordereaux (#). [F.] A note or memorandum, esp. one containing an enumeration of documents.
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bor"dered adj. having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; as, black-bordered handkerchief. Antonym of unbordered. [Narrower terms: boxed; deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged; lined; seagirt, sea-girt] Also See-> finite
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Bor"der*er (, n. One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region.
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Borderers of the Caspian. Dyer.
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Bord"land` (, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + land.] (O. Eng. Law) Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. Spelman.
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Bord"lode` (, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + lode leading.] (O. Eng. Law) The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to the lord's house. Bailey. Mozley & W.
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Bord"man (, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + man.] A bordar; a tenant in bordage.
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{ Bord"rag (, Bord"ra`ging (, } n. [Perh. from OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. Bodrage.] An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bord" serv`ice (. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + service.] (O. Eng. Law) Service due from a bordar; bordage.
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Bor"dure (, n. [F. bordure. See Border, n.] (Her.) A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.
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Bore (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bored (; p. pr. & vb. n. Boring.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. to plow, Zend bar. 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
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I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored. Shak.
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2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole.
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Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical passage through the most solid wood. T. W. Harris.
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3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. \'bdWhat bustling crowds I bored.\'b8 Gay.
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4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
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He bores me with some trick. Shak.
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Used to come and bore me at rare intervals. Carlyle.
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5. To befool; to trick. [Obs.]
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I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,
bored, it seems. Beau. & Fl.
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Bore, v. i. 1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects).
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2. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore.
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3. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
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They take their flight . . . boring to the west. Dryden.
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4. (Man.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse. Crabb.
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Bore (b, n. 1. A hole made by boring; a perforation.
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2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.
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The bores of wind instruments. Bacon.
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Love's counselor should fill the bores of hearing. Shak.
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3. The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel; the caliber.
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4. A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.
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5. Caliber; importance. [Obs.]
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Yet are they much too light for the bore of the matter. Shak.
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6. A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes ennui.
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It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own verses. Hawthorne.
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Bore, n. [Icel. b\'bera wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG. bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st bear. (Physical Geog.) (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China. (b) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel.
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Bore, imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
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Bo"re*al (, a. [L. borealis: cf. F. bor\'82al. See Boreas.] 1. Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.
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So from their own clear north in radiant streams,
boreal morn. Thomson.
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2. (Biogeography) Designating or pertaining to a terrestrial division consisting of the northern and mountainous parts of both the Old and the New World; -- equivalent to the Holarctic region exclusive of the Transition, Sonoran, and corresponding areas. The term is used by American authors and applied by them chiefly to the Nearctic subregion. The Boreal region includes approximately all of North and Central America in which the mean temperature of the hottest season does not exceed 18Boreal zone, the latter including the area between the Arctic and Transition zones.
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\'d8Bo"re*as (, n. [L. boreas, Gr. .] The north wind; -- usually a personification.
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Bore"cole` (, n. [Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.] A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.
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bored adj. tired of the world; bored with life.
Syn. -- world-weary.
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2. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. Opposite of interested.
Syn. -- blase.
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Bore"dom (, n. 1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. Dickens.
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2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.
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Bo*ree" (, n. Same as Bourr\'90\'82. [Obs.] Swift.
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bore-hole n. (mining) a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory purposes.
Syn. -- bore, drill hole.
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Bor"el (, n. See Borrel.
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Bor"e*le (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (Atelodus bicornis).
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Bor"er (, n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larv\'91 of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d) The hagfish (Myxine).
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Bo"ric (, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.
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Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.
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Bo"ride (, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; -- formerly called boruret.
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Bor"ing (, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
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One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells. Tomlinson.
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2. A hole made by boring.
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3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.
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Boring bar, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes. -- Boring tool (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes. Knight.
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Born (b, p. p. & a. [See Bear, v. t.] 1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
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No one could be born into slavery in Mexico. Prescott.
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2. Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar. \'bdA born matchmaker.\'b8 W. D. Howells.<-- now sometimes replaced by congenital -->
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Born again (Theol.), regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life. \'bdExcept a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.\'b8 John iii. 3. -- Born days, days since one was born; lifetime. [Colloq.]
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Borne (b, p. p. of Bear. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.
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Bor"ne*ol (, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
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Bor"nite (, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.
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Bo`ro*flu"or*ide (, n. [Boron + fluoride.] (Chem.) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; -- called also fluoboride, and formerly fluoborate.
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Bo"ro*glyc"er*ide (, n. [Boron + glyceride.] (Chem.) A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.
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Bo"ron (b, n. [See Borax.] (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic number 5. Atomic weight 10.81. Symbol B.
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bo*ron"ic adj. of or pertaining to boron.
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Bo"ro*sil"i*cate (, n. [Boron + silicate.] (Chem.) A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.
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Bor"ough (, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. ba\'a3rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill, mountain. Bury, v. t., and cf. Burrow, Burg, Bury, n., Burgess, Iceberg, Borrow, Harbor, Hauberk.] 1. In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Burrill. Erskine.
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2. The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
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Close borough, or Pocket borough, a borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single person. -- Rotten borough, a name given to any borough which, at the time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, contained but few voters, yet retained the privilege of sending a member to Parliament.
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Bor"ough, n. [See Borrow.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. (b) The pledge or surety thus given. Blackstone. Tomlins.
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Bor"ough-Eng"lish (, n. (Eng. Law) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother. Blackstone.
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Bor"ough*head` (, n. See Headborough. [Obs.]
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Bor"ough*hold"er (, n. A headborough; a borsholder.
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Bor"ough*mas"ter (, n. [Cf. Burgomaster.] The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
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Bor"ough*mon"ger (, n. One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
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{ Bor"ough*mon"ger*ing, Bor"ough*mon"ger*y } (, n. The practices of a boroughmonger.
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Bor*rach"o (, n. See Borachio. [Obs.]
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Bor"rage (, n., Bor*rag`i*na"ceous (, a., etc. See Borage, n., etc.
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Bor"rel (, n. [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth, fr. F. bure drugget. See Bureau. Rustic and common people dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its color.] 1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
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Bor"rel, a. [Prob. from Borrel, n.] Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bor"row (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Borrowing.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. Borough.] 1. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
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2. (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
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3. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
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Rites borrowed from the ancients. Macaulay.
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It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. Milton.
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4. To feign or counterfeit. \'bdBorrowed hair.\'b8 Spenser.
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The borrowed majesty of England. Shak.
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5. To receive; to take; to derive.
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Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. Shak.
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To borrow trouble, to be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.
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Bor"row, n. 1. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. [Obs.]
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Ye may retain as borrows my two priests. Sir W. Scott.
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2. The act of borrowing. [Obs.]
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Of your royal presence I'll adventure
borrow of a week. Shak.
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Bor"row*er (, n. One who borrows.
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Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Shak.
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borscht n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
Syn. -- borsch, borsh, borsht, borshch, bortsch.
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borsh n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
Syn. -- borsch, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch.
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borshch n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
Syn. -- borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, bortsch.
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Bors"hold`er (, n. [OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS. borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See Borrow, and Elder, a.] (Eng. Law) The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable. Spelman.
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borsht n. [Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
Syn. -- borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.
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Borstal n. a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22.
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Bort (, n. Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.
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bortsch n. [Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
Syn. -- borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.
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Bo"ru*ret (, n. (Chem.) A boride. [Obs.]
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Bor"we (, n. Pledge; borrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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borzoi n. [Russian.] tall, slender fast-moving dog breed; called also Russian wolfhound.
Syn. -- Russian wolfhound.
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\'d8Bos (, prop. n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.
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\'d8bo"sa (b, n. [Ar. b, Pers. b: cf. F. bosan.] A drink, used in the East. See Boza.
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bosc n. A greenish-yellow variety of pear.
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bos"cage (, n. [OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL. boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st Bush.] 1. A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.
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2. (O. Eng. Law) Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.
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Bo`se-Ein"stein sta*tis"tics (b, prop. n. [From physicists S. N. Bose, and Albert Einstein.] (Physics) A law of statistical mechanics which is obeyed by a system of particles when interchange of two particles does not change the wave function. Contrasted to Fermi-Dirac statistics. See also boson.
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Boselaphus prop. n. A genus of Indian antelopes; the nilgais.
Syn. -- genus Boselaphus.
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Bosh (, n. [Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught, sketch.] Figure; outline; show. [Obs.]
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Bosh, n. [Turk.] Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [Colloq.]
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Bosh, n.; pl. Boshes (. [Cf. G. b\'94schung a slope.]
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1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace.
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2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part.
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3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled.
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\'d8Bosh"bok (, n. [D. bosch wood + bok buck.] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of antelope. See Bush buck.
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\'d8Bosh"vark (, n. [D. bosch wood + varken pig.] (Zo\'94l.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket.
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\'d8Bos"jes*man (, n.; pl. Bosjesmans. [D. boschjesman.] See Bushman.
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bosk (, n. [See Bosket.] A thicket; a small wood. \'bdThrough bosk and dell.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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bos"kage (, n. Same as Boscage.
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Thridding the somber boskage of the wood. Tennyson.
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{ Bos"ket, Bos"quet } (, n. [F. bosquet a little wood, dim. fr. LL. boscus. See Boscage, and cf. Bouquet.] (Gardening) A grove; a thicket; shrubbery; an inclosure formed by branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed.
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Bosk"i*ness (, n. Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky.
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Bosk"y (, a. [Cf. Bushy.] 1. Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets. Milton.
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2. Caused by boscage.
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Darkened over by long bosky shadows. H. James.
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bo's'n n. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
Syn. -- boatswain, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina n. A country in the Balkan penninsula of southeastern Europe, formerly a part of Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Bosnia and Herzegovina. [WordNet 1.5]

Bosnian adj. of or pertaining to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Bos"om (b, n. [AS. b; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. bough.] 1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
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You must prepare your bosom for his knife. Shak.
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2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.
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3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.
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Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know
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If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job xxxi. 33.
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4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
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Within the bosom of that church. Hooker.
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5. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. \'bdThe bosom of the ocean.\'b8 Addison.
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6. The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom.
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He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. Ex. iv. 6.
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7. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Shak.
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8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight.
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bos"om, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
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2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
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bos"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bosomed (-; p. pr. & vb. n. Bosoming.] 1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
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Bosom up my counsel,
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2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
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To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope.
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bos"omed (b, a. 1. Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden.
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2. [Combining form] Having such a bosom; as, a big-bosomed woman.
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bos"om*y (b, a. 1. Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
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2. Having a large bosom; -- of a woman.
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bo"son (b, n. [From S. N. Bose, an Indian physicist.] (Physics) A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value of a boson is always an integer. Examples of bosons are alpha particles, photons, and those nuclei which have an even mass number.
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bo"son (b, n. See Boatswain. [Obs.] [Also spelled bosun.] Dryden.
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Bos*po"ri*an (, a. [L. Bosporus, G. Bo`sporos, lit., ox-ford, the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's passage here as a heifer; fr. boy^s ox, heifer + po`ros ford.] Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.
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The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them tribute and exterminated the Taurians. Tooke.
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Bos"po*rus (b, n. [L.] A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof. [Written also Bosphorus.]
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Bos"quet (, n. See Bosket.
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Boss (b, n.; pl. Bosses (-. [OE. boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin; cf. OHG. b\'d3zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b\'d3zan, MHG. b\'93zen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.] 1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
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2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
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3. (Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
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4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b\'94sse.] A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. Gwilt.
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5. (Mech.) (a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. (b) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
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6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]
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Boss (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bossed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bossing.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the preceding word.] To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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Boss, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
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Boss"age (, n. [F. bossage, fr. bosse. See Boss a stud.] 1. (Arch.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape. Gwilt.
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2. (Arch.) Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings. Gwilt.
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Bossed (, a. Embossed; also, bossy.
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Bos"set (, n. [Cf. Boss a stud.] (Zo\'94l.) A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer.
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Boss"ism (, n. The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses. [Slang, U. S.]
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Boss"y (, a. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
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Bos"sy, n. [Dim. fr. Prov. E. boss in boss-calf, buss-calf, for boose-calf, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st Boose.] A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called. [U. S.]
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Bos"ton (, n. A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.
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\'d8Bos"tryx (?), n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. (Bot.) A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called also a uniparous helicoid cyme.
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bosun n. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen; a contraction of boatswain. [Also spelled bo'sun.]
Syn. -- boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bo'sun, boson.
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Boswellia n. a genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India.
Syn. -- genus Boswellia.
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Bos*well"i*an (?), a. Relating to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson's biographer, James Boswell, whose hero worship made his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of details. -- Bos"well*ize (#), v. i. & t.
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Bos"well*ism (, n. The style of Boswell.
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Bot (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Bots.
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{ Bo*tan"ic (, Bo*tan"ic*al (, } a. [Cf. F. botanique. See Botany.] Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. -- Bo*tan"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Botanic garden, a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany. -- Botanic physician, a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots.
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botanise v. to collect and study plants.
Syn. -- botanize.
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Bot"a*nist (, n. [Cf. F. botaniste.] One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
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Bot"a*nize (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Botanized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Botanizing (.] [Cf. F. botaniser.] To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.
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Bot"a*nize, v. t. To explore for botanical purposes.
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Bot"a*ni`zer (, n. One who botanizes.
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Bot`a*nol"o*ger (, n. A botanist. [Obs.]
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Bot`a*nol"o*gy (, n. [Botany + -logy: cf. F. botanologie.] The science of botany. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Bot"a*no*man`cy (, n. [Botany + -mancy: cf. F. botanomantie.] An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.
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Bot"a*ny (, n.; pl. Botanies (. [F. botanique, a. & n., fr. Gr. botanic, fr. herb, plant, fr. to feed, graze.] 1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and organic composition of plants; Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and life; and Systematic Botany, which has to do with their classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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Bot"a*ny Bay" (. A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
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Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian species of Eucalyptus. -- Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian species of Xanthorrh\'91a, esp. the grass tree (X. hastilis).
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Bo*tar"go (, n. [It. bottarga, bottarica; or Sp. botarga; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches: cf. F. boutargue.] A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an incentive to drink.
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Botch (, n.; pl. Botches (. [Same as Boss a stud. For senses 2 & 3 cf. D. botsen to beat, akin to E. beat.] 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.
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2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
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3. Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a piece of work, or a place in work, marred in the doing, or not properly finished; a bungle.
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To leave no rubs nor botches in the work. Shak.
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Botch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Botched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Botching.] [See Botch, n.] 1. To mark with, or as with, botches.
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Young Hylas, botched with stains. Garth.
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2. To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a clumsy or imperfect manner, as a garment; -- sometimes with up.
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Sick bodies . . . to be kept and botched up for a time. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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3. To put together unsuitably or unskillfully; to express or perform in a bungling manner; to bungle; to spoil or mar, as by unskillful work.
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For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane. Dryden.
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Botch"ed*ly (, adv. In a clumsy manner.
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Botch"er (, n. 1. One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler. Shak.
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2. A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A young salmon; a grilse.
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Botch"er*ly, a. Bungling; awkward. [R.]
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Botch"er*y (, n. A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship.
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Botch"y (, a. Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. \'bdThis botchy business.\'b8 Bp. Watson.
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Bote (, n. [Old form of boot; -- used in composition. See 1st Boot.] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. (b) Payment of any kind. Bouvier. (c) A privilege or allowance of necessaries.
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estovers, supplies, necessaries; as, housebote, a sufficiency of wood to repair a house, or for fuel, sometimes called firebote; so plowbote, cartbote, wood for making or repairing instruments of husbandry; haybote or hedgebote, wood for hedges, fences, etc. These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal system. Burrill. Bouvier. Blackstone.
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Bote"less, a. Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless.
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Bot"fly` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A dipterous insect of the family (Estrid\'91, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the botflies of the horse (Gastrophilus equi), the larv\'91 of which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where they live several months and pass through their larval states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin, and another in the stomach. See Gadfly.
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Both (, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba, fr. Icel. b\'be; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b\'86da, Goth. baj, OHG. beid, b, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b\'be, b, Goth. bai, and Gr. , L. ambo, Lith. ab\'85, OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. Amb-.] The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either.
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of.
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It frequently stands as a pronoun.
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She alone is heir to both of us. Shak.
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Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. Gen. xxi. 27.
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He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear both, because he is prepared for both. Bolingbroke.
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It is often used in apposition with nouns or pronouns.
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Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes. Shak.
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This said, they both betook them several ways. Milton.
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Both now always precedes any other attributive words; as, both their armies; both our eyes.
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Both of is used before pronouns in the objective case; as, both of us, them, whom, etc.; but before substantives its used is colloquial, both (without of) being the preferred form; as, both the brothers.
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Both, conj. As well; not only; equally.
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Both precedes the first of two co\'94rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . . ; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; equally the former and the latter. It is also sometimes followed by more than two co\'94rdinate words, connected by and expressed or understood.
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To judge both quick and dead. Milton.
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A masterpiece both for argument and style. Goldsmith.
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To whom bothe heven and erthe and see is sene. Chaucer.
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Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound. Goldsmith.
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He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast. Coleridge.
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Both"er (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
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Both"er, v. i. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
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Without bothering about it. H. James.
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Both"er, n. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
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Both`er*a"tion (, n. The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [Colloq.]
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Both"er*er (, n. One who bothers.
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Both"er*some (, a. Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.
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Both"-hands` (, n. A factotum. [R.]
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He is his master's both-hands, I assure you. B. Jonson.
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Both"ie (, n. Same as Bothy. [Scot.]
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{ Both"ni*an (, Both"nic (, } a. Of or pertaining to Bothnia, a country of northern Europe, or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic sea.
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\'d8Both*ren"chy*ma (, n. [Gr. pit + something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
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{ Both"y ( Booth"y } ( n.; pl. -ies ( [Scottish. Cf. Booth.] A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth. [Scot.]
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\'d8Bo`to*cu"dos (, n. pl. [Pg. botoque stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip.] A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called Aymbor\'82s.
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Bo" tree` (. (Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha.
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The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists (Ficus religiosa), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan (Ficus Indica) by sending down no roots from its branches. Tennent.
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Bot"ry*o*gen (, n. [Gr. cluster of grapes + -gen.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form.
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{ Bot"ry*oid (, Bot`ry*oid"al (, } a. [Gr. cluster of grapes + -oid.] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal hematite.
Syn. -- botryose.
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Bot"ry*o*lite (, n. [Gr. cluster of grapes + -lite.] (Min.) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
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Bot"ry*ose` (, a. (Bot.) (a) Having the form of a cluster of grapes. (b) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence. Gray.
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Bots (, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.] (Zo\'94l.) The larv\'91 of several species of botfly, especially those larv\'91 which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments. [Written also botts.] See Illust. of Botfly.
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Bot*tine" (, n. [F. See Boot (for the foot.).]
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1. A small boot; a lady's boot.
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2. An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children. Dunglison.
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Bot"tle (, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. Butt a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.
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2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains; as, to drink a bottle of wine.
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3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in the bottle.
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Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound.
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Bottle ale, bottled ale. [Obs.] Shak. -- Bottle brush, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the interior of bottles. -- Bottle fish (Zo\'94l.), a kind of deep-sea eel (Saccopharynx ampullaceus), remarkable for its baglike gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won size. -- Bottle flower. (Bot.) Same as Bluebottle. -- Bottle glass, a coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles. Ure. -- Bottle gourd (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash (Lagenaria Vulgaris), whose shell is used for bottles, dippers, etc. -- Bottle grass (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass (Setaria glauca and S. viridis); -- called also foxtail, and green foxtail. -- Bottle tit (Zo\'94l.), the European long-tailed titmouse; -- so called from the shape of its nest. -- Bottle tree (Bot.), an Australian tree (Sterculia rupestris), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen, trunk. -- Feeding bottle, Nursing bottle, a bottle with a rubber nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in feeding infants.
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Bot"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bottled ( p. pr. & vb. n. Bottling (.] To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; as, to bottle wine or porter; to bottle up one's wrath.
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Bot"tle, n. [OE. botel, OF. botel, dim. of F. botte; cf. OHG. bozo bunch. See Boss stud.] A bundle, esp. of hay. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Shak.
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bottlebrush n. a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
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bottlecap n. a cap that seals a bottle.
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Bot"tled (, a. 1. Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles; pent up in, or as in, a bottle.
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2. Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant. Shak.
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bottlefeed, bottle-feed v. t. 1. to feed with a bottle; -- of infants or baby animals.
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2. to train, manage or instruct (a person) with great attention to detail.
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bottleful n. the quantity contained in a bottle.
Syn. -- bottle.
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bottlegrass n. (Bot.) a European foxtail naturalized in North America; it is often a troublesome weed.
Syn. -- green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass, bottle grass, Setaria viridis.
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Bot"tle green` ( A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass. -- Bot"tle-green`, a.
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Bot"tle*head` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also bottle-nosed whale<-- bottle-nosed dolphin? -->.
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Globicephalus, and one or more species of Hypero\'94don (H. bidens, etc.), found on the European coast. See Blackfish, 1.
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Bot"tle*hold`er (, n. 1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.
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2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. [Colloq.]
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Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. The London Times.
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Bot"tle*neck`. 1. a location or situation in which otherwise rapid progress is impeded.
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2. a point at which road traffic slows due to congestion or narrowing of the roadway.
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3. an impasse.
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4. a narrowing.
Syn. -- constriction.
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bottleneck v. t. same as obstruct; as, his laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system.
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bottleneck v. i. to become narrower as one approaches a point; -- said of roads; as, right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks.
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Bot"tle-neck` frame". (Automobiles) An inswept frame. [Colloq.]
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Bot"tle-nose` Bot"tle-nosed` dolphin (, n. (Zo\'94l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe. Also Tursiops truncatus -- a synonym?
Syn. -- bottlenose dolphin.
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2. The puffin.
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3. a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Syn. -- bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus.
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Bot"tle-nosed` (-n, a. Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end. Dickens.
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Bot"tler (b, n. One who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.
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Bot"tle*screw` ( n. A corkscrew. Swift.
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Bot"tling (b n. The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and sealing the bottles, as with a cork or a bottle cap.
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Bot"tom (b, n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh`n (for fyqmh`n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn sole of the foot, W. bon stem, base. \'fb257. Cf. 4th Found, Fund, n.] 1. The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.
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Or dive into the bottom of the deep. Shak.
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2. The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface.
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Barrels with the bottom knocked out. Macaulay.
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No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low backs and leather bottoms and worsted bottoms. W. Irving.
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3. That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.
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4. The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, sea.
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5. The fundament; the buttocks.
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6. An abyss. [Obs.] Dryden.
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7. Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley. \'bdThe bottoms and the high grounds.\'b8 Stoddard.
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8. (Naut.) The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.
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My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. Shak.
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Not to sell the teas, but to return them to London in the
bottoms in which they were shipped. Bancroft.
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Full bottom, a hull of such shape as permits carrying a large amount of merchandise.
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9. Power of endurance; as, a horse of a good bottom.
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10. Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment. Johnson.
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At bottom, At the bottom, at the foundation or basis; in reality. \'bdHe was at the bottom a good man.\'b8 J. F. Cooper. -- To be at the bottom of, to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of. [Usually in an opprobrious sense.] J. H. Newman.
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He was at the bottom of many excellent counsels. Addison.
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-- To go to the bottom, to sink; esp. to be wrecked. -- To touch bottom, to reach the lowest point; to find something on which to rest.
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Bot"tom, a. Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom prices.
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Bottom glade, a low glade or open place; a valley; a dale. Milton.
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-- Bottom grass, grass growing on bottom lands. -- Bottom land. See 1st Bottom, n., 7.
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Bot"tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bottomed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bottoming.]
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1. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; -- followed by on or upon.
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Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle. Atterbury.
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Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many bottom their eternal state]. South.
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2. To furnish with a bottom; as, to bottom a chair.
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3. To reach or get to the bottom of. Smiles.
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Bot"tom, v. i. 1. To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with on or upon.
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Find on what foundation any proposition bottoms. Locke.
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2. To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.
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Bot"tom, n. [OE. botme, perh. corrupt. for button. See Button.] A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon. [Obs.]
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Silkworms finish their bottoms in . . . fifteen days. Mortimer.
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Bot"tom, v. t. To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread. [Obs.]
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As you unwind her love from him,
bottom it on me. Shak.
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Bot"tomed (, a. Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed.
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Bot"tom fer`men*ta"tion. A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid. It takes place at a temperature of 4
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bottomland n. low-lying alluvial land near a river.
Syn. -- bottom.
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Bot"tom*less, a. Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss. \'bdBottomless speculations.\'b8 Burke.
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Bot"tom*ry (, n. [From 1st Bottom in sense 8: cf. D. bodemerij. Cf. Bummery.] (Mar. Law) A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See Hypothecation.
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bottom-up adj. (Computers) planning or building the smallest parts first; as, bottom-up programming. Opposite of top-down.
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{ Bot"ton*y (, Bot"to*n\'82 (, } a. [F. boutonn\'82, fr. boutonner to bud, button.] (Her.) Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons.
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Cross bottony (Her.), a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil.
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Botts (, n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) See Bots.
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Bot"u*li*form` (, a. [L. botulus sausage + -form.] (Bot.) Having the shape of a sausage. Henslow.
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\'d8Bouche (, n. [F.] Same as Bush, a lining.
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Bouche, v. t. Same as Bush, to line.
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{ \'d8Bouche, Bouch } (, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.]
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1. A mouth. [Obs.]
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2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bou`ch\'82es" (, n. pl. [F., morsels, mouthfuls, fr. bouche mouth.] (Cookery) Small patties.
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Bou"cher*ize (?), v. t. [After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process.] To impregnate with a preservative solution of copper sulphate, as timber, railroad ties, etc.
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Boud (, n. A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. [Obs.] Tusser.
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\'d8Bou*doir" (, n. [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.] A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. Cowper.
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bouffant adj. being puffed out; -- used mostly of hair style, and sometimes clothing; as, a bouffant hairdo; a bouffant skirt.
Syn. -- puffy.
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\'d8Bouffe (?), n. [F., buffoon.] Comic opera. See Opera Bouffe.
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\'d8Bou`gain*vil*l\'91`a (, n. [Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginace\'91, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.
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Bouge (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bouged (] [Variant of bulge. Cf. Bowge.]
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1. To swell out. [Obs.]
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2. To bilge. [Obs.] \'bdTheir ship bouged.\'b8 Hakluyt.
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Bouge, v. t. To stave in; to bilge. [Obs.] Holland.
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Bouge, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.] Bouche (see Bouche, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.]
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[They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting. B. Jonson.
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Bou"get (, n. [Cf. F. bougette sack, bag. Cf. Budget.] (Her.) A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; -- also called water bouget.
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Bough (, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b\'d3g, b\'d3h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b\'d3gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.b\'behu (for bh\'beghu) arm. Bow of a ship.]
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1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.
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2. A gallows. [Archaic] Spenser.
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boughless adj. 1. having no limbs. Opposite of limbed.
Syn. -- limbless.
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2. lacking a bough or boughs. Opposite of boughed.
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Bought (, n. [Cf. Dan. bugt bend, turning, Icel. bug. Cf. Bight, Bout, and see Bow to bend.]
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1. A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent. [Obs.] Spenser.
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The boughts of the fore legs. Sir T. Browne.
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2. The part of a sling that contains the stone. [Obs.]
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Bought (, imp. & p. p. of Buy.
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Bought, p. a. Purchased; bribed.
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Bought"en (, a. Purchased; not obtained or produced at home. Coleridge.
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Bought"y (, a. Bending. [Obs.] Sherwood.
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\'d8Bou*gie" (, n. [F. bougie wax candle, bougie, fr. Bougie, Bugia, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were first imported into Europe.]
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1. (Surg.) A long, flexible instrument, that is introduced into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove obstructions, or for the other purposes. It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form.
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2. (Pharm.) A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body. It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for introduction into urethra, etc.
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\'d8Bou*gie" d\'82`ci`male" (?). [F., lit., decimal candle.] A photometric standard used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle. Called also decimal candle.
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\'d8Bou`illi" (, n. [F., fr. bouillir to boil.] (Cookery) Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in water from which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon or soup has been made.
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\'d8Bou`illon" (, n. [F., fr. bouillir to boil.] 1. A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.
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2. (Far.) An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
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Bouk (b, n. [AS. b belly; akin to G. bauch, Icel. b body.]
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1. The body. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Bulk; volume. [Scot.]
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Boul (b, n. A curved handle. Sir W. Scott.
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Bou*lan"ger*ite (, n. [From Boulanger, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead.
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Bou*lan"gism (?), n. [F. boulangisme.] The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents. -- Bou*lan"gist (#), n.
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Boul"der (b, n. Same as Bowlder.
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bouldered adj. abounding in large rocks or stones; as, bouldered fields.
Syn. -- rocky, bouldery, stony.
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Boul"der*y (, a. Characterized by bowlders.
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{ Boule (, Boule"work` } (, n. Same as Buhl, Buhlwork.
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Bou"le (?), n. [Gr. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a senate. The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its functions to embrace certain matters of administration and oversight.
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2. Legislature of modern Greece. See Legislature.
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\'d8Bou"le*vard` (, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G. bollwerk. See Bulwark.]
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1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town.
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2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
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\'d8Boule`var`dier" (?), n. [F.] A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris. F. Harrison.
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\'d8Boule`verse`ment" (, n. [F., fr. bouleverser to overthrow.] Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
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Boult (, n. Corrupted form Bolt.
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{ Boul"tel (, Boul"tin } (, n. (Arch.) (a) A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo. (b) One of the shafts of a clustered column. [Written also bowtel, boltel, boultell, etc.]
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Boul"ter (, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.
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Boun (, a. [See Bound ready.] Ready; prepared; destined; tending. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Boun, v. t. To make or get ready. Sir W. Scott.
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Bounce (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing (.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.]
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1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
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Another bounces as hard as he can knock. Swift.
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Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. Dryden.
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2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
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Out bounced the mastiff. Swift.
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Bounced off his arm+chair. Thackeray.
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3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]
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Bounce, v. t. 1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift.
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2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
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3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]
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4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.] J. Fletcher.
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Bounce (, n.
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1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
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2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
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The bounce burst open the door. Dryden.
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3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]
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4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Johnson. De Quincey.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
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Bounce, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly.
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This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me. Bickerstaff.
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Boun"cer (, n. 1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
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2. A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] Johnson.
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3. A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] Marryat.
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4. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
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The stone must be a bouncer. De Quincey.
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5. a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other place of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or unruly.
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Boun"cing (, a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.
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Many tall and bouncing young ladies. Thackeray.
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2. Excessive; big. \'bdA bouncing reckoning.\'b8 B. & Fl.
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Bouncing Bet (Bot.), the common soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). Harper's Mag.
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Boun"cing*ly, adv. With a bounce.
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bouncy adj. 1. readily regaining its original shape or position after stretching, compression, or other deformation; as, clean bouncy hair.
Syn. -- live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy.
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2. showing a joyous enthusiasm. Opposite of dull.
Syn. -- animated, bouncing, buoyant, exuberant, peppy, perky, spirited, zippy.
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Bound (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be marked. Cf. Bourne.] The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds. Job xxvi. 10.
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On earth's remotest bounds. Campbell.
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And mete the bounds of hate and love. Tennyson.
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To keep within bounds, not to exceed or pass beyond assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.
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Syn. -- See Boundary.
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Bound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bounding.]
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1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.
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Where full measure only bounds excess. Milton.
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Phlegethon . . .
bounds. Dryden.
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2. To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.
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Bound, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a humming, buzzing. See Bomb.]
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1. To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain.
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Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. Pope.
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And the waves bound beneath me as a steed
Byron.
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2. To rebound, as an elastic ball.
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Bound, v. t. 1. To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse. [R.] Shak.
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2. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor. [Collog.]
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Bound, n. 1. A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.
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A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth.
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2. Rebound; as, the bound of a ball. Johnson.
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3. (Dancing) Spring from one foot to the other.
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Bound, imp. & p. p. of Bind.
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Bound, p. p. & a. 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.
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2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.
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3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.
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4. Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail.
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5. Resolved; as, I am bound to do it. [Collog. U. S.]
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6. Constipated; costive.
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bound, windbound, hidebound, etc.
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Bound bailiff (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust. -- Bound up in, entirely devoted to; inseparable from.
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Bound, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b, p. p. of b to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond, a., and cf. Busk, v.] Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. \'bdThe mariner bound homeward.\'b8 Cowper.
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Bound"a*ry (, n.; pl. Boundaries ( [From Bound a limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.] That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
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But still his native country lies
boundaries of the skies. N. Cotton.
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That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. Macaulay.
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Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. Locke.
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Syn. -- Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct. Bound, Boundary. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
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bounded adj. 1. having the limits or boundaries established.
Syn. -- delimited.
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2. having a defined physical border.
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boundedness n. (Math.) the quality of being finite.
Syn. -- finiteness, finitude.
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Bound"en (, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.]
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1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.]
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2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden.
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This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point. Ridley.
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3. Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.
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I am much bounden to your majesty. Shak.
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Bound"er (bound", n. 1. One who, or that which, limits; a boundary. Sir T. Herbert.
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2. One who behaves dishonorably or objectionably; a cad.
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Bound"ing, a. Moving with a bound or bounds.
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The bounding pulse, the languid limb. Montgomery.
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Bound"less, a. Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. \'bdThe boundless sky.\'b8 Bryant. \'bdThe boundless ocean.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdBoundless rapacity.\'b8 \'bdBoundless prospect of gain.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; infinite.
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-- Bound"less*ly, adv. -- Bound"less*ness, n.
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boundlessness n. the quality of being infinite.
Syn. -- infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness.
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bounds n. 1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; as, the fotball was caught out of bounds.
Syn. -- boundary, bound.
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2. the greatest possible extent or degree of something.
Syn. -- limit, boundary.
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Boun"te*ous (, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production.
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But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. Cowper.
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-- Boun"te*ous*ly, adv. -- Boun"te*ous*ness, n.
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bountied adj. rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; as, a bountied animal pelt.
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Boun"ti*ful (, a.
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1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
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God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.
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2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
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Syn. -- Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.
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-- Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Boun"ti*ful*ness, n.
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{ Boun"ti*head (, Boun"ty*hood (, } n. Goodness; generosity. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Boun"ty, n.; pl. Bounties (. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont\'82, fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.]
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1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.]
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Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. Gower.
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2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea. Shak.
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3. That which is given generously or liberally. \'bdThy morning bounties.\'b8 Cowper.
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4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures.
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Bounty jumper, one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.] -- Queen Anne's bounty (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.
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Syn. -- Munificence; generosity; beneficence.
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Bou*quet" (, n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See Bush thicket, and cf. Bosket, Busket.]
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1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
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2. A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.
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\'d8Bou`que*tin" (, n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The ibex.
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Bour (, n. [See Bower a chamber.] A chamber or a cottage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bour"bon (, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France.]
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1. A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
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2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
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Bour"bon*ism (, n. The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.
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Bour"bon*ist, n. One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.
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Bour"bon whis"ky. See under Whisky.
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Bourd (, n. [F. bourde fib, lie, OF. borde, bourde, jest, joke.] A jest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bourd (, v. i. To jest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bourd"er (, n. A jester. [Obs.]
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Bour"don (, n. [F., fr. L. burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. muleta a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.] A pilgrim's staff.
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\'d8Bour"don` (, n. [F. See Burden a refrain.] (Mus.) (a) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) (b) A kind of organ stop.
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Bour*geois" (, n. [From a French type founder named Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. Burgess.] (Print.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.
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This line is printed in bourgeois type.
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\'d8Bour*geois" (, n. [F., fr. bourg town; of German origin. See Burgess.] A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. [France.]
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a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.
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\'d8Bour*geoi*sie", n. [F.] The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade.
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Bour"geon (, v. i. [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan to raise.] To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
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Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Bou"ri (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A mullet (Mugil capito) found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa.
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{ Bourn, Bourne } (, n. [OE. burne, borne, AS. burna; akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno, Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. burn, v., because the source of a stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf. Torrent, and see Burn, v.] A stream or rivulet; a burn.
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My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn. Spenser.
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{ Bourn, Bourne } (, n. [F. borne. See Bound a limit.] A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.
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Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. Cowper.
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The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
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Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song. Wordsworth.
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To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne. Tyndall.
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Bourn"less, a. Without a bourn or limit.
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Bour"non*ite (, n. [Named after Count Bournon, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of antimony, lead, and copper.
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Bour*nous" (, n. See Burnoose.
