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<p><centered><point26>B.</point26></centered></p>

<p><ent>B</ent><br/
<hw>B</hw> <pr>(b<emac/)</pr> <def>is the second letter of the English
alphabet. (See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 196,
220.) It is etymologically related to <it>p</it>, <it>v</it>,
<it>f</it>, <it>w</it>, and <it>m</it>, letters representing sounds
having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng.
<xex>b</xex>ursar and <xex>p</xex>urser; Eng. <xex>b</xex>ear and Lat.
<xex>f</xex>erre; Eng. sil<xex>v</xex>er and Ger. sil<xex>b</xex>er;
Lat. cu<xex>b</xex>itum and It. go<xex>m</xex>ito; Eng.
se<xex>v</xex>en, Anglo-Saxon seo<xex>f</xex>on, Ger. sie<xex>b</xex>en,
Lat. se<xex>p</xex>tem, Gr.<grk>"epta`</grk>, Sanskrit
sa<xex>p</xex>tan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B
(<xex>Beta</xex>), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual
change from the capital B.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>In <fld>(Music)</fld>, 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<flat/ stands for B flat,
the tone a half step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for
our B<flat/, while our B natural is called H (pronounced
h<aum/).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>B-52</ent><br/
<hw>B-52</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large long-range bomber airplane of
the U. S. military aircraft fleet; <it>B-</it> stands for bomber. It has
the capability of delivering nuclear weapons.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ba</ent><br/
<hw>Ba</hw> <pr>(b<aum/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>baer</ets> to open the mouth, F. <ets>bayer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
kiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baa</ent><br/
<hw>Baa</hw> <pr>(b<aum/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>b<aum/en</ets>; an imitative word.]</ety> <def>To cry baa, or bleat
as a sheep.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He treble <qex>baas</qex> for help, but none can get.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baa</ent><br/
<hw>Baa</hw> <pr>(b<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Baas</plw> <pr>(b<aum/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>b<aum/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The cry or bleating of a sheep; a
bleat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baaing</ent><br/
<hw>Baa"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bleating of a sheep.</def>
<rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baal</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"al</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>Heb. pl.
<plw>Baalim</plw> <pr>(-<icr/m)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ba'al</ets>
lord.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The supreme male
divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and
elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different
ideas of his character; as, <xex>Baal</xex>-berith (the Covenant Baal),
<xex>Baal</xex>-zebub (Baal of the fly).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The whole class of divinities to
whom the name Baal was applied.</def> <rj><au>Judges x. 6.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baalism</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"al*ism</hw> <pr>(-<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Worship of
Baal; idolatry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baalite</ent><br/
<ent>Baalist</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba"al*ist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ba"al*ite</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worshiper of Baal; a
devotee of any false religion; an idolater.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bab</ent><br/
<hw>Bab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <def>Lit.,
gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of
<etsep>Bab-ud-Din</etsep>, assumed by him.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baba</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba"ba</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
kind of plum cake.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>babassu</ent><br/
<hw>babassu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a tall feather palm of
northern Brazil (<spn>Orbignya barbosiana</spn>) with hard-shelled nuts
yielding a valuable oil (<prod><col><b>babassu oil</b></col></prod>) and
a kind of vegetable ivory.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babassu palm, coco de macao, <spn>Orbignya
phalerata</spn>, <spn>Orbignya spesiosa</spn>, <spn>Orbignya
martiana</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>babbitting</ent><br/
<ent>babbiting</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>babbiting</hw>, <hw>babbitting</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babbitting</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babbitt</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"bitt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To line with
Babbitt metal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babbitt metal</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"bitt met`al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From the inventor,
<person>Isaac <etsep>Babbitt</etsep></person> of Massachusetts.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babble</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ble</hw> <pr>(b<acr/b"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Babbled</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/b"b'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Babbling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>babbeln</ets>, D.
<ets>babbelen</ets>, G. <ets>bappeln</ets>, <ets>bappern</ets>, F.
<ets>babiller</ets>, It. <ets>babbolare</ets>; prob. orig., to keep
saying <ets>ba</ets>, imitative of a child learning to talk.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter
inarticulate sounds; as a child <xex>babbles</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning
words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To talk much; to chatter; to prate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow
water running over stones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In every <qex>babbling</qex> brook he finds a friend.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Hounds are said to <xex>babble</xex>, or to be
<xex>babbling</xex>, when they are too noisy after having found a good
scent.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babble</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter in an
indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way
without understanding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These [words] he used to <qex>babble</qex> in all companies.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babble</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Idle talk; senseless
prattle; gabble; twaddle.</def> <ldquo/This is mere moral
<xex>babble</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inarticulate speech; constant or confused
murmur.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>babble</qex> of our young children.</q>
<rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>babble</qex> of the stream.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babblement</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babble.</def>
<rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babbler</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An idle
talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Great <qex>babblers</qex>, or talkers, are not fit for trust.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A name given to any one of a
family (<fam>Timalin<ae/</fam>) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering
note.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babblery</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ble*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babble.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babe</ent><br/
<hw>Babe</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir.
<ets>bab</ets>, <ets>baban</ets>, W. <ets>baban</ets>,
<ets>maban</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An infant; a young child of either sex; a
baby.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A doll for children.</def>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babehood</ent><br/
<hw>Babe"hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Babyhood.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babel</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"bel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>B<amac/bel</ets>, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis
associated with the idea of <ldquo/confusion.<rdquo/]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of
languages took place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Therefore is the name of it called <qex>Babel</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xi. 9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a
confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That <qex>babel</qex> of strange heathen languages.</q>
<rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The grinding <qex>babel</qex> of the street</q>. <rj><qau>R. L.
Stevenson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babery</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. orig. for
<ets>baboonery</ets>. Cf. <er>Baboon</er>, and also
<er>Babe</er>.]</ety> <def>Finery of a kind to please a child.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Painted <xex>babery</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir
P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babion</ent><br/
<ent>Babian</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba"bi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ba"bi*on</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baboon</er>.]</ety> <def>A
baboon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babillard</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bab"il*lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a
babbler.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The lesser whitethroat of
Europe; -- called also <altname>babbling warbler</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babingtonite</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ing*ton*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Dr.
<ets>Babbington</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babirussa</ent><br/
<ent>Babiroussa</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bab`i*rous"sa</hw>, \'d8<hw>Bab`i*rus"sa</hw>}</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>babiroussa</ets>, fr. Malay
<ets>b<amac/b<imac/</ets> hog + <ets>r<umac/sa</ets> deer.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large hoglike quadruped (<spn>Sus
babirussa</spn>, <it>syn.</it> <spn>Porcus babirussa</spn>) of the East
Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth
or tusks are large and recurved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babish</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a babe; a
childish; babyish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Babish</xex>
imbecility.<rdquo/ <au>Drayton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bab"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bab"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babiism</ent><br/
<ent>Babism</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bab"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bab"i*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of a modern religious
pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by
<person>Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik</person> (1820 -- 1850), who
assumed the title of <person>Bab-ed-Din</person> (Per., Gate of the
Faith). Babism is a mixture of Muslim, 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
Muslims. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and
slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bab"ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babist</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in Babism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bablah</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bab"lah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per.
<ets>bab<umac/l</ets> a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babu</ent><br/
<ent>Baboo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba"boo</hw>, \'d8<hw>Ba"bu</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<aum/"b<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>b<amac/b<umac/</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk
who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English
<sig>Mr.</sig> or <sig>Esquire</sig>.</def>
<rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baboon</ent><br/
<hw>Bab*oon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>babewin</ets>, <ets>baboin</ets>, fr. F. <ets>babouin</ets>, or LL.
<ets>babewynus</ets>. Of unknown origin; cf. D. <ets>baviaan</ets>, G.
<ets>pavian</ets>, baboon, F. <ets>babine</ets> lip of ape, dogs, etc.,
dial. G. <ets>b<aum/ppe</ets> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One
of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera <gen>Cynocephalus</gen> and
<gen>Papio</gen>; 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 <er>Mandrill</er>, and
<er>Chacma</er>, and <er>Drill</er> an ape.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baboonery</ent><br/
<hw>Bab*oon"ery</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Baboonish
behavior.</def> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baboonish</ent><br/
<hw>Bab*oon"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a baboon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babool</ent><br/
<ent>Babul</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba*bul"</hw>, <hw>Ba*bool"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bablah</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Any one of several species of <gen>Acacia</gen>, esp. <spn>Acacia
Arabica</spn>, which yields a gum used as a substitute for true gum
arabic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In place of Putney's golden gorse<br/
The sickly <qex>babul</qex> blooms.</q> <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Babies</plw> <pr>(-b<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Dim. of <ets>babe</ets>.]</ety> <def>An infant or young child of
either sex; a babe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small image of an infant; a doll.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Babies in the eyes</b></col>, <cd>the minute reflection
which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,<br/
Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Heywood.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an
infant; young or little; <as>as, <ex>baby</ex> swans</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Baby</xex> figure<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Babied</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/"b<emac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Babying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To treat like a young
child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.</def>
<rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baby-blue-eyes</ent><br/
<hw>baby-blue-eyes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>delicate
California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baby-faced</ent><br/
<hw>baby-faced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having a face
resembling that of a baby</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby farm</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by farm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A place where the nourishment
and care of babies are offered for hire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby farmer</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by farm`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>One who keeps a baby
farm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby farming</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by farm`ing</hw>. <def>The business of keeping a baby
farm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyhood</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by*hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
period of infancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by*house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for
children's dolls and dolls' furniture.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyish</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a baby; childish; puerile;
simple.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ba"by*ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ba"by*ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyism</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being a baby.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A babyish manner of acting or speaking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baby jumper</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by jump`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A hoop suspended by an
elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing
itself by jumping on the floor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babylonian</ent><br/
<hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient
kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babylonian</ent><br/
<hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans
were remarkable for the study of astrology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babylonical</ent><br/
<ent>Babylonic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bab`y*lon"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bab`y*lon"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to
Babylon, or made there; <as>as, <ex>Babylonic</ex> garments, carpets, or
hangings</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tumultuous; disorderly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir J. Harrington.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babylonish</ent><br/
<hw>Bab"y*lo`nish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>Babylonish</xex> garment.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Josh. vii.
21.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Babylon of <au>Revelation xiv.
8.</au></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pertaining to Rome and papal power.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The . . . injurious nickname of <qex>Babylonish</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gage.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Confused; Babel-like.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyrussa</ent><br/
<ent>Babyroussa</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bab`y*rous"sa</hw>, \'d8<hw>Bab`y*rus"sa</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Babiroussa</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Babyship</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"by*ship</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
being a baby; the personality of an infant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baby-sit</ent><br/
<hw>baby-sit</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>act as a baby-sitter</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babysit, sit</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baby-sitter</ent><br/
<ent>babysitter</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>babysitter</hw>, <hw>baby-sitter</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not
home.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sitter</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>babysitting</ent><br/
<hw>babysitting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the work of a baby sitter;
caring for children when their parents are not home.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baby-walker</ent><br/
<hw>baby-walker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <altname>walker</altname> and
<altname>go-cart</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> walker, go-cart</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bac</ent><br/
<hw>Bac</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Back</er> a
vat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually
worked by a rope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vat or cistern. See 1st <er>Back</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacca</ent><br/
<hw>bac"ca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an indehiscent fruit
derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy
wall or pericarp: e. g. grape; tomato; cranberry.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> simple fruit</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccalaureate</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"ca*lau"re*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>baccalaureatus</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>baccalaureus</ets> a bachelor of
arts, fr. <ets>baccalarius</ets>, but as if fr. L. <ets>bacca
lauri</ets> bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a
garland of bayberries. See <er>Bachelor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest
academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A baccalaureate sermon.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccalaureate</ent><br/
<hw>Bac`ca*lau"re*ate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a bachelor
of arts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baccalaureate sermon</b></col>, <cd>in some American
colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating
class.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccarat</ent><br/
<ent>Baccara</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bac`ca*ra"</hw>, <hw>Bac`ca*rat"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French game of
cards, played by a banker and punters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backare</ent><br/
<ent>Baccare</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bac*ca"re</hw>, <hw>Bac*ka"re</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>interj.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Baccare</qex>! you are marvelous forward.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccate</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baccatus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of
fruits.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccated</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"ca*ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having many berries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Set or adorned with pearls.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanal</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"cha*nal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Bacchanalis</ets>. See <er>Bacchanalia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Relating to Bacchus or his festival.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or
noisy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanal</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"cha*nal</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"k<adot/*n<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken
revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.</def>
<ldquo/Tipsy <xex>bacchanals</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The festival of Bacchus; the
bacchanalia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Drunken revelry; an orgy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A song or a dance in honor of
<persfn>Bacchus</persfn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanalia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*a</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/k`k<adot/*n<amac/"l<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>Bacchanal</ets> a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl.
<ets>Bacchanalia</ets> a feast of Bacchus, fr. <ets>Bacchus</ets> the
god of wine, Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A feast or an orgy in honor of
Bacchus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an
orgy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanalian</ent><br/
<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k`k<adot/*n<amac/"l<icr/*<ait/n;
106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the festival of
Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Even <qex>bacchanalian</qex> madness has its charms.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanalian</ent><br/
<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bacchanal; a drunken
reveler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchanalianism</ent><br/
<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchant</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"chant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Bacchants</plw>, L. <plw>Bacchantes</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>bacchans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>bacchari</ets> to
celebrate the festival of Bacchus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A priest of
Bacchus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bacchanal; a reveler.</def>
<rj><au>Croly.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchant</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"chant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bacchanalian; fond of drunken
revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchante</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"chante</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>L. pl.
<plw>Bacchantes</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A priestess of
Bacchus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A female bacchanal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchantic</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*chan"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bacchanalian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchical</ent><br/
<ent>Bacchic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bac"chic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bac"chic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchicus</ets>, Gr.
<grk>Bakchiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Bacchus; hence,
jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of
revelrous gatherings.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing,
drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchius</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bacchii</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchius</ets>
pes, Gr. <grk>"o Bakchei^os</grk> (sc. <grk>poy`s</grk> foot).]</ety>
<fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and
two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacchus</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"chus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of wine, son
of <persfn>Jupiter</persfn> and <persfn>Semele</persfn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacciferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baccifer</ets>; <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>ferre</ets> to
bear.]</ety> <def>Producing berries.</def> <ldquo/
<xex>Bacciferous</xex> trees.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacciform</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"ci*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form
of a berry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baccivorous</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*civ"o*rous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Eating, or subsisting on, berries; <as>as,
<ex>baccivorous</ex> birds</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bace</ent><br/
<hw>Bace</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n., a., & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Base</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backarack</ent><br/
<ent>Bacharach</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>Bach"a*rach</hw>, <hw>Back"a*rack</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of wine made at <etsep>Bacharach</etsep> on
the Rhine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelor</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ch"<esl/*l<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OF. <ets>bacheler</ets> young man, F. <ets>bachelier</ets> (cf.
Pr. <ets>bacalar</ets>, Sp. <ets>bachiller</ets>, Pg.
<ets>bacharel</ets>, It. <ets>baccalare</ets>), LL.
<ets>baccalarius</ets> the tenant of a kind of farm called
<ets>baccalaria</ets>, 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 <er>Baccalaureate</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man of any age who has not been
married.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As merry and mellow an old <qex>bachelor</qex> as ever followed a
hound.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 110 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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>as, a <ex>bachelor</ex> of arts</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought
under the standard of another in the field; often, a young
knight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet
admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A kind of bass, an edible
fresh-water fish (<spn>Pomoxys annularis</spn>) of the southern United
States.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bachelor-at-arms</ent><br/
<hw>bachelor-at-arms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a knight of the lowest
order; he was permitted to display only a pennon.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knight bachelor, bachelor</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelordom</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor*dom</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ch"<esl/*l<etil/r*d<ucr/m)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of
bachelors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelorhood</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor*hood</hw> <pr>(-h<oocr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelorism</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor*ism</hw> <pr>(-<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to
bachelors.</def> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelor's button</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor's but"ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of
<gen>Ranunculus</gen>, and the cornflower (<spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn>)
and globe amaranth (<gen>Gomphrena</gen>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ex>Bachelor's buttons</ex>, a name given to several
flowers <ldquo/from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons,
anciently worne in this kingdom,<rdquo/ according to Johnson's
<au>Gerarde, p. 472 (1633)</au>; but by other writers ascribed to
<ldquo/a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to
divine their success with their sweethearts.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dr.
Prior.</au></rj> </note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelorship</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"e*lor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a
bachelor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bachelry</ent><br/
<hw>Bach"el*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bachelerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The body of young aspirants for
knighthood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacillar</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*cil"lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bacillum</ets> little staff.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Shaped like a rod or staff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by,
the organism bacillus; bacillary.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacillariae</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bac"il*la`ri*<ae/</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>bacillum</ets>, dim. of <ets>baculum</ets>
stick.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diatom</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacillary</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to bacilli;
produced by, or containing, bacilli; bacillar; <as>as, a
<ex>bacillary</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacilli</ent><br/
<hw>bacilli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of <er>bacillus</er>; usually
designating aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacteria; they often
occur in chainlike formations.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacillus</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacilliform</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*cil"li*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bacillum</ets> little staff + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Rod-shaped.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacillus</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*cil"lus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bacilli</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., for L.
<xex>bacillum</xex>. See <er>Bacillari<ae/</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A variety of bacterium; a microscopic,
rod-shaped vegetable organism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacitracin</ent><br/
<hw>bacitracin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fu>(1940)</fu>
<ety>[<ets>Baci</ets>llus + Margaret <ets>Trac</ets>y, (a child whose
tissues contained <spn>Bacillus subtilis</spn>) + <ets>-in</ets>.
<au>RHUD.</au>]</ety> <def>a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of
known chemical structure effective against several types of
Gram-positive organisms, and usually used topically for superficial
local infection.</def> <note>It is produced by <spn>Bacillus
subtilis</spn> and <spn>Bacillus licheniformis</spn>, and as produced
commercially is composed of several closely related substances. The
predominant component, <stype>Bacitracin A</stype>, has a formula
<chform>C60H103N17O16S</chform>, and contains D-ornithine,
D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the L-isomers of
leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine and aspartic acid.</note>
<au>[MI11]</au><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bac</ets>: cf.
Arm. <ets>bag</ets>, <ets>bak</ets> a bark, D. <ets>bak</ets> tray,
bowl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Hop back</b></col>, <col><b>Jack
back</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the cistern which receives the infusion of
malt and hops from the copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Wash back</b></col>,
<cd>a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash.</cd> --
<col><b>Water back</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ferryboat. See <er>Bac</er>, 1.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ae/c</ets>, <ets>bac</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG.
<ets>bak</ets>, Dan. <ets>bag</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bahho</ets> ham, Skr.
<ets>bhaj</ets> to turn, OSlav. <ets>b<emac/g<ucr/</ets> flight. Cf.
<er>Bacon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a horse, fish, or
lobster</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extended upper part, as of a mountain or
ridge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[The mountains] their broad bare <qex>backs</qex> upheave<br/
Into the clouds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to
the inner or lower part; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of the hand, the
<ex>back</ex> of the foot, the <ex>back</ex> of a hand
rail</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this,<br/
Gave me your hands, the <qex>backs</qex> and palms to kiss.</q>
<rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear
part of a thing; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a book; the <ex>back</ex>
of an army; the <ex>back</ex> of a chimney</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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>as, the <ex>back</ex> of an island, of a hill, or of
a village</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from
its edge; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> of a knife, or of a
saw</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A support or resource in reserve.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This project<br/
Should have a <qex>back</qex> or second, that might hold,<br/
If this should blast in proof.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The keel and keelson of a
ship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The upper part of a lode, or the
roof of a horizontal underground passage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A garment for the back; hence, clothing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>bak</qex> to walken inne by daylight.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Behind one's back</b></col>, <cd>when one is absent;
without one's knowledge; <as>as, to ridicule a person <ex>behind his
back</ex></as>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Full back</b></col>, <col><b>Half
back</b></col>, <col><b>Quarter back</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Football)</fld>, <cd>players stationed behind those in the front
line.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To be on one's back</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>To lie on one's back</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be helpless.</cd>
-- <mcol><col><b>To put one's back up</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>to
get one's back up</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to assume an attitude of
obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked).</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To see the back of</b></col>, <cd>to
get rid of.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back</b></col>, <cd>to go away;
to flee.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back on one</b></col>, <cd>to
forsake or neglect him.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being at the back or in
the rear; distant; remote; <as>as, the <ex>back</ex> door; <ex>back</ex>
settlements</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Being in arrear; overdue; <as>as, <ex>back</ex>
rent</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Moving or operating backward; <as>as, <ex>back</ex>
action</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Back blocks</b></col>, <cd>Australian pastoral country
which is remote from the seacoast or from a river.</cd> [<source>Webster
1913 Suppl.</source>] -- <col><b>Back charges</b></col>, <cd>charges
brought forward after an account has been made up.</cd> -- <col><b>Back
filling</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Back pressure</b></col>. <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Pressure</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Back rest</b></col>, <cd>a guide
attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the
work, to steady it in turning.</cd> -- <col><b>Back slang</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced
backwards; as, <xex>nam</xex> for <xex>man</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Back
stairs</b></col>, <cd>stairs in the back part of a house; private
stairs. Also used adjectively. See <er>Back stairs</er>,
<er>Backstairs</er>, and <er>Backstair</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>Back step</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the retrograde
movement of a man or body of men, without changing front.</cd> --
<col><b>Back stream</b></col>, <cd>a current running against the main
current of a stream; an eddy.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the back
track</b></col>, <cd>to retrace one's steps; to retreat.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Backed</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Backing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To get upon the back of; to mount.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will <qex>back</qex> him [a horse] straight.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place or seat upon the back.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Great Jupiter, upon his eagle <qex>backed</qex>,<br/
Appeared to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or
recede; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> oxen</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make a back for; to furnish with a back; <as>as,
to <ex>back</ex> books</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A garden . . . with a vineyard <qex>backed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The chalk cliffs which <qex>back</qex> the beach.</q>
<rj><qau>Huxley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To write upon the back of; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex>
a letter</as>; to indorse; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> a note or legal
document</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by
aid or influence; <as>as, to <ex>back</ex> a friend</as>.</def>
<ldquo/The Parliament would be <xex>backed</xex> by the people.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Have still found it necessary to <qex>back</qex> and fortify their
laws with rewards and punishments.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mate <qex>backed</qex> the captain manfully.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To bet on the success of; -- as, to <xex>back</xex>
a race horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To back an anchor</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To back
the field</b></col>, <cd>in horse racing, to bet against a particular
horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively
designated <ldquo/the field<rdquo/, will win.</cd> -- <col><b>To back
the oars</b></col>, <cd>to row backward with the oars.</cd> --
<col><b>To back a rope</b></col>, <cd>to put on a preventer.</cd> --
<col><b>To back the sails</b></col>, <cd>to arrange them so as to cause
the ship to move astern.</cd> -- <col><b>To back up</b></col>, <cd>to
support; to sustain; <as>as, to <ex>back up</ex> one's
friends</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To back a warrant</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To back
water</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to reverse the action of the
oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship
backward.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or go backward;
<as>as, the horse refuses to <ex>back</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To change from one quarter to
another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the
wind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To stand still behind another
dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To back and fill</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> Hence:
(<mark>Fig.</mark>) <cd>To take opposite positions alternately; to
assert and deny.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To back
out</b></col>, <col><b>To back down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to retreat or
withdraw from a promise, engagement, or contest; to recede.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding that he
[Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to <qex>back out</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd. )</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back</ent><br/
<hw>Back</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from
<ets>aback</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In, to, or toward, the rear;
<as>as, to stand <ex>back</ex>; to step <ex>back</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To the place from which one came; to the place or
person from which something is taken or derived; <as>as, to go
<ex>back</ex> for something left behind; to go <ex>back</ex> to one's
native place; to put a book <ex>back</ex> after reading
it</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To a former state, condition, or station; <as>as, to
go <ex>back</ex> to private life; to go <ex>back</ex> to
barbarism</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>(Of time) In times past; ago.</def> <ldquo/Sixty or
seventy years <xex>back</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Away from contact; by reverse movement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled <qex>back</qex> the
stone from the door.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxviii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession;
<as>as, to keep <ex>back</ex> the truth; to keep <ex>back</ex> part of
the money due to another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>In a state of restraint or hindrance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Lord hath kept thee <qex>back</qex> from honor.</q>
<rj><qau>Numb. xxiv. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>In return, repayment, or requital.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What have I to give you <qex>back</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or
undertaking; <as>as, he took <ex>back</ex> the offensive
words</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>In arrear; <as>as, to be <ex>back</ex> in one's
rent</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Back and forth</b></col>, <cd>backwards and forwards; to
and fro.</cd> -- <col><b>To go back on</b></col>, <cd>to turn back from;
to abandon; to betray; <as>as, <ex>to go back on</ex> a friend; <ex>to
go back on</ex> one's professions</as>.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backache</ent><br/
<hw>back"ache</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ache localized in the
back.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back-and-forth</ent><br/
<hw>back"-and-forth`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a discussion;
give-and-take.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backarack</ent><br/
<hw>Back"a*rack</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"<adot/*r<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>See <er>Bacharach</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backare</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*ka"re</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Baccare</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backband</ent><br/
<hw>Back"band`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<acr/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2nd
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld>
<def>The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the
shafts of a carriage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backbench</ent><br/
<hw>back"bench</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<ecr/nch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House
of Commons of Great Britain.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backbencher</ent><br/
<hw>backbencher</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<ecr/nch*<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a
party leader.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backbend</ent><br/
<hw>back"bend</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<ecr/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward
from a standing position until the hands touch the floor.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbite</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bite`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[2d <ets>back</ets>, n. +
<ets>bite</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wound by clandestine detraction; to
censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak
evil of (one absent).</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbite</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bite`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To censure or revile the
absent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They are arrant knaves, and will <qex>backbite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbiter</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bit`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbiting</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bit`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Secret slander;
detraction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Backbiting</qex>, and bearing of false witness.</q>
<rj><qau>Piers Plowman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backboard</ent><br/
<hw>Back"board`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>board</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A board which supports the back when one is
sitting;</def> <specif>specifically,</specif> <def>the board athwart the
after part of a boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A board serving as the back part of anything, as of
a wagon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures,
mirrors, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>W. Nicholson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A board worn across the back to give erectness to
the figure.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbond</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bond`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<ocr/nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>bond</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots
Law)</fld> <def>An instrument which, in conjunction with another making
an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backbone</ent><br/
<hw>Back"bone"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"b<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>bone</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The column of bones in the back which sustains and
gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal
column.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a
backbone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis,
or <qex>backbone</qex> of the country.</q>
<rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We have now come to the <qex>backbone</qex> of our subject.</q>
<rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shelley's thought never had any <qex>backbone</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shairp.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To the backbone</b></col>, <cd>through and through;
thoroughly; entirely.</cd> <ldquo/Staunch <xex>to the
backbone</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Lord Lytton.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backboned</ent><br/
<hw>Back"boned"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Vertebrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backcast</ent><br/
<hw>Back"cast`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"k<adot/st`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>cast</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything
which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or
enterprise; a reverse.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backdate</ent><br/
<hw>back"date</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to make effective
from an earlier date; to make retroactive.</def> <illu>The increase in
tax was <ex>backdated</ex> to January.</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back-date</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to affix a date earlier than the present date; --
sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of
<ant>postdate</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back-date; predate; antedate.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><ex>Backdate</ex> is sometimes used incorrectly for
postdate.</note></p>

<p><ent>Back door</ent><br/
<hw>Back" door"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A door in the back part of a
building; hence, an indirect way.</def> <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backdoor</ent><br/
<hw>Back"door"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acting from behind and in
concealment; backstairs; <as>as, <ex>backdoor</ex>
intrigues</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backdown</ent><br/
<hw>Back"down`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A receding or
giving up; a complete surrender.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backdrop</ent><br/
<hw>back"drop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the scenery hung at
back of stage. Also called in Britain
<altname>backcloth</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> background, backcloth</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the background, setting, or circumstances of an
event; <as>as, the <ex>backdrop</ex> for the summit
meeting</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backed</ent><br/
<hw>Backed</hw> <pr>(b<acr/kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a back;
fitted with a back; <as>as, a <ex>backed</ex> electrotype or stereotype
plate</as>. Used in composition; <as>as, broad-<ex>backed</ex>;
hump-<ex>backed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backer</ent><br/
<hw>Back"er</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a
contest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backfall</ent><br/
<hw>Back"fall`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"f<add/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>fall</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fall or throw on
the back in wrestling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back fire</ent><br/
<ent>backfire</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>backfire</hw>, <hw>back fire</hw></mhw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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 <altname>knock</altname> or
<altname>ping</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>an explosion in the
exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back-fire</ent><br/
<ent>Backfire</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Back"fire`</hw> <hw>Back"-fire`</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>To have or experience a back fire
or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Back"-fir`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back-formation</ent><br/
<hw>back"-for*ma`tion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an
affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it, such as
<examp>emote</examp> from emotion.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the process of inventing a
back-formation{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backfriend</ent><br/
<hw>Back"friend`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, n. or adv. + <ets>friend</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
secret enemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backgammon</ent><br/
<hw>back"gam`mon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin
unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. <ets>bakke</ets> tray + E. <ets>game</ets>; or
very likely the first part is from E. <ets>back</ets>, adv., and the
game is so called because the men are often set <ets>back</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a
<ldquo/board<rdquo/ marked off into twenty-four spaces called
<ldquo/points<rdquo/. Each player has fifteen pieces, or
<ldquo/men<rdquo/, the movements of which from point to point are
determined by throwing dice. Formerly called
<altname>tables</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>backgammon board</b></col>, <cd>a board for playing
backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged
together, each tray containing two <ldquo/tables<rdquo/.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backgammon</ent><br/
<hw>back`gam"mon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>In the game of backgammon,
to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first
<ldquo/table<rdquo/. When played for betting purposes, the winner in
such a case scores three times the wagered amount.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>background</ent><br/
<hw>back"ground`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>ground</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as
opposed to the <contr>foreground</contr>, or the ground in
<xex>front</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The space which is behind and
subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The distance in a picture is usually divided into
foreground, middle distance, and <xex>background</xex>.</note>
<rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything behind, serving as a foil; <as>as, the
statue had a <ex>background</ex> of red hangings</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of
sight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I fancy there was a <qex>background</qex> of grinding and waiting
before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished . . .
performance.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Alexander.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A husband somewhere in the <qex>background</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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>as, within the
<ex>background</ex> of the massive budget deficits of the 1980's, new
spending programs had little chance of passage by the
congress</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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>as, against the
<ex>background</ex> of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire of
Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though
regrettable</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Science)</fld> <def>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.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>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
<ecol><b>background noise</b></ecol> or
<altname>noise</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Journalism)</fld> <def>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 <ldquo/on background<rdquo/.
Compare <cref>deep background</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To place in the background</b></col>, <cd>to make of
little consequence.</cd> <col><b>To keep in the background</b></col>,
<cd>to remain unobtrusive, inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of
people.</cd> <col><b>deep background</b></col>, <fld>(Journalism)</fld>
<cd>the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a
publication, even without attribution. Compare
<er>background</er>{8}.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backgrounding</ent><br/
<hw>back"ground*ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The
execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are
not using the processing system.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> background processing</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhand</ent><br/
<hw>Back"hand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>,
adv. + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of handwriting in
which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>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
<contr>forehand</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhand</ent><br/
<hw>Back"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sloping from left to
right; -- said of handwriting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Backhanded; indirect; oblique.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhanded</ent><br/
<hw>Back"hand`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With the hand
turned backward; <as>as, a <ex>backhanded</ex> blow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; <as>as, a
<ex>backhanded</ex> compliment</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Turned back, or inclining to the left; <as>as,
<ex>backhanded</ex> letters</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backhanded</ent><br/
<hw>back"hand`ed</hw>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <fld>(Sport)</fld>
<def>Stroked with a backhand{2}; <as>as, a <ex>backhanded</ex>
drive</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhandedness</ent><br/
<hw>Back"hand`ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being
backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhander</ent><br/
<hw>Back"hand`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A backhanded
blow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backheel</ent><br/
<hw>Back"heel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Wrestling)</fld>
<def>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.</def> -- <def2><pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trip (a
person) in this way.</def></def2><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Back"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>house</ets>.]</ety> <def>A building
behind the main building.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A
privy; an outhouse; a necessary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backing</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moving
backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is behind, and forms the back of,
anything, usually giving strength or stability.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Support or aid given to a person or cause.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <def>The preparation of the back
of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backjoint</ent><br/
<hw>Back"joint`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"joint`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or adv. + <ets>joint</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a
permanent slab or other filling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backlash</ent><br/
<hw>Back"lash`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"l<acr/sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>lash</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving
part of a machine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strong popular reaction serving to counter the
effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social
or political developments.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backless</ent><br/
<hw>Back"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a back.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backlog</ent><br/
<hw>Back"log`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"l<ocr/g`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>log</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.
Contrasted to <contr>forestick</contr>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There was first a <qex>backlog</qex>, from fifteen to four and
twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes.</q>
<rj><qau>S. G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were
not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention;
<as>as, unexpected demand led to a large <ex>backlog</ex> of unfilled
orders; politically motivated delays led to a large <ex>backlog</ex> of
unconfirmed judicial appointments</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backpack</ent><br/
<hw>back"pack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bag carried on the back,
supported by straps looped over the shoulders.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knapsack; rucksack; haversack.</syn>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backpack</ent><br/
<hw>back"pack</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to hike while carrying a
backpack; -- often used in the form <altname>go backpacking</altname>;
<as>as, to <ex>backpack</ex> through the forest</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backpacker</ent><br/
<hw>back"pack*er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who backpacks; <as>as, two
<ex>backpackers</ex> were mauled by bears in Yellowstone this
week</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backpedal</ent><br/
<hw>back"ped*al</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pedal backwards,
as on a bicycle.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>step backwards, in boxing.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>modify one' opinion, usually by making it less
strong or adding qualifications.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backplate</ent><br/
<ent>Backpiece</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Back"piece`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Back"plate`</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, n. or a. +
<ets>piece</ets>, <ets>plate</ets>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece, or
plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the
back.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>A piece of plate
armor protecting the back; -- it is worn as part of a
<partof>cuirass</partof>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 111 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Backrag</ent><br/
<ent>Backrack</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Back"rack</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"r<acr/k)</pr>, <hw>Back"rag</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/k"r<acr/g)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bacharach</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backrest</ent><br/
<hw>back"rest</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a support that you can
lean against while sitting.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> back.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backroom</ent><br/
<hw>backroom</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the meeting place of a
group of leaders who make their decisions via private
negotiations.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backs</ent><br/
<hw>Backs</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Among leather
dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsaw</ent><br/
<hw>Back"saw`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"s<add/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>saw</ets>.]</ety> <def>A saw (as a tenon saw)
whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backset</ent><br/
<hw>Back"set`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"s<ecr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>set</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever is thrown back in its course, as
water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Slackwater, or the <qex>backset</qex> caused by the overflow.</q>
<rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backset</ent><br/
<hw>Back"set`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plow again, in the fall; --
said of prairie land broken up in the spring.</def> <mark>[Western
U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsettler</ent><br/
<hw>Back"set"tler</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"s<ecr/t"l<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>settler</ets>.]</ety>
<def>One living in the back or outlying districts of a
community.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The English <qex>backsettlers</qex> of Leinster and Munster.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backshish</ent><br/
<ent>Backsheesh</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Back"sheesh`</hw>, \'d8<hw>Back"shish`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>bakhsh<imac/sh</ets>, fr.
<ets>bakhsh<imac/dan</ets> to give.]</ety> <def>In Egypt and the Turkish
empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered
(as by a waiter); a gratuity; a <ldquo/tip<rdquo/.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish,
bakshis.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backside</ent><br/
<hw>Back"side`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"s<imac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>side</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hinder
part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Backside</xex> (one word) was formerly used of the
rear part or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is now two
words.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsight</ent><br/
<hw>Back"sight`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"s<imac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>sight</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Surv.)</fld> <def>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. <er>Foresight</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backslide</ent><br/
<hw>Back"slide"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"sl<imac/d"; 277)</pr>, <pos>v.
i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Backslid</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Backslidden</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <conjf>Backslid</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Backsliding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. +
<ets>slide</ets>.]</ety> <def>To slide back; to fall away; esp. to
abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been
professed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backslider</ent><br/
<hw>Back"slid"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
backslides.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsliding</ent><br/
<hw>Back"slid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slipping back; falling back
into sin or error; sinning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Turn, O <qex>backsliding</qex> children, saith the Lord.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsliding</ent><br/
<hw>Back"slid"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who
backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our <qex>backslidings</qex> are many.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xiv.
7.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backspacer</ent><br/
<ent>backspace</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>backspace</hw>, <hw>backspacer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back
spacing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> backspace key.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backspace</ent><br/
<hw>backspace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>In typing text, to press the
backspace key so as to reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous
space.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstaff</ent><br/
<hw>Back"staff`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backstage</ent><br/
<hw>back"stage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(theater)</fld> <def>the area on
the stage out of sight of the audience.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wing, wings, offstage.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backstage</ent><br/
<hw>backs"tage</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>concealed from the public; in
private.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behind the scenes.</syn>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Back stairs</ent><br/
<ent>Backstairs</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Back"stairs`</hw>, <hw>Back" stairs`</hw></mhw>.
<pr>(b<acr/k"st<acir/rz`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stairs in the back
part of a house, as distinguished from the <contr>front stairs</contr>;
a second staircase at the rear of a building; hence, a private or
indirect way.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstair</ent><br/
<ent>Backstairs</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Back"stairs`</hw>, <hw>Back"stair`</hw> }</mhw>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy;
intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; <as>as,
<ex>backstairs</ex> gossip</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger,
hush-hush, on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean, surreptitious,
undercover, underground.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>backstairs</qex> influence.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Female caprice and <qex>backstair</qex> influence.</q>
<rj><qau>Trevelyan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstay</ent><br/
<hw>Back"stay`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"st<amac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or n. + <ets>stay</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Often used in the plural.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward
motion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backster</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ster</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Baxter</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstitch</ent><br/
<hw>Back"stitch`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. + <ets>stitch</ets>.]</ety> <def>A stitch
made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and
bringing it out in front of the end.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstitch</ent><br/
<hw>Back"stitch`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sew with backstitches;
<as>as, to <ex>backstitch</ex> a seam</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstop</ent><br/
<hw>Back"stop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In rounders, the player who stands immediately
behind the striking base.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket
keeper.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backstress</ent><br/
<hw>Back"stress</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k"str<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
female baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backstroke</ent><br/
<hw>back"stroke`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backswept</ent><br/
<hw>back"swept`</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>aligned from front to back;
slanted toward the back; -- used of hair.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sweptback.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backsword</ent><br/
<hw>Back"sword`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>sword</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A sword with one sharp edge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in
rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also
called <xex>singlestick</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backswimmer</ent><br/
<hw>back"swim`mer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of numerous predaceous
aquatic insects of the family <fam>Notonectidae</fam> (such as
<styp><spn>Notonecta undulata</spn></styp>) that swim on their backs and
may inflict painful bites; -- also called <altname>boat
bug</altname>.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back-to-back</ent><br/
<hw>back-to-back</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>occurring
immediately one after the other; consecutive.</def>
<illu><ex>back-to-back</ex> home runs</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> consecutive.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>oriented with the backs toward each other, and
sometimes touching.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back up</ent><br/
<hw>back" up</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to move in a
reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or animals.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; <as>as, a
traffic <ex>backup</ex> due to an accident; a sewage
<ex>backup</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>back up</ent><br/
<hw>back" up</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to serve as a
backup{3} for (another person or persons); <as>as, the patrolmen
<ex>backed up</ex> the detectives as they went inside to make the
arrest; the center fielder <ex>backed up</ex> the shortstop on the
play</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>to make a backup{5} of;
<as>as, the sysop <ex>backed up</ex> the purchasing data files every
night</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backup</ent><br/
<hw>back"up</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, there was no <ex>backup</ex> for the
electrical supply; a <ex>backup</ex> motor; a <ex>backup</ex>
generator</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>a musician or group of musicians
accompanying a soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompaniment.</syn>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person or group of persons serving as
reinforcement for another or others; <as>as, the policeman called for
<ex>backup</ex> when he was fired on</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in
traffic or a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other
malfunction.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>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
<styp><ecol><b>off-site backup</b></ecol></styp>. Also used
attributively; <as>as, <ex>backup</ex> copy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>The act or process of
creating a backup{5}; <as>as, they performed a full system
<ex>backup</ex> every weekend</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwards</ent><br/
<ent>Backward</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Back"ward</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Back"wards</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, adv. +
<ets>-ward</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With the back in advance or
foremost; <as>as, to ride <ex>backward</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the back; toward the rear; <as>as, to throw
the arms <ex>backward</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>On the back, or with the back downward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou wilt fall <qex>backward</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some reigns <qex>backward</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>By way of reflection; reflexively.</def> <rj><au>Sir
J. Davies.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>From a better to a worse state, as from honor to
shame, from religion to sin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The work went <qex>backward</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction;
contrarily; <as>as, to read <ex>backwards</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We might have . . . beat them <qex>backward</qex> home.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backward</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Directed to the back
or rear; <as>as, <ex>backward</ex> glances</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating;
loath.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For wiser brutes were <qex>backward</qex> to be slaves.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not well advanced in learning; not quick of
apprehension; dull; inapt; <as>as, a <ex>backward</ex> child</as>.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>backward</xex> learner.<rdquo/
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Late or behindhand; <as>as, a <ex>backward</ex>
season</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; <as>as,
the country or region is in a <ex>backward</ex> state</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Already past or gone; bygone.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And flies unconscious o'er each <qex>backward</qex> year.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backward</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state behind or past.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the dark <qex>backward</qex> and abysm of time.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backward</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ward</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep back; to hinder.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwardation</ent><br/
<hw>Back`war*da"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Backward</ets>, v. t. + <ets>-ation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Stock
Exchange)</fld> <def>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 <er>Contango</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Biddle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwardly</ent><br/
<hw>Back"ward*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Reluctantly; slowly; aversely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Perversely; ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And does he think so <qex>backwardly</qex> of me?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backwardness</ent><br/
<hw>back"ward*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
backward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backwash</ent><br/
<hw>back"wash`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
clean the oil from (wool) after combing.</def>
<rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>backwash</ent><br/
<hw>back"wash`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars
of a boat.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Aeron.)</fld> <def>The backward flowing air within
the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwater</ent><br/
<hw>Back"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. or adv. + <ets>-water</ets>. ]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands,
caused by an obstruction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or
by the paddle wheels of a steamer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwoods</ent><br/
<hw>Back"woods"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Back</ets>, a. + <ets>woods</ets>.]</ety> <def>The forests or
partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backwoodsman</ent><br/
<hw>Back"woods"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Backwoodsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man living in the
forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western
frontiers of the United States in former times.</def> <rj><au>Fisher
Ames.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Backworm</ent><br/
<hw>Back"worm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>back</ets>, n. + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety> <def>A disease of hawks.