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\'d8Bour*r\'82e (, n. [F.] (Mus.) An old French dance tune in common time.
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\'d8Bourse (, n. [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr. Gr.Purse, Burse.] An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.
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bourtree n. common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn. -- black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.
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Bouse (, v. i. To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See Booze.
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Bouse, n. Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. \'bdA good bouse of liquor.\'b8 Carlyle.
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Bous"er (, n. A toper; a boozer.
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\'d8Bou`stro*phe"don (, n. [Gr. An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
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Bou*stroph`e*don"ic (, a. Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
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Bou*storph"ic (, a. [Gr. Boustrophedonic.
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Bousy (, a. Drunken; sotted; boozy.
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In his cups the bousy poet songs. Dryden.
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Bout (, n. [A different spelling and application of bought bend.]
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1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round.
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In notes with many a winding bout
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The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith.
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2. A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.
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The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. Shak.
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Bou*tade" (, n. [F., fr. bouter to thrust. See Butt.] An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs.]
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Boute"feu (, n. [F.; bouter to thrust, put + feu fire.] An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.]
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Animated by . . . John \'85 Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into open rebellion. Bacon.
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\'d8Bou`ton`ni\'8are" (, n. [F., buttonhole.] A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.
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\'d8Bouts`-ri*m\'82s" (, n. pl. [F. bout end + rim\'82 rhymed.] Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.
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Bouvines n. the location where in 1214 the French under King Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages.
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Bo"vate (, n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O. Eng. Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.
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Bo"vey coal` (. (Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; -- found at Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the o\'94lite, and not of the true coal era.
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Bo"vid (, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zo\'94l.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.
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Bo"vi*form (, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox + -form.] Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped. [R.]
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Bovinae n. a term essentially coextensive with the genus Bos, including cattle, buffalo, and sometimes kudu; -- it is not used technically.
Syn. -- subfamily Bovinae.
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Bovini n. a term essentially coextensive with the genus Bos; -- it is not used technically.
Syn. -- tribe Bovini.
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Bo"vine (, a. [LL. bovinus, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.
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2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.
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The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. W. Black.
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Bovril n. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill).
Syn. -- beef tea.
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Bow (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. b\'d4gan (generally v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen, Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. b\'94ja, Dan. b\'94ie, bugne, Coth. biugan; also to L. fugere to flee, Gr. bhuj to bend. Fugitive.]
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1. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
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We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness. Milton.
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The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny. Prescott.
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2. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
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Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion. Bacon.
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Not to bow and bias their opinions. Fuller.
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3. To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
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They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 2 Kings ii. 15.
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4. To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;
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Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave. Shak.
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5. To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
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Bow (bou), v. i. 1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.]
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2. To stop. [Archaic]
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They stoop, they bow down together. Is. xlvi. 2
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3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.
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O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Ps. xcv. 6.
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4. To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
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Admired, adored by all circling crowd,
bowed. Dryden.
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Bow (bou), n. An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
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Bow (b\'d3), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See Bow, v. t.]
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1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
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I do set my bow in the cloud. Gen. ix. 13.
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2. A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
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3. An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
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4. The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
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5. (Mus.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
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6. An arcograph.
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7. (Mech. & Manuf.) Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
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8. (Naut.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
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9. (Saddlery) sing. or pl. Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
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Bow bearer (O. Eng. Law), an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers. -- Bow drill, a drill worked by a bow and string. -- Bow instrument (Mus.), any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow. -- Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window. -- To draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]
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Bow (b\'d3), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] To play (music) with a bow. -- v. i. To manage the bow.
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Bow (b\'d3), n. [Icel. b\'d3gr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough.]
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1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
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2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
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Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. Totten.
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-- Bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship. -- On the bow (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within 45 Totten.
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Bow"a*ble (, a. Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]
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Bow"bell` (, n. One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney. Halliwell.
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Bow"-bells` (, n. pl. The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
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People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually called cockneys. Murray's Handbook of London.
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Bow"bent` (, a. Bent, like a bow. Milton.
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Bow"-com`pass (, n.; pl. Bow-compasses (. 1. An arcograph.
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2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
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3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.
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bowdlerisation n. the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.
Syn. -- bowdlerization, expurgation.
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bowdlerise v. same as bowdlerize.
Syn. -- bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut.
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bowdlerization n. the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.
Syn. -- bowdlerisation, expurgation.
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Bowd"ler*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowdlerized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowdlerizing (?).] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.] To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive; to remove morally objectionable parts; -- said of literary texts.
Syn. -- bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.
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It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that a Bowdlerized version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale. F. Harrison.
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-- Bowd`ler*i*za"tion (#), n. -- Bowd"ler*ism (#), n.
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bowed adj. 1. bent over; -- used of back or head.
Syn. -- bent, inclined.
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2. (Music) sounded by stroking with a bow; -- of a stringed musical instrument; as, bowed instruments. Contrasted with plucked.
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3. resembling an arch.
Syn. -- arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.
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4. same as bow-legged.
Syn. -- bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.
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5. submitting to the authority of another.
Syn. -- bowing.
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Bow"el (?), n. [OE. bouel, bouele, OF. boel, boele, F. boyau, fr. L. botellus a small sausage, in LL. also intestine, dim. of L. botulus sausage.]
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1. One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural.
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He burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. Acts i. 18.
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2. pl. Hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything; as, the bowels of the earth.
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His soldiers . . . cried out amain,
bowels of the battle. Shak.
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3. pl. The seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion. \'bdThou thing of no bowels.\'b8 Shak.
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Bloody Bonner, that corpulent tyrant, full (as one said) of guts, and empty of bowels. Fuller.
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4. pl. Offspring. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boweled or Bowelled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Boweling or Bowelling.] To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
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Bow"eled (, a. [Written also bowelled.] Having bowels; hollow. \'bdThe boweled cavern.\'b8 Thomson.
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Bow"el*less, a. Without pity. Sir T. Browne.
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Bow"en*ite (, n. [From G.T. Bowen, who analyzed it in 1822.] (Min.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.
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Bo"wer (, n. [From Bow, v. & n.]
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1. One who bows or bends.
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2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.
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3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.]
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His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned bowers
Spenser.
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Best bower, Small bower. See the Note under Anchor.
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Bow"er (bou", n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See Boor.] One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.
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Right bower, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the \'bdJoker\'b8) in the game. -- Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. -- Best bower or Joker, in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack, which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.
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Bow"er, n. [OE. bour, bur, room, dwelling, AS. b\'d4r, fr. the root of AS. b\'d4an to dwell; akin to Icel. b\'d4r chamber, storehouse, Sw. b\'d4r cage, Dan. buur, OHG. p\'d4r room, G. bauer cage, bauer a peasant. \'fb97] Cf.Boor, Byre.]
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1. Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment.
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Give me my lute in bed now as I lie,
bower. Gascoigne.
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2. A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat. Shenstone. B. Johnson.
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3. A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess.
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Bow"er, v. t. To embower; to inclose. Shak.
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Bow"er, v. i. To lodge. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bow"er, n. [From Bough, cf. Brancher.] (Falconry) A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. [Obs.]
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Bow"er-Barff" proc`ess . (Metal.) A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron (which is not liable to corrosion by air, moisture, or ordinary acids). This is accomplished by producing, by oxidation at about 1600Fe2O3) and the subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the magnetic oxide (Fe2O4).
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Bow"er bird` (. (Zo\'94l.) An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; the satin bird.
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spotted bower bird (Chalmydodera maculata), and the regent bird (Sericulus melinus).
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Bow"er*y (, a. Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.
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A bowery maze that shades the purple streams. Trumbull.
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Bow"er*y, n.; pl. Boweries (. [D. bouwerij.] A farm or plantation with its buildings. [U. S. Hist.]
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The emigrants [in New York] were scattered on boweries or plantations; and seeing the evils of this mode of living widely apart, they were advised, in 1643 and 1646, by the Dutch authorities, to gather into \'bdvillages, towns, and hamlets, as the English were in the habit of doing.\'b8 Bancroft.
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Bow"er*y, a. Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.
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Bow"ess (, n. (Falconry) Same as Bower. [Obs.]
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Bow"fin` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.
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Bowge (, v. i. To swell out. See Bouge. [Obs.]
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Bowge, v. t. To cause to leak. [Obs.] See Bouge.
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Bow"grace` (, n. (Naut.) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.
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Bow" hand` (. 1. (Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand.
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Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser.
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2. (Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.
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Bow"head` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Bal\'91na mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale.
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Bowiea n. a small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.
Syn. -- genus Bowiea.
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Bow"ie knife` (. A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.
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Bow"ing (, n. (Mus.) 1. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
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Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. J. W. Moore.
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2. In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.
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Bow"ing*ly (, adv. In a bending manner.
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Bow"knot` (, n. A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied.
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Bowl (b, n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel. bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor. Cf. Boll.]
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1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
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Brought them food in bowls of basswood. Longfellow.
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2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
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3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
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4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
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Bowl (b, n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. Bull an edict, Bill a writing.]
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1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.
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2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
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Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. Sir W. Scott.
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3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]
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Bowl (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowling.] 1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
bowled to death with turnips Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
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Bowl, v. i. 1. To play with bowls.
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2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
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3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.
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{ Bowl"der, Boul"der (, } n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.
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2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift.
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Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders. -- Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders.
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Bowl"der*y (, a. Characterized by bowlders.
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Bow"leg` (, n. A crooked leg. Jer. Taylor.
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Bowl"-legged` (, a. Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. Johnson.
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Bowl"er (, n. One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.
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Bowl"er (?), n. [From 2d Bowl.] A derby hat. [Eng.]
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Bow"less, a. Destitute of a bow.
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bowlful n. the quantity contained in a bowl.
Syn. -- bowl.
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Bow"line (, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b\'94gl\'8bnabovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail. -- Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot. -- On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; -- said of a ship.
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Bowl"ing (, n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
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Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. -- Bowling green, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.
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Bowls (b, n. pl. See Bowl, a ball, a game.
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Bow"man (, n.; pl. Bowmen (. A man who uses a bow; an archer.
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The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. Jer. iv. 29.
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Bowman's root. (Bot.) See Indian physic, under Indian.
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Bow"man (, n. (Naut.) The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
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Bowne (, v. t. [See Boun.] To make ready; to prepare; to dress. [Obs.]
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We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
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Bow" net` (. 1. A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
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2. A net for catching birds. J. H. Walsh.
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Bow" oar` (. 1. The oar used by the bowman.
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2. One who rows at the bow of a boat.
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Bow"-pen` (, n. Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.
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Bow"-pen`cil (, n. Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
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Bow"-saw` (, n. A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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Bowse (, v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.]
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1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. De Quincey.
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2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
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Bowse, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
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Bow"shot` (, n. The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
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Bow"sprit` (, n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspr\'94t, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
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Bows"sen (, v. t. To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties). [Obs.]
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There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.
bowssened again and again. Carew.
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Bow"string` (, n. 1. The string of a bow.
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2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch. -- Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends. -- Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. Balfour.
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Bow"string` (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowstringed ( or Bowstrung (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.] To strangle with a bowstring.
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Bow"stringed` (, p. a. 1. Furnished with bowstring.
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2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.
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Bow"tel (, n. See Boultel.
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Bow"wow` (, n. An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark. -- a. Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word. [Jocose.]
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Bow"yer (, n. [From Bow, like lawyer from law.]
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1. An archer; one who uses bow.
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2. One who makes or sells bows.
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Box (b, n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. Box a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
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Box elder, the ash-leaved maple (Negundo aceroides), of North America. -- Box holly, the butcher's broom (Russus aculeatus). -- Box thorn, a shrub (Lycium barbarum). -- Box tree, the tree variety of the common box.
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Box, n.; pl. Boxes ( [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b\'81chse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a tree, Bushel.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
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2. The quantity that a box contain.
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3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
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Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. Dorset.
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The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. Dryden.
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4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
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Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
box. J. Warton.
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5. A small country house. \'bdA shooting box.\'b8 Wilson.
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Tight boxes neatly sashed. Cowper.
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6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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7. (Mach) (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
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8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. \'bdA Christmas box.\'b8 Dickens.
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10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
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11. (Zo\'94l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
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Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box. -- Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents. -- Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position. -- Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain. -- Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery. -- Box crab (Zo\'94l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box. -- Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom. -- Box girder (Arch.), a box beam. -- Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another. R. W. Raymond. -- Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc. -- Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the left. -- Box turtle or Box tortoise (Zo\'94l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an exceedingly reticent person. Emerson. -- In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty. (Colloq.) -- In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) Ridley (1554)
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Box, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxed (p. pr. & vb. n. Boxing.]
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1. To inclose in a box.
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2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
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3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
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To box a tree, to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap. -- To box off, to divide into tight compartments. -- To box up. (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed up twelve score pounds. (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
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Box, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf. Pash.] A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
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A good-humored box on the ear. W. Irving.
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Box, v. i. To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
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Box, v. t. To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
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Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul.
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To box off (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. -- To box the compass (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order.
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Box"ber`ry (, n. (Bot.) The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens). [Local, U.S.]
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boxed adj. 1. (Printing) enclosed in or set off by a border or box; as, boxed sections of the report; boxed announcements in the newspaper.
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2. enclosed in a box.
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Box"en (b, a. Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus). [R.]
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The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves. Dryden.
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Box"er (b, n. One who packs boxes.
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Box"er, n. One who boxes; a pugilist.
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Box"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The trunkfish.
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Box"haul` (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled (.] (Naut.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten.
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Box"haul`ing, n. (Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.
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Box"ing, n. 1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.
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2. Material used in making boxes or casings.
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3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
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4. (Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.
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Box"ing, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism. Blackstone.
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Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
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Box"ing day`. The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees, etc. The night of this day is boxing night. [Eng.]
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Box"-i`ron (, n. A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.
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Box"keep`er (, n. An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
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Box kite. A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also Hargrave kite, or cellular kite.
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boxlike boxy adj. resembling a box in rectangularity.
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box-number n. the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent.
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Box tail. (A\'89ronautics) In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.
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Box"thorn` (, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.
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Box"wood` (, n. The wood of the box (Buxus).
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Boy (, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
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My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott.
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Boy is often used as a term of comradeship, as in college, or in the army or navy. In the plural used colloquially of members of an associaton, fraternity, or party.
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2. In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race; -- considered derogatory by those so called, and now seldom used. [derog.]

He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of importing boys from Capetown. Frances Macnab.
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Boy bishop, a boy (usually a chorister) elected bishop, in old Christian sports, and invested with robes and other insignia. He practiced a kind of mimicry of the ceremonies in which the bishop usually officiated. -- The Old Boy, the Devil. [Slang] -- Yellow boys, guineas. [Slang, Eng.] -- Boy's love, a popular English name of Southernwood (Artemisia abrotonum); -- called also lad's love. -- Boy's play, childish amusements; anything trifling.
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Boy, v. t. To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
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I shall see
boy my greatness. Shak.
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{ Bo*yar" (, Bo*yard" (, } n. [Russ. boi\'a0rin'.] A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania.
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boyars.
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\'d8Boy"au (, n.; pl. Boyaux or Boyaus (. [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See Bowel.] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
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Boy"cott` (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.] To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.
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Boy"cott, n. The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.
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Boy"cott`er (, n. A participant in boycotting.
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Boy"cott*ism (, n. Methods of boycotters.
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Boy"de*kin (, n. A dagger; a bodkin. [Obs.]
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Boy"er (, n. [D. boeijer; -- so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: cf. F. boyer. See Buoy.] (Naut.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Boy"hood (, n. [Boy + -hood.] The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy. Hood.
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Boy"ish, a. Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.
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A boyish, odd conceit. Baillie.
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Boy"ish*ly, adv. In a boyish manner; like a boy.
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Boy"ish*ness, n. The manners or behavior of a boy.
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Boy"ism (, n. 1. Boyhood. [Obs.] T. Warton.
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2. The nature of a boy; childishness. Dryden.
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Boyle's" law` (. See under Law.
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boylike adj. same as boyish.
Syn. -- boyish, schoolboyish.
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Boyne n. a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690, where William III of England defeated the deposed James II and so ended Stuart Catholicism in England.
Syn. -- battle of Boyne, battle of the Boyne.
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boys-and-girls n. (Bot.) a Eurafrican annual (Mercurialis annua) naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic.
Syn. -- herb mercury, herbs mercury.
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Boy scout. Orig., a member of the \'bdBoy Scouts,\'b8 an organization of boys founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, to promote good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of civic duty and of usefulness to others, by stimulating their interest in wholesome mental, moral, industrial, and physical activities, etc. Hence, a member of any of the other similar organizations, which are now worldwide. In \'bdThe Boy Scouts of America\'b8 the local councils are generally under a scout commissioner, under whose supervision are scout masters, each in charge of a troop of two or more patrols of eight scouts each, who are of three classes, tenderfoot, second-class scout, and first-class scout.
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boysenberry n. 1. a cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a raspberrylike flavor.
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2. a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross between blackberries and raspberries.
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\'d8Bo"za (, n. [See Bosa.] An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians, made from millet seed and various astringent substances; also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel meal, and water. [Written also bosa, bozah, bouza.]
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bra n. same as brassiere.
Syn. -- brassiere, bandeau.
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Bra*bant"ine (, a. Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the Netherlands.
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Brab"ble (, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly. Blab, Babble.] To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]
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Brab"ble, n. A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
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This petty brabble will undo us all. Shak.
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Brab"ble*ment (, n. A brabble. [R.] Holland.
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Brab"bler (, n. A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler. [R] Shak.
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Brac"cate (, a.[L. bracatus wearing breeches, fr. bracae breeches.] (Zo\'94l.) Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.
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Brace (, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
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2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that. Derham.
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3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its brace or tension. Holder.
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4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
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5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
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6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
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7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. \'bdA brace of greyhounds.\'b8 Shak.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of pheasants. Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church. Fuller.
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But you, my brace of lords. Shak.
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9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces. Thackeray.
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10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
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For that it stands not in such warlike brace. Shak.
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11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
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Angle brace. See under Angle.
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Brace (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bracing.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. Sir W. Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
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To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack. -- To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace. -- To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. -- To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. \'bdHe braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make.\'b8 J. D. Forbes. -- To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking. -- To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace. -- To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.
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Brace, v. i. To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up. [Colloq.]
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braced adj. held up by braces or buttresses.
Syn. -- buttressed.
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Brace"let (, n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium. See Brace,n.] 1. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.
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2. A piece of defensive armor for the arm. Johnson.
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Bra"cer (, n. 1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
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2. A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart. Chaucer.
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3. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Johnson.
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Brach (br, n. [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell.] A bitch of the hound kind. Shak.
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\'d8Brach*el"y*tra (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ( (Zo\'94l.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.
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brach, brache (bror br, n. [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; related to Sw. brack a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell.] A bitch of the hound kind. See also bratchet. Shak. [Also spelled bratch when pronounced (br.]
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A sow pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer. Burton (Anatomy of Melancholy).
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brachet, (br, n. same as bratchet.
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\'d8Brach"i*a (, n. pl. See Brachium.
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Brach"i*al ( or (, a. [L. brachialis (bracch-), from bracchium (bracch-) arm: cf. F. brachial.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve.
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2. Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.
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\'d8Brach`i*a"ta (, n. pl. [See Brachiate.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.
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Brach"i*ate (, a. [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.) Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.
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Brach`i*og"a*noid (, n. One of the Brachioganoidei.
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\'d8Brach`i*o*ga*noid"e*i (, n. pl.[NL., from L. brachium (bracch-) arm + NL. ganoidei.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii.
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\'d8Brach`i*o*la"ri*a (, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. brachiolum (bracch-), dim. of brachium (bracch-) arm.] (Zo\'94l.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia.
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Brach"i*o*pod (, n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.
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\'d8Brach`i*op"o*da (, n. [NL., from Gr. -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.
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Lyopoma, in which the shell is thin, and without a distinct hinge, as in Lingula; and Arthropoma, in which the firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge, as in Rhynchonella. See Arthropomata.
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\'d8Brach"i*um (, n.; pl. Bracchia (. [L. brachium or bracchium, arm.] (Anat.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
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Brach"man (, n. [L. Brachmanae, pl., Gr. See Brahman. [Obs.]
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Brach`y*cat`a*lec"tic (, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + (Gr. & Last. Pros.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.
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{ Brach`y*ce*phal"ic (, Brach`y*ceph"a*lous ( }, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.
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{ Brach`y*ceph"a*ly (, Brach`y*ceph"a*lism ( }, n. [Cf. F. Brachyc\'82phalie] . (Anat.) The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.
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Bra*chyc"er*al (, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ke`ras horn.] (Zo\'94l.) Having short antenn\'91, as certain insects.
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Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal (, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + E. diagonal.] Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
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Brachydiagonal axis, the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal.
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Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal, n. The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
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Brach`y*dome (, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + E. dome.] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.
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Bra*chyg"ra*pher (, n. A writer in short hand; a stenographer.
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He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes of the sermon. Gayton.
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Bra*chyg"ra*phy (, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.] Stenography. B. Jonson.
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Bra*chyl"o*gy (, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + brachylogie.] (Rhet.) Conciseness of expression; brevity.
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Brach`y*pin"a*coid (, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + E. pinacoid.] (Crytallog.) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
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\'d8Bra*chyp"te*ra (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + (Zo\'94l.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.
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\'d8Bra*chyp"te*res (, n. pl. [NL. See Brachyptera. ] (Zo\'94l.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.
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Bra*chyp"ter*ous (, a. [Gr. brachypt\'8are.] (Zo\'94l.) Having short wings.
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Bra*chys"to*chrone (, n. [Incorrect for brachistochrone, fr. Gr. bra`chistos shortest (superl. of brachy`s short) + brachistochrone. ] (Math.) A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid.
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brachytactyly n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.
Syn. -- brachydactylia.
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Brach"y*ty`pous (, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + (Min.) Of a short form.
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\'d8Brach`y*u"ra (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + o'yra` tail.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.
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{ Brach`y*u"ral (, Brach`y*u"rous ( }, a. [Cf. F. brachyure.] (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura.
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Brach`y*u"ran (, n. One of the Brachyura.
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Bra"cing (, a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
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Bra"cing (, n. 1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
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Brack (br, n. [Cf.D. braak, Dan. br\'91k, a breaking, Sw. & Icel. brak a crackling, creaking. Cf. Breach.] An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.
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Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
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Brack, n. [D. brak, adj., salt; cf. LG. wrak refuse, G. brack.] Salt or brackish water. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Brack"en (, n. [OE. braken, AS. bracce. See 2d Brake, n.] A brake or fern. Sir W. Scott.
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Brack"et (, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette, Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim. fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop, support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.
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Brace, Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the United States navy it is called fork.<-- bracketing fire? -->
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.
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Brack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bracketing] 1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.
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2. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an object).
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Brack"et*ing, n. (Arch.) A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
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Brack"ish (, a. [See Brack salt water.] Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
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Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be. Byron.
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Brack"ish*ness, n. The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.
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Brack"y (, a. Brackish. Drayton.
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Bract (, n. [See Bractea.] (Bot.) (a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. (b) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
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Bracts are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants. The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of bracts.
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\'d8Brac"te*a (, n. [L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil.] (Bot.) A bract.
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Brac"te*al (, a. [Cf.F. bract\'82al.] Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
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Brac"te*ate (, a. [Cf. L. bracteatus covered with gold plate.] (Bot.) Having a bract or bracts.
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Bract"ed (, a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracts.
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Brac"te*o*late (, a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.
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Brac"te*ole (, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea.] (Bot.) Same as Bractlet.
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Bract"less, a. (Bot.) Destitute of bracts.
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Bract"let (, n. [Bract + -let] (Bot.) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers. Gray.
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Brad (, n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.] A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
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Brad" awl` (. A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc. Weale.
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Bra*doon" (, n. Same as Bridoon.
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bra`dy*ki"nin n. a hypotensive tissue hormone (C50H73N15O11) which acts on smooth muscle, dilates peripheral vessels and increases capillary permeability. It is formed locally in injured tissue and is believed to play a role in the inflammatory process. It is a nonapeptide with the sequence: Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg. MI11
Syn. -- kallidin I; callidin I; kallidin-9.
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Bradypodidae n. a natural family comprising the true sloths.
Syn. -- family Bradypodidae.
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Bradypus n. type genus of the Bradypodidae, comprising the three-toed sloths.
Syn. -- genus Bradypus.
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\'d8Brae (, n. [See Bray a hill.] A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [Scot.] Burns.
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Brag (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast. 95.] To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do.
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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament. Shak.
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Syn. -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.
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Brag, v. t. To boast of. [Obs.] Shak.
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Brag, n. 1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
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C\'91sar . . . made not here his brag
Shak.
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2. The thing which is boasted of.
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Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton.
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3. A game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield.
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Brag (, a. [See Brag, v. i.] Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Archaic]
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A brag young fellow. B. Jonson.
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Brag, adv. Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Brage n. (Norse mythol.) the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.
Syn. -- Bragi.
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Brag`ga*do"cio (, n. [From Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Spenser's \'bdFa\'89rie Queene.\'b8] 1. A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer. Dryden.
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2. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.
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Brag"gard*ism (, n. [See Braggart.] Boastfulness; act of bragging. Shak.
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Brag"gart (, n. [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See Brag, v. i.] A boaster.
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O, I could play the woman with mine eyes,
braggart with my tongue. Shak.
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Brag"gart, a. Boastful. -- Brag"gart*ly, adv.
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Brag"ger (, n. One who brags; a boaster.
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Brag"get (, n. [OE. braket, bragot, fr. W. bragawd, bragod, fr. brag malt.] A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Brag"ging`ly (, adv. Boastingly.
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Bragi n. (Norse mythol.) the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.
Syn. -- Brage.
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Brag"less, a. Without bragging. [R.] Shak.
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Brag"ly, adv. In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Brah"ma (, n. [See Brahman.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
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Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahm\'a0 (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.
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{ Brah"man (, Brah"min (, } n.; pl. Brahmans, Brahmins. [Skr. Br\'behmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. 1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.
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Brahman bull (Zo\'94l.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
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2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin.
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Brah"man*ess (, n. A Brahmani.
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Brah"man*i (, n. [Fem. of Brahman.] Any Brahman woman. [Written also Brahmanee.]
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{ Brah*man"ic (, -ic*al (, Brah*min"ic (, *ic*al (,} a. Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.
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{ Brah"man*ism (, Brah"min*ism (, } n. The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.
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{ Brah"man*ist (, Brah"min*ist (, } n. An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
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Brah"mo*ism (, n. The religious system of Brahmo-somaj. Balfour.
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Brah`mo-so*maj" (, n. [Bengalese, a worshiping assembly.] A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindus. [Written also Brama-samaj.]
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Brahms n. 1. a famous German composer, b. 1833, d. 1897.
Syn. -- Johannes Brahms.
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2. the music composed by Brahms; as, the program consisted mostly of Brahms.
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Braid (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braided; p. pr. & vb. n. Braiding.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. Broid.]
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1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
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Braid your locks with rosy twine. Milton.
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2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
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3. To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. Shak.
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Braid (, n. 1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
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A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott.
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2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
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Braid, n. [Cf.Icel. breg to move quickly.]
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1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.
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2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.
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Braid v. i. To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Braid, a. [AS. br\'91d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See Braid, v. t.] Deceitful. [Obs.]
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Since Frenchmen are so braid,
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braided adj. 1. adorned with braid; as, his braided collar.
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2. formed into a braid or braids; as, braided hair.
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Braid"ing, n. 1. The act of making or using braids.
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2. Braids, collectively; trimming.
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A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. Thackeray.
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Brail (, n. [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr. L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
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2. pl. (Naut.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
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3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
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Brail, v. t. (Naut.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
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\'d8Braille (?), n. A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the characters and numerals are represented by patterns of raised tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.
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braille v. 1. to transcribe in Braille.
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Brain (br, n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br\'91gen; akin to LG. br\'84gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre`gma, brechmo`s, the upper part of head, if
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1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.
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corpus callosum, while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
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3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; as, use your brains. \'bd My brain is too dull.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] Shak.
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5. a very intelligent person. [informal]
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6. the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of self-regulation. [informal]
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To have on the brain, to have constantly in one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania. [Low] -- no-brainer a decision requiring little or no thought; an obvious choice. [slang]
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Brain box or Brain case, the bony or cartilaginous case inclosing the brain. -- Brain coral, Brain stone coral (Zo\'94l), a massive reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera M\'91andrina and Diploria. -- Brain fag (Med.), brain weariness. See Cerebropathy. -- Brain fever (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever. -- Brain sand, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.
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Brain (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brained (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Braining.]
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1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat.
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There thou mayst brain him. Shak.
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It was the swift celerity of the death . . .
brained my purpose. Shak.
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2. To conceive; to understand. [Obs.]
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'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen
brain not. Shak.
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brain"case n. the part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Syn. -- cranium, brainpan.
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brainchild n. a product of one's creative thinking and work; as, the project was the brainchild of the director.
Syn. -- inspiration.
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Brained (, p. a. Supplied with brains.
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If th' other two be brained like us. Shak.
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Brain"ish, a. Hot-headed; furious. [R.] Shak.
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Brain"less, a. Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless. -- Brain"less*ness, n.
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Brain"pan` (, n. [Brain + pan.] The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
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brainpower n. mental ability; intellectual acuity.
Syn. -- brain, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit.
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Brain"sick` (, a. Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n.
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Brain"sick`ly, adv. In a brainsick manner.
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brain"storm` n. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant insight.
Syn. -- insight, brainwave.
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brain"storm` v. t. & i. to try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members.
Syn. -- practice brainstorming.
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brain-teaser n. a difficult problem.
Syn. -- riddle, conundrum, enigma.
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brainwash v. [imp. & p. p. brainwashed; p. pr. & vb. n. brainwashing] 1. to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed many people.
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2. to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure.
Syn. -- submit to brainwashing.
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brainwashed adj. subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones. brainwashed prisoners of war; captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers unbrainwashed
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brainwashing n. the process of forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs.
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brain"wave` (br, n. 1. rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the brain.
Syn. -- brain wave, cortical potential.
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2. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation.
Syn. -- insight, brainstorm.
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Brain"y (br, a. 1. Having an active or vigorous mind. [Colloq.]
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2. highly intelligent.
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{ Braise, Braize } (, n. [So called from its iridescent colors.] (Zo\'94l.) A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. [Also written brazier.]
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{ Braise, Braize }, n. [F.] 1. Charcoal powder; breeze.
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2. (Cookery) Braised meat.
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Braise, v. t. [F. braiser, fr. braise coals.] (Cookery) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.
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A braising kettle has a deep cover which holds coals; consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below. Mrs. Henderson.
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Brais"er (, n. A kettle or pan for braising.
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Brait (, n. [Cf.W. braith variegated, Ir. breath, breagh, fine, comely.] A rough diamond.
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Braize (br, n. See Braise.
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Brake (br, imp. of Break. [Arhaic] Tennyson.
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Brake, n. [OE. brake fern; cf. AS. bracce fern, LG. brake willow bush, Da. bregne fern, G. brach fallow; prob. orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., cf. Bracken, and 2d Brake, n.]
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1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.
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2. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.
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Rounds rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough,
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He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone. Sir W. Scott.
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Cane brake, a thicket of canes. See Canebrake.
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Brake (br, n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. Breach.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
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2. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
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3. A baker's kneading though. Johnson.
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4. A sharp bit or snaffle.
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Pampered jades . . . which need nor break nor bit. Gascoigne.
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5. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
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A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of iron bars. J. Brende.
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6. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
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7. (Mil.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
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8. (Agric.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag.
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9. A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine.
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10. (Engin.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
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11. A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.
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12. An ancient instrument of torture. Holinshed.
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Air brake. See Air brake, in the Vocabulary. -- Brake beam or Brake bar, the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels. -- Brake block. (a) The part of a brake holding the brake shoe. (b) A brake shoe. -- Brake shoe or Brake rubber, the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs. -- Brake wheel, a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which brakes are operated. -- Continuous brake . See under Continuous.
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Brake"man (br, n.; pl. Brakemen (br.
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1. (Railroads) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
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2. (Mining) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
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brakes n. the combination of interacting parts that work to slow a moving vehicle.
Syn. -- brake system.
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Brak"y (br, a. Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny.
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In the woods and braky glens. W. Browne.
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bra"less adj. wearing no brassiere.
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Bra"ma (, n. See Brahma.
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Bra"mah press` (. A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.
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Bram"ble (br, n. [OE. brembil, AS. br, br, br (akin to OHG. br), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br. See Broom.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
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The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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Bram"ble bush` (b. (Bot.) The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.
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He jumped into a bramble bush
Mother Goose.
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Bram"bled (, a. Overgrown with brambles.
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Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor. T. Warton.
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Bram"ble net` (. A net to catch birds.
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Bram"bling (, n. [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.] (Zo\'94l.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.
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Bram"bly (, a. Pertaining to, resembling, or full of, brambles. \'bdIn brambly wildernesses.\'b8 Tennyson.
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Brame (, n. [Cf. Breme.] Sharp passion; vexation. [Obs.]
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Heart-burning brame. Spenser.
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{ Bra"min (, Bra*min"ic (, etc.} See Brahman, Brachmanic, etc.
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Bran (, n. [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.] 1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The European carrion crow.
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Bran"card (, n. [F.] A litter on which a person may be carried. [Obs.] Coigrave.
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Branch (, n.; pl. Branches (. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.
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2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
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Most of the branches , or streams, were dried up. W. Irving.
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3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department. \'bdBranches of knowledge.\'b8 Prescott.
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It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. Shak.
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4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.
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5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock. Carew.
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6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb. -- Branch herring. See Alewife. -- Root and branch , totally, wholly.
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Syn. -- Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
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Branch (, a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
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Branch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Branched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Branching.] 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.
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2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision.
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To branch off, to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge. -- To branch out, to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.
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To branch out into a long disputation. Spectator.
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Branch, v. t. 1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in.
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2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs.
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The train whereof loose far behind her strayed,
Branched with gold and pearl, most richly wrought. Spenser.
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branched adj. 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; as, long branched hairs on its legs, on which pollen collects.
Syn. -- bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy.
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2. same as branching, a..
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Branch"er (, n. 1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
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2. (Falconry) A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
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Branch"er*y (, n. A system of branches.
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\'d8Bran"chi*a (, n.; pl. Branchi\'91 (. [L., fr. Gr. (Anat.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.
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Bran"chi*al (, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi\'91 or gills.
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Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.
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Bran"chi*ate (, a. (Anat.) Furnished with branchi\'91; as, branchiate segments.
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Bran*chif"er*ous (, a. (Anat.) Having gills; branchiate; as, branchiferous gastropods.
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Branch"i*ness (, n. Fullness of branches.
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Branch"ing, a. Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.
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Shaded with branching palm. Milton.
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Branch"ing, n. The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch.
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The sciences, with their numerous branchings. L. Watts.
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\'d8Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da (, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. gastropoda.] (Zo\'94l.) Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi\'91, including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.
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Bran`chi*om"er*ism (, n. [Gr. -mere.] (Anat.) The state of being made up of branchiate segments. R. Wiedersheim.
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Bran"chi*o*pod (, n. One of the Branchiopoda.
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\'d8Bran"chi*o*poda (, n. pl. [Gr. -poda: cf. F. branchiopode.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.
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Bran`chi*os"te*gal (, a. [Gr. branchiost\'8age.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. -- n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.
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Bran`chi*os"tege (, (Anat.) The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Bran`chi*os"te*gous (, a. (Anat.) Branchiostegal.
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\'d8Bran`chi*os"to*ma (, n. [NL., fr., Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The lancelet. See Amphioxus.
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\'d8Bran"chi*u"ra (, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. o'yra` tail.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).
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Branch"less (, a. Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.
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Branch"let (, n. [Branch + -let.] A little branch; a twig.
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Branch" pi`lot (. A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation.
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Branch"y (, a. Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.
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Beneath thy branchy bowers of thickest gloom. J. Scott.
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Brand (, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. Burn, v. t., and cf. Brandish.] 1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.
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Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. Palfrey.
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2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. [Poetic] Tennyson.
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Paradise, so late their happy seat,
brand. Milton.
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3. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour.
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4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.
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The brand of private vice. Channing.
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5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
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6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Puccini\'91i.
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Brand (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n. Branding.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).
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2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.
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3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
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The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. Prescott.
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There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. South.
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4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.
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As if it were branded on my mind. Geo. Eliot.
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Bran"den*burg (?), n. [So named after Brandenburg, a province and a town of Prussia.] A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
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He wore a coat . . . trimmed with Brandenburgs. Smollett.
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Brand"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.
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2. A gridiron. [Scot.]
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Brand" goose` (. [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg\'86s. Cf. Brant.] (Zo\'94l.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant.
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Bran"died (, a. Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches.
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Brand"ing i`*ron (. An iron to brand with.
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Brand" i`ron. 1. A branding iron.
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2. A trivet to set a pot on. Huloet.
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3. The horizontal bar of an andiron.
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Bran"dish (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brandished (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.
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The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake.
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2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.
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Bran"dish, n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. \'bdBrandishes of the fan.\'b8 Tailer.
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Bran"dish*er (, n. One who brandishes.
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Bran"dle (, v. t. & i. [F. brandiller.] To shake; to totter. [Obs.]
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{ Brand"ling (, Brand"lin ( }, n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Branlin, fish and worm.
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Brand"-new" (, a. [See Brand, and cf. Brannew.] Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.
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Brand" spore` (. (Bot.) One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand.
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Bran"dy (, n.; pl. Brandies (. [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See Brand.] A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.
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Brandy fruit, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.
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Bran"dy*wine` (, n. Brandy. [Obs.] Wiseman.
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Bran"gle (, n. [Prov. E. brangled confused, entangled, Scot. brangle to shake, menace; probably a variant of wrangle, confused with brawl. ] A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [R.]
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A brangle between him and his neighbor. Swift.
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Bran"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brangled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brangling (.] To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [R.]
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Bran"gle*ment (, n. Wrangle; brangle. [Obs.]
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Bran"gler (, n. A quarrelsome person.
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Bran"gling (, n. A quarrel. [R.] Whitlock.
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Brank (, n. [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.] Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] Halliwell.
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{ Brank, Branks, } n. [Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas, a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter.] 1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Jamieson.
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2. A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold.
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Brank, v. i. 1. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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2. To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Brank"ur*sine (, n. [F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear), i. e., bear's claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. Branch.] (Bot.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.
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Bran"lin (, n. [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zo\'94l.) A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
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Bran"lin, n. [See Brand.] A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.
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Bran"-new" (, a. See Brand-new.
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Bran"ny (, a. Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran. Wiseman.
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Bran"sle (, n. [See Brawl a dance.] A brawl or dance. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Brant (br, n. [Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zo\'94l.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species.
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Brant, a. [See Brent.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bran"tail` (br, n. (Zo\'94l.) The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail.
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Brant"-fox` (, n. [For brand-fox; cf. G. brandfuchs, Sw. bradr\'84f. So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color. See Brand.] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of fox found in Sweden (Vulpes alopex), smaller than the common fox (V. vulgaris), but probably a variety of it.
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Bran"u*lar (, a. Relating to the brain; cerebral. I. Taylor.
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Bra"sen (, a. Same as Brazen.
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Brasenia n. a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
Syn. -- genus Brasenia.
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Brash (br, a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.] Hasty in temper; impetuous. Grose.
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Brash, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.] Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] Bartlett.
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Brash, n. [See Brash brittle.] 1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
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2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits. Lyell.
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4. Broken fragments of ice. Kane.
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Water brash (Med.), an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis. -- Weaning brash (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned.
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Brash"y (?), a. 1. Resembling, or of the nature of, brash, or broken fragments; broken; crumbly.
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Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft, brashy floes that we encountered. F. T. Bullen.
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2. Showery; characterized by brashes, or showers.
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{ Bra"sier, Bra"zier } (, n. [OE. brasiere, F. braise live coals. See Brass.] An artificer who works in brass. Franklin.
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{ Bra"sier, Bra"zier }, n. [F. brasier, brais\'a1er, fr. braise live coals. See Brass.] A large metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal; it is used to warm people who must stay outside for long times.
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Brasilia prop. n. the capital city of Brazil, built on the central plateau.
Syn. -- Brazilian capital.
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bras"i*lin (?), n. [Cf. F. br\'82siline. See 2d Brazil.] (Chem.) A substance, C16H14O5, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to bra*sil"e*in (, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties.
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Brasque (?), n. [F.] (Metal.) A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
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Brass (, n.; pl. Brasses (. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br\'91s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d Braze.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.
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2. (Mach.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.
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3. Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze. [Obs.]
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Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey. Matt. x. 9.
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4. Impudence; a brazen face. [Colloq.]
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5. pl. Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
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The very scullion who cleans the brasses. Hopkinson.
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6. A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.
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7. pl. (Mining) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
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brass as used in Sculpture language is a translation for copper or some kind of bronze.
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Brass is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, brass button, brass kettle, brass founder, brass foundry or brassfoundry.
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Brass band (Mus.), a band of musicians who play upon wind instruments made of brass, as trumpets, cornets, etc. -- Brass foil, Brass leaf, brass made into very thin sheets; -- called also Dutch gold.
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Bras"sage (, n. [F.] A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.
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brassard n. an armor plate that protects the arm.
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Bras"sart (, n. [F. brassard, fr. bras arm. See Brace, n.] Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.
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brassavola n. any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7.
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brassbound, brass-bound adj. 1. inflexibly entrenched; as, brassbound traditions.
Syn. -- ironclad, unchangeable.
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2. having trim or fittings of brass; as, a brassbound campaign chest; the heavy brass-bound door.
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Brasse (, n. [Perh. a transposition of barse; but cf. LG. brasse the bream, G. brassen Cf. Bream.] (Zo\'94l.) A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch.
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brasserie n. a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap.
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Bras"sets (, n. See Brassart.
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Brassia n. a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips; the spider orchids.
Syn. -- genus Brassia.
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\'d8Bras"si*ca (, n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc.
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Brassicaceae n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.
Syn. -- Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family.
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Bras`si*ca"ceous (, a. [L. brassica cabbage.] (Bot.) Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.
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brassie n. formerly a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon.
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Bras`siere" Bras`si\'8are" (br, n. [F.] A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the breasts; -- also called bra. It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.
Syn. -- bra, bandeau.
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Brass"i*ness (, n. The state, condition, or quality of being brassy. [Colloq.]
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brasslike adj. 1. resembling the sound of a brass instrument.
Syn. -- brassy.
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2. having an appearance resembling that of brass.
Syn. -- brassy.
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Brass"-vis"aged (, a. Impudent; bold.
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Brass"y (, a. 1. Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.
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2. Impudent; impudently bold. [Colloq.]
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Brass"y (?), n. [Written also brassie and brassey.] (Golf) A wooden club soled with brass.
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Brast (, v. t. & i. [See Burst.] To burst. [Obs.]
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And both his y\'89n braste out of his face. Chaucer.
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Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast. Spenser.
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Brat (br, n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.] 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Wright.
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3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. \'bdThis brat is none of mine.\'b8 Shak. \'bdA beggar's brat.\'b8 Swift.
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O Israel! O household of the Lord!
brats! O brood of blessed seed! Gascoigne.
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4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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Brat (, n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
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bratch"et, (br, n. [Sc. also bratchart; fr. ME. brachet, fr. OF. brachet; ML. brachetus, dim. of brache a hound. See brach.] a kind of hound; a brach; -- applied contemptuously to a child. See also brach. [Also spelled brachet.]
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The bratchet's bay
Scott, (Marmion, ii. int.).
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To be plagued with a bratchet whelp -- Whence came ye, my fair-favoured little gossip? . Scott, (Kenilworth, II. xxi).
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\'d8Brat"sche (, n. [G., fr. It. viola da braccio viola held on the arm.] The tenor viola, or viola.
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Brat"tice (, n. [See Brettice.] (Mining) (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. (b) Planking to support a roof or wall.
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Brat"tish*ing (, n. 1. See Brattice, n.
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2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
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brat"wurst (br, n. [German.] a small pork sausage seasoned with spices and herbs, and usually served broiled or sauteed.
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Braun"ite (, n. (Min.) A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.
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Bra*vade" (, n. Bravado. [Obs.] Fanshawe.
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Bra*va"do (, n., pl. Bravadoes (. [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.] Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
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In spite of our host's bravado. Irving.
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Brave (, a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]
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1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
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2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]
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Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. Bacon.
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It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. Pepys.
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3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]
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Wear my dagger with the braver grace. Shak.
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For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.
Robert Greene.
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Frog and lizard in holiday coats
brave in his golden spots. Emerson.
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Syn. -- Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See Gallant.
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Brave (, n. 1. A brave person; one who is daring.
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The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave
brave. F. S. Key.
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2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.
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3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
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Hot braves like thee may fight. Dryden.
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4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]
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Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;
braves. Shak.
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Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved (; p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
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These I can brave, but those I can not bear. Dryden.
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2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
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Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved. Shak.
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Brave"ly (, adv. 1. In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly; nobly.
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2. Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.
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And [she] decked herself bravely to allure the eyes of all men that should see her. Judith. x. 4.
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3. Well; thrivingly; prosperously. [Colloq.]
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Brave"ness, n. The quality of state or being brave.
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Brav"er*y (, n. [Cf. F. braverie.] 1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
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Remember, sir, my liege, . . .
bravery of your isle. Shak.
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2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. [Obs.]
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Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons. Bacon.
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3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.
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With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak.
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Like a stately ship . . .
bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.
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4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. [Obs.]
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A man that is the bravery of his age. Beau. & Fl.
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Syn. -- Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.
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Brav"ing (, n. A bravado; a boast.
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With so proud a strain
bravings. Chapman.
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Brav"ing*ly (, adv. In a defiant manner.
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Bra"vo (, n.; pl. Bravoes (. [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
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Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.
bravoes, all who come this way. Churchill.
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Bra"vo (, interj. [It. See Brave.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
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\'d8Bra*vu"ra (, n. [It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from bravo. See Brave.] (Mus.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.
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Aria di bravura ( [It.], a florid air demanding brilliant execution.
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Braw (?), a. [See Brave, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1. Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad. \'bdA braw new gown.\'b8 Burns.
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2. Good; fine. \'bdA braw night.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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Brawl (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brawling.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. prulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. Golden Boke.
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2. To complain loudly; to scold.
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3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
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Where the brook brawls along the painful road. Wordsworth.
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Syn. -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.
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Brawl (, n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.
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His sports were hindered by the brawls. Shak.
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Syn. -- Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.
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Brawl"er (, n. One that brawls; wrangler.
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Common brawler (Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). Wharton.
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Brawl"ing, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.
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She is an irksome brawling scold. Shak.
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2. Making a loud confused noise. See Brawl, v. i., 3.
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A brawling stream. J. S. Shairp.
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Brawl"ing*ly, adv. In a brawling manner.
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Brawn (, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br flesh, food of beasts, AS. brbr to roast, G. braten, and possibly to E. breed.] 1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]
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Formed well of brawns and of bones. Chaucer.
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2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.
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Brawn without brains is thine. Dryden.
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It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the brawn of the left hand. E. Hall.
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And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. Shak.
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3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh of a boar.
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The best age for the boar is from two to five years, at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him for brawn. Mortimer.
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4. A boar. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Brawned (, a. Brawny; strong; muscular. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Brawn"er (, n. A boor killed for the table.
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Brawn"i*ness (, n. The quality or state of being brawny.
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Brawn"y (, a. Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong. \'bdBrawny limbs.\'b8 W. Irving.
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Syn. -- Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic; stalwart; powerful; robust.
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Brax"y (, n. [Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption. Jamieson.] 1. A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities. [Scot.]
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2. A diseased sheep, or its mutton.
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Bray (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brayed (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Braying.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See Break.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Prov. xxvii. 22.
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Bray, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]
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1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
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Laugh, and they
bray. Dryden.
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2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
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Heard ye the din of battle bray? Gray.
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Bray, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.
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Arms on armor clashing, brayed
MIlton.
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And varying notes the war pipes brayed. Sir W. Scott.
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Bray, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.
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The bray and roar of multitudinous London. Jerrold.
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Bray, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br eyebrow. See Brow.] A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Fairfax.
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Bray"er (, n. An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
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Bray"er, n. One that brays like an ass. Pope.
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Bray"ing, a. Making a harsh noise; blaring. \'bdBraying trumpets.\'b8 Shak.
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Braze (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brazed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brazing.] [F. braser to solder, fr. Icel. brasa to harden by fire. Cf. Brass.] 1. To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.
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2. To harden. \'bdNow I am brazes to it.\'b8 Shak.
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Braze (, v. t. [AS. br\'91sian, fr. br\'91s brass. See Brass.] To cover or ornament with brass. Chapman.
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Bra"zen (, a.[OE. brasen, AS. br\'91sen. See Brass.] 1. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
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2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.
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3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.
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Brazen age. (a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age. (b) (Arch\'91ol.) See under Bronze. -- Brazen sea (Jewish Antiq.), a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.
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Bra"zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brazened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brazening.] To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through. <-- = brass it out -->
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Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. W. Black.
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Bra"zen-browed` (, a. Shamelessly impudent. Sir T. Browne.
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Bra"zen*face` (, n. An impudent or shameless person. \'bdWell said, brazenface; hold it out.\'b8 Shak.
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Bra"zen*faced` (, a. Impudent; shameless.
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Bra"zen*ly (, adv. In a bold, impudent manner.
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Bra"zen*ness (br, n. The quality or state of being brazen. Johnson.
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Bra"zier (br, n. Same as Brasier.
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\'d8Braz`i*let"to (, n. [Cf. Pg. & Sp. brasilete, It. brasiletto.] See Brazil wood.
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Bra*zil"ian (br, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Brazil. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.
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Brazilian pebble. See Pebble, n., 2.
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Braz"i*lin (, n. [Cf. F. br\'82siline. See Brazil.] (Chem.) A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies. [Written also brezilin.]
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Bra*zil" nut` (br. (Bot.) An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut.
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Bra*zil" wood`, Bra*zil"wood` (br. [OE. brasil, LL. brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh. from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier); or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood.]
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1. The wood of the oriental C\'91salpinia Sapan; -- so called before the discovery of America.
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2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used for violin bows.
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3. a tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood) yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Syn. -- peachwood, pernambuco wood.
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Brazos prop. n. a North American river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Syn. -- Brazos River.
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Breach (br, n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to Dan. br\'91k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See Break, and cf. Brake (the instrument), Brack a break] . 1. The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
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2. Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.
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3. A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
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4. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters themselves; surge; surf.
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The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. 2 Sam. v. 20.
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A clear breach implies that the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. -- A clean breach implies that everything on deck is swept away. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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5. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
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There's fallen between him and my lord
breach. Shak.
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6. A bruise; a wound.
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Breach for breach, eye for eye. Lev. xxiv. 20.
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7. (Med.) A hernia; a rupture.
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8. A breaking out upon; an assault.
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The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. 1. Chron. xiii. 11.
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Breach of falth, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or trust. -- Breach of peace, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public peace. -- Breach of privilege, an act or default in violation of the privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false swearing before a committee. Mozley. Abbott.
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- Breach of promise, violation of one's plighted word, esp. of a promise to marry. -- Breach of trust, violation of one's duty or faith in a matter entrusted to one.
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Syn. -- Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break; disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement; violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference; misunderstanding.
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Breach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breached ( ; p. pr. & vb. n. Breaching.] To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a city.
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Breach, v. i. To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.
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Breach"y (, a. Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; as, breachy cattle.
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Bread (br, v. t. [AS. br\'91dan to make broad, to spread. See Broad, a.] To spread. [Obs.] Ray.
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Bread (br, n. [AS. bre\'a0d; akin to OFries. br\'bed, OS. br, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau, Sw. & Dan. br\'94d. The root is probably that of E. brew. Brew.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.
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Raised bread is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. -- Cream of tartar bread is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. -- Unleavened bread is usually mixed with water and salt only.
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A\'89rated bread. See under A\'89rated. Bread and butter (fig.), means of living. -- Brown bread, Indian bread, Graham bread, Rye and Indian bread. See Brown bread, under Brown. -- Bread tree. See Breadfruit.
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2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
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Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11
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Bread, v. t. (Cookery) To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.
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Bread"bas`ket (, n. The stomach. [Humorous] S. Foote.
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bread"-bin n. a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
Syn. -- breadbox.
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bread"box` n. a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
Syn. -- bread-bin.
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bread"line` n. a queue of people waiting for free food.
Syn. -- bread line.
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Bread"corn` (. Corn of grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, etc.
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Bread"ed, a. Braided [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bread"en (, a. Made of bread. [R.]
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Bread"fruit` (, n. (Bot.) 1. The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name.
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2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree.
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Bread"less, a. Without bread; destitute of food.
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Plump peers and breadless bards alike are dull. P. Whitehead.
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Bread`root" (, n. (Bot.) The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food.
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Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.
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Bread"stuff (, n. Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.
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Breadth (br, n. [OE. brede, breede, whence later bredette, AS. br, fr. br\'bed broad. See Broad, a.]
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1. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
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2. (Fine Arts) The quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called also breadth of effect.

Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters. Weale.
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Breadth"less, a. Without breadth.
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Breadth"ways (br, ads. Breadthwise. Whewell.
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Breadth"wise (br, ads. In the direction of the breadth.
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Bread"win`ner (br, n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. H. Spencer.
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Break (br, v. t. [imp. broke (br, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken (br, (Obs. Broke); p. pr. & vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka, br\'84kka to crack, Dan. br\'91kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock. Shak.
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2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods.
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3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
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Katharine, break thy mind to me. Shak.
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4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
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Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . .
To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. Milton
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5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey.
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Go, release them, Ariel;
break, their senses I'll restore. Shak.
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6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.
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7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
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8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
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The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity. Prescott.
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9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
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10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax.
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11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
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An old man, broken with the storms of state. Shak.
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12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow.
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I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall. Dryden.
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13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend.
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14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle. \'bdTo break a colt.\'b8 Spenser.
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Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute? Shak.
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15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.
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With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
breaks. Dryden.
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16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
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I see a great officer broken. Swift.
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To break down. (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's strength; to break down opposition. (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to break down a door or wall. -- To break in. (a) To force in; as, to break in a door. (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in. -- To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break one of a habit. -- To break off. (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig. (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. \'bdBreak off thy sins by righteousness.\'b8 Dan. iv. 27. -- To break open, to open by breaking. \'bdOpen the door, or I will break it open.\'b8 Shak. -- To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to break out a pane of glass. -- To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it easily. -- To break through. (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to break through the enemy's lines; to break through the ice. (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony. -- To break up. (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow ground). \'bdBreak up this capon.\'b8 Shak. \'bdBreak up your fallow ground.\'b8 Jer. iv. 3. (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. \'bdBreak up the court.\'b8 Shak. -- To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert completely; to upset. [Colloq.]
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To break the back. (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally. (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the back of a difficult undertaking. -- To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to transfer in detail, as from boats to cars. -- To break a code to discover a method to convert coded messages into the original understandable text. -- To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted. -- To break a deer or To break a stag, to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share. -- To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See Breakfast. -- To break ground. (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations, and the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a canal, or a railroad. (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan. (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom. -- To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief. -- To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of the fastenings provided to secure it. -- To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject. -- To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually by forcible means. -- To break a jest, to utter a jest. \'bdPatroclus . . . the livelong day breaks scurril jests.\'b8 Shak. -- To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc., so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the preceding course. -- To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest. -- To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck. -- To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.] -- To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through obstacles by force or labor. -- To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly employed in some countries. -- To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
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Syn. -- To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate; infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Break (br, v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.
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2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.
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Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out. Math. ix. 17.
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3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.
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The day begins to break, and night is fled. Shak.
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And from the turf a fountain broke,
Wordsworth.
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4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.
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The clouds are still above; and, while I speak,
break. Dryden.
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5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking.
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At length the darkness begins to break. Macaulay.
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6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
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See how the dean begins to break;
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7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking.
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8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.
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He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes break, and come to poverty. Bacn.
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9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait; as, to break into a run or gallop.
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10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty.
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11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.
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To break upon the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrow-spirited. Collier.
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To break away, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or go away against resistance.
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Fear me not, man; I will not break away. Shak.
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To break down. (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down. (b) To fail in any undertaking; to halt before successful completion; as, the negotiations broke down due to irreconcilable demands. (c) To cease functioning or to malfunction; as, the car broke down in the middle of the highway.
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He had broken down almost at the outset. Thackeray.
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-- To break forth, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound, light, etc. \'bdThen shall thy light break forth as the morning.\'b8 Isa. lviii. 8;
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often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's feelings. \'bdBreak forth into singing, ye mountains.\'b8 Isa. xliv. 23.
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To break from, to go away from abruptly.
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This radiant from the circling crowd he broke. Dryden.
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-- To break into, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a house. -- To break in upon, to enter or approach violently or unexpectedly. \'bdThis, this is he; softly awhile; let us not break in upon him.\'b8 Milton. -- To break loose. (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. \'bdWho would not, finding way, break loose from hell?\'b8 Milton. (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety. -- To break off. (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness and violence. (b) To desist or cease suddenly. \'bdNay, forward, old man; do not break off so.\'b8 Shak. -- To break off from, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit. -- To break out. (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. \'bdFor in the wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the desert.\'b8 Isa. xxxv. 6 (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a disease. (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a patient. -- To break over, to overflow; to go beyond limits. -- To break up. (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up in the next storm. (b) To disperse. \'bdThe company breaks up.\'b8 I. Watts. -- To break upon, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn upon. -- To break with. (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part friendship. \'bdIt can not be the Volsces dare break with us.\'b8 Shak. \'bdIf she did not intend to marry Clive, she should have broken with him altogether.\'b8 Thackeray. (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference; to speak. [Obs.] \'bdI will break with her and with her father.\'b8 Shak.
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Break (br, n. [See Break, v. t., and cf. Brake (the instrument), Breach, Brack a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption.
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2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship. Specifically: (a) (Arch.) A projection or recess from the face of a building. (b) (Elec.) An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current.
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3. An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation.
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4. An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.
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All modern trash is
breaks and dashes. Swift.
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5. The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
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6. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
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7. A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10.
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8. (Teleg.) See Commutator.
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breakability n. the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed.
Syn. -- fragility.
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Break"a*ble (, a. Capable of being broken.
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Break"age (, n. 1. The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
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2. An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use.
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Break"a*way` (?), n. [Break + away] [Australasia] 1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.
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2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.
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3. an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure.
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4. (Sport) the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught.
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breakaxe n. a West Indian timber tree (Sloanea jamaicensis) having very hard wood.
Syn. -- breakax.
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Break"bone` fe`ver (. (Med.) See Dengue.
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Break"-cir`cuit (, n. (Elec.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
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break" danc`ing n. a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate footwork, pantomime, and various acrobatic movements, such as spinning head stands or spinning on the back, and usually containing much improvization. It was first performed by male teenagers in the 1970's, in small informal groups on the streets, and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap music or other rock music with a rapid, strong beat. -- break" dance`, n. -- break" dan`cer, n.
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Break"down` (, n. 1. The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
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2. (a) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down. (b) Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time. [U.S.]
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Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a breakdown to wind up with. New Eng. Tales.
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Break"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, breaks.
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I'll be no breaker of the law. Shak.
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2. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
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3. (Naut.) A small water cask. Totten.
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4. A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.
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The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow.
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5. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
Syn. -- ledgeman.
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Break"fast (, n. [Break + fast.] 1. The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.
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A sorry breakfast for my lord protector. Shak.
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2. A meal after fasting, or food in general.
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The wolves will get a breakfast by my death. Dryden.
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Break"fast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. breakfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breakfasting.] To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
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First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. Prior.
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Break"fast, v. t. To furnish with breakfast. Milton.
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break-in n. an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as part of a burglary.
Syn. -- housebreaking, breaking and entering.
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breaking adj. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of break, v. i.
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2. (Journalism) Still happening or becoming known at the present time; -- used of news reports; as, breaking news; a breaking story.
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break"ing n. The act of breaking something.
Syn. -- breakage, break.
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Break"man (, n. See Brakeman.
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Break"neck` (, n. 1. A fall that breaks the neck.
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2. A steep place endangering the neck.
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Break"neck` (, a. Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
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break"stone` n. 1. Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.
Syn. -- saxifrage, rockfoil.
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break"through` n. 1. a productive insight.
Syn. -- discovery, find.
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2. a sudden change of situation, such as making an important discovery, that permits further rapid advances toward a goal.
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3. (Mil.) a penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength.
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Break"up`, Break"-up` (, n. Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of a meeting, assembly, or dinner party; the break-up of a spacecraft on re-entry into the atmosphere.
Syn. -- separation, detachment.
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2. the termination of a relationship; a break-up of the government; the break-up of a marriage; the break-up of a business partnership; the break-up of a comedy team.
Syn. -- dissolution.
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Break"wa`ter (, n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence.
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Bream (, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br\'88me, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. Brasse.]
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1. (Zo\'94l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
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2. (Zo\'94l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
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3. (Zo\'94l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
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Bream, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breamed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Breaming.] [Cf. Broom, and G. ein schiff brennen.] (Naut.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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Breast (br, n. [OE. brest, breost, As. bre\'a2st; akin to Icel. brj, Sw. br\'94st, Dan. bryst, Goth. brusts, OS. briost, D. borst, G. brust.] 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.
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2. Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.
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My brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother. Cant. viii. 1.
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3. Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill.
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Mountains on whose barren breast
Milton.
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4. (Mining) (a) The face of a coal working. (b) The front of a furnace.
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5. The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart.
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He has a loyal breast. Shak.
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6. The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. [Obs.]
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By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. Shak.
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Breast drill, a portable drilling machine, provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work. -- Breast pang. See Angina pectoris, under Angina. -- To make a clean breast, to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to make full confession.
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Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breasting.] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.<-- #err = note that p. pr. & vb. n in original was "breasted" -->
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The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. Wirt.
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To breast up a hedge, to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.
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Breast"band` (-b, n. A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
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Breast"beam` (br, n. (Mach.) The front transverse beam of a locomotive.
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Breast"bone` (br, n. The bone of the breast; the sternum.
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Breast"-deep` (br, a. Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.
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Set him breast-deep in earth, and famish him. Shak.
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Breast"ed, a. Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat.
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The close minister is buttoned up, and the brave officer open-breasted, on these occasions. Spectator.
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Breast"fast` (, n. (Naut.) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel.
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Breast"height` (, n. The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing.
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Breast"-high` (, a. High as the breast.
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Breast"hook` (, n. (Naut.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side. Totten.
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Breast"ing, n. (Mach.) The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel.
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Breast"knot` (br, n. A knot of ribbons worn on the breast. Addison.
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Breast"pin` (br, n. A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.
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Breast"plate` (, n. 1. A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.
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Before his old rusty breastplate could be scoured, and his cracked headpiece mended. Swift.
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2. A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.
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3. A strap that runs across a horse's breast. Ash.
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4. (Jewish Antiq.) A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod.
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{ Breast"plow`, Breast"plough` } (, n. A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.
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Breast"rail` (-r, n. The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.
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Breast"rope` (br, n. See Breastband.
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Breast"sum`mer (, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows. [Written also brestsummer and bressummer.]
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Breast"wheel` (br, n. A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.
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Breast"work` (br, n. 1. (Fort.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.
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2. (Naut.) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
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Breath (br, n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br\'bedam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn, and Breed.] 1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.
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Melted as breath into the wind. Shak.
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2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.
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3. The power of respiration, and hence, life. Hood.
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Thou takest away their breath, they die. Ps. civ. 29.
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4. Time to breathe; respite; pause.
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Give me some breath, some little pause. Shak.
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5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.
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He smiles and he frowns in a breath. Dryden.
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6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.
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The earthquake voice of victory,
breath of life. Byron.
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7. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.
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A breath can make them, as a breath has made. Goldsmith.
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8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.
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Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea,
breath of wind flies o'er its surface. Addison.
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9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. Tennison.
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The breath of flowers. Bacon.
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10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
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An after dinner's breath. Shak.
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Out of breath, breathless, exhausted; breathing with difficulty. -- Under one's breath, in low tones.
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Breath"a*ble (br, a. Such as can be breathed.
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Breath"a*ble*ness, n. State of being breathable.
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breathalyze v. to test the alcohol content of someone's blood by means of a breathalyzer.
Syn. -- breathalyse.
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breathalyzer n. [a Trademark.]a device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.
Syn. -- breathalyser, breath analyzer.
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Breathe (br, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
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1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. \'bdI am in health, I breathe.\'b8 Shak.
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Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Sir W. Scott [The Lay of the Last Minstrel].
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2. To take breath; to rest from action.
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Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak.
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3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
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The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. Shak.
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There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. Byron.
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Breathe, v. t. 1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
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To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air. Dryden.
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2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
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Able to breathe life into a stone. Shak.
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And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Gen. ii. 7.
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3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
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He softly breathed thy name. Dryden.
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Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse,
Shak.
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4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
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5. To express; to manifest; to give forth.
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Others articles breathe the same severe spirit. Milner.
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6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. \'bdThey breathe the flute.\'b8 Prior.
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7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
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And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee. Shak.
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8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
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A moment breathed his panting steed. Sir W. Scott.
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9. To put out of breath; to exhaust.
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Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little breathed by the journey up. Dickens.
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10. (Phonetics) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
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The same sound may be pronounces either breathed, voiced, or whispered. H. Sweet.
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Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain unchanged [in whispering]. H. Sweet.
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To breathe again, to take breath; to feel a sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of business. -- To breathe one's last, to die; to expire. -- To breathe a vein, to open a vein; to let blood. Dryden.
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breathed (br, adj. having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; as, sweet-breathed.
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breathed (br, adj. uttered without voice.
Syn. -- voiceless.
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Breath"er (, n. 1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives. (b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
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2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [Colloq.]
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3. a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase to take a breather, i.e. to pause for refreshment. [Colloq.]
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4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal and external pressure.
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5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.
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Breath"ful (, a. Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]
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Breath"ing (, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
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Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth.
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2. Air in gentle motion.
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3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
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4. Aspiration; secret prayer. \'bdEarnest desires and breathings after that blessed state.\'b8 Tillotson.
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5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
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Here is a lady that wants breathing too;
Shak.
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6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
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I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. Shak.
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7. Breathing place; vent. Dryden.
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8. Stop; pause; delay.
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You shake the head at so long a breathing. Shak.
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9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
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Breathing place. (a) A pause. \'bdThat c\'91sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. -- Breathing time, pause; relaxation. Bp. Hall. -- Breathing while, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. Shak. -- Rough breathing (spiritus asper) (See 2d Asper, n. -- Smooth breathing (spiritus lenis), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).
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Breath"less (br, a. 1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
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2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.
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But breathless, as we grow when feeling most. Byron.
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3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
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Breath"less*ly, adv. In a breathless manner.
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Breath"less*ness, n. The state of being breathless or out of breath.
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\'d8Brec"cia (, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. br\'8ache; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.) A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
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Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary. -- Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
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Brec"ci*a`ted (, a. Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance.
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The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites]. H. A. Newton.
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Bred (, imp. & p. p. of Breed.
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Bred out, degenerated. \'bdThe strain of man's bred out into baboon and monkey.\'b8 Shak. -- Bred to arms. See under Arms. -- Well bred. (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. \'bdA gentleman well bred and of good name.\'b8 Shak. [Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.] (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.
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{ Brede, or Breede } (, n. Breadth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brede (, n. [See Braid woven cord.] A braid. [R.]
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Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden brede. Tennyson.
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Breech (bror br, n. [See Breeches.] 1. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
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2. Breeches. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
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4. (Naut.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
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Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breeched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Breeching (.] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
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A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay.
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2. To cover as with breeches. [Poetic]
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Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak.
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3. To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
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4. To whip on the breech. [Obs.]
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Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play.
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5. To fasten with breeching.
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Breech action. The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic and machine guns; -- used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech-loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or rotated to loading position.
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Breech"block (, n. The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.
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Breech"cloth` (bror br, n. A cloth worn around the breech.
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breechclout n. covering for the loins.
Syn. -- breechcloth, loincloth, G-string.
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breeched (br, adj. dressed in trousers.
Syn. -- pantalooned, trousered.
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Breech"es (br, n. pl. [OE. brech, brek, AS. br\'c7k, pl. of br\'d3c breech, breeches; akin to Icel. br\'d3k breeches, ODan. brog, D. broek, G. bruch; cf. L. bracae, braccae, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. Brail.] 1. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
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His jacket was red, and his breeches were blue. Coleridge.
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2. Trousers; pantaloons. [Colloq.]
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Breeches buoy, in the life-saving service, a pair of canvas breeches depending from an annular or beltlike life buoy which is usually of cork. This contrivance, inclosing the person to be rescued, is hung by short ropes from a block which runs upon the hawser stretched from the ship to the shore, and is drawn to land by hauling lines. -- Breeches pipe, a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end. -- Knee breeches, breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or fastened there; smallclothes. -- To wear the breeches, to usurp the authority of the husband; -- said of a wife. [Colloq.]
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Breech"ing (, n. 1. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.
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I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes,
breeching to a boy. Marlowe.
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2. That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.
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3. (Naut.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.
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4. The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.
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Breech"load`er (, n. A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
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For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber. Rep. Sec. War (1860).
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Breech"-load`ing, a. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
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{ Breech" pin` (, Breech" screw` } (. A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.
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Breech" sight` (. A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.
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Breed (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Breeding.] [OE. breden, AS. br\'c7dan to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from br\'d3d brood; akin to D. broeden to brood, OHG. bruoten, G. br\'81ten. See Brood.] 1. To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.
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Yet every mother breeds not sons alike. Shak.
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If the sun breed maggots in a dead dog. Shak.
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2. To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster.
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To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed. Dryden.
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Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness. Everett.
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3. To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up.
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But no care was taken to breed him a Protestant. Bp. Burnet.
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His farm may not remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in. Locke.
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4. To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease.
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Lest the place
breed astonishment. Milton.
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5. To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.
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6. To raise, as any kind of stock.
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7. To produce or obtain by any natural process. [Obs.]
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Children would breed their teeth with less danger. Locke.
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Syn. -- To engender; generate; beget; produce; hatch; originate; bring up; nourish; train; instruct.
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Breed, v. i. 1. To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant.
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That they breed abundantly in the earth. Gen. viii. 17.
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The mother had never bred before. Carpenter.
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Ant. Is your gold and silver ewes and rams?
Shy. I can not tell. I make it breed as fast. Shak.
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2. To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth.
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3. To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.
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Heavens rain grace
breeds between them. Shak.
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4. To raise a breed; to get progeny.
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The kind of animal which you wish to breed from. Gardner.
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To breed in and in, to breed from animals of the same stock that are closely related.
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Breed, n. 1. A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance.
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Twice fifteen thousand hearts of England's breed. Shak.
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Greyhounds of the best breed. Carpenter.
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2. Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities.
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Are these the breed of wits so wondered at? Shak.
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This courtesy is not of the right breed. Shak.
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3. A number produced at once; a brood. [Obs.]
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Breed is usually applied to domestic animals; species or variety to wild animals and to plants; and race to men.
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Breed"bate (, n. One who breeds or originates quarrels. [Obs.] \'bdNo telltale nor no breedbate.\'b8 Shak.
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Breed"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.
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She was a great breeder. Dr. A. Carlyle.
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Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men. Ascham.
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2. A cause. \'bdThe breeder of my sorrow.\'b8 Shak.
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Breed"ing (, n. 1. The act or process of generating or bearing.
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2. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
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3. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
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She had her breeding at my father's charge. Shak.
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4. Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.
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Delicacy of breeding, or that polite deference and respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we converse. Hume.
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5. Descent; pedigree; extraction. [Obs.]
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Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding. Shak.
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Close breeding, In and in breeding, breeding from a male and female from the same parentage. -- Cross breeding, breeding from a male and female of different lineage. -- Good breeding, politeness; genteel deportment.
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Syn. -- Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See Education.
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Breeze (, Breeze" fly` (, n. [OE. brese, AS. bri\'a2sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D. brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble, L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse, to roar, rush.] (Zo\'94l.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid\'91, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]
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Breeze, n. [F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp. briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa, north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind.] 1. A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.
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Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. Wordsworth.
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2. An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. [Colloq.]
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Land breeze, a wind blowing from the land, generally at night. -- Sea breeze, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.
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Breeze (, n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See Brasier.] 1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
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2. (Brickmaking) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.
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Breeze, v. i. To blow gently. [R.] J. Barlow.
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To breeze up (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.
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Breeze"less, a. Motionless; destitute of breezes.
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A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone.
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Breez"i*ness (, n. State of being breezy.