See <er>Filanders</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacon</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"con</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bacon</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>bacho</ets>, <ets>bahho</ets>, flitch of
bacon, ham; akin to E. <ets>back</ets>. Cf. <ets>Back</ets> the back
side.]</ety> <def>The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked;
formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bacon beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle
(<spn>Dermestes lardarius</spn>) which, especially in the larval state,
feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See <er>Dermestes</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>To save one's bacon</b></col>, <cd>to save one's self or
property from harm or loss.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Roger Bacon</ent><br/
<ent>Bacon</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bacon</hw>, <hw>Roger Bacon</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>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.<br/
<br/
Gunpowder had been known for centuries in China, being used for
fireworks and incendiary grenades. Gunpowder is a simple mixture of
charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate (known generally as saltpeter).
Saltpeter is a major component of guano (bird droppings) and may be
recovered from privies where it will crystallize. By 1324, Europeans had
discovered the art of using gunpowder to fire a projectile, marking the
end of the period of castles and knights in armor.</q> <qau>Prof. Tom
Bitterwolf, Univ. of Idaho (Post-class notes, 1999).</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>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.</q> <qau>Century Dict. 1906.</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q> 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. The professed object
of the work is to urge the necessity of a reform in the mode of
philosophizing, to set forth the reasons why knowledge had not made a
greater progress, to draw back attention to the sources of knowledge
which had been unwisely neglected, to discover other sources which were
yet almost untouched, and to animate men in the undertaking by a
prospect of the vast advantages which it offered. In the development of
this plan all the leading portions of science are expanded in the most
complete shape which they had at that time assumed; and improvements of
a very wide and striking kind are proposed in some of the principal
branches of study. Even if the work had no leading purposes it would
have been highly valuable as a treasure of the most solid knowledge and
soundest speculations of the time; even if it bad contained no such
details it would have been a work most remarkable for its general views
and scope."</q> <qau>James J. Walsh (Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries,
1913.)</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Francis Bacon</ent><br/
<ent>Bacon</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bacon</hw>, <hw>Francis Bacon</hw></mhw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<def>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 <altname>Baron
Verulam</altname> July 12, 1618, and <altname>Viscount St.
Albans</altname> Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called
<altname>Lord Bacon</altname>. 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.</def>
<au>Century Dict. 1906.</au><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baconian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*co"ni*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baconian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*co"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of
the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baconian method</b></col>, <cd>the inductive method. See
<er>Induction</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteremia</ent><br/
<hw>bac`ter*e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/r*<emac/"m<emac/*<adot/
<it>or</it> b<acr/k`t<ucr/*r<emac/"m<emac/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The presence of bacteria in the blood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacteriemia.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteremic</ent><br/
<hw>bacteremic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
bacteremia.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteria</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bacterium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterial</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bactericidal</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destructive
of bacteria.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bactericide</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*cide</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/"r<icr/*s<imac/d)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + L. <ets>caedere</ets> to
kill]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Germicide</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriemia</ent><br/
<hw>bac*teri*e"mi*a</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/k*t<etil/r*<emac/*<emac/"m<emac/*<adot/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as
<er>bacteremia</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterin</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"te*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
bacterial vaccine.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteriological</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/`r<icr/*<osl/*l<ocr/j"<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bacteriology; <as>as,
<ex>bacteriological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteriologist</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in
bacteriology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteriology</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteriolysis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.;
fr. Gr. <grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>ba`ktron</grk>, a staff + <?/ a
loosing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Chemical decomposition brought about by
bacteria without the addition of oxygen.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The destruction or dissolution of bacterial
cells.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriophage</ent><br/
<hw>bacteriophage</hw> <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>a virus which
infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called <altname>phage</altname>
in laboratory jargon.</def> <note>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 <styp><col><b>temperate
bacteriophage</b></col></styp>, 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
<stype>lambda phage</stype> of <spn>Eschericia coli</spn>, much studied
in biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate
type.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriophagous</ent><br/
<ent>bacteriophagic</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bacteriophagic</hw> <hw>bacteriophagous</hw></mhw>
<pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
bacteriophage.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterioscopic</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to bacterioscopy; <as>as, a
<ex>bacterioscopic</ex> examination</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterioscopist</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One skilled in bacterioscopic
examinations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterioscopy</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te`ri*os"co*py</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/`r<icr/*<ocr/s"k<osl/*p<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>; fr. Gr.
<grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>ba`ktron</grk>, a staff +
<grk>skopei^n</grk> to view.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and
identification, as in the examination of polluted water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Microscopic examination or investigation of
bacteria.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>*scop"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
-- <wf>Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriostasis</ent><br/
<hw>bacteriostasis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inhibition of the growth of
bacteria, without outright killing of the organism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriostat</ent><br/
<hw>bacteriostat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical or biological
material that inhibits bacterial growth.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacteriostatic</ent><br/
<hw>bacteriostatic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or
pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical
substances, such as certain antibacterial agents.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Substances, such as antibiotics, which inhibit bacterial
growth are usually classified as bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal
depending on the rate at which bacteria exposed to the agents{4} die.
The rates of death of bacteria exposed to antibacterial agents{4} are,
however, dependent on the concentration of the agent{4}, and form a
continuum with some antibacterial agents{4} of intermediate type. The
penicillins are considered as typical bactericidal agents, and
chloramphenicol or the sulfa drugs as typical bacteriostatic agents. In
general, inhibitors of cell-wall synthesis will be bactericidal and many
inhibitors of protein synthesis are classed as bacteriostatic, but some
of the aminoglycosides also kill bacteria rapidly.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacterise</ent><br/
<hw>bacterise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to subject to the action of
bacteria.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacterize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacterium</ent><br/
<hw>Bac*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/"r<icr/*<ucr/m)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacteria</plw>
<pr>(b<acr/k*t<emac/"r<icr/*<adot/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>bakth`rion</grk>, <grk>ba`ktron</grk>, a staff: cf. F.
<ets>bact<eacute/rie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>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
<phylum>Cyanophyta</phylum> (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
<stype>aerobes</stype>; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these
forms being <stype>anaerobes</stype>. 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
<er>bacteriology</er>, being a division of <er>microbiology</er>. See
<er>Bacillus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bacterize</ent><br/
<hw>bacterize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to subject to the action of
bacteria.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacterise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacteroidal</ent><br/
<ent>Bacteroid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bac"te*roid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bac`te*roid"al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bacterium</ets> +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling bacteria;
<as>as, <ex>bacteroid</ex> particles</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bactrian</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"tri*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Bactria in Asia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of
Bactria.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bactrian camel</b></col>, <cd>the two-humped
camel.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bacule</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"ule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bascule</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baculiform</ent><br/
<hw>baculiform</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>shaped like a rod.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform,
rod-shaped.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baculine</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"u*line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baculum</ets> staff.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the rod or
punishment with the rod.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baculite</ent><br/
<hw>Bac"u*lite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baculum</ets> stick, staff; cf. F. <ets>baculite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A cephalopod of the extinct genus
<gen>Baculites</gen>, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like
an uncoiled ammonite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baculometry</ent><br/
<hw>Bac`u*lom"e*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baculum</ets> staff + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of
distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bad</ent><br/
<hw>Bad</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d)</pr>, <pos>imp.</pos> <mord>of
<er>Bid</er>.</mord> <def>Bade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bad</ent><br/
<hw>Bad</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Worse</adjf> <pr>(w<ucir/s)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Worst</adjf> <pr>(w<ucir/st)</pr>.]</amorph>
<ety>[Probably fr. AS. <ets>b<ae/ddel</ets> hermaphrodite; cf.
<ets>b<ae/dling</ets> effeminate fellow.]</ety> <def>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 <ant>good</ant>;
<as>as, a <ex>bad</ex> man; <ex>bad</ex> conduct; <ex>bad</ex> habits;
<ex>bad</ex> soil; <ex>bad</ex> air; <ex>bad</ex> health; a <ex>bad</ex>
crop; <ex>bad</ex> news</as>.</def><br/
<note> Sometimes used substantively.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The strong antipathy of good to <qex>bad</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful;
injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
imperfect.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badaud</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`daud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or
astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his
great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the <qex>badauds</qex> of
Paris.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badder</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>compar.</pos> of
<er>Bad</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badderlocks</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"der*locks</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. for
<ets>Balderlocks</ets>, fr. <ets>Balder</ets> the Scandinavian
deity.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large black seaweed (<spn>Alaria
esculenta</spn>) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called
<altname>murlins</altname>, <altname>honeyware</altname>, and
<altname>henware</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baddish</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"dish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat bad; inferior.</def>
<rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bade</ent><br/
<hw>Bade</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d)</pr>. <def>A form of the past tense of
<er>Bid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badge</ent><br/
<hw>Badge</hw> <pr>(b<acr/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bagea</ets>, <ets>bagia</ets>, sign, prob. of German origin; cf.
AS. <ets>be<aacute/g</ets>, <ets>be<aacute/h</ets>, bracelet, collar,
crown, OS. <ets>b<omac/g-</ets> in comp., AS. <ets>b<umac/gan</ets> to
bow, bend, G. <ets>biegen</ets>. See <er>Bow</er> to bend.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on
the person; <as>as, the <ex>badge</ex> of a society; the <ex>badge</ex>
of a policeman</as>.</def> <ldquo/Tax gatherers, recognized by their
official <xex>badges</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something characteristic; a mark; a token.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sweet mercy is nobility's true <qex>badge</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A carved ornament on the stern of
a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badge</ent><br/
<hw>Badge</hw> <pr>(b<acr/j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark or
distinguish with a badge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badgeless</ent><br/
<hw>Badge"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no badge.</def>
<rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain
origin; perh. fr. an old verb <ets>badge</ets> to lay up provisions to
sell again.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Now
dialectic, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bageard</ets>, prob. fr.
<ets>badge</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets>, in reference to the white mark on
its forehead. See <er>Badge</er>,<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
carnivorous quadruped of the genus <gen>Meles</gen> or of an allied
genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws
on the fore feet. One species (<spn>Meles meles</spn> <it>or</it>
<spn>Meles vulgaris</spn>), called also <altname>brock</altname>,
inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (<spn>Taxidea
taxus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Taxidea Americana</spn> <it>or</it>
<spn>Taxidea Labradorica</spn>) inhabits the northern parts of North
America. See <er>Teledu</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brush made of badgers' hair, used by
artists.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Badger dog</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Dachshund</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Badgered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Badgering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For sense 1, see 2d
<er>Badger</er>; for 2, see 1st <er>Badger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate
persistently.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to
bargain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badgerer</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who badgers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of dog used in badger baiting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger game</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er game</hw>. <def>The method of blackmailing by decoying a
person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of
exposure.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badgering</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who
badgers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food
in one place and selling them in another for a profit.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger-legged</ent><br/
<hw>Badg"er-legged`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having legs
of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badger State</ent><br/
<hw>Badger State</hw>. <def>Wisconsin; -- a nickname.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badiaga</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bad`i*a"ga</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d`<icr/<amac/"g<adot/ <it>or</it>
b<adot/d*y<aum/"g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.
<ets>badiaga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water sponge
<gen>(Spongilla)</gen>, common in the north of Europe, the powder of
which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badian</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>badiane</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>b<amac/di<amac/n</ets> anise.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family
(<spn>Illicium anisatum</spn>), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise;
star anise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badigeon</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*di"geon</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*d<icr/j"<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badinage</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`di`nage"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>badiner</ets> to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr.
<ets>badin</ets> silly.]</ety> <def>Playful raillery; banter.</def>
<ldquo/He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant
<xex>badinage</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bad lands</ent><br/
<hw>Bad" lands"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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<ntil/ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the
difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by
the Canadian French, <ets>Mauvaises Terres</ets> (bad lands).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badly</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bad manner; poorly; not well;
unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause
harm; disagreeably; seriously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Badly</xex> is often used colloquially for
<xex>very much</xex> or <xex>very greatly</xex>, with words signifying
<xex>to want</xex> or <xex>need</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badminton</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"min*ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name
of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A preparation of claret, spiced and
sweetened.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Badness</ent><br/
<hw>Bad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baenomere</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<ae/"no*mere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up
the thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baenopod</ent><br/
<hw>B<ae/"no*pod</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baenosome</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<ae/"no*some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The thorax of Arthropods.</def>
<rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baetulus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<ae/"tu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>B<ae/tuli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>bai`tylos</grk> a sacred meteorite.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld>
<def>A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred
or worshiped as of divine origin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are
<qex>b<ae/tuli</qex>, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the
deity.</q> <rj><qau>I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baff</ent><br/
<hw>Baff</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow;
a stroke; thud.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>H.
Miller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Golf)</fld>, <def>a stroke
in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball
aloft.</def> <mark>[Scot. or Golf]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baff</ent><br/
<hw>Baff</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Scot.,
prob. imitative; cf. G. <ets>baff</ets>, interj. imitating the sound of
a shot.]</ety> <def>To strike; to beat; to make a baff.</def>
<mark>[Scot. or Golf]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baffle</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fle</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f"f'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baffled</conjf> (-f'ld); <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baffling</conjf>
<pr>(-fl<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Lowland Scotch
<ets>bauchle</ets> to treat contemptuously, <ets>bauch</ets> tasteless,
abashed, jaded, Icel. <ets>b<amac/gr</ets> uneasy, poor, or
<ets>b<amac/gr</ets>, n., struggle, <ets>b<ae/gja</ets> to push, treat
harshly, OF. <ets>beffler</ets>, <ets>beffer</ets>, to mock, deceive,
dial. G. <ets>b<aum/ppe</ets> mouth, <ets>beffen</ets> to bark,
chide.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
recreant knight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He by the heels him hung upon a tree,<br/
And <qex>baffled</qex> so, that all which passed by<br/
The picture of his punishment might see.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to
foil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The art that <qex>baffles</qex> time's tyrannic claim.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
defeat; to thwart.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>baffled</xex> purpose.<rdquo/
<rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A suitable scripture ready to repel and <qex>baffle</qex> them
all.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Calculations so difficult as to have <qex>baffled</qex>, until
within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mere intricacy of a question should not <qex>baffle</qex>
us.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baffling wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>one that
frequently shifts from one point to another.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate;
defeat.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baffle</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To practice
deceit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To struggle against in vain; <as>as, a ship
<ex>baffles</ex> with the winds</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baffle</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A defeat by artifice,
shifts, and turns; discomfiture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/A
<xex>baffle</xex> to philosophy.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Coal Mining)</fld> <def>A lever for operating the
throttle valve of a winding engine.</def> <mark>[Local, U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baffled</ent><br/
<hw>baffled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not understanding.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> uncomprehending.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and
uncertain how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and
discouragement.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balked, discomfited, discouraged,
frustrated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bafflement</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fle*ment</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f"f'l*m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration;
check.</def></p>

<p><ent>Baffler</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fler</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f"fl<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who, or that which, baffles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 112 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Baffling</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"fling</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f"fl<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; <as>as, <ex>baffling</ex>
currents, winds, tasks</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Baff"ling*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Baff"ling*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baffy</ent><br/
<hw>Baff"y</hw> <pr>(b<adot/f"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Baff</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A short
wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baft</ent><br/
<hw>Baft</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ft)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bafta</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bafta</ent><br/
<hw>Baf"ta</hw> <pr>(b<acr/f"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per.
<ets>baft</ets> woven, wrought.]</ety> <def>A coarse stuff, usually of
cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made
for export.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bag</ent><br/
<hw>Bag</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bagge</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>baggi</ets>, and also OF.
<ets>bague</ets>, bundle, LL. <ets>baga</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
sack or pouch, used for holding anything; <as>as, a <ex>bag</ex> of meal
or of money</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies,
containing some fluid or other substance; <as>as, the <ex>bag</ex> of
poison in the mouth of some serpents; the <ex>bag</ex> of a
cow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's
hair behind, by way of ornament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The quantity of game bagged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A certain quantity of a commodity,
such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; <as>as, a
<ex>bag</ex> of pepper or hops; a <ex>bag</ex> of coffee</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bag and baggage</b></col>, <cd>all that belongs to
one.</cd> -- <col><b>To give one the bag</b></col>, <cd>to disappoint
him.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bag</ent><br/
<hw>Bag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bagged</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/gd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bagging</conjf>]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into a bag;
<as>as, to <ex>bag</ex> hops</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To seize, capture, or entrap; <as>as, to
<ex>bag</ex> an army; to <ex>bag</ex> game</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled
bag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A bee <qex>bagged</qex> with his honeyed venom.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bag</ent><br/
<hw>Bag</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or hang down
like a full bag; <as>as, the skin <ex>bags</ex> from containing morbid
matter</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To swell with arrogance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become pregnant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Warner. (Alb. Eng.).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagasse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*gasse"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*g<acr/s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagatelle</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bag`a*telle"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g`<adot/*t<ecr/l")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>bagatella</ets>; cf. Prov. It.
<ets>bagata</ets> trifle, OF. <ets>bague</ets>, Pr. <ets>bagua</ets>,
bundle. See <er>Bag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
trifle; a thing of no importance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rich trifles, serious <qex>bagatelles</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baghdad</ent><br/
<hw>Baghdad</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Iraq</country>. Population (2000) =
nk.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bagel</ent><br/
<hw>ba"gel</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish
<ets>beygl</ets>, prob. fr. dial. G. <ets>Beugel</ets>.
<au>RHUD</au>]</ety> <def>a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a
hard crust.</def> <note>A similar roll in Russia is called a
<it>bublik</it>.</note><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bagful</ent><br/
<hw>bag"ful</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quantity that a bag will hold; <as>as, he ate a <ex>bagful</ex> of
popcorn</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bag.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baggage</ent><br/
<hw>bag"gage</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g"g<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bagage</ets>, from OF. <ets>bague</ets> bundle. In senses 6 and 7
cf. F. <ets>bagasse</ets> a prostitute. See <er>Bag</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clothes, tents, utensils, and
provisions of an army.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/The term itself is made to apply chiefly to
articles of clothing and to small personal effects.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a
traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The baronet's <qex>baggage</qex> on the roof of the coach.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We saw our <qex>baggage</qex> following below.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The English usually call this
<altname>luggage</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Purulent matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Barrough.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Trashy talk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A man of bad character.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French
<qex>baggage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A romping, saucy girl.</def> <mark>[Playful]</mark>
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baggage master</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"gage mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>One who has charge of the
baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baggager</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"ga*ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who takes
care of baggage; a camp follower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir
W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baggala</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bag"ga*la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ldquo/fem. of <ets>baghl</ets> a mule.<rdquo/ <au>Balfour</au>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used
in the Indian Ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baggily</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a loose,
baggy way.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagging</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"ging</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cloth or other
material for bags.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of putting anything into, or as into, a
bag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of swelling; swelling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagging</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"ging</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>
<def>Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baggy</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a bag;
loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; <as>as,
<ex>baggy</ex> trousers; <ex>baggy</ex> cheeks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bag lady</ent><br/
<hw>Bag" la`dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a homeless woman
who carries all her possessions with her in bags.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagman</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bagmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A commercial traveler; one
employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.</def>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bag net</ent><br/
<hw>Bag" net`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g" n<ecr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
bag-shaped net for catching fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagnio</ent><br/
<hw>Bagn"io</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>bagno</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets>. Cf. <er>Bain</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in
Turkey, a prison for slaves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brothel; a stew; a house of
prostitution.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagpipe</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"pipe</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A musical wind
instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It consists of a leather bag, which receives the air by
a tube that is stopped by a valve; and three sounding pipes, into which
the air is pressed by the performer. Two of these pipes produce fixed
tones, namely, the bass, or key tone, and its fifth, and form together
what is called the <part>drone</part>; the third, or
<part>chanter</part>, gives the melody.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagpipe</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"pipe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make to look like a
bagpipe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bagpipe the mizzen</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.</cd>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagpiper</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"pip`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays on
a bagpipe; a piper.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagreef</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"reef`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bag</ets> +
<ets>reef</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lower reef of fore
and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav.
Encyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bague</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bague</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a ring]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The annular molding or group of moldings
dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more
parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baguette</ent><br/
<ent>Baguet</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba*guet"</hw>, <hw>Ba*guette"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baguette</ets>, prop. a rod<?/ It.
<ets>bacchetta</ets>, fr. L. <ets>baculum</ets> stick, staff.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small molding, like the astragal,
but smaller; a bead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the minute bodies seen in
the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagwig</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"wig"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wig, in use in
the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a
bag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bagworm</ent><br/
<hw>Bag"worm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval
state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species
(<spn>Plat<oe/ceticus Gloveri</spn>) feeds on the orange tree. See
<er>Basket worm</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bah</ent><br/
<hw>Bah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An exclamation
expressive of extreme contempt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, <qex>Bah</qex>! was
utterly unknown to the English public.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahaudur</ent><br/
<ent>Bahadur</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba*ha"dur</hw> \'d8<hw>Ba*hau"dur</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bahawder</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bah<amac/dur</ets> hero,
champion.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahai</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*hai"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*h<imac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<er>Bahais</er> <pr>(-h<imac/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>A member of the sect of
the Babis consisting of the adherents of <persfn>Baha</persfn>
(<person>Mirza Husain Ali</person>, entitled <ldquo/Baha 'u
'llah,<rdquo/ or, <ldquo/the Splendor of God<rdquo/), the elder half
brother of <person>Mirza Yahya</person> of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as
the head of the Babists. <persfn>Baha</persfn> 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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahaism</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ha"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious tenets
or practices of the Bahais.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahar</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*har"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>bah<amac/r</ets>, from <ets>bahara</ets> to charge with a
load.]</ety> <def>A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies,
varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223
to 625 pounds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahrain</ent><br/
<hw>Bahrain</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an island in the Persian
Gulf.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrein.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an island country in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrein.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahraini</ent><br/
<hw>Bahraini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant
of Bahrain.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahreini.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahraini</ent><br/
<hw>Bahraini</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
Bahrain (definition 2).</def> <illu>The <ex>Bahraini</ex> ruling
families</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of
Bahrain.</def> <illu><ex>Bahraini</ex> beaches.</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahrein</ent><br/
<hw>Bahrein</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an island in the Persian Gulf; same
as <er>Bahrain</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrain.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an island country in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahrain.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bahreini</ent><br/
<hw>Bahreini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Bahrain.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bahraini.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baic</ent><br/
<ent>Bai</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bai</hw>, <hw>Baic</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a language
spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Baic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baigne</ent><br/
<hw>Baigne</hw> <pr>(b<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>baigner</ets> to bathe, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety>
<def>To soak or drench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baignoire</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bai`gnoire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>baignoir</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., lit., bath tub.]</ety>
<def>A box of the lowest tier in a theater.</def> <rj><au>Du
Maurier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>baille</ets> a bucket, pail; cf. LL. <ets>bacula</ets>, dim. of
<ets>bacca</ets> a sort of vessel. Cf. <er>Bac</er>.]</ety> <def>A
bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bail</qex> of a canoe . . . made of a human skull.</q>
<rj><qau>Capt. Cook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bailed</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lade; to dip and
throw; -- usually with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>bail</ex> water
out of a boat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Buckets . . . to <qex>bail</qex> out the water.</q> <rj><qau>Capt.
J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dip or lade water from; -- often with
<xex>out</xex> to express completeness; <as>as, to <ex>bail</ex> a
boat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By the help of a small bucket and our hats we <qex>bailed</qex>
her out.</q> <rj><qau>R. H. Dana, Jr.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bailler</ets> to give, to
deliver, fr. L. <ets>bajulare</ets> to bear a burden, keep in custody,
fr. <ets>bajulus</ets> he who bears burdens.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
deliver; to release.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to <qex>bail</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety. The
magistrate <xex>bails</xex> (but <xex>admits to bail</xex> is commoner)
a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given
with sureties. The surety <xex>bails</xex> a person when he procures his
release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance.</note>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>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>as, to <ex>bail</ex> cloth to a tailor to be made into a
garment; to <ex>bail</ex> goods to a carrier</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone. Kent.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bail</ets> guardian,
administrator, fr. L. <ets>bajulus</ets>. See <er>Bail</er> to
deliver.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Custody; keeping.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Silly Faunus now within their <qex>bail</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bail</qex> must be real, substantial bondsmen.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A. and B. were <qex>bail</qex> to the arrest in a suit at law.</q>
<rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>The security given for the appearance of a prisoner
in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; <as>as, the
man is out on <ex>bail</ex>; to go <ex>bail</ex> for any
one</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Excessive <qex>bail</qex> ought not to be required.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beyl</ets>; cf. Dan.
<ets>b<oum/ile</ets> a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. <ets>b<oum/gel</ets>,
<ets>bygel</ets>, and Icel. <ets>beyla</ets> hump, swelling, akin to E.
<ets>bow</ets> to bend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arched handle of a
kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable.</def>
<rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's
wagon, awning of a boat, etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bail</ent><br/
<hw>Bail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bail</ets>,
<ets>baille</ets>. See <er>Bailey</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> (Usually
<pluf>pl.</pluf>) <def>A line of palisades serving as an exterior
defense.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bayle</asp>.]</altsp>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space
inclosed by it; the outer court.</def> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A certain limit within a forest.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A division for the stalls of an open
stable.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>The top or cross piece (or
either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bailable</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond
with sureties; -- used of persons.</def> <ldquo/He's
<xex>bailable</xex>, I'm sure.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admitting of bail; <as>as, a <ex>bailable</ex>
offense</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That can be delivered in trust; <as>as,
<ex>bailable</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bail bond</ent><br/
<hw>Bail" bond`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l" b<ocr/nd`)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Special bail in court to abide the
judgment.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bailee</ent><br/
<hw>Bail`ee"</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l`<emac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>baill<eacute/</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bailler</ets>. See <er>Bail</er>
to deliver.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In penal statutes the word includes those who receive
goods for another in good faith.</note> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bailer</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bailor</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bailer</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bails or
lades.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a
machine for bailing water out of a pit.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bailey</ent><br/
<hw>Bai"ley</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as
<ets>bail</ets> line of palisades; cf. LL. <ets>ballium</ets> bailey,
OF. <ets>bail</ets>, <ets>baille</ets>, a palisade, <ets>baillier</ets>
to inclose, shut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The outer wall of a feudal
castle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The space immediately within the outer wall of a
castle or fortress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain
proper names; <as>as, the <ex>Old Bailey</ex> in London; the <ex>New
Bailey</ex> in Manchester</as>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Oxf.
Gloss.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bailie</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bailiff</er>.]</ety> <def>An officer in Scotland, whose office
formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of
an English alderman.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bailiff</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"iff</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l"<icr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>baillif</ets>, F. <ets>bailli</ets>, custodian, magistrate, fr. L.
<ets>bajulus</ets> porter. See <er>Bail</er> to deliver.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a
<qex>bailiff</qex> sent every three years from the senate.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A sheriff's deputy, appointed
to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In American law the term <xex>bailiff</xex> 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.</note> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An overseer or under steward of an estate, who
directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bailiffwick</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"iff*wick</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bailiwick</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bailiwick</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"i*wick</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bailie</ets>, <ets>bailiff</ets> + <ets>wick</ets> a
village.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The precincts within which a
bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baillie</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"lie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Bailiff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Bailie</er>.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bailment</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The action of bailing a person accused.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bailment</qex> . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out
of prison before he hath satisfied the law.</q>
<rj><qau>Dalton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In a general sense it is sometimes used as comprehending
all duties in respect to property.</note> <rj><au>Story.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bailor</ent><br/
<hw>Bail`or"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bailpiece</ent><br/
<hw>Bail"piece`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail
bond.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baily's beads</ent><br/
<hw>Bai"ly's beads</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bain</ent><br/
<hw>Bain</hw> <pr>(b<amac/n; as F., b<acr/N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bain</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bagnio</er>.]</ety> <def>A bath; a bagnio.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bain-marie</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bain`-ma`rie"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bairam</ent><br/
<hw>Bai*ram"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.
<ets>ba<ium/r<amac/m</ets>.]</ety> <def>Either of two Muslim festivals,
of which one (the <stype>Lesser Bairam</stype>) is held at the close of
the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the <stype>Greater
Bairam</stype>) seventy days after the fast.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bairn</ent><br/
<hw>Bairn</hw> <pr>(b<acir/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.
<ets>bairn</ets>, AS. <ets>bearn</ets>, fr. <ets>beran</ets> to bear;
akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. <ets>barn</ets>. See <er>Bear</er> to
support.]</ety> <def>A child.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Has he not well provided for the <qex>bairn</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baisemains</ent><br/
<hw>Baise"mains`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>baiser</ets> to kiss + <ets>mains</ets> hands.]</ety>
<def>Respects; compliments.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bait</ent><br/
<hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>beita</ets> food, <ets>beit</ets> pasture, akin to AS.
<ets>b<amac/t</ets> food, Sw. <ets>bete</ets>. See <er>Bait</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any substance, esp. food, used
in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare,
inclosure, or net.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which allures; a lure; enticement;
temptation.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken
on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A light or hasty luncheon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bait bug</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a crustacean
of the genus <gen>Hippa</gen> found burrowing in sandy beaches. See
<er>Anomura</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bait</ent><br/
<hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Baiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>baiten</ets>,
<ets>beit<emac/n</ets>, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. <ets>beita</ets>,
orig., to cause to bite, fr. <ets>b<imac/ta</ets>. <root/87. See
<er>Bite</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment
for sport; <as>as, to <ex>bait</ex> a bear with dogs; to <ex>bait</ex> a
bull</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the
road; <as>as, to <ex>bait</ex> horses</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or
hook.</def><br/
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<p><q>A crooked pin . . . <qex>baited</qex> with a vile earthworm.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bait</ent><br/
<hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stop to take
a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's
beasts, on a journey.</def><br/
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<p><q>Evil news rides post, while good news <qex>baits</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence <qex>baiting</qex>
at Newmarket.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bait</ent><br/
<hw>Bait</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battre
de l'aile</ets> (or <ets>des ailes</ets>), to flap or flutter. See
<er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To flap the wings; to
flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her
prey.</def> <ldquo/Kites that <xex>bait</xex> and beat.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baiter</ent><br/
<hw>Bait"er</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
baits; a tormentor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>baiting</ent><br/
<hw>baiting</hw> <pr>(b<amac/t"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>harassment, especially of a tethered animal.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baize</ent><br/
<hw>Baize</hw> <pr>(b<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>bayes</ets>, pl. fr. OF. <ets>baie</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bai</ets>
bay-colored. See <er>Bay</er> a color.]</ety> <def>A coarse woolen stuff
with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A new black <qex>baize</qex> waistcoat lined with silk.</q>
<rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bajocco</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*joc"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
<ets>bajo</ets> brown, bay, from its color.]</ety> <def>A small copper
coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a
half.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bake</ent><br/
<hw>Bake</hw> <pr>(b<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baked</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Baking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bacan</ets>;
akin to D. <ets>bakken</ets>, OHG. <ets>bacchan</ets>, G.
<ets>backen</ets>, Icel. & Sw. <ets>baka</ets>, Dan. <ets>bage</ets>,
Gr. <grk>fw`gein</grk> to roast.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare, as
food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on
heated stone or metal; <as>as, to <ex>bake</ex> bread, meat,
apples</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Baking</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat,
<as>as, to <ex>bake</ex> bricks; the sun <ex>bakes</ex> the
ground</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To harden by cold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The earth . . . is <qex>baked</qex> with frost.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>bake</qex> their sides upon the cold, hard stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bake</ent><br/
<hw>Bake</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do the work of
baking something; <as>as, she brews, washes, and
<ex>bakes</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; <as>as,
the bread <ex>bakes</ex>; the ground <ex>bakes</ex> in the hot
sun</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bake</ent><br/
<hw>Bake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process, or result, of
baking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baked</ent><br/
<hw>baked</hw> <pr>(b<amac/kt)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>2.</sn>
<def>dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adust, parched, scorched, sunbaked.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>cooked with dry heat in an oven; -- of bread and
pastries.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bakehouse</ent><br/
<hw>Bake"house`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/k"hous`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ae/ch<umac/s</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and
<er>House</er>.]</ety> <def>A house for baking; a bakery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bakelite</ent><br/
<hw>Bakelite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a thermosetting plastic used in
electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers
etc.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 113 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Baked-meat</ent><br/
<ent>Bakemeat</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bake"meat`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/k"m<emac/t`)</pr>,
<hw>Baked"-meat`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/kt"-)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A pie; baked food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gen. xl.
17.</au> <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baken</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bake</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baker</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ae/cere</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A portable oven in which baking is done.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A baker's dozen</b></col>, <cd>thirteen.</cd> --
<col><b>Baker foot</b></col>, <cd>a distorted foot.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Jer. Taylor.</au> -- <col><b>Baker's
itch</b></col>, <cd>a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the
irritating properties of yeast.</cd> -- <col><b>Baker's salt</b></col>,
<cd>the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in
making bread.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Baker-legged</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"er-legged`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having legs
that bend inward at the knees.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bakery</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
trade of a baker.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place for baking bread; a bakehouse.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baking</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or
cold.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity baked at once; a batch; <as>as, a
<ex>baking</ex> of bread</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Baking powder</b></col>, <cd>a substitute for yeast,
usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous
matter.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bakingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a hot or baking
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bakistre</ent><br/
<hw>Bak"is*tre</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Baxter</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bakshish</ent><br/
<ent>Baksheesh</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bak"sheesh`</hw>, <hw>Bak"shish`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>baksheesh</ent><br/
<hw>baksheesh</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small
amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as
<er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis,
backsheesh.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bakshis</ent><br/
<hw>bakshis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small
amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as
<er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish,
backsheesh.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bakshish</ent><br/
<hw>bakshish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small
amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as
<er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis,
backsheesh.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baku</ent><br/
<hw>Baku</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Azerbaijan</country>. Population
(2000) = 1,713,300.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaam</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"laam</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A paragraph
describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; --
an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.</def> <au>Numb.
xxii. 30.</au> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Balaam basket or box</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>,
<cd>the receptacle for rejected articles.</cd> <rj><au>Blackw.
Mag.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Balachong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal"a*chong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>b<amac/lach<amac/n</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condiment formed of small
fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It
is much esteemed in China.</def><br/
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<p><ent>balaclava</ent><br/
<hw>balaclava</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>close-fitting and woolen and
covers all of the head but the face.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balaclava helmet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaena</ent><br/
<hw>Balaena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the Balaenidae:
Greenland whales.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaena.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaeniceps</ent><br/
<hw>Balaeniceps</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the
Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaeniceps.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaenicipitidae</ent><br/
<hw>Balaenicipitidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the
shoebills.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenicipitidae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaenidae</ent><br/
<hw>Balaenidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the right
whales.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenidae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaenoidea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal`<ae/*noi"de*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from L. <ets>balaena</ets> whale + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of the Cetacea, including the right
whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See
<er>Baleen</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balaenoptera</ent><br/
<hw>Balaenoptera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the
Balaenopteridae.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balaenoptera.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaenopteridae</ent><br/
<hw>Balaenopteridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rorquals; blue
whales.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenopteridae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balalaika</ent><br/
<hw>balalaika</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>a stringed
instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three
strings.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balance</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<ait/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>balaunce</ets>, F. <ets>balance</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bilanx</ets>,
<ets>bilancis</ets>, having two scales; <ets>bis</ets> twice (akin to E.
<sig>two</sig>) + <ets>lanx</ets> plate, scale.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An apparatus for weighing.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or
lever supported exactly in the middle, having two scales or basins of
equal weight suspended from its extremities. Another form is that of the
<xex>Roman balance</xex>, 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.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of weighing mentally; comparison;
estimate.</def><br/
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<p><q>A fair <qex>balance</qex> of the advantages on either side.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Equipoise between the weights in opposite
scales.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even
adjustment; steadiness.</def><br/
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<p><q>And hung a bottle on each side<br/
To make his <qex>balance</qex> true.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The order and <qex>balance</qex> of the country were
destroyed.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>English workmen completely lose their <qex>balance</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An equality between the sums total of the two sides
of an account; <as>as, to bring one's accounts to a
<ex>balance</ex></as>; -- also, the excess on either side; <as>as, the
<ex>balance</ex> of an account</as>.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>balance</xex>
at the banker's.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>I still think the <qex>balance</qex> of probabilities leans
towards the account given in the text.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Peile.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <def>A balance wheel, as of a watch,
or clock. See <er>Balance wheel</er> (in the Vocabulary).</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The constellation
<xex>Libra</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The seventh sign in the
Zodiac, called <xex>Libra</xex>, which the sun enters at the equinox in
September.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A movement in dancing. See <er>Balance</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, 8.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Balance electrometer</b></col>, <cd>a kind of balance,
with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,
the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.</cd>
<au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Balance fish</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Hammerhead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance knife</b></col>,
<cd>a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade,
and so keeps it from contact with the table.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance of
power</b></col> <fld>(Politics)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance sheet</b></col> <fld>(Bookkeeping)</fld>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance
thermometer</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance of
torsion</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Torsion Balance</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Balance of trade</b></col> <fld>(Pol. Econ.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Balance valve</b></col>,
<cd>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 <er>Puppet valve</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Hydrostatic balance</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Hydrostatic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To lay in balance</b></col>,
<cd>to put up as a pledge or security.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>To strike a balance</b></col>, <cd>to find
out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an
account.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Balance</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<ait/ns)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balanced</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/l"<ait/nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Balancing</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/l"<ait/n*s<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<ety>[From <er>Balance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. F.
<ets>balancer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to an equipoise,
as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a
balance.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from
falling; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> a plate on the end of a cane; to
<ex>balance</ex> one's self on a tight rope</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to
counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.</def><br/
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<p><q>One expression . . . must check and <qex>balance</qex>
another.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To compare in relative force, importance, value,
etc.; to estimate.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Balance</qex> the good and evil of things.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two
accounts equal by paying the difference between them.</def><br/
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<p><q>I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to
<qex>balance</qex> accounts with my Maker.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make the sums of the debits and credits of an
account equal; -- said of an item; <as>as, this payment, or credit,
<ex>balances</ex> the account</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total
of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; <as>as, to
<ex>balance</ex> a set of books</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>To move toward, and then back
from, reciprocally; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> partners</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To contract, as a sail, into a
narrower compass; <as>as, to <ex>balance</ex> the boom
mainsail</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Balanced valve</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Balance valve</er>,
under <er>Balance</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;
equalize.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Balance</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have equal
weight on each side; to be in equipoise; <as>as, the scales
<ex>balance</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal
force; to waver; to hesitate.</def><br/
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<p><q>He would not <qex>balance</qex> or err in the determination of his
choice.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>To move toward a person or
couple, and then back.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balanceable</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance*a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can
be balanced.</def><br/
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<p><ent>balanced</ent><br/
<hw>bal"anced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being in a state of proper
balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of <ant>unbalanced</ant>.</def>
<illu>the carefully <ex>balanced</ex> seesaw</illu> <illu>a properly
<ex>balanced</ex> symphony orchestra</illu> <illu>a <ex>balanced</ex>
assessment of intellectual and cultural history</illu> <illu>a
<ex>balanced</ex> blend of whiskeys</illu> <illu>the educated man shows
a <ex>balanced</ex> development of all his powers</illu> [Narrower
terms: <stype>counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised</stype>;
<stype>well-balanced</stype>; <stype>poised</stype>] [Related terms:
<hascons>stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)</hascons>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balancement</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of
forces.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balancer</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"an*cer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who balances, or uses a balance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In Diptera, the rudimentary
posterior wing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balancereef</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance*reef`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the
ship.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balance wheel</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ance wheel`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Horology)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wheel which regulates the
beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of
a clock; -- often called simply a <altname>balance</altname>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>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 <xex>balance</xex>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A wheel which imparts regularity
to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balaniferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`a*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balanus</ets> acorn + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing or
producing acorns.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balanite</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"a*nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balanus</ets> acorn: cf. F. <ets>balanite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil balanoid shell.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balanoglossus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal`a*no*glos"sus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <grk>glw^ssa</grk> tongue.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A peculiar marine worm. See
<er>Enteropneusta</er>, and <er>Tornaria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balanoid</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"a*noid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having
shells shaped like acorns. See <er>Acornshell</er>, and
<er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balas ruby</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"as ru`by</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>bales</ets>,
<ets>balais</ets>, F. <ets>balais</ets>, LL. <ets>balascus</ets>, fr.
Ar. <ets>balakhsh</ets>, so called from <ets>Badakhshan</ets>,
<ets>Balashan</ets>, or <ets>Balaxiam</ets>, a place in the neighborhood
of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See
<er>Spinel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balata</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prob. fr.
native name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A West Indian sapotaceous tree
(<spn>Bumelia retusa</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bully tree (<spn>Minusops globosa</spn>); also,
its milky juice (<prod><col><b>balata gum</b></col></prod>), which when
dried constitutes an elastic gum called <altname>chicle</altname>, or
<altname>chicle gum</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balaustine</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*laus"tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balaustium</ets>, Gr. <grk>balay`stion</grk>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pomegranate tree (<spn>Punica
granatum</spn>). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the
flowers are used medicinally.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balayeuse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`la`yeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a
female sweeper.]</ety> <def>A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or
lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balbucinate</ent><br/
<ent>Balbutiate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bal*bu"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bal*bu"ci*nate</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balbutire</ets>,
fr. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering: cf. F. <ets>balbutier</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To stammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Balbuties</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal*bu"ti*es</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The defect of stammering; also, a kind of
incomplete pronunciation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balcon</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"con</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balcony.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Balconied</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"co*nied</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
balconies.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Balcony</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"co*ny</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"k<osl/*n<ycr/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Balconies</plw>
<pr>(b<acr/l"k<osl/*n<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>balcone</ets>;
cf. It. <ets>balco</ets>, <ets>palco</ets>, scaffold, fr. OHG.
<ets>balcho</ets>, <ets>palcho</ets>, beam, G. <ets>balken</ets>. See
<er>Balk</er> beam.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A
platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on
brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; <as>as, a
<ex>balcony</ex> in front of a window</as>. Also, a projecting gallery
in places of amusement; <as>as, the <ex>balcony</ex> in a
theater</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A projecting gallery once common at the stern of
large ships.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/The accent has shifted from the second to the
first syllable within these twenty years.<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>Smart
(1836).</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bald</ent><br/
<hw>Bald</hw> <pr>(b<add/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>balled</ets>, <ets>ballid</ets>, perh. the p. p. of <ets>ball</ets>
to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair.
<root/85. But cf. W. <ets>bali</ets> whiteness in a horse's
forehead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of the natural or common
covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.;
<as>as, a <ex>bald</ex> head; a <ex>bald</ex> oak</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On the <qex>bald</qex> top of an eminence.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare;
literal.</def><br/
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<p><q>In the preface to his own <qex>bald</qex> translation.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Undisguised.</def> <ldquo/ <xex>Bald</xex>
egotism.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a beard or awn;
<as>as, <ex>bald</ex> wheat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Destitute of the
natural covering.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Marked with a white spot on
the head; bald-faced.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bald buzzard</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
fishhawk or osprey.</cd> -- <col><b>Bald coot</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a name of the European coot (<spn>Fulica
atra</spn>), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the
head.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldachin</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"da*chin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>baldachinus</ets>, <ets>baldechinus</ets>, a canopy of rich silk
carried over the host; fr. <ets>Bagdad</ets>, It. <ets>Baldacco</ets>, a
city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It.
<ets>baldacchino</ets>. Cf. <er>Baudekin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
rich brocade; baudekin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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>as, the
<ex>baldachin</ex> in St. Peter's</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in
procession.</def><br/
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<p><altsp>[Written also <asp>baldachino</asp>, <asp>baldaquin</asp>,
etc.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bald eagle</ent><br/
<hw>Bald" ea"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
white-headed eagle (<spn>Hali<ae/etus leucocephalus</spn>) of America.
The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the
head.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The <xex>bald eagle</xex> is represented in the coat of
arms, and on the coins, of the United States.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Balder</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"der</hw> <pr>(b<add/l"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<ety>[Icel. <ets>Baldr</ets>, akin to E. <ets>bold</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Scan. Myth.)</fld> <def>The most beautiful and beloved of the
gods; the god of peace; the son of <persfn>Odin</persfn> and
<persfn>Freya</persfn>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Baldur</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balderdash</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"der*dash</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain
origin: cf. Dan. <ets>balder</ets> noise, clatter, and E.
<ets>dash</ets>; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge,
mixture; or W. <ets>baldorduss</ets> a prattling, <ets>baldordd</ets>,
<ets>baldorddi</ets>, to prattle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A worthless
mixture, especially of liquors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature,
and is called <qex>balderdash</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Taylor (Drink and
Welcome).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense;
trash.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balderdash</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"der*dash</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix or
adulterate, as liquors.</def><br/
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<p><q>The wine merchants of Nice brew and <qex>balderdash</qex>, and
even<br/
mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.</q>
<rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bald-faced</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"-faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a white
face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
person whose head is bald.</def> <rj><au>2 Kings ii. 23.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A white-headed variety of
pigeon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bald-headed</ent><br/
<ent>baldheaded</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bald"head`ed</hw>, <hw>bald"-head`ed</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; --
also called <altname>bald</altname> and <altname>bald-pated</altname>;
<as>as, a <ex>bald-headed</ex> gentleman</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldly</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Nakedly; without reserve;
inelegantly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldness</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being
bald; <as>as, <ex>baldness</ex> of the head; <ex>baldness</ex> of
style</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and
<qex>baldness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Whitney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldpate</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"pate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
baldheaded person.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The American widgeon (<spn>Anas
Americana</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baldpated</ent><br/
<ent>Baldpate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bald"pate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bald"pat`ed</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of hair on the
head; baldheaded.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldrib</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"rib`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of pork
cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldric</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"dric</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baudric</ets>, <ets>bawdrik</ets>, through OF. (cf. F.
<ets>baudrier</ets> and LL. <ets>baldringus</ets>,
<ets>baldrellus</ets>), from OHG. <ets>balderich</ets>, cf.
<ets>balz</ets>, <ets>palz</ets>, akin to E. <ets>belt</ets>. See
<er>Belt</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>bawdrick</asp>
and <asp>baldrick</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>A radiant <qex>baldric</qex> o'er his shoulder tied<br/
Sustained the sword that glittered at his side.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baldwin</ent><br/
<hw>Bald"win</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baldy</ent><br/
<hw>baldy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who has a bald head; -- a
deprecatory term.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baldhead, baldpate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bale</ent><br/
<hw>Bale</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bale</ets>, OF. <ets>bale</ets>, F. <ets>balle</ets>, LL.
<ets>bala</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>balla</ets>, <ets>palla</ets>,
<ets>pallo</ets>, G. <ets>ball</ets>, <ets>balle</ets>,
<ets>ballen</ets>, ball, round pack; cf. D. <ets>baal</ets>. Cf.
<er>Ball</er> a round body.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bale of dice</b></col>, <cd>a pair of dice.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bale</ent><br/
<hw>Bale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Baled</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Baling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make up in a bale.</def>
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bale</ent><br/
<hw>Bale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Bail</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, to lade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 114 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Bale</ent><br/
<hw>Bale</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bealo</ets>, <ets>bealu</ets>, <ets>balu</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>balu</ets>, OHG. <ets>balo</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<oum/l</ets>, Goth.
<ets>balweins</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Misery; calamity;
misfortune; sorrow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let now your bliss be turned into <qex>bale</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something
causing great injury.</def> <mark>[Now chiefly poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balearic</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`e*ar"ic</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l`<esl/*<acr/r"<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Balearicus</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>baliarei^s</grk> the Balearic Islands.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining
to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea,
off the coast of Valencia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Balearic crane</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Crane</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baleen</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*leen"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*l<emac/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>baleine</ets> whale and whalebone, L. <ets>balaena</ets> a whale;
cf. Gr. <grk>fa`laina</grk>. ]</ety> <fld>(Zool. & Com.)</fld>
<def>Plates or blades of <ldquo/whalebone,<rdquo/ from two to twelve
feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales
(<fam>Bal<ae/noidea</fam>) are attached side by side along the upper
jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the
mouth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balefire</ent><br/
<hw>Bale"fire`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l"f<imac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[AS. <ets>b<aemac/lf<ymac/r</ets> the fire of the funeral pile;
<ets>b<aemac/l</ets> fire, flame (akin to Icel. <ets>b<amac/l</ets>,
OSlav. <ets>b<emac/l<ucr/</ets>, white, Gr. <grk>falo`s</grk> bright,
white, Skr. <ets>bh<amac/la</ets> brightness) + <ets>f<ymac/r</ets>, E.
<ets>fire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A signal fire; an alarm fire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide<br/
The glaring <qex>balefires</qex> blaze no more.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baleful</ent><br/
<hw>Bale"ful</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bealoful</ets>. See <er>Bale</er> misery.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Baleful</xex> enemies.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Four infernal rivers that disgorge<br/
Into the burning lake their <qex>baleful</qex> streams.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balefully</ent><br/
<hw>Bale"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a baleful manner;
perniciously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balefulness</ent><br/
<hw>Bale"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being
baleful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balisaur</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal"i*sa`ur</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<icr/*s<aum/`<oomac/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A badgerlike
animal of India (<spn>Arctonyx collaris</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balister</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"is*ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<icr/s*t<etil/r <it>or</it>
b<adot/*l<icr/s"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>balestre</ets>. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <def>A
crossbow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balistidae</ent><br/
<hw>Balistidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a natural family
comprising the triggerfishes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Balistidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balistoid</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"is*toid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Like a fish of the genus <gen>Balistes</gen>; of the family
<fam>Balistid<ae/</fam>. See <er>Filefish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balistraria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal`is*tra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow opening, often
cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.</def>
<rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balize</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*lize"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>balise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>balisa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pole or a
frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balk</ent><br/
<hw>Balk</hw> <pr>(b<add/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>balca</ets> beam, ridge; akin to Icel. <ets>b<amac/lkr</ets>
partition, <ets>bj<amac/lki</ets> beam, OS. <ets>balko</ets>, G.
<ets>balken</ets>; cf. Gael. <ets>balc</ets> ridge of earth between two
furrows. Cf. <er>Balcony</er>, <er>Balk</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3d
<er>Bulk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ridge of land left unplowed
between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow
slipping aside.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bad plowmen made <qex>balks</qex> of such ground.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam
of a house. The loft above was called <ldquo/the balks.<rdquo/</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tubs hanging in the <qex>balks</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One of the beams connecting the
successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hindrance or disappointment; a check.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>balk</qex> to the confidence of the bold undertaker.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Balk line</b></col> <fld>(Billiards)</fld>, <cd>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
<xex>balk line</xex> game.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balk</ent><br/
<hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Balked</conjf> <pr>(b<add/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Balking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Balk</er> a beam; orig.
to put a balk or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for
sense 2, AS. <xex>on balcan legan</xex> to lay in heaps.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To leave or make balks in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights,<br/
<qex>Balk'd</qex> in their own blood did Sir Walter see.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse;
to let go by; to shirk.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Obsolescent]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By reason of the contagion then in London, we <qex>balked</qex>
the inns.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and <qex>balks</qex> his meat.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor doth he any creature <qex>balk</qex>,<br/
But lays on all he meeteth.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to
thwart; <as>as, to <ex>balk</ex> expectation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They shall not <qex>balk</qex> my entrance.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balk</ent><br/
<hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To engage in
contradiction; to be in opposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In strifeful terms with him to <qex>balk</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to
jib; to stop short; to swerve; <as>as, the horse
<ex>balks</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This has been regarded as an Americanism, but it occurs
in Spenser's <ldquo/Fa<eum/rie Queene,<rdquo/ Book IV., 10,
xxv.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt,<br/
Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any <qex>balkt</qex>.</q><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>to commit a balk{6}; -- of a
pitcher.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balk</ent><br/
<hw>Balk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from D. <ets>balken</ets> to
bray, bawl.]</ety> <def>To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals
from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balkanize</ent><br/
<hw>balkanize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to divide a territory
into small, hostile states.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balkans</ent><br/
<hw>Balkans</hw> <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The countries
occupying the Balkan Peninsula.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan
states.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The Balkan mountains.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balked</ent><br/
<hw>balked</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>baffled</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baffled, discomfited, discouraged,
frustrated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balker</ent><br/
<hw>Balk"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, balks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balker</ent><br/
<hw>Balk"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See last
<er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balkiness</ent><br/
<hw>balkiness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>likely to stop
abruptly and unexpectedly.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balkline</ent><br/
<hw>balkline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>line across a billiard
table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a
game.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baulk line, string line.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balkingly</ent><br/
<hw>Balk"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to balk or
frustrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balkish</ent><br/
<hw>Balk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Uneven; ridgy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balky</ent><br/
<hw>Balk"y</hw> <pr>(b<add/k"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to
balk; <as>as, a <ex>balky</ex> horse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ball</ent><br/
<hw>Ball</hw> <pr>(b<add/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bal</ets>, <ets>balle</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>balla</ets>,
<ets>palla</ets>, G. <ets>ball</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<oum/llr</ets>, ball;
cf. F. <ets>balle</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Bale</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<er>Pallmall</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any round or roundish body or
mass; a sphere or globe; <as>as, a <ex>ball</ex> of twine; a
<ex>ball</ex> of snow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spherical body of any substance or size used to
play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A general name for games in which a ball is thrown,
kicked, or knocked. See <er>Baseball</er>, and
<er>Football</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical
projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; <as>as, a
cannon <ex>ball</ex>; a rifle <ex>ball</ex></as>; -- often used
collectively; <as>as, powder and <ex>ball</ex></as>. Spherical balls for
the smaller firearms are commonly called
<stype>bullets</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechnics & Mil.)</fld> <def>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>as,
a fire <ex>ball</ex>; a stink <ex>ball</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A leather-covered cushion,
fastened to a handle called a <xex>ballstock</xex>; -- formerly used by
printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the
roller.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the
body; <as>as, the <ex>ball</ex> of the thumb; the <ex>ball</ex> of the
foot</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A large pill, a form in which
medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.</def>
<rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The globe or earth.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Move round the dark terrestrial <qex>ball</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>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 <partof>walk</partof>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>a testicle; usually used in the plural.</def>
<mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>courage; nerve.</def>
<mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ball and socket joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint in which a
ball moves within a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction
within certain limits.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball bearings</b></col>, <cd>a
mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means
of small loose metal balls.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball cartridge</b></col>,
<cd>a cartridge containing a ball, as distinguished from a blank
cartridge, containing only powder.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball cock</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball
gudgeon</b></col>, <cd>a pivot of a spherical form, which permits
lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while retaining the pivot in
its socket.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Ball lever</b></col>,
<cd>the lever used in a ball cock.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball of the
eye</b></col>, <cd>the eye itself, as distinguished from its lids and
socket; -- formerly, the pupil of the eye.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball
valve</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a contrivance by which a ball,
placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a
valve.</cd> -- <col><b>Ball vein</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a
sort of iron ore, found in loose masses of a globular form, containing
sparkling particles.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Three balls</b></col>, or
<col><b>Three golden balls</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pawnbroker's sign or
shop.</cd> -- <col><b>on the ball</b></col> <cd>alert; competent and
knowledgeable.</cd> -- <col><b>to carry the ball</b></col> <cd>to carry
on the task; to assume the responsibility.</cd> -- <col><b>to drop the
ball</b></col> <cd>to fail to perform as expected; to fail to live up to
a responsibility.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Globe</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ball</ent><br/
<hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Balled</conjf> <pr>(b<add/ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Balling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To gather balls which cling to
the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; <as>as, the
horse <ex>balls</ex>; the snow <ex>balls</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ball</ent><br/
<hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>To
heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or wind into a ball; <as>as, to
<ex>ball</ex> cotton</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ball</ent><br/
<hw>Ball</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bal</ets>, fr. OF.
<ets>baler</ets> to dance, fr. LL. <ets>ballare</ets>. Of uncertain
origin; cf. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to toss or throw, or
<grk>pa`llein</grk>, <grk>pa`llesqai</grk>, to leap, bound,
<grk>balli`zein</grk> to dance, jump about; or cf. 1st <er>Ball</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A social assembly for the purpose
of dancing; -- usually applied to an occasion lavish or
formal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very enjoyable time; <as>as, we had a
<ex>ball</ex> at the wedding</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballad</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>balade</ets>, OF. <ets>balade</ets>, F. <ets>ballade</ets>, fr. Pr.
<ets>ballada</ets> a dancing song, fr. <ets>ballare</ets> to dance; cf.
It. <ets>ballata</ets>. See 2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and
<er>Ballet</er>.]</ety> <def>A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted
for recitation or singing; <as>as, the <ex>ballad</ex> of Chevy
Chase</as>; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short
stanzas.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballad</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make or sing ballads.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballad</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mention of in
ballads.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballade</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*lade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ballad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballader</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of
ballads.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballad monger</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad mon`ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Monger</er>.]</ety> <def>A seller or maker of ballads; a
poetaster.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balladry</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lad*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Ballad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ballad poems; the subject or
style of ballads.</def> <ldquo/Base <xex>balladry</xex> is so
beloved.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballahou</ent><br/
<ent>Ballahoo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bal"la*hoo</hw>, <hw>Bal"la*hou</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<acr/l"l<adot/*h<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fast-sailing
schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballarag</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"la*rag</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<adot/*r<acr/g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>bullirag</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bully; to
threaten.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullirag; bullyrag.</syn>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballast</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"last</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<ait/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>ballast</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>baglast</ets>, <ets>ballast</ets>,
OSw. <ets>barlast</ets>, Sw. <ets>ballast</ets>. The first part is perh.
the same word as E. <ets>bare</ets>, adj.; the second is <ets>last</ets>
a burden, and hence the meaning <ets>a bare</ets>, or <ets>mere</ets>,
<ets>load</ets>. See <er>Bare</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Last</er>
load.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to
give it steadiness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a
railroad to make it firm and solid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used
in making concrete.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain,
uprightness, steadiness, and security.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It [piety] is the right <qex>ballast</qex> of prosperity.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ballast engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine used in
excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for
ballast.</cd> -- <col><b>Ship in ballast</b></col>, <cd>a ship carrying
only ballast.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballast</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"last</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Ballasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Ballasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To steady, as a
vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel,
stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To keep steady; to steady, morally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T is charity must <qex>ballast</qex> the heart.</q>
<rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballastage</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"last*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or
harbor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballasting</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"last*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is used for
steadying anything; ballast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballatry</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"la*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Balladry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balled</ent><br/
<hw>balled</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>formed or gathered into a
ball.</def> <illu><ex>balled</ex> cotton</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballerina</ent><br/
<hw>ballerina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ballet dancer.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> danseuse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballet</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal"let`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<asl/` <it>or</it> b<acr/l"l<ecr/t;
277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of <ets>bal</ets> dance. See
2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The company of persons who perform the
ballet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A light part song, or madrigal,
with a <xex>fa la</xex> burden or chorus, -- most common with the
Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled
<asp>ballett</asp>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing in coats of arms,
representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates,
etc., according to color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balletic</ent><br/
<hw>balletic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
ballet{1}.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballet master</ent><br/
<hw>bal"let` mas"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a man who
trains ballet dancers.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballet mistress</ent><br/
<hw>bal"let` mis"tress</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman
who trains ballet dancers.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balletomane</ent><br/
<hw>balletomane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ballet enthusiast.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballet slipper</ent><br/
<hw>ballet slipper</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a heelless slipper
specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while
dancing.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ball-flower</ent><br/
<hw>Ball"-flow`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ball-hawking</ent><br/
<hw>ball-hawking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Baseball or basketball or
football)</fld> <def>skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of
a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player.</def>
<illu>a <ex>ball-hawking</ex> center fielder</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballista</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal*lis"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Ballist<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>ballista</ets>, <ets>balista</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to
throw.]</ety> <def>An ancient military engine, in the form of a
crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballister</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lis*ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<icr/s*t<etil/r <it>or</it>
b<acr/l*l<icr/s"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ballista</ets>. Cf. <er>Balister</er>.]</ety> <def>A
crossbow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballistic</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or
missile weapons by means of an engine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to ballistics{2}, or to a projectile in a
gravitational field.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase
<col><b>go ballistic</b></col>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ballistic pendulum</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballistic missile</ent><br/
<hw>bal*lis"tic mis`sile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <contr>guided
missile</contr>.</def> <note>Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred
to by their range, such as an <styp><col><b>intercontinental ballistic
missile</b></col></styp> (<stype>ICBM</stype>) or an
<styp><col><b>intermediate range ballistic missile</b></col></styp>
(<stype>IRBM</stype>).</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballistics</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*lis"tics</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>balistique</ets>. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <def>The science or
art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine.</def>
<rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science treating the motion of projectiles in
flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's
gravitational field.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The study of the characteristics of a cartridge
fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the
discharge of a firearm.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballistite</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lis*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A smokeless powder
containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and
nitroglycerin.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal"li*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Bailey</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloon</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ballon</ets>, aug. of <ets>balle</ets> ball: cf. It.
<ets>ballone</ets>. See 1st <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Pallone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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<eum/rial navigation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A ball or globe on the top of a
pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A round vessel, usually with a
short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of
a spherical form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechnics)</fld> <def>A bomb or shell.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A game played with a large inflated ball.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>The outline inclosing words
represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Air balloon</b></col>, <cd>a balloon for a<eum/rial
navigation.</cd> -- <col><b>Balloon frame</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>,
<cd>a house frame constructed altogether of small timber.</cd> --
<col><b>Balloon net</b></col>, <cd>a variety of woven lace in which the
weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the
warp.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloon</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To take up in, or as if in, a
balloon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloon</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go up or voyage
in a balloon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballooned</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*looned"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swelled out like
a balloon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballooner</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who goes up
in a balloon; an a<eum/ronaut.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balloon fish</ent><br/
<ent>balloonfish</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bal*loon"fish`</hw>, <hw>bal*loon" fish`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus
<gen>Diodon</gen> (such as <spn>Diodon holocanthus</spn>) or the genus
<gen>Tetraodon</gen>, 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 <er>Globefish</er>, and <er>Bur
fish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballooning</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or
practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them; the sport of riding
in balloons.</def><br/
<syn>balloonry (archaic)</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>The process of
temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballooning spider</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"ing spi"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp.
species of <gen>Lycosa</gen>) do this while young by ejecting threads of
silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider
aloft.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloonist</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An a<eum/ronaut.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloonry</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*loon"ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or
practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term for
<er>ballooning</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballot</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lot</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<ucr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ballotte</ets>, fr. It. <ets>ballotta</ets>. See <er>Ball</er>
round body.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence:
Any printed or written ticket used in voting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The insufficiency of the <qex>ballot</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 115 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in
a given territory or electoral district.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the official list of candidates competing in an
election.</def> <illu>There are no women on the
<ex>ballot</ex>.</illu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ballot box</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>a box for
receiving ballots.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the act, process or system of
voting secretly; same as <er>ballot</er>{2}.</cd> <ldquo/The question
will be resolved by the <ex>ballot box</ex>.<rdquo/</cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballot</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lot</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<ucr/t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Balloted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Balloting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>ballotter</ets> to toss, to ballot, or It. <ets>ballottare</ets>.
See <er>Ballot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To vote or decide by
ballot; <as>as, to <ex>ballot</ex> for a candidate</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballot</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vote for or in opposition
to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls,
they fell to <qex>ballot</qex> some others.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H.
Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballotade</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lo*tade`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<osl/*t<aum/d` <it>or</it>
b<acr/l"l<osl/*t<amac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ballottade</ets>, fr. <ets>ballotter</ets> to toss. See
<er>Ballot</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballotage</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lot*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ballottage</ets>.]</ety> <def>In France, a second ballot taken
after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several
candidates; a <altname>runoff election</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballotation</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`lo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Voting by
ballot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balloter</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lot*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who votes by
ballot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballotin</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"lo*tin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>An officer who has charge of a ballot box.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Harrington.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballow</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cudgel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballplayer</ent><br/
<hw>ballplayer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an athlete who plays
baseball.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baseball player.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballpoint</ent><br/
<hw>ballpoint</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a pen which has a small metal ball
as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylindrical and
non-refillable reservoir of ink; -- short for <altname>ballpoint
pen</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballproof</ent><br/
<hw>Ball"proof`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of
being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ballroom</ent><br/
<hw>Ball"room`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room for balls
or dancing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balls</ent><br/
<hw>balls</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>nonsense.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ball-shaped</ent><br/
<hw>ball-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>shaped like a
sphere.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric,
spherical.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balls-up</ent><br/
<hw>balls-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>something badly botched or muddled;
a foul-up.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballup</ent><br/
<hw>ballup</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>balls-up</er>.</def>
<mark>[British]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> balls-up, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bally</ent><br/
<hw>bally</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>an informal
intensifier.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal),
crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal),
fucking(prenominal)[vulgar].</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballyhoo</ent><br/
<hw>bal"ly*hoo</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>ballyhooed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>ballyhooing</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>to advertize
or publicize noisily or blatantly.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballyhoo</ent><br/
<hw>bal"ly*hoo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>noisy or blatant advertizing or
publicity.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ballyrag</ent><br/
<hw>ballyrag</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to be bossy towards; same as
<er>bullyrag</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, bullirag,
ballarag, boss around, hector, push around.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balm</ent><br/
<hw>Balm</hw> <pr>(b<aum/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baume</ets>, OF. <ets>bausme</ets>, <ets>basme</ets>, F.
<ets>baume</ets>, L. <ets>balsamum</ets> balsam, from Gr.
<grk>ba`lsamon</grk>; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.
<ets>b<amac/s<amac/m</ets>. Cf. <er>Balsam</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic plant of the genus
<gen>Melissa</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees
or shrubs.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any fragrant ointment.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Balm</xex> for each ill.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Mrs.
Hemans.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Balm cricket</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
European cicada.</cd> <au>Tennyson.</au> -- <col><b>Balm of
Gilead</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (<spn>Balsamodendron
Gileadense</spn>). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic
scent; and from this tree is obtained the <xex>balm of Gilead</xex> of
the shops, or <xex>balsam of Mecca</xex>. 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
<spn>Dracocephalum Canariense</spn> is familiarly called <xex>balm of
Gilead</xex>, and so are the American trees, <spn>Populus
balsamifera</spn>, variety <varn>candicans</varn> (balsam poplar), and
<spn>Abies balsamea</spn> (balsam fir).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balm</ent><br/
<hw>Balm</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To anoint with balm, or with
anything medicinal.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To soothe; to
mitigate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balmify</ent><br/
<hw>Balm"i*fy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Balm</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render
balmy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balmily</ent><br/
<hw>Balm"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a balmy manner.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balmoral</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*mor"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Balmoral</ets> Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the
dress.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in
front.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A man who uses his <qex>balmorals</qex> to tread on your toes.</q>
<rj><qau>George Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balmy</ent><br/
<hw>Balm"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having
the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing;
refreshing; mild; <as>as, <ex>balmy</ex> weather</as>.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>balmy</xex> breeze.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tickell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tired nature's sweet restorer, <qex>balmy</qex> sleep!</q>
<rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing balm.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>balmy</xex>
tree.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Highly eccentric or crazy.</def>
<mark>[Informal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batty.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy;
refreshing; soothing.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneal</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ne*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bath.</def>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneary</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ne*a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balnearium</ets>, fr. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>A
bathing room.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneation</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`ne*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>balneare</ets> to bathe, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety>
<def>The act of bathing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneatory</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ne*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balneatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a bath.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneography</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`ne*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balneum</ets> bath + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description
of baths.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balneology</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`ne*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balneum</ets> bath + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on
baths; the science of bathing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balneotherapy</ent><br/
<hw>bal`ne*o*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balneum</ets> bath + Gr. <grk>qerapey`ein</grk> to heal.]</ety>
<def>The treatment of disease by baths.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baloney</ent><br/
<hw>ba*lo"ney</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<ety>[Believed to be derived form <ets>balogna</ets>, but perhaps also
influenced by <ets>blarney</ets>.]</ety> <def>nonsense; foolishness;
bunk; -- also used as an interjection.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>boloney</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>No matter how thin you slice it, it's still
<qex>baloney</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Al Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>informal variant of <er>bologna{2}</er>, for
<altname>bologna sausage</altname>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balopticon</ent><br/
<hw>Bal*op"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>balei^n</grk> to throw + <ets>stereopticon</ets>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Projector</er>, below.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balotade</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"o*tade`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<osl/*t<aum/d` <it>or</it>
b<acr/l"l<osl/*t<amac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ballotade</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bal"sa</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg.
<ets>balsa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A raft or float, used
principally on the Pacific coast of South America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsam</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"sam</hw> <pr>(b<add/l"s<ait/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>balsamum</ets> the balsam tree or its resin, Gr.
<grk>ba`lsamon</grk>. See <er>Balm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A resin containing more or less of an essential or
volatile oil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing
spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A great variety of
substances pass under this name, but the term is now usually restricted
to resins which, in addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and
cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of Gilead, and the
balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu. There are also many pharmaceutical
preparations and resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to
which the name <xex>balsam</xex> has been given.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A species of tree
(<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An annual garden
plant (<spn>Impatiens balsamina</spn>) with beautiful flowers;
balsamine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Was not the people's blessing a <qex>balsam</qex> to thy
blood?</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Balsam apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an East
Indian plant (<spn>Momordica balsamina</spn>), 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam
fir</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the American coniferous tree,
<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>, from which the useful Canada balsam is
derived.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of copaiba</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Copaiba</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Mecca</b></col>, <cd>balm of
Gilead.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Peru</b></col>, <cd>a reddish brown,
syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (<spn>Myroxylon
Pereir<ae/</spn> and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the
treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of
Peru.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam of Tolu</b></col>, <cd>a reddish or
yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South
American tree (<spn>Myroxylon toluiferum</spn>). It is highly fragrant,
and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.</cd> -- <col><b>Balsam
tree</b></col>, <cd>any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the
<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Canada
balsam</b></col>, <col><b>Balsam of fir</b></col></mcol>, <cd>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 (<spn>Abies balsamea</spn>) by breaking the vesicles
upon the trunk and branches. See <er>Balm</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsam</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"sam</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat or
anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render
balsamic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamation</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`sam*a"tion</hw> <pr>(b<add/l`s<ait/m*<amac/"sh<ucr/n <it>or</it>
b<acr/l`s<ait/m*<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of imparting balsamic properties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art or process of embalming.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamical</ent><br/
<ent>Balsamic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bal*sam"ic</hw> <pr>(b<add/l*s<acr/m"<icr/k <it>or</it>
b<acr/l*s<acr/m"<icr/k; 277)</pr>, <hw>Bal*sam"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>balsamique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of balsam;
containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing;
restorative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bal`sam*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(b<add/l`s<ait/m*<icr/f"<etil/r*<ucr/s
<it>or</it> b<acr/l`s<ait/m*<icr/f"<etil/r*<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Balsam</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing
balsam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsaminaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Balsaminaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising
the balsams, distinguished from the family <fam>Geraniaceae</fam> by the
irregular flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balsaminaceae, balsam family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamine</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"sam*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>balsamine</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>balsami`nh</grk> balsam plant.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Impatiens balsamina</spn>, or garden
balsam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamorhiza</ent><br/
<hw>Balsamorhiza</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>genus of coarse West American
herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Balsamorhiza.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balsamous</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"sam*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
quality of balsam; containing balsam.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>balsamous</xex> substance.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>balsamroot</ent><br/
<hw>balsamroot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a plant of the genus
<gen>Balsamorhiza</gen> having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and
yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balter</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain. Cf. <er>Bloodboltered</er>.]</ety> <def>To stick
together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baltic</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. mare
<ets>Balticum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balteus</ets> belt, from certain
straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See
<er>Belt</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea which separates
Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the
Baltic Sea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baltimore oriole</ent><br/
<ent>Baltimore bird</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bal"ti*more bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bal"ti*more
o"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. }</mhw> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A common
bird (<spn>Icterus galbula</spn>) of eastern and central America and
Canada, named after <person>Lord <etsep>Baltimore</etsep></person>,
because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of
arms; -- called also <altname>golden robin</altname>. It winters in the
American tropics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baluster</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"us*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>balustre</ets>, It. <ets>balaustro</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>balaustium</ets> the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr.
<grk>balay`stion</grk>; -- so named from the similarity of form.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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 <er>Balustrade</er>.</def> <altsp>[Corrupted
into <asp>banister</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balustered</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"us*tered</hw> <pr>(-t<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
balusters.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balustrade</ent><br/
<hw>Bal"us*trade`</hw> <pr>(-tr<amac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>balustrade</ets>, It. <ets>balaustrata</ets> fr.
<ets>balaustro</ets>. See <er>Baluster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard
rail.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balzac</ent><br/
<hw>Balzac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Honore de Balzac, a French novelist;
b. 1799, d. 1850.</def> <mark>[Person]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Honore Balzac.</syn>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Balzacian</ent><br/
<hw>Balzacian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or
characteristic of Honore Balzac.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bam</ent><br/
<hw>bam</hw> <pr>(b<acr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a contr. of
<ets>bamboozle</ets>.]</ety> <def>An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.</def>
<rj><au>Garrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of
<qex>bams</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bam</ent><br/
<hw>Bam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat; to wheedle.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Foote.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bamako</ent><br/
<hw>Bamako</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Mali</country>. Population (2000) =
746,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bambino</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bam*bi"no</hw> <pr>(b<aum/m*b<emac/"n<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>It. pl.</it> <plw>-ni</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It., a
little boy, fr. <ets>bambo</ets> silly; cf. Gr. <grk>bambali`zein</grk>,
<grk>bambai`nein</grk>, to chatter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child or
baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in
swaddling clothes.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sports)</fld> <def>George Herman Ruth ("Babe"
Ruth), the baseball player; -- usu. in the form <ldquo/the
bambino<rdquo/.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bambocciade</ent><br/
<hw>Bam*boc`ci*ade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>bambocciata</ets>, fr. <ets>Bamboccio</ets> a nickname of Peter Van
Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr.
<ets>bambo</ets> silly.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A representation
of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bamboo</ent><br/
<hw>Bam*boo"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/m*b<oomac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Malay <ets>bambu</ets>, <ets>mambu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the family of grasses, and genus <gen>Bambusa</gen>,
growing in tropical countries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The most useful species is <spn>Bambusa
arundinacea</spn>, 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bamboo</ent><br/
<hw>Bam*boo"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flog with the
bamboo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bamboozle</ent><br/
<hw>Bam*boo"zle</hw> <pr>(b<acr/m*b<oomac/"z'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bamboozled</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/m*b<oomac/"z'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bamboozling</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/m*b<oomac/"zl<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Said to be of
Gipsy origin.]</ety> <def>To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing
the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What oriental tomfoolery is <qex>bamboozling</qex> you?</q>
<rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bamboozler</ent><br/
<hw>Bam*boo"zler</hw> <pr>(b<acr/m*b<oomac/"zl<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A swindler; one who deceives by trickery.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bambuseae</ent><br/
<hw>Bambuseae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A tribe of plants comprising
the bamboos.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tribe Bambuseae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ban</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of fine
muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf
stalks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ban</ent><br/
<hw>Ban</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bann</ets>
command, edict; akin to D. <ets>ban</ets>, Icel. <ets>bann</ets>, Dan.
<ets>band</ets>, OHG. <ets>ban</ets>, G. <ets>bann</ets>, a public
proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr.
<grk>fa`nai</grk> to say, L. <ets>fari</ets> to speak, Skr.
<ets>bhan</ets> to speak; cf. F. <ets>ban</ets>, LL. <ets>bannum</ets>,
of G. origin. <root/86. Cf. <er>Abandon</er>, <er>Fame</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A public proclamation or edict; a public order or
notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public
proclamation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Feudal & Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Notice of a proposed marriage,
proclaimed in church. See <er>Banns</er> (the common spelling in this
sense).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription.</def>
<ldquo/Under <xex>ban</xex> to touch.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A curse or anathema.</def> <ldquo/Hecate's
<xex>ban</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ban of the empire</b></col> <fld>(German Hist.)</fld>,
<cd>an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges, as
those of a prince, city, or district, were taken away.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ban</ent><br/
<hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Banned</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bannen</ets>,
<ets>bannien</ets>, to summon, curse, AS. <ets>bannan</ets> to summon;
akin to Dan. <ets>bande</ets>, <ets>forbande</ets>, to curse, Sw.
<ets>banna</ets> to revile, <ets>bannas</ets> to curse. See <er>Ban</er>
an edict, and cf. <er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To curse; to
invoke evil upon.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To forbid; to interdict.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ban</ent><br/
<hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To curse; to swear.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ban</ent><br/
<hw>Ban</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Serv. <ets>ban</ets>; cf. Russ. & Pol.
<ets>pan</ets> a master, lord, Per. <ets>ban</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a
title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banal</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>ban</ets> an ordinance.]</ety> <def>Commonplace; trivial;
hackneyed; trite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banality</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Banalities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>banalit<eacute/</ets>. See <er>Banal</er>.]</ety> <def>Something
commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in
speech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The highest things were thus brought down to the
<qex>banalities</qex> of discourse.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Morley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banana</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*na"na</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*n<aum/"n<adot/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp. <ets>banana</ets>, name of the fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (<spn>Musa
sapientum</spn>); also, its edible fruit. See <er>Musa</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a
sheath of a green or purple color; the fruit is five or six inches long,
and over an inch in diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a native of tropical
countries, and furnishes an important article of food.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Banana bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small
American bird (<spn>Icterus leucopteryx</spn>), which feeds on the
banana.</cd> -- <col><b>Banana quit</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
small bird of tropical America, of the genus <gen>Certhiola</gen>,
allied to the creepers.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banana solution</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*na"na so*lu"tion</hw>. <def>A solution used as a vehicle in
applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetone, benzine, and a little
pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of
bananas.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banat</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"at</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. & G.
<ets>banat</ets>. See <er>Ban</er> a warden.]</ety> <def>The territory
governed by a ban.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<ent>Bancus</ent><br/
<ent>Banc</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Banc</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Ban"cus</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bank</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OF. <ets>banc</ets>, LL. <ets>bancus</ets>. See <er>Bank</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction
or judgment; a tribunal or court.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In banc</b></col>, <col><b>In banco</b></col> (the
ablative of <xex>bancus</xex>), <col><b>In bank</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in
full court, or with full judicial authority; <as>as, sittings <ex>in
banc</ex> (distinguished from sittings at <cref>nisi
prius</cref>)</as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bancal</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-cales</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>banca</ets>,
<ets>banco</ets>, bench. Cf. <er>Bench</er>.]</ety> <def>An ornamental
covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banco</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank, especially that of Venice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This term is used in some parts of Europe to indicate
bank money, as distinguished from the current money, when this last has
become depreciated.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band</ent><br/
<hw>Band</hw> <pr>(b<acr/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>band</ets>, <ets>bond</ets>, Icel. <ets>band</ets>; akin to G.,
Sw., & D. <ets>band</ets>, OHG. <ets>bant</ets>, Goth. <ets>bandi</ets>,
Skr. <ets>bandha</ets> a binding, <ets>bandh</ets> to bind, for
<ets>bhanda</ets>, <ets>bhandh</ets>, also to E. <ets>bend</ets>,
<ets>bind</ets>. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. <ets>bande</ets>,
from OHG. <ets>bant</ets>. <root/90. See <er>Bind</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bend</er>, <er>Bond</er>, 1st
<er>Bandy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every one's <qex>bands</qex> were loosed.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvi.
26.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A continuous tablet,
stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of
brickwork, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In Gothic architecture, the
molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small
shafts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which serves as the means of union or
connection between persons; a tie.</def> <ldquo/To join in Hymen's
<xex>bands</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th
centuries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Two strips of linen hanging from
the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic
dress.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any
article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Band</xex> and gusset and seam.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 116 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A company of persons united in any common design,
especially a body of armed men.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Troops of horsemen with his <qex>bands</qex> of foot.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>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>as, a high school's marching <ex>band</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A space between elevated lines or
ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A stripe, streak, or other mark
transverse to the axis of the body.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A belt or strap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A bond.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Thy oath
and <xex>band</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>Pledge; security.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Band saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw in the form of an endless
steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels.</cd> --
<col><b>big band</b></col>, <cd>a band that is the size of an orchestra,
usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The <ex>big band</ex>
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 <ex>big bands</ex> were popular from the late 1920's
to the 1940's. Contrasted with <er>combo</er>, which has fewer
players.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band</ent><br/
<hw>Band</hw> <pr>(b<acr/nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind or tie with a
band.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark with a band.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Banded</xex> against his throne.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Banded architrave</b></col>, <col><b>Banded
pier</b></col>, <col><b>Banded shaft</b></col>, etc.</mcol>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at
right angles.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band</ent><br/
<hw>Band</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To confederate for some common
purpose; to unite; to conspire together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Certain of the Jews <qex>banded</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>Acts
xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band</ent><br/
<hw>Band</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bandy; to drive away.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band</ent><br/
<hw>Band</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Bind</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandage</ent><br/
<hw>Band"age</hw> <pr>(b<acr/nd"<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bandage</ets>, fr. <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing
and binding up wounds, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound
over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a
ligature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a <qex>bandage</qex>
over her eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandage</ent><br/
<hw>Band"age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bandaged</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/nd"<asl/jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bandaging</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/nd"<asl/*j<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To bind, dress, or
cover, with a bandage; <as>as, to <ex>bandage</ex> the
eyes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band Aid</ent><br/
<ent>band-aid</ent><br/
<ent>Band-Aid</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Band"-Aid`</hw>, <hw>band"-aid`</hw>, <hw>Band" Aid</hw></mhw>
<pr>(b<acr/nd"<amac/d`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from a
Trademark.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor
problem.</def> <note>The term has been used metaphorically to mean an
<sig>ineffective cosmetic solution</sig>, when used on a serious
problem.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quick fix, quickie, quicky.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandala</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban*da"la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fabric made
in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the <prodby>abaca</prodby>
(<spn>Musa textilis</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandana</ent><br/
<ent>Bandanna</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ban*dan"na</hw>, <hw>Ban*dan"a</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>b<amac/ndhn<umac/</ets> 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. <er>Band</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Any scarf worn on the neck
or head, usually of large size.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandbox</ent><br/
<hw>Band"box`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/nd"b<ocr/ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding
ruffs (the <xex>bands</xex> of the 17th century), collars, caps,
bonnets, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandeau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban*deau"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n*d<omac/"; b<acr/n"d<omac/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandeaux</plw>
<pr>(b<acr/n*d<omac/z")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A narrow band
or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>Around the edge of this cap was a stiff <qex>bandeau</qex> of
leather.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bandelette</ent><br/
<ent>Bandlet</ent><br/
<ent>Bandelet</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Band"e*let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Band"let</hw>,
<hw>bandelette</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bandelette</ets>, dim. of <ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bendlet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and
rabbet.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bander</ent><br/
<hw>Band"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One banded with
others.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banderilla</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban`de*ril"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., dim.
of <ets>bandera</ets> banner. See <er>Banner</er>, and cf.
<er>Banderole</er>.]</ety> <def>A barbed dart carrying a banderole which
the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a
bullfight.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banderillero</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban`de*ril*le"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>One who thrusts in the banderillas in
bullfighting.</def> <rj><au>W. D. Howells.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandrol</ent><br/
<ent>Banderole</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Band"e*role</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Band"rol</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>banderole</ets>, dim. of
<ets>bandi<egrave/re</ets>, <ets>banni<egrave/re</ets>, banner; cf. It.
<ets>banderuola</ets> a little banner. See <er>Banner</er>.]</ety>
<def>A little banner, flag, or streamer.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bannerol</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From the extremity of which fluttered a small <qex>banderole</qex>
or streamer bearing a cross.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Band fish</ent><br/
<hw>Band" fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small red
fish of the genus <gen>Cepola</gen>; the ribbon fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandicoot</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"di*coot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A species
of very large rat (<spn>Mus giganteus</spn>), found in India and Ceylon.
It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A ratlike marsupial animal (genus <gen>Perameles</gen>) of several
species, found in Australia and Tasmania.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>banding</ent><br/
<hw>banding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A strip or stripe of a contrasting
color or material.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> band, stripe.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banding plane</ent><br/
<hw>Band"ing plane`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A plane used for cutting
out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular
work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandit</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dit</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"d<icr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandits</plw> <pr>(b<acr/n"d<icr/ts)</pr>,
<it>or</it> <plw>Banditti</plw> <pr>(b<acr/n*d<icr/t"t<icr/)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[It. <ets>bandito</ets> outlaw, p. p. of <ets>bandire</ets> to
proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. <ets>bandire</ets>,
<ets>bannire</ets>. See <er>Ban</er> an edict, and cf.
<er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <def>An outlaw; a brigand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No savage fierce, <qex>bandit</qex>, or mountaineer.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The plural <xex>banditti</xex> was formerly used as a
collective noun.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Deerstealers are ever a desperate <qex>banditti</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandle</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir.
<ets>bannlamh</ets> cubit, fr. <ets>bann</ets> a measure +
<ets>lamh</ets> hand, arm.]</ety> <def>An Irish measure of two feet in
length.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bandleader</ent><br/
<hw>band"lead`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The leader of a dance
band.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandlet</ent><br/
<hw>Band"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bandelet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandmaster</ent><br/
<hw>Band"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The conductor
of a musical band.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandog</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dog`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"d<ocr/g`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Band</ets> + <ets>dog</ets>, i.e., bound dog.]</ety> <def>A
mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied
up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The keeper entered leading his <qex>bandog</qex>, a large
bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandolier</ent><br/
<ent>Bandoleer</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ban`do*leer"</hw>, <hw>Ban`do*lier"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bandouli<egrave/re</ets>
(cf. It. <ets>bandoliera</ets>, Sp. <ets>bandolera</ets>), fr. F.