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Breez"y (, a. 1. Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy. \'bdA breezy day in May.\'b8 Coleridge.
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'Mid lawns and shades by breezy rivulets fanned. Wordsworth.
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2. Fresh; brisk; full of life. [Colloq.]
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\'d8Breg"ma (, n. [Gr. bregma.] (Anat.) The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.
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Breg*mat"ic (, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the bregma.
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Bre"hon (, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.] An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.
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Brehon laws, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III.
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\'d8Bre*lan" (?), n. [F.] (Card Playing) (a) A French gambling game somewhat like poker. (b) In French games, a pair royal, or triplet.
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\'d8Bre*lan" car`re" (?). [F. carr\'82 square.] (Card Playing) In French games, a double pair royal.
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\'d8Bre*lan" fa`vo`ri" (?). [F. favori favorite.] (Card Playing) In French games, a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned.
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Bre*loque" (?), n. [F.] A seal or charm for a watch chain. \'bdHis chains and breloques.\'b8 Thackeray.
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Breme (br, a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. br\'c7me, br, famous. Cf. Brim, a.] 1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] Spenser.
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From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. Drayton.
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2. Famous; renowned; well known. Wright.
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[Written also brim and brimme.]
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{ Bren (, Bren"ne (, } v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.] To burn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
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Bren, n. Bran. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bren"nage (, n. [OF. brenage; cf. LL. brennagium, brenagium. See Bran.] (Old Eng. Law) A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
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Bren"ning*ly, adv. Burningly; ardently. [Obs.]
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bren"schluss, n. [German: end of burning.] (Rocketry) the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science.
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{ Brent (, Brant } (, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.]
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Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. Ascham.
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2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.]
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Your bonnie brow was brent. Burns.
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Brent, imp. & p. p. of Bren. Burnt. [Obs.]
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Brent, n. [Cf. Brant.] A brant. See Brant.
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Breq"uet chain` (. A watch-guard.
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Brere (, n. A brier. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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Brest (, 3d sing. pr. for Bursteth. [Obs.]
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{ Brest, Breast } (, n. (Arch.) A torus. [Obs.]
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Bres"te (, v. t. & i. [imp. Brast; p. p. Brusten, Borsten, Bursten.] To burst. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brest"sum`mer (, n. See Breastsummer.
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Bret (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Birt.
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Bret"ful (, a. [OE. also brerdful, fr. brerd top, brim, AS. brerd.] Brimful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Breth"ren (, n.; pl. of Brother.
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Bret"on (, a. [F. breton.] Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
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Brett (, n. Same as Britzska.
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Bret"tice (, n.; pl. Brettices (. [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret\'8ache, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See Board, n., and cf. Bartizan.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.
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Bret"wal*da (, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br, a powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.) The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes. Brande & C.
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Bret"zel (, n. [G.] See Pretzel.
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Breve (br, n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. (Mus.) A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: Moore.
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2. (Law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
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3. (Print.) A curved mark [
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4. (Zo\'94l.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
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Bre*vet" (br, n. [F. brevet, LL. brevetum, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].
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2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.
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brevet is conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for \'bdgallant actions or meritorious services.\'b8 A brevet rank gives no right of command in the particular corps to which the officer brevetted belongs, and can be exercised only by special assignment of the President, or on court martial, and detachments composed of different corps, with pay of the brevet rank when on such duty.
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Bre*vet" (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brevetted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brevetting.] (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet.
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Bre*vet", a. (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
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Bre*vet"cy (br, n.; pl. Brevetcies (-s. (Mil.) The rank or condition of a brevet officer.
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Bre"vi*a*ry (, n.; pl. Breviaries (. [F. br\'82viarie, L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis short. See Brief, and cf. Brevier.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
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A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those roots that are to be cut up or gathered. Holland.
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2. A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.
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Bre"vi*ate (, n. [L. breviatus, p. p. of breviare to shorten, brevis short.] 1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.
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I omit in this breviate to rehearse. Hakluyt.
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The same little breviates of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity. Bp. Porteus.
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2. A lawyer's brief. [R.] Hudibras.
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Bre"vi*ate (, v. t. To abbreviate. [Obs.]
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Bre"vi*a*ture (, n. An abbreviature; an abbreviation. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Bre*vier" (br, n. [Prob. from being originally used in printing a breviary. See Breviary.] (Print.) A size of type between bourgeois and minion.
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brevier type.
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Bre*vil"o*quence (, n. [L. breviloquentia.] A brief and pertinent mode of speaking. [R.]
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Brev"i*ped (, a. [L. brevis short + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. br\'82vip\'8ade.] (Zo\'94l.) Having short legs. -- n. A breviped bird.
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Brev"i*pen (, n. [L. brevis short + penna wing: cf. F. br\'82vipenne.] (Zo\'94l.) A brevipennate bird.
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Brev`i*pen"nate (, a. [L. brevis short + E. pennate.] (Zo\'94l.) Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.
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{ Brev`i*ros"tral (, Brev`i*ros"trate (, } a. [L. brevis short + E. rostral, rostrate.] (Zo\'94l.) Short-billed; having a short beak.
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Brev"i*ty (, n.; pl. Brevities (. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri\'8avit\'82. See Brief.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
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2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
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Brevity is the soul of wit. Shak.
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This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. Bp. Porteus.
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Syn. -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
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Brevoortia n. a genus of fishes consisting of the menhaden.
Syn. -- genus Brevoortia.
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Brew (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brewed (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Brewing.] [OE. brewen, AS. bre\'a2wan; akin to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, br, G. brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. bry^ton (for fry^ton?) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to prepare by heat. Broth, Bread.] 1. To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.]
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2. To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. \'bdShe brews good ale.\'b8 Shak.
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3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
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Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely. Shak.
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4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
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Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver! Milton.
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Brew (, v. i. 1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
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I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour. Shak.
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2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
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There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. Shak.
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Brew (, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. Bacon.
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Brew"age (, n. Malt liquor; drink brewed. \'bdSome well-spiced brewage.\'b8 Milton.
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A rich brewage, made of the best Spanish wine. Macaulay.
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Brew"er (, n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
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Brew"er*y (, n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.
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Brew"house` (, n. A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.
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Brew"ing (, n. 1. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
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2. The quantity brewed at once.
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A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.
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3. A mixing together.
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I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland.
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4. (Naut.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
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Brew"is (, n. [OE. brewis, brouwys, browesse, brewet, OF. brouet, -s being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. brod. Broth, and cf. Brose.] 1. Broth or pottage. [Obs.]
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Let them of their Bonner's \'bdbeef\'b8 and \'bdbroth\'b8 make what brewis they please for their credulous guests. Bp. Hall.
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2. Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter.
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Brews"ter*ite (, n. [Named after Sir David Brewster.] A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.
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Brez"i*lin (, n. See Brazilin.
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Bri"ar (, n. Same as Brier.
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briard (br, n. an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.
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Bri*a"re*an (, a. [L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.
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briarroot n. the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea. [Also spelled brierroot.]
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briarwood n. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
Syn. -- brierwood.
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briary adj. 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.
Syn. -- barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny.
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Brib"a*ble (, a. Capable of being bribed.
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A more bribable class of electors. S. Edwards.
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Bribe (br, n. [F. bribe a lump of bread, scraps, leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL. briba scrap of bread; cf. OF. briber, brifer, to eat gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. bilibi food.] 1. A gift begged; a present. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.
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Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe. Hobart.
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3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever Akenside.
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Bribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bribed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bribing.] 1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.
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Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. F. W. Robertson.
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3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
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Bribe, v. i. 1. To commit robbery or theft. [Obs.]
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2. To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.
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An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted. Bouvier.
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The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe. Goldsmith.
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Bribe"less, a. Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.
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From thence to heaven's bribeless hall. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Brib"er (, n. 1. A thief. [Obs.] Lydgate.
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2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.
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3. That which bribes; a bribe.
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His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his life. Shak.
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Brib"er*y (, n.; pl. Briberies (. [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.] 1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
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Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
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Bric"-a brac` (, n. [F.] Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered collectively.
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A piece of bric-a-brac, any curious or antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work, or an odd knickknack.
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Brick (br, n. [OE. brik, F. brique; of Ger. origin; cf. AS. brice a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. brique piece, brique de pain, equiv. to AS. hl\'befes brice, fr. the root of E. break. See Break.] 1. A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp.
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The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians. Layard.
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2. Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick.
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Some of Palladio's finest examples are of brick. Weale.
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3. Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).
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4. A good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick. [Slang] \'bdHe 's a dear little brick.\'b8 Thackeray.
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To have a brick in one's hat, to be drunk. [Slang]
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Brick is used adjectively or in combination; as, brick wall; brick clay; brick color; brick red.
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Brick clay, clay suitable for, or used in making, bricks. -- Brick dust, dust of pounded or broken bricks. -- Brick earth, clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks. -- Brick loaf, a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a brick in shape. -- Brick nogging (Arch.), rough brickwork used to fill in the spaces between the uprights of a wooden partition; brick filling. -- Brick tea, tea leaves and young shoots, or refuse tea, steamed or mixed with fat, etc., and pressed into the form of bricks. It is used in Northern and Central Asia. S. W. Williams. -- Brick trimmer (Arch.), a brick arch under a hearth, usually within the thickness of a wooden floor, to guard against accidents by fire. -- Brick trowel. See Trowel. -- Brick works, a place where bricks are made. -- Bath brick. See under Bath, a city. -- Pressed brick, bricks which, before burning, have been subjected to pressure, to free them from the imperfections of shape and texture which are common in molded bricks.
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Brick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bricked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bricking.] 1. To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.
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2. To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them.
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To brick up, to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.
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Brick"bat` (, n. A piece or fragment of a brick. See 1st Bat, n. 4. Bacon.
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Brickellia n. genus of herbs of SW America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath.
Syn. -- genus Brickelia.
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brick"field` n. a place where bricks are made and sold.
Syn. -- brickyard.
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Brick"field`er (?), n. [Australia] 1. Orig., at Sydney, a cold and violent south or southwest wind, rising suddenly, and regularly preceded by a hot wind from the north; -- now usually called southerly buster. It blew across the Brickfields, formerly so called, a district of Sydney, and carried clouds of dust into the city.
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2. By confusion, a midsummer hot wind from the north.
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Brick"kiln` (, n. A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them.
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Brick"lay`er (, n. [Brick + lay.] One whose occupation is to build with bricks.
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Bricklayer's itch. See under Itch.
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Brick"lay`ing, n. The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks.
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Bric"kle (, a. [OE. brekil, brokel, bruchel, fr. AS. brecan, E. break. Cf. Brittle.] Brittle; easily broken. [Obs. or Prov.] Spenser.
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As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass. Turbervile.
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Bric"kle*ness, n. Brittleness. [Obs.]
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Brick"mak`er (, n. One whose occupation is to make bricks. -- Brick"mak*ing, n.
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Brick"work` (, n. 1. Anything made of bricks.
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Niches in brickwork form the most difficult part of the bricklayer's art. Tomlinson.
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2. The act of building with or laying bricks.
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Brick"y (, a. Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust. [R.] Spenser.
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Brick"yard` (, n. A place where bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.
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\'d8Bri*cole" (, n. [F.] (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
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2. An ancient kind of military catapult.
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3. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or stroke.
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4. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion.
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Brid (, n. A bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brid"al (, a. [From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n.] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
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Brid"al, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2.] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.
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Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
bridal of the earth and sky. Herbert.
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Brid"al*ty (, n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] \'bdIn honor of this bridalty.\'b8 B. Jonson.
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bridalwreath n. a shrub (Spiraea prunifolia) having copious small white flowers in spring.
Syn. -- bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath.
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Bride (br, n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br, D. bruid, OHG. pr, br, G. braut, Icel. br, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.] 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
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Has by his own experience tried
bride. Lyttleton.
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I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. xxi. 9.
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2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
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Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.
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Bride, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.]
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Bride"-ale` (, n. [See Bridal.] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.
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The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake,
B. Jonson.
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Bride"bed` (, n. The marriage bed. [Poetic]
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Bride"cake` (, n. Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
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Bride"cham`ber (, n. The nuptial apartment. Matt. ix. 15.
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Bride"groom` (-gr, n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br (akin to OS. br, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr, MHG. briutegome, G. br\'84utigam); AS. br bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See Bride, and cf. Groom, Homage.] A man newly married, or just about to be married.
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Bride"knot` (, n. A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor. [Obs.]
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Bride"maid` (, n., Bride"man (, n. See Bridesmaid, Bridesman.
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Brides"maid` (, n. A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.
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Brides"man (, n.; pl. Bridesmen (. A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the \'bdbest man.\'b8 Sir W. Scott.
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Bride"stake` (, n. A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round.
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Divide the broad bridecake
bridestake. B. Jonson.
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Bride"well (, n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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Bridge (br, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br\'81cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.
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2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
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3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.
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4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
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5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
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Aqueduct bridge. See Aqueduct. -- Asses' bridge, Bascule bridge, Bateau bridge. See under Ass, Bascule, Bateau. -- Bridge of a steamer (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. -- Bridge of the nose, the upper, bony part of the nose. -- Cantalever bridge. See under Cantalever. -- Draw bridge. See Drawbridge. -- Flying bridge, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. -- Girder bridge or Truss bridge, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. -- Lattice bridge, a bridge formed by lattice girders. -- Pontoon bridge, Ponton bridge. See under Pontoon. -- Skew bridge, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. -- Suspension bridge. See under Suspension. -- Trestle bridge, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. -- Tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. -- Wheatstone's bridge (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone.
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Bridge (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridged (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Bridging.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
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Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. Palfrey.
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2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
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Xerxes . . . over Hellespont
Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. Milton.
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3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over.
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Bridge, n. A card game resembling whist. The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the value of each trick taken over six being: for \'bdno trumps\'b8 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs 4, spades 2. The opponents of the dealer can, after the trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and so on. The dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy. The side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points scored for tricks wins a game; the side which first wins two games wins a rubber. The total score for any side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which follow a special schedule of value), and for slam, little slam, and chicane.
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bridgeable adj. capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge. unbridgeable
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Bridge"board` (, n. 1. (Arch.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
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2. A board or plank used as a bridge.
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bridged-T n. (Electronics) a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional arm bridging the two series arms.
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Bridge"head` (, n. A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a t\'88te-de-pont.
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Bridge"less, a. Having no bridge; not bridged.
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Bridge"pot` (, n. (Mining) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle. Knight.
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Bridge"tree` (, n. [Bridge + tree a beam.] (Mining) The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight.
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Bridge"-ward` (, n. 1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
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2. The principal ward of a key. Knight.
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Bridge"ing (, n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
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Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.
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Bridge"y (, a. Full of bridges. [R.] Sherwood.
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Bri"dle (, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. Bridoon.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.
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2. A restraint; a curb; a check. I. Watts.
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3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
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4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser.
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Bowline bridle. See under Bowline. -- Branches of a bridle. See under Branch. -- Bridle cable (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. -- Bridle hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. -- Bridle path, Bridle way, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. -- Bridle port (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. -- Bridle rein, a rein attached to the bit. -- Bridle road. (a) Same as Bridle path. Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. -- Bridle track, a bridle path. -- Scolding bridle. See Branks, 2.
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Syn. -- A check; restrain.
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Bri"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bridling (.] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
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He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. Drake.
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2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. Addison.
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Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. Burke.
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Syn. -- To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.
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Bri"dle, v. i. To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up. \'bdHis bridling neck.\'b8 Wordsworth.
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By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus. Tatler.
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Bri"dle i`ron (. (Arch.) A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also stirrup and hanger.
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Bri"dler (, n. One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle. Milton.
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Bri*doon" (, n. [F. bridon, from bride; of German origin. See Bridle, n.] (Mil.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. Campbell.
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Brie n. same as Brie cheese.
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Brie" cheese` (br. A kind of soft French cream cheese; -- so called from the district in France where it is made; it is milder than Camembert; -- called also fromage de Brie, Brie and brie (uncapitalized).
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Brief (br, a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L. brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to tear. Cf. Breve.] 1. Short in duration.
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How brief the life of man. Shak.
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2. Concise; terse; succinct.
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The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson.
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3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]
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In brief. See under Brief, n.
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Syn. -- Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.
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Brief, adv. 1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]
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Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. Milton.
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2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] Shak.
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Brief (br, n. [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.] 1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
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Bear this sealed brief,
Shak.
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And she told me
brief. Shak.
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2. An epitome.
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Each woman is a brief of womankind. Overbury.
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3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
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It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief. Sir J. Stephen.
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brief is prepared by the attorney; in the United States, counsel generally make up their own briefs.
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4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
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5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
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6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
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7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts.
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Apostolical brief, a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the secretary of briefs, dated \'bda die Nativitatis,\'b8 i. e., \'bdfrom the day of the Nativity,\'b8 and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull. -- Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate. -- In brief, in a few words; in short; briefly. \'bdOpen the matter in brief.\'b8 Shak.
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Brief, v. t. To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
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brief"case n. a small suitcase with a handle; it is used for carrying papers or files or books.
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briefing n. 1. giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation.
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2. a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given to those who are to execute it.
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3. a summary report of an operation or event after it has occurred, by a participant or observer.
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Brief"less (br, a. Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.
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Brief"ly (br, adv. Concisely; in few words.
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Brief"man (br, n. 1. One who makes a brief.
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2. A copier of a manuscript.
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Brief"ness (br, n. The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.
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{ Bri"er, Bri"ar } (br, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br\'c7r, br\'91r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.
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2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
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The thorns and briers of reproof. Cowper.
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Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia and S. Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also 2nd brier. -- Cat brier, Green brier, several species of Smilax (S. rotundifolia, etc.) -- Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier. -- Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.
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Bri"er (, n. 1. the white heath Erica arborea. RHUD.
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2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier{1}. Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term meaning root of the Smilax laurifolia and is now defined as root of the Erica arborea. Not clear when this changed. -- PJC.
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Bri"ered (, a. Set with briers. Chatterton.
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bri"er*wood` n. 1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; it is used to make tobacco pipes. See also 2nd brier and brier root.
Syn. -- briarwood.
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Bri"er*y (, a. Full of briers; thorny.
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Bri"er*y, n. A place where briers grow. Huloet.
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Brig (, n. A bridge. [Scot.] Burns.
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Brig, n. [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
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Hermaphrodite brig, a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Brig (?), n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.) On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.
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Bri*gade" (, n. [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop, crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga trouble, quarrel. See Brigand.] 1. (Mil.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.
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corps d'arm\'82e. [U.S.]
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2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
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Brigade inspector, an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service. -- Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.
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Bri*gade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading.] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
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Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al (. [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.
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Brig"and (br, n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.] 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]
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2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
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Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. Jeffery.
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Brig"and*age (-, n. [F. brigandage.] Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.
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Brig"an*dine (, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand.] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [Written also brigantine.] Jer. xlvi. 4.
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Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
brigandine of brass. Milton.
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Brig"and*ish (, a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike.
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Brig"and*ism (, n. Brigandage.
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Brig"an*tine (, n. [F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See Brigand, and cf. Brig] 1. A practical vessel. [Obs.]
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2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.
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3. See Brigandine.
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Brig"ge (, n. A bridge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bright (, v. i. See Brite, v. i.
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Bright (, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba\'a1rhts. 1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
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The sun was bright o'erhead. Longfellow.
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The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright. Drake.
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The public places were as bright as at noonday. Macaulay.
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2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
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From the brightest wines
Thomson.
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3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
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Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky. Parnell.
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4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
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5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
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Be bright and jovial among your guests. Shak.
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6. Illustrious; glorious.
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In the brightest annals of a female reign. Cotton.
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7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
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That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on. I. Watts.
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8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
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Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. Pope.
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Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.
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bright side the positive or favorable aspects of a situation. -- to look on the bright side to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.
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Syn. -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.
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Bright, n. Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]
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Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. Milton.
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Bright, adv. Brightly. Chaucer.
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I say it is the moon that shines so bright. Shak.
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Bright"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brightened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brightening.] [From Bright, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
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2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.
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The present queen would brighten her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people. Swift.
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3. To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.
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An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,
brightens all my sorrow. Philips.
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4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. Johnson.
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Bright"en, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.] To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
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And night shall brighten into day. N. Cotton.
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And, all his prospects brightening to the last,
Goldsmith.
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Bright"-har`nessed (, a. Having glittering armor. [Poetic] Milton.
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Bright"ly, adv. 1. Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
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2. With lively intelligence; intelligently.
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Looking brightly into the mother's face. Hawthorne.
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Bright"ness, n. [AS. beorhines. See Bright.] 1. The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.
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A sudden brightness in his face appear. Crabbe.
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2. Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
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The brightness of his parts . . . distinguished him. Prior.
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Syn. -- Splendor; luster; radiance; resplendence; brilliancy; effulgence; glory; clearness.
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Bright's" dis*ease" (. [From Dr. Bright of London, who first described it.] (Med.) An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
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Bright"some (, a. Bright; clear; luminous; brilliant. [R.] Marlowe.
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Bri*gose" (, a. [LL. brigosus, It. brigoso. See Brigue, n.] Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Puller.
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Brigue (, n. [F. brigue, fr. LL. briga quarrel. See Brigand.] A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel. [Obs.] Chesterfield.
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Brigue, v. i. [F. briguer. See Brigue, n.] To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. [Obs.] Bp. Hurd.
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Brike (, n. [AS. brice.] A breach; ruin; downfall; peril. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brill (, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zo\'94l.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.
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\'d8Bril*lan"te (, adv. [It. See Brilliant, a.] (Mus.) In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.
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Bril"lance (, n. Brilliancy. Tennyson.
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Bril"lan*cy (, n. [See Brilliant.] The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.
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With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. Longfellow.
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Bril"liant (br, a. [F. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It. brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. brill. See Beryl.] 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
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2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
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Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames.
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3. Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; -- as, a brilliant chemist.
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Syn. -- See Shining.
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Bril"liant, n. [F. brillant. See Brilliant, a.] 1. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
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This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine. Pope.
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2. (Print.) The smallest size of type used in England printing.
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3. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
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Bril"lian*tine (?), n. [F. brillantine. See lst Brilliant.] 1. An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and glossy.
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2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality.
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Bril"liant*ly, adv. In a brilliant manner.
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Bril"liant*ness, n. Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.
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Brills (, n. pl. [CF. G. brille spectacles, D. bril, fr. L. berillus. See Brilliant.] The hair on the eyelids of a horse. Bailey.
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Brim (, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. br\'84m, Dan. br\'91mme, G. brame, br\'84me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. Breeze a fly.] 1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.
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Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim
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2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.
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The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh. iii. 15.
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3. The rim of a hat. Wordsworth.
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Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brimming.] To be full to the brim. \'bdThe brimming stream.\'b8 Milton.
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To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
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Brim, v. t. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
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Arrange the board and brim the glass. Tennyson.
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Brim, a. Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]
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Brim"ful (, a. Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow. \'bdHer brimful eyes.\'b8 Dryden.
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Brim"less, a. Having no brim; as, brimless caps.
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Brimmed (, a. 1. Having a brim; -- usually in composition. \'bdBroad-brimmed hat.\'b8 Spectator.
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2. Full to, or level with, the brim. Milton.
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Brim"mer (, n. A brimful bowl; a bumper.
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Brim"ming, a. Full to the brim; overflowing.
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Brim"stone (, n. [OE. brimston, bremston, bernston, brenston; cf. Icel. brennistein. See Burn, v. t., and Stone.] Sulphur; See Sulphur.
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Brim"stone, a. Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
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From his brimstone bed at break of day
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Brim"sto`ny (, a. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. B. Jonson.
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Brin (, n. [F.] One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. Knight.
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Brin"ded (, a. [Cf. Icel. br\'94nd\'d3ttr brindled, fr. brandr brand; and OE. bernen, brinnen, to burn. See Brand, Burn.] Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled. \'bdThree brinded cows,\'b8 Dryden. \'bdThe brinded cat.\'b8 Shak.
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Brin"dle (, n. [See Brindled.] 1. The state of being brindled.
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2. A brindled color; also, that which is brindled.
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Brin"dle, a. Brindled.
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Brin"dled (, a. [A dim. form of brinded.] Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded. \'bdWith a brindled lion played.\'b8 Churchill.
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Brine (, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See Burn.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters.
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2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
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Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. Cowper.
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3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness.
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What a deal of brine
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Brine fly (Zo\'94l.), a fly of the genus Ephydra, the larv\'91 of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. -- Brine gauge, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. -- Brine pan, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. -- Brine pit, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. -- Brine pump (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. -- Brine shrimp, Brine worm (Zo\'94l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus Artemia, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See Artemia. -- Brine spring, a spring of salt water. -- Leach brine (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Brine (, v. t. 1. To steep or saturate in brine.
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2. To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.
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Bring (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bringing.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
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And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread. 1 Kings xvii. 11.
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To France shall we convey you safe,
bring you back. Shak.
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2. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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There is nothing will bring you more honor . . . than to do what right in justice you may. Bacon.
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3. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
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In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol. Sir I. Newton.
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4. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do not easily bring themselves to it. Locke.
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The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is brought to reflect on them. Locke.
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5. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
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To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish. -- To bring back. (a) To recall. (b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner. -- To bring by the lee (Naut.), to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting. -- To bring down. (a) To cause to come down. (b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks. -- To bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause. [Colloq.] -- To bring forth. (a) To produce, as young fruit. (b) To bring to light; to make manifest. -- To bring forward (a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view. (b) To hasten; to promote; to forward. (c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments. -- To bring home. (a) To bring to one's house. (b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of treason. (c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal experience. (d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor. -- To bring in. (a) To fetch from without; to import. (b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly. (c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a report. (d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a specified object. (e) To produce, as income. (f) To induce to join. -- To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape. -- To bring on. (a) To cause to begin. (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a disease. -- To bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend one. -- To bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from concealment. -- To bring over. (a) To fetch or bear across. (b) To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to change sides or an opinion. -- To bring to. (a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life, as a fainting person. (b) (Naut.) To check the course of, as of a ship, by dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said to lie to). (c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her course. (d) To apply a rope to the capstan. -- To bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear; to reveal. -- To bring a sail to (Naut.), to bend it to the yard. -- To bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. \'bdTrust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.\'b8 Ps. xxxvii. 5. -- To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience. -- To bring up. (a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate. (b) To cause to stop suddenly. (c) [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.] -- To bring up (any one) with a round turn, to cause (any one) to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] -- To be brought to bed. See under Bed.
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Syn. -- To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import; procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
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Bring"er (, n. One who brings.
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Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
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Bringer in, one who, or that which, introduces.
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Brin"i*ness (, n. The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.
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Brin"ish (, a. Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish. \'bdBrinish tears.\'b8 Shak.
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Brin"ish*ness, n. State or quality of being brinish.
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\'d8Brin"ja*ree` (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
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Brink (br, n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. \'bdThe brink of vice.\'b8 Bp. Porteus. \'bdThe brink of ruin.\'b8 Burke.
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The plashy brink of weedy lake. Bryant.
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brink"man*ship, brinks"man*ship n. [brink + -manship. (1956).] the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally applied to the policies of John Foster Dulles under President Eisenhower.
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Brin"y (, a. [From Brine.] Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
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\'d8Bri`oche" (?), n. [F.] 1. A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with flour, butter, yeast, and eggs.
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2. A knitted foot cushion.
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Bri`o*lette" (?), n. [F.] An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.
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Bri"o*ny (, n. See Bryony. Tennyson.
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Brioschi n. [trademark.] a type of antacid sold over-the-counter.
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bri*quet", Bri*quette" (?), n. [Also briquet.] [F., dim. of brique brick.] 1. A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal briquettes are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue grill.
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2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving; also, a molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
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Bris n. the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Syn. -- Berith, Brith.
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bri"sance n. the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion; -- used especially as a measure of such a shattering power, applied to high explosives.
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bri"sant adj. 1. of or pertaining to brisance.
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2. having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with merely fracturing; -- of explosives. the more brisant explosives, such as dynamite, will shatter rock into smaller fragments than the less brisant, such as gunpowder.
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Brisk (br, a. [Cf. W. brysg, fr. brys haste, Gael. briosg quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.] 1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
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Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile. Shak.
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Brisk toil alternating with ready ease. Wordworth.
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2. Full of spirit of life; effervescas, brick cider.
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Syn. -- Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.
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Brisk (, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Bricked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bricking.] To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
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brisken v. to become brisk.
Syn. -- brisk, brisk up.
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Bris"ket (, n. [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F. br\'82chet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast, Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone.] That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest. [See Illust. of Beef.]
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Brisk"ly (, adv. In a brisk manner; nimbly.
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Brisk"ness, n. Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.
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brisling n. 1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.
Syn. -- sprat.
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2. a small herring (Clupea sprattus) processed like a sardine.
Syn. -- sprat.
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Bris"tle (br, n. [OE. bristel, brustel, AS. bristl, byrst; akin to D. borstel, OHG. burst, G. borste, Icel. burst, Sw. borst, and to Skr. bh edge, point, and prob, L. fastigium extremity, Gr. 'a`flaston stern of a ship, and E. brush, burr, perh. to brad. 1. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
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2. (Bot.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair. Gray.
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Bris"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bristled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bristling (.] 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
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Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty
bristle his angry crest. Shak.
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Boy, bristle thy courage up. Shak.
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2. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
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Bris"tle, v. i. 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
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His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
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The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. Thackeray.
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Ports bristling with thousands of masts. Macaulay.
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3. To show defiance or indignation.
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To bristle up, to show anger or defiance.
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bristlegrass n. grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet.
Syn. -- bristle grass.
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bristlelike adj. resembling a bristle in stiffness.
Syn. -- bristly.
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Bris"tle-point`ed (, a. (Bot.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.
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Bris"tle-shaped` (, a. Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
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Bris"tle*tail` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.
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Bris"tli*ness (, n. The quality or state of having bristles.
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Bris"tly (, a. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
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The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly. Bacon.
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Bris"tol (, n. A seaport city in the west of England.
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Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface. -- Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol. -- Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.
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Bri*sure" (, n. [F.] 1. (Fort.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
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2. (Her.) A mark of cadency or difference.
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{ Brit, Britt } (, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
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Bri*tan"ni*a (, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.
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Bri*tan"nic (, a. [L. Britannicus, fr. Britannia Great Britain.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty.
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{ Brite, Bright } (, v. t. To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]
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Brith n. 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Syn. -- Berith, Bris.
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Brit"i*cism (, n. A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.
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Brit"ish (br, a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
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British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600\'f8 Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. -- British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain. -- British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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Brit"ish, n. pl. People of Great Britain.
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Brit"ish*er, n. An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely]
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Britishism n. 1. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English).
Syn. -- Anglicism, Briticism.
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2. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens.
Syn. -- Anglicism.
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Brit"on (, a. [AS. bryten Britain.] British. [Obs.] Spenser. -- n. A native of Great Britain.
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Brits n. the people of Great Britain. [informal]
Syn. -- British, British people, the British.
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britt n. 1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.
Syn. -- brit.
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2. minute crustaceans, forming food for right whales.
Syn. -- brit.
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Brit"tle (, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre\'a2tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw. bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. Brickle.] Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious<-- contrast to flexible; usually hard -->.
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Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece
Cotton.
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Brittle silver ore, the mineral stephanite.
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brittlebush n. 1. fragrant rounded shrub of SW US and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine.
Syn. -- brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa.
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Brit"tle*ly, adv. In a brittle manner. Sherwood.
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Brit"tle*ness, n. Aptness to break; fragility.
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Brit"tle star` (br, (Zo\'94l.) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.
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Britz"ska (br, n. [Russ. britshka; cf. Pol. bryczka, dim. of bryka freight wagon.] A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
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Brize (br, n. The breeze fly. See Breeze. Shak.
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Broach (, n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch.] 1. A spit. [Obs.]
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He turned a broach that had worn a crown. Bacon.
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2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
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3. (Mech.) (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
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4. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
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5. (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. [Local, Eng.]
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6. A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
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7. A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
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8. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. Knight.
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9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
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Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broached (; p. pr. & vb. n. Broaching.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See Broach, n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
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I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point. Shak.
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2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
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Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,
broached his boiling bloody breast. Shak.
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3. To open for the first time, as stores.
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You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores. Knolles.
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4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
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Those very opinions themselves had broached. Swift.
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5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.] Shak.
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6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
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7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
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To broach to (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.
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Broach"er (, n. 1. A spit; a broach.
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On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they turned. Dryden.
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2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
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Some such broacher of heresy. Atterbury.
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Broad (br, a. [Compar. Broader (br; superl. Broadest.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br\'bed; akin to OS. br\'c7d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. Breadth.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
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2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
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3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. \'bdBroad and open day.\'b8 Bp. Porteus.
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4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
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A broad mixture of falsehood. Locke.
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Hence: -
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5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
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The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. D. Daggett.
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In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. E. Everett.
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6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
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7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
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As broad and general as the casing air. Shak.
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8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
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9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
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10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
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Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged.
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Broad acres. See under Acre. -- Broad arrow, originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow. -- As broad as long, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.
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It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. L'Estrange.
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Broad pennant. See under Pennant.
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Syn. -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Broad, n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
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2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] Southey.
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3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. Knight.
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{ Broad"ax`, Broad"axe`, broad-axe, broad-ax } (, n. 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
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2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
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broadbean n. an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.
Syn. -- broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba.
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Broad"bill` (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A wild duck (Aythya marila, or Fuligula marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
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Broad"brim` (, n. 1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
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2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]
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Broad"-brimmed` (, a. Having a broad brim.
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A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
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Broad"cast` (, n. 1. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
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2. an act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; -- usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network.
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Broad"cast`, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
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2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
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Broad"cast`, adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
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Broad"cast`, v. 1. to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.
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2. to transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all directions from a radio or television station.
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3. to disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.
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4. to spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.
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broadcaster n. 1. someone who broadcasts on radio or television.
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2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed, fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.
Syn. -- spreader.
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broad"cast`ing n. the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio and television.
Syn. -- broadcast media.
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2. taking part in a radio or tv program.
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Broad" Church` (. (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
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Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare.
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Broad"cloth (, n. A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
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Broad"en (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening (.] [From Broad, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
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The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
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Broad"en, v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
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Broad" gauge` (. (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the \'bdstandard\'b8 gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
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broad-headed adj. having a broad head. [Narrower terms: brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic]
Syn. -- roundheaded, short-headed.
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Broad"-horned` (, a. Having horns spreading widely.
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Broad"ish, a. Rather broad; moderately broad.
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Broad"leaf` (, n. (Bot.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
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{ Broad"-leaved` (, Broad"-leafed` } (, a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves, in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves. Keats. [Narrower terms: deciduous (vs. evergreen)]
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Broad"ly, adv. In a broad manner.
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broad-minded adj. 1. incapable of being shocked. Opposite of shockable.
Syn. -- unshockable.
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2. inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from one's own. Opposite of narrow-minded. [Narrower terms: free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical]
Syn. -- broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded, open.
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Broad"mouth` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Eurylaimid\'91, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
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Broad"ness, n. [AS. br\'bednes.] The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
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Broad"piece` (, n. An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
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Broad" seal` (. The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
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Broad"seal`, v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.]
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Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.
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broad-shouldered adj. same as big-shouldered.
Syn. -- big-shouldered, square-shouldered.
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Broad"side` (, n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
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2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
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3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]
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4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
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broad-side v. t. to collide with the broad side of. her car broad-sided mine
Syn. -- broadside.
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Broad"spread` (, a. Widespread.
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Broad"spread`ing, a. Spreading widely.
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Broad"sword` (, n. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
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I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
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broadtail n. 1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb.
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2. a hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur.
Syn. -- caracul, karakul.
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Broadway n. 1. a street in Manhattan famous for its restaurants and its theaters in the Times Square area. At its intersection with Seventh Avenue, it forms Times Square, an area with impressive displays of bright lights, particularly advertising; it is considered by some to be the cultural center of New York City.
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2. the theater district of Manhattan, located near Times Square.
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Broad"wise` (, adv. Breadthwise. [Archaic]
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Brob (, n. [Cf. Gael. brog, E. brog, n.] (Carp.) A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.
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Brob`ding*nag"i*an (, a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in \'bdGulliver's Travels.\'b8] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n. A giant. [Spelt often Brobdignagian.]
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Bro*cade" (, n. [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach.] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
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A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving.
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Bro*cad"ed (, a. 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.
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Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay.
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2. Dressed in brocade.
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Bro"cage (, n. See Brokkerage.