<ets>bande</ets> band, Sp. & It. <ets>banda</ets>. See <er>Band</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the leather or wooden cases in which the
charges of powder were carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandoline</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"do*line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. allied to
<ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <def>A glutinous pomatum for the hair.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandon</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"don</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bandon</ets>. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>Disposal; control;
license.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandore</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>bandurria</ets>, fr. L. <ets>pandura</ets>, <ets>pandurium</ets>, a
musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. <grk>pandoy^ra</grk> a
three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. <er>Pandore</er>, <er>Banjo</er>,
<er>Mandolin</er>.]</ety> <def>A musical stringed instrument, similar in
form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see
<er>bandura</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandrol</ent><br/
<hw>Band"rol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Banderole</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bandura</ent><br/
<hw>ban*dur"a</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n*d<oomac/r"<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>bandore</er>.]</ety> <def>A traditional Ukrainian stringed
musical instrument shaped like a lute, having many strings.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bandwagon</ent><br/
<hw>bandwagon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A popular trend that
attracts growing support.</def> <ldquo/when they saw how things were
going everybody jumped on the <ex>bandwagon</ex>.<rdquo/<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical
band.</def> <ldquo/the <ex>bandwagon</ex> led the circus
parade<rdquo/<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bandwidth</ent><br/
<hw>band"width`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The maximum rate of information
transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a
communication channel.</def> <ldquo/The <ex>bandwidth</ex> of an analog
telephone line is less than 100 kilobits per second.<rdquo/<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"d<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Telugu
<ets>ba<nsdot/<dsdot/i</ets>.]</ety> <def>A carriage or cart used in
India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bandies</plw>
<pr>(-d<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>band<eacute/</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>bander</ets> to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr.
<ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey
stick.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney;
bandy ball.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bandied</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/n"d<esl/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bandying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat to
and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like tennis balls <qex>bandied</qex> and struck upon us . . . by
rackets from without.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.</def>
<ldquo/To <xex>bandy</xex> hasty words.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To toss about, as from person to person; to
circulate freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let not obvious and known truth be <qex>bandied</qex> about in a
disputation.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To contend, as at some game in
which each strives to drive the ball his own way.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fit to <qex>bandy</qex> with thy lawless sons.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bent; crooked; curved laterally,
esp. with the convex side outward; <as>as, a <ex>bandy</ex>
leg</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bandy-legged</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"dy-legged`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
crooked legs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bane</ent><br/
<hw>Bane</hw> <pr>(b<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bane</ets> destruction, AS. <ets>bana</ets> murderer; akin to Icel.
<ets>bani</ets> death, murderer, OHG. <ets>bana</ets> murder,
<ets>bano</ets> murderer, Goth. <ets>banja</ets> stroke, wound, Gr.
<grk>foney`s</grk> murderer, <grk>fo`nos</grk> murder, OIr.
<ets>bath</ets> death, <ets>benim</ets> I strike. <root/31.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly
quality.</def> <mark>[Obs. except in combination, as in
rats<ex>bane</ex>, hen<ex>bane</ex>, etc.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destruction; death.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their
<qex>bane</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm;
woe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Money, thou <qex>bane</qex> of bliss, and source of woe.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A disease in sheep, commonly termed the
<altname>rot</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Poison; ruin; destruction; injury;
pest.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bane</ent><br/
<hw>Bane</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be the bane of; to ruin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baneberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bane"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus <gen>(Act<ae/a)</gen> of plants, of the order
<ord>Ranunculace<ae/</ord>, native in the north temperate zone. The red
or white berries are poisonous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baneful</ent><br/
<hw>Bane"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having poisonous
qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Baneful</xex> hemlock.<rdquo/ <au>Garth.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Baneful</xex> wrath.<rdquo/ <au>Chapman.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Bane"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
--<wf>Bane"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banewort</ent><br/
<hw>Bane"wort</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Deadly nightshade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bang</ent><br/
<hw>Bang</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ng)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>banga</ets> to
hammer; akin to Dan. <ets>banke</ets> to beat, Sw.
<ets>b<aring/ngas</ets> to be impetuous, G. <ets>bengel</ets> club,
clapper of a bell.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat, as with a club or
cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The desperate tempest hath so <qex>banged</qex> the Turks.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bang</ex> a drum or a piano; to <ex>bang</ex> a door
(against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually
used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.</def>
<mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bang</ent><br/
<hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a loud noise,
as if with a blow or succession of blows; <as>as, the window blind
<ex>banged</ex> and waked me; he was <ex>banging</ex> on the
piano</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered
vulgar and obscene.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bang</ent><br/
<hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow as with a club; a
heavy blow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many a stiff thwack, many a <qex>bang</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or
explosion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in
the phrase <ecol><b>get a bang out of</b></ecol>; <as>as, I always get a
<ex>bang</ex> out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple
jump</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kick{5}.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Printing & Computers)</fld> <def>An exclamation
point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in
computer technology; <as>as, his email address is tom <ex>bang</ex>
stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu)</as>.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck.
Considered vulgar and obscene.</def> <mark>[vulgar slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bang</ent><br/
<hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut squarely across, as the tail
of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the
hair).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His hair <qex>banged</qex> even with his eyebrows.</q>
<rj><qau>The Century Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bang</ent><br/
<hw>Bang</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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>as, her
<ex>bangs</ex> came down almost to her eyes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His hair cut in front like a young lady's <qex>bang</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>W. D. Howells.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangue</ent><br/
<ent>Bang</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bang</hw>, <hw>Bangue</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bhang</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banging</ent><br/
<hw>Bang"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Huge; great in size.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangkok</ent><br/
<hw>Bangkok</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Thailand</country>. Population
(2000) = 5,882,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangladesh</ent><br/
<hw>Bangladesh</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An independent Asian
country on the Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part
of Pakistan (called East Pakistan).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bangla Desh, East Pakistan.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangladeshi</ent><br/
<hw>Bangladeshi</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Bangladesh.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangladeshi</ent><br/
<hw>Bangladeshi</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
characteristic of Bangladesh.</def> <illu><ex>Bangladeshi</ex>
dialects</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> East Pakistani.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangle</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"gle</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/"g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From
1st <er>Bang</er>.]</ety> <def>To waste by little and little; to fritter
away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangle</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bangr<imac/</ets>
bracelet, bangle.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bangle ear</b></col>, <cd>a loose hanging ear of a horse,
like that of a spaniel.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bangtail</ent><br/
<hw>bang"tail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a horse bred for
racing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racehorse, race horse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bangui</ent><br/
<hw>Bangui</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Central African Republic</country>.
Population (2000) = 706,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banian</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ian</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"y<ait/n <it>or</it> b<acr/n*y<acr/n";
277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>banij</ets> merchant. The tree
was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the
merchants.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or
money changer.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>banyan</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man's loose gown, like that worn by the
Banians.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Indian fig. See
<er>Banyan</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Banian days</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banish</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ish</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Banished</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/n"<icr/sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>banir</ets>, F.
<ets>bannir</ets>, LL. <ets>bannire</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>bannan</ets> to
summon, fr. <ets>ban</ets> ban. See <er>Ban</er> an edict, and
<er>Finish</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To condemn to
exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling
power.</def> <ldquo/We <xex>banish</xex> you our territories.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; --
used with <xex>from</xex> and <xex>out of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be <qex>banished</qex> from
the Low Countries in Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>Blair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Banish</xex> all offense.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Banish</er>, <er>Exile</er>,
<er>Expel</er>.</syn> <usage>The idea of a coercive removal from a place
is common to these terms. A man is <xex>banished</xex> when he is forced
by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave
its borders. A man is <xex>exiled</xex> when he is driven into
banishment from his <xex>native</xex> country and home. Thus to
<xex>exile</xex> is to <xex>banish</xex>, but to <xex>banish</xex> is
not always to <xex>exile</xex>. To <xex>expel</xex> is to eject or
banish summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of
disgrace; <as>as, to <ex>expel</ex> from a college; <ex>expelled</ex>
from decent society</as>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banisher</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ish*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
banishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banishment</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bannissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of banishing, or the state
of being banished.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He secured himself by the <qex>banishment</qex> of his
enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Round the wide world in <qex>banishment</qex> we roam.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription;
exile; outlawry.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banister</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"is*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>baluster</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A baluster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> (<singf>sing.</singf> or <pluf>pl.</pluf>) <def>The
balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the
plural, now mostly in the singular.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>bannister</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the
<qex>banisters</qex>.<rj> <qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj></q></p>

<p><ent>banjo</ent><br/
<hw>ban"jo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly also <ets>banjore</ets> and
<ets>banjer</ets>; corrupted from <ets>bandore</ets>, through negro
slave pronunciation.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banjul</ent><br/
<hw>Banjul</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Gambia</country>. Population (2000)
= 44,188,.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>banke</ets>; akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>, and prob. of Scand.
origin; cf. Icel. <ets>bakki</ets>. See <er>Bench</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the
surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of
earth; <as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of clouds; a <ex>bank</ex> of
snow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They cast up a <qex>bank</qex> against the city.</q> <rj><qau>2
Sam. xx. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the
side of a ravine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground
bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or
other hollow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tiber trembled underneath her <qex>banks</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a
shoal, shelf, or shallow; <as>as, the <ex>banks</ex> of
Newfoundland</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The face of the
coal at which miners are working.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A deposit of
ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>The ground at the top of a shaft; <as>as, ores are brought to
<ex>bank</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>The lateral inclination
of an a<eum/roplane as it rounds a curve; <as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of
45<deg/ is easy; a <ex>bank</ex> of 90<deg/ is dangerous</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A group or series of objects arranged near together;
<as>as, a <ex>bank</ex> of electric lamps, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the
road, designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles
moving rapidly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of overturning
during a turn.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bank beaver</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
otter.</cd> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Bank
swallow</b></col>, <cd>a small American and European swallow
(<spn>Clivicola riparia</spn>) that nests in a hole which it excavates
in a bank.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Banked</conjf>(b<acr/<nsm/kt); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To raise a mound or
dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Banked</xex> well with earth.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heap or pile up; <as>as, to <ex>bank</ex>
sand</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass by the banks of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Engineering)</fld> <def>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 rapidly around
the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve;
<as>as, the raceway was steeply <ex>banked</ex> at the
curves</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bank a fire</b></col>, <col><b>To bank up a
fire</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to cover the coals or embers with ashes or
cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. F. <ets>banc</ets>. Of
German origin, and akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>. See
<er>Bench</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bench, as for rowers in a
galley; also, a tier of oars.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Placed on their <qex>banks</qex>, the lusty Trojan sweep<br/
Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep.</q>
<rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bench or seat upon
which the judges sit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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 <xex>Nisi Prius</xex>, or a
court held for jury trials. See <er>Banc</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A sort of table used by
printers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>A bench, or row of keys belonging
to a keyboard, as in an organ.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>banque</ets>, It.
<ets>banca</ets>, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and
akin to E. <ets>bench</ets>; cf. G. <ets>bank</ets> bench, OHG.
<ets>banch</ets>. See <er>Bench</er>, and cf. <er>Banco</er>,
<er>Beach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The building or office used for banking
purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fund to be used in transacting business,
especially a joint stock or capital.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let it be no <qex>bank</qex> or common stock, but every man be
master of his own money.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gaming)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In certain games, as dominoes, 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a place where something is stored and held available
for future use;</def> <specif>specifically</specif>, <def>an
organization that stores biological products for medical needs; <as>as,
a blood <ex>bank</ex>, an organ <ex>bank</ex>, a sperm
<ex>bank</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bank credit</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bank of deposit</b></col>,
<cd>a bank which receives money for safe keeping.</cd> -- <col><b>Bank
of issue</b></col>, <cd>a bank which issues its own notes payable to
bearer.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deposit in a bank.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep a bank; to
carry on the business of a banker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 117 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deposit money in a bank; to have an account with
a banker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank</ent><br/
<hw>Bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>To
tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying machine, an
a<eum/rocurve, or the like.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankable</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"a*ble</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k"<adot/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Receivable at a bank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bank" bill`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k" b<icr/l`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank book</ent><br/
<hw>Bank" book`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k" b<oocr/k`)</pr>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank discount</ent><br/
<hw>Bank discount</hw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banker</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"er</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[See
the nouns <er>Bank</er> and the verbs derived from them.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A money changer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling
house.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of
Newfoundland.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au> <au>J. Q. Adams.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A ditcher; a drain digger.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The stone bench on which masons cut or square their
work.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankeress</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"er*ess</hw> <pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k"<etil/r*<ecr/s)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A female banker.</def>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankia</ent><br/
<hw>Bankia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus consisting of giant
shipworms.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bankia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banking</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a bank or of a
banker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Banking house</b></col>, <cd>an establishment or office
in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bank note</ent><br/
<ent>banknote</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bank"note`</hw>, <hw>bank" note`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(b<acr/<nsm/k"n<omac/t`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A promissory note
issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand.
See also sense 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the United States popularly called a <altname>bank
bill</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or
banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank
bill. See <er>Bank bill</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A promissory note payable at a bank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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>as, he peeled off five
one-thousand-zloty banknotes</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's
bill, bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bank on</ent><br/
<hw>bank on</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Depend on; be confident
of.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bankroll</ent><br/
<hw>bankroll</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the money carried on
one's person.</def> <rdquo/He shot his <ex>bankroll</ex> on a bob-tailed
nag.<rdquo/<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> roll, wad.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one's total supply of money; funds.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bankroll</ent><br/
<hw>bankroll</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pay the costs of; <as>as, Who
will <ex>bankroll</ex> the restoration of the former East German
economy?</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankrupt</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"rupt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>banqueroute</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bancarotta</ets> bankruptcy;
<ets>banca</ets> bank (fr. OHG. <ets>banch</ets>, G. <ets>bank</ets>,
bench) + <ets>rotta</ets> broken, fr. L. <ets>ruptus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>rumpere</ets> to break. At Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had
his bench (i.e., money table) broken. See 1st <er>Bank</er>, and
<er>Rupture</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other
acts tending to defraud his creditors.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>M<lsquo/Culloch.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In England, until the year 1861 none but a
<ldquo/trader<rdquo/ could be made a bankrupt; a non-trader failing to
meet his liabilities being an <ldquo/insolvent<rdquo/. But this
distinction was abolished by the Bankruptcy Act of 1861. The laws of
1841 and 1867 of the United States relating to bankruptcy applied this
designation <ex>bankrupt</ex> to others besides those engaged in
trade.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankrupt</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"rupt</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being a bankrupt or
in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from
paying, one's debts; <as>as, a <ex>bankrupt</ex>
merchant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting
pecuniary liabilities; <as>as, a <ex>bankrupt</ex>
treasury</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once
possessed, or something one should possess).</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bankrupt</xex> in gratitude.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Sheridan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bankrupt law</b></col>, <cd>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 <er>Insolvent</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankrupt</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"rupt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bankrupted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bankrupting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make bankrupt; to bring
financial ruin upon; to impoverish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankruptcy</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"rupt*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bankruptcies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state
of being actually or legally bankrupt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Complete loss; -- followed by
<xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bankside</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"side`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The slope of a
bank, especially of the bank of a stream.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank-sided</ent><br/
<hw>Bank"-sid`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to
<contr>wall-sided</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bank swallow</ent><br/
<hw>Bank" swal"low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under 1st
<er>Bank</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banlieue</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban"li*eue`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL.
<ets>bannum leucae</ets>, <ets>banleuca</ets>; <ets>bannum</ets>
jurisdiction + <ets>leuca</ets> league.]</ety> <def>The territory
without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city.</def>
<rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banner</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ner</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"n<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>banere</ets>, OF. <ets>baniere</ets>, F.
<ets>banni<egrave/re</ets>, <ets>bandi<egrave/re</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>baneria</ets>, <ets>banderia</ets>, fr. <ets>bandum</ets> banner,
fr. OHG. <ets>bant</ets> band, strip of cloth; cf. <ets>bindan</ets> to
bind, Goth. <ets>bandwa</ets>, <ets>bandwo</ets>, a sign. See
<er>Band</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of flag
attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his
standard in battle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hang out our <qex>banners</qex> on the outward walls.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any flag or standard; <as>as, the star-spangled
<ex>banner</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Banner fish</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a large
fish of the genus <gen>Histiophorus</gen>, of the Swordfish family,
having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species
(<spn>Histiophorus Americanus</spn>) inhabits the <geog>North
Atlantic</geog>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bannered</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"nered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or
bearing, banners.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bannered</xex> host.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banneret</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ner*et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OE.
<ets>baneret</ets>, OF. <ets>baneret</ets>, F. <ets>banneret</ets>;
properly a dim. of OF. <ets>baniere</ets>. See
<er>Banner</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the
field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of
rank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and
hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or
rank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of
battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the pennon or pointed
flag on the spear of the candidate, thereby making it a
banner.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A small banner.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bannerol</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ner*ol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A banderole; esp.
a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See
<er>Banderole</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>banning-order</ent><br/
<hw>banning-order</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order that bans
something.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bannister</ent><br/
<hw>bannister</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>banister</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bannition</ent><br/
<hw>Ban*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bannitio</ets>. See <er>Banish</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
expulsion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Abp. Laud.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bannock</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"nock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael.
<ets>bonnach</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bannock fluke</b></col>, <cd>the turbot.</cd>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bannockburn</ent><br/
<hw>Bannockburn</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A battle in which the
Scots under <person>Robert the Bruce</person> defeated the English and
assured the independence of Scotland.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banns</ent><br/
<hw>Banns</hw> <pr>(b<acr/nz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ban</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquet</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"quet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a feast, prop.
a dim. of <ets>banc</ets> bench; cf. It. <ets>banchetto</ets>, dim. of
<ets>banco</ets> a bench, counter. See <er>Bank</er> a bench, and cf.
<er>Banquette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A feast; a sumptuous
entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or
ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or
sweetmeats.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We'll dine in the great room, but let the music<br/
And <qex>banquet</qex> be prepared here.</q>
<rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquet</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"quet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Banqueted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Banqueting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To treat with a banquet or
sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Just in time to <qex>banquet</qex><br/
The illustrious company assembled there.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquet</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"quet</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regale one's
self with good eating and drinking; to feast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Were it a draught for Juno when she <qex>banquets</qex>,<br/
I would not taste thy treasonous offer.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To partake of a dessert after a feast.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where they did both sup and <qex>banquet</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cavendish.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>banqueting</ent><br/
<hw>banqueting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Eating an elaborate meal (often
accompanied by entertainment).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> feasting.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquette</ent><br/
<hw>Ban*quette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench or seat
for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public
vehicle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the
<qex>banquette</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Howe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquetter</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"quet*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banquette</ent><br/
<hw>Ban*quette"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Banquet</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>
<def>A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet,
on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A narrow window seat; a raised
shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banshie</ent><br/
<ent>Banshee</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ban"shee</hw>, <hw>Ban"shie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>bean-shith</ets> fairy; Gael. & Ir.
<ets>bean</ets> woman + Gael. <ets>sith</ets> fairy.]</ety> <fld>(Celtic
Folklore)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banstickle</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"stic`kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ban</ets>, <ets>bon</ets>, bone + <ets>stickle</ets> prickle,
sting. See <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Stickleback</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small fish, the three-spined
stickleback.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantam</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"tam</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A variety of small
barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a
district of Java.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantam work</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"tam work`</hw>. <def>Carved and painted work in imitation of
Japan ware.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banteng</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban"teng</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The wild ox of Java (<spn>Bibos Banteng</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banter</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bantered</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/n"t<etil/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bantering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. corrupted fr. F.
<ets>badiner</ets> to joke, or perh. fr. E. <ets>bandy</ets> to beat to
and fro. See <er>Badinage</er>, and cf. <er>Barter</er> fr. OF.
<ets>barater</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the
person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of
the jesting; to rally; <as>as, he <ex>bantered</ex> me about my
credulity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then <qex>bantered</qex>
on my haggard looks the next day.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some
trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If they <qex>banter</qex> your regularity, order, and love of
study, <qex>banter</qex> in return their neglect of them.</q>
<rj><qau>Chatham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We diverted ourselves with <qex>bantering</qex> several poor
scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.</q>
<rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To challenge or defy to a match.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. Southern and Western U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banter</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bantering; joking or
jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Part <qex>banter</qex>, part affection.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banterer</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ter*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who banters
or rallies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantingism</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"ting*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A method of
reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous,
saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from <person>William
<etsep>Banting</etsep></person> of London.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantling</ent><br/
<hw>Bant"ling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. for
<ets>bandling</ets>, from <ets>band</ets>, and meaning a child wrapped
in swaddling bands; or cf. G. <ets>b<aum/ntling</ets> a bastard, fr.
<ets>bank</ets> bench. Cf. <er>Bastard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
young or small child; an infant.</def> <mark>[Slightly contemptuous or
depreciatory.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In what out of the way corners genius produces her
<qex>bantlings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantu</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>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
<xex>Aba-</xex>, <xex>Ama-</xex>, <xex>Ba-</xex>, <xex>Ma-</xex>,
<xex>Wa-</xex>, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix
<xex>Aba-</xex>, as in <xex>Ba-ntu</xex>, or <xex>Aba-ntu</xex>, itself
a combination of this prefix with the syllable <xex>-ntu</xex>, a
person; or as in <stype>Watusi</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the family of languages spoken by the Bantu people
(definition 1).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bantu</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"tu</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Bantu language group Bantu (definition 2); <as>as, <ex>Bantu</ex>
languages</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Bantu people (definition
1).</def> <illu>The <ex>Bantu</ex> population of Sierra Leone</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banxring</ent><br/
<hw>Banx"ring</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus
<gen>Tupaia</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banyan</ent><br/
<hw>Ban"yan</hw> <pr>(b<acr/n"y<ait/n <it>or</it>
b<acr/n*y<acr/n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Banian</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and
called the Indian fig (<spn>Ficus Indica</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Banzai</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ban"zai"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Jap.
<ets>banzai</ets>, <ets>banzei</ets>, ten thousand years,
forever.]</ety> <def>Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in
salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry.</def>
<mark>[Japan]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baobab</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"o*bab</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"<osl/*b<acr/b <it>or</it>
b<aum/"<osl/*b<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A gigantic African tree (<spn>Adansonia
digitata</spn>), also naturalized in India. See
<er>Adansonia</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baphomet</ent><br/
<hw>Baph"o*met</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>Mahomet</ets> or <ets>Mohammed</ets>, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr.
<ets>Bafomet</ets>, OSp. <ets>Mafomat</ets>, OPg.
<ets>Mafameda</ets>.]</ety> <def>An idol or symbolical figure which the
Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baptise</ent><br/
<hw>bap"tise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as
<er>baptize</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptisia</ent><br/
<hw>Baptisia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of North American
plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Baptisia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptism</ent><br/
<hw>Bap"tism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baptim</ets>, <ets>baptem</ets>, OF. <ets>baptesme</ets>,
<ets>batisme</ets>, F. <ets>bapt<ecir/me</ets>, L. <ets>baptisma</ets>,
fr. Gr. <grk>ba`ptisma</grk>, fr. <grk>bapti`zein</grk> to baptize, fr.
<grk>ba`ptein</grk> to dip in water, akin to <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep,
Skr. <ets>g<amac/h</ets> to dip, bathe, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptismal</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tis"mal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>baptismal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to baptism; <as>as,
<ex>baptismal</ex> vows</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baptismal name</b></col>, <cd>the Christian name, which
is given at baptism.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptismally</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tis"mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a baptismal
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptist</ent><br/
<hw>Bap"tist</hw> <pr>(b<acr/p"t<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>baptista</ets>, Gr. <grk>baptisth`s</grk>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied
to John, the forerunner of Christ.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <er>Anabaptist</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United States]
are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and moderation.</note>
<rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Freewill Baptists</b></col>, <cd>a sect of Baptists who
are Arminian in doctrine, and practice open communion.</cd> --
<col><b>Seventh-day Baptists</b></col>, <cd>a sect of Baptists who keep
the seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See
<er>Sabbatarian</er>. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also
Baptists.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptistry</ent><br/
<ent>Baptistery</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bap"tis*ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,<hw>Bap"tis*try</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Baptisteries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <plw>Baptistries</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>baptisterium</ets>, Gr.
<grk>baptisth`rion</grk>: cf. F. <ets>baptist<egrave/re</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A part of a church containing a font and
used for baptismal services.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptistic</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>baptistiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or for baptism;
baptismal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptistical</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Baptistic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptizable</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tiz"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being baptized; fit to be baptized.</def> <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptization</ent><br/
<hw>Bap`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Baptism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Their <qex>baptizations</qex> were null.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baptize</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tize"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baptized</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Baptizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F.
<ets>baptiser</ets>, L. <ets>baptizare</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>bapti`zein</grk>. See <er>Baptism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
administer the sacrament of baptism to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To christen (because a name is given to infants at
their baptism); to give a name to; to name.</def><br/
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<p><q>I'll be new <qex>baptized</qex>;<br/
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanctify; to consecrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptizement</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tize"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
baptizing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baptizer</ent><br/
<hw>Bap*tiz"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
baptizes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bar</ent><br/
<hw>Bar</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barre</ets>, F. <ets>barre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barra</ets>, W.
<ets>bar</ets> the branch of a tree, bar, <ets>baren</ets> branch, Gael.
& Ir. <ets>barra</ets> bar. <root/91.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the
<ex>bars</ex> of a fence or gate; the <ex>bar</ex> of a
door</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou shalt make <qex>bars</qex> of shittim wood.</q> <rj><qau>Ex.
xxvi. 26.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped
as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; <as>as, a
<ex>bar</ex> of gold or of lead; a <ex>bar</ex> of soap</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an
obstruction; a barrier.</def><br/
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<p><q>Must I new <qex>bars</qex> to my own joy create?</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 118 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the
mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall
of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special
privileges; <as>as, the <ex>bar</ex> of the House of
Commons</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The railing that
incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the
phrase <xex>at the bar of the court</xex> signifies <xex>in open
court</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The place in court where prisoners
are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the
legal profession.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A special plea constituting a
sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any tribunal; <as>as, the <ex>bar</ex> of public
opinion; the <ex>bar</ex> of God</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An ordinary, like a fess but
narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; <as>as, a
<ex>bar</ex> of light; a <ex>bar</ex> of color</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A vertical line across the staff.
Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are
themselves called <xex>measures</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ A <xex>double bar</xex> 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 <xex>bar</xex> is very
often loosely used for <xex>measure</xex>, i.e., for such length of
music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a
passage of eight <xex>bars</xex>; two <xex>bars'</xex> rest.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The
space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in
which the bit is placed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A drilling or
tamping rod.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A vein or dike crossing a
lode.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gatehouse of a
castle or fortified town.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A slender strip of
wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash
bar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bar shoe</b></col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of
horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect
a tender frog from injury.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar shot</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar sinister</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a
term popularly but erroneously used for <xex>baton</xex>, a mark of
illegitimacy. See <er>Baton</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bar tracery</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron
twisted into the forms required.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank bar</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Blank</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Case at
bar</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a case presently before the court; a
case under argument.</cd> -- <col><b>In bar of</b></col>, <cd>as a
sufficient reason against; to prevent.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Matter in
bar</b></col>, or <col><b>Defence in bar</b></col></mcol>, <cd>any
matter which is a final defense in an action.</cd> -- <col><b>Plea in
bar</b></col>, <cd>a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's
action absolutely and entirely.</cd> -- <col><b>Trial at bar</b></col>
<fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a trial before all the judges of one the
superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full
court.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bar</ent><br/
<hw>Bar</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barred</conjf> (b<aum/rd); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Barring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[ F. <ets>barrer</ets>. See
<er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten with a
bar; <as>as, to <ex>bar</ex> a door or gate</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder;
to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; <as>as, to <ex>bar</ex> the
entrance of evil; distance <ex>bars</ex> our intercourse; the statute
<ex>bars</ex> my right; the right is <ex>barred</ex> by time; a release
<ex>bars</ex> the plaintiff's recovery</as>; -- sometimes with
<xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to
<qex>bar</qex> it in its dungeon.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To except; to exclude by exception.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nay, but I <qex>bar</qex> to-night: you shall not gauge me<br/
By what we do to-night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cross with one or more stripes or
lines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have
<qex>barred</qex> them singly.</q> <rj><qau>Burney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baraca</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ra"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An international,
interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so
named in allusion to the Hebrew word <xex>Berachah</xex> (Meaning
<xex>blessing</xex>) occurring in <au>2 Chron. xx. 26</au> and <au>1
Chron. xii.</au></def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barad</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ weight.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The pressure of one dyne per square
centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baresthesiometer</ent><br/
<ent>Baraesthesiometer</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar`<ae/s*the`si*om"e*ter</hw>,
<hw>Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ weight + <ets><ae/sthesiometer</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining the delicacy of
the sense of pressure.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bar`<ae/s*the`si*o*met"ric</wf>,
<wf>Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barathea</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`a*the"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soft fabric with
a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barb</ent><br/
<hw>Barb</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barbe</ets>, fr. L. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See <er>Beard</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Beard, or that which resembles it,
or grows in the place of it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The barbel, so called by reason of his <qex>barbs</qex>, or
wattles in his mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>barbel</asp> and <asp>barble</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/Having two <xex>barbs</xex> or
points.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A bit for a horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the side branches of a
feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See
<er>Feather</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A southern name for the
kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States;
-- also improperly called <altname>whiting</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A hair or bristle ending in a
double hook.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baranduki</ent><br/
<hw>baranduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The terrestrial Siberian squirrel
(<spn>Eutamius sibiricus</spn>).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, <spn>Eutamius
asiaticus</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baragnosis</ent><br/
<hw>baragnosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the inability
to estimate the weight of an object.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barb</ent><br/
<hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Barbed</conjf> <pr>(b<aum/rbd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Barbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shave or dress the
beard of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To clip; to mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold
or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But rattling storm of arrows <qex>barbed</qex> with fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barb</ent><br/
<hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barbe</ets>, fr.
<ets>Barbarie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The Barbary horse, a
superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the
Moors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A blackish or dun variety of the
pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barb</ent><br/
<hw>Barb</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>bard</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Armor for a horse. Same as 2d <er>Bard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
1.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbacan</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*can</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barbican</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbacanage</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*can*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barbicanage</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbadian</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Barbados.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of
Barbados.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbadoes</ent><br/
<ent>Barbados</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar*ba"dos</hw> or <hw>Bar*ba"does</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A West Indian island, giving its name
to a disease, to a cherry, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barbados cherry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus
of trees of the West Indies (<gen>Malpighia</gen>) with an agreeably
acid fruit resembling a cherry.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbados leg</b></col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a species of elephantiasis incident to hot
climates.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbados nuts</b></col>, <cd>the seeds of the
<spn>Jatropha curcas</spn>, a plant growing in South America and
elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a
purgative. See <er>Physic nut</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbara</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"ba*ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Coined by
logicians.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarea</ent><br/
<hw>Barbarea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of biennial or perennial
herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Barbarea.</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbaresque</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ba*resque"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Barbaric in
form or style; <as>as, <ex>barbaresque</ex> architecture</as>.</def>
<rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarian</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*ba"ri*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Barbarous</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A foreigner.</def> <mark>[Historical]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto
him that speaketh a <qex>barbarian</qex>, and he that speaketh shall be
a <qex>barbarian</qex> unto me.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xiv.
11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized
state.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person destitute of culture.</def> <rj><au>M.
Arnold.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity
or humanity.</def> <ldquo/Thou fell <xex>barbarian</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Philips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarian</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*ba"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or pertaining to, or
resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; <as>as,
<ex>barbarian</ex> governments or nations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbaric</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*bar"ic</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r*b<acr/r"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>barbaricus</ets> foreign, barbaric, Gr.
<grk>barbariko`s</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, or from, barbarian
nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of
east.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Barbaric</xex> pearl and gold.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized
person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.</def>
<ldquo/Wild, <xex>barbaric</xex> music.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbarisation</ent><br/
<hw>barbarisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of
barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and
uncivilized.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbarization.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbarise</ent><br/
<hw>barbarise</hw> <def>same as <er>barbarize</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarism</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rism</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<adot/*r<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>barbarismus</ets>, Gr. <grk>barbarismo`s</grk>; cf. F.
<ets>barbarisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An uncivilized state or
condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and
literature; barbarousness.</def> <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an
outrage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A heinous <qex>barbarism</qex> . . . against the honor of
marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An offense against purity of style or language; any
form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See
<er>Solecism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of
their writers with the odious name of <qex>barbarism</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>G. Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarity</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*bar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Barbarities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Barbarous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or manner of a
barbarian; lack of civilization.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Treating Christians with a <qex>barbarity</qex> which would have
shocked the very Moslem.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A barbarous or cruel act.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Barbarism; impurity of speech.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbarization</ent><br/
<hw>barbarization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act or process
of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and
uncivilized.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbarisation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarize</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbarized</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Barbarizing</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To become barbarous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Roman empire was <qex>barbarizing</qex> rapidly from the time
of Trajan.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of
speech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The ill habit . . . of wretched <qex>barbarizing</qex> against the
Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarize</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>barbariser</ets>, LL. <ets>barbarizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make
barbarous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hideous changes which have <qex>barbarized</qex> France.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarous</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>barbarus</ets>, Gr. <grk>ba`rbaros</grk>, strange, foreign; later,
slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering, Skr.
<ets>barbara</ets> stammering, outlandish. Cf. <er>Brave</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the state of a barbarian;
uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; <as>as, a <ex>barbarous</ex>
people; a <ex>barbarous</ex> country</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Barbarous</qex> gold.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By their <qex>barbarous</qex> usage he died within a few days, to
the grief of all that knew him.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>barbarous</qex> expression</q> <rj><qau>G.
Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored;
ignorant; merciless; brutal. See <er>Ferocious</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarously</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a barbarous
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbarousness</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*rous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbary</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr. Ar.
<ets>Barbar</ets> the people of Barbary.]</ety> <def>The countries on
the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic.</def>
<specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A Barbary horse; a barb.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <specif>Also,</specif> <def>a kind of
pigeon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barbary ape</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an ape
(<spn>Macacus innuus</spn>) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being
the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by
showmen.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbasco</ent><br/
<hw>barbasco</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a West Indian shrub or small tree
(<spn>Jacquinia keyensis</spn>) having leathery saponaceous leaves and
extremely hard wood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> joewood.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbastel</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*stel`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barbastelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A European bat
(<spn>Barbastellus communis</spn>), with hairy lips.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbate</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>barbatus</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See <er>Barb</er>
beard.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearded; beset with long and weak
hairs.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbated</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ba*ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having barbed
points.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A dart uncommonly <qex>barbated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Warton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Barbecue</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"be*cue</hw> <pr>(b<aum/"b<esl/*k<umac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana,
<ets>barbacoa</ets> a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are
roasted or smoke-dried.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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
<altname>barbecue grill</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social entertainment, where people assemble,
usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue
grill.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A floor, on which coffee beans are
sun-dried.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled
whole for a feast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbecue</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"be*cue</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barbecued</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Barbecuing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dry or
cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They use little or no salt, but <qex>barbecue</qex> their game and
fish in the smoke.</q> <rj><qau>Stedman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Send me, gods, a whole hog <qex>barbecued</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbecued</ent><br/
<hw>barbecued</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Cooked on a barbecue.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grilled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbecuing</ent><br/
<hw>barbecuing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Roasting a large piece of meat on
a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbed</ent><br/
<hw>Barbed</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rbd <it>or</it> b<aum/rb"<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <def>Accoutered with
defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See <er>Barded</er> (which is the
proper form.)</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbed</ent><br/
<hw>Barbed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a barb or barbs;
<as>as, a <ex>barbed</ex> arrow; <ex>barbed</ex> wire</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barbed wire</b></col>, <cd>a wire, or a strand of twisted
wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for
fences.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbel</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bel</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OF.
<ets>barbel</ets>, F. <ets>barbeau</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>barbus</ets>
barbel, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A slender tactile organ on the
lips of certain fishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large fresh-water fish
(<spn>Barbus vulgaris</spn>) found in many European rivers. Its upper
jaw is furnished with four barbels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Barbs or paps under the tongues of
horses and cattle. See 1st <er>Barb</er>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbell</ent><br/
<hw>bar"bell`</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<ecr/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bar
to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for
weightlifting exercises.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbellate</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bel*late</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<ecr/l*l<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having short,
stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbellulate</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*bel"lu*late</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r*b<ecr/l"l<usl/*l<asl/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Barbellate with diminutive hairs or
barbs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barber</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barbour</ets>, OF. <ets>barbeor</ets>, F. <ets>barbier</ets>, as if
fr. an assumed L. <ets>barbator</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard. See
1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation it is to shave or
trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barber's itch</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Itch</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery,
such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as
<ecol><b>barber surgeon</b></ecol> (old form <col><b>barber
chirurgeon</b></col>), <col><b>barber surgery</b></col>, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barber</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Barbered</conjf> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<etil/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Barbering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shave and dress the
beard or hair of.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barber</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Canada]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barber fish</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber fish</hw>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Surgeon
fish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbermonger</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber*mon`ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fop.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbers pole</ent><br/
<ent>barber pole</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>barber pole</hw>, <hw>barbers pole</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside
a barbershop.</def> <note>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.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barbarin</ets>, <ets>barbere</ets>, OF. <ets>berbere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub of the genus <gen>Berberis</gen>, common
along roadsides and in neglected fields. <spn>Berberis vulgaris</spn> 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.</def> <altsp>[Also
spelt <asp>berberry</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barbershop</ent><br/
<hw>barbershop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a shop where a barber works,
especially one where men can get their hair cut.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbet</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barbet</ets>, fr. <ets>barbe</ets> beard, long hair of certain
animals. See <er>Barb</er> beard.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A bird of the family <fam>Bucconid<ae/</fam>, 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.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A larva that feeds on
aphids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbette</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*bette"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf.
<er>Barbet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A mound of earth or a
platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the
parapet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>En barbette</b></col>, <col><b>In
barbette</b></col></mcol>, <cd>said of guns when they are elevated so as
to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Barbette gun</b></col>, or <col><b>Barbette
battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted
<xex>in barbette</xex>, or partially protected by a parapet or
turret.</cd> -- <col><b>Barbette carriage</b></col>, <cd>a gun carriage
which elevates guns sufficiently to be <xex>in barbette</xex>. [See
<xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Casemate</er>.]</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbacan</ent><br/
<ent>Barbican</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"bi*can</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bar"ba*can</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barbican</ets>,
<ets>barbecan</ets>, F. <ets>barbacane</ets>, LL. <ets>barbacana</ets>,
<ets>barbicana</ets>, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. <ets>barbakh</ets>
aqueduct, sewer. F. <ets>barbacane</ets> also means, an opening to let
out water, loophole.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which
missiles were discharged upon an enemy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbacanage</ent><br/
<ent>Barbicanage</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"bi*can*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bar"ba*can*age</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>barbicanagium</ets>. See <er>Barbican</er>.]</ety> <def>Money paid
for the support of a barbican.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbicel</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bi*cel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>barbicella</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>barba</ets>. See 1st
<er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the small hooklike
processes on the barbules of feathers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbiers</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"biers</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; --
considered by many to be the same as <altname>beriberi</altname> in a
chronic form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbigerous</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*big"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>barba</ets> a beard + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a
beard; bearded; hairy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbiton</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"bi*ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>ba`rbiton</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An ancient Greek
instrument resembling a lyre.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbituric acid</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
white, crystalline substance, <chform>CH2(CO.NH)2.CO</chform>, derived
from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a
substituted urea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 119 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Barbison school</ent><br/
<ent>Barbizon school</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar`bi`zon" school</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bar`bi`son"
school</hw>, <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <fld>(Painting)</fld> <def>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<eacute/, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of
animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules
Breton.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barble</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ble</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barbel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbotine</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bo*tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in
relief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbre</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bre</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Barbarian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barbule</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"bule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>barbula</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A very minute barb or beard.</def>
<rj><au>Booth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the processes along the
edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See
<er>Feather</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barcarolle</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ca*rolle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barcarolle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>barcaruola</ets>, fr.
<ets>barca</ets> bark, barge.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of music composed in imitation of such a
song.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barcon</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"con</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"k<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>barcone</ets>, fr. <ets>barca</ets> a bark.]</ety> <def>A vessel
for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bard</ent><br/
<hw>Bard</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Celtic origin;
cf. W. <ets>bardd</ets>, Arm. <ets>barz</ets>, Ir. & Gael.
<ets>bard</ets>, and F. <ets>barde</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A poet; <as>as, the <ex>bard</ex> of
Avon</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barde</ent><br/
<ent>Bard</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bard</hw>, <hw>Barde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<aum/rd)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barde</ets>, of doubtful origin.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental)
armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the
<pos>pl.</pos>]</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Defensive armor formerly worn by a
man at arms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A thin slice of fat bacon used
to cover any meat or game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bard</ent><br/
<hw>Bard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To cover (meat
or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barded</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ed</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bard</er> horse
armor.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said
of a horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Wearing rich caparisons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fifteen hundred men . . . <qex>barded</qex> and richly
trapped.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardic</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to bards, or their
poetry.</def> <ldquo/The <qex>bardic</qex> lays of ancient
Greece.<rdquo/ <rj><au>G. P. Marsh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardiglio</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar*di"glio</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r*d<emac/l"y<omac/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardish</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or written by, a
bard or bards.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bardish</xex> impostures.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardism</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ism</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rd"<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardling</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ling</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rd"l<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
inferior bard.</def> <rj><au>J. Cunningham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bardship</ent><br/
<hw>Bard"ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a
bard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bare</ent><br/
<hw>Bare</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bar</ets>, <ets>bare</ets>, AS. <ets>b<ae/r</ets>; akin to D. & G.
<ets>baar</ets>, OHG. <ets>par</ets>, Icel. <ets>berr</ets>, Sw. & Dan.
<ets>bar</ets>, Oslav. <ets>bos<ucr/</ets> barefoot, Lith.
<ets>basas</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bh<amac/s</ets> to shine.
<root/85.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual
covering; naked; <as>as, his body is <ex>bare</ex>; the trees are
<ex>bare</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With head uncovered; bareheaded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When once thy foot enters the church, be <qex>bare</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Without anything to cover up or conceal one's
thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bare</qex> in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear !</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald;
meager.</def> <ldquo/Uttering <xex>bare</xex> truth.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily
furnished; -- used with <xex>of</xex> (rarely with <xex>in</xex>) before
the thing wanting or taken away; <as>as, a room <ex>bare</ex> of
furniture</as>.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bare</xex> treasury.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Threadbare; much worn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It appears by their <qex>bare</qex> liveries that they live by
your bare words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; <as>as,
a <ex>bare</ex> majority</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bare</xex>
necessaries of life.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor are men prevailed upon by <qex>bare</qex> words.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Under bare poles</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>having
no sail set.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bare</ent><br/
<hw>Bare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Surface; body;
substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You have touched the very <qex>bare</qex> of naked truth.</q>
<rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>That part of a roofing slate,
shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the
weather.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bare</ent><br/
<hw>Bare</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bared</conjf>(b<acir/rd); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Baring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>barian</ets>. See
<er>Bare</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To strip off the covering of;
to make bare; <as>as, to <ex>bare</ex> the breast</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bare</ent><br/
<hw>Bare</hw>. <def>Bore; the old preterit of <er>Bear</er>,
<pos>v.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bare-assed</ent><br/
<ent>bare-ass</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bare-ass</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"<acr/s`)</pr>, <hw>bare-assed</hw>
<pr>(b<acir/r"<acr/st`)</pr>,</mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>completely
naked.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw,
peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bareback</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"back`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"b<acr/k`)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; <as>as, to
ride <ex>bareback</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barebacked</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"backed`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"b<acr/kd`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having the back uncovered; <as>as, a <ex>barebacked</ex>
horse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barebone</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"bone`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"b<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bare bones</ent><br/
<hw>bare" bones`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r" b<omac/nz`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>the absolute minimum necessary.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bare-bones</ent><br/
<hw>bare"-bones`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"b<omac/nz`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>having only the absolute minimum necessary; having only the
essential components.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bare-breasted</ent><br/
<hw>bare-breasted</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"br<ecr/st`<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>adj.</pos> <def>wearing no covering for the breasts or featuring
such nudity.</def> <illu><ex>bare-breasted</ex> beauties parading along
the beach</illu>"<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> braless, topless.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barefaced</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"faced`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"f<amac/st`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>With the face uncovered; not masked.</def> <ldquo/You
will play <xex>barefaced</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without concealment; undisguised.</def>
<specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Shameless; audacious; <as>as, a
<ex>barefaced</ex> lie</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Barefaced</xex>
treason.<rdquo/ <rj><au>J. Baillie.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barefacedly</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"faced`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly; shamelessly.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barefacedness</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"faced`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barefoot</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"foot</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"f<oocr/t)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<def>With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barefooted</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"foot`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the feet
bare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barege</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*r<eacute/ge"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bar<eacute/ge</ets>, so called from <ets>Bar<eacute/ges</ets>, a
town in the Pyrenees.]</ety> <def>A gauzelike fabric for ladies'
dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and
worsted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barehanded</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"hand`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Having bare
hands.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barehead</ent><br/
<ent>Bareheaded</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bare"head`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bare"head</hw> }</mhw>,
<pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Having the head uncovered; <as>as, a
<ex>bareheaded</ex> girl</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bare-legged</ent><br/
<ent>Barelegged</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bare"legged`</hw>, <hw>bare-legged</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the legs bare.</def>
<illu><ex>bare-legged</ex> children on the beach</illu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barely</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without covering;
nakedly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without concealment or disguise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Merely; only.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qperson>R.</qperson> For now his son is duke.<br/
<qperson>W.</qperson> <qex>Barely</qex> in title, not in revenue.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare
(of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; <as>as, there was
<ex>barely</ex> enough for all; he <ex>barely</ex>
escaped</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barenecked</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"necked`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the neck
bare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bareness</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
bare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baresark</ent><br/
<hw>Bare"sark</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Literally,
<ets>bare sark</ets> or <ets>shirt</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Berserker, or
Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence,
adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barfish</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Calico bass</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barful</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
obstructions.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargain</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"gain</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bargayn</ets>, <ets>bargany</ets>, OF. <ets>bargaigne</ets>,
<ets>bargagne</ets>, prob. from a supposed LL. <ets>barcaneum</ets>, fr.
<ets>barca</ets> a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence,
to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See
<er>Bark</er> a vessel. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A contract is a <qex>bargain</qex> that is legally binding.</q>
<rj><qau>Wharton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An agreement or stipulation; mutual
pledge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And whon your honors mean to solemnize<br/
The <qex>bargain</qex> of your faith.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful
transaction; an advantageous purchase; <as>as, to buy a thing at a
<ex>bargain</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything
bought cheap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She was too fond of her most filthy <qex>bargain</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bargain and sale</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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; <it>i. e.</it>, the bargain vests the use, and the statute
vests the possession.</cd> <au>Blackstone.</au> -- <col><b>Into the
bargain</b></col>, <cd>over and above what is stipulated; besides.</cd>
-- <col><b>To sell bargains</b></col>, <cd>to make saucy (usually
indelicate) repartees.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Swift.</au> --
<col><b>To strike a bargain</b></col>, <cd>to reach or ratify an
agreement.</cd> <ldquo/A bargain was <xex>struck</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Macaulay.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contract; stipulation; purchase;
engagement.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargain</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"gain</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>barganien</ets>, OF.
<ets>bargaigner</ets>, F. <ets>barguigner</ets>, to hesitate, fr. LL.
<ets>barcaniare</ets>. See <er>Bargain</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property
or services; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> and <xex>for</xex>; <as>as,
to <ex>bargain</ex> with a farmer for a cow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So worthless peasants <qex>bargain</qex> for their wives.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargain</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"gain</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bargained</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bargaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To transfer for a
consideration; to barter; to trade; <as>as, to <ex>bargain</ex> one
horse for another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bargain away</b></col>, <cd>to dispose of in a
bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to
<xex>bargain away</xex> one's birthright.</cd> <ldquo/The heir . . . had
somehow <xex>bargained away</xex> the estate.<rdquo/ <rj><au>G.
Eliot.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargainee</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`gain*ee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bargaign<eacute/</ets>, p. p. See <er>Bargain</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The party to a contract who
receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargainer</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"gain*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a
bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of <xex>bargainor</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargainor</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`gain*or"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who
sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Barge</ent><br/
<hw>Barge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>barge</ets>,
F. <ets>berge</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barca</ets>, for <ets>barica</ets>
(not found), prob. fr. L. <ets>baris</ets> an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic <ets>bari</ets> a boat.
Cf. <er>Bark</er> a vessel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pleasure boat; a
vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers
or goods; <as>as, a ship's <ex>barge</ex>; a charcoal
<ex>barge</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large boat used by flag officers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed
by a steamboat.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A large omnibus used for excursions.</def>
<mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bargeboard</ent><br/
<hw>Barge"board`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrup.
of <ets>vergeboard</ets>; or cf. LL. <ets>bargus</ets> a kind of
gallows.]</ety> <def>A vergeboard.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bargecourse</ent><br/
<hw>Barge"course`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bargeboard</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A part of the tiling
which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is
a gable.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargee</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*gee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bargeman.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>bargello</ent><br/
<hw>bargello</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a needlepoint stitch that produces
zigzag lines.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargeman</ent><br/
<hw>Barge"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The man who
manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bargemastter</ent><br/
<hw>Barge"mast`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a
barge.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Barger</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The manager of a
barge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Barghest</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ghest`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. G.
<ets>berg</ets> mountain + <ets>geist</ets> demon, or <ets>b<aum/r</ets>
a bear + <ets>geist</ets>.]</ety> <def>A goblin, in the shape of a large
dog, portending misfortune.</def> <altsp>[Also written
<asp>barguest</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Baria</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Barium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Baryta.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baric</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of
or pertaining to barium; <as>as, <ex>baric</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baric</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> weight.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight
or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barilla</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ril"la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>barrilla</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name
given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning
the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The alkali produced
from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap,
glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Impure
soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.</def>
<rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Copper barilla</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>native
copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; --
called also <altname>Barilla de cobre</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barillet</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"il*let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of
<ets>baril</ets> barrel.]</ety> <def>A little cask, or something
resembling one.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bar iron</ent><br/
<hw>Bar" i`ron</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Iron</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Barite</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"rite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>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 <altname>heavy
spar</altname>. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baritone</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barytone</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Barium</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"ri*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<ets><grk>bary`s</grk></ets> heavy.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>baryta</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Rarely written
<asp>barytum</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for
their high specific gravity, as the sulphate, called <xex>heavy
spar</xex>, and the like. The oxide was called <xex>barote</xex>, by
Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to
<xex>baryta</xex>, whence the name of the metal.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bard</ent><br/
<hw>Bard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. & Sw.
<ets>bark</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<oum/rkr</ets>, LG. & HG.
<ets>borke</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The exterior covering of the
trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, Peruvian bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bark bed</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bark stove</er>
(below).</cd> -- <col><b>Bark pit</b></col>, <cd>a pit filled with bark
and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning.</cd> -- <col><b>Bark
stove</b></col> <fld>(Hort.)</fld>, <cd>a glazed structure for keeping
tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a <xex>bark
bed</xex>) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist
heat.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bark</ent><br/
<hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Barked</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Barking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strip the bark
from; to peel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to
<xex>bark</xex> one's heel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To girdle. See <er>Girdle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
3.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark;
<as>as, to <ex>bark</ex> the roof of a hut</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bark</ent><br/
<hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>berken</ets>, AS.
<ets>beorcan</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>berkja</ets>, and prob. to E.
<ets>break</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a short, loud,
explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but
especially of dogs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a clamor; to make importunate
outcries.</def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>bark</qex>, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.</q>
<rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Where there is the <qex>barking</qex> of the belly, there no other
commands will be heard, much less obeyed.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bark</ent><br/
<hw>Bark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The short, loud, explosive sound
uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barque</ent><br/
<ent>Bark</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bark</hw>, <hw>Barque</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>barque</ets>, fr. Sp. or It.
<ets>barca</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>barca</ets> for <ets>barica</ets>. See
<er>Barge</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A three-masted vessel, having her
foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
schooner-rigged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkantine</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"an*tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Barkentine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bark beetle</ent><br/
<hw>Bark" bee`tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small
beetle of many species (family <fam>Scolytid<ae/</fam>), which in the
larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great
damage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkbound</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"bound`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Prevented from
growing, by having the bark too firm or close.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkeeper</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"keep`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps or
tends a bar for the sale of liquors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barken</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of bark.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Whittier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkentine</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"en*tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bark</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, a vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A
threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others
schooner-rigged. <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>barquentine</asp>,
<asp>barkantine</asp>, etc.]</altsp> See <xex>Illust.</xex> in
Append.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barker</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who stands at the doors of shops to urge passers
by to make purchases.</def> <mark>[Cant, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pistol.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The spotted redshank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barker</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who strips trees of their
bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barker's mill</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"er's mill`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From Dr.
<ets>Barker</ets>, the inventor.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkery</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"er*y</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r*<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
tanhouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barking irons</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"ing i`rons</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruments
used in taking off the bark of trees.</def>
<rj><au>Gardner.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pair of pistols.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barkless</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bark louse</ent><br/
<hw>Bark" louse`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An insect
of the family <fam>Coccid<ae/</fam>, which infests the bark of trees and
vines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The
bark louse of the vine is <spn>Pulvinaria innumerabilis</spn>; that of
the pear is <spn>Lecanium pyri</spn>. See <er>Orange
scale</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barky</ent><br/
<hw>Bark"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with, or
containing, bark.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>barky</xex> fingers of the
elm.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barley</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ley</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barli</ets>, <ets>barlich</ets>, AS. <ets>b<ae/rlic</ets>;
<ets>bere</ets> barley + <ets>l<imac/c</ets> (which is prob. the same as
E. <ets>like</ets>, adj., or perh. a form of AS. <ets>le<amac/c</ets>
leek). AS. <ets>bere</ets> is akin to Icel, <ets>barr</ets> barley,
Goth. <ets>barizeins</ets> made of barley, L. <ets>far</ets> spelt; cf.
W. <ets>barlys</ets> barley, <ets>bara</ets> bread. <?/92. Cf.
<er>Farina</er>, 6th <er>Bear</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus <gen>Hordeum</gen>, used
for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and
whiskey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 120 pr=SA --></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barley bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
siskin.</cd> -- <col><b>Barley sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar boiled till it
is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied.</cd> --
<col><b>Barley water</b></col>, <cd>a decoction of barley, used in
medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barleybreak</ent><br/
<ent>Barleybrake</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"ley*brake`</hw> <hw>Bar"ley*break`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<aum/r"l<ycr/*br<amac/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barley-bree</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ley-bree`</hw> <pr>(-br<emac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Lit.
barley broth. See <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <def>Liquor made from barley;
strong ale.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barleycorn</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ley*corn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Corn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grain or <ldquo/corn<rdquo/ of
barley.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average
length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>John Barleycorn</b></col>, <cd>a humorous personification
of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barm</ent><br/
<hw>Barm</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>berme</ets>, AS. <ets>beorma</ets>; akin to Sw.
<ets>b<aum/rma</ets>, G. <ets>b<aum/rme</ets>, and prob. L.
<ets>fermentum</ets>. <root/93.]</ety> <def>Foam rising upon beer, or
other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread
and in brewing; yeast.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barm</ent><br/
<hw>Barm</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bearm</ets>,
<ets>berm</ets>, <ets>barm</ets>, AS. <ets>bearm</ets>; akin to E.
<ets>bear</ets> to support.]</ety> <def>The lap or bosom.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmaid</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"maid`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A girl or woman
who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or
beershop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A bouncing <qex>barmaid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmaster</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Berg</ets>
+ <ets>master</ets>: cf. G. <ets>Bergmeister</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the
barmote.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmcloth</ent><br/
<hw>Barm"cloth`</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rm"kl<ocr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Apron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmecidal</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"me*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Barmecide</er>.]</ety> <def>Unreal; illusory.</def> <ldquo/A sort of
<xex>Barmecidal</xex> feast.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmecide</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"me*cide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A prince of the
<ets>Barmecide</ets> family, who, as related in the <ldquo/Arabian
Nights' Tales<rdquo/, pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food,
on which the latter pretended to feast.]</ety> <def>One who proffers
some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an <pos>adj.</pos>:
Barmecidal.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>Barmecide</xex> feast.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmote</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"mote`</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"m<omac/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Berg</ets> + <ets>mote</ets> meeting.]</ety> <def>A court
held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between
miners.</def> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barmy</ent><br/
<hw>Barm"y</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rm"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
barm or froth; in a ferment.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Barmy</xex> beer.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barn</ent><br/
<hw>Barn</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bern</ets>, AS. <ets>berern</ets>, <ets>bern</ets>; <ets>bere</ets>
barley + <ets>ern</ets>, <ets><ae/rn</ets>, a close place. <root/92. See
<er>Barley</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barn owl</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an owl of
Europe and America (<spn>Aluco flammeus</spn>, or <spn>Strix
flammea</spn>), which frequents barns and other buildings.</cd> --
<col><b>Barn swallow</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common
American swallow (<spn>Hirundo horreorum</spn>), which attaches its nest
of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barn</ent><br/
<hw>Barn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay up in a barn.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Men . . . often <qex>barn</qex> up the chaff, and burn up the
grain.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barn</ent><br/
<hw>Barn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A child. See <er>Bairn</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnabite</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"na*bite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of a religious order, named from <person>St.
<etsep>Barnabas</etsep></person>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnacle</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"na*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from E.
<ets>barnacle</ets> a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to
grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. <ets>bernacula</ets> for
<ets>pernacula</ets>, dim. of <ets>perna</ets> ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr.
<grk>pe`rna</grk> ham. Cf. F. <ets>bernacle</ets>, <ets>barnacle</ets>,
E. <ets>barnacle</ets> a goose; and Ir. <ets>bairneach</ets>,
<ets>barneach</ets>, limpet.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any cirriped
crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp.
<sd>(a)</sd> the sessile species (genus <gen>Balanus</gen> and allies),
and <sd>(b)</sd> the stalked or goose barnacles (genus <gen>Lepas</gen>
and allies). See <er>Cirripedia</er>, and <er>Goose
barnacle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barnacle eater</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
orange filefish.</cd> -- <col><b>Barnacle scale</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a bark louse (<spn>Ceroplastes
cirripediformis</spn>) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The
female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in
form.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnacle</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"na*cle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bernicle</er>.]</ety>
<def>A bernicle goose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnacle</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"na*cle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bernak</ets>,
<ets>bernacle</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bernac</ets>, and Prov. F. (Berri)
<ets>berniques</ets>, spectacles.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and
thus restraining him.</def> <note>[Formerly used in the
<pos>sing.</pos>]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>barnacles</qex> . . . give pain almost equal to that of
the switch.</q> <rj><qau>Youatt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Spectacles; -- so called from their
resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.</def> <mark>[Cant,
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barnacled</ent><br/
<hw>barnacled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>covered with
barnacles.</def> <illu>the <ex>barnacled</ex> hull of a wrecked
ship</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnburner</ent><br/
<hw>Barn"burn`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called in
allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it
of rats.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <person>Van Buren</person> against
<person>Cass</person> for president in 1848; -- opposed to
<contr>Hunker</contr>.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an impressively successful or unusually good
event.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <rdquo/The rock concert was a real
<xex>barnburner</xex>.<rdquo/<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barndoor</ent><br/
<hw>barndoor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp
fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular
areas.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barnful</ent><br/
<hw>barnful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quantity that a barn
will hold.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnstorm</ent><br/
<hw>Barn"storm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Barn</ets> + <ets>storm</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
travel from place to place, making brief stops.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to tour the country to solicit votes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whistlestop.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnstormer</ent><br/
<hw>Barn"storm`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Barn</ets>
+ <ets>storm</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Barn"storm`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Theatrical Cant]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barnyard</ent><br/
<hw>Barn"yard`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A yard belonging
to a barn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barocco</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*roc"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Baroque</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barocyclonometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>cyclone</ets> +
<ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barogram</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld>
<def>A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the
variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"o*graph</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*r<omac/"k<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>An instrument for recording automatically the
variations of atmospheric pressure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baroko</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ro"ko</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A mnemonic
word.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A form or mode of syllogism of
which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other
two are particular negatives.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barology</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of
weight or gravity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baromacrometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <grk>makro`s</grk> long +
<ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for
ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometer</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>barom<egrave/tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence
about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass
tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup
containing mercury. The column of mercury in the tube descends until
balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under
varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric
pressure. At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760
millimeters). See <er>Sympiesometer</er>.</note>
<rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aneroid barometer</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Aneroid
barometer</cref>, under <er>Aneroid</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine
barometer</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain
barometer</b></col>, <cd>a portable mercurial barometer with tripod
support, and long scale, for measuring heights.</cd> -- <col><b>Siphon
barometer</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel
barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer with recurved tube, and a float,
from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometrical</ent><br/
<ent>Barometric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r`<osl/*m<ecr/t"r<icr/k)</pr>,
<hw>Bar`o*met"ric*al</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/r`<osl/*m<ecr/t"r<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer;
<as>as, <ex>barometric</ex> changes; <ex>barometrical</ex>
observations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometrically</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of a
barometer, or according to barometric observations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometrograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`o*met"ro*graph</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/r`<osl/*m<ecr/t"r<osl/*gr<adot/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <grk>me`tron</grk> measure +
<ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of barometer so constructed as to
inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric
pressure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometry</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*rom"e*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or
process of making barometrical measurements.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barometz</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"o*metz</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Russ.
<ets>baranets'</ets> clubmoss.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (<spn>Dicksonia
barometz</spn>), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat
resembles a lamb; -- called also <altname>Scythian
lamb</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baron</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baron</ets>, <ets>barun</ets>, OF. <ets>baron</ets>, accus. of
<ets>ber</ets>, F. <ets>baron</ets>, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>baro</ets> (not
found) bearer, akin to E. <ets>bear</ets> to support; cf. O. Frisian
<ets>bere</ets>, LL. <ets>baro</ets>, It. <ets>barone</ets>, Sp.
<ets>varon</ets>. From the meaning <ets>bearer</ets> (of burdens) seem
to have come the senses <ets>strong man</ets>, <ets>man</ets> (in
distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and
lastly, <ets>nobleman</ets>. Cf. L. <ets>baro</ets>, simpleton. See
<er>Bear</er> to support.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held
lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled
<ex>Barons</ex>; 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 <lsquo/My Lord,' and
are styled <lsquo/Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters are
<lsquo/Honorable.'<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A husband; <as>as,
<ex>baron</ex> and <ex>feme</ex>, husband and wife</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Baron of beef</b></col>, <cd>two sirloins not cut asunder
at the backbone.</cd> -- <col><b>Barons of the Cinque Ports</b></col>,
<cd>formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven
Cinque Ports, two for each port.</cd> -- <col><b>Barons of the
exchequer</b></col>, <cd>the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of
the three ancient courts of England, now abolished.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baronage</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barnage</ets>, <ets>baronage</ets>, OF. <ets>barnage</ets>, F.
<ets>baronnage</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>baronagium</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole body of barons or peers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>baronage</qex> of the kingdom.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dignity or rank of a baron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The land which gives title to a baron.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baronduki</ent><br/
<hw>baronduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>baranduki</er>; the
terrestrial Siberian squirrel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus,
Eutamius sibiricus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baroness</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on*ess</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A baron's wife;
also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; <as>as, the
<ex>Baroness</ex> Burdett-Coutts</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baronet</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on*et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Baron</ets>
+ <ets>-et</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given
by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a <xex>lesser</xex> baron,
was in use long before. <ldquo/Baronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed
to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their
dignity, usually abbreviated <abbr>Bart.</abbr> Their wives are
addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title
beyond 'Esquire.'<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baronetage</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on*et*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>State or rank of a baronet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of baronets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baronetcy</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"on*et*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rank or
patent of a baronet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*rong"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baronial</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ro"ni*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a
baron or a barony.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Baronial</xex> tenure.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barony</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"o*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Baronies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>baronie</ets>,
F. <ets>baronnie</ets>, LL. <ets>baronia</ets>. See
<er>Baron</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fee or domain of a baron;
the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding
nearly to the English <altname>hundred</altname>, 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.</def> <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baroque</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*roque"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. It.
<ets>barocco</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess;
in bad taste; grotesque; odd.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a
pearl.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baroscope</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"o*scope</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"<osl/*sk<omac/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`ros</grk> weight + <ets>-scope</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>baroscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baroscopical</ent><br/
<ent>Baroscopic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar`o*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bar`o*scop"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or determined
by, the baroscope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barothermograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`o*ther"mo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
weight + <ets>thermograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for recording
both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barouche</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*rouche"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>barutsche</ets>, It. <ets>baroccio</ets>, <ets>biroccio</ets>, LL.
<ets>barrotium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>birotus</ets> two-wheeled; <ets>bi- =
bis</ets> twice + <ets>rota</ets> wheel.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barouchet</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`rou*chet"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of light
barouche.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barpost</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"post`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A post sunk in the
ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barque</ent><br/
<hw>Barque</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 3d
<er>Bark</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barracan</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*can</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>baracan</ets>, <ets>bouracan</ets> (cf. Pr. <ets>barracan</ets>,
It. <ets>baracane</ets>, Sp. <ets>barragan</ets>, Pg.
<ets>barregana</ets>, LL. <ets>barracanus</ets>), fr. Ar.
<ets>barrak<amac/n</ets> a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per.
<ets>barak</ets> a garment made of camel's hair.]</ety> <def>A thick,
strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in
the Levant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrack</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rack</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>baraque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>baracca</ets> (cf. Sp.
<ets>barraca</ets>), from LL. <ets>barra</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A building for soldiers,
especially when in garrison. Commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>,
originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a
permanent structure or set of buildings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He lodged in a miserable hut or <qex>barrack</qex>, composed of
dry branches and thatched with straw.</q>
<rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay,
straw, etc.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrack</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rack</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with barracks; to
establish in barracks; <as>as, to <ex>barrack</ex>
troops</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrack</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rack</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live or lodge in
barracks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barraclade</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*clade</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>baar</ets>, OD. <ets>baer</ets>, naked, bare + <ets>kleed</ets>
garment, <it>i. e.</it>, cloth undressed or without nap.]</ety> <def>A
home-made woolen blanket without nap.</def> <mark>[Local, New
York]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barracoon</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*coon`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg.
<ets>barraca</ets>. See <er>Barrack</er>.]</ety> <def>A slave warehouse,
or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily.</def> <rj><au>Du
Chaillu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barracouta</ent><br/
<ent>Barracuda</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar`ra*cu"da</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bar`ra*cou"ta</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any of several voracious pikelike
marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus
<gen>Sphyr<ae/na</gen> and family <fam>Sphyr<ae/nid<ae/</fam>. The great
barracuda (<spn>Sphyr<ae/na barracuda</spn>) 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. <spn>Sphyr<ae/na
Argentea</spn> of the Pacific coast and <spn>Sphyr<ae/na
sphyr<ae/na</spn> of Europe are smaller species, and are used as
food.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is
<spn>Sphyr<ae/na spet</spn> (or <spn>Sphyr<ae/na vulgaris</spn>); a
southern species is <spn>Sphyr<ae/na picuda</spn>; the Californian is
<spn>Sphyr<ae/na argentea</spn>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large edible fresh-water fish
of Australia and New Zealand (<spn>Thyrsites atun</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrage</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>barrer</ets> to bar, from <ets>barre</ets> bar.]</ety>
<fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a
river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; <as>as, the
<ex>barrages</ex> of the Nile</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barramundi</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ra*mun"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>barramunda</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A remarkable Australian fresh-water
ganoid fish of the genus <gen>Ceratodus</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>An Australian river fish (<spn>Osteoglossum
Leichhardtii</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barranca</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar*ran"ca</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<def>A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse.</def> <mark>[Texas
& N. Mex.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barras</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"ras</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A resin, called also <altname>galipot</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrator</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baratour</ets>, OF. <ets>barateor</ets> deceiver, fr. OF.
<ets>barater</ets>, <ets>bareter</ets>, to deceive, cheat, barter. See
<er>Barter</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>One guilty of
barratry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barratrous</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*trous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bar"ra*trous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>
<rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barratry</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ra*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>baraterie</ets>, LL. <ets>barataria</ets>. See <er>Barrator</er>,
and cf. <er>Bartery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The
practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.</def>
<altsp>[Also spelt <asp>barretry</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Coke.
Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Kent.</au> <au>Park.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The crime of a judge who is
influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barred owl</ent><br/
<hw>Barred" owl"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large
American owl (<spn>Syrnium nebulosum</spn>); -- so called from the
transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rel</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[OE.
<ets>barel</ets>, F. <ets>baril</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>barre</ets> bar.
Cf. <er>Barricade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, a
cracker <ex>barrel</ex></as>. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical
container made of metal, usually called a <contr>drum</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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<frac12/ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; <as>as,
the <ex>barrel</ex> of a windlass; the <ex>barrel</ex> of a watch,
within which the spring is coiled</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 121 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a
projectile is discharged.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A jar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>1 Kings
xvii. 12.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The hollow basal part of a
feather.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barrel bulk</b></col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a measure
equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel
for freight.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel drain</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel of
a boiler</b></col>, <cd>the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the
flues.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel of the ear</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>,
<cd>the tympanum, or tympanic cavity.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel
organ</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for producing music by the action of
a revolving cylinder.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrel vault</b></col>. <cd>See
under <er>Vault</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rel</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Barreled</conjf>
<pr>(-r<ecr/ld)</pr>, or <conjf>Barrelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Barreling</conjf>, or
<conjf>Barrelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put or to pack in a barrel
or barrels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barrel cactus</ent><br/
<hw>bar"rel cac"tus</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<ecr/l k<acr/k"t<ucr/s)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>barrel cacti</plw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<ecr/l
k<acr/k"t<imac/)</pr></plu>. <def>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 <gen>Ferocactus</gen> and <gen>Echinocactus</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrelled</ent><br/
<ent>Barreled</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"reled</hw>, <hw>Bar"relled</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a barrel; -- used in composition;
<as>as, a double-<ex>barreled</ex> gun</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>put in or stored in a barrel; ; <as>as,
<ex>barreled</ex> beer</as>; -- opposite of
<ant>unbarreled</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>tapered toward both ends; -- of an arrow.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barrelfish</ent><br/
<hw>barrelfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blackish fish (<spn>Hyperglyphe
perciformis</spn>) of New England waters.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black rudderfish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barrelful</ent><br/
<hw>barrelful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity that a barrel (of any
size) will hold.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barrel.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barrelhouse</ent><br/
<hw>barrelhouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cheap drinking and dancing
establishment.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> honky-tonk.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrel process</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"rel proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barren</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ren</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<eit/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barein</ets>, OF. <ets>brehaing</ets>, fem. <ets>brehaigne</ets>,
<ets>baraigne</ets>, F. <ets>br<eacute/haigne</ets>; of uncertain
origin; cf. Arm. <ets>br<eacute/kha<ntil/</ets>,
<ets>markha<ntil/</ets>, sterile; LL. <ets>brana</ets> a sterile mare,
principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. <ets>barau</ets>,
<ets>baru</ets>, fasting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incapable of producing
offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female
animals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She was <qex>barren</qex> of children.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation;
sterile.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Barren</xex> mountain tracts.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable;
empty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Brilliant but <qex>barren</qex> reveries.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some schemes will appear <qex>barren</qex> of hints and
matter.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mentally dull; stupid.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barren flower</b></col>, <cd>a flower which has only
stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils.</cd>
-- <col><b>Barren Grounds</b></col> <fld>(Geog.)</fld>, <cd>a vast tract
in British America northward of the forest regions.</cd> --
<col><b>Barren Ground bear</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar
bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the
brown bear of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Barren Ground caribou</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small reindeer (<spn>Rangifer
Gr<oe/nlandicus</spn>) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and
Greenland.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barren</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ren</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tract of barren
land.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Elevated lands or plains on which
grow small trees, but not timber; <as>as, pine <ex>barrens</ex>; oak
<ex>barrens</ex></as>. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often
fertile.</def> <mark>[Amer.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Pickering.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrenly</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ren*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unfruitfully;
unproductively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrenness</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ren*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being barren;
sterility; unproductiveness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A total <qex>barrenness</qex> of invention.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrenwort</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ren*wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (<spn>Epimedium
alpinum</spn>), having leaves that are bitter and said to be
sudorific.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barret</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barrette</ets>, LL. <ets>barretum</ets> a cap. See
<er>Berretta</er>, and cf. <er>Biretta</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of cap
formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also <altname>barret cap</altname>.
Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barretter</ent><br/
<hw>bar"ret*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bareter</ets> to exchange. Cf. <er>Barter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>a resistor inserted into a circuit to
compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature
fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope.</def> <syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballast
resistor.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The original form consisted of an extremely fine
platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass
or silver bulb. It operates by increased resistance when subjected to
the influence of an electric current. In a later variety, called the
<col><b>liquid barretter</b></col>, 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.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barricade</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ri*cade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barricade</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>barricada</ets>, orig. a barring up
with casks; fr. <ets>barrica</ets> cask, perh. fr. LL. <ets>barra</ets>
bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Barrel</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such a <qex>barricade</qex> as would greatly annoy, or absolutely
stop, the currents of the atmosphere.</q>
<rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barricade</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ri*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Barricaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Barricading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>barricader</ets>. See <er>Barricade</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop
up, as a passage; to obstruct; <as>as, the workmen <ex>barricaded</ex>
the streets of Paris</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The further end whereof [a bridge] was <qex>barricaded</qex> with
barrels.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barricader</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ri*cad"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
constructs barricades.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barricado</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ri*ca"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barricade</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrier</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ri*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barrere</ets>, <ets>barere</ets>, F. <ets>barri<egrave/re</ets>,
fr. <ets>barre</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A carpentry obstruction, stockade,
or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a
country, commanding an avenue of approach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A fence or railing to mark the
limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No sooner were the <qex>barriers</qex> opened, than he paced into
the lists.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or
attack.</def> <ldquo/Constitutional <xex>barriers</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Hopkinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any limit or boundary; a line of
separation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice
<qex>barrier</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barrier gate</b></col>, <cd>a heavy gate to close the
opening through a barrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Barrier reef</b></col>, <cd>a
form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and
incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive.</cd> -- <col><b>To
fight at barriers</b></col>, <cd>to fight with a barrier between, as a
martial exercise.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrigudo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar`ri*gu"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name, fr. Sp. <ets>barrigudo</ets> big-bellied.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of
the genus <gen>Lagothrix</gen>, having a long prehensile tail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barring</ent><br/
<hw>bar"ring</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of excluding someone by a
negative vote or veto.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blackball.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barringout</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`ring*out"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish
mode of rebellion in schools.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrio</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bar"ri*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Barrios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrister</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ris*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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
<er>Attorney</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barroom</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"room`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room
containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks
are served over a counter.</def> <syn><b>Syn. --</b> bar-room, bar,
saloon, ginmill, taproom.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"row</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barow</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>beran</ets> to bear. See <er>Bear</er> to
support, and cf. <er>Bier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A support having
handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can
be transported by hand. See <er>Handbarrow</er>, and
<er>Wheelbarrow</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Salt Works)</fld> <def>A wicker case, in which salt
is put to drain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"row</hw> <pr>(b<acr/r"r<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>barow</ets>, <ets>bargh</ets>, AS. <ets>bearg</ets>,
<ets>bearh</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b<oum/rgr</ets>, OHG.
<ets>barh</ets>, <ets>barug</ets>, G. <ets>barch</ets>. <root/95.]</ety>
<def>A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bergh</ets>, AS.
<ets>beorg</ets>, <ets>beorh</ets>, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G.
<ets>berg</ets> mountain, Goth. <ets>bairgahei</ets> hill, hilly
country, and perh. to Skr. <ets>b<rsdot/hant</ets> high, OIr.
<ets>brigh</ets> mountain. Cf. <er>Berg</er>, <er>Berry</er> a mound,
and <er>Borough</er> an incorporated town.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a
tumulus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap of rubbish, attle,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrowist</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"row*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A
follower of <person>Henry <etsep>Barrowe</etsep></person>, one of the
founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was
executed for nonconformity in 1593.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barrulet</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ru*let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>bar</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A diminutive of the
bar, having one fourth its width.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barruly</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ru*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the
field.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barry</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Divided into bars; -- said of the field.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barse</ent><br/
<hw>Barse</hw> <pr>(b<aum/rs)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bears</ets>, <ets>b<ae/rs</ets>, akin to D. <ets>baars</ets>, G.
<ets>bars</ets>, <ets>barsch</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Bass</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The common perch. See 1st <er>Bass</er>.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bart.</ent><br/
<hw>Bart.</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abbreviation of
<er>baronet</er>.</def> <mark>[Abbrev.]</mark> <ldquo/Since he was a
baronet he had to be addressed as <person>Sir Henry Jones,
Bart.</person><ldquo/<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartender</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"tend`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
barkeeper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barter</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ter</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bartered</conjf>
(b<aum/r"t<etil/rd); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bartering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bartren</ets>, OF.
<ets>barater</ets>, <ets>bareter</ets>, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr.
Gr. <grk>pra`ttein</grk> to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or
tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>brath</ets> treachery, W.
<ets>brad</ets>. Cf. <er>Barrator</er>.]</ety> <def>To traffic or trade,
by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a
<xex>sale</xex> and <xex>purchase</xex>, in which money is paid for the
commodities transferred; to truck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barter</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trade or exchange in the way
of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to
traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by <xex>away</xex>; <as>as, to
<ex>barter</ex> away goods or honor</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barter</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of
trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The spirit of huckstering and <qex>barter</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing given in exchange.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade;
truck.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barterer</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ter*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
barters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartery</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Barter.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barth</ent><br/
<hw>Barth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
unknown.]</ety> <def>A place of shelter for cattle.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartholomew tide</ent><br/
<hw>Bar*thol"o*mew tide`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Time of the festival
of <person>St. Bartholomew</person>, August 24th.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartizan</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ti*zan`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Brettice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small, overhanging
structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a
building or near an entrance gateway.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartlett</ent><br/
<hw>Bart"lett</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in
England about 1770, and was called <altname>Williams'
Bonchr<eacute/tien</altname>. It was brought to America, and distributed
by <person>Mr. Enoch Bartlett</person>, of Dorchester,
Massachusetts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barton</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"ton</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"t<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beret<umac/n</ets> courtyard, grange; <ets>bere</ets> barley +
<ets>t<umac/n</ets> an inclosure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The demesne
lands of a manor; also, the manor itself.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A farmyard.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bartram</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"tram</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bertram</er>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barway</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"way`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A passage into a
field or yard, closed by bars made to take out of the posts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barwise</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"wise`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Horizontally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barwood</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"wood`</hw> <pr>(b<aum/r"w<oocr/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
red wood of a leguminous tree (<spn>Baphia nitida</spn>), from Angola
and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods,
violin bows and turner's work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>barycenter</ent><br/
<hw>barycenter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the point representing the mean
position of the matter in a body.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> centroid, center of mass.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barycentric</ent><br/
<hw>Bar`y*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <grk>ke`ntron</grk> center.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the center of gravity. See <cref>Barycentric
calculus</cref>, under <er>Calculus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baryon</ent><br/
<hw>baryon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy particle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baryphony</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ryph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <grk>fwnh`</grk> a sound, voice.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Difficulty of speech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barysphere</ent><br/
<hw>Bar"y*sphere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bary`s</grk> heavy + <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the
lithosphere.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baryta</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ry"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bary`s</grk> heavy. Cf. <er>Baria</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific
gravity above 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barytes</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ry"tes</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bary`s</grk> heavy: cf. Gr. <grk>bary`ths</grk> heaviness, F.
<ets>baryte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Barium sulphate,
generally called <altname>heavy spar</altname> or
<altname>barite</altname>. See <er>Barite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barytic</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ryt"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to baryta.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baryto-calcite</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ry"to-cal"cite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Baryta</ets> + <ets>calcite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or
crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and
calcium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baritone</ent><br/
<ent>Barytone</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"y*tone</hw>, <hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bary`tonos</grk>; <grk>bary`s</grk> heavy +
<grk>to`nos</grk> tone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Grave
and deep, as a kind of male voice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>Not marked with an accent
on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baritone</ent><br/
<ent>Barytone</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bar"y*tone</hw>, <hw>Bar"i*tone</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>baryton</ets>: cf. It. <ets>baritono</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person having a voice of such range.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>A word which has no accent
marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being
understood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Barytum</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ry"tum</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The metal barium. See <er>Barium</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basal</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or
forming, the base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Basal cleavage</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Cleavage</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Basal plane</b></col>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>, <cd>a plane parallel to the lateral or
horizontal axis.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basal-nerved</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sal-nerved`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of
leaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basalt</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*salt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>basaltes</ets> (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble
found in Ethiopia: cf. F. <ets>basalte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull
brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and
also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often
a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the
columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and
heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing
roads.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind
of black porcelain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basaltic</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*salt"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>basaltique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or
containing, basalt; as <xex>basaltic</xex> lava.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basaltiform</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*salt"i*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basalt</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the form of
basalt; columnar.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Basaltoid</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*salt"oid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basalt</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed like
basalt; basaltiform.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Basan</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Basil</er>, a sheepskin.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Basanite</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"a*nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>basanites</ets> lapis, Gr. <grk>ba`sanos</grk> the touchstone: cf.
F. <ets>basanite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Basbleu</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bas`bleu"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bas</ets> stocking + <ets>bleu</ets> blue.]</ety> <def>A
bluestocking; a literary woman.</def> <mark>[Somewhat
derisive]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bascinet</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ci*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bacinet</ets>, <ets>basnet</ets>, OF. <ets>bassinet</ets>,
<ets>bacinet</ets>, F. <ets>bassinet</ets>, dim. of OF.
<ets>bacin</ets>, F. <ets>bassin</ets>, a helmet in the form of a
basin.]</ety> <def>A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a
visor.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>basinet</asp>,
<asp>bassinet</asp>, <asp>basnet</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bascule</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"cule</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"k<usl/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a
seesaw.]</ety> <def>In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the
seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bascule bridge</b></col>, <cd>a counterpoise or balanced
drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting
the footway into the air.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Base</ent><br/
<hw>Base</hw> <pr>(b<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bass</ets>, F. <ets>bas</ets>, low, fr. LL. <ets>bassus</ets>
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. <ets>Bassus</ets>, a proper name, and
W. <ets>bas</ets> shallow. Cf. <er>Bass</er> a part in music.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low
growth; <as>as, <ex>base</ex> shrubs</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Low in place or position.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <ldquo/A peasant and <xex>base</xex>
swain.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Illegitimate by birth; bastard.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Why bastard? wherefore <qex>base</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to
gold and silver, the precious metals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; <as>as,
<ex>base</ex> coin; <ex>base</ex> bullion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without
dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; <as>as, a
<ex>base</ex> fellow; <ex>base</ex> motives; <ex>base</ex>
occupations</as>.</def> <ldquo/A cruel act of a <xex>base</xex> and a
cowardish mind.<rdquo/ <au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Base</xex> ingratitude.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Not classical or correct.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Base</xex> Latin.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Deep or grave in sound; <as>as, the <ex>base</ex>
tone of a violin</as>.</def> <altsp>[In this sense, commonly written
<asp>bass.</asp>]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not held by honorable service;
<as>as, a <ex>base</ex> estate, one held by services not honorable; held
by villenage. Such a tenure is called <ex>base</ex>, or low, and the
tenant, a <ex>base</ex> tenant</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Base fee</b></col>, <cd>formerly, an estate held at the
will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under <er>Fee</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Base metal</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Metal</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded;
infamous; sordid; degraded.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Base</er>,
<er>Vile</er>, <er>Mean</er>. These words, as expressing moral
qualities, are here arranged in the order of their strength, the
strongest being placed first. <xex>Base</xex> marks a high degree of
moral turpitude; <xex>vile</xex> and <xex>mean</xex> denote, in
different degrees, the lack of what is valuable or worthy of esteem.
What is <xex>base</xex> excites our abhorrence; what is <xex>vile</xex>
provokes our disgust or indignation; what is <xex>mean</xex> awakens
contempt. <xex>Base</xex> is opposed to high-minded; <xex>vile</xex>, to
noble; <xex>mean</xex>, to liberal or generous. Ingratitude is
<xex>base</xex>; sycophancy is <xex>vile</xex>; undue compliances are
<xex>mean</xex>.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Base</ent><br/
<hw>Base</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>base</ets>, L.
<ets>basis</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> a stepping, step, a base,
pedestal, fr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to go, step, akin to E.
<ets>come</ets>. Cf. <er>Basis</er>, and see <er>Come</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or
that on which something rests for support; the foundation; <as>as, the
<ex>base</ex> of a statue</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>base</xex> of
mighty mountains.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing;
the essential principle; a groundwork.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lower part of a
wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in
projection, or especially ornamented.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The lower
part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the
lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That extremity of a leaf, fruit,
etc., at which it is attached to its support.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 122 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>The chief ingredient in a
compound.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld> <def>A substance used as a
mordant.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The exterior side of the polygon,
or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent
bastions.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The line or surface constituting
that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number from which a
mathematical table is constructed; <as>as, the <ex>base</ex> of a system
of logarithms</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Base</er> low.]</ety> <def>A low, or deep,
sound. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> The lowest part; the deepest male
voice. <sd>(b)</sd> One who sings, or the instrument which plays,
base.</def> <altsp>[Now commonly written <asp>bass</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>The trebles squeak for fear, the <qex>bases</qex> roar.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The smallest kind of
cannon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>That part of an organ by which
it is attached to another more central organ.</def><br/
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<p><sn>15.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>The basal plane of a
crystal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>16.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The ground mass of a rock,
especially if not distinctly crystalline.</def><br/
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<p><sn>17.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The lower part of the field. See
<er>Escutcheon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>18.</sn> <def>The housing of a horse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>19.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>20.</sn> <def>The lower part of a robe or petticoat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>21.</sn> <def>An apron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Bakers
in their linen <xex>bases</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Marston.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>22.</sn> <def>The point or line from which a start is made; a
starting place or a goal in various games.</def><br/
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<p><q>To their appointed <qex>base</qex> they went.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>23.</sn> <fld>(Surv.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Lyman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>24.</sn> <def>A rustic play; -- called also <altname>prisoner's
base</altname>, <altname>prison base</altname>, or
<altname>bars</altname>.</def> <ldquo/To run the country
<xex>base</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>25.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>Any one of the four bounds
which mark the circuit of the infield.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Altern base</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Altern</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic base</b></col>.