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Broc"ard (, n. [Perh. fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard.] An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
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The legal brocard, \'bdFalsus in uno, falsus in omnibus,\'b8 is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Bro"ca*tel (, n. [F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello: cf. Sp. brocatel. See Brocade.] 1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
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2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.
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Bro`ca*tel"lo (, n. Same as Brocatel.
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Broc"co*li (, n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See Broach, n.] (Bot.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The \'bdcurd,\'b8 or flowering head, is the part used for food.
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Broch"an*tite (, n. [From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
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\'d8Bro`ch\'82" (br, a. [F.] 1. Woven with a figure; as, broch\'82 goods.
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2. Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one.
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\'d8Broche (, n. [F.] See Broach, n.
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\'d8Bro`chette" (br, n. [F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n.] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer.
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-- En bro`chette" ( [F.], on a brochette; skewered.
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\'d8Bro*chure" (, n. [F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t.] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.
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Brock (, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zo\'94l.) A badger.
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Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
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Brock, n. [See Brocket.] (Zo\'94l.) A brocket. Bailey.
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{ Brock"en spec"ter or Brock"en spec"tre (?) }. [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.
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Brock"et (br, n. [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).
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Brock"ish, a. Beastly; brutal. [Obs.] Bale.
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Brode"kin (br, n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf. Buskin.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.] [Obs.]
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Brog (br, n. [Gael. Cf. Brob.] A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
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Brog, v. t. To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [Scot. & Prov.] Sir W. Scott.
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Bro"gan (, n. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.
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Brog"gle (, v. i. [Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. Brog, n.] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Brogue (, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
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Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t.
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2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.
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Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. Lloyd.
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Brogues (, n. pl. [Cf. Breeches.] Breeches. [Obs.] Shenstone.
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Broid (, v. t. To braid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Broid"er (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broidered (.] [OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see Border), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.] To embroider. [Archaic]
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They shall make a broidered coat. Ex. xxviii. 4.
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Broid"er*er (, n. One who embroiders. [Archaic]
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Broid"er*y (, n. Embroidery. [Archaic]
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The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell.
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Broil (, n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. pr\'d3il marsh, G. br\'81hl, MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.] A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.
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I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. Burke.
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Syn. -- Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation; dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.
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Broil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broiled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Broiling.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br\'81ejen, G. br\'81hen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals.
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2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
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Broil, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
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The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. Cheyne.
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broiled adj. cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat. baked fried bolied
Syn. -- grilled.
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Broil"er (, n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.
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What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels against the church? Hammond.
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Broil"er, n. 1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.
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2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.
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3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [Colloq.]
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Broil"ing, a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing anything to broil.
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Bro"kage (, n. See Brokerage.
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Broke (, v. i. [See Broker, and cf. Brook.] 1. To transact business for another. [R.] Brome.
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2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.]
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We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said. Fanshawe.
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And brokes with all that can in such a suit
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Broke (br, imp. & p. p. of Break.
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Bro"ken (br, a. [From Break, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
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2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
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3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
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4. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
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The one being who remembered him as he been before his mind was broken. G. Eliot.
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The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay,
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5. Subdued; humbled; contrite.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. Ps. li. 17.
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6. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
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7. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted. \'bdHer broken love and life.\'b8 G. Eliot.
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8. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
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9. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
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10. Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
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Amidst the broken words and loud weeping of those grave senators. Macaulay.
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Broken ground. (a) (Mil.) Rough or uneven ground; as, the troops were retarded in their advance by broken ground. (b) Ground recently opened with the plow. -- Broken line (Geom.), the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order. -- Broken meat, fragments of meat or other food. -- Broken number, a fraction. -- Broken weather, unsettled weather.
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Bro"ken-backed` (, a. 1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
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2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. Totten.
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Bro"ken-bel`lied (, a. Having a ruptured belly. [R.]
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Bro"ken breast`. Abscess of the mammary gland.
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Bro"ken-heart`ed (, a. Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
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She left her husband almost broken-hearted. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless; woe-begone; forlorn.
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Bro"ken*ly, adv. In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.
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The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by piecemeal. Cudworth.
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Bro"ken*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. Macaulay.
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2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.
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Bro"ken wind` (. (Far.) The heaves.
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Bro"ken-wind`ed, a. (Far.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.
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Bro"ker (br, n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See Brook, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; an agent.
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2. (Law) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own. Story.
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3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
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4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.]
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5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bill broker, one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. -- Curbstone broker or Street broker, an operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street. [U.S.] -- Exchange broker, one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. -- Insurance broker, one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. -- Pawn broker. See Pawnbroker. -- Real estate broker, one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. -- Ship broker, one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships, procuring freight, etc. -- Stock broker. See Stockbroker.
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Bro"ker*age (, n. 1. The business or employment of a broker. Burke.
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2. The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.
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broker-dealer n. a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal.
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Bro"ker*ly, a. Mean; servile. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bro"ker*y (, n. The business of a broker. [Obs.]
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And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting,
brokery. Marlowe.
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Bro"king (, a. Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers, or to brokerage. [Obs.]
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Redeem from broking pawn the blemished crown. Shak.
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Bro"ma (br, n. [NL., fr. Gr. brw^ma food, bibrw`skein to eat.] 1. (Med.) Aliment; food. Dunglison.
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2. A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the drink made from it.
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Bro"mal (br, n. [Bromine + aldehyde.] (Chem.) An oily, colorless fluid, CBr3.COH, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.
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Bro"ma*lin (?), n. [From Bromine.] (Pharm.) A colorless or white crystalline compound, (CH2)6N4C2H5Br, used as a sedative in epilepsy.
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Brom`an"il (?), n. [Bromine + aniline.] (Chem.) A substance analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in place of chlorine.
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Bro"mate (, n. (Chem.) A salt of bromic acid.
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Bro"mate (, v. t. (Med.) To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor.
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Bro`ma*tol"o*gist (, n. One versed in the science of foods.
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Bro`ma*tol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. -logy.] The science of aliments. Dunglison.
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\'d8Brome (, n. [F.] (Chem.) See Bromine.
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Brome" grass` (. [L. bromos a kind of oats, Gr. (Bot.) A genus (Bromus) of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat.
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Bro*me`li*a"ceous (, a. [Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.
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Bro"mic (, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, bromic acid.
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Bro"mide (, n. 1. (Chem.) A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
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2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. [Slang]
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The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary. Gelett Burgess.
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3. a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the phrase \'bdold bromide\'b8.
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{ Bromide paper or Bromid paper}. (Photog.) A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging.
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Bro*mid"ic (#), a. 1. of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2).
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2. conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse -- of sayings, assertions, or discourses; as, bromidic sermons.
Syn. -- commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn.
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Bro*mid"i*om (?), n. [Bromide + idiom.] A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{2}; a bromide{3}. [Slang]
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Bro"mi*nate (, v. t. See Bromate, v. t.
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Bro"mine (, n. [Gr. Brome.] (Chem.) One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite.
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Bro"mism (, n. (Med.) A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.
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Bro"mize (, v. t. (Photog.) To prepare or treat with bromine; as, to bromize a silvered plate.
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Brom"life (, n. [From Bromley Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.] (Min.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite.
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Bro"mo*form (, n. [Bromine + formyl.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or acetone, as also by certain other reactions. In composition it is the same as chloroform, with the substitution of bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects. Watts.
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Bro`mo*gel"a*tin (?), a. [Bromine + gelatin.] (Photog.) Designating or pertaining to, a process of preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
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Bro`mo*i"o*dism (?), n. [Bromine + iodine + -ism.] (Med.) Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds.
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Bro`mo*i"o*dized (?), a. (Photog.) Treated with bromides and iodides.
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Bro"mol (?), n. [Abbr. fr. tribromophenol.] (Pharm.) A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, C6H2Br3OH), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
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Brom*pi"crin (, n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine + pikrins\'84ure picric acid.] (Chem.) A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also brompikrin.]
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Bromp"ton's mixture, Bromp"ton mixture, Bromp"ton's cocktail, Bromp"ton cocktail (, n. [from Brompton Hospital, London.](Pharmacy) A mixture containing morphine and cocaine, and sometimes other narcotic substances, such as heroin, in an alcoholic solution, administered mostly to terminally ill patients, especially cancer patients, to relieve severe pain. Its use is not universally accepted as good medical practice.
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Brom"u*ret (, n. See Bromide. [Obs.]
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Brom"y*rite (, n. [Bromine + Gr. (Min.) Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also bromargyrite.
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bronc n. an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.
Syn. -- bronco, broncho.
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\'d8Bron"chi (, n. pl. (Anat.) See Bronchus.
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\'d8Bron"chi*a (, n. pl. [L. , pl. Cf. Bronchus.] (Anat.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. Dunglison.
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Bron"chi*al (, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs.
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Bronchial arteries, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. -- Bronchial cells, the air cells terminating the bronchia. -- Bronchial glands, glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. -- Bronchial membrane, the mucous membrane lining the bronchia. -- Bronchial tube, the bronchi, or the bronchia.
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Bron"chic (, a. (Anat.) Bronchial.
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bron*chi*o"lar (br, adj. of or pertaining to a bronchiole.
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Bron"chi*ole (, n. (Anat.) A minute bronchial tube.
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bronchiolitis n. inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles.
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Bron*chit"ic (, a. Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.
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Bron*chi"tis (, n. [Bronchus + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.
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Bron"cho (, n. [Sp. bronco rough, wild.] A native or a Mexican horse of small size. [Western U.S.]
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Bron"cho*cele (, n. [Gr. (Med.) See Goiter.
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Bron*choph"o*ny (, n. [Gr. A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; -- observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease.
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Bron`cho-pneu*mo"ni*a (, n. [Bronchus + pneumonia.] (Med.) Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal pneumonia.
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Bron"cho*tome (, n. [Gr. (Surg.) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
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Bron*chot"o*my (, n. (Surg.) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
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\'d8Bron"chus (, n.; pl. Bronchi (. [NL., fr. Gr. Bronchia.] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
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Bron"co (, n. Same as Broncho.
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Brond (, n. [See Brand.] A sword. [Obs.]
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Bron"to*graph (?), n. [Gr. -graph.] (Meteor.) (a) A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms. (b) An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording brontometer.
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{ Bron"to*lite (, Bron"to*lith (, } n. [Gr. -lite, -lith.] An a\'89rolite. [R.]
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Bron*tol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. -logy.] A treatise upon thunder.
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Bron*tom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] (Meteor.) An instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on thunderstorms.
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bron`to*saur" (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
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\'d8Bron`to*sau"rus (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the genus are also called brontosaurs.
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\'d8Bron`to*the"ri*um (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.
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\'d8Bron`to*zo"um (, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone.
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Bronze (, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br, G. braun. See Brown, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.
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2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.
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A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. Prior.
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3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.
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4. Boldness; impudence; \'bdbrass.\'b8
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Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands. Pope.
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Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium. -- Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze. -- Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface. -- Phosphor bronze Silicious bronze or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.
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Bronze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bronzed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bronzing.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See Bronze, n.] 1. To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.
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The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. W. Black.
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2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
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The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. Sir W. Scott.
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Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.
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Bronze steel. A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be used for guns.
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Bronze"wing` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps, of several species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.
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Bronz"ine (, n. A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze. -- a. Made of bronzine; resembling bronze; bronzelike.
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Bronz"ing, n. 1. The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes. Tomlinson.
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2. A material for bronzing.
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Bronz"ist, n. One who makes, imitates, collects, or deals in, bronzes.
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Bronz"ite (, n. [Cf. F. bronzite.] (Min.) A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.
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Bronz"y (, a. Like bronze.
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Brooch (br, n. [See Broach, n.] 1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat.
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Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. B. Jonson.
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2. (Paint.) A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
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Brooch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooched (br.] To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]
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Brood (br, n. [OE. brod, AS. br\'d3d; akin to D. broed, OHG. bruot, G. brut, and also to G. br\'81he broth, MHG. br\'81eje, and perh. to E. brawn, breath. Cf. Breed, v. t.] 1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.
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As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings. Luke xiii. 34.
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A hen followed by a brood of ducks. Spectator.
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2. The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children.
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The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood. Wordsworth.
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3. That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
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Flocks of the airy brood,
Chapman.
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4. (Mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
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To sit on brood, to ponder. [Poetic] Shak.
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Brood, a. 1. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
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2. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow.
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Brood (br, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brooding.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.
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Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave. Milton.
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2. To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes.
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Brooding on unprofitable gold. Dryden.
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Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit. Hawthorne.
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When with downcast eyes we muse and brood. Tennyson.
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Brood (br, v. t. 1. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.
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2. To cherish with care. [R.]
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3. To think anxiously or moodily upon.
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You'll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne. Dryden.
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brood"er n. a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
Syn. -- incubator.
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brood"ing (, a. 1. worried and thinking long and intensely, especially about a particular problem.
Syn. -- broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, gloomy, morose.
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brood"ing (, a. good at incubating eggs, especially of a fowl kept for that purpose; as, a brooding hen.
Syn. -- brood, hatching.
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brooding n. the process of sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body; -- mostly used of birds.
Syn. -- incubation.
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broodmare n. a female horse used for breeding.
Syn. -- stud mare.
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Brood"y (, a. Inclined to brood. Ray.
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Brook (, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br\'d3c; akin to D. broek, LG. br\'d3k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See Break, v. t.] A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
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The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. Deut. viii. 7.
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Empires itself, as doth an inland brook
Shak.
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Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brooking.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br, Goth. br, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.] 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. Spenser.
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Shall we, who could not brook one lord,
Macaulay.
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3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] Sir J. Hawkins.
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Brook"ite (, n. [Named from the English mineralogist, H. J. Brooke.] (Min.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
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Brook"let (, n. A small brook.
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Brook"lime` (, n. (Bot.) A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is V. Americana. [Formerly written broklempe or broklympe.]
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Brook" mint` (. (Bot.) See Water mint.
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Brook"side` (, n. The bank of a brook.
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Brook"weed` (, n. (Bot.) A small white-flowered herb (Samolus Valerandi) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel.
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Broom (br, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br\'d3m; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br\'bemo broom, thornbrombeere blackberry. Cf. Bramble, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.
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No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom. Wordsworth.
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2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom.
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Butcher's broom, a plant (Ruscus aculeatus) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks; -- called also knee holly. See Cladophyll. -- Dyer's broom, a species of mignonette (Reseda luteola), used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket. -- Spanish broom. See under Spanish.
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Broom, v. t. (Naut.) See Bream.
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broom"corn, broom" corn` (. (Bot.) A tall variety of grass (Sorghum vulgare technicum), having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff branches, of which brooms are made.
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Broom" rape` (. (Bot.) A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand Aphyllon Ludovicianum.
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Broom"staff` (, n. A broomstick. [Obs.] Shak.
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Broom"stick` (, n. A stick used as a handle of a broom.
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Broom"y (, a. Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling broom or a broom.
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If land grow mossy or broomy. Mortimer.
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Brose (, n. [CF. Gael. brothas. Cf. Brewis, Broth.] Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used. [Scot.]
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Brot"el (, a. Brittle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Brot"el*ness, n. Brittleness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Broth (, n. [AS. bro; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. \'fb93. Cf. Brewis, Brew.] Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup.
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I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. Addison.
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Broth"el (, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber\'a2 to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. bre\'a2tan to break, and E. brittle. The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF. Bordel.] A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
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Broth"el*er (, n. One who frequents brothels.
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Broth"el*ry (, n. Lewdness; obscenity; a brothel. B. Jonson.
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Broth"er (br, n.; pl. Brothers (br or Brethren (br. See Brethren. [OE. brother, AS. br\'d3; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br\'d3, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br\'d3, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr, L. frater, Skr. bhr\'bet, Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr, a clansman. The common plural is Brothers; in the solemn style, Brethren, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dative sing. br\'c7, nom. pl. br\'d3, br\'d3. Friar, Fraternal.] 1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. A brother having the same mother but different fathers is called a uterine brother, and one having the same father but a different mother is called an agnate brother, or in (Law) a consanguine brother. A brother having the same father and mother is called a brother-german or full brother. The same modifying terms are applied to sister or sibling.
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Two of us in the churchyard lie,
brother. Wordsworth.
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2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc. \'bdA brother of your order.\'b8 Shak.
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
brother. Shak.
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3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character.
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9.
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That April morn
brother. Wordsworth.
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brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men.
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For of whom such massacre
brethren, men of men? Milton.
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Brother Jonathan, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as \'bdBrother Jonathan.\'b8 -- Blood brother. See under Blood.
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Broth"er (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brothered (.] To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. Sir W. Scott.
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Broth"er ger"man (. (Law) A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only. Bouvier.
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Broth"er*hood (, n. [Brother + -hood.] 1. The state of being brothers or a brother.
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2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
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3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
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4. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
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A brotherhood of venerable trees. Wordsworth.
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Syn. -- Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.
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Broth"er-in-law` (, n.; pl. Brothers-in-law (. The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.
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Broth"er*li*ness (, n. The state or quality of being brotherly.
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Broth"er*ly (, a. Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love.
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Syn. -- Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.
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Broth"er*ly, adv. Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. \'bdI speak but brotherly of him.\'b8 Shak.
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brotula n. any fish of the family Brotulidae.
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Brotulidae n. a natural family of chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae.
Syn. -- family Brotulidae.
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Broud"ed (, p. a. Braided; broidered. [Obs.]
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Alle his clothes brouded up and down. Chaucer.
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Brough"am (, n. A light, enclosed carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.
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brouhaha n. 1. the confused noise of many voices.
Syn. -- hubbub, uproar.
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2. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits.
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Broussonetia n. a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.
Syn. -- genus Broussonetia.
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Brow (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br; akin to AS. br, bre\'a0w, eyelid, OFries. br\'c7, D. braauw, Icel. br\'be, br, OHG. pr\'bewa, G. braue, OSlav. br, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
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And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
Churchill.
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2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
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'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak.
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3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
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Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. Shak.
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4. The general air of the countenance.
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To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. Milton.
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He told them with a masterly brow. Milton.
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5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
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To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.
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Brow, v. t. To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.]
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Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts
brow this bottom glade. Milton.
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browallia n. any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers.
Syn. -- bush violet.
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Brow"beat` (, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten (; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.
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My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. W. Irving.
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Brow"beat`ing, n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.
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The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.
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Brow"bound` (-bound`), a. Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. Shak.
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Browd"yng (broud", n. Embroidery. [Obs.]
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Of goldsmithrye, of browdyng, and of steel. Chaucer.
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Browed (, a. Having (such) a brow; -- used in composition; as, dark-browed, stern-browed.
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Brow"less (, a. Without shame. L. Addison.
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Brown (broun), a. [Compar. Browner (; superl. Brownest.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br, Icel. br, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. \'fb93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver, Burnish, Brunette.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.
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Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. Longfellow.
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Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. -- Brown bread (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. \'bdHe would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.\'b8 Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] -- Brown coal, wood coal. See Lignite. -- Brown hematite or Brown iron ore (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See Limonite. -- Brown holland. See under Holland. -- Brown paper, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. -- Brown spar (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. -- Brown stone. See Brownstone. -- Brown stout, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. -- Brown study, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. W. Irving.
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Brown, n. A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.
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Brown, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Browning.] 1. To make brown or dusky.
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A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,
Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. Barlow.
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2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.
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3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. Ure.
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Brown, v. i. To become brown.
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Brown"back` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.
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Brown" bill` (. [Brown + bill cutting tool.] A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th Bill.
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Many time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a brown bill. Shak.
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black, or as it is sometimes called, the brown bill, was a kind of halberd, the cutting part hooked like a woodman's bill, from the back of which projected a spike, and another from the head. Grose.
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browned adj. having a tan color from exposure to the sun; -- of skin color.
Syn. -- suntanned, tanned.
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Brown"i*an (, a. Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
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Brownian motion, Brownian movement, the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.
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Brown"ie (, n. [So called from its supposed tawny or swarthy color.] An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping. [Scot.]
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Brown"ing, n. 1. The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.
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2. (Masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
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Brown"ish, a. Somewhat brown.
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Brown"ism (, n. (Eccl. Hist.) The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists. Milton.
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Brown"ism, n. (Med.) The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine. See Brunonian.
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Brown"ist, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.
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Brown"ist, n. (Med.) One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
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brown"out n. 1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).
Syn. -- blackout, dimout.
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2. a partial reduction in the amount of electric power available to customers in a region, such as by reduction of voltage or selective cutoff of certain customers; -- it occurs for example in summer when the demand for electricity for air-conditioning exceeds the supply, or when power to certain customers is cut off by a severe storm. It is contrasted with blackout, which is the total loss of electrical power in a region.
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Brown"ness, n. The quality or state of being brown.
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Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair);
brownness beauty dwelleth there. Drayton.
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Brown race. The Malay or Polynesian race; -- loosely so called.
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Brown"stone` (, n. 1. A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.
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2. a building, especially a dwelling, faced with brownstone{1}.
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Brown" thrush" (. (Zo\'94l.) A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.
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Brown"wort` (, n. (Bot.) A species of figwort or Scrophularia (S. vernalis), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.
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Brown"y (, a. Brown or, somewhat brown. \'bdBrowny locks.\'b8 Shak.
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Brow"post` (, n. (Carp.) A beam that goes across a building.
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Browse (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot, F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste, bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See Bristle, n., Brush, n.] The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food. Spenser.
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Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,
browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed. Dryden.
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Browse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browsed (brouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Browsing.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F. brouter. See Browse, n., and cf. Brut.] 1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.
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Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
browsedst. Shak.
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2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
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Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine. Tennyson.
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3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of documents), reading those parts which arouse one's interest. Contrasted with scan, in which one typically is searching for something specific.
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3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a browser{2}.
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Browse (brouz), v. i. 1. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
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2. To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze. Shak.
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3. To look casually through a book, books, or a set of documents, reading those parts which arouse one's interest.
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4. To search through a group of items to find something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.
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Brows"er (brouz", n. 1. An animal that browses.
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2. (Computers) a computer program that permits the user to view multiple electronic documents in a flexible sequence by the process of activating hypertext \'bdbuttons\'b8 within one document, which serves as a reference to the location of related document. The term is currently (late 1990's) used mostly for programs which allow traversing hypertext paths in documents on the internet. A typical browser will permit the user to easily reverse direction, and view again documents previously accessed.
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Browse"wood` (, n. Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.
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Brows"ing, n. Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
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Browsings for the deer. Howell.
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Brow"spot` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland.
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\'d8Bru*ang" (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The Malayan sun bear.
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Bru"cine (, n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr. James Bruce, a Scottish traveler.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also brucia and brucina.
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Bru"cite (, n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.] (Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. (b) The mineral chondrodite. [R.]
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Bruck"eled (, a. Wet and dirty; begrimed. [Obs. or Dial.] Herrick.
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Brugmansia n. a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including some plants often placed in the genus Datura, such as the angel's trumpets.
Syn. -- genus Brugmansia.
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\'d8Bruh (, n. (Zo\'94l.) [Native name.] The rhesus monkey. See Rhesus.
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bru"in (, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of \'bdReynard the Fox\'b8 the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a.] A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
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Bruise (br, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruised (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruising.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis\'d3n. Cf. Break, v. t.] 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall.
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2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.
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Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. Shak.
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Syn. -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.
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Bruise, v. i. To fight with the fists; to box.
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Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray.
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Bruise, n. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.
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From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6.
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bruised adj. suffering from emotional injury; as, a bruised ego.
Syn. -- hurt, wounded.
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2. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut forehead and bruised cheek.
Syn. -- contused, contusioned.
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Bruis"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises.
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2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase big bruiser. R. Browning.
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Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,
T. Warton.
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3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight.
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Bruise"wort` (, n. A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.
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Bruit (, n. [OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit.] 1. Report; rumor; fame.
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The bruit thereof will bring you many friends. Shak.
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2. [French pron. (Med.) An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.
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Bruit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruited; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruiting.] To report; to noise abroad.
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I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
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\'d8Bru`maire" (, n. [F., fr. L. bruma winter.] The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.
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Bru"mal (, a. [L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal.] Of or pertaining to winter. \'bdThe brumal solstice.\'b8 Sir T. Browne.
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Brume (, n. [F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma winter.] Mist; fog; vapors. \'bdThe drifting brume.\'b8 Longfellow.
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Brum"ma*gem (, a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., \'bdthe great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry,\'b8 etc.] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [Slang] \'bdThese Brummagem gentry.\'b8 Lady D. Hardy.
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Bru"mous (, a. Foggy; misty.
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Brun (, n. [See Broun a brook.] Same as Brun, a brook. [Scot.]
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brunch n. 1. a late breakfast or an early lunch.
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Brunei n. a sultanate in Northwestern Borneo.
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Bruneian adj. 1. of or pertaining to Brunei; as, Bruneian oil production.
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2. a native or inhabitant of Brunei.
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bru*net", Bru*nette" (, adj. 1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond. [Narrower terms: adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun; black, brown; black-haired, dark-haired; browned, suntanned, tanned; grizzled, roan; nutbrown]
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bru*net", Bru*nette" (, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br. See Brown, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint.
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Brun"ion (, n. [F. brugnon (cf. It. brugna, prugna), fr. L. prunum. See Prune, n.] A nectarine.
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Bru*no"ni*an (, a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was, that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body, and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.
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Bruns"wick black` (. See Japan black.
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Bruns"wick green` (. [G. Braunschweiger gr\'81n, first made at Brunswick, in Germany.] An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed.
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Brunt (br, n. [OE. brunt, bront, fr. Icel. bruna to rush; cf. Icel. brenna to burn. Cf. Burn, v. t.] 1. The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle.
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2. The force of a blow; shock; collision. \'bdAnd heavy brunt of cannon ball.\'b8 Hudibras.
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It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first brunt with some real affair of common life. I. Taylor.
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Brush (br, n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b\'81rste brush. See Bristle, n., and cf. Browse.] 1. An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.
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2. The bushy tail of a fox.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
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4. Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.
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5. A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.
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6. land covered with brush{5}; in Australia, a dense growth of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees, mostly small.
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7. (Elec.) A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus.
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8. The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a brush from the wheel as it passed.
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[As leaves] have with one winter's brush
Shak.
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9. A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to have a brush with an enemy; a brush with the law.
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Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,
brushes of the war. Shak.
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10. A short contest, or trial, of speed.
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Let us enjoy a brush across the country. Cornhill Mag.
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Electrical brush, a form of the electric discharge characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays diverging from an electrified body.
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Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brushed (br; p. pr. & vb. n. Brushing.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See Brush, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. \'bdA' brushes his hat o' mornings.\'b8 Shak.
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2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush.
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Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep
brush the buxom wave. Fairfax.
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Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. Milton.
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3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with off.
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As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed
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And from the boughts brush off the evil dew. Milton.
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To brush aside, to remove from one's way, as with a brush. -- To brush away, to remove, as with a brush or brushing motion. -- To brush up, to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.
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You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors. Pope.
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Brush, v. i. To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by.
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Snatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind. Goldsmith.
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brushed adj. 1. p. p. of brush.
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2. having a soft nap produced by brushing; as, a dress of brushed cotton.
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brush"work` n. an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush.
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Brush"er (, n. One who, or that which, brushes.
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Brush"i*ness (, n. The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess. Dr. H. More.
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Brush"ing, a. 1. Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.
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2. Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop.
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Brush"ite (, n. [From George J. Brush, an American mineralogist.] (Min.) A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.
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Brush" tur`key (. (Zo\'94l.) A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodid\'91. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea.
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brush turkeys live in the \'bdbrush,\'b8 and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock.
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Brush" wheel` (. 1. A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference.
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2. A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing.
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Brush"wood (, n. 1. Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.
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2. Small branches of trees cut off.
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Brush"y, a. Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.
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Brusk (, a. Same as Brusque.
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Brusque (, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.] Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
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Brusque"ness, n. Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness. Brit. Quar.
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Brus"sels (, n. A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
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Brussels carpet, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern. -- Brussels ground, a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads. -- Brussels lace, an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground. -- Brussels net, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery. -- Brussels point. See Point lace. -- Brussels sprouts (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or \'bdsprouts,\'b8 each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage. -- Brussels wire ground, a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.
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Brus"tle (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brustled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brustling (.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian, fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See Burst, v. i.] 1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] Gower.
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2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle. [Obs.]
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To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.] Otway.
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Brus"tle, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] Chaucer.
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Brut (, v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See Browse, n.] To browse. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Brut, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Birt.
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brut (br, a. [Fr. lit. rough.] very dry; -- used of wine or champagne.
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\'d8Bru"ta (, n. [NL., neuter pl., fr. L. brutus heavy, stupid.] (Zo\'94l.) See Edentata.
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Bru"tal (, a. [Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a.] 1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. \'bdAbove the rest of brutal kind.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. \'bdBrutal intemperance.\'b8 Macaulay.
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brutalise v. t. 1. to treat brutally.
Syn. -- brutalize.
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2. to cause to become like a brute; as, life in the concentration camp had brutalised him.
Syn. -- brutalize.
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brutalise v. i. to become brutal.
Syn. -- brutalize.
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Bru"tal*ism (, n. Brutish quality; brutality.
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Bru*tal"i*ty (, n.; pl. Brutalities (. [Cf. F. brutalit\'82.] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.
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2. An inhuman act.
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The . . . brutalities exercised in war. Brougham.
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Bru`tal*i*za"tion (, n. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.
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Bru"tal*ize (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutalized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brutalizing.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
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Bru"tal*ize, v. i. To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [R.]
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He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. Addison.
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Bru"tal*ly, adv. In a brutal manner; cruelly.
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Brute (, a. [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.] 1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of nature.
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2. Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking; as, a brute beast; the brute creation.
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A creature . . . not prone
brute as other creatures, but endued
Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless; as, brute violence. Macaulay.
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The influence of capital and mere brute labor. Playfair.
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4. Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.
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A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. Sir W. Scott.
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5. Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling. [R.]
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brute force, The application of predominantly physical effort to achieve a goal that could be accomplished with less effort if more carefully considered. Figuratively, repetitive or strenuous application of an obvious or simple tactic, as contrasted with a more clever stratagem achieving the same goal with less effort; -- as, the first prime numbers were discovered by the brute force repetition of the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
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Brute, n. 1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.
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Brutes may be considered as either a\'89rial, terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious. Locke.
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2. A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person.
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An ill-natured brute of a husband. Franklin.
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Syn. -- See Beast.
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Brute, v. t. [For bruit.] To report; to bruit. [Obs.]
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Brute"ly, adv. In a rude or violent manner.
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Brute"ness, n. 1. Brutality. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. Insensibility. \'bdThe bruteness of nature.\'b8 Emerson.
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Bru"ti*fy (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutified (; p. pr. & vb. n. Brutifying.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.] To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize.
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Any man not quite brutified and void of sense. Barrow.
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Bru"tish (, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.
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O, let all provocation
brutish shape it can devise. Leigh Hunt.
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Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute. I. Taylor.
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Syn. -- Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial.
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-- Bru"tish*ly, adv. -- Bru"tish*ness, n.
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Bru"tism (, n. The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity.
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Bru"ting (, n. Browsing. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Bry*o*log"i*cal (, a. Relating to bryology; as, bryological studies.
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Bry*ol"o*gist (, n. One versed in bryology.
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Bry*ol"o*gy (, n. [Gr. -logy.] That part of botany which relates to mosses.
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Bry"o*nin (, n. (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.
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Bry"o*ny (br, n. [L. bryonia, Gr. brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic.
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Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
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\'d8Bry*oph"y*ta (, n. pl. See Cryptogamia.
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bryophyte n. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta.
Syn. -- nonvascular plant.
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bryophytic adj. of or pertaining to bryophytes.
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Bryopsida n. the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; and Sphagnales.
Syn. -- class Bryopsida, Musci, class Musci.
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\'d8Bry`o*zo"a (, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa.
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Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and Phylactolema.
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Bry`o*zo"an (, a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa.
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\'d8Bry`o*zo"um (, n. [NL. See Bryozoa.] (Zo\'94l.) An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo\'d2cia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, O\'d2cia, etc.).
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\'d8Bu`an*su"ah (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The wild dog of northern India (Cuon prim\'91vus), supposed by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog.
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\'d8Bu"at (, n. [Scot., of uncertain origin.] A lantern; also, the moon. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Bub (, n. Strong malt liquor. [Cant] Prior.
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Bub, n. [Cf. 2d Bubby.] A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
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Bub, v. t. [Abbrev. from Bubble.] To throw out in bubbles; to bubble. [Obs.] Sackville.
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Bu"ba*le (, n. [Cf. F. bubale. See Buffalo, n.] (Zo\'94l.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.
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Bu"ba*line (, a. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a buffalo.
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Bubaline antelope (Zo\'94l.), the bubale.
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Bubalus n. a genus of ruminants which in some classification systems is included in the genus Bos; the water buffaloes.
Syn. -- genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus.
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Bub"ble (, n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf. Blob, n.] 1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
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Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,
bubbles in a late disturbed stream. Shak.
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2. A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or a\'89rated waters.
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3. A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
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4. A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
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5. The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
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6. Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.
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Then a soldier . . .
bubble reputation
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7. A person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [Obs.] \'bdGanny's a cheat, and I'm a bubble.\'b8 Prior.
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Bub"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bubbled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bubbling (.] [Cf. D. bobbelen, Dan. boble. See Bubble, n.] 1. To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
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The milk that bubbled in the pail. Tennyson.
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2. To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream. Pope.
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3. To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.
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At mine ear
Bubbled the nightingale and heeded not. Tennyson.
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Bub"bler, v. t. To cheat; to deceive.
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She has bubbled him out of his youth. Addison.
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The great Locke, who was seldom outwitted by false sounds, was nevertheless bubbled here. Sterne.
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Bub"bler (, n. 1. One who cheats.
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All the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, subscribers, projectors, etc. Pope.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the noise it makes.
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Bub"ble shell` (. (Zo\'94l.) A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and allied genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata.
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bubbling adj. 1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower terms: foaming, frothing; effervescent; boiling]
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2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of people.
Syn. -- effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly, vivacious.
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Bub"bling Jock` ( (Zo\'94l.) The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes.
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Bub"bly (, a. Abounding in bubbles; bubbling. Nash.
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Bub"by (b, n. [Cf. Prov. G. b\'81bbi, or It. poppa, Pr. popa, OF. poupe, a woman's breast.] A woman's breast. [Low]
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Bub"by, n. [A corruption of brother.] Bub; -- a term of familiar or affectionate address to a small boy.
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Bu"bo (b, n.; pl. Buboes (-b. [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. boubw`n.] (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.
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Bu*bon"ic (b, a. Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes.
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Bubonic plague. (Med.) a severe and often fatal disease caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly Pasteurella pestis), transmitted to man by the bite of fleas, themselves usually infected by biting infected rodents. It is characterized by the formation of buboes, most notably on the groin and armpits, and accompanied by weakness and high fever. The disease was known as the black death, and was responsible for several devastating plagues throughout the middle ages. When lungs became infected, the disease was called the pneumonic plague. It is still found occasionally in poor areas of undeveloped countries but is rare in developed countries.
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Bu*bon"o*cele (b, n. [Gr. boubw`n groin + bubonoc\'8ale.] (Med.) An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.
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Bu"bu*kle (, n. A red pimple. [R.] Shak.
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Buc"cal (, a. [L. bucca cheek: cf. F. buccal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.
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Buc"can (?), n. [F. boucan. See Buccaneer.] 1. A wooden frame or grid for roasting, smoking, or drying meat over fire.
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2. A place where meat is smoked.
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3. Buccaned meat.
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Buc"can, v. t. [F. boucaner. See Buccaneer.] To expose (meat) in strips to fire and smoke upon a buccan.
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Buc`ca*neer" (, n. [F. boucanier, fr. boucaner to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, boucan a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American origin.] A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Written also bucanier.]
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Buc`ca*neer", v. i. To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.
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Buc`ca*neer"ish, a. Like a buccaneer; piratical.
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Buc"ci*nal (, a. [L. bucina a crooked horn or trumpet.] Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
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\'d8Buc`ci*na"tor (, n. [L., a trumpeter, fr. bucinare to sound the trumpet.] (Anat.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.
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Buc"ci*noid (, a. [Buccinum + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinid\'91, a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk, and Prosobranchiata.
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\'d8Buc"ci*num (, n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet shell.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (B. undatum).
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Bu*cen"taur (, n. [Gr. boy^s ox + ke`ntayros centaur.] 1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.
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2. [It. bucentoro.] The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.
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Bu*ceph"a*lus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. 1. The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.
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2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Bu"ce*ros (, n. [Gr. boy`kerws horned like an ox; boy^s ox + ke`ras horn.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills.
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Buchloe n. a genus of grasses comprising buffalo grass.
Syn. -- genus Buchloe.
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Buch"ol*zite (, n. [So called from Bucholz, a German chemist.] (Min.) Same as Fibrolite.
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Bu"chu (, n. (Bot.) A South African shrub (Barosma) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves.
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Buck (b, n. [Akin to LG. b\'81ke, Dan. byg, Sw. byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F. bu\'82e.] 1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
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2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.] Shak.
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Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucked (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bucking.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b\'81ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
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2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
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3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
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Buck (b, n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b, Skr. bukka. \'fb256. Cf. Butcher, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.
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fawn in his first year; a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth; and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is called a hind. Brande & C.
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2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.
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The leading bucks of the day. Thackeray.
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3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.]
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buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck.
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Blue buck. See under Blue. -- Water buck, a South African variety of antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus). See Illust. of Antelope.
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Buck (b, v. i. 1. To copulate, as bucks and does.
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2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
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Buck, v. t. 1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
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2. To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2.
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The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle. W. E. Norris.
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Buck, n. A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.
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Buck saw, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.
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Buck, n. [See Beech, n.] The beech tree. [Scot.]
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Buck mast, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. Johnson.
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buckaroo n. 1. [fr. Sp. vaquero.]a cowboy, especially used of one who breaks broncos; -- used especially in California.
Syn. -- vaquero.
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2. a fellow; a guy. [slang]
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Buck"-bas`ket (, n. [See 1st Buck.] A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. Shak.
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buckbean, Buck" bean` (b. (Bot.) A perennial plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also bog bean. It often roots at the water margin and spreads across the surface.
Syn. -- water shamrock, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata.
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Buck"board` (, n. A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon.
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Buck"er (, n. (Mining) 1. One who bucks ore.
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2. A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.
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Buck"er, n. A horse or mule that bucks.
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Buck"et (, n. [OE. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.
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The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
bucket, which hung in the well. Wordsworth.
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2. A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.
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3. (Mach.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.
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4. The valved piston of a lifting pump.
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5. (Mach.) one of vanes on the rotor of a turbine.
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6. (Mach.) a bucketfull.
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Fire bucket, a bucket for carrying water to put out fires. -- To kick the bucket, to die. [Low]
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Buck"et (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucketed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bucketing.] 1. To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets; as, to bucket water.
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2. To pour over from a bucket; to drench.
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3. To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.
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4. (Rowing) To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body. [Eng.]
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Buck"et shop` (. An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. [Slang, U.S.]
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buck"et*ful`, Buck"et*full` (. a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill a bucket.
Syn. -- bucket.
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Buck"et*y (, n. [A corruption of buckwheat.] Paste used by weavers to dress their webs. Buchanan.
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Buck"eye` (b, n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (\'92sculus) as the horse chestnut.
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The Ohio buckeye, or Fetid buckeye, is Aesculus glabra. -- Red buckeye is Aesculus Pavia. -- Small buckeye is Aesculus paviflora. -- Sweet buckeye, or Yellow buckeye, is Aesculus flava.
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2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.]
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Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.
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Buck"-eyed` (, a. Having bad or speckled eyes. \'bdA buck-eyed horse.\'b8 James White.
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Buck fever. Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such as often unnerves a novice in hunting. [Colloq.]
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Buck"hound` (, n. A hound for hunting deer.
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Master of the buckhounds, an officer in the royal household. [Eng.]
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Buck"ie (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum. [Scot.]
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Deil's buckie, a perverse, refractory youngster. [Slang] <-- sic. deil = devil. See deil. -->
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Buck"ing, n. 1. The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used. Tomlinson.
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2. A washing.
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3. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
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Bucking iron (Mining), a broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores. -- Bucking kier (Manuf.), a large circular boiler, or kier, used in bleaching. -- Bucking stool, a washing block.
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Buck"ish, a. Dandified; foppish.
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Buc"kle (, n. [OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.] 1. A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.
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2. A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal. Knight.
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3. A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.
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Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face. W. Irving.
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Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year. Addison.
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4. A contorted expression, as of the face. [R.]
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'Gainst nature armed by gravity,
buckle see. Churchill.
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Buc"kle (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buckled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Buckling.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See Buckle, n.] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness.
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2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.
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3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but by mid 20th century, usually used with down; -- as, the programmers buckled down and worked late hours to finish the project in time for the promised delivery date.
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Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. Fuller.
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4. To join in marriage. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Buc"kle (b, v. i. 1. To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
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Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. Pepys.
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2. To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.
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3. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. [Obs.]
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The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle. Pepys.
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4. To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.
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The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. Latimer.
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In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. Shak.
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To buckle to, to bend to; to engage with zeal.
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To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. Barrow.
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Before buckling to my winter's work. J. D. Forbes.
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Buc"kler (, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See Buckle, n.] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.
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buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes. (b) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
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3. (Naut.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
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Blind buckler (Naut.), a solid buckler. -- Buckler mustard (Bot.), a genus of plants (Biscutella) with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or shields. -- Buckler thorn, a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler. See Christ's thorn. -- Riding buckler (Naut.), a buckler with a hole for the passage of a cable.
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Buc"kler, v. t. To shield; to defend. [Obs.]
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Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,
buckler falsehood with a pedigree? Shak.
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Buc"kler-head`ed (, a. Having a head like a buckler.
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Buc"kling (, a. Wavy; curling, as hair. Latham.
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Buck"ra (, n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means \'bddemon, a powerful and superior being.\'b8 J. L. Wilson.] A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
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Buck"ra, a. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
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Buck"ram (, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See Buck, Barracan.] 1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
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Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc. Beck (Draper's Dict. ).
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2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior.
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Buck"ram, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
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2. Stiff; precise. \'bdBuckram dames.\'b8 Brooke.
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Buck"ram, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. Cowper.
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Buck's"-horn` (, n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.
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Buck"shot` (, n. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.
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Buck"skin` (, n. 1. The skin of a buck.
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2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
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3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
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Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,
buckskins claw, man. Burns.
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4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin.
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I have alluded to his buckskin. Thackeray.
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Buck"stall` (, n. A toil or net to take deer.
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Buck"thorn` (, n. (Bot.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.
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Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha\'89.
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Buck"tooth` (, n. Any tooth that juts out.
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When he laughed, two white buckteeth protruded. Thackeray.
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Buck"wheat` (, n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.] 1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.
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2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.
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Bu*col"ic (, a. [L. bucolicus, Gr. kal to drive: cf. F. bucolique. See Cow the animal.] Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
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Bu*col"ic, n. [L. Bucolic\'93n po\'89ma.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. Dryden.
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Bu*col"ic*al (, a. Bucolic.
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\'d8Bu*cra"ni*um (, n.; pl. L. Bucrania (. [L., fr. Gr. A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
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Bud (b, n. [OE. budde; cf. D. bot, G. butze, butz, the core of a fruit, bud, LG. butte in hagebutte, hainbutte, a hip of the dog-rose, or OF. boton, F. bouton, bud, button, OF. boter to bud, push; all akin to E. beat. See Button.] 1. (Bot.) A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower.
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2. (Biol.) A small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism, either free or attached. See Hydra.
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Bud moth (Zo\'94l.), a lepidopterous insect of several species, which destroys the buds of fruit trees; esp. Tmetocera ocellana and Eccopsis malana on the apple tree.
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Bud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Budded; p. pr. & vb. n. Budding.] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot.
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2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.
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3. To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; as, a budding virgin. Shak.
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Syn. -- To sprout; germinate; blossom.
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Bud, v. t. To graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear.
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The apricot and the nectarine may be, and usually are, budded upon the peach; the plum and the peach are budded on each other. Farm. Dict.
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Bud"dha (, n. [Skr. buddha wise, sage, 'the enlightened' fr. budh to know.] 1. The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom.
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2. The title of Siddhartha or Gautama, a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists and the founder of Buddhism; called also Gautama Siddartha or Sakya Sinha (or Muni). From three newly discovered inscriptions of the emperor Asoka it follows that the 37th year of his reign was reckoned as the 257th from the death of Buddha. Hence it is inferred that Buddha died between 482 and 472 B. C. It being agreed that he lived to be eighty, he was born between 562 and 552 B. C. The Buddhist narratives of his life are overgrown with legend and myth. Senart seeks to trace in them the history of the sun-hero. Oldenberg finds in the most ancient traditions -- those of Ceylon -- at least definite historical outlines. Siddhartha, as Buddha was called before entering upon his great mission, was born in the country and tribe of the Sakhyas, at the foot of the Nepalese Himalayas. His father, Suddhodana, was rather a great and wealthy landowner than a king. He passed his youth in opulence at Kapila-vastu, the Sakhya capital. He was married and had a son Rahula, who became a member of his order. At the age of twenty-nine he left parents, wife, and only son for the spiritual struggle of a recluse. After seven years he believed himself possessed of perfect truth, and assumed the title of Buddha, 'the enlightened.' He is represented as having received a sudden illumination as he sat under the Bo-tree, or ' tree of knowledge,' at Bodhgaya or Buddha-Gaya. For twenty-eight or, as later narratives give it, forty-nine days he was variously tempted by Mara. One of his doubts was whether to keep for himself the knowledge won, or to share it. Love triumphed, and he began to preach, at first at Benares. For forty-four years he preached in the region of Benares and Behar. Primitive Buddhism is only to be gathered by inference from the literature of a later time. Buddha did not array himself against the old religion. The doctrines were rather the outgrowth of those of certain Brahmanical schools. His especial concern was salvation from sorrow, and so from existence. There are "four noble truths": (1) existence is suffering; (2) the cause of pain is desire, (3) cessation of pain is possible through the suppression of desire; (4) the way to this is the knowledge and observance of the "good law " of Buddha. The end is Nirvana, the cessation of existence. Buddhism was preached in the vulgar tongue, and had a popular literature and an elaborately organized monastic and missionary system. It made its way into Afghanistan, Bactriana., Tibet, and China. It passed away in India not from Brahman persecution, but rather from internal causes, such as its too abstract nature, too morbid view of life, relaxed discipline, and overgrowth of monasticism, and also because Shivaism and Vishnuism employed many of its own weapons more effectively. The system has been variously modified in dogma and rites in the many countries to which it has spread. It is supposed to number about 850,000,000 of adherents, who are principally in Ceylon, Tibet, China, and Japan.
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Bud"dhism (, n. The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, \'bdthe awakened or enlightened,\'b8 in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirv\'83na) as the greatest good. Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls through all phases and forms of life. Their number was estimated in 1881 at 470,000,000.
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Bud"dhist (, n. One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.
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Bud"dhist, a. Of or pertaining to Buddha, Buddhism, or the Buddhists.
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Bud*dhis"tic (, a. Same as Buddhist, a.
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Bud"ding (, n. 1. The act or process of producing buds.
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2. (Biol.) A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell, at other times becoming free; gemmation. See Hydroidea.
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3. The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.
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Bud"dle (, n. [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake.] (Mining) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.
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Bud"dle, v. i. (Mining) To wash ore in a buddle.
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Bude" burn`er (. [See Bude light.] A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners (the inner rising above the outer) and a central tube by which oxygen gas or common air is supplied.
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Bude" light` (. [From Bude, in Cornwall, the residence of Sir G. Gurney, the inventor.] A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil.
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Budge (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Budged (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Budging.] [F. bouger to stir, move (akin to Pr. bojar, bolegar, to stir, move, It. bulicare to boil, bubble), fr. L. bullire. See Boil, v. i.] To move off; to stir; to walk away.
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I'll not budge an inch, boy. Shak.
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The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did budge
Shak.
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Budge, a. [See Budge, v.] Brisk; stirring; jocund. [Obs.] South.
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Budge, n. [OE. bouge bag, OF. boge, bouge, fr. L. bulga a leathern bag or knapsack; a Gallic word; cf. OIr. bolc, Gael. bolg. Cf. Budge, n.] A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; -- used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.
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Budge, a. 1. Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. \'bdBudge gowns.\'b8 Milton.
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2. Austere or stiff, like scholastics.
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Those budge doctors of the stoic fur. Milton.
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Budge bachelor, one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession. -- Budge barrel (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.
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Budge"ness (, n. Sternness; severity. [Obs.]
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A Sara for goodness, a great Bellona for budgeness. Stanyhurst.
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Budg"er (, n. One who budges. Shak.
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budg"er*i*gar, budgereegah, budgerygah n. small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
Syn. -- budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet.
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\'d8budg"e*row (, n. [Hindi bajr\'be.] A large and commodious, but generally cumbrous and sluggish boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.
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Budg"et (, n. [OE. bogett, bouget, F. bougette bag, wallet, dim. of OF. boge, bouge, leather bag. See Budge, n., and cf. Bouget.] 1. A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.
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2. The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.
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To open the budget, to lay before a legislative body the financial estimates and plans of the executive government.
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budgetary adj. of or pertaining to a budget; as, budgetary considerations.
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budg"ie n. small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
Syn. -- budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet.
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Budg"y, a. [From Budge, n.] Consisting of fur. [Obs.]
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Bud"let (, n. [Bud + -let.] A little bud springing from a parent bud.
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We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are its offspring. E. Darwin.
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Budorcas n. a genus of mammals comprising the gnu goats.
Syn. -- genus Budorcas.
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Buff (b, n. [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F. buffle buffalo. See Buffalo.] 1. A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. \'bdA suit of buff.\'b8 Shak.
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2. The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
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A visage rough,
buff. Dryden.
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3. A military coat, made of buff leather. Shak.
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4. (Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
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5. (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
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6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq.]
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To be in buff is equivalent to being naked. Wright.
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Buff, a. 1. Made of buff leather. Goldsmith.
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2. Of the color of buff.
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Buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] Nares. -- Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.
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Buff, v. t. to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a buff{5}. See Buff, n., 5.
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Buff, v. t. [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See Buffet a blow.] To strike. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Buff, n. [See Buffet.] A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase \'bdBlindman's buff.\'b8 See blindman's buff.
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Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent
Spenser.
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Buff, a. [Of uncertain etymol.] Firm; sturdy.
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And for the good old cause stood buff,
Hudibras.
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\'d8Buf"fa (, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See Buffoon.] The comic actress in an opera. -- a. Comic, farcical.
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Aria buffa, a droll or comic air. -- Opera buffa, a comic opera. See Opera bouffe.
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Buf"fa*lo (, n.; pl. Buffaloes (. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zo\'94l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries. -- Buffalo bird (Zo\'94l.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. -- Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet. -- Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] -- Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. -- Buffalo cod (Zo\'94l.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod. -- Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo\'94l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. -- Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass (Buchlo\'89 dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] -- Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. -- Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.
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buffalofish, buffalo fish n. (Zo\'94l.) 1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomid\'91 (also called suckers see Sucker family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called Bubalichthys urus), the black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger), and the small-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus, formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more important species used as food.
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buffalo nickel a United States five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937 having an image of an American bison (\'bdbuffalo\'b8) on its inverse, and an American Indian on the obverse.
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buffalo soldier A black soldier of the United States army who served in the American west in the late 1800's, often as an indian fighter, and usually as part of an all-black troop; -- the name was given by the indians due to their their kinky hair, and the name was believed also to be a compliment on their courage.
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Buf"fel duck (b. [See Buffalo.] (Zo\'94l.) A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
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Buff"er (b, n. [Prop a striker. See Buffet a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus.
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2. One who polishes with a buff.
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3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
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4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes the term is used in a medical context to mean antacid.
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6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory used to temporarily store input or output data until the receiving device is ready to process it.
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7. any object or person that shields another object or person from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.
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buff"er (b, v. t. (Chem.) to add a buffer{5} to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity.
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buff"ered (b, a. (Chem.) containing a buffer{5}; -- of solutions, usually aqueous solutions.
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Buff"er*head` (, n. The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.
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Bufferin n. [trademark.] a brand of aspirin tablets coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (a \'bdbuffer\'b8); -- sometimes applied generically to any buffered aspirin preparation.
Syn. -- buffered aspirin.
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Buf*fet" (b, n. [F. buffet, LL. bufetum; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. buffet a blow, the root meaning to puff, hence (cf. puffed up) the idea of ostentation or display.] 1. A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.
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Not when a gilt buffet's reflected pride
Pope.
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2. A counter for food or refreshments.
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3. Hence: A restaurant containing such a counter, as at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.
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4. A meal set out on a buffet[2], arranged so that guests may serve themselves and choose those items that they desire; as, a buffet dinner. Diners usually take a plate provided and move in a line past the items on the buffet[2], placing those items they desire on the plate, to be eaten at some convenient place.
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Buf"fet (b, n. [OE. buffet, boffet, OF. buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow, cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the meaning slap, blow, cf. F. soufflet a slap, souffler to blow. See Puff, v. i., and cf. Buffet sidebroad, Buffoon] 1. A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.
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When on his cheek a buffet fell. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.
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Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay. Burke.
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Fortune's buffets and rewards. Shak.
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3. A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
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Go fetch us a light buffet. Townely Myst.
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Buf"fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buffeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Buffeting.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
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They spit in his face and buffeted him. Matt. xxvi. 67.
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2. To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
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The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,
Buffets the bark, and whirls it from the shores. Broome.
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You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own, instead of being buffeted about the world. W. Black.
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3. [Cf. Buffer.] To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
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Buf"fet, v. i. 1. To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
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If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher. Shak.
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2. To make one's way by blows or struggling.
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Strove to buffet to land in vain. Tennyson.
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buffeted adj. struck repeatedly; -- used especially of impact from winds, and sometimes metaphorically; as, buffeted by criticism.
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Buf"fet*er (, n. One who buffets; a boxer. Jonson.
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Buf"fet*ing, n. 1. A striking with the hand.
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2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.
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He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm. Wirt.
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Buf"fin (, n. [So called from resembling buff A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.]
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Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus (. See Buffer, 1.
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Buf"fle (, n. [OE., from F. buffle. See Buffalo.] The buffalo. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
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Buf"fle, v. i. To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] Swift.
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Buf"fle*head` (, n. [Buffle + head.] 1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.]
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What makes you stare so, bufflehead? Plautus (trans. 1694).
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
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Buf"fle-head`ed, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs.]
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So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton.
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\'d8buf"fo (, n. masc. [It. See Buffoon.] (Mus.) The comic actor in an opera.
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buf*foon" (, n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See Buffet a blow.] A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
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buf*foon" (, a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. \'bdBuffoon stories.\'b8 Macaulay.
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To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. Melmoth.
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buf*foon", v. i. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
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Buf*foon", v. t. To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill.
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Buf*foon"er*y (, n.; pl. Buffooneries (. [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.
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Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a \'bdWhat makes you blush?\'b8 Spectator.
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Buf*foon"ish, a. Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures. Blair.
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Buf*foon"ism (, n. The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
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Buf*foon"ly, a. Low; vulgar. [R.]
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Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse. Goodman.
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Buff"y (, a. (Med.) Resembling, or characterized by, buff.
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Buffy coat, the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual. Huxley.
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\'d8Bu"fo (, n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
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Bufonidae n. a natural family comprising the true toads.
Syn. -- family Bufonidae.
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Bu"fon*ite (, n. [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite.] (Paleon.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the o\'94lite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.
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Bug (b, n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]
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Sir, spare your threats:
bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (Cimex lectularius). See Bedbug.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
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bug, when not joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically for bedbug. As a general term it is now used very loosely in America as a colloquial term to mean any small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid, and was formerly used still more loosely in England. \'bdGod's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug that creeps.\'b8 Rogers (Naaman). \'bdThis bug with gilded wings.\'b8 Pope.
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6. (Computers) An error in the coding of a computer program, especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail. See, for example, year 2000 bug. \'bdThat's not a bug, it's a feature!\'b8
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7. Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a plan.
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8. A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or record conversations surreptitiously.
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9. An infectious microorganism; a germ{4}. [Colloq.]
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10. An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be caused by an infectious organism. [Colloq.] In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as \'bdthe bug\'b8.
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11. An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera bug. [Colloq.]
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Bait bug. See under Bait. -- Bug word, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Bug (b, v. t. to annoy; to bother or pester.
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{ Bug`a*boo" (, Bug"bear` } (, n. [See Bug.] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. \'bdBugaboos to fright ye.\'b8 Lloyd.
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But, to the world no bugbear is so great
Pope.
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The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin.
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The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.
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2. a source of concern; as, the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them.
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Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman; boogeyman; booger.
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Bug"bane` (, n. (Bot.) A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculace\'91 and genus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species.
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Bug"bear` (, n. Same as Bugaboo. -- a. Causing needless fright. Locke.
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Bug"bear`, v. t. To alarm with idle phantoms.
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Bug"fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The menhaden. [U.S.]
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Bug"ger (, n. [F. bougre, fr. LL. Bulgarus, a Bulgarian, and also a heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy. Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called heretics, because in the eyes of their adversaries there was nothing more heinous than heresy, and it was therefore thought that the origin of such a vice could only be owing to heretics.] 1. One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.
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2. A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful disparagement. [Low]
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Bug"ger*y (, n. [OF. bougrerie, bogrerie, heresy. See Bugger.] Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.
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Bug"gi*ness (, n. [From Buggy, a.] The state of being infested with bugs.
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Bug"gy (, a. [From Bug.] Infested or abounding with bugs.
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Bug"gy, n.; pl. Buggies. 1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.]
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Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield.
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2. A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and with or without a calash top. [U.S.]
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Buggy cultivator, a cultivator with a seat for the driver. -- Buggy plow, a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also sulky plow.
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Bu"gle (, n. [OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See Cow the animal.] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. E. Phillips.
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Bu"gle, n. [See Bugle a wild ox.] 1. A horn used by hunters.
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2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle.
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Bu"gle, n. [LL. bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. b\'81gel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.] An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black.
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Bu"gle, a. [From Bugle a bead.] Jet black. \'bdBugle eyeballs.\'b8 Shak.
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Bu"gle, n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L. bugillo.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World.
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Yellow bugle, the Ajuga cham\'91pitys.
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Bu"gled (, a. Ornamented with bugles.
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Bu"gle horn` (. 1. A bugle.
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One blast upon his bugle horn
Sir W. Scott.
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2. A drinking vessel made of horn. [Obs.]
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And drinketh of his bugle horn the wine. Chaucer.
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Bu"gler (, n. One who plays on a bugle.
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Bu"gle*weed` (, n. (Bot.) A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. L. Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.
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Bu"gloss (, n.; pl. Buglosses (. [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the A. officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue.
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Small wild bugloss, the Asperugo procumbens and the Lycopsis arvensis. -- Viper's bugloss, a species of Echium.
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Bug"wort` (, n. (Bot.) Bugbane.
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{ Buhl (, Buhl"work } (, n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a French carver in wood.] Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc. [Written also boule, boulework.]
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Buhl"buhl (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Bulbul.
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Buhr"stone` (, n. [OE. bur a whetstone for scythes.] (Min.) A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. [Written also burrstone.]
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Build (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b\'d3l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, b\'94le, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. 1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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Nor aught availed him now
built in heaven high towers. Milton.
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2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
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Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. Shak.
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3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
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I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.
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Syn. -- To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
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Build (b, v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
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2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
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Build, n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship; a great build on a man.
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Build"er (, n. One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.
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In the practice of civil architecture, the builder comes between the architect who designs the work and the artisans who execute it. Eng. Cyc.
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Build"ing, n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
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Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall.
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2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
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The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural. Hosking.
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3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
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Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire
Shak.
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build"up, build-up n. 1. the act of building up an accumulation.
Syn. -- build-up.
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2. the events, such as advertising or publicity, causing increased interest in some coming event. The buildup to Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the series.
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Built (b, n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.
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Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor.
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buirdly adj. strong and heavily built; -- of people. [Scottish]
Syn. -- beefy, burly, husky, strapping, strong, vigorous.
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Buke" mus"lin (. See Book muslin.
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\'d8Buk"shish (, n. See Backsheesh.
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\'d8Bu"lau (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog.
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Bulb (b, n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid.
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2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.
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Bulb of the eye, the eyeball. -- Bulb of a hair, the \'bdroot,\'b8 or part whence the hair originates. -- Bulb of the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. -- Bulb of a tooth, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth.
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3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. Tomlinson.
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3. a light bulb.
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Bulb, v. i. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
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Bul*ba"ceous (, a. [L. bulbaceus. See Bulb, n.] Bulbous. Jonson.
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Bulb"ar (, a. Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or medulla oblongata; as, bulbar paralysis.
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Bulbed (, a. Having a bulb; round-headed.
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Bulb"el (, n. [Dim., fr. bulb, n.] (Bot.) A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants.
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Bul*bif"er*ous (, a. [Bulb,n.+ -ferous: cf. F. bulbif\'8are.] (Bot.) Producing bulbs.
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Bulb"il (?), n. [Dim. fr. bulb.] 1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An a\'89rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated, of propagating the plant; -- called also bulblet and brood bud.
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2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
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Bulb"let (, n. [Bulb,n.+ -let.] (Bot.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some a\'89rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.
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Bul*bose" (, a. Bulbous.
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Bul"bo-tu`ber (, n. [Bulb,n.+ tuber.] (Bot.) A corm.
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Bulb"ous (, a. [L. bulbosus: cf. F. bulbeux. See Bulb, n.] Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.
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\'d8Bul"bul (, n. [Per.] (Zo\'94l.) The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliid\'91. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera. [Written also buhlbuhl.]
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Bul"bule (, n. [L. bulbulus, dim. of bulbus. See Bulb, n.] A small bulb; a bulblet.
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Bul"chin (, n. [Dim. of bull.] A little bull.
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Bulge (b, n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b\'d3lginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge, Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.] 1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
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2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
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3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
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Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.
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Bulge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulging.] 1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
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2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
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And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. Broome.
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Bul"ger (?), n. [From Bulge.] (Golf) A driver or a brassy with a convex face.
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bulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave. [Narrower terms: biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave; gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See-> protrusive.
Syn. -- convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn. -- bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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bulgur n. [Turkish.] parched crushed wheat.
Syn. -- bulghur, bulgur wheat.
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Bul"gy (, a. Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward. [Colloq.]
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{ \'d8Bu*lim"i*a (b, Bu"li*my (, } n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie.] 1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
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2. a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called also bulimia nervosa and binge-purge syndrome. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight.
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bu*lim"ic (b a. 1. of or pertaining to bulimia.
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2. suffering from bulimia.
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\'d8Bu*li"mus (b, n. [L. bulimus hunger. See Bulimy.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America.
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Bulk (b, n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b to be bulky. Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable. Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, \'bdto obtain what by labor can be obtained.\'b8 J. Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel. -- To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the cargo. -- In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold. -- Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks. -- Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure.
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Syn. -- Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness.
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Bulk (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulking.] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
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The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. Leslie Stephen.
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Bulk, n. [Icel. b\'belkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk, n. & v.] A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]
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Here, stand behind this bulk. Shak.
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Bulk"er (, n. (Naut.) A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.
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Bulk"head` (, n. [See Bulk part of a building.] 1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
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2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
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Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.
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Bulk"i*ness (, n. Greatness in bulk; size.
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Bulk"y (, a. Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; as, bulky volumes.
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A bulky digest of the revenue laws. Hawthorne.
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Bull (, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The male of any species of cattle (Bovid\'91); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.
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wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the oryx, a large species of antelope.
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2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action. Ps. xxii. 12.
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3. (Astron.) (a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. (b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.
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At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun,
Bull receives him. Thomson.
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4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5.
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5. a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an expletive. [vulgar]
Syn. -- bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.
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Bull baiting, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them. -- John Bull, a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. \'bdGood-looking young John Bull.\'b8 W. D.Howells. -- To take the bull by the horns, to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it.
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Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.
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Bull bat (Zo\'94l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. -- Bull calf. (a) A stupid fellow. -- Bull mackerel (Zo\'94l.), the chub mackerel. -- Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump. -- Bull snake (Zo\'94l.), the pine snake of the United States. -- Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag. -- Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.
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Bull, v. i. To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do. [Colloq.]
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Bull, v. t. (Stock Exchange) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4.
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Bull, n. [OE. bulle, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud, knob, LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F. bulle. Cf. Bull a writing, Bowl a ball, Boil, v. i.] 1. A seal. See Bulla.
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2. A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated \'bda die Incarnationis,\'b8 i. e., \'bdfrom the day of the Incarnation.\'b8 See Apostolical brief, under Brief.
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A fresh bull of Leo's had declared how inflexible the court of Rome was in the point of abuses. Atterbury.
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3. A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility.
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And whereas the papist boasts himself to be a Roman Catholic, it is a mere contradiction, one of the pope's bulls, as if he should say universal particular; a Catholic schimatic. Milton.
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The Golden Bull, an edict or imperial constitution made by the emperor Charles IV. (1356), containing what became the fundamental law of the German empire; -- so called from its golden seal.
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Syn. -- See Blunder.
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\'d8Bul"la (, n.; pl. Bull\'91 (. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.] 1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.
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2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.
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3. 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.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
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Bul"lace (, n. [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum. (b) The bully tree.
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Bul*lan"tic (, a. [See Bull an edict.] Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. Fry.
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Bullantic letters, Gothic letters used in papal bulls.
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Bul"la*ry (, n. [LL. bullarium: cf. F. bullairie. See Bull an edict.] A collection of papal bulls.
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Bul"la*ry, n.; pl. Bullaries (-r. [Cf. Boilary.] A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery. Crabb.
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And certain salt fats or bullaries. Bills in Chancery.
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Bul"late (b, a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla bubble.] (Biol.) Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.
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Bullate leaf (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.
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Bull"beg`gar (, n. Something used or suggested to produce terror, as in children or persons of weak mind; a bugbear.
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And being an ill-looked fellow, he has a pension from the church wardens for being bullbeggar to all the forward children in the parish. Mountfort (1691).
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Bull" bri`er (. (Bot.) A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.
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Bull"comb*er (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A scaraboid beetle; esp. the Typh\'91us vulgaris of Europe.
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Bull"dog` (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.
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2. (Metal.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
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Bull"dog`, a. Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.
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Bulldog bat (Zo'94l.), a bat of the genus Nyctinomus; -- so called from the shape of its face.
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Bull"doze` (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bulldozed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulldozing.] To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana. [Slang, U.S.]
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Bull"do`zer (, n. One who bulldozes. [Slang]
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Bulled (, a. [Cf. Boln.] Swollen. [Obs.]
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\'d8Bul"len-bul"len (, n. [Native Australian name, from its cry.] (Zo\'94l.) The lyre bird.
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Bul"len-nail` (, n. [Bull large, having a large head + nail.] A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.
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Bul"let (, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.] 1. A small ball.
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2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm.
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3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]
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A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. Stow.
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4. The fetlock of a horse. [See Illust. under Horse.]
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Bullet tree. See Bully tree. -- Bullet wood, the wood of the bullet tree.
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bullethead n. a head shaped like a bullet.
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Bul"le*tin (, n. [F. bulletin, fr. It. bullettino, dim. of bulletta, dim. of bulla, bolla, an edict of the pope, from L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.] 1. A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority for the information of the public.
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2. Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received.
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3. A periodical publication, especially one containing the proceeding of a society.
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bulletin board, a board on which announcements are put, particularly at newsrooms, newspaper offices, etc.
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bul"let-proof`, bul"let*proof` (, a. 1. Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to penetration by a bullet; armored; as, a bulletproof vest; a bulletproof window.
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2. designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse and incapable of malfunction under normal use; as, a bulletproof computer program.
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3. so well thought out as to be resistant to criticism or certain to succeed; as, a bulletproof plan.
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Bull"faced` (, a. Having a large face.
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Bull"feast` (, n. See Bullfight. [Obs.]
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{ Bull"fight` (, Bull"fight`ing }, n. a sport of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American. In the Spanish version a matador kills the bull with a sword after the bull has been weakened by wounds from small barbed rods, and after he has displayed courage and artistic skill in causing the bull to charge many times while he stands still or nearly still. In some versions the bull is not killed. Occasionally the matador is wounded or killed by the bull. -- Bull"fight`er (, n.
Syn. -- corrida.
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bullfighting n. the activity at a bullfight.
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Bull"finch` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
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Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zo\'94l.) See Burion. -- Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
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{ Bull"fist (, Bull"fice } (, n. [Cf. G. bofist, AS. wulfes fist puffball, E. fizz, foist.] (Bot.) A kind of fungus. See Puffball.
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{ Bull" fly` or Bull"fly` } (, n. (Zo\'94l.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.
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Bull"frog` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.
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Bull"head` (, n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus Uranidea, esp. U. gobio of Europe, and U. Richardsoni of the United States; -- called also miller's thumb. (b) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout. (c) A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); -- called also beetlehead. (b) The golden plover.
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3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] Jonson.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) A small black water insect. E. Phillips.
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Bullhead whiting (Zo\'94l.), the kingfish of Florida (Menticirrus alburnus).
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Bull"head`ed (b, a. Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.
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bullheadedness n. resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires.
Syn. -- stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will.
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bullhorn n. a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier.
Syn. -- loud-hailer.
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bullied adj. frightened into submission or compliance.
Syn. -- browbeaten, cowed, hangdog, intimidated.
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Bul"lion (b, n. [Cf. OE. bullyon a hook used for fastening the dress, a button, stud, an embossed ornament of various kinds, e. g., on the cover of a book, on bridles or poitrels, for purses, for breeches and doublets, LL. bullio the swelling of boiling water, a mass of gold or silver, fr. L. bulla boss, stud, bubble (see Bull an edict), or perh. corrupted fr. F. billon base coin, LL. billio bullion. Cf. Billon, Billet a stick.] 1. Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.
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bullion, when smelted and not perfectly refined, or when refined, but in bars, ingots or in any form uncoined, as in plate. The word is often often used to denote gold and silver, both coined and uncoined, when reckoned by weight and in mass, including especially foreign, or uncurrent, coin.
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2. Base or uncurrent coin. [Obs.]
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And those which eld's strict doom did disallow,
bullion, go for current now. Sylvester.
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3. Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc. [Obs.]
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The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound. Skelton.
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4. Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
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Bul"lion*ist, n. An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
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Bul"li*rag (, v. t. [Cf. bully,n. & v., and rag to scold, rail. Cf. Ballarag.] To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger. [Low]
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Bull"ish (, a. Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.
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Let me inform you, a toothless satire is as improper as a toothed sleek stone, and as bullish. Milton.
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Bull"ist, n. [F. bulliste. See Bull an edict.] A writer or drawer up of papal bulls. [R.] Harmar.
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Bul*li"tion (, n. [L. bullire, bullitum, to boil. See Boil, v. i.] The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition. Bacon.
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Bull Moose. (U. S. Politics) (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt \'bdlike a bull moose.\'b8 [Cant] (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of 1912. -- Bull Mooser. [Cant]
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bull"-necked` (, a. Having a short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull. Sir W. Scott. [Narrower terms: mesomorphic]
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Bul"lock (, n. [AS. bulluc a young bull. See Bull.] 1. A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.
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Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old. Judges vi. 25.
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2. An ox, steer, or stag.
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Bul"lock, v. t. To bully. [Obs.]
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She shan't think to bullock and domineer over me. Foote.
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Bul"lock's-eye` (, n. See Bull's-eye, 3.
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\'d8Bul"lon (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A West Indian fish (Scarus Croicensis).
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bull"pen` (b, n. (Baseball) 1. an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field, where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial pitches before playing.
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2. [collective] the relief pitchers on a baseball team. Contrasted with starters.
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Bull"pout` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Bullhead, 1 (b).
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Bull"-roar`er (?), n. A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise. It is used as a toy, and among some races in certain religious rites.
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Bull's"-eye` (, n. 1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.
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2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.
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3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.
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4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.
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5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself. Dickens.
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6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.
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7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.
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8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.
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9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. [Colloq.]
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10. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; as, to score a bull's eye.
Syn. -- bell ringer, mark.
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bullshit n. a ludicrously false statement. [vulgar]
Syn. -- bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.
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bullshit v. to talk through one's hat. [vulgar]
Syn. -- waffle, bull, fake.
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bullshot n. vodka and beef bouillon or consomme.
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bull"snake`, bull" snake` (b, n. any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes of the genus Pituophis. They include the gopher snake and pine snake.
Syn. -- .
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Bull's"-nose` (, n. (Arch.) An external angle when obtuse or rounded.
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n. 1. by crossing the bulldog with terriers.