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Attic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Base
course</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The first or lower
course of a foundation wall, made of large stones or a mass of concrete;
-- called also <altname>foundation course</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> The
architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the
wall above.</cd> -- <col><b>Base hit</b></col> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>,
<cd>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.</cd>
-- <col><b>Base line</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A main line taken as a
base, as in surveying or in military operations.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A
line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Base
plate</b></col>, <cd>the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the
steam engine; the bed plate.</cd> -- <col><b>Base ring</b></col>
<fld>(Ordnance)</fld>, <cd>a projecting band of metal around the breech,
connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding.</cd> <au>H. L.
Scott.</au></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Base</ent><br/
<hw>Base</hw> <pr>(b<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Based</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/sd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Basing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Base</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To put on a base or basis; to lay the
foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with
<ptcl>on</ptcl> or <ptcl>upon</ptcl>.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Base</ent><br/
<hw>Base</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
and cf. <er>Abase</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To abase; to let, or
cast, down; to lower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If any . . . <qex>based</qex> his pike.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
North.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reduce the value of; to debase.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Metals which we can not <qex>base</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baseball</ent><br/
<hw>Base"ball"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ball used in this game.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baseboard</ent><br/
<hw>Base"board</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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 <xex>washboard</xex> (in England), <xex>mopboard</xex>, and
<xex>scrubboard</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Baseborn</ent><br/
<hw>Base"born`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Born
out of wedlock.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Born of low parentage.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Vile; mean.</def> <ldquo/Thy <xex>baseborn</xex>
heart.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Base-burner</ent><br/
<hw>Base"-burn`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Base-court</ent><br/
<hw>Base"-court`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>basse-cour</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and
<er>Court</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The secondary,
inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a
castle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An inferior court of law, not of
record.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Based</ent><br/
<hw>Based</hw> <pr>(b<amac/sd)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> & <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a base, or having as a base; supported; <as>as,
broad-<ex>based</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 18-21.]</ety>
<def>Wearing, or protected by, bases.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Based</xex> in lawny velvet.<rdquo/ <rj><au>E.
Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Basedow's disease</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"se*dow's dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Named for
<person>Dr. <etsep>Basedow</etsep></person>, a German physician.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease characterized by enlargement of the
thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the
heart; -- called also <altname>exophthalmic goiter</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Flint.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>base-forming</ent><br/
<hw>base-forming</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>causing formation
of an alkali.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baselard</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"e*lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>baselarde</ets>, LL. <ets>basillardus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A short
sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>baslard</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baseless</ent><br/
<hw>Base"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a base; having no
foundation or support.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>baseless</xex> fabric of
this vision.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>baseline</ent><br/
<hw>baseline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an imaginary line or
standard by which things are measured or compared; <as>as, they
established a <ex>baseline</ex> for the budget</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the back line at each end of a tennis
court.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>the lines between bases on a
baseball field along which a baseball player must run while running the
bases.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basely</ent><br/
<hw>Base"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a base manner;
with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Illegitimately; in bastardy.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Basement</ent><br/
<hw>Base"ment</hw> <pr>(b<amac/sm<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>soubassement</ets>. Of uncertain origin. Cf. <er>Base</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, <er>Bastion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The
outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that
story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See <er>Base</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 3 <sd>(a)</sd>.) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor,
collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Basement membrane</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a
delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the
substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are
disposed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Baseness</ent><br/
<hw>Base"ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
condition of being base; degradation; vileness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I once did hold it a <qex>baseness</qex> to write fair.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basenet</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"e*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bascinet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>base pair</ent><br/
<hw>base" pair`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/s" p<acir/r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biochemistry, Genetics)</fld> <def>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 <ex>base pair</ex> usually includes the sugar (ribose or
deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide
unit. One <ex>base pair</ex> is sometimes used as a unit of length or
size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated <abbr>bp</abbr>; <as>as,
a 100-bp fragment of DNA</as>. A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase
pair or <abbr>kbp</abbr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>base price</ent><br/
<hw>base" price`</hw> <pr>(b<amac/s" pr<imac/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Base viol</ent><br/
<hw>Base" vi`ol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bass
viol</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bash</ent><br/
<hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baschen</ets>, <ets>baissen</ets>. See <er>Abash</er>.]</ety>
<def>To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of
countenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His countenance was bold and <qex>bashed</qex> not.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bash</ent><br/
<hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bashed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Perh. of imitative origin; or
cf. Dan. <ets>baske</ets> to strike, <ets>bask</ets> a blow, Sw.
<ets>basa</ets> to beat, <ets>bas</ets> a beating.]</ety> <def>To strike
heavily; to beat; to crush.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hall Caine.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bash</qex> her open with a rock.</q>
<rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bash</ent><br/
<hw>Bash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a forceful
blow, especially one that does damage to its target.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a elaborate or lively social gathering or
party.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashaw</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*shaw"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Pasha</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Turkish title of honor, now
written <asp>pasha</asp>. See <er>Pasha</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A magnate or grandee.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A very large siluroid fish
(<spn>Leptops olivaris</spn>) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called
<altname>goujon</altname>, <altname>mud cat</altname>, and
<altname>yellow cat</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashful</ent><br/
<hw>Bash"ful</hw> <pr>(b<acr/sh"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bash</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abashed; daunted; dismayed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally
disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive
modesty; shy; <as>as, a <ex>bashful</ex> person, action,
expression</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced;
sheepish.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashfully</ent><br/
<hw>Bash"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bashful
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashfulness</ent><br/
<hw>Bash"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
bashful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Bashfulness</er>, <er>Modesty</er>,
<er>Diffidence</er>, <er>Shyness</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Modesty</xex>
arises from a low estimate of ourselves; <xex>bashfulness</xex> is an
<xex>abashment</xex> or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact
with others; <xex>diffidence</xex> is produced by an undue degree of
self-distrust; <xex>shyness</xex> usually arises from an excessive
self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking
at us. <xex>Modesty</xex> of deportment is becoming in all;
<xex>bashfulness</xex> often gives rise to mistakes and blundering;
<xex>diffidence</xex> in society frequently makes a man a burden to
himself; <xex>shyness</xex> usually produces a reserve or distance which
is often mistaken for haughtiness.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashi-bazouk</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bash"i-ba*zouk"</hw>
<pr>(b<acr/sh"<icr/*b<adot/*z<oomac/k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.]</ety> <def>A soldier
belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashless</ent><br/
<hw>Bash"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shameless; unblushing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bashyle</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"hyle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Basyle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basi-</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"si-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A combining form, especially in
anatomical and botanical words, to indicate <xex>the base</xex> or
<xex>position at or near a base</xex>; <xex>forming a base</xex>;
<xex>as</xex>, <xex>basi</xex>branchials, the most ventral of the
cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; <xex>basi</xex>cranial,
situated at the base of the cranium; <xex>basi</xex>facial,
<xex>basi</xex>temporal, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basic</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Relating to a base; performing the
office of a base in a salt.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which
exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Said of crystalline rocks which
contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Basic salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt
formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its
hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BASIC</ent><br/
<hw>BASIC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld>
<ety>[<ets>B</ets>eginner's <ets>A</ets>ll-purpose <ets>S</ets>ymbolic
<ets>I</ets>ruction <ets>C</ets>.]</ety> <def>an artificial computer
language with a relatively simplified instruction set.</def>
<note>Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is
simpler than writing in assembly language. See also <er>programming
language</er>, <er>FORTRAN</er>.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basicerite</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sic"er*ite</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*s<icr/s"<etil/r*<omac/t)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn,
antenna.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The second joint of the
antenn<ae/ of crustaceans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basicity</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sic"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The quality or state of being a base.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basic process</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sic proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>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 <contr><cref>acid
process</cref></contr>, above. Called also <altname>Thomas
process</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basics</ent><br/
<hw>basics</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a statement of
fundamental facts or principles.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>principles from which other truths can be derived;
<as>as, let's get down to <ex>basics</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic
principle, bedrock.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basic slag</ent><br/
<hw>Basic slag</hw>. <def>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 <altname>Thomas
slag</altname>, <altname>phosphatic slag</altname>, and
<altname>odorless phosphate</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basic steel</ent><br/
<hw>Basic steel</hw>. <def>Steel produced by the basic
process.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basidial</ent><br/
<hw>basidial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
basidium.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basidiolichen</ent><br/
<hw>basidiolichen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a lichen in which the fungus
component is a basidiomycete.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basidiomycete</ent><br/
<hw>ba*sid`i*o*my"cete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of
various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> basidiomycetous fungi.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basidiomycetes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*sid`i*o*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>a
phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basidiomycetous</ent><br/
<hw>basidiomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
basidiomycetes.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basidiomycota</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*sid`i*o*my*co"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ety>[NL., fr. NL. & E. <ets>basidium</ets> + Gr. <?/,
<?/, fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large subdivision of the
kingdom <it>Fungi</it> coextensive with the phylum
<phylum>Basidiomycetes</phylum>, 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: <styp><class>Gasteromycetes</class></styp>
(puffballs); <styp><class>Tiliomycetes</class></styp> (comprising the
orders <ord>Ustilaginales</ord> (smuts) and <ord>Uredinales</ord>
(rusts)); and <styp><class>Hymenomycetes</class></styp> (mushrooms;
toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).</def> <note>In the 1913 Webster,
the Basidiomycetes were defined as "co<oum/rdinate with the
<phylum>Ascomycetes</phylum>", and other fungal phyla (the
<phylum>Zygomycota</phylum> and <phylum>Deuteromycota</phylum>) were not
mentioned.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota,
subdivision Basidiomycotina.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basidiomycotina</ent><br/
<hw>Basidiomycotina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>Basidiomycota</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basidiospore</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sid"i*o*spore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basidium</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A spore borne by a basidium.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basidiosporous</ent><br/
<hw>basidiosporous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
basidiospore.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basidium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*sid"i*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim.
of Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A special
oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores
in that division of fungi called <xex>Basidiomycetes</xex>, of which the
common mushroom is an example.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basifier</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"si*fi`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>That which converts into a salifiable base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basifugal</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sif"u*gal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Base</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ L. <ets>fugere</ets> to
flee.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tending or proceeding away from the
base; <as>as, a <ex>basifugal</ex> growth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basify</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"si*fy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Base</ets>
+ <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To convert into a
salifiable base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basigynium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`si*gyn"i*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pedicel on which the ovary of certain
flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or
thecaphore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basihyal</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`si*hy"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + Gr. <upsilon/ (the letter
<ldquo/upsilon<rdquo/); from the shape.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid
arch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basihyoid</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`si*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The central tongue bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basil</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"il</hw> <pr>(b<acr/z"<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>basile</ets> and E. <er>Bezel</er>.]</ety> <def>The slope or angle
to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.</def>
<rj><au>Grier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basil</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"il</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Basiled</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Basiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grind or form the edge of to
an angle.</def> <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basil</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"il</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basilic</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>basilicus</ets> royal, Gr. <grk>basiliko`s</grk> fr.
<grk>basiley`s</grk> king.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name given
to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common
or sweet basil (<spn>Ocymum basilicum</spn>), and the bush basil, or
lesser basil (<spn>Ocymum minimum</spn>), the leaves of which are used
in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint
(<gen>Pycnanthemum</gen>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Basil thyme</b></col>, <cd>a name given to the fragrant
herbs <spn>Calamintha Acinos</spn> and <spn>Calamintha
Nepeta</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild basil</b></col>, <cd>a plant
(<spn>Calamintha clinopodium</spn>) of the Mint family.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basil</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"il</hw> <pr>(b<acr/z"<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt.
from E. <ets>basan</ets>, F. <ets>basane</ets>, LL. <ets>basanium</ets>,
<ets>bazana</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bith<amac/na</ets>, prop.,
lining.]</ety> <def>The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilary</ent><br/
<ent>Basilar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bas"i*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bas"i*la*ry</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>basilaire</ets>, fr.
L. <ets>basis</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Relating to, or situated at, the base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of
action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Basilar</xex>
instincts.<rdquo/ <rj><au>H. W. Beecher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basileus</ent><br/
<hw>basileus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ruler of the eastern Roman
Empire.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilic</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sil"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>basilique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Basilica.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilical</ent><br/
<ent>Basilic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba*sil"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ba*sil"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Basilica</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Royal; kingly; also,
basilican.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to certain parts,
anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal
economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilica</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sil"i*ca</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Basilicas</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; sometimes <plw>Basilic<ae/</plw>
<pr>(-s<emac/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>basilica</ets>, Gr.
<grk>basilikh`</grk> (sc. <grk>o'iki`a</grk> or <grk>stoa`</grk> fr.
<grk>basiliko`s</grk> royal, fr. <grk>basiley`s</grk> king.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A building used by
the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc.,
attached.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilica</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sil"i*ca</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A digest of the laws of
Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of
<xex>Basil</xex> I., in the ninth century.</def> <rj><au>P.
Cyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilican</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sil"i*can</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, relating
to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople
were in the <qex>basilican</qex> form.</q>
<rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilicok</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sil"i*cok</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>basilicoc</ets>.]</ety> <def>The basilisk.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilicon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*sil"i*con</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>basilicon</ets>, Gr. <grk>basiliko`n</grk> neut. of
<grk>basiliko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>basilicon</ets>. See
<er>Basilica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ointment composed of
wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty
substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basilisk</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"i*lisk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>basiliscus</ets>, Gr. <grk>basili`skos</grk> little king, kind of
serpent, dim. of <grk>basiley`s</grk> king; -- so named from some
prominences on the head resembling a crown.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>Cockatrice</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Make me not sighted like the <qex>basilisk</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A lizard of the genus
<gen>Basiliscus</gen>, belonging to the family
<fam>Iguanid<ae/</fam>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising
above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an
elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at
will.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A large piece of ordnance, so
called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or
from its size.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basin</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bacin</ets>, F. <ets>bassin</ets>, LL. <ets>bacchinus</ets>, fr.
<ets>bacca</ets> a water vessel, fr. L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry, in
allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf.
<er>Bac</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing,
and for various other uses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity contained in a basin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock
for ships, a little bay.</def> <rj><au>Pope</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physical Geog.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The entire tract of country drained by a
river, or sloping towards a sea or lake.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An isolated or circumscribed
formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides,
toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called
<stype>coal basins</stype> or <stype>coal fields</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basinal</ent><br/
<hw>basinal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
basin.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basined</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sined</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclosed in a
basin.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Basined</xex> rivers.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basinet</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"i*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bascinet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basioccipital</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>occipital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>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.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The basioccipital
bone.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basion</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba"si*on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`sis</grk> a base.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle of
the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basipodite</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sip"o*dite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>,
foot.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The basal joint of the legs of
Crustacea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basipterygium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> a base + <grk>ptery`gion</grk> a fin.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic
fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basipterygoid</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`sip*ter"y*goid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>pterygoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid
bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basis</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"sis</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"s<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bases</plw> <pr>(b<amac/"s<emac/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[L. <ets>basis</ets>, Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk>. See <er>Base</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The foundation of anything; that
on which a thing rests.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If no <qex>basis</qex> bear my rising name.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 123 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle;
that which supports.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>basis</qex> of public credit is good faith.</q>
<rj><qau>A. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The principal component part of a thing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basisolute</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*sis"o*lute</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*s<icr/s"<osl/*l<umac/t)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>solute</ets>, a.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Prolonged at the base, as certain
leaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basisphenoidal</ent><br/
<ent>Basisphenoid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba`si*sphe"noid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Ba`si*sphe*noid"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Basi-</ets> + <ets>sphenoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basisphenoid</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`si*sphe"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
basisphenoid bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bask</ent><br/
<hw>Bask</hw> <pr>(b<adot/sk)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basked</conjf> <pr>(b<adot/skt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Basking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OScand.
<ets>ba<edh/ask</ets> to bathe one's self, or perh. <ets>bakask</ets> to
bake one's self, <ets>sk</ets> being reflexive. See <er>Bath</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, <er>Bake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To lie in
warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Basks</qex> in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bask</ent><br/
<hw>Bask</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To warm by continued exposure to
heat; to warm with genial heat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Basks</qex> at the fire his hairy strength.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basket</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of unknown origin.
The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or
other flexible material, interwoven.</def> <ldquo/Rude
<xex>baskets</xex> . . . woven of the flexile willow.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dyer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The contents of a basket; as much as a basket
contains; <as>as, a <ex>basket</ex> of peaches</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The bell or vase of the
Corinthian capital.</def> <mark>[Improperly so used.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The two back seats facing one another on the outside
of a stagecoach.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a vessel suspended below a balloon, designed to
carry people or measuring instruments for scientific research.</def>
<note>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.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>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
<ex>baskets</ex> are used, one at each end of the court, and each team
may score only by passing the ball though its own <ex>basket</ex>. In
informal games, only one such <ex>basket</ex> is often used.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>An instance of scoring
points by throwing the basketball through the basket; <as>as, he threw
four <ex>baskets</ex> in the first quarter</as>; -- the ball must pass
through the basket from above in order to score points.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Basket fish</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an ophiuran
of the genus <gen>Astrophyton</gen>, having the arms much branched. See
<er>Astrophyton</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Basket hilt</b></col>, <cd>a hilt
with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand.</cd>
<au>Hudibras.</au> <specif>Hence,</specif>
<wordforms><col><b>Basket-hilted</b></col>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms> --
<col><b>Basket work</b></col>, <cd>work consisting of plaited osiers or
twigs.</cd> -- <col><b>Basket worm</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
lepidopterous insect of the genus <gen>Thyridopteryx</gen> and allied
genera, esp. <spn>Thyridopteryx ephemer<ae/formis</spn>. 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.</cd>
-- <col><b>collection basket</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <col><b>waste basket</b></col>,
<cd>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
<ex>waste baskets</ex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basket</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put into a basket.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basketball</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ket*ball`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> basketball game.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inflatable ball used in the game of
basketball.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basketful</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ket*ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Basketfuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as a basket
will contain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basketry</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ket*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of making
baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basking shark</ent><br/
<hw>Bask"ing shark`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of
the largest species of sharks (<spn>Cetorhinus maximus</spn>), so called
from its habit of basking in the sun; the <altname>liver
shark</altname>, or <altname>bone shark</altname>. It inhabits the
northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than
forty feet. It is a harmless species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basnet</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bascinet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basommatophora</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra</hw>
<pr>(b<adot/*s<ocr/m`m<adot/*t<ocr/f"<osl/*r<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>'o`mma</grk>
eye + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A group
of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including
the common pond snails.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bason</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"son</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
basin.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Special form]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basque</ent><br/
<hw>Basque</hw> <pr>(b<adot/sk)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basque</ent><br/
<hw>Basque</hw> <pr>(b<adot/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region
on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language spoken by the Basque people.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <xex>Basques</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basquish</ent><br/
<hw>Basqu"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>Basque</ets> Biscayan: cf. G. <ets>Baskisch</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay;
Basque</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bas-relief</ent><br/
<hw>Bas`-re*lief"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bas-relief</ets>; <ets>bas</ets> low + <ets>relief</ets> raised
work, <ets>relever</ets> to raise: cf. It.
<ets>bassorilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low relief; sculpture, the figures
of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called
also <altname>bass-relief</altname> and
<altname>basso-rilievo</altname>. See <er>Alto-rilievo</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass</ent><br/
<hw>Bass</hw> <pr>(b<adot/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bass</plw>, and sometimes <plw>Basses</plw>
<pr>(b<adot/s"<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>barse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An edible,
spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera <gen>Roccus</gen>,
<gen>Labrax</gen>, and related genera. There are many species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common European bass is <spn>Labrax lupus</spn>.
American species are: the striped bass (<spn>Roccus lineatus</spn>);
white or silver bass of the lakes (<spn>Roccus chrysops</spn>); brass or
yellow bass (<spn>Roccus interruptus</spn>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The two American fresh-water species of black bass
(genus <gen>Micropterus</gen>). See <er>Black bass</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Species of <gen>Serranus</gen>, the sea bass and
rock bass. See <er>Sea bass</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The southern, red, or channel bass (<spn>Sci<ae/na
ocellata</spn>). See <er>Redfish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
<cref>Calico bass</cref>, under <er>Calico</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass</ent><br/
<hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>bast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The linden or
lime tree, sometimes wrongly called <altname>whitewood</altname>; also,
its bark, which is used for making mats. See <er>Bast</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pr>(Pron. <?/)</pr> <def>A hassock or thick
mat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass</ent><br/
<hw>Bass</hw> <pr>(b<amac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>basse</ets>, fr. <ets>bas</ets> low. See <er>Base</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A bass, or deep, sound or tone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lowest part in a
musical composition.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who sings, or the
instrument which plays, bass.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>base</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Thorough bass</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Thorough
bass</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass</ent><br/
<hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deep or grave in tone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bass clef</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the character
placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a
musical composition.</cd> [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Clef</er>.]
-- <col><b>Bass voice</b></col>, <cd>a deep-sounding voice; a voice
fitted for singing bass.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass</ent><br/
<hw>Bass</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sound in a deep tone.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassaw</ent><br/
<ent>Bassa</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bas"sa</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bas*saw"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bashaw</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassariscidae</ent><br/
<hw>Bassariscidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a division of mammals, in some
classifications considered a separate family.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily Bassariscidae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassariscus</ent><br/
<hw>Bassariscus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the
cacomistles. See <er>bassarisk</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Bassariscus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bassarisk</ent><br/
<hw>bassarisk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal
(<spn>Bassariscus astutus</spn>) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having
a long bushy tail with black and white rings.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox,
ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass drum</ent><br/
<hw>Bass` drum"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The largest
of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep,
grave sound. See <er>Bass</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"s<ecr/t <it>or</it>
b<acr/s*s<ecr/t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bassette</ets>, fr.
It. <ets>bassetta</ets>. Cf. <er>Basso</er>.]</ety> <def>A game at
cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at
Venice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget<br/
Your piquet parties, and your dear <qex>basset</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"s<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>basset</ets> somewhat low, dim. of <ets>bas</ets> low.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Inclined upward; <as>as, the <ex>basset</ex>
edge of strata</as>.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The edge of a
geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Basseted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Basseting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>To incline
upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; <as>as, a vein of
coal <ex>bassets</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basseterre</ent><br/
<hw>Basseterre</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>St. Kitts and Nevis</country>.
Population (2000) = 19,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset horn</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set horn`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"s<ecr/t h<ocir/rn`)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Basset</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An
instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much
greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di
bassetto.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basset hound</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set hound`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F.
<ets>basset</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small kind of hound
with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basseting</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"set*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The upward direction of a vein
in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassetto</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bas*set"to</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
<pos>adj.</pos>, somewhat low; <pos>n.</pos>, counter tenor. See
<er>Basso</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A tenor or small bass
viol.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass horn</ent><br/
<hw>Bass" horn"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A
modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bassine</ent><br/
<hw>bassine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Coarse leaf fiber from
palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassinet</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"si*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bassinet</ets>, dim. of <ets>bassin</ets>. See <er>Basin</er>, and
cf. <er>Bascinet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wicker basket, with a
covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in
a cradle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Bascinet</er>.</def> <rj><au>Lord
Lytton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basso</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bas"so</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. LL.
<ets>bassus</ets>. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bass or lowest part; <as>as, to
sing <ex>basso</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who sings the
lowest part.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The double bass, or
<altname>contrabasso</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>\'d8Basso continuo</b></col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[It.,
bass continued.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>A bass part written out
continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by
figures attached to the bass; continued bass.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassock</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"sock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hassock. See 2d
<er>Bass</er>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassoon</ent><br/
<hw>Bas*soon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>basson</ets>, fr. <ets>basse</ets> bass; or perh. fr. <ets>bas
son</ets> low sound. See <er>Bass</er> a part in music. ]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience
of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a
<xex>fagot</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassoonist</ent><br/
<hw>Bas*soon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A performer on the
bassoon.</def> <rj><au>Busby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basso-relievo</ent><br/
<ent>Basso-rilievo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bas"so-ri*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bas"so-re*lie"vo</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It. <ets>basso-rilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Bas-relief</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bassorin</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"so*rin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bassorine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A constituent part
of a species of gum from <gen>Bassora</gen>, as also of gum tragacanth
and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses.</def>
<rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass-relief</ent><br/
<hw>Bass"-re*lief`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bas-relief</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bass viol</ent><br/
<hw>Bass" vi`ol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A stringed
instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d
<er>Bass</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Violoncello</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basswood</ent><br/
<hw>Bass"wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The bass (<gen>Tilia</gen>) or its wood; especially, <spn>Tilia
Americana</spn>. See <er>Bass</er>, the lime tree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the bowls were made of <qex>basswood</qex>,<br/
White and polished very smoothly.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bast</ent><br/
<hw>Bast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ae/st</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G. <ets>bast</ets>,
of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Bass</er> the tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree;
hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thick mat or hassock. See 2d <er>Bass</er>,
2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bas"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<def>Enough; stop.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastard</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bastard</ets>, <ets>bastart</ets>, F. <ets>b<acir/tard</ets>, prob.
fr. OF. <ets>bast</ets>, F. <ets>b<acir/t</ets>, a packsaddle used as a
bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. <ets>bastum</ets>) + <ets>-ard</ets>. OF.
fils de <ets>bast</ets> son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were
accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes,
<ldquo/Don Quixote,<rdquo/ chap. 16; and cf. G. <ets>bankert</ets>, fr.
<ets>bank</ets> bench.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A <ldquo/natural<rdquo/
child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child;
one born of an illicit union.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of
the United States, a <xex>bastard</xex> 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 <xex>born</xex> after the lawful
marriage.</note> <rj><au>Kent. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sugar Refining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An inferior
quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already
had several boilings.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large size of mold, in
which sugar is drained.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in
flavor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Brown <qex>bastard</qex> is your only drink.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A writing paper of a particular size. See
<er>Paper</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastard</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See
<er>Bastard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, note.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate;
-- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are
really not so.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That <qex>bastard</qex> self-love which is so vicious in itself,
and productive of so many vices.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion;
<as>as, a <ex>bastard</ex> musket; a <ex>bastard</ex>
culverin</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Abbreviated, as the half title
in a page preceding the full title page of a book.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bastard ashlar</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>stones
for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry.</cd> -- <col><b>Bastard
file</b></col>, <cd>a file intermediate between the coarsest and the
second cut.</cd> -- <col><b>Bastard type</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>,
<cd>type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body;
<it>e. g.</it>, a nonpareil face on a brevier body.</cd> --
<col><b>Bastard wing</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>three to five
quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some
mammalia; the alula.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastard</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bastardize.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bastardisation</ent><br/
<hw>bastardisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act that debases or
corrupts.</def> <mark>[chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardization.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bastardise</ent><br/
<hw>bastardise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>bastardize</er>.</def> <mark>[chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastardism</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being a bastard; bastardy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bastardization</ent><br/
<hw>bastardization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act that debases or
corrupts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardisation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastardize</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard*ize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bastardized</conjf> (<?/);
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bastardizing</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The law is so indulgent as not to <qex>bastardize</qex> the child,
if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beget out of wedlock.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to change something (for example, art forms) so that
its value declines; to debase.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bastardise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bastardized</ent><br/
<hw>bastardized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Arts)</fld> <def>deriving
from more than one source or style.</def> <hascons>impure (vs. pure) ---
(combined with extraneous elements)</hascons><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastardly</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tard*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bastardlike; baseborn;
spurious; corrupt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos>
<def>In the manner of a bastard; spuriously.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></def2> <rj><au>Shak. Donne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastardy</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tar*dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The procreation of a bastard child.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baste</ent><br/
<hw>Baste</hw> <pr>(b<amac/st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Basted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Basting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>beysta</ets> to
strike, powder; Sw. <ets>basa</ets> to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E.
<ets>beat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with a stick; to
cudgel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One man was <qex>basted</qex> by the keeper for carrying some
people over on his back through the waters.</q>
<rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To sprinkle flour and salt and
drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark with tar, as sheep.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baste</ent><br/
<hw>Baste</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>basten</ets>, OF.
<ets>bastir</ets>, F. <ets>b<acir/tir</ets>, prob. fr. OHG.
<ets>bestan</ets> to sew, MHG. <ets>besten</ets> to bind, fr. OHG.
<ets>bast</ets> bast. See <er>Bast</er>.]</ety> <def>To sew loosely, or
with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position
until sewed more firmly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastille</ent><br/
<ent>Bastile</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bas*tile"</hw> <hw>Bas*tille"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<adot/s*t<emac/l" <it>or</it> b<adot/s"t<esl/l; 277)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bastille</ets> fortress, OF.
<ets>bastir</ets> to build, F. <ets>b<acir/tir</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Feud. Fort.)</fld> <def>A tower or an elevated
work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified
place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The high <qex>bastiles</qex> . . . which overtopped the walls.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><ldquo/The Bastille<rdquo/, formerly a castle or
fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders;
hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastinade</ent><br/
<hw>Bas`ti*nade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bastinado</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastinade</ent><br/
<hw>Bas`ti*nade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bastinado.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bastinado</ent><br/
<hw>Bas`ti*na"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bastinadoes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>bastonada</ets> (cf. F. <ets>bastonnade</ets>), fr.
<ets>baston</ets> (cf. F. <ets>b<acir/ton</ets>) a stick or staff. See
<er>Baston</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow with a stick or cudgel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastinado</ent><br/
<hw>Bas`ti*na"do</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bastinadoed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bastinadoing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To beat with a stick or
cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>basting</ent><br/
<hw>basting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Loose temporary
stitches.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baste, tacking.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>The act or process of
moistening a roast as it is cooking.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastion</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tion</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"ch<ucr/n; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bastion</ets> (cf. It. <ets>bastione</ets>), fr. LL.
<ets>bastire</ets> to build (cf. F. <ets>b<acir/tir</ets>, It.
<ets>bastire</ets>), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and
akin to Gr. <grk>basta`zein</grk> to lift, carry, and to E.
<ets>baston</ets>, <ets>baton</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>bastions</xex>
are connected by the <xex>curtain</xex>, which joins the flank of one
with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of
a bastion is called the <xex>gorge</xex>. A <xex>lunette</xex> is a
detached bastion. See <er>Ravelin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bastioned</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"tioned</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with a
bastion; having bastions.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 124 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Basto</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"to</hw> <pr>(b<adot/s"t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baston</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"ton</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"t<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>baston</ets>, F. <ets>b<acir/ton</ets>, LL. <ets>basto</ets>. See
<er>Bastion</er>, and cf. <er>Baton</er>, and 3d
<er>Batten</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A staff or cudgel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/To fight with blunt <xex>bastons</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>See <er>Baton</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Mozley & W.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basutos</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*su"tos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it>
<singw>Basuto</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</sing> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basyle</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"yle</hw> <pr>(b<acr/s"<icr/l <it>or</it> b<amac/s"<icr/l)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`sis</grk> base + <grk>"y`lh</grk> wood.
See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A positive or nonacid
constituent of compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing
the functions of an element.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Basylous</ent><br/
<hw>Bas"y*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
having the nature of, a basyle; electro-positive; basic; -- opposed to
<contr>chlorous</contr>.</def> <rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
<hw>Bat</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>batte</ets>, <ets>botte</ets>, AS. <ets>batt</ets>; perhaps fr. the
Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>bat</ets>, <ets>bata</ets>, stick, staff; but cf.
also F. <ets>batte</ets> a beater (thing), wooden sword,
<ets>battre</ets> to beat.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a
racket.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or
comfortables; batting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A part of a brick with one whole end; a
brickbat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Shale or bituminous shale.</def>
<rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A stroke; a sharp blow.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or
Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A stroke of work.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Rate of motion; speed.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<ldquo/A vast host of fowl . . . making at full <xex>bat</xex> for the
North Sea.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pall Mall Mag.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A spree; a jollification.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Manner; rate; condition; state of health.</def>
<mark>[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bat bolt</b></col> <fld>(Machinery)</fld>, <cd>a bolt
barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more
firmly.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
<hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Batted</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Batting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike or hit with a
bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
<hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>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>as, he
<ex>batted</ex> .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his
official turns at bat)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
<hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bate or flutter,
as a hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wink.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S. & Prov
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
<hw>Bat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. from OE. <ets>back</ets>,
<ets>backe</ets>, <ets>balke</ets>; cf. Dan. aften-<ets>bakke</ets>
(<tran>aften</tran> evening), Sw. natt-<ets>backa</ets>
(<tran>natt</tran> night), Icel. le<edh/r-<ets>blaka</ets>
(<tran>le<edh/r</tran> leather), Icel. <ets>blaka</ets> to
flutter.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
<ord>Chiroptera</ord>, 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
<er>Chiroptera</er> and <er>Vampire</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Silent <qex>bats</qex> in drowsy clusters cling.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bat tick</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a wingless,
dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Nycteribia</gen>, parasitic on
bats.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Siamese.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Tical</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batable</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. from
<ets>debatable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disputable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The border land between England and Scotland, being
formerly a subject of contention, was called <xex>batable</xex> or
<xex>debatable</xex> ground.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batailled</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ailled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Embattled.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batardeau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`tar*deau"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A cofferdam.</def> <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batata</ent><br/
<ent>Batatas</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba*ta"tas</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Ba*ta"ta</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aboriginal American name
for the sweet potato (<spn>Ipom<ae/a batatas</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batavian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ta"vi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; <as>as, a
<ex>Batavian</ex> legion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Batavian Republic</b></col>, <cd>the name given to
Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batavian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ta"vi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Batavia or Holland.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>batboy</ent><br/
<hw>bat"boy`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"boi`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batch</ent><br/
<hw>Batch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bache</ets>,
<ets>bacche</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>bacan</ets> to bake; cf. G.
<ets>geb<aum/ck</ets> and D. <ets>baksel</ets>. See <er>Bake</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The quantity of bread baked at one time.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a
group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; <as>as, a
<ex>batch</ex> of letters; the next <ex>batch</ex> of
business</as>.</def> <ldquo/A new <xex>batch</xex> of Lords.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Lady M. W. Montagu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. abbrev. from
<ets>debate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Strife; contention.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>abate</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to
abate; to beat down; to lower.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He must either <qex>bate</qex> the laborer's wages, or not employ
or not pay him.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allow by way of abatement or deduction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To whom he <qex>bates</qex> nothing of what he stood upon with the
parliament.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To leave out; to except.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bate</qex> me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,<br/
He lies that says it.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To remove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>About autumn <qex>bate</qex> the earth from about the roots of
olives, and lay them bare.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To deprive of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When baseness is exalted, do not <qex>bate</qex><br/
The place its honor for the person's sake.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remit or retrench a
part; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Abate thy speed, and I will <qex>bate</qex> of mine.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attack; to
bait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Bite</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battre des ailes</ets> to
flutter. Cf. <er>Bait</er> to flutter.]</ety> <def>To flutter as a hawk;
to bait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>See 2d
<er>Bath</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>beta</ets> maceration,
soaking, G. <ets>beize</ets>, and E. <ets>bite</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed
in the preparation of hides; grainer.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bate</ent><br/
<hw>Bate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To steep in bate, as hides, in the
manufacture of leather.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bateau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*teau"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bateaux</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bateau</ets>, LL.
<ets>batellus</ets>, fr. <ets>battus</ets>, <ets>batus</ets>, boat,
which agrees with AS. <ets>b<amac/t</ets> boat: cf. W. <ets>bad</ets>
boat. See <er>Boat</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A boat; esp. a
flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers.</def>
<altsp>[Written also, but less properly,
<asp>batteau</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bateau bridge</b></col>, <cd>a floating bridge supported
by bateaux.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bated</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Reduced; lowered;
restrained; <as>as, to speak with <ex>bated</ex> breath</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bateful</ent><br/
<hw>Bate"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exciting
contention; contentious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/It did
<xex>bateful</xex> question frame.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sidney.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bateless</ent><br/
<hw>Bate"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be abated.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batement</ent><br/
<hw>Bate"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<er>Abatement</er>. See 2d <er>Bate</er>.]</ety> <def>Abatement;
diminution.</def> <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Batement light</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batfish</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A name given to several species of fishes:</def> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The <spn>Malthe vespertilio</spn> of the Atlantic coast.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The flying gurnard of the Atlantic
(<spn>Cephalacanthus spinarella</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
California batfish or sting ray (<spn>Myliobatis
Californicus</spn>.)</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batfowler</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"fowl`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
practices or finds sport in batfowling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batfowling</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"fowl`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bat</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batful</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ful</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>bati</ets> amelioration, <ets>batna</ets> to grow better; akin to
AS. <ets>bet</ets> better. Goth. <ets>ga-batnan</ets> to profit.
<root/255. Cf. <er>Batten</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>,
<er>Better</er>.]</ety> <def>Rich; fertile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Batful</xex> valleys.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bath</ent><br/
<hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(b<adot/th; 61)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Baths</plw> <pr>(b<adot/<th/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ae/<edh/</ets>; akin to OS. & Icel. <ets>ba<edh/</ets>, Sw.,
Dan., D., & G. <ets>bad</ets>, and perh. to G. <ets>b<aum/hen</ets> to
foment.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, a cold or a hot <ex>bath</ex>; a
medicated <ex>bath</ex>; a steam <ex>bath</ex>; a hip
<ex>bath</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Water or other liquid for bathing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or
wash their bodies in water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A building containing an apartment or a series of
apartments arranged for bathing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Among the ancients, the public <qex>baths</qex> were of amazing
extent and magnificence.</q> <rj><qau>Gwilt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A medium, as heated sand, ashes,
steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A solution in which plates or
prints are immersed; also, the receptacle holding the
solution.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bath</xex> is used adjectively or in combination,
in an obvious sense <xex>of</xex> or <xex>for baths</xex> or
<xex>bathing</xex>; as, <xex>bath</xex>room, <xex>bath</xex> tub,
<xex>bath</xex> keeper.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Douche bath</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Douche</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Order of the Bath</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Russian bath</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkish bath</b></col>, <cd>a kind of bath
in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the
body is washed and shampooed.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath house</b></col>,
<cd>a house used for the purpose of bathing; -- also a small house, near
a bathing place, where a bather undresses and dresses.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bath</ent><br/
<hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bath</ent><br/
<hw>Bath</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city in the west of
England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to
various objects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bath brick</b></col>, <cd>a preparation of calcareous
earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath chair</b></col>, <cd>a kind of chair on
wheels, as used by invalids at Bath.</cd> <ldquo/People walked out, or
drove out, or were pushed out in their <xex>Bath chairs</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Dickens.</au> -- <col><b>Bath metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy
consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of
copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath note</b></col>, <cd>a folded writing paper,
8 1/2 by 14 inches.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath stone</b></col>, <cd>a species
of limestone (o<oum/lite) found near Bath, used for
building.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathe</ent><br/
<hw>Bathe</hw> <pr>(b<amac/<th/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bathed</conjf>
<pr>(b<amac/<th/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ba<edh/ien</ets>, AS.
<ets>ba<edh/ian</ets>, fr. <ets>b<ae/<edh/</ets> bath. See 1st
<er>Bath</er>, and cf. <er>Bay</er> to bathe.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Chancing to <qex>bathe</qex> himself in the River Cydnus.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lave; to wet.</def> <ldquo/The lake which
<xex>bathed</xex> the foot of the Alban mountain.<rdquo/ <rj><au>T.
Arnold.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And let us <qex>bathe</qex> our hands in C<ae/sar's blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To apply water or some liquid medicament to; <as>as,
to <ex>bathe</ex> the eye with warm water or with sea water; to
<ex>bathe</ex> one's forehead with camphor</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person
immersed.</def> <ldquo/The rosy shadows <xex>bathe</xex> me. <rdquo/
<au>Tennyson.</au> <ldquo/The bright sunshine <xex>bathing</xex> all the
world.<rdquo/ <au>Longfellow.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathe</ent><br/
<hw>Bathe</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths.</def> <ldquo/They
<xex>bathe</xex> in summer.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath.</def>
<ldquo/To <xex>bathe</xex> in fiery floods.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Bathe</xex> in the dimples of her cheek.<rdquo/
<au>Lloyd.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bask in the sun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathe</ent><br/
<hw>Bathe</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The immersion of the body in water;
<as>as, to take one's usual <ex>bathe</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Edin.
Rev.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bather</ent><br/
<hw>Bath"er</hw> <pr>(b<amac/<th/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who bathes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathetic</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
character of bathos.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bathhouse</ent><br/
<hw>bathhouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a building containing
dressing rooms for bathers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bathing machine.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building containing public baths.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bagnio.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathing</ent><br/
<hw>Bath"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of taking a
bath or baths.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bathing machine</b></col>, <cd>a small room on wheels, to
be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress
and dress therein.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathmism</ent><br/
<hw>Bath"mism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Vital
force</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>batholite</ent><br/
<hw>batholite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large mass of intrusive igneous
rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batholith, pluton, plutonic rock.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>batholith</ent><br/
<hw>bath"o*lith</hw> <pr>(b<acr/th"<osl/*l<icr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>baqo`s</grk> depth + <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep
within the earth.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>batholithic</ent><br/
<hw>batholithic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
batholith.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathometer</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*thom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>baqo`s</grk> depth + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument
for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding
line.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathorse</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"horse`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<acir/t</ets> packsaddle (cheval de <ets>b<acir/t</ets> packhorse)
+ E. <ets>horse</ets>. See <er>Bastard</er>.]</ety> <def>A horse which
carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathos</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"thos</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"th<ocr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`qos</grk> depth, fr. <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep.]</ety>
<fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the
low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bath-towel</ent><br/
<ent>bath towel</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bath towel</hw>, <hw>bath-towel</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a
large towel used to dry oneself after a bath.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bathtub</ent><br/
<hw>bath"tub</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bath, tub.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bathyal</ent><br/
<hw>bathyal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
bathymetry.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathybius</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*thyb"i*us</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>baqy`s</grk> deep + <grk>bi`os</grk> life]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A name given by <person>Prof. Huxley</person> 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathyergidae</ent><br/
<hw>Bath`y*erg"id*ae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family including
the mole rats and sand rats.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bathyergidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathyergus</ent><br/
<hw>Bath`y*erg"us</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus consisting of the mole
rats.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bathyergus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathygraphic</ent><br/
<hw>Bath`y*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>baqy`s</grk> deep + <ets>graphic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Descriptive of
the ocean depth; <as>as, a <ex>bathygraphic</ex> chart</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathymetrical</ent><br/
<ent>Bathymetric</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bath`y*met"ric</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bath`y*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths,
especially of depths in the sea.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bath`y*met"ric*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bathymetry</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*thym"e*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`qos</grk> depth + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or
science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bathyscaphe</ent><br/
<ent>bathyscaph</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bath"y*scaph</hw>, <hw>bath"y*scaphe</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bathyscape.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bathysphere</ent><br/
<hw>bath"y*sphere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batidaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Batidaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family coextensive with
genus <gen>Batis</gen>; the saltworts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Batidaceae</fam>, saltwort
family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>batik</ent><br/
<hw>batik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dyed fabric with designs
drawn on by applying a removable wax where the dye is not
wanted.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The method used to create a batik{1}; using wax to
allow drawing or printing of designs on a fabric.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bating</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Strictly p. pr.
of <er>Bate</er> to abate.]</ety> <def>With the exception of;
excepting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with
them, <qex>bating</qex> some faint ideas of hunger and thirst.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batis</ent><br/
<hw>Batis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small genus of plants constituting
the family <fam>Batidaceae</fam>: low straggling dioecious
shrubs.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Batis</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batiste</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*tiste"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>batiste</ets>, from the name of the alleged first maker,
<etsep>Baptiste</etsep> of Cambrai. <au>Littr<eacute/.</au>]</ety>
<def>Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to
cloth of similar texture made of cotton.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batlet</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bat</ets>
stick + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A short bat for beating clothes in
washing them; -- called also <altname>batler</altname>, <altname>batling
staff</altname>, <altname>batting staff</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batman</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat"man</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"m<acr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Turk. <ets>ba<tsdot/man</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batman</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"man</hw> <pr>(b<add/"m<ait/n <it>or</it> b<acr/t"m<ait/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Batmen</plw>
<pr>(b<acr/t"m<eit/n)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>b<acir/t</ets>
packsaddle + E. <ets>man</ets>. Cf. <er>Bathorse</er>.]</ety> <def>A man
who has charge of a bathorse and his load.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batoidei</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*toi"de*i</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>ba`tos</grk> a kind of ray + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The division of fishes which includes the rays
and skates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baton</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"on</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"<ucr/n, F. b<aum/`t<ocir/N"; 277)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b<acir/ton</ets>. See
<er>Baston</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A staff or truncheon, used for
various purposes; <as>as, the <ex>baton</ex> of a field marshal; the
<ex>baton</ex> of a conductor in musical performances</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He held the <qex>baton</qex> of command.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>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 <altname>bastard
bar</altname>. See <er>Bend sinister</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batoon</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*toon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baton</er>,
and <er>Baston</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bat printing</ent><br/
<hw>Bat" print`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <def>A
mode of printing on glazed ware.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batrachia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba*tra"chi*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>batra`cheios</grk> belonging to a frog, fr.
<grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batrachian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*tra"chi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the Batrachia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One
of the Batrachia.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batrachoid</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ra*choid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Batrachia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the
<spn>Batrachid<ae/</spn>, a family of marine fishes, including the
toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batrachomyomachy</ent><br/
<hw>Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>batrachomyomachi`a</grk>; <grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog +
<grk>my^s</grk> mouse + <grk>ma`chh</grk> battle.]</ety> <def>The battle
between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain
authorship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batrachophagous</ent><br/
<hw>Bat`ra*choph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>ba`trachos</grk> frog + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety>
<def>Feeding on frogs.</def> <rj><au>Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bats</ent><br/
<hw>bats</hw> <pr>(b<acr/ts)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crazy; insane;
loony; demented; batty.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batsman</ent><br/
<hw>Bats"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Batsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>The one who wields the bat
in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the <ex>batsman</ex> is usually
called the <altname>batter</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batwing</ent><br/
<ent>Bat's-wing</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>Bat's"-wing"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> or <hw>Bat"wing</hw> }</mhw>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a bat's wing; <as>as, a
<ex>bat's-wing</ex> burner</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat"ta</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Prob. through Pg. for Canarese <ets>bhatta</ets> rice in the
husk.]</ety> <def>Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English
officer serving in India.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 125 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Batta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat"ta</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Hind. <ets>ba<tsdot/<tsdot/a</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rate of exchange;
also, the discount on uncurrent coins.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battable</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Batful</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of cultivation; fertile;
productive; fattening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battailant</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tail*ant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bataillant</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>Prepared for battle; combatant;
warlike.</def> <au>Spenser.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
combatant.</def></def2> <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battailous</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tail*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bataillos</ets>, fr. <ets>bataille</ets>. See <er>Battle</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle;
warlike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/In <xex>battailous</xex>
aspect.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battalia</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tal"ia</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t*t<amac/l"y<adot/; 106)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>battalia</ets> battle, a body of troops.
See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Order of
battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments,
battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A drawing up the armies in <qex>battalia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or
body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battalion</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tal"ion</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t*t<acr/l"y<ucr/n; 106)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bataillon</ets>, fr. It.
<ets>battaglione</ets>. See <er>Battalia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array.</def>
<mark>[archaic]</mark> <ldquo/The whole <xex>battalion</xex>
views.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a
<xex>battalion</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battalion</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tal"ion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into
battalions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battel</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Obs. form. of
<er>Battle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A single combat;
<as>as, trial by <ex>battel</ex></as>. See <cref>Wager of battel</cref>,
under <er>Wager</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battel</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymology.]</ety>
<def>Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; --
only in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, except when used adjectively.</def>
<mark>[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battel</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be supplied with provisions
from the buttery.</def> <mark>[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battel</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Batful</er>,
<er>Batten</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make fertile.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/To <xex>battel</xex> barren land.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battel</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fertile; fruitful;
productive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>battel</qex> soil for grain, for pasture good.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battler</ent><br/
<ent>Batteler</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bat"tel*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bat"tler</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Battel</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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 <altname>sizar</altname> at
Cambridge.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batten</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t'n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battened</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/t"t'nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Battening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Batful</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Battening</xex> our flocks.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fertilize or enrich, as land.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batten</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow fat; to grow fat in ease
and luxury; to glut one's self.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The pampered monarch lay <qex>battening</qex> in ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who <qex>batten</qex> on the
hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions.</q>
<rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batten</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b<acir/ton</ets> stick,
staff. See <er>Baton</er>.]</ety> <def>A strip of sawed stuff, or a
scantling;</def> <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<fld>(Com. & Arch.)</fld> <def>Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and
not less than 6 feet long.</def> <au>Brande & C.</au> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover
a crack, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Batten door</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a door made
of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed
crosswise.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batten</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish or fasten with
battens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To batten down</b></col>, <cd>to fasten down with
battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a
storm.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batten</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battant</ets>. See
<er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>The movable bar of a loom,
which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battening</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ten*ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the
wall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batter</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battered</conjf>
<pr>(b<acr/t"t<etil/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Battering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bateren</ets>, OF.
<ets>batre</ets>, F. <ets>battre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>battere</ets>, for
L. <ets>batuere</ets> to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf.
<er>Abate</er>, <er>Bate</er> to abate.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly
and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; <as>as, to
<ex>batter</ex> a wall or rampart</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard
usage.</def> <ldquo/Each <xex>battered</xex> jade.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>To flatten (metal) by
hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it
outwardly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batter</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>batere</ets>,
<ets>batire</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bateure</ets>, <ets>bature</ets>, a
beating. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc.,
beaten together and used in cookery.</def> <rj><au>King.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Paste of clay or loam.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A bruise on the face of a
plate or of type in the form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batter</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A backward slope in the face of a
wall or of a bank; receding slope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Batter rule</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batter</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To slope
gently backward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batter</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The one
who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it is at bat;
formerly called the <altname>batsman</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battered</ent><br/
<hw>battered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In deplorable
condition; <as>as, the <ex>battered</ex> old Ford station
wagon</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down,
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with heavy
blows; <as>as, a <ex>battered</ex> old car</as>; antonym of
<ant>unbattered</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>buffeted</stype>;
<stype>storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost,
tempest-swept</stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Damaged especially by hard usage.</def> <illu>his
<ex>battered</ex> old hat</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>beaten repeatedly; -- of people; <as>as, a
<ex>battered</ex> child; the <ex>battered</ex> woman syndrome; a
<ex>battered</ex> wife</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaten.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batterer</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter*er</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<etil/r*<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who, or that which, batters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battering</ent><br/
<hw>bat"ter*ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of subjecting
to strong repeated blows.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> banging.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battering-ram</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter*ing-ram`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An engine used in ancient times to beat down the
walls of besieged places.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was
sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes
to a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and
forward, and was impelled by men against the wall.</note>
<rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked
horizontally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battering train</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter*ing train`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A
train of artillery for siege operations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battery</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Batteries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>batterie</ets>,
fr. <ets>battre</ets>. See <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of battering or beating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any place where
cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barbette battery</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Barbette</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Battery d'enfilade</b></col>,
or <col><b>Enfilading battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one that sweeps the
whole length of a line of troops or part of a work.</cd> --
<col><b>Battery en <eacute/charpe</b></col>, <cd>one that plays
obliquely.</cd> -- <col><b>Battery gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun capable of
firing a number of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping
to load.</cd> -- <col><b>Battery wagon</b></col>, <cd>a wagon employed
to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc.,
of the battery.</cd> -- <col><b>In battery</b></col>, <cd>projecting, as
a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing.</cd>
-- <col><b>Masked battery</b></col>, <cd>a battery artificially
concealed until required to open upon the enemy.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Out of battery</b></col>, or <col><b>From
battery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for
loading.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A number of coated
jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged
simultaneously.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An apparatus for generating
voltaic electricity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the <stype>trough battery</stype>, 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
<stype>Daniell's battery</stype>, 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 <stype>gravity battery</stype>, so called from the
automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their
specific gravities. In <stype>Grove's battery</stype>, platinum is the
metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell
surrounded by the other. In <stype>Bunsen's</stype> or the <stype>carbon
battery</stype>, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum
of Grove's. In <stype>Leclanch<eacute/'s battery</stype>, the elements
are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded
with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A <stype>secondary
battery</stype> 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 <stype>storage battery</stype> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A number of similar machines or devices in position;
an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; <as>as, a
<ex>battery</ex> of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>A series of stamps operated
by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious
metals.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up
and down.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The pitcher and catcher
together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batting</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball.</def>
<rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts,
etc.; <as>as, cotton <ex>batting</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fertile. See
<er>Battel</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bataille</ets>,
<ets>bataile</ets>, F. <ets>bataille</ets> battle, OF., battle,
battalion, fr. L. <ets>battalia</ets>, <ets>battualia</ets>, the
fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr.
<ets>batuere</ets> to strike, beat. Cf. <er>Battalia</er>, 1st
<er>Battel</er>, and see <er>Batter</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the
divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a
combat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A struggle; a contest; <as>as, the <ex>battle</ex>
of life</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The whole intellectual <qex>battle</qex> that had at its center
the best poem of the best poet of that day.</q> <rj><qau>H.
Morley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A division of an army; a battalion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The king divided his army into three <qex>battles</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the
<qex>battle</qex>, and on it alone depended the fate of every
action.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;
battalia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ex>Battle</ex> is used adjectively or as the first part
of a self-explaining compound; as, <ex>battle</ex> brand, a
<ldquo/brand<rdquo/ or sword used in battle; <ex>battle</ex> cry;
<ex>battle</ex>field; <ex>battle</ex> ground; <ex>battle</ex> array;
<ex>battle</ex> song.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Battle piece</b></col>, <cd>a painting, or a musical
composition, representing a battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Battle
royal</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A fight between several gamecocks,
where the one that stands longest is the victor.</cd> <au>Grose.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two
are engaged; a m<ecir/l<eacute/e.</cd> <au>Thackeray.</au> --
<col><b>Drawn battle</b></col>, <cd>one in which neither party gains the
victory.</cd> -- <col><b>To give battle</b></col>, <cd>to attack an
enemy.</cd> -- <col><b>To join battle</b></col>, <cd>to meet the attack;
to engage in battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Pitched battle</b></col>, <cd>one
in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular
disposition of the forces.</cd> -- <col><b>Wager of battle</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Wager</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conflict; encounter; contest; action.</syn>
<usage> <er>Battle</er>, <er>Combat</er>, <er>Fight</er>,
<er>Engagement</er>. These words agree in denoting a close encounter
between contending parties. <xex>Fight</xex> 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 <xex>fight</xex>. A <xex>combat</xex> is a close encounter,
whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A
<xex>battle</xex> is commonly more general and prolonged. An
<xex>engagement</xex> supposes large numbers on each side,
<xex>engaged</xex> or intermingled in the conflict.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Battled</conjf>
<pr>(-tl'd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Battling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>batailler</ets>, fr.
<ets>bataille</ets>. See <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To
join in battle; to contend in fight; <as>as, to <ex>battle</ex> over
theories</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To meet in arms, and <qex>battle</qex> in the plain.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assail in battle; to
fight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle-axe</ent><br/
<ent>Battle-ax</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bat"tle-ax`</hw> <hw>Bat"tle-axe`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(-<acr/ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of
broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battled</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Embattled.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battledoor</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*door`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>batyldour</ets>. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp.
<ets>batallador</ets> a great combatant, he who has fought many battles,
Pg. <ets>batalhador</ets>, Pr. <ets>batalhador</ets>, warrior, soldier,
fr. L. <ets>battalia</ets>; or cf. Pr. <ets>batedor</ets> batlet, fr.
<ets>batre</ets> to beat, fr. L. <ets>batuere</ets>. See
<er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>battledore</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>battleder</ets>.]</ety> <def>A child's
hornbook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battledore</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*dore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>battledoor</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battledore and shuttlecock.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battlefield</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*field</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region where a battle is
fought.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battleground, field of battle, field.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battlefront</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*front</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the line along which opposing
armies face each other.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> front, front line.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> #here]</p>

<p><ent>battleground</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*ground</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region where a battle is
fought; same as <er>battlefield</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battlefield, field of battle, field.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battle-hardened</ent><br/
<hw>battle-hardened</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Experienced in combat, and
therefore more effective at fighting; -- used mostly of infantry troops;
<as>as, <ex>battle-hardened</ex> veterans</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> combat-hardened, combat-tested.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battlement</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle*ment</hw> <pr>(-m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>batelment</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bataillement</ets> combat, fr.
<ets>batailler</ets>, also OF. <ets>bastillier</ets>,
<ets>bateillier</ets>, to fortify. Cf. <er>Battle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<er>Bastile</er>, <er>Bastion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient
fortifications.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battlemented</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle*ment*ed</hw> <pr>(-m<ecr/nt*<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having battlements.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>battlemented</qex> portal.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battle range</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"tle range`</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The range within which
the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle,
this is six hundred yards.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>battleship</ent><br/
<hw>bat"tle*ship`</hw>. <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <ety>[shortened from
<ets>line-of-battle ship</ets>, i.e. the most heavily armored ship
suited to be in the front line of a naval battle.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battologist</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
battologizes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battologize</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t*t<ocr/l"l<osl/*j<imac/z)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate.</def>
<rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battology</ent><br/
<hw>Bat*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t*t<ocr/l"l<osl/*j<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>battologie</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>battologi`a</grk>; <grk>ba`ttos</grk>; a stammerer +
<grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.]</ety> <def>A needless repetition of words in
speaking or writing.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batton</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Batten</er>,
and <er>Baton</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battue</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat"tue`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>battue</ets>, fr. <ets>battre</ets> to beat. See <er>Batter</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Battuta</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Hunting)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for
game.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The game itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>The wanton slaughter of game.</def> <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batture</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat`ture"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>battre</ets> to beat.]</ety> <def>An elevated river bed or sea
bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Battuta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bat*tu"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>battuta</ets>, fr. <ets>battere</ets> to beat.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The measuring of time by beating.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batty</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ty</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Belonging to, or resembling, a bat.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Batty</xex>
wings.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; <as>as, her constant
gabbing is driving me <ex>batty</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bats.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batule</ent><br/
<hw>Bat"ule</hw> <pr>(b<acr/t"<umac/l <it>or</it>
b<adot/*t<oomac/l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A springboard in a circus
or gymnasium; -- called also <altname>batule board</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Batz</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Batz</hw> <pr>(b<aum/ts)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Batzen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ger. <ets>batz</ets>,
<ets>batze</ets>, <ets>batzen</ets>, a coin bearing the image of a bear,
Ger. <ets>b<aum/tz</ets>, <ets>betz</ets>, bear.]</ety> <def>A small
copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly current in some parts of
Germany and Switzerland. It was worth about four cents.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baubee</ent><br/
<hw>Bau*bee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bawbee</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bauble</ent><br/
<hw>Bau"ble</hw> <pr>(b<add/"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>baubel</ets> a child's plaything, F. <ets>babiole</ets>, It.
<ets>babbola</ets>, LL. <ets>baubellum</ets> gem, jewel, L.
<ets>babulus</ets>, <ets>a baburrus</ets>, foolish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy
without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The ineffective <qex>bauble</qex> of an Indian pagod.</q>
<rj><qau>Sheridan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fool's club.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/A
<xex>fool's bauble</xex> was a short stick with a head ornamented with
an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baubling</ent><br/
<hw>Bau"bling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bawbling</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>baud</ent><br/
<hw>baud</hw> <pr>(b<add/d or b<ocir/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named
after <person>J. M. E. <etsep>Baudot</etsep></person>, a French
inventor, died 1903.]</ety> <fld>(Computers, telecommunications)</fld>
<def>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 <er>data signalling rate</er> may be smaller than the baud
rate.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baudekin</ent><br/
<hw>Bau"de*kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bawdekin</ets> rich silk stuff, OF. <ets>baudequin</ets>. See
<er>Baldachin</er>.]</ety> <def>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 <city>Baghdad</city>.</def>
<altsp>[Spelt also <asp>baudkin</asp>, <asp>baudkyn</asp>,
<asp>bawdekin</asp>, and <asp>baldakin</asp>.]</altsp>
<rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baudrick</ent><br/
<hw>Bau"drick</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A belt. See
<er>Baldric</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baulk</ent><br/
<ent>Bauk</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bauk</hw>, <hw>Baulk</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. &
v.</pos> <def>See <er>Balk</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baume</ent><br/
<hw>Bau`m<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designating or
conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist
<person>Antoine <etsep>Baum<eacute/</etsep></person> in the graduation
of his hydrometers; of or relating to <persfn>Baum<eacute/'s</persfn>
scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum<eacute/ hydrometers. One,
which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in pure
water, and to 15<deg/ in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for
liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0<deg/ in a 10 per cent salt
solution and to 10<deg/ in pure water. In both cases the graduation,
based on the distance between these fundamental points, is continued
along the stem as far as desired.</def> <note>Since all the degrees on a
Baum<eacute/ 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<eacute/ and specific gravity.
However, readings on Baum<eacute/s scale may be approximately reduced to
specific gravities by the following formul<ae/ (<it>x</it> in each case
being the reading on Baum<eacute/'s scale): <sd>(a)</sd> for liquids
heavier than water, <mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <divide/ (144 -
<it>x</it>)</mathex>; <sd>(b)</sd> for liquids lighter than water,
<mathex>sp. gr. = 144 <divide/ (134 + <it>x</it>)</mathex>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baunscheidtism</ent><br/
<hw>Baun"scheidt*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
introducer, a German named
<persfn><etsep>Baunscheidt</etsep></persfn>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a
stimulating fluid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauxite</ent><br/
<ent>Bauxite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Baux"ite</hw>, <hw>Beaux"ite</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <etsep>Baux</etsep> or
<etsep>Beaux</etsep>, near Arles.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bauxitic</ent><br/
<hw>bauxitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
bauxite.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bavardage</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba`var`dage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Much talking; prattle; chatter.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bavaria</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*va"ri*a</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A state in southern
Germany.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bavarian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*va"ri*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Bavaria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant
of Bavaria.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bavarian cream</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Cream</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bavaroy</ent><br/
<hw>Bav"a*roy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>Bavarois</ets> Bavarian.]</ety> <def>A kind of cloak or
surtout.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let the looped <qex>bavaroy</qex> the fop embrace.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 126 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Bavian</ent><br/
<hw>Ba"vi*an</hw> <pr>(b<amac/"v<icr/*<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Baboon</er>.]</ety> <def>A baboon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bavin</ent><br/
<hw>Bav"in</hw> <pr>(b<acr/v"<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael.
& Ir. <ets>baban</ets> tuft, tassel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fagot of
brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse
of brushwood.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impure limestone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawbee</ent><br/
<hw>Baw*bee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupt. fr.
<ets>halfpenny</ets>.]</ety> <def>A halfpenny.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>baubee</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawble</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trinket. See
<er>Bauble</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bawbling</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"bling</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Insignificant;
contemptible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bawcock</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"cock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F.
<ets>beau</ets> fine + E. <ets>cock</ets> (the bird); or more prob. fr.
OF. <ets>baud</ets> bold, gay + E. <ets>cock</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bawd</er>.]</ety> <def>A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/How now, my <xex>bawcock</xex> ?<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bawd</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baude</ets>,
OF. <ets>balt</ets>, <ets>baut</ets>, <ets>baude</ets>, bold, merry,
perh. fr. OHG. <ets>bald</ets> bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W.
<ets>baw</ets> dirt. Cf. <er>Bold</er>, <er>Bawdry</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawd</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To procure women for lewd
purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawdily</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd"i*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Obscenely;
lewdly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bawdiness</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Obscenity; lewdness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawdrick</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd"rick</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A belt. See
<er>Baldric</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawdry</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd"ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>baudery</ets>, OF. <ets>bauderie</ets>, <ets>balderie</ets>,
boldness, joy. See <er>Bawd</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The practice
of procuring women for the gratification of lust.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Illicit intercourse; fornication.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.</def>
<ldquo/The pert style of the pit <xex>bawdry</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Steele.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawdy</ent><br/
<hw>Bawd"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dirty; foul; -- said of
clothes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It [a garment] is al <qex>bawdy</qex> and to-tore also.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscene; filthy; unchaste.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>bawdy</xex> story.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawdyhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"dy*house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house of
prostitution; a house of ill fame; a brothel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawhorse</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"horse`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bathorse</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawl</ent><br/
<hw>Bawl</hw> <pr>(b<add/l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bawled</conjf> (b<add/ld); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bawling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>baula</ets> to low,
bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. <ets>b<oum/la</ets>; cf. AS
<ets>bellan</ets>, G. <ets>bellen</ets> to bark, E. <ets>bellow</ets>,
<ets>bull</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cry out with a loud, full
sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to
vociferate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cry loudly, as a child from pain or
vexation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawl</ent><br/
<hw>Bawl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To proclaim with a loud voice, or
by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawl</ent><br/
<hw>Bawl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loud, prolonged cry; an
outcry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawler</ent><br/
<hw>Bawl"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bawls.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bawn</ent><br/
<hw>Bawn</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. & Gael.
<ets>babhun</ets> inclosure, bulwark.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
inclosure with mud or stone walls, for keeping cattle; a fortified
inclosure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large house.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bawrel</ent><br/
<hw>Baw"rel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>barletta</ets> a tree falcon, or hobby.]</ety> <def>A kind of
hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bawson</ent><br/
<ent>Bawsin</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Baw"sin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Baw"son</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bawson</ets>, <ets>baucyne</ets>,
badger (named from its color), OF. <ets>bauzan</ets>,
<ets>bau<cced/ant</ets>, <ets>bauchant</ets>, spotted with white, pied;
cf. It. <ets>balzano</ets>, F. <ets>balzan</ets>, a white-footed horse,
It. <ets>balza</ets> border, trimming, fr. L. <ets>balteus</ets> belt,
border, edge. Cf. <er>Belt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A badger.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large, unwieldy person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Baxter</ent><br/
<hw>Bax"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bakestre</ets>, <ets>bakistre</ets>, AS. <ets>b<ae/cestre</ets>,
prop. fem. of <ets>b<ae/cere</ets> baker. See <er>Baker</er>.]</ety>
<def>A baker; originally, a female baker.</def> <mark>[Old Eng. &
Scotch]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(b<amac/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bai</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>badius</ets> brown, chestnut-colored; -- used only of
horses.]</ety> <def>Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; --
applied to the color of horses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bay cat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a wild cat of
Africa and the East Indies (<spn>Felis aurata</spn>).</cd> --
<col><b>Bay lynx</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common American
lynx (<spn>Lynx lynx</spn>, formerly <spn>Felis rufa</spn> or <spn>Lynx
rufa</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baie</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>baia</ets>. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. & Gael. <ets>badh</ets> or
<ets>bagh</ets> bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. <ets>baia</ets>,
<ets>baiya</ets>, harbor, and F. <ets>bayer</ets> to gape, open the
mouth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>An inlet of the sea,
usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general
character.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is not used with much precision, and is often
applied to large tracts of water, around which the land forms a curve;
as, Hudson's <ex>Bay</ex>. 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 <ex>Bay</ex> of Biscay.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or
grain in the stalks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy
Bay.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Sick bay</b></col>, <cd>in vessels of war, that part of a
deck appropriated to the use of the sick.</cd>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baie</ets> a berry, the fruit
of the laurel and other trees, fr. L. <ets>baca</ets>, <ets>bacca</ets>,
a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. <ets>bapka</ets> laurel
berry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A berry, particularly of the
laurel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The laurel tree (<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>). 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The patriot's honors and the poet's <qex>bays</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tract covered with bay trees.</def> <mark>[Local,
U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bay leaf</b></col>, <cd>the leaf of the bay tree
(<spn>Laurus nobilis</spn>). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic
taste, and is used for flavoring in food.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bayed</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Baying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bayen</ets>,
<ets>abayen</ets>, OF. <ets>abaier</ets>, F. <ets>aboyer</ets>, to bark;
of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>To bark, as a dog with a deep voice
does, at his game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely <qex>bayed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bark at; hence, to
follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; <as>as, to <ex>bay</ex>
the bear</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bay</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deep-toned, prolonged
barking.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bay</xex> of curs.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>bay</ets>, <ets>abay</ets>, OF.
<ets>abai</ets>, F. <ets>aboi</ets> barking, pl. <ets>abois</ets>, prop.
the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs,
barking (<ets>aboyant</ets>); <ets>aux abois</ets> at bay.]</ety> <def>A
state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when
escape has become impossible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Embolden'd by despair, he stood at <qex>bay</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The most terrible evils are just kept at <qex>bay</qex> by
incessant efforts.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>b<ae/wen</ets> to
bathe, and G. <ets>b<aum/hen</ets> to foment.]</ety> <def>To
bathe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bank or dam to keep back
water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bay</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dam, as water; -- with
<xex>up</xex> or <xex>back</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baya</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ba"ya</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The East Indian weaver bird
(<spn>Ploceus Philippinus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayatte</ent><br/
<ent>Bayad</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba*yad"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ba*yatte"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bayad</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of
two species (<spn>Bagrina bayad</spn> and <spn>Bagrina
docmac</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayadere</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`ya*dere"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Pg.
<ets>bailadeira</ets> a female dancer, <ets>bailar</ets> to
dance.]</ety> <def>A female dancer in the East Indies.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bajadere</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayamo</ent><br/
<hw>Ba*ya"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld>
<def>A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba, esp.
near Bayamo. The gusts, called <xex>bayamo winds</xex>, are modified
foehn winds.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay-antler</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"-ant`ler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bez-Antler</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The second tine of a
stag's horn. See under <er>Antler</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayard</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"ard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bayard</ets>, <ets>baiart</ets>, bay horse; <ets>bai</ets> bay +
<ets>-ard</ets>. See <er>Bay</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and
<er>-ard</er>.]</ety> <def>Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse.
Commonly in the phrase <xex>blind bayard</xex>, an old blind
horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Blind <qex>bayard</qex> moves the mill.</q>
<rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bayeur</ets>, fr. <ets>bayer</ets> to
gape.]</ety> <def>A stupid, clownish fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayardly</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"ard*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blind; stupid.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/A formal and <xex>bayardly</xex> round of
duties.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Goodman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fruit of the bay tree or <spn>Laurus
nobilis</spn>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tree of the West Indies related
to the myrtle (<spn>Pimenta acris</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
fruit of <spn>Myrica cerifera</spn> (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; --
called also <altname>candleberry tree</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bayberry tallow</b></col>, <cd>a fragrant green wax
obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also <altname>myrtle
wax</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Baybolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"bolt`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bolt with a
barbed shank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayed</ent><br/
<hw>Bayed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bay or
bays.</def> <ldquo/The large <xex>bayed</xex> barn.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayeux tapestry</ent><br/
<hw>Ba`yeux" tap"es*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay ice</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" ice`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Ice</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay leaf</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" leaf`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under 3d
<er>Bay</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayman</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>In
the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now officially designated
as <altname>hospital apprentice</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayonet</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"o*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bayonnette</ets>, <ets>ba<ium/onnette</ets>; -- so called, it is
said, because the first bayonets were made at
<etsep>Bayonne</etsep>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which
required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had
fired.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bayonet clutch</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Clutch</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Bayonet joint</b></col>, <cd>a form of coupling similar to
that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket.</cd>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj> -- <col><b>bayonet mount</b></col>,
<fld>(photography)</fld> <cd>a coupling mechanism for attaching
removable lenses to the body of a camera, using a <cref>bayonet
socket</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>bayonet socket</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayonet</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"o*net</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bayoneted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bayoneting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stab with a
bayonet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To compel or drive by the bayonet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bayonet</qex> us into submission.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayou</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"ou</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bayous</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[North Am. Indian
<ets>bayuk</ets>, in F. spelling <ets>bayouc</ets>,
<ets>bayouque</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Southern U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A dark slender thread of a <qex>bayou</qex> moves loiteringly
northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses.</q> <rj><qau>G. W.
Cable.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayou State</ent><br/
<hw>Bay"ou State`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Mississippi; -- a nickname,
from its numerous bayous.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay rum</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" rum"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A fragrant liquid, used for
cosmetic and medicinal purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared,
it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry
(<spn>Myrcia acris</spn>). The bay rum of the Pharmacop<oe/ia (spirit of
myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel,
oil of pimento, alcohol, and water.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bayze</ent><br/
<ent>Bays</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bays</hw>, <hw>Bayze</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baize</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay salt</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" salt`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.
Ure.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay State</ent><br/
<hw>Bay State</hw>. <def>Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony
of Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay tree</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" tree`</hw>. <def>A species of laurel. (<spn>Laurus
nobilis</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay window</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" win"dow</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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 <altname>bow window</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bay window, bow window, bow-window.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a protruding abdomen.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark>
<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> belly, paunch, pot, potbelly, corporation,
tummy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bay yarn</ent><br/
<hw>Bay" yarn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Woolen yarn.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bazar</ent><br/
<ent>Bazaar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ba*zaar"</hw> <hw>Ba*zar"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<adot/*z<aum/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.
<ets>b<amac/zar</ets> market.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the East, an
exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed
for sale.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of
goods, as at a fair.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc.,
commonly for a charitable purpose.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>B. C.</ent><br/
<ent>BC</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>BC</hw>, <hw>B. C.</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>before Christ;
used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born, i.e. 1
<sc>a. d.</sc>.</def> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bdellium</ent><br/
<hw>bdel"lium</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<grk>bde`llion</grk>; cf. Heb. <ets>b'dolakh</ets> bdellium (in sense
1).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unidentified substance mentioned in the
Bible (<au>Gen. ii. 12</au>, and <au>Num. xi. 7</au>), variously taken
to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber
found in Arabia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from
India, Persia, and Africa.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <stype>Indian bdellium</stype> or <stype>false
myrrh</stype> is an exudation from <spn>Balsamodendron Roxburghii</spn>.
Other kinds are known as <stype>African bdellium</stype>,
<stype>Sicilian bdellium</stype>, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bdelloidea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bdel*loi"de*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The order of Annulata which includes the
leeches. See <er>Hirudinea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bdellometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bdel*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an
exhausting syringe.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bdellomorpha</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bdel`lo*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>bde`lla</grk> leech + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An order of Nemertina, including the large
leechlike worms (<gen>Malacobdella</gen>) often parasitic in
clams.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Be</ent><br/
<hw>Be</hw> <pr>(b<emac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Was</conjf> <pr>(w<ocr/z)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Been</conjf> <pr>(b<icr/n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Being</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>been</ets>,
<ets>beon</ets>, AS. <ets>be<oacute/n</ets> to be,
<ets>be<oacute/m</ets> I am; akin to OHG. <ets>bim</ets>,
<ets>pim</ets>, G. <ets>bin</ets>, I am, Gael. & Ir. <ets>bu</ets> was,
W. <ets>bod</ets> to be, Lith. <ets>bu-ti</ets>, O. Slav.
<ets>by-ti</ets>, to be, L. <ets>fu-i</ets> I have been,
<ets>fu-turus</ets> about to be, <ets>fo-re</ets> to be about to be, and
perh. to <ets>fieri</ets> to become, Gr. <grk>fy^nai</grk> to be born,
to be, Skr. <ets>bh<umac/</ets> to be. This verb is defective, and the
parts lacking are supplied by verbs from other roots, <ets>is</ets>,
<ets>was</ets>, which have no radical connection with <ets>be</ets>. The
various forms, <ets>am</ets>, <ets>are</ets>, <ets>is</ets>,
<ets>was</ets>, <ets>were</ets>, etc., are considered grammatically as
parts of the verb <ldquo/to be<rdquo/, which, with its conjugational
forms, is often called the <ets>substantive verb</ets>. <root/97. Cf.
<er>Future</er>, <er>Physic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exist
actually, or in the world of fact; to have existence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>be</qex> contents his natural desire.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>be</qex>, or not to <qex>be</qex>: that is the
question.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>be</ex>
happy; to <ex>be</ex> here; to <ex>be</ex> large, or strong; to
<ex>be</ex> an animal; to <ex>be</ex> a hero; to <ex>be</ex> a
nonentity; three and two <ex>are</ex> five; annihilation <ex>is</ex> the
cessation of existence; that <ex>is</ex> the man</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take place; to happen; <as>as, the meeting
<ex>was</ex> on Thursday</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer
to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The field <qex>is</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiii.
38.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The seven candlesticks which thou sawest <qex>are</qex> the seven
churches.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. i. 20.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The verb <xex>to be</xex> (including the forms
<xex>is</xex>, <xex>was</xex>, etc.) is used in forming the passive
voice of other verbs; as, John has <ex>been</ex> struck by James. It is
also used with the past participle of many intransitive verbs to express
a state of the subject. But <xex>have</xex> is now more commonly used as
the auxiliary, though expressing a different sense; as, <ldquo/Ye have
come too late -- but ye <xex>are come</xex>. <rdquo/ <ldquo/The minstrel
boy to the war <xex>is gone</xex>.<rdquo/ The present and imperfect
tenses form, with the infinitive, a particular future tense, which
expresses necessity, duty, or purpose; as, government <xex>is</xex> to
be supported; we <xex>are</xex> to pay our just debts; the deed
<ex>is</ex> to be signed to-morrow.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><xex>Have</xex> or <xex>had been</xex>, followed by
<xex>to</xex>, implies movement. <ldquo/I <xex>have been to</xex>
Paris.<rdquo/ <au>Sydney Smith.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Have</xex> you
<xex>been to</xex> Franchard ?<rdquo/ <au>R. L.
Stevenson.</au></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Been</xex>, or <xex>ben</xex>, was anciently the
plural of the indicative present. <ldquo/Ye <xex>ben</xex> light of the
world.<rdquo/ <au>Wyclif, Matt. v. 14.</au> Afterwards <xex>be</xex> was
used, as in our Bible: <ldquo/They that <xex>be</xex> with us are more
than they that <ex>be</ex> with them.<rdquo/ <au>2 Kings vi. 16.</au>
<xex>Ben</xex> was also the old infinitive: <ldquo/To <xex>ben</xex> of
such power.<rdquo/ <au>R. of Gloucester.</au> <xex>Be</xex> is used as a
form of the present subjunctive: <ldquo/But if it <xex>be</xex> a
question of words and names.<rdquo/ <au>Acts xviii. 15.</au> But the
indicative forms, <ex>is</ex> and <ex>are</ex>, with <ex>if</ex>, are
more commonly used.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Be it so</b></col>, <cd>a phrase of supposition,
equivalent to <sig>suppose it to be so</sig>; or of permission,
signifying <sig>let it be so</sig>.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>If so
be</b></col>, <cd>in case.</cd> -- <col><b>To be from</b></col>, <cd>to
have come from; as, <xex>from</xex> what place <xex>are</xex> you? I
<xex>am from</xex> Chicago.</cd> -- <col><b>To let be</b></col>, <cd>to
omit, or leave untouched; to let alone.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Let be</xex>,
therefore, my vengeance to dissuade.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>To be</er>, <er>Exist</er>.</syn> <usage> The
verb <xex>to be</xex>, except in a few rare cases, like that of
Shakespeare's <ldquo/To <xex>be</xex>, or not to <xex>be</xex><rdquo/,
is used simply as a <xex>copula</xex>, to connect a subject with its
predicate; as, man <xex>is</xex> mortal; the soul <xex>is</xex>
immortal. The verb <xex>to exist</xex> is never properly used as a mere
copula, but points to things that <xex>stand forth</xex>, or have a
substantive being; as, when the soul is freed from all corporeal
alliance, then it truly <xex>exists</xex>. It is not, therefore,
properly synonymous with <ex>to be</ex> when used as a copula, though
occasionally made so by some writers for the sake of variety; as in the
phrase <ldquo/there <xex>exists</xex> [<xex>is</xex>] no reason for
laying new taxes.<rdquo/ We may, indeed, say, <ldquo/a friendship has
long <xex>existed</xex> between them,<rdquo/ instead of saying,
<ldquo/there has long <xex>been</xex> a friendship between them;<rdquo/
but in this case, <xex>exist</xex> is not a mere copula. It is used in
its appropriate sense to mark the friendship as having been long in
<xex>existence</xex>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Be-</ent><br/
<hw>Be-</hw>. <ety>[AS. <ets>be</ets>, and in accented form
<ets>b<imac/</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>be</ets> and <ets>b<imac/</ets>,
OHG. <ets>bi</ets>, <ets>pi</ets>, and <ets>p<imac/</ets>, MHG.
<ets>be</ets> and <ets>b<imac/</ets>, G. <ets>be</ets> and
<ets>bei</ets>, Goth. <ets>bi</ets>, and perh. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk>
about (cf. AS. <ets>be</ets>se<oacute/n to look about). <root/203. Cf.
<er>By</er>, <er>Amb-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, originally the same
word as <xex>by</xex>;</def> joined with verbs, it serves: <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>To intensify the meaning; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>spatter,
<ex>be</ex>stir</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To render an intransitive
verb transitive; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>fall (to fall upon);
<ex>be</ex>speak (to speak for)</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To make
the action of a verb particular or definite; <as>as, <ex>be</ex>get (to
get as offspring); <ex>be</ex>set (to set around)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>It is joined with certain substantives, and a few adjectives,
to form verbs; as, <xex>be</xex>dew, <xex>be</xex>friend,
<xex>be</xex>night, <xex>be</xex>sot; <xex>be</xex>late (to make late);
<xex>be</xex>little (to make little). It also occurs in certain nouns,
adverbs, and prepositions, often with something of the force of the
preposition <xex>by</xex>, or <xex>about</xex>; as, <xex>be</xex>lief
(believe), <xex>be</xex>half, <xex>be</xex>quest (bequeath);
<xex>be</xex>cause, <xex>be</xex>fore, <xex>be</xex>neath,
<xex>be</xex>side, <xex>be</xex>tween.<br/
In some words the original force of <xex>be</xex> is obscured or lost;
as, in <xex>be</xex>come, <xex>be</xex>gin, <xex>be</xex>have,
<xex>be</xex>hoove, <xex>be</xex>long.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 127 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Beach</ent><br/
<hw>Beach</hw> <pr>(b<emac/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Beaches</plw> <pr>(-<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Sw.
<ets>backe</ets> hill, Dan. <ets>bakke</ets>, Icel. <ets>bakki</ets>
hill, bank. Cf. <er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pebbles,
collectively; shingle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed
by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beach flea</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common
name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family
<fam>Orchestid<ae/</fam>, living on the sea beaches, and leaping like
fleas.</cd> -- <col><b>Beach grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
coarse grass (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>), 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.</cd>
-- <col><b>Beach wagon</b></col>, <cd>a light open wagon with two or
more seats.</cd> -- <col><b>Raised beach</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beach</ent><br/
<hw>Beach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beached</conjf> <pr>(b<emac/cht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To run or drive (as a vessel or
a boat) upon a beach; to strand; <as>as, to <ex>beach</ex> a
ship</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beach comber</ent><br/
<hw>Beach" comb`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A long, curling wave
rolling in from the ocean. See <er>Comber</er>.</def> <mark>[Amer.,
archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beachcomber</ent><br/
<hw>beachcomber</hw>. <altsp>[Written also <asp>beach-comber</asp> or
<asp>beach comber</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters about seaports,
particularly on the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a Scotchman who
was a <qex>beach-comber</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>F. T. Bullen.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a vagrant living on a beach.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person who searches along a beach for objects of
value, such as lost objects or seashells.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beached</ent><br/
<hw>Beached</hw> <pr>(b<emac/cht)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Bordered by a beach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>beached</qex> verge of the salt flood.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach;
<as>as, the ship is <ex>beached</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beachhead</ent><br/
<hw>beach"head`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an area in hostile territory
that has been occupied and is held to allow additional troops and
supplies to enter.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bridgehead, foothold.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beachlike</ent><br/
<hw>beach"like`</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having an extensive gently
sloping area of sand or gravel; -- of a shore or shoreline. Opposite of
<ant>cliffy</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>gravelly, pebbly,
shingly</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beachy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beachwear</ent><br/
<hw>beach"wear</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>clothing to be worn at a
beach.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beachy</ent><br/
<hw>Beach"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a beach or
beaches; formed by a beach or beaches; shingly.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>beachy</qex> girdle of the ocean.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beacon</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"con</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"k'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bekene</ets>, AS. <ets>be<aacute/cen</ets>, <ets>b<emac/cen</ets>;
akin to OS. <ets>b<omac/kan</ets>, Fries. <ets>baken</ets>,
<ets>beken</ets>, sign, signal, D. <ets>baak</ets>, OHG.
<ets>bouhhan</ets>, G. <ets>bake</ets>; of unknown origin. Cf.
<er>Beckon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A signal fire to notify of the
approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of
warning.</def><br/
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<p><q>No flaming <qex>beacons</qex> cast their blaze afar.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A high hill near the shore.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which gives notice of danger.</def><br/
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<p><q>Modest doubt is called<br/
The <qex>beacon</qex> of the wise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Navigation)</fld> <def>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 <altname><col><b>radio
beacon</b></col></altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <mark>[fig.]</mark> <def>that which provides guidance or
inspiration; <as>the Constitution has been a <ex>beacon</ex> for civil
rights activists</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beacon fire</b></col>, <cd>a signal fire.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beacon</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"con</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beaconed</conjf> <pr>(b<emac/"k'nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beaconing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give
light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.</def><br/
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<p><q>That <qex>beacons</qex> the darkness of heaven.</q>
<rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with a beacon or beacons.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beaconage</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"con*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Money paid for
the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beaconless</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"con*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no beacon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bead</ent><br/
<hw>Bead</hw> <pr>(b<emac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bede</ets> prayer, prayer bead, AS. <ets>bed</ets>,
<ets>gebed</ets>, prayer; akin to D. <ets>bede</ets>, G.
<ets>bitte</ets>, AS. <ets>biddan</ets>, to ask, bid, G.
<ets>bitten</ets> to ask, and perh. to Gr. <grk>pei`qein</grk> to
persuade, L. <ets>fidere</ets> 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. <ets>cuenta</ets> bead, fr.
<ets>contar</ets> to count. See <er>Bid</er>, in <ets>to bid
beads</ets>, and <er>Bide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prayer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 Muslims, whence the phrases <ecol><b>to tell
beads</b></ecol>, <col><b>to be at one's beads</b></col>, <col><b>to bid
beads</b></col>, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any small globular body</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A bubble in spirits.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A drop of sweat or
other liquid.</def> <ldquo/Cold <xex>beads</xex> of midnight dew.<rdquo/
<au>Wordsworth.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A small knob of metal on a
firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression <xex>to draw a
bead</xex>, for, to take aim).</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an
arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short
embossments.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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>as, the borax <ex>bead</ex>; the iron
<ex>bead</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bead and butt</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>framing
in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two
edges.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Bead mold</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bead mould</asp>.]</altsp> -- <col><b>Bead
tool</b></col>, <cd>a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make
beads or beading.</cd> -- <col><b>Bead tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a tree of the genus <gen>Melia</gen>, the best known species of
which (<spn>Melia azedarach</spn>), has blue flowers which are very
fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bead</ent><br/
<hw>Bead</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To ornament with beads or
beading.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bead</ent><br/
<hw>Bead</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form beadlike bubbles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beaded</ent><br/
<hw>beaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
of <er>bead</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>covered with beads or jewels or sequins.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed,
jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>appearing as if covered with beads; <as>as, Her face
was <ex>beaded</ex> with sweat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedehouse</ent><br/
<ent>Beadhouse</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bead"house`</hw>, <hw>Bede"house`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bede</ets> prayer + E.
<ets>house</ets>. See <er>Bead</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An
almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their
benefactors.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beading</ent><br/
<hw>Bead"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>Molding in imitation of beads.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The beads or bead-forming quality of certain
liquors; <as>as, the <ex>beading</ex> of a brand of
whisky</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beadle</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bedel</ets>, <ets>bidel</ets>, <ets>budel</ets>, OF.
<ets>bedel</ets>, F. <ets>bedeau</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>butil</ets>,
<ets>putil</ets>, G. <ets>b<uum/ttel</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>biotan</ets>,
G. <ets>bieten</ets>, to bid, confused with AS. <ets>bydel</ets>, the
same word as OHG. <ets>butil</ets>. See. <er>Bid</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger or crier of a court; a
servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called
also an <altname>apparitor</altname> or
<altname>summoner</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer in a university, who precedes public
processions of officers and students.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In this sense the archaic spellings <xex>bedel</xex>
(Oxford) and <xex>bedell</xex> (Cambridge) are preserved.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beadlery</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"dle*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Office or
jurisdiction of a beadle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beadleship</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"dle*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being, or the
personality of, a beadle.</def> <rj><au>A. Wood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bead proof</ent><br/
<hw>Bead" proof`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beadroll</ent><br/
<hw>Bead"roll`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>On Fame's eternal <qex>beadroll</qex> worthy to be filed.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is quite startling, on going over the <qex>beadroll</qex> of
English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male
line.</q> <rj><qau>Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedesman</ent><br/
<ent>Beadsman</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Beads"man</hw>, <hw>Bedes"man</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-men</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<def>A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the
soul of its founder; an almsman.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor <qex>beadsman</qex> for
ever unto Almighty God.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beadsnake</ent><br/
<hw>Bead"snake`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small poisonous snake of North America (<spn>Elaps
fulvius</spn>), banded with yellow, red, and black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedeswoman</ent><br/
<ent>Beadswoman</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Beads"wom`an</hw>, <hw>Bedes"wom`an</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-women</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>Fem. of <er>Beadsman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beadwork</ent><br/
<hw>Bead"work`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ornamental work
in beads.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beady</ent><br/
<hw>Bead"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Beady</xex> eyes.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered or ornamented with, or as with,
beads.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Characterized by beads; <as>as, <ex>beady</ex>
liquor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>beady-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>beady-eyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having eyes that
gleam with malice.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beagle</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>begele</ets>; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael.
<ets>beag</ets> small, little, W. <ets>bach</ets>. F. <ets>bigle</ets>
is from English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small hound, or hunting dog,
twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small
game. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beagling</ent><br/
<hw>beagling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>hunting rabbits with
beagles.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beak</ent><br/
<hw>Beak</hw> <pr>(b<emac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bek</ets>, F. <ets>bec</ets>, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir.
<ets>bac</ets>, <ets>bacc</ets>, <ets>hook</ets>, W.
<ets>bach</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>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.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and
other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The
upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a
bivalve.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The prolongation of certain univalve
shells containing the canal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a
beak, as a promontory of land.</def> <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of a ship, before the
forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main
knee.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A continuous slight projection
ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the
water is thrown off.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any process somewhat like the beak
of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A toe clip. See <er>Clip</er>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A magistrate or policeman.</def> <mark>[Slang,
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaked</ent><br/
<hw>Beaked</hw> <pr>(b<emac/kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped.</def> <ldquo/Each
<xex>beaked</xex> promontory.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Furnished with a process or a
mouth like a beak; rostrate.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Beaked whale</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a cetacean
of the genus <gen>Hyperoodon</gen>; the bottlehead whale.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaker</ent><br/
<hw>Beak"er</hw> <pr>(b<emac/k"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biker</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bikarr</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aum/gare</ets>, Dan. <ets>baeger</ets>, G. <ets>becher</ets>, It.
<ets>bicchiere</ets>; -- all fr. LL. <ets>bicarium</ets>, prob. fr. Gr.
<grk>bi^kos</grk> wine jar, or perh. L. <ets>bacar</ets> wine vessel.
Cf. <er>Pitcher</er> a jug.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large drinking
cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a
projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring
heat.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beakhead</ent><br/
<hw>Beak"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament used in rich Norman doorways,
resembling a head with a beak.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small platform at
the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water
closets of the crew.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Beak</er>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beakiron</ent><br/
<hw>Beak"i*ron</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bickern</er>.]</ety> <def>A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak,
adapted to reach the interior surfaces of sheet metal ware; the horn of
an anvil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beal</ent><br/
<hw>Beal</hw> <pr>(b<emac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Boil</er>
a tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small inflammatory tumor; a
pustule.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beal</ent><br/
<hw>Beal</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bealed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To gather matter; to swell and
come to a head, as a pimple.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Be-all</ent><br/
<hw>Be"-all`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The whole; all that
is to be.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beam</ent><br/
<hw>Beam</hw> <pr>(b<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>be<aacute/m</ets> beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries.
<ets>b<amac/m</ets> tree, OS. <ets>b<omac/m</ets>, D. <ets>boom</ets>,
OHG. <ets>boum</ets>, <ets>poum</ets>, G. <ets>baum</ets>, Icel.
<ets>ba<edh/mr</ets>, Goth. <ets>bagms</ets> and Gr. <grk>fy^ma</grk> a
growth, <grk>fy^nai</grk> to become, to be. Cf. L. <ets>radius</ets>
staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. <ets>strahl</ets>
arrow, spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. <root/97. See
<er>Be</er>; cf. <er>Boom</er> a spar.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any large
piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and
prepared for use.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the principal horizontal timbers of a
building or ship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>beams</qex> of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the decks.</q>
<rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The width of a vessel; <as>as, one vessel is said to
have more <ex>beam</ex> than another</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the
scales are suspended.</def><br/
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<p><q>The doubtful <qex>beam</qex> long nods from side to side.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer,
which bears the antlers, or branches.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The pole of a carriage.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>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 <xex>fore
beam</xex>, the other the <xex>back beam</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The straight part or shank of an anchor.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>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 <altname>working
beam</altname> or <altname>walking beam</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from
the sun or other luminous body; <as>as, a <ex>beam</ex> of light, or of
heat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>How far that little candle throws his <qex>beams</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>: <def>A ray; a gleam; <as>as, a
<ex>beam</ex> of comfort</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Mercy with her genial <qex>beam</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; --
called also <altname>beam feather</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Abaft the beam</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam center</b></col>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of
an engine vibrates.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam compass</b></col>, <cd>an
instrument consisting of a rod or beam, having sliding sockets that
carry steel or pencil points; -- used for drawing or describing large
circles.</cd> -- <col><b>Beam engine</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Before the beam</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>On the beam</b></col>, <cd>in a line with the
beams, or at right angles with the keel.</cd> -- <col><b>On the weather
beam</b></col>, <cd>on the side of a ship which faces the wind.</cd> --
<col><b>To be on her beam ends</b></col>, <cd>to incline, as a vessel,
so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical
position.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Beam</ent><br/
<hw>Beam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beamed</conjf> <pr>(b<emac/md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To send forth; to emit; --
followed ordinarily by <ptcl>forth</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>beam</ex>
forth light</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beam</ent><br/
<hw>Beam</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To emit beams of light.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>beamed</qex>, the daystar of the rising age.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beambird</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small European flycatcher (<spn>Muscicapa grisola</spn>), so
called because it often nests on a beam in a building.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamed</ent><br/
<hw>Beamed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with beams,
as the head of a stag.</def><br/
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<p><q>Tost his <qex>beamed</qex> frontlet to the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beamful</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beamy;
radiant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamily</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"i*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beaming
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beaminess</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
beamy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beaming</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Emitting beams; radiant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamingly</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beaming manner;
radiantly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamless</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not having a
beam.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not emitting light.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamlet</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small beam of
light.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beam tree</ent><br/
<hw>Beam" tree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>be<aacute/m</ets> a
tree. See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree
(<spn>Pyrus aria</spn>) related to the apple.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beamy</ent><br/
<hw>Beam"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Emitting
beams of light; radiant; shining.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beamy</xex>
gold.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tickell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 128 pr=SA --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling a beam in size and weight;
massy.</def><br/
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<p><q>His double-biting ax, and <qex>beamy</qex> spear.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having horns, or antlers.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beamy</qex> stags in toils engage.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bean</ent><br/
<hw>Bean</hw> <pr>(b<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bene</ets>, AS. <ets>be<aacute/n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boon</ets>,
G. <ets>bohne</ets>, OHG. <ets>p<omac/na</ets>, Icel. <ets>baun</ets>,
Dan. <ets>b<oum/nne</ets>, Sw. <ets>b<oum/na</ets>, and perh. to Russ.
<ets>bob</ets>, L. <ets>faba</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of
the genera <gen>Faba</gen>, <gen>Phaseolus</gen>, and
<gen>Dolichos</gen>; also, to the herbs.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The origin and classification of many kinds are still
doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean,
included in <spn>Dolichos Sinensis</spn>; black Egyptian bean or
hyacinth bean, <spn>Dolichos Lablab</spn>; the common haricot beans,
kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in
<spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>; the lower bush bean, <spn>Phaseolus
vulgaris</spn>, variety <varn>nanus</varn>; Lima bean, <spn>Phaseolus
lunatus</spn>; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, <spn>Phaseolus
multiflorus</spn>; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, <spn>Faba
vulgaris</spn>.</note><br/
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<p>As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables.<br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits,
more or less resembling true beans.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bean aphis</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a plant
louse (<spn>Aphis fab<ae/</spn>) which infests the bean plant.</cd> --
<col><b>Bean fly</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a fly found on bean
flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Bean goose</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
species of goose (<spn>Anser segetum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bean
weevil</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small weevil that in the
larval state destroys beans. The American species is <spn>Bruchus
fab<ae/</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Florida bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>the seed of <spn>Mucuna urens</spn>, a West Indian plant. The seeds
are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into
ornaments.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Ignatius bean</b></col>, or <col><b>St.
Ignatius's bean</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of
<gen>Strychnos</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Navy bean</b></col>, <cd>the
common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an
important article of food in the navy.</cd> -- <col><b>Pea
bean</b></col>, <cd>a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
edible white bean; -- so called from its size.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred
bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Sacred</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw
bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Screw</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea
bean</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <er>Florida bean</er>.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.</cd>
-- <mcol><col><b>Tonquin bean</b></col>, or <col><b>Tonka
bean</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the fragrant seed of <spn>Dipteryx
odorata</spn>, a leguminous tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Vanilla
bean</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vanilla</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>beanbag</ent><br/
<hw>bean"bag`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small cloth bag filled with
dried beans; it is thrown from person to person in games.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beanball</ent><br/
<hw>bean"ball`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a baseball deliberately thrown at
the batter's head.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaner.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bean caper</ent><br/
<hw>Bean" ca`per</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A deciduous plant of warm
climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or
whitish yellow color, of the genus <gen>Zygophyllum</gen>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>beaner</ent><br/
<hw>beaner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a baseball deliberately thrown at the
batter's head.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beanball.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beanfeast</ent><br/
<hw>beanfeast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>(British) an annual dinner party
given by an employer for the employees.</def><br/
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<p><ent>beanie</ent><br/
<hw>beanie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small skullcap; formerly worn by
schoolboys and college freshmen.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beany.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beano</ent><br/
<hw>beano</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which numbered
balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers
on their cards.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lotto, bingo, keno.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beanstalk</ent><br/
<hw>beanstalk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stem of a bean
plant.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bean trefoil</ent><br/
<hw>Bean" tre"foil</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous shrub of
southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (<spn>Anagyris
foetida</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>beany</ent><br/
<hw>bean"y</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>beanie</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beanie.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bore</conjf> <pr>(b<omac/r)</pr>
(formerly <conjf>Bare</conjf> <pr>(b<acir/r)</pr>); <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Born</conjf> <pr>(b<ocir/rn)</pr>, <conjf>Borne</conjf>
(b<omac/rn); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>beren</ets>, AS.
<ets>beran</ets>, <ets>beoran</ets>, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D.
<ets>baren</ets> to bring forth, G. <ets>geb<aum/ren</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ba<iacute/ran</ets> to bear or carry, Icel. <ets>bera</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aum/ra</ets>, Dan. <ets>b<ae/re</ets>, OHG. <ets>beran</ets>,
<ets>peran</ets>, L. <ets>ferre</ets> to bear, carry, produce, Gr.
<grk>fe`rein</grk>, OSlav. <ets>brati</ets> to take, carry, OIr.
<ets>berim</ets> I bear, Skr. <ets>bh<rsdot/</ets> to bear. <root/92.
Cf. <er>Fertile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To support or sustain; to
hold up.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support and remove or carry; to convey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I 'll <qex>bear</qex> your logs the while.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Bear</qex> them to my house.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To possess and use, as power; to exercise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every man should <qex>bear</qex> rule in his own house.</q>
<rj><qau>Esther i. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as
a mark), <as>as, the tablet <ex>bears</ex> this
inscription</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
distinction; to wear; <as>as, to <ex>bear</ex> a sword, badge, or
name</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind;
to entertain; to harbor</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The ancient grudge I <qex>bear</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to
suffer.</def><br/
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<p><q>Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,<br/
<qex>Bear</qex>, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I cannot <qex>bear</qex><br/
The murmur of this lake to hear.</q> <rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My punishment is greater than I can <qex>bear</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To gain or win.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some think to <qex>bear</qex> it by speaking a great word.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>She was . . . found not guilty, through <qex>bearing</qex> of
friends and bribing of the judge.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame,
expense, responsibility, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>He shall <qex>bear</qex> their iniquities.</q> <rj><qau>Is. liii.
11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Somewhat that will <qex>bear</qex> your charges.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To render or give; to bring forward.</def>
<ldquo/Your testimony <xex>bear</xex><rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>To carry on, or maintain; to have.</def> <ldquo/The
credit of <xex>bearing</xex> a part in the conversation.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or
sustain without violence, injury, or change.</def><br/
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<p><q>In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be
put on words that they can possibly <qex>bear</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>To manage, wield, or direct.</def> <ldquo/Thus must
thou thy body <xex>bear</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> Hence: <def>To
behave; to conduct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hath he <qex>borne</qex> himself penitently in prison?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>To afford; to be to; to supply with.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His faithful dog shall <qex>bear</qex> him company.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>To bring forth or produce; to yield; <as>as, to
<ex>bear</ex> apples; to <ex>bear</ex> children; to <ex>bear</ex>
interest</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos <qex>bore</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage
restricts the past participle <xex>born</xex> to the sense of
<xex>brought forth</xex>, while <xex>borne</xex> is used in the other
senses of the word. In the active form, <xex>borne</xex> alone is used
as the past participle.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bear down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To force into a
lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink.</cd> <ldquo/His nose, .
. . large as were the others, <xex>bore</xex> them <xex>down</xex> into
insignificance.<rdquo/ <au>Marryat.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To overthrow
or crush by force; <as>as, to <ex>bear down</ex> an enemy</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bear a hand</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To help; to give
assistance.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To make haste; to
be quick.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear in hand</b></col>, <cd>to keep (one)
up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by
false pretenses; to delude.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/How you were
<xex>borne in hand</xex>, how crossed.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> --
<col><b>To bear in mind</b></col>, <cd>to remember.</cd> -- <col><b>To
bear off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To restrain; to keep from
approach.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To remove to a
distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; <as>as, to
<ex>bear off</ex> a blow; to <ex>bear off</ex> a boat</as>.</cd>
<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To gain; to carry off, as a prize.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd>
<fld>(Backgammon)</fld> <cd>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 <ex>bear off</ex> all of
one's men before the opponent.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear one
hard</b></col>, <cd>to owe one a grudge.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/C<ae/sar doth <xex>bear me hard</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> --
<col><b>To bear out</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To maintain and support
to the end; to defend to the last.</cd> <ldquo/Company only can
<xex>bear</xex> a man <xex>out</xex> in an ill thing.<rdquo/
<au>South.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To corroborate; to confirm.</cd> --
<col><b>To bear up</b></col>, <cd>to support; to keep from falling or
sinking.</cd> <ldquo/Religious hope <xex>bears up</xex> the mind under
sufferings.<rdquo/ <au>Addison.</au></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo;
suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to
barrenness.</def><br/
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<p><q>This age to blossom, and the next to <qex>bear</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suffer, as in carrying a burden.</def><br/
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<p><q>But man is born to <qex>bear</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To endure with patience; to be patient.</def><br/
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<p><q>I can not, can not <qex>bear</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To press; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>,
or <xex>against</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>These men <qex>bear</qex> hard on the suspected party.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take effect; to have influence or force; <as>as,
to bring matters to <ex>bear</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To relate or refer; -- with <xex>on</xex> or
<xex>upon</xex>; as, how does this <xex>bear</xex> on the
question?</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To have a certain meaning, intent, or
effect.</def><br/
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<p><q>Her sentence <qex>bore</qex> that she should stand a certain time
upon the platform.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To be situated, as to the point of compass, with
respect to something else; <as>as, the land <ex>bears</ex> N. by
E.</as></def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bear against</b></col>, <cd>to approach for attack or
seizure; <as>as, a lion <ex>bears against</ex> his prey</as>.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bear away</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to change the course of a ship, and make her run
before the wind.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear back</b></col>, <cd>to
retreat.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Bearing back</xex> from the blows of their
sable antagonist.<rdquo/ <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <col><b>To bear down
upon</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to approach from the windward
side; <as>as, the fleet <ex>bore down upon</ex> the enemy</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bear in with</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to run or tend
toward; <as>as, a ship <ex>bears in with</ex> the land</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bear off</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to steer away, as
from land.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be
supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; <as>as, to
<ex>bear up</ex> under afflictions</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put
the ship before the wind; to bear away.</cd> <au>Hamersly.</au> --
<col><b>To bear upon</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to be pointed or
situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to
hit (the object); <as>as, to bring or plant guns so as to <ex>bear
upon</ex> a fort or a ship; the artillery <ex>bore upon</ex> the
center</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bear up to</b></col>, <cd>to tend or
move toward; <as>as, to <ex>bear up to</ex> one another</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bear with</b></col>, <cd>to endure; to be indulgent to; to
forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bier.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bere</ets>, AS. <ets>bera</ets>; akin to D. <ets>beer</ets>, OHG.
<ets>bero</ets>, <ets>pero</ets>, G. <ets>b<aum/r</ets>, Icel. & Sw.
<ets>bj<oum/rn</ets>, and possibly to L. <ets>fera</ets> wild beast, Gr.
<grk>fh`r</grk> beast, Skr. <ets>bhalla</ets> bear.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus
<gen>Ursus</gen>, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are
plantigrade <ord>Carnivora</ord>, but they live largely on fruit and
insects.</def><br/
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<p><note>The European brown bear (<spn>Ursus arctos</spn>), the white
polar bear (<spn>Ursus maritimus</spn>), the grizzly bear (<spn>Ursus
horribilis</spn>), the American black bear, and its variety the cinnamon
bear (<spn>Ursus Americanus</spn>), the Syrian bear (<spn>Ursus
Syriacus</spn>), and the sloth bear, are among the notable
species.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An animal which has some
resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; <as>as,
the woolly <ex>bear</ex>; ant <ex>bear</ex>; water <ex>bear</ex>; sea
<ex>bear.</ex></as></def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of two constellations in
the northern hemisphere, called respectively the <stype>Great
Bear</stype> and the <stype>Lesser Bear</stype>, or <stype>Ursa
Major</stype> and <stype>Ursa Minor</stype>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose
person.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>A person who sells
stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
market.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The <xex>bears</xex> and <xex>bulls</xex> 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.</note><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A portable punching
machine.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A block covered with coarse
matting; -- used to scour the deck.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Australian bear</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Koala</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear baiting</b></col>, <cd>the sport of
baiting bears with dogs.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear caterpillar</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus
<gen>Euprepia</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bear garden</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any place where riotous conduct is common or
permitted.</cd> <au>M. Arnold.</au> -- <col><b>Bear leader</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>To
endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; <as>as, to <ex>bear</ex>
a railroad stock; to <ex>bear</ex> the market</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bere</ent><br/
<ent>Bear</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bear</hw>, <hw>Bere</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<emac/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bere</ets>. See <er>Barley</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed
barley, commonly the former (<spn>Hordeum hexastichon</spn> or
<spn>Hordeum vulgare</spn>).</def> <mark>[Obs. except in North of Eng.
and Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bearable</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
borne or endured; tolerable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bear"a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Bearberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A trailing plant of the heath family (<spn>Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi</spn>), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and
glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bearbind</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"bind`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The bindweed (<spn>Convolvulus arvensis</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>bearcat</ent><br/
<hw>bear"cat`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an arboreal civet of Asia
(<spn>Arctictis bintourong</spn>) having a long prehensile tail and
shaggy black hair.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> binturong.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Beard</ent><br/
<hw>Beard</hw> <pr>(b<emac/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>berd</ets>, AS. <ets>beard</ets>; akin to Fries. <ets>berd</ets>,
D. <ets>baard</ets>, G. <ets>bart</ets>, Lith. <ets>barzda</ets>, OSlav.
<ets>brada</ets>, Pol. <ets>broda</ets>, Russ. <ets>boroda</ets>, L.
<ets>barba</ets>, W. <ets>barf</ets>. Cf. 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent
parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The long hairs about
the face in animals, as in the goat.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cluster
of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the
mouth or jaws of some fishes.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The byssus of
certain shellfish, as the muscle.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The gills of
some bivalves, as the oyster.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>In insects, the
hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Long or stiff hairs on a plant;
the awn; <as>as, the <ex>beard</ex> of grain</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other
instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily
drawn out.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw
which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>That part of a type which is
between the shoulder of the shank and the face.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An imposition; a trick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Beard grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a coarse,
perennial grass of different species of the genus
<gen>Andropogon</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>To one's beard</b></col>, <cd>to
one's face; in open defiance.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Beard</ent><br/
<hw>Beard</hw> <pr>(b<emac/rd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bearded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bearding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by the
beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or
contempt.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To oppose to the face; to set at defiance.</def><br/
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<p><q>No admiral, <qex>bearded</qex> by these corrupt and dissolute
minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a
court martial.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and
similar shellfish.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bearded</ent><br/
<hw>Beard"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a beard.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bearded</xex> fellow.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Bearded</xex> grain.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bearded vulture</b></col>, <col><b>Bearded
eagle</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Lammergeir</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bearded tortoise</b></col>.
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Matamata</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Beardie</ent><br/
<hw>Beard"ie</hw> <pr>(b<emac/rd"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Beard</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The bearded
loach (<spn>Nemachilus barbatus</spn>) of Europe.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Beardless</ent><br/
<hw>Beard"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without a beard.
Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of an awn; <as>as, <ex>beardless</ex>
wheat</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beardlessness</ent><br/
<hw>Beard"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being destitute of beard.</def><br/
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<p><ent>beardown</ent><br/
<hw>bear"down</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>devoting
full strength and concentrated attention to.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> determined.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bearer</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"er</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bearers</xex> of burdens.<rdquo/ <au>2 Chron. ii. 18.</au>
<ldquo/The <xex>bearer</xex> of unhappy news.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to
the grave; a pallbearer.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tree or plant yielding fruit; <as>as, a good
<ex>bearer</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>One who holds a check, note,
draft, or other order for the payment of money; <as>as, pay to
<ex>bearer</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bearherd</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"herd`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who tends a
bear.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bearhound</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"hound`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hound for
baiting or hunting bears.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bearing</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ing</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien;
behavior; carriage.</def><br/
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<p><q>I know him by his <qex>bearing</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Patient endurance; suffering without
complaint.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>But of this frame, the <qex>bearings</qex> and the ties,<br/
The strong connections, nice dependencies.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Purport; meaning; intended significance;
aspect.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The act, power, or time of producing or giving
birth; <as>as, a tree in full <ex>bearing</ex>; a tree past
<ex>bearing</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>[His mother] in travail of his <qex>bearing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>R.
of Gloucester.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of any
member of a building which rests upon its supports; <as>as, a lintel or
beam may have four inches of <ex>bearing</ex> upon the wall</as>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The portion of a support on which anything
rests.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Improperly, the unsupported span; <as>as,
the beam has twenty feet of <ex>bearing</ex> between its
supports</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The part of an axle
or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the
journal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The part of the support on which a
journal rests and rotates.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Any single emblem or charge in an
escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/
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<p><q>A carriage covered with armorial <qex>bearings</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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>as, the <ex>bearing</ex> of the cape was W. N.
W</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The widest part of a
vessel below the plank-sheer.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<def>The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo
or ballast.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Ball bearings</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Ball</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring one to his bearings</b></col>,
<cd>to bring one to his senses.</cd> -- <col><b>To lose one's
bearings</b></col>, <cd>to become bewildered.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
bearings</b></col>, <cd>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 (<mark>Fig.</mark>), to ascertain the condition of things when one
is in trouble or perplexity.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner;
carriage; demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency;
influence.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearing cloth</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ing cloth`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/r"<icr/ng kl<ocr/th`; 115)</pr>.
<def>A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be
baptized.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearing rein</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ing rein`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A short rein looped over
the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in
the United States a <xex>checkrein</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearing ring</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ing ring`</hw>. <def>In a balloon, the braced wooden ring
attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous
to the keel of a ship.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearish</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the
qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners.</def>
<rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>Fearful of or anticipating
falling prices, as in the stock market; <as>as, <ex>bearish</ex>
sentiment inhibited buying</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>Tending to cause prices to
fall.</def> <ldquo/<ex>bearish</ex> news about inflation caused a sharp
drop in the Dow.<rdquo/<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Pessimistic.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearishness</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior like that of a
bear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bear jam</ent><br/
<hw>bear jam</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A <isa>traffic
jam</isa> caused by tourists stopping to look at bears near the road; --
a phenomenon once common in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearn</ent><br/
<hw>Bearn</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bairn</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bear's-breeches</ent><br/
<ent>Bear's-breech</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bear's"-breech`</hw>, <hw>bear's"-breech`es</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
English cow parsnip (<spn>Heracleum sphondylium</spn>)</def> <rj><au>Dr.
Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a widely cultivated southern European acanthus
(<spn>Acanthus mollis</spn>) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See
<er>Acanthus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea
holly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 129 pr=SA --></p>

<p><ent>Bear's-ear</ent><br/
<hw>Bear's-ear`</hw> <pr>(b<acir/rz"<emac/r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of primrose (<spn>Primula auricula</spn>),
so called from the shape of the leaf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bear's-foot</ent><br/
<hw>Bear's"-foot`</hw> <pr>(-f<oocr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of hellebore (<spn>Helleborus
f<oe/tidus</spn>), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and
acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and
anthelmintic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearskin</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"skin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
skin of a bear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for
overcoats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by
soldiers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bear's-paw</ent><br/
<hw>Bear's"-paw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (<spn>Hippopus
maculatus</spn>), often used as an ornament.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bear State</ent><br/
<hw>Bear State</hw>. <def>Arkansas; -- a nickname, from the many bears
once inhabiting its forests.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bear-trap dam</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"-trap` dam</hw>. <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bearward</ent><br/
<hw>Bear"ward`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bear</ets>
+ <ets>ward</ets> a keeper.]</ety> <def>A keeper of bears. See
<er>Bearherd</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beast</ent><br/
<hw>Beast</hw> <pr>(b<emac/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>best</ets>, <ets>beste</ets>, OF. <ets>beste</ets>, F.
<ets>b<ecir/te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bestia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects,
etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor,
food, or sport; <as>as, a <ex>beast</ex> of burden</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A righteous man regardeth the life of his <qex>beast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prov. xii. 10.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any animal other than a human; -- opposed to
<contr>man</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'Tain't a fit night out for man nor <qex>beast</qex>.</q><br/
<rj><qau>W. C. Fields.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded
fellow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A game at cards similar to loo.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be
beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beast royal</b></col>, <cd>the lion.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Beast</er>, <er>Brute</er>.</syn> <usage>
When we use these words in a figurative sense, as applicable to human
beings, we think of <xex>beasts</xex> as mere animals governed by animal
appetite; and of <xex>brutes</xex> as being destitute of reason or moral
feeling, and governed by unrestrained passion. Hence we speak of
<xex>beastly</xex> appetites; <xex>beastly</xex> indulgences, etc.; and
of <xex>brutal</xex> manners; <xex>brutal</xex> inhumanity;
<xex>brutal</xex> ferocity. So, also, we say of a drunkard, that he
first made himself a <xex>beast</xex>, and then treated his family like
a <xex>brute</xex>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beasthood</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or nature
of a beast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beastings</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"ings</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Biestings</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beastlihead</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"li*head</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Beastly</ets> + <ets>-head</ets> state.]</ety>
<def>Beastliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beastlike</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"like"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a
beast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beastliness</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"li*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
beastly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beastly</ent><br/
<hw>Beast"ly</hw> <pr>(b<emac/st"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a
beast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Beastly</qex> divinities and droves of gods.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to
the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>beastly</qex> vice of drinking to excess.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abominable; <as>as, <ex>beastly</ex>
weather</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual;
degrading.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beat</ent><br/
<hw>Beat</hw> <pr>(b<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Beat</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beat</conjf>, <conjf>Beaten</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>beaten</ets>, <ets>beten</ets>, AS. <ets>be<aacute/tan</ets>; akin
to Icel. <ets>bauta</ets>, OHG. <ets>b<omac/zan</ets>. Cf. 1st
<er>Butt</er>, <er>Button</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike
repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> one's
breast; to <ex>beat</ex> iron so as to shape it; to <ex>beat</ex> grain,
in order to force out the seeds; to <ex>beat</ex> eggs and sugar; to
<ex>beat</ex> a drum</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou shalt <qex>beat</qex> some of it [spices] very small.</q>
<rj><qau>Ex. xxx. 36.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They did <qex>beat</qex> the gold into thin plates.</q>
<rj><qau>Ex. xxxix. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish by blows; to thrash.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with
the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing
game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>beat</qex> the woods, and rouse the bounding prey.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dash against, or strike, as with water or
wind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A frozen continent . . . <qex>beat</qex> with perpetual
storms.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To tread, as a path.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Pass awful gulfs, and <qex>beat</qex> my painful way.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race,
game, etc.; to vanquish, defeat, or conquer; to surpass or be superior
to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>beat</qex> them in a bloody battle.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For loveliness, it would be hard to <qex>beat</qex> that.</q>
<rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; --
often with <xex>out</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To exercise severely; to perplex; to
trouble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why should any one . . . <qex>beat</qex> his head about the Latin
grammar who does not intend to be a critic?</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To give the signal for, by beat of
drum; to sound by beat of drum; <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> an alarm, a
charge, a parley, a retreat; to <ex>beat</ex> the general, the reveille,
the tattoo.</as> See <er>Alarm</er>, <er>Charge</er>, <er>Parley</er>,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>to baffle or stump; to defy the comprehension of (a
person); <as>as, it <ex>beats</ex> me why he would do
that</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>to evade, avoid, or escape (blame, taxes,
punishment); <as>as, to <ex>beat</ex> the rap (be acquitted); to
<ex>beat</ex> the sales tax by buying out of state</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To beat down</b></col>, <cd>to haggle with (any one) to
secure a lower price; to force down.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> --
<col><b>To beat into</b></col>, <cd>to teach or instill, by
repetition.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat off</b></col>, <cd>to repel or drive
back.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat out</b></col>, <cd>to extend by
hammering.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat out of</b></col> a thing, <cd>to
cause to relinquish it, or give it up.</cd> <ldquo/Nor can anything
<xex>beat</xex> their posterity <xex>out of it</xex> to this day.<rdquo/
<au>South.</au> -- <col><b>To beat the dust</b></col>. <fld>(Man.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a
horse.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To perform curvets too precipitately or too
low.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat the hoof</b></col>, <cd>to walk; to go on
foot.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat the wing</b></col>, <cd>to flutter; to
move with fluttering agitation.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat time</b></col>,
<cd>to measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or
foot.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat up</b></col>, <cd>to attack suddenly; to
alarm or disturb; as, to <xex>beat up</xex> an enemy's
quarters.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub;
thump; baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer; defeat;
vanquish; overcome.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beat</ent><br/
<hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike repeatedly;
to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The men of the city . . . <qex>beat</qex> at the door.</q>
<rj><qau>Judges. xix. 22.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move with pulsation or throbbing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A thousand hearts <qex>beat</qex> happily.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with
force; to strike anything, as rain, wind, and waves do.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sees rolling tempests vainly <qex>beat</qex> below.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They [winds] <qex>beat</qex> at the crazy casement.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sun <qex>beat</qex> upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted,
and wished in himself to die.</q> <rj><qau>Jonah iv. 8.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Public envy seemeth to <qex>beat</qex> chiefly upon ministers.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be in agitation or doubt.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To still my <qex>beating</qex> mind.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To make progress against the
wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make a sound when struck; <as>as, the drums
<ex>beat</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To make a succession of strokes on
a drum; <as>as, the drummers <ex>beat</ex> to call soldiers to their
quarters</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics & Mus.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A beating wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a wind
which necessitates tacking in order to make progress.</cd> -- <col><b>To
beat about</b></col>, <cd>to try to find; to search by various means or
ways.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To beat about the
bush</b></col>, <cd>to approach a subject circuitously.</cd> --
<col><b>To beat up and down</b></col> <fld>(Hunting)</fld>, <cd>to run
first one way and then another; -- said of a stag.</cd> -- <col><b>To
beat up for recruits</b></col>, <cd>to go diligently about in order to
get helpers or participators in an enterprise.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat
the rap</b></col>, <cd>to be acquitted of an accusation; -- especially,
by some sly or deceptive means, rather than to be proven
innocent.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beat</ent><br/
<hw>Beat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stroke; a
blow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He, with a careless <qex>beat</qex>,<br/
Struck out the mute creation at a heat.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; <as>as, a
<ex>beat</ex> of the heart; the <ex>beat</ex> of the
pulse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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 <xex>beat</xex> is the
unit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A transient grace note, struck immediately
before the one it is intended to ornament.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics & Mus.)</fld> <def>A sudden swelling or
re<eum/nforcement 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 <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>,
8.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A round or course which is frequently gone over;
<as>as, a watchman's <ex>beat</ex></as>; analogously, for newspaper
reporters, the subject or territory that they are assigned to cover;
<as>as, the Washington <ex>beat</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A place of habitual or frequent resort.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often
emphasized by <xex>dead</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>dead beat</ex></as>; also,
<altname>deadbeat</altname>.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beat of drum</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Beat of a watch</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Beat of a
clock</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the stroke or sound made by the action of
the escapement. A clock is <xex>in beat</xex> or out <xex>of beat</xex>,
according as the stroke is at equal or unequal intervals.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beat</ent><br/
<hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Weary; tired; fatigued;
exhausted.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Quite <qex>beat</qex>, and very much vexed and disappointed.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beat</ent><br/
<hw>Beat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One that beats, or
surpasses, another or others; <as>as, the <ex>beat</ex> of
him</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of one that beats a person or thing</def>;
as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Newspaper Cant)</fld> <def>The act of obtaining
and publishing a piece of news by a newspaper before its competitors;
also, the news itself; -- also called a <altname>scoop</altname> or
<altname>exclusive</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>It's a <qex>beat</qex> on the whole country.</q>
<rj><qau>Scribner's Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <def>The act of scouring, or
ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so
engaged, collectively.</def> <ldquo/Driven out in the course of a
<xex>beat</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Encyc. of Sport.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bears coming out of holes in the rocks at the last moment, when
the <qex>beat</qex> is close to them.</q> <rj><qau>Encyc. of
Sport.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A smart tap on the adversary's
blade.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beatable</ent><br/
<hw>beat"a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>capable of being
defeated.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vanquishable, vincible.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaten</ent><br/
<hw>Beat"en</hw> <pr>(b<emac/t"'n; 95)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.</def> <ldquo/A
broad and <xex>beaten</xex> way.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Beaten</xex> gold.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/off the
<xex>beaten</xex> track.<rdquo/<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exhausted; tired out.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Become common or trite; <as>as, a <ex>beaten</ex>
phrase</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Tried; practiced.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beaten-up</ent><br/
<hw>beaten-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>worn by use into a deplorable
condition.</def> <illu>the <ex>beaten-up</ex> old Ford</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battered, beat-up, bedraggled, broken-down,
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beater</ent><br/
<hw>Beat"er</hw> <pr>(b<emac/t"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who, or that which, beats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who beats up game for the hunters.</def>
<rj><au>Black.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beath</ent><br/
<hw>Beath</hw> <pr>(b<emac/<th/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>be<edh/ian</ets> to foment.]</ety> <def>To bathe; also, to dry or
heat, as unseasoned wood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beatifical</ent><br/
<ent>Beatific</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be`a*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Be`a*tif"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/atifique</ets>, L. <ets>beatificus</ets>. See
<er>Beatify</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the power to impart or complete
blissful enjoyment; blissful.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>beatific</xex>
vision.<rdquo/ <au>South.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beatificate</ent><br/
<hw>Be`a*tif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
beatify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beatification</ent><br/
<hw>Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion</hw>
<pr>(b<esl/*<acr/t`<icr/*f<icr/*k<amac/"sh<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b<eacute/atification</ets>.]</ety> <def>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 <ldquo/the blessed,<rdquo/ or has attained the second degree
of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>beatification</xex> of his spirit.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Jer.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beatified</ent><br/
<hw>be*at"i*fied</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*<acr/t"<icr/*f<imac/d)</pr>,
<pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Roman Catholic Church)</fld> <def>proclaimed one
of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blessed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beatify</ent><br/
<hw>Be*at"i*fy</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*<acr/t"<icr/*f<imac/)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beatified</conjf>
<pr>(b<esl/*<acr/t"<icr/*f<imac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beatifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>beatificare</ets>;
<ets>beatus</ets> happy (fr. <ets>beare</ets> to bless, akin to
<ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/atifier</ets>. See <er>Bounty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as
conferring happiness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The common conceits and phrases that <qex>beatify</qex>
wealth.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make happy; to bless with the completion of
celestial enjoyment.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beatified</xex> spirits.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>To ascertain and declare, by
a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of <ldquo/the
blessed,<rdquo/ and is to be reverenced as such, though not
canonized.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beating</ent><br/
<hw>Beat"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by
blows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pulsation; throbbing; <as>as, the <ex>beating</ex>
of the heart</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Acoustics & Mus.)</fld> <def>Pulsative sounds. See
<er>Beat</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The process of sailing against
the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beatitude</ent><br/
<hw>Be*at"i*tude</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>beatitudo</ets>: cf. F. <ets>b<eacute/atitude</ets>. See
<er>Beatify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Felicity of the highest kind;
consummate bliss.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one of the nine declarations (called <xex>the
Beatitudes</xex>), made in the Sermon on the Mount (<au>Matt. v.
3-12</au>), with regard to the blessedness of those who are
distinguished by certain specified virtues.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Beatification.</def>
<rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Blessedness; felicity; happiness.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beatnik</ent><br/
<hw>beat"nik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the Beat Generation; a
nonconformist in dress and behavior.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beat-up</ent><br/
<hw>beat-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>beaten-up</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battered, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down,
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beau</ent><br/
<hw>Beau</hw> <pr>(b<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> F.
<plw>Beaux</plw> <pr>(E. pron. b<omac/z)</pr>, E. <plw>Beaus</plw>
<pr>(b<omac/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., a fop, fr. <ets>beau</ets> fine,
beautiful, fr. L. <ets>bellus</ets> pretty, fine, for
<ets>bonulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>bonus</ets> good. See <er>Bounty</er>,
and cf. <er>Belle</er>, <er>Beauty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man
who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an
escort; a suitor or lover.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaucatcher</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"catch`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small flat
curl worn on the temple by women.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaufet</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"fet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Buffet</er>.]</ety> <def>A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate,
china, glass, etc.; a buffet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>beaufet</qex> . . . filled with gold and silver
vessels.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaufin</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"fin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Biffin</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaufort's scale</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"fort's scale`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A
scale of wind force devised by <person>Sir F. <etsep>Beaufort</etsep>,
R. N.</person>, in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from
0 to 12.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The full scale is as follows: -- 0, calm; 1, light air;
2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze;
6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10,
whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beau ideal</ent><br/
<hw>Beau" i*de"al</hw> <pr>(b<omac/" <isl/*d<emac/"<ait/l; 277)</pr>.
<ety>[F. <ets>beau</ets> beautiful + <ets>id<eacute/al</ets>
ideal.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauish</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a beau;
characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>beauish</xex> young spark.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Byrom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beau monde</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Beau` monde"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>beau</ets> fine
+ <ets>monde</ets> world.]</ety> <def>The fashionable world; people of
fashion and gayety.</def> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaumontague</ent><br/
<hw>Beau`mon"ta*gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaupere</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"pere`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>beau
p<eacute/re</ets>; <ets>beau</ets> fair + <ets>p<eacute/re</ets>
father.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A father.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A companion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauseant</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Beau`se`ant"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>beauc<eacute/ant</ets>.]</ety> <def>The black and white standard of
the Knights Templars.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauship</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ship</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
a beau; the personality of a beau.</def> <mark>[Jocular]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beaut</ent><br/
<hw>beaut</hw> <pr>(b<umac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>beauty</ets>.]</ety> <def>an outstanding example of its kind;
<as>as, when I make a mistake it's a <ex>beaut</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beauty.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauteous</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"te*ous</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<esl/*<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome.</def> <mark>[Mostly
poetic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Beau"te*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Beau"te*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautied</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"tied</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<icr/d)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos>
<def>Beautiful; embellished.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beautification</ent><br/
<hw>beau`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of making
something more beautiful.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautifier</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautiful</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ti*ful</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<icr/*f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight
or the mind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A circle is more <qex>beautiful</qex> than a square; a square is
more <qex>beautiful</qex> than a parallelogram.</q> <rj><qau>Lord
Kames.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming;
graceful; pretty; delightful.</syn> See <er>Fine</er>.</p>

<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Beau"ti*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Beau"ti*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautify</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<icr/*f<imac/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beautified</conjf>
<pr>(b<umac/"t<icr/*f<imac/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beautifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Beauty</ets> +
<ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make or render beautiful; to add beauty
to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The arts that <qex>beautify</qex