Syn. -- bull terrier.
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Bull" ter`ri*er, bull"ter`rier (b. (Zo\'94l.) A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
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Bull" trout` (. (Zo\'94l.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and Salmo Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout. (b) Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon; -- called also Dolly Varden trout and red-spotted trout. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.
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Bull"weed` (, n. [Bole a stem + weed.] (Bot.) Knapweed. Prior.
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Bull"wort` (, n. (Bot.) See Bishop's-weed.
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Bul"ly (b, n.; pl. Bullies (b. [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb\'84k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.] 1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous, who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
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Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. Palmerston.
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2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] Shak.
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{ Bul"ly (b, n., Bul"ly beef` (b }. [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See Boil, v. The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.] Pickled or canned beef.
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Bul"ly (b, a. 1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] \'bdBless thee, bully doctor.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]
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Bul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully{1} toward.
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For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. Tatler.
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Syn. -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
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Bul"ly, v. i. To act as a bully{1}.
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bul"ly (b, interj. Well done! Excellent!
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bullying adj. Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.
Syn. -- blustery.
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bul"ly pul"pit (, n. An exceptionally advantageous position from which to extol one's ideas; -- applied especially to the presidency of the United States, which was described thus by President Theodore Rossevelt.
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bul"ly*rag (b, v. t. Same as Bullirag.
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Bul"ly*rook` (b, n. A bully. [Slang Obs.] Shak.
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Bul"ly tree` (b. (Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotace\'91, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha.
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Bul"rush` (b, n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.) A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
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bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat-tail (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) and to the lake club-rush (Scirpus lacustris); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
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\'d8Bulse (, n. A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc. [India] Macaulay.
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Bul"tel (, n. [LL. bultellus. See Bolt to sift.] A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran. [Obs.]
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Bul"ti (, n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Bolty.
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\'d8Bul"tong (?), n. Biltong.
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Bul"tow` (, n. A trawl; a boulter; the mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
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Bul"wark (, n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw. bolwerk, Dan. bolv\'84rk, bulv\'84rk, rampart; akin to G. bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See Bole stem, and Work, n., and cf. Boulevard.] 1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
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2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
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The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island. Blackstone.
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3. pl. (Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck.
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Syn. -- See Rampart.
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Bul"wark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bulwarked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulwarking.] To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
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Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed
Glover.
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Bum (b, n. [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.] The buttock. [Low] Shak.
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bum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bummed (; p. pr. & vb. n. bumming ( [See Boom, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson.
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to bum around to wander about idly or aimlessly.
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bum (b, v. t. To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, to bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee; -- usually with inexpensive items as the object. [informal]
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Bum, n. A humming noise. Halliwell.
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Bum"bail"iff (, n. [A corruption of bound bailiff.] [Low, Eng.] See Bound bailiff, under Bound, a.
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Bum"bard (. See Bombard. [Obs.]
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Bum"barge` (, n. See Bumboat. Carlyle.
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Bum"bast (. See Bombast. [Obs.]
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Bum"be*lo (, n.; pl. Bumbeloes (. [It. bombola.] A glass used in subliming camphor. [Spelled also bombolo and bumbolo.]
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Bum"ble (, n. [See Bump to boom.] (Zo\'94l.) The bittern. [Local, Eng.]
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Bum"ble, v. i. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.
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As a bittern bumbleth in the mire. Chaucer.
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Bum"ble, v. i. to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with around.
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Bum"ble, v. t. to bungle (a task).
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Bum"ble*bee` (, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zo\'94l.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.
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Bum"ble*pup`py (?), n. [Origin unknown; cf. Bumble, n.] 1. The old game of nineholes.
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2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.
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bumbling adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; as, a bumbling mechanic.
Syn. -- bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.
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Bum"boat` (, n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.] (Naut.) A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.
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Bum"kin (, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]
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\'d8Bum"ma*lo (, n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck.
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bum"mer (b, n. 1. An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a loafer; a dissipated sponger; one who bums. [Slang, U.S.]
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2. an unpleasant event, experience, or situation; as, getting caught in a cloudburst while wearing my best suit was a bummer. [Slang, U.S.]
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Bum"me*ry (, n. See Bottomery. [Obs.]
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There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief against a bummery bond. R. North.
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Bump (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bumped (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bumping.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v. i., boom to roar.] To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
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Bump, v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump. \'bdBumping and jumping.\'b8 Southey.
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Bump (, n. [From Bump to strike, to thump.] 1. A thump; a heavy blow.
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2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
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It had upon its brow
bump as big as a young cockerel's stone. Shak.
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3. (Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of \'bdveneration;\'b8 the bump of \'bdacquisitiveness.\'b8 [Colloq.]
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4. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [Eng.]
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Bump, v. i. [See Boom to roar.] To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
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As a bittern bumps within a reed. Dryden.
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Bump, n. The noise made by the bittern.
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Bum"per (, n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large drinking vessel.] 1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.
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He frothed his bumpers to the brim. Tennyson.
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2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. [Cant]
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Bump"er (, n. 1. That which bumps or causes a bump.
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2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.
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3. (Motor vehicles) a protective guard device, usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.
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bumper-to-bumper adj. moving slowly with little space between; -- used of road traffic. bumper-to-bumper traffic
Syn. -- crawling.
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Bump"kin (, n. [The same word as bumkin, which Cotgrave defines thus: \'bdBumkin, Fr. chicambault, the luffe-block, a long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore-sayle and sprit-sayle are fastened, when a ship goes by the winde.\'b8 Hence, a clumsy man may easily have been compared to such a block of wood; cf. OD. boomken a little tree. See Boom a pole.] An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout. \'bdBashful country bumpkins.\'b8 W. Irving.
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bump"kin*ly adj. unsophisticated in a manner resembling a lifelong resident of rural areas; as, bumpkinly country boys.
Syn. -- hick, rustic, unsophisticated.
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Bump"tious (, a. Self-conceited; forward; pushing. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
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Bump"tious*ness, n. Conceitedness. [Colloq.]
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{ Bun, Bunn } (, n. [Scot. bun, bunn, OE. bunne, bonne; fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. bunna, Gael. bonnach, or OF. bugne tumor, Prov. F. bugne a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. bungo bulb, MHG. bunge, Prov. E. bung heap, cluster, bunny a small swelling.] 1. any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust; as, a hot cross bun.
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2. a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a coil or knot at the top of the head.
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3. pl. the buttocks. [slang]
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BUN n. [acronym] (Med.) same as blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function. Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of nitrogen per 100 ml in the form of urea. Stedman.
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Buna n. [trademark.] a synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with another substance such as acrylonitrile or styrene.
Syn. -- buna-S. [WordNet 1.5]

bunce n. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.
Syn. -- windfall, gravy, godsend.
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Bunch (b, n. [Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
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They will carry . . . their treasures upon the bunches of camels. Isa. xxx. 6.
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2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys.
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3. (Mining) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. Page.
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Bunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunched (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunching.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
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Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. Woodward.
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Bunch, v. t. To form into a bunch or bunches.
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Bunch"-backed` (, a. Having a bunch on the back; crooked. \'bdBunch-backed toad.\'b8 Shak.
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Bunch"ber`ry (, n. (Bot.) The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.
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Bunch" grass` (. (Bot.) A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass.
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Bunch"i*ness (, n. The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.
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Bunch"y (, a. 1. Swelling out in bunches.
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An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled. Phaer.
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2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; as, the bird's bunchy tail.
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3. (Mining) Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; as, a bunchy mine. Page.
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Bun"co (, n. see bunko. [Written also bunko.]
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{ Bun"combe, Bun"kum } (, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.]
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All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. Haliburton.
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To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly.
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na\'8bve old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the \'bfQuestion,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to \'bfmake a speech for Buncombe.'\'b8 W. Darlington.
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\'d8Bund (, n. [G.] League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
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\'d8Bund (, n. [Hindi band.] An embankment against inundation. [India] S. Wells Williams.
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\'d8Bun"der (, n. [Pers. bandar a landing place, pier.] A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods.
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\'d8Bun"des*rath` (b, 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.
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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.
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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. M\'81ller's Pol. Hist.).
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\'d8Bun"des-Ver*samm"lung (?), n. [G.; bund confederacy + versammlung assembly.] See Legislature, Switzerland.
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Bun"dle (b, n. [OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. b\'81ndel, 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; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.
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The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend. Goldsmith.
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Bundle pillar (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale.
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Bun"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bundled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bundling (.] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.
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2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony.
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They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach. T. Hook.
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3. to sell together as a single item at one inclusive price; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together.
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To bundle off, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony; as, the working mothers bundle their children off to school and then try to get themselves to work on time. -- To bundle one's self up, to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously.
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Bun"dle, v. i. 1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.
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2. To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping. Bartlett.
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Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses. W. Irving.
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To bundle up, to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously.
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bun"dled a. sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together.
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bundled-up adj. dressed warmly; as, bundled-up sailors and soldiers.
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bundling n. 1. a former custom, especially in New England, in which unmarried couples occupied the same bed without undressing, especially during courtship. See bundle{2}, v. i.
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2. the act of binding something into a bundle.
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3. the act of shoving hastily; as, she complained about bundling the children off to school.
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\'d8Bun"do*bust (?), n. [Hind. & Per. bando-bast tying and binding.] System; discipline. [India]
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He has more bundobust than most men. Kipling.
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Bung (b, n. [Cf. W. bwng orfice, bunghole, Ir. buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine.] 1. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
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2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
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3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]
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You filthy bung, away. Shak.
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Bung, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunging (.] To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.
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To bung up, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low]
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He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote).
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bungaloid adj. 1. of or pertaining to a bungalow; similar to a bungalow.
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2. having many bungalows. the bungaloid suburbs
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Bun"ga*low (, n. [Bengalee b\'bengl\'be] A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda. [India]
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\'d8Bun"ga*rum (, n. [Bungar, the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.
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Bun"gee (, n. 1. (Aeronautics) a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation.
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2. same as bungee cord.
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Bun"gee cord (, n. a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart.
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Bun"gee jump`, Bun"gee jump`ing (, n. an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water.
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Bung"hole` (, n. See Bung, n., 2. Shak.
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Bun"gle (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling (.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
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Bun"gle, v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
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I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
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Bun"gle (, n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
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Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
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bungled adj. performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.
Syn. -- botched, goofed up.
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Bun"gler (, n. A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.
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If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such! Barrow.
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bunglesome adj. awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a load of bunglesome paraphernalia.
Syn. -- awkward, clumsy, ungainly.
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Bun"gling (, a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift.
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They make but bungling work. Dryden.
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Bun"gling*ly, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly.
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Bun"go (, n. (Naut.) A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States. Bartlett.
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Bun"ion (, n. (Med.) Same as Bunyon.
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bunji-bunji n. an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose bark yields a poison.
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Bunk (b, n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. Bunch.] 1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]
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2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers; as, to sleep in the top bunk.
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3. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.]
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4. a bed. [informal]
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Bunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunking.] To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
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Bunk"bed (b, n. A type of multiple bed in which the individual beds are arranged one above the other. It is used to save space in crowded quarters.
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Bun"ker (, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. Bunk, Bank, Bench.]
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1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.
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3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.
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5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground, especially one which is closed on top and has protective walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For defending positions it usually has windows to view the surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning operations or storage, a bunker may be completely underground with no direct access to the surface.
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Bun"ker, v. t. (Golf) To drive (the ball) into a bunker.
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bunk"mate` n. 1. someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as oneself.
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Bun"ko (, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at cards. Cf. Bank (in the commercial sense).] A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling tactic. [Written also bunco.]
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Bun"ko (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bunkoing.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc.
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Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko. [Slang, U.S.]
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Bun"kum (, n. See Buncombe.
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Bunn (, n. See Bun.
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Bun"nian (, n. See Bunyon.
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Bun"ny (, n. (Mining) A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it.
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Bun"ny, n. A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel.
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{ \'d8Bu`no*don"ta (, Bu"no*donts (, } n. pl. [NL. bunodonta, fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.
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buns n. pl. the buttocks. [Slang]
Syn. -- buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.
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bunsen n. 1. same as bunsen burner; a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air.
Syn. -- bunsen burner, etna.
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Bun"sen burn"er, Bun"sen's burn"er (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.
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Bun"sen's bat"ter*y (. See under Battery.
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Bun"sen cell (?). (Elec.) A zinc-carbon cell in which the zinc (amalgamated) is surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid, and the carbon by nitric acid or a chromic acid mixture, the two plates being separated by a porous cup.
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Bunt (b, n. (Bot.) A fungus (Ustilago f\'d2tida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
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Bunt, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.
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Bunt, n. A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of bunting the ball.
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Bunt, v. i. (Naut.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
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Bunt, v. t. & i. 1. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.
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2. (Baseball) To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.
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buntal n. a fine white Philippine fiber from the stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats.
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Bun"ter (, n. 1. A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman. [Cant]
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Her . . . daughters, like bunters in stuff gowns. Goldsmith.
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2. (Baseball) a batter who bunts{2}.
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Bun"ting (, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo\'94l.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillid\'91).
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Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (E. hortulana); the cirl (E. cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Po\'94c\'91tes gramineus or Po\'d2cetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting.
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{ Bun"ting, Bun"tine } (, n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
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Bunt"line (, n. [2d bunt + line.] (Naut.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in. Totten.
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{ Bun"yon, Bun"ion } (, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See Bun.] (Med.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the burs\'91 muscos\'91), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe.
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Buoy (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr. OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou\'82e a buoy, from L. boia. \'bdBoiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae.\'b8 Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.) A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.
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Anchor buoy, a buoy attached to, or marking the position of, an anchor. -- Bell buoy, a large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the waves. -- Breeches buoy. See under Breeches. -- Cable buoy, an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage. -- Can buoy, a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron, usually conical or pear-shaped. -- Life buoy, a float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them. -- Nut buoy or Nun buoy, a buoy large in the middle, and tapering nearly to a point at each end. -- To stream the buoy, to let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor. -- Whistling buoy, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
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Buoy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buoyed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Buoying.] 1. To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up.
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2. To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
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Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title. Burke.
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3. To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel.
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Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed. Darwin.
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Buoy, v. i. To float; to rise like a buoy. \'bdRising merit will buoy up at last.\'b8 Pope.
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Buoy"age (, n. Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys.
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Buoy"ance (, n. Buoyancy. [R.]
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Buoy"an*cy (, n.; pl. Buoyancies (. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water.
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2. (Physics) The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced.
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Such are buoyancies or displacements of the different classes of her majesty's ships. Eng. Cyc.
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3. Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.
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Buoy"ant (, a. [From Buoy, v. t. & i.] 1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. \'bdBuoyant on the flood.\'b8 Pope.
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2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.
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The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.
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3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
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Bu*pres"ti*dan (, n. [L. buprestis, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus Buprestis and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larv\'91 are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees.
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{ Bur, Burr } (b, n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, \'bdthe downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,\'b8 fr. L. burrae trifles, LL. reburrus rough.] 1. (Bot.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock; a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs.
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Amongst rude burs and thistles. Milton.
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Bur and brake and brier. Tennyson.
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2. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
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3. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
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4. The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
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5. The sweetbread.
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6. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
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7. (Mech.) (a) A small circular saw. (b) A triangular chisel. (c) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- especially a small drill bit used by dentists.
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8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra, a knob, bunch.] (Zo\'94l.) The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head. [Commonly written burr.]
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Bur oak (Bot.), a useful and ornamental species of oak (Quercus macrocarpa) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough, close-grained, and durable. -- Bur reed (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sparganium, having long ribbonlike leaves.
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Burberry n. a light gabardine raincoat of the type made by Burberry's of London.
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burble v. to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially brooks.
Syn. -- ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle.
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burbling burbly adj. 1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; as, a novel told in burbly panting tones.
Syn. -- effusive, gushing.
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2. bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of water.
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Bur"bolt` (, n. A birdbolt. [Obs.] Ford.
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Bur"bot (, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zo\'94l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also burbolt.]
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eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species (L. maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.
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Bur`de*lais" (, n. [F. bourdelais, prob. fr. bordelais. See Bordelais.] A sort of grape. Jonson.
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Bur"den (b, n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr; akin to Icel. byr, Dan. byrde, Sw. b\'94rda, G. b\'81rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba\'a3r, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. \'fb92. See 1st Bear.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load.
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Plants with goodly burden bowing. Shak.
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2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
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Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,
burden grown. Swift.
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3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
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4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
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5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. Raymond.
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6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
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7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
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Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens. -- Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed.
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Syn. -- Burden, Load. A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.
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Bur"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burdening (.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
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I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. 2 Cor. viii. 13.
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2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
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My burdened heart would break. Shak.
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3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]
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It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. Coleridge.
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Syn. -- To load; encumber; overload; oppress.
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Bur"den (b, n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.] 1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.
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I would sing my song without a burden. Shak.
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2. The drone of a bagpipe. Ruddiman.
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Bur"den, n. [See Burdon.] A club. [Obs.] Spenser.
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bur"dened adj. bearing a heavy load; as, a hiker burdened with a heavy backpack.
Syn. -- heavy-laden, laden, weighed down.
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Bur"den*er (, n. One who loads; an oppressor.
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Bur"den*ous (, a. Burdensome. [Obs.] \'bdBurdenous taxations.\'b8 Shak.
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Bur"den*some (, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
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The debt immense of endless gratitude
burdensome. Milton.
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Syn. -- Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome.
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-- Bur"den*some*ly, adv. -- Bur"den*some*ness, n.
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Bur"dock (, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.
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burdock is the Lappa officinalis.
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Bur"don (, n. [See Bourdon.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also burden.] Rom. of R.
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Bu"reau (, n.; pl. E. Bureaus (, F. Bureaux (. [F. bureau a writing table, desk, office, OF., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to F. bure, and fr. OF. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. L. burrus red, fr. Gr. Fire, n., and cf. Borel, n.] 1. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. Swift.
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2. The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
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3. Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
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bureaux; as, the Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England and America, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the \'bdPension Bureau,\'b8 a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior. [Obs.] In Spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.
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4. A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. [U.S.]
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Bureau system. See Bureaucracy. -- Bureau Veritas, an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. It was founded in Belgium in 1828, removed to Paris in 1830, and re\'89stablished in Brussels in 1870.
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Bu*reau"cra*cy (, n. [Bureau + Gr. bureaucratie.] 1. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
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2. Government officials, collectively; -- used especially of nonelected government officials.
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Bu*reau"crat (, n. An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine. C. Kingsley.
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bureaucratese n. the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials; officialese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague abstractions, and circumlocutions.
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{ Bu`reau*crat"ic (, Bu`reau*crat"ic*al (, } a. [Cf. F. bureaucratique.] Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy.
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bureaucratism n. nonelective government officials; same as bureaucracy.
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Bu*reau"cra*tist (, n. An advocate for, or supporter of, bureaucracy.
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Bur"el (, n. & a. Same as Borrel.
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\'d8Bu*rette" (, n. [F., can, cruet, dim. of buire flagon.] (Chem.) An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.
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Bur" fish` (. (Zo\'94l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
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Burg (, n. [AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st Borough.] 1. A fortified town. [Obs.]
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2. A borough. [Eng.] See 1st Borough.
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Burg"age (, n. [From Burg: cf. F. bourgage, LL. burgagium.] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. Burrill.
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Bur"gall (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A small marine fish; -- also called cunner.
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Bur"ga*mot (, n. See Bergamot.
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Bur"ga*net (, n. See Burgonet.
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Bur"gee (, n. 1. A kind of small coat.
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2. (Naut.) A swallow-tailed flag; a distinguishing pennant, used by cutters, yachts, and merchant vessels.
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Bur*geois" (b, n. (Print.) See 1st Bourgeois.
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\'d8Bur*geois" (b, n. A burgess; a citizen. See 2d Bourgeois. [R.] Addison.
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Bur"geon (, v. i. To bud. See Bourgeon.
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Bur"gess (, n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr. burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st Borough, and cf. 2d Bourgeois.] 1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. Blackstone.
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burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city.\'b8 Burrill.
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2. One who represents a borough in Parliament.
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3. A magistrate of a borough.
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4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers.
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burgesses; they are now called delegates.
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Burgess oath. See Burgher, 2.
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Bur"gess-ship (, n. The state of privilege of a burgess. South.
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Burg"grave (, n. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave.] (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.
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Burgh (, n. [OE. See Burg.] A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.
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Burgh"al (, a. Belonging to a burgh.
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Burgh"bote` (, n. [Burgh + bote.] (Old Law) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
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Burgh"brech` (, n. [Burgh + F. br\'8ache, equiv. to E. breach.] (AS. Law) The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill.
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Burgh"er (, n. [From burgh; akin to D. burger, G. b\'81rger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See Burgh.] 1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess \'bdthe true religion professed within the realm\'b8), the opposite party being called antiburghers.
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Burgh"er*mas`ter (, n. See Burgomaster.
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Burgh"er*ship (, n. The state or privileges of a burgher.
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Burgh"mas`ter (, n. 1. A burgomaster.
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2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster. [Eng.]
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Burgh"mote` (, n. (AS. Law) [Burgh + mote meeting.] A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly.
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Bur"glar (, n. [OE. burg town, F. bourg, fr. LL. burgus (of German origin) + OF. lere thief, fr. L. latro. See Borough, and Larceny.] (Law) One guilty of the crime of burglary.
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Burglar alarm, a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without.
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Bur"glar*er (, n. A burglar. [Obs.]
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Bur*gla"ri*ous (, a. Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.
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To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry. Blackstone.
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Bur*gla"ri*ous*ly, adv. With an intent to commit burglary; in the manner of a burglar. Blackstone.
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burglarproof adj. secure against burglary.
Syn. -- burglar-proof.
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Bur"gla*ry (, n.; pl. Burglaries (. [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. Wharton. Burrill.
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burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.
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burgle v. [by back-formation from burglar.] to commit a burglary; to enter and rob a dwelling.
Syn. -- burglarize, heist.
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Bur"go*mas`ter (, n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, b\'81rgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master.] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
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Bur"go*net (, n. [F. bouruignotte, because the Burgundians, F. Bouruignons, first used it.] A kind of helmet. [Written also burganet.] Shak.
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Bur"goo (, n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.] A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [Written also burgout.]
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Bur"grass` (, n. (Bot.) Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
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Bur"grave (, n. [F.] See Burggrave.
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Bur"gun*dy (, n. 1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
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2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France.
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Burgundy pitch, a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.
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Burh (, n. See Burg. [Obs.]
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{ Bur"hel, Burr"hel } (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).
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Burhinidae n. a natural family of large wading birds resembling the plovers; the stone curlews.
Syn. -- family Burhinidae.
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Burhinus n. type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews.
Syn. -- genus Burhinus.
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Bur"i*al (, n. [OE. buriel, buriels, grave, tomb, AS. byrgels, fr. byrgan to bury, and akin to OS. burgisli sepulcher.] 1. A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. [Obs.]
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The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and biriels weren opened. Wycliff [Matt. xxvii. 51, 52].
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2. The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment. \'bdTo give a public burial.\'b8 Shak.
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Now to glorious burial slowly borne. Tennyson.
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Burial case, a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body. -- Burial ground, a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies. -- Burial place, any place where burials are made. -- Burial service. (a) The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service. (b) That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment; as, the English burial service.
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Syn. -- Sepulture; interment; inhumation.
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buried adj. 1. covered from view; as, her face buried (or hidden) in her hands; buried in the smoke of many rifles.
Syn. -- hidden.
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2. placed in a grave; as, the hastily buried corpses. Opposite of unburied.
Syn. -- inhumed, interred.
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Bur"i*er (, n. One who, or that which, buries.
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Till the buriers have buried it. Ezek. xxxix. 15.
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And darkness be the burier of the dead. Shak.
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Bu"rin (, n. [F. burin, cf. It. burino, bulino; prob. from OHG. bora borer, bor\'d3n to bore, G. bohren. See 1st Bore.] 1. The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.
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2. The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.
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Bu"rin*ist, n. One who works with the burin. For. Quart. Rev.
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Bu"ri*on (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Carpodacus frontalis); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch. [Written also burrion.]
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Burke (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burking.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.
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2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.
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The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits. C. Reade.
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Burk"ism (, n. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.
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Burl (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burled (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Burling.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre. \'fb92. See Bur.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.
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Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.
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Burl, n. 1. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
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2. An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences.
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Bur"lap (, n. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc. [Written also burlaps.]
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burled (b, adj. having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl{2}, or one resembling such a pattern, in contrast to the regular wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines; -- of wood.
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Burl"er (, n. One who burls or dresses cloth.
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Bur*lesque" (, a. [F. burlesque, fr. It. burlesco, fr. burla jest, mockery, perh. for burrula, dim. of L. burrae trifles. See Bur.] Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.
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It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras. Addison.
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Bur*lesque" (, n. 1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
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Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first represents mean persons in the accouterments of heroes, the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people. Addison.
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2. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.
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The dull burlesque appeared with impudence,
Dryden.
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3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
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Who is it that admires, and from the heart is attached to, national representative assemblies, but must turn with horror and disgust from such a profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that sacred institute? Burke.
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Syn. -- Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.
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Bur*lesque" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burlesqued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burlesquing (.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
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They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule. Stillingfleet.
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Bur*lesque", v. i. To employ burlesque.
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Bur*les"quer (, n. One who burlesques.
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\'d8Bur*let"ta (b, n. [It., dim. of burla mockery. See Burlesque, a.] (Mus.) A comic operetta; a music farce. Byron.
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Bur"li*ness (b, n. Quality of being burly.
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Bur"ly (b, a. [OE. burlich strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Cf. Bower.] 1. Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; -- now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals, in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky. \'bdBurly sacks.\'b8 Drayton.
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In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was] somewhat corpulent and burly. Sir T. More.
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Burly and big, and studious of his ease. Cowper.
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2. Coarse and rough; boisterous.
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It was the orator's own burly way of nonsense. Cowley.
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Bur"man (, n.; pl. Burmans (. [\'bdThe softened modern M'yan-ma, M'yan-ma [native name] is the source of the European corruption Burma.\'b8 Balfour.], (Ethnol.) A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burma; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burma; a Burmese. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah. Burma is now (1998) named Myanmar.
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Burmannia n. the type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth.
Syn. -- genus Burmannia.
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Burmanniaceae n. a natural family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal or bractlike leaves and small flowers.
Syn. -- family Burmanniaceae.
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Bur" mar"i*gold (. See Beggar's ticks.
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Bur`mese" (, a. Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or the natives of Burma (Myanmar). Also (sing.), the language of the Burmans.
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Burmese-Yi n. a language spoken in Northern Burma and Yunnan.
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Burn (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burned (bBurnt (bp. pr. & vb. n. Burning.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b\'91rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. br\'91nde, Sw. br\'84nna, brinna, Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp.), and possibly to E. fervent.] 1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. \'bdWe'll burn his body in the holy place.\'b8 Shak.
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2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass.
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3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime.
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4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block.
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5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper.
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This tyrant fever burns me up. Shak.
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This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. Dryden.
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When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the Ecclus. xliii. 20, 21.
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6. (Surg.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.
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7. (Chem.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen.
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To burn, To burn together, as two surfaces of metal (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state. -- To burn a bowl (Game of Bowls), to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. -- To burn daylight, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. Shak. -- To burn one's fingers, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. -- To burn out, (a) to destroy or obliterate by burning. \'bdMust you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?\'b8 Shak. (b) to force (people) to flee by burning their homes or places of business; as, the rioters burned out the Chinese businessmen. -- To be burned out, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents. -- To burn up, To burn down, to burn entirely.<-- To burn a card (Casino Gambling), to take one or more cards from the top of the deck and put it in the discard pile, without using it in the deal. This practise is used to reduce the likelihood that a player can discern the value of any cards dealt, by viewing the top card (which may be marked) before the deal. Used especialy in Blackjack. -->
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Burn, v. i. 1. To be of fire; to flame. \'bdThe mount burned with fire.\'b8 Deut. ix. 15.
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2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.
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Your meat doth burn, quoth I. Shak.
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3. To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever.
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Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way? Luke xxiv. 32.
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The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne,
Burned on the water. Shak.
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Burning with high hope. Byron.
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The groan still deepens, and the combat burns. Pope.
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The parching air
Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Milton.
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4. (Chem.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine.
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5. In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought. [Colloq.]
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To burn up, To burn down, to be entirely consumed.
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Burn, n. 1. A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat.
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2. The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn.
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3. A disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6.
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Burn, n. [See 1st Bourn.] A small stream. [Scot.]
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Burn"a*ble (, a. Combustible. Cotgrave.
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Burned (, p. p. & a. See Burnt.
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Burned (, p. p. Burnished. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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burned-out burnt-out adj. prenom. 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.
Syn. -- burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn out(predicate).
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2. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; as, barricaded the street with burned-out cars.
Syn. -- burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate).
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Burn"er (, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.
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2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.
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Bunsen's burner (Chem.), see Bunsen burner. -- Argand burner, Rose burner, etc. See under Argand, Rose, etc.
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Bur"net (, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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Burnet moth (Zo\'94l.), in England, a handsome moth (Zyg\'91na filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings. -- Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See Saxifrage. -- Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis). -- Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium oficinalis (or Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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Bur"nett*ize (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnettized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnettizing.] (Manuf.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett.
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Burn"ie (, n. [See 4th Burn.] A small brook. [Scot.] Burns.
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Bur"nie*bee` (, n. The ladybird. [Prov. Eng.]
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Burn"ing, a. 1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
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2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal.
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Like a young hound upon a burning scent. Dryden.
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Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.
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Burn"ing, n. The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.
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Burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol. -- Burning glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus. -- Burning house (Metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites. Weale. -- Burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.
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Syn. -- Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.
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Bur"nish (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a.] To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
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The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
Dryden.
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Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun. Cunningham.
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Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.
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Bur"nish, v. i. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
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A slender poet must have time to grow,
burnish as his brothers do. Dryden.
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My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. Herbert.
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Bur"nish, n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw.
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Bur"nish*er (, n. 1. One who burnishes.
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2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses.
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{ Bur"noose, Bur"nous } (, n. [Ar. burnus a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous, burnous, Sp. al-bornoz, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached.] 1. A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.
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2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc.]
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burn out v. i. 1. To burn till the fuel is exhausted; as, when the candle burned out the room was totally dark; the firefighters couldn't control the oil tank fire and had to let it burn out by itself.
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2. To stop functioning due to failure of some component caused by the heat of the electrical current used in its operation; -- of electrical devices.
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3. To become apathetic or depressed, and cease to function effectively, due to the fatigue and frustration of prolonged stress and overwork; -- of people; as, the stress in the bond market is so great that many traders burn out after only ten years on the job.
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Burn"stic`kle (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
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Burnt (, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.
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Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See Smut. -- Burnt offering, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also burnt sacrifice. [2 Sam. xxiv. 22.]
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burn-up n. a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road. [British slang]
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burnup n. the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor).
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burp v. i. to same as belch; as, In China it is polite to burp at the table.
Syn. -- bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas.
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burp v. t. to cause to belch; -- used especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants; as, mother fed and burped the baby, and put her to bed.
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burp, burping n. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
Syn. -- belch, belching, burping, eructation.
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Burr (b, n. [See Bur.] (Bot.) 1. A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
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2. The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
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The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs. Tomlinson.
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3. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
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4. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
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5. The lobe or lap of the ear.
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6. [Probably of imitative origin.] A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle burr, Northumberland burr, or Tweedside burr.
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7. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
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Burr (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burring.] To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. Mrs. Browning.
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Bur"rel (, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. Borel, n.), or F. beurr\'82 butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. Butter.] A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.
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Bur"rel, n. Same as Borrel.
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Bur"rel fly` (. [From its reddish color. See 1st Burrel.] (Zo\'94l.) The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). See Gadfly.
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Bur"rel shot` (. [Either from annoying the enemy like a burrel fly, or, less probably, fr. F. bourreler to sting, torture.] (Gun.) A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. [R.]
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burrfish n. any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines.
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Burr"ing ma*chine" (. A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances.
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burrito n. (Mexico) a flour tortilla folded around a filling.
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Burr" mill"stone` (. See Buhrstone.
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Bur"ro (, n. [Sp., an ass.] (Zo\'94l.) A donkey. [Southern U.S.]
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Bur"rock (, n. [Perh. from AS. burg, burh, hill + -ock.] A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed. Knight.
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Bur"row (, n. [See 1st Borough.] 1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
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2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
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3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
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4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
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Bur"row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.] 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
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2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
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Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burke.
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Burrowing owl (Zo\'94l.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
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Bur"row*er (, n. One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.
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Burr"stone`, n. See Buhrstone.
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Burr"y (, a. Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool.
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\'d8Bur"sa (, n.; pl. Burs\'91 (. [L. See Burse.] (Anat.) Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
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Bur"sal (, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs\'91.
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Bur"sar (, n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See Burse, and cf. Purser.] 1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery.
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2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.
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Bur"sar*ship, n. The office of a bursar.
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Bur"sa*ry (, n.; pl. -ries (. [LL. bursaria. See Bursar.] 1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
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2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. \'bdNo woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift.\'b8 Southey.
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\'d8Bursch (, n.; pl. Burschen (. [G., ultimately fr. LL. bursa. See Burse.] A youth; especially, a student in a german university.
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\'d8Bur"schen*schaft` (?), n.; pl. -schaften (#). [G.] In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to 1849. -- Bur"schen*schaft`ler (#), Bur"schen*schaf`ter (#), n.
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Burse (, n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.] 1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] Holland.
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2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
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3. (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.
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4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
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5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.]
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She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play.
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Burseraceae n. a natural family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.
Syn. -- family Burseraceae, torchwood family.
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Bur*sic"u*late (, a. [See Burse.] (Bot.) Bursiform.
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Bur"si*form (, a. [LL. bursa purse + -form.] Shaped like a purse.
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\'d8Bur*si"tis (, n. [NL., fr. E. bursa + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a bursa.
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Burst (, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burst; p. pr. & vb. n. Bursting. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE. bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. b\'91rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, Icel. bresta, Sw. brista, Dan. briste. Cf. Brast, Break.] 1. To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.
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From the egg that soon
Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Milton.
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Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.
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No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak:
burst. Shak.
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2. To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.
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Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. Milton.
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And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. Pope.
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A resolved villain
burst out. Shak.
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We were the first that ever burst
Coleridge.
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To burst upon him like an earthquake. Goldsmith.
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Burst (b, v. t. 1. To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.
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My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage. Shak.
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2. To break. [Obs.]
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You will not pay for the glasses you have burst? Shak.
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He burst his lance against the sand below. Fairfax (Tasso).
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3. To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.
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Bursting charge. See under Charge.
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Burst, n. 1. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.
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Bursts of fox-hunting melody. W. Irving.
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2. Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.
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3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse. [R.] \'bdA fine burst of country.\'b8 Jane Austen.
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4. A rupture or hernia; a breach.
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Burst"en (, p. p. of Burst, v. i. [Obs.]
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Burst"er (b, n. One that bursts.
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Burst"wort` (, n. (Bot.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
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Burt (b, n. (Zo\'94l.) See Birt. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bur"then (, n. & v. t. See Burden. [Archaic]
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Bur"ton (, n. [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent anything.] (Naut.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
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Burundi Burundian adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi; as, the Burundi capital.
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2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Burundian people; as, the Burundian population.
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Burundian n. a native or inhabitant of Burundi.
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burunduki n. a terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius asiaticus or Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, baranduki, barunduki.
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Bur"y (b, n. [See 1st Borough.] 1. A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's; -- used as a termination of names of places; as, Canterbury, Shrewsbury.
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2. A manor house; a castle. [Prov. Eng.]
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To this very day, the chief house of a manor, or the lord's seat, is called bury, in some parts of England. Miege.
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Bur"y (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buried (; p. pr. & vb. n. Burying (.] [OE. burien, birien, berien, AS. byrgan; akin to beorgan to protect, OHG. bergan, G. bergen, Icel. bjarga, Sw. berga, Dan. bierge, Goth. ba\'a1rgan. Burrow.] 1. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.
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And all their confidence
buried deep. Milton.
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2. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.
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Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Matt. viii. 21.
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I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave. Shak.
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3. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.
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Give me a bowl of wine
bury all unkindness, Cassius. Shak.
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Burying beetle (Zo\'94l.), the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe Necrophaga; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. The larv\'91 feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers. -- To bury the hatchet, to lay aside the instruments of war, and make peace; -- a phrase used in allusion to the custom observed by the North American Indians, of burying a tomahawk when they conclude a peace.
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Syn. -- To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover; conceal; overwhelm; repress.
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{ Bur"y*ing ground`, Bur"y*ing place }. The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.
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Bus (, n. [Abbreviated from omnibus.] An omnibus. [Colloq.]
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busbar, bus-bar n. an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits.
Syn. -- busbar, bus.
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Bus"by (b, n.; pl. Busbies (b. (Mil.) A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.
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\'d8Bus"con (, n. [Sp., a searcher, fr. buscar to search.] One who searches for ores; a prospector. [U.S.]
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Bush (b, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b, b, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf. Ambush, Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.] 1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.
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bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In this sense it is extensively used in the British colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the bush.
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2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
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To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling flowers. Gascoigne.
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3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines.
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4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.
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If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is true that a good play needs no epilogue. Shak.
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5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
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To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a metaphor taken from hunting. -- Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and requires no support (Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus). See Bean, 1. -- Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zo\'94l.), a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species. -- Bush cat (Zo\'94l.), the serval. See Serval. -- Bush chat (Zo\'94l.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of the Thrush family. -- Bush dog. (Zo\'94l.) See Potto. -- Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary. -- Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow. -- Bush hog (Zo\'94l.), a South African wild hog (Potamoch\'d2rus Africanus); -- called also bush pig, and water hog. -- Bush master (Zo\'94l.), a venomous snake (Lachesis mutus) of Guinea; -- called also surucucu. -- Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed. -- Bush shrike (Zo\'94l.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus, and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species inhabit tropical America. -- Bush tit (Zo\'94l.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. P. minimus inhabits California.
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Bush (b, v. i. To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. \'bdThe bushing alders.\'b8 Pope.
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Bush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bushing.] 1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas.
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2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground.
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Bush, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to plug.] 1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor. Knight.
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box, particularly in the United States.
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2. (Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored. Farrow.
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Bush, v. t. To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.
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bush baby, bush"ba*by (b, n. 1. any of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus Galago with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; -- called also galago.
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bush"buck` n. 1. antelope with white harnesslike markings and twisted horns.
Syn. -- guib, Tragelaphus scriptus.
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Bush"boy (, n. See Bushman.
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bushed (b, pred. adj. very tired from exertion.
Syn. -- all in(predicate), beat(predicate), dead(predicate), dead tired(predicate), knocked out(predicate).
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Bush"el (b, n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF. boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis box, Gr. pyxi`s. Cf. Box.] 1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
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2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
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Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick? Mark iv. 21.
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3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
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4. A large indefinite quantity. [Colloq.]
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The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces. Dryden.
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5. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
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Bush"el (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busheled (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Busheling.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U. S.]
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Bush"el*age (, n. A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Eng.]
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Bush"el*man (, n. A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also busheler. [Local, U.S.]
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Bush"et (, n. [See Bosket.] A small bush.
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Bush"fight`er (, n. One accustomed to bushfighting. Parkman.
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Bush"fight`ing (, n. Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
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Bush"ham`mer (, n. A hammer with a head formed of a bundle of square bars, with pyramidal points, arranged in rows, or a solid head with a face cut into a number of rows of such points; -- used for dressing stone.
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Bush"ham`mer, v. t. To dress with bushhammer; as, to bushhammer a block of granite.
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\'d8Bu"shi`do` (b, n. [Jap. bu military + shi knight + d way, doctrine, principle.] The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan.
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Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating spirit, the motor force of our country. Inazo Nitob\'82.
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Bush"i*ness (, n. The condition or quality of being bushy.
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Bush"ing, n. [See 4th Bush.] 1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
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2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.
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Bush"less (, a. Free from bushes; bare.
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O'er the long backs of the bushless downs. Tennyson.
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Bush"man (, n.; pl. Bushmen (. [Cf. D. boschman, boschjesman. See 1st Bush.] 1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
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2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.
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Bush"ment (, n. [OE. busshement ambush, fr. bush.] 1. A thicket; a cluster of bushes. [Obs.] Raleigh.
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2. An ambuscade. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Bush"ran`ger (, n. One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.
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bush"whack` v. t. to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.
Syn. -- ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk, ambuscade.
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bush"whack` v. i. 1. to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.
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2. to cut one's way through the woods or bush.
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Bush"whack`er (, n. 1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [U.S.]
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They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. W. Irving.
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2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. [U.S.] Farrow.
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Bush"whack`ing, n. 1. Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream. [U.S.] T. Flint.
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2. The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers. [U.S.]
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Bush"y (, a. [From 1st Bush.] 1. Thick and spreading, like a bush. \'bdBushy eyebrows.\'b8 Irving.
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2. Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.
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Dingle, or bushy dell, of this wild wood. Milton.
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Bus"i*ly (, adv. In a busy manner.
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Busi"ness (b, n.; pl. Businesses (b. [From Busy.] 1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.
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Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke ii. 49.
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2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. \'bdThe business of instruction.\'b8 Prescott.
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3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
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It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business. Bp. Popteus.
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4. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.
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The daughter of the King of France,
business, craving quick despatch,
Shak.
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What business has the tortoise among the clouds? L'Estrange.
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5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.
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It was a gentle business, and becoming
Shak.
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Bestow
business. Shak.
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6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.
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7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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To do one's business, to ruin one. [Colloq.] Wycherley. -- To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.] -- To mean business, to be earnest. [Colloq.]
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Syn. -- Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement; employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession; vocation; office; duty.
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Busi"ness*like` (b, a. In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods; practical and efficient.
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2. serious and purposeful.
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Busi"ness*man` (b, a. a person employed in a business at a managerial level, especially an executive or proprietor. This term is seldom applied to technical specialists, unless they are part of upper management.
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businesswoman n. a female businessman.
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Busk (b, n. [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See Bush, and cf. OF. busche, F. b\'96che, a piece or log of wood, fr. the same root.] A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.
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Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall,
Marston.
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Busk (b, n. Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually continues four days. On the first day the new fire is lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various households, an offering of green corn, including an ear brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and games.
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Busk, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busked (b.] [OE. busken, fr. Icel. b to make one's self ready, rexlexive of b to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th Bound.] 1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. & Old Eng.]
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Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. Hamilton.
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2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]
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Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. Skelton.
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Busked (, a. Wearing a busk. Pollok.
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busk"er n. a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing). [Chiefly British]
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Bus"ket (, n. [See Bosket, Bouquet.] 1. A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. A part of a garden devoted to shrubs. [R.]
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Bus"kin (, n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken. See Brodekin.] 1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.
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The hunted red deer's undressed hide
buskins well supplied. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.
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Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,
Dryden.
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Bus"kined (, a. 1. Wearing buskins.
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Her buskined virgins traced the dewy lawn. Pope.
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2. Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy. \'bdThe buskined stage.\'b8 Milton.
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Bus"ky (, a. See Bosky, and 1st Bush, n. Shak.
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Buss (, n. [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.] A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak.
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Buss (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bussed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Bussing.] To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. \'bdNor bussed the milking maid.\'b8 Tennyson.
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Kissing and bussing differ both in this,
buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Herrick.
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Buss, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. b\'81se, D. buis.] (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.
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The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay.
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bust (b, n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.] 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
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Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
bust. Pope.
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2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
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3. Especially: A woman's bosom{2}.
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bust (b, v. t. To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; as, the whole gang got busted. [informal]
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bust (b, v. i. 1. To break or burst. [informal]
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2. (Card Playing) In blackjack, to draw a card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one.
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3. To go bankrupt.
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to go bust to go bankrupt. or bust or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or bust, meaning \'bdWe will get to Oregon or die trying.\'b8
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bus"tard (b, n. [OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; \'bdproxim\'91 iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Gr\'91cia 'wti`das.\'b8] (Zo\'94l.) A bird of the genus Otis.
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great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little bustard (Otis tetrax) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.
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busted adj. 1. Inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine; as, the coke machine is busted. [informal]
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2. Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person; as, the rock star was busted for coke possession.. [informal]
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3. [predicate] same as demoted; -- said especially of military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted to corporal for being AWOL.
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4. [predicate] same as exhausted; -- of people.
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Bus"ter (b, n. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
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Bus"tle (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bustling (-sl [Cf. OE. buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.] To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
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And leave the world for me to bustle in. Shak.
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Bus"tle, n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
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A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.
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Bus"tle, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.<-- out of fashion by the 1900's -->
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Bus"tler (b, n. An active, stirring person.
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Bus"tling (b, a. Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity; as, a bustling crowd. \'bdA bustling wharf.\'b8 Hawthorne.
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\'d8Bus"to (, n.; pl. Bustoes (. [It.] A bust; a statue.
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bust-up n. a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship).
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With some antick bustoes in the niches. Ashmole.
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Bus"y (b, a. [OE. busi, bisi, AS. bysig; akin to D. bezig, LG. besig; cf. Skr. bh to be active, busy.] 1. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.
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Sir, my mistress sends you word
busy, and she can not come. Shak.
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2. Constantly at work; diligent; active.
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Busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak.
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Religious motives . . . are so busy in the heart. Addison.
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3. Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.
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To-morrow is a busy day. Shak.
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4. Officious; meddling; foolish active.
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On meddling monkey, or on busy ape. Shak.
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5. Careful; anxious. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Syn. -- Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied; engaged.
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Bus"y (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Busied (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Busying.] [AS. bysgian.] To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.
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Be it thy course to busy giddy minds
Shak.
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busybodied adj. intruding unasked into the affairs of others.
Syn. -- interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy.
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Bus"y*bod`y (-b, n.; pl. Busybodies (-b. One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.
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And not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 1 Tim. v. 13.
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busyness n. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; as, they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers.
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busywork n. active work of little value, performed merely to occupy time, avoid boredom, or to look busy; as, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork.
Syn. -- make-work.
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But (b, prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be- + outward, without, fr. out. Primarily, b, as well as , is an adverb. By, Out; cf. About.] 1. Except with; unless with; without. [Obs.]
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So insolent that he could not go but either spurning equals or trampling on his inferiors. Fuller.
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Touch not the cat but a glove. Motto of the Mackintoshes.
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2. Except; besides; save.
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Who can it be, ye gods! but perjured Lycon? E. Smith.
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but is often used with other particles; as, but for, without, had it not been for. \'bdUncreated but for love divine.\'b8 Young.
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3. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
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And but my noble Moor is true of mind . . . it were enough to put him to ill thinking. Shak.
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4. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with that.
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It cannot be but nature hath some director, of infinite power, to guide her in all her ways. Hooker.
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There is no question but the king of Spain will reform most of the abuses. Addison.
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5. Only; solely; merely.
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Observe but how their own principles combat one another. Milton.
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If they kill us, we shall but die. 2 Kings vii. 4.
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A formidable man but to his friends. Dryden.
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6. On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
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Now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. Prov. xi. 2.
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All but. See under All. -- But and if, but if; an attempt on the part of King James's translators of the Bible to express the conjunctive and adversative force of the Greek
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But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; . . . the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him. Luke xii. 45, 46.
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But if, unless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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But this I read, that but if remedy
Spenser.
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Syn. -- But, However, Still. These conjunctions mark opposition in passing from one thought or topic to another. But marks the opposition with a medium degree of strength; as, this is not winter, but it is almost as cold; he requested my assistance, but I shall not aid him at present. However is weaker, and throws the opposition (as it were) into the background; as, this is not winter; it is, however, almost as cold; he required my assistance; at present, however, I shall not afford him aid. The plan, however, is still under consideration, and may yet be adopted. Still is stronger than but, and marks the opposition more emphatically; as, your arguments are weighty; still they do not convince me. See Except, However.
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but is to use it where and is enough; an error springing from the tendency to use strong words without sufficient occasion.\'b8 Bain.
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But (, n. [Cf. But, prep., adv. & conj.] The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room. [Scot.]
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But, n. [See 1st But.] 1. A limit; a boundary.
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2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by butt{2}. See 1st Butt.
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But end, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a log; the but end of a musket. See Butt, n.
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But, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.] See Butt, v., and Abut, v.
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butacaine n. a white crystalline ester (C18H30N2O2) that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is 3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2). It is usually used as the sulfate salt.
Syn. -- butacaine sulfate.
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butadiene n. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.
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Bu"tane (b, n. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] (Chem.) An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
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butanol (b, n. a flammable alcohol (C4H9.OH) derived from butane and used as a solvent.
Syn. -- butyl alcohol.
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butch (b, adj. 1. markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of men.
Syn. -- macho.
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2. same as lesbian. [pejorative]
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butch n. a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.
Syn. -- dyke.
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Butch"er (b, n. [OE. bochere, bochier, OF. bochier, F. boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. boc, F. bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See Buck the animal.] 1. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
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2. A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle. \'bdButcher of an innocent child.\'b8 Shak.
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Butcher's meat, such flesh of animals slaughtered for food as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef, mutton, lamb, and pork.
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Butch"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Butchered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Butchering.] 1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
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2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner. Macaulay.
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[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. Ford.
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3. to bungle badly; to botch; -- used also when an object is damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; as, the new choir butchered the hymn.
Syn. -- mangle. [PJC]

butcher bird, butcher-bird, butcherbird n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) any species of shrike of the genus Lanius, so called because they impale their prey on thorns.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.
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Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the lesser butcher bird. The American species are Lanius borealis, or northern butcher bird, and Lanius Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike. The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.
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Butch"er*ing, n. 1. The business of a butcher.
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2. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly.
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That dreadful butchering of one another. Addison.
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Butch"er*li*ness (, n. Butchery quality.
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Butch"er*ly, a. Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell. \'bdThe victim of a butcherly murder.\'b8 D. Webster.
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What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly,
Shak.
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Butch"er's broom` (. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Ruscus); esp. R. aculeatus, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See Cladophyll.
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Butch"er*y (, n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F. boucherie. See Butcher, n.] 1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]
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2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. Shak.
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The perpetration of human butchery. Prescott.
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3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed. [Obs.]
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Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. Fabyan.
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Syn. -- Murder; slaughter; carnage. See Massacre.
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Butea n. a genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak.
Syn. -- genus Butea.
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butene n. any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons C4H8; all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also butylene.
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Buteo n. (Zo\'94l.) a genus of broad-winged soaring hawks.
Syn. -- genus Buteo.
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buteonine adj. relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo.
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buteonine n. any hawk of the genus Buteo.
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But"ler (b, n. [OE. boteler, F. bouteillier a bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL. buticularius, fr. buticula bottle. See Bottle a hollow vessel.] An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.
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The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. Gen. xl. 5.
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Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad. Pope.
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But"ler*age (, n. (O. Eng. Law) A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to the king's butler for the king. Blackstone.
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But"ler*ship, n. The office of a butler.
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But"ment (, n. [Abbreviation of Abutment.] 1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
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2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
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Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. Knight.
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{ Butt, But } (, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b\'d3zan, akin to E. beat. See Beat, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
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Here is my journey's end, here my butt
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mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary; the abuttal.
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2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle. Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
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3. A mark to be shot at; a target. Sir W. Scott.
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The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,
Dryden.
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4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
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I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I thought very smart. Addison.
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5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
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6. A thrust in fencing.
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To prove who gave the fairer butt,
Prior.
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7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
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The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in cornfields. Burrill.
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8. (Mech.) (a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint. (b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib. (c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
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9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
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10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
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11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
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12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
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13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work; -- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass. [slang]
Syn. -- ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.
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Butt chain (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of a tug. -- Butt end. The thicker end of anything. See But end, under 2d But.
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Amen; and make me die a good old man!
butt end of a mother's blessing. Shak.
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A butt's length, the ordinary distance from the place of shooting to the butt, or mark. -- Butts and bounds (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed. Burrill. -- Bead and butt. See under Bead. -- Butt and butt, joining end to end without overlapping, as planks. -- Butt weld (Mech.), a butt joint, made by welding together the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See Weld. -- Full butt, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] \'bdThe corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant.\'b8 Marryat.
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Butt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Butted; p. pr. & vb. n. Butting.] [OE. butten, OF. boter to push, F. bouter. See Butt an end, and cf. Boutade.] 1. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. [Written also but.]
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And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground. Drayton.
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2. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]
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A snow-white steer before thine altar led,
Butts with his threatening brows. Dryden.
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Butt, v. t. To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
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Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. Sir H. Wotton.
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Butt, n. [F. botte, boute, LL. butta. Cf. Bottle a hollow vessel.] A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
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butt contains 126 wine gallons (= 105 imperial gallons, nearly); a beer butt 108 ale gallons (= about 110 imperial gallons).
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Butt, n. (Zo\'94l.) The common English flounder.
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\'d8Butte (, n. [F. See Butt a bound.] A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.
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The creek . . . passes by two remarkable buttes of red conglomerate. Ruxton.
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But"ter (b, n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`turon; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + turo`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. Cow.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
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2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
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Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. -- Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower. -- Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. Locke. -- Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. -- Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree. -- Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter. -- Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]
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But"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttered (p. pr. & vb. n. Buttering.] 1. To cover or spread with butter.
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I know what's what. I know on which side
buttered. Ford.
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2. To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. [Cant] Johnson.
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Butt"er (, n. One who, or that which, butts.
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Butter and eggs, butter-and-eggs n.(Bot.), a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as Narcissus incomparabilis in Europe, and the toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) in the United States; the latter is a naturalized weed in North America.
Syn. -- toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris.
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But"ter*ball` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) 1. The buffel duck.
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2. a fat person or animal. [informal]
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3. a lump of butter rounded into a ball.
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4. [Trademark] a plump chicken or turkey prepared for cooking.
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But"ter*bird` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.
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But"ter*bump` (, n. [OE. buttur the bittern + 5th bump.] (Zo\'94l.) The European bittern. Johnson.
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But"ter*bur` (, n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.
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But"ter*cup` (, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
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butterfat n. the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made.
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but"ter*fin`gered, But"ter-fin`gered (, a. Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless.
Syn. -- bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.
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butterfingers n. someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball); a person who is butter-fingered.
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But"ter*fish` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.
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butterflower n. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.
Syn. -- buttercup, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup.
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But"ter*fly` (, n.; pl. Butterflies (. [Perh. from the color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl\'c7ge, buttor-fle\'a2ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See Butter, and Fly.] (Zo\'94l.) A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
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Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias. -- Butterfly fish (Zo\'94l.), the ocellated blenny (Blennius ocellaris) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also applied to the flying gurnard. -- Butterfly shell (Zo\'94l.), a shell of the genus Voluta. -- Butterfly valve (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve, consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat resembles a butterfly in shape.
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butterflyfish n. tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.
Syn. -- flying gurnard, flying robin.
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But"ter*ine (, n. A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.
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The manufacturers ship large quantities of oleomargarine to England, Holland, and other countries, to be manufactured into butter, which is sold as butterine or suine. Johnson's Cyc.
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But"ter*is (, n. [The same word as buttress, noun, in a different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.
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But"ter*man` (, n.; pl. Buttermen (. A man who makes or sells butter.
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But"ter*milk` (, n. The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.
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But"ter*nut` (, n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
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2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
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butter-print n. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in SE Europe and US.
Syn. -- velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti.
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But"ter-scotch` (, n. A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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But"ter*weed` (, n. (Bot.) An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio lobatus).
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But"ter*weight` (, n. Over weight. Swift.
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But"ter*wort` (, n. (Bot.) A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.
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But"ter*y (, a. Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.
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But"ter*y, n.; pl. Butteries (. [OE. botery, botry; cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F. bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter. See Bottle a hollow vessel, Butt a cask.] 1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept.
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All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars, pantries, and butteries, to the north. Sir H. Wotton.
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2. A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students.
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And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. E. Hall.
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3. A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. Weale.
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Buttery hatch, a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed. Wright.
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Butt" hinge` (. See 1st Butt, 10.
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But"-thorn` (, n. (Zo\'94l.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).
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But"ting (, n. An abuttal; a boundary.
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Without buttings or boundings on any side. Bp. Beveridge.
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But"ting joint`. A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint.
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Butt" joint` (. A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8.
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But"tock (, n. [From Butt an end.] 1. The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump. Often used in the plural -- see buttocks.
Syn. -- cheek.
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2. (Naut.) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. Mar. Dict.
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but"tocks n. pl. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits.
Syn. -- arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.
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But"ton (, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See Butt an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
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2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.
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3. A bud; a germ of a plant. Shak.
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4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.
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5. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
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Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. -- Button shell (Zo\'94l.), a small, univalve marine shell of the genus Rotella. -- Button snakeroot. (Bot.) (a) The American composite genus Liatris, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads. -- Button tree (Bot.), a genus of trees (Conocarpus), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies. -- To hold by the button, to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.
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But"ton, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Buttoning (.] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See Button, n.] 1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
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He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat. Dickens.
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2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] Shak.
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But"ton, v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
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But"ton*ball` (, n. (Bot.) See Buttonwood.
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But"ton*bush` (, n. (Bot.) A shrub (Cephalanthus occidentalis) growing by the waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. See Capitulum.
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buttoned adj. furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of unbuttoned. [Narrower terms: botonee, botonnee; button-down; closed]
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buttoned-down adj. conservatively formal and businesslike in dress and manner.
Syn. -- button-down, conservative.
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a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business. Newsweek

buttoned-up adj. 1. taciturn. Opposite of voluble. [British colloquial]
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2. conservative in professional manner; as, employers are looking for buttoned-up types.
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But"ton*hole` (, n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
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But"ton*hole`, v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
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But"ton*mold` (, n. A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth. [Written also buttonmould.]
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Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite.
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But"tons (, n. A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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But"ton*weed` (, n. (Bot.) The name of several plants of the genera Spermacoce and Diodia, of the Madder family.
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But"ton*wood` (, n. (Bot.) The Platanus occidentalis, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also buttonball tree, and, in some parts of the United States, sycamore. The California buttonwood is P. racemosa.
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But"ton*y (, a. Ornamented with a large number of buttons. \'bdThe buttony boy.\'b8 Thackeray. \'bdMy coat so blue and buttony.\'b8 W. S. Gilbert.
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But"tress (, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See Butt an end, and cf. Butteris.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
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2. Anything which supports or strengthens. \'bdThe ground pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity.\'b8 South.
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Flying buttress. See Flying buttress.
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But"tress (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttressed (p. pr. & vb. n. Buttressing.] To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
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To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up for duration. Burke.
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Butt" shaft` ( An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow. [Also but shaft.] Shak.
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Butt" weld` (. See Butt weld, under Butt.
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Butt"weld`, v. t. To unite by a butt weld.
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But"ty (, n. (Mining) One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.
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Bu"tyl (, n. [L. butyrum butter + -yl. See Butter.] (Chem.) A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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Bu`tyl*am"ine (?), n. [Butyric + -yl + amine.] (Org. Chem.) A colorless liquid base, C4H9.NH2, of which there are four isomeric varieties.
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butylate v. t. to introduce the butyl group into (a chemical compound).
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Bu"ty*lene (, n. [From Butyl.] 1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, C4H8, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable; -- called also butene.
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2. the hypothetical divalent radical -(CH2)4-; -- used in combining forms; as, butylene diamine.
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bu"tyl mer*cap"tan (, n. (Chem.) A volatile liquid, C4H9.SH, having a strong odor like that of a skunk; also called butanethiol. All three isomers, normal, sec-, and tert-butanethiol possess the skunk odor.
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Bu`ty*ra"ceous (, a. [L. butyrum butter. See Butter.] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
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Bu"ty*rate (, n. (Chem.) A salt of butyric acid.
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Bu*tyr"ic (, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.
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Butyric acid, C3H7.CO2H, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.
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Bu"ty*rin (, n. (Physiol. Chem.) A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.
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Bu`ty*rom"e*ter (, n. [L. butyrum butter + -meter.] An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a sample of milk.
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Bu"ty*rone (, n. [Butyric + -one.] (Chem.) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
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Bu"ty*rous (, a. Butyraceous.
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Bu"ty*ryl (?), n. [Butyric + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical (C3H7.CO-) of butyric acid.
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Bux"e*ous (, a. [L. buxeus, fr. buxus the box tree.] Belonging to the box tree.
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Bux"ine (, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; -- called also buxina.
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Bux"om (, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. b\'d3csum, b\'d4hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); b\'d4gan to bow, bend + -sum, E. -some. See Bow to bend, and -some.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.]
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So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,
buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Spenser.
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I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it. Foxe.
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2. Having the characteristics of health, vigor, and comeliness, combined with a gay, lively manner; stout and rosy; jolly; frolicsome.
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A daughter fair,
buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton.
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A parcel of buxom bonny dames, that were laughing, singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long. Tatler.
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3. having a pronounced womanly shape. [chiefly dialect]
Syn. -- bosomy, curvaceous, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous.
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-- Bux"om*ly, adv. -- Bux"om*ness, n.
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Buxus n. the type genus of the Buxaceae.
Syn. -- genus Buxus.
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Buy (b, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bought (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Buying (b.] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell.
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Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries. B. Franklin.
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2. To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.
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Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Prov. xxiii. 23.
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To buy again. See Againbuy. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To buy off. (a) To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield by some consideration; as, to buy off conscience. (b) To detach by a consideration given; as, to buy off one from a party. -- To buy out (a) To buy off, or detach from. Shak. (b) To purchase the share or shares of in a stock, fund, or partnership, by which the seller is separated from the company, and the purchaser takes his place; as, A buys out B. (c) To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will of a business. -- To buy in, to purchase stock in any fund or partnership. -- To buy on credit, to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in law, to make payment at a future day. -- To buy the refusal (of anything), to give a consideration for the right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future time.
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Buy, v. i. To negotiate or treat about a purchase.
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I will buy with you, sell with you. Shak.
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Buy"er (b, n. One who buys; a purchaser.
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buying n. the act of buying; as, buying equipment for the trip took several hours.
Syn. -- purchasing.
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buy"out n. (Business, Finance) the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock.
Syn. -- takeover.
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buy out, buy-out v. to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.
Syn. -- take over, buy up.
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Buz (b, v. & n. See Buzz. [Obs.]
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Buzz (b, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Buzzed (b; p. pr. & vb. n. Buzzing.] [An onomatop\'d2ia.] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
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Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him. Longfellow.
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However these disturbers of our peace
Buzz in the people's ears. Shak.
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Buzz, v. t. 1. To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.
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2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
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I will buzz abroad such prophecies
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3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. [Colloq.]
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4. (Phonetics) To sound with a \'bdbuzz\'b8. H. Sweet.
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Buzz, n. 1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. \'bdThe constant buzz of a fly.\'b8 Macaulay.
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I found the whole room in a buzz of politics. Addison.
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There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.
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2. A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.
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There's a certain buzz
Massinger.
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3. (Phonetics) The audible friction of voice consonants. H. Sweet.
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Buz"zard (b, n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) In the United States, a term used for the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), and sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture.
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Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are B. borealis, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. lineatus) are usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe (Pernis apivorus) feeds on bees and their larv\'91, with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus \'91ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion buzzard.
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Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
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2. A blockhead; a dunce.
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It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. Goldsmith.
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Buz"zard, a. Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] Milton.
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Buz"zard*et` (-, n. (Zo\'94l.) A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer.
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Buzz"er (b, n. One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.
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And wants not buzzers to infect his ear
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Buzz"ing*ly (, adv. In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.
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Buzz"saw` ( A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
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BVD's n. [a Trademark.] men's underwear.
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BW n. biological warfare; the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
Syn. -- biological warfare.
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BWR n. a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; -- the steam produced can drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power.
Syn. -- boiling water reactor.
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By (b, prep. [OE. bi, AS. b\'c6, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b\'c6, G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`. E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. pref. Be-.] 1. In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
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By foundation or by shady rivulet
Milton.
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2. On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.
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Long labors both by sea and land he bore. Dryden.
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By land, by water, they renew the charge. Pope.
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3. Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
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4. Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
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5. Against. [Obs.] Tyndale [1. Cor. iv. 4].
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6. With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force.
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To the meaning of by, as denoting means or agency, belong, more or less closely, most of the following uses of the word: (a) It points out the author and producer; as, \'bdWaverley\'b8, a novel by Sir W.Scott; a statue by Canova; a sonata by Beethoven. (b) In an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or thing appealed to as sanction; as, I affirm to you by all that is sacred; he swears by his faith as a Christian; no, by Heaven. (c) According to; by direction, authority, or example of; after; -- in such phrases as, it appears by his account; ten o'clock by my watch; to live by rule; a model to build by. (d) At the rate of; according to the ratio or proportion of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth by the yard, milk by the quart, eggs by the dozen, meat by the pound; to board by the year. (e) In comparison, it denotes the measure of excess or deficiency; when anything is increased or diminished, it indicates the measure of increase or diminution; as, larger by a half; older by five years; to lessen by a third. (f) It expresses continuance or duration; during the course of; within the period of; as, by day, by night. (g) As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in expressions of time; as, by this time the sun had risen; he will be here by two o'clock.
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In boxing the compass, by indicates a pint nearer to, or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north by east, i.e., a point towards the east from the north; northeast by east, i.e., on point nearer the east than northeast is.
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With is used instead of by before the instrument with which anything is done; as, to beat one with a stick; the board was fastened by the carpenter with nails. But there are many words which may be regarded as means or processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and whether with or by shall be used with them is a matter of arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a reduce a town by famine; to consume stubble with fire; he gained his purpose by flattery; he entertained them with a story; he distressed us with or by a recital of his sufferings. see With.
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By all means, most assuredly; without fail; certainly. -- By and by. (a) Close together (of place). [Obs.] \'bdTwo yonge knightes liggyng [lying] by and by.\'b8 Chaucer. (b) Immediately; at once. [Obs.] \'bdWhen . . . persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.\'b8 Matt. xiii. 21. (c) Presently; pretty soon; before long. In this phrase, by seems to be used in the sense of nearness in time, and to be repeated for the sake of emphasis, and thus to be equivalent to \'bdsoon, and soon,\'b8 that is instantly; hence, -- less emphatically, -- pretty soon, presently. -- By one's self, with only one's self near; alone; solitary.- By the bye. See under Bye. -- By the head (Naut.), having the bows lower than the stern; -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the stern. -- By the lee, the situation of a vessel, going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her stern, and to take her sails aback on the other side. -- By the run, to let go by the run, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off. -- By the way, by the bye; -- used to introduce an incidental or secondary remark or subject. -Day by day, One by one, Piece by piece, etc., each day, each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally. -- To come by, to get possession of; to obtain. -- To do by, to treat, to behave toward. -- To set by, to value, to esteem. -- To stand by, to aid, to support.
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farewell, and would be better written good-bye, as it is a corruption of God be with you (b'w'ye).
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By (b, adv. 1. Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
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2. Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
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3. Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
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By (b, a. Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
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By"ard (, n. A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines.
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By"-bid`der (, n. One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles. [U.S.]<-- a type of shill -->
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By"-blow` (, n. 1. A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow.
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With their by-blows they did split the very stones in pieces. Bunyan.
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2. An illegitimate child; a bastard.
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The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced slave] to court, together with her pretty by-blow, the present Padre Ottomano. Evelyn.
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By"-cor`ner (, n. A private corner.
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Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the world. Fuller.
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By"-de*pend`ence (, n. An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; an accessory. Shak.
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By"-drink`ing, n. A drinking between meals. [Obs.]
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Bye (b, n. 1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by implication. [Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.]
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The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England. Fuller.
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2. (Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. T. Hughes.
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3. In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw a bye in a round of a tennis tournament.
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4. (Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.
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By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. [Written also by the by.]
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Bye (b n. [AS. b; cf. Icel. byg dwelling, byggja, b, to dwell 1. A dwelling. Gibson.
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2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.
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By"-e*lec"tion (, n. An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
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Byelorussia n. a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name was changed to Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia.
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Byelorussian n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.
Syn. -- Belorussian, White Russian.
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2. the language spoken in Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarusian.
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By"-end` (, n. Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage. [Written also bye-end.]
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\'bdProfit or some other by-end.\'b8 L'Estrange.
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By"gone` (b, a. Past; gone by. \'bdBygone fooleries.\'b8 Shak.
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By"gone` (, n. Something gone by or past; a past event. \'bdLet old bygones be\'b8 Tennyson.
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Let bygones be bygones, let the past be forgotten.
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By"-in`ter*est (, n. Self-interest; private advantage. Atterbury.
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By"land (, n. A peninsula. [Obs.]
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By"land*er (, n. See Bilander. [Obs.]
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By"-lane` (b, n. A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.
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By"-law` (b, n. [Cf. Sw. bylag, D. bylov, Icel. b, fr. Sw. & Dan. by town, Icel. b\'91r, byr (fr. b\'96a to dwell) + the word for law; hence, a law for one town, a special law. Cf. Birlaw and see Law.] 1. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government.
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There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or ordinances of corporations. Bacon.
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The law or institution; to which are added two by-laws, as a comment upon the general law. Addison.
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2. A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.
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By"-name` (, n. A nickname. Camden.
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By"name`, v. t. To give a nickname to. Camden.
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By"-pass (, n. (Mech.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.
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By"-pas`sage (, n. A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
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By"-past (, a. Past; gone by. \'bdBy-past perils.\'b8 Shak.
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By"path` (, n.; pl. Bypaths (. A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.
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God known, my son,
bypaths, and indirect crooked ways,
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By"-place` (, n. A retired or private place.
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By"play (, n. Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.
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By"-prod`uct (, n. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
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Byre (, n. [Cf, Icel. b pantry, Sw. bur cage, Dan. buur, E. bower.] A cow house. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]
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By"-re*spect` (b, n. Private end or view; by-interest. [Obs.] Dryden.
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By"road` (, n. A private or obscure road. \'bdThrough slippery byroads\'b8 Swift.
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By"ron`ic (, a. Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron.
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With despair and Byronic misanthropy. Thackeray
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By"-room` (, n. A private room or apartment. \'bdStand in some by-room\'b8 Shak.
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By*smot"ter*ed (b, p.a. [See Besmut.] Bespotted with mud or dirt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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By"-speech`(, n. An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point. \'bdTo quote by-speeches.\'b8 Hooker.
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By"-spell`(, n. [AS. bigspell.] A proverb. [Obs.]
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Byss (, n. See Byssus, n., 1.
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Bys*sa"ceous (, a. [From Byssus.] (Bot.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous alg\'91.
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Bys*sif"er*ous (, a. [Byssus + -ferous.] Bearing a byssus or tuft.
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Bys"sin (, n. See Byssus, n., 1.
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Bys"sine (, a. [L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr. by`ssinos See Byssus.] Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. Coles.
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Bys"soid (, a. [Byssus + -oid.] Byssaceous.
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Bys"so*lite (, n. [Gr.-lite.] (Min.) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
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\'d8Bys"sus (, n.; pl. E. Byssuses (; L. Byssi. ( [L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also byss and byssin.]
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.
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4. Asbestus.
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By"stand`er (, n. [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
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He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.
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Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
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By"-street` (, n. A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.
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He seeks by-streets, and saves the expensive coach. Gay.
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By"-stroke` (, n. An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
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By"-turn`ing (, n. An obscure road; a way turning from the main road. Sir P. Sidney.
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By"-view`(, n. A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.
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No by-views of his own shall mislead him. Atterbury.
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By"-walk`(, n. A secluded or private walk.
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He moves afterward in by-walks. Dryden.
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By"-wash` (, n. The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.
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By"way` (, n. A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one. \'bd Take no byways.\'b8 Herbert.
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By"-wipe` (, n. A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm. Milton.
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By"word` (, n. [AS. b\'8bword; b\'8b, E. by + word.] 1. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
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I knew a wise man that had it for a byword. Bacon.
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2. The object of a contemptuous saying.
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Thou makest us a byword among the heathen. Ps. xliv. 14
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By"work (, n. Work aside from regular work; subordinate or secondary business.
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{ Byz"ant (, Byz"an*tine (- n. }[OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.
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By*zan"tian (b, a. & n. See Byzantine.
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By*zan"tine (b, a. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [Written also Bizantine.]
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Byzantine church, the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See under Greek. -- Byzantine empire, the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from a. d. 364 or a. d. 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, a. d. 1453. -- Byzantine historians, historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire. P. Cyc. -- Byzantine style (Arch.), a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire. Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture.
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Byzantinism n. The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Syn. -- Erastianism, Caesaropapism.
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Byzantium prop. n. An ancient city on the Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It was later renamed Constaninople in honor of the emperor Constantine, and renamed Istanbul by the Turks, which name it still retains.
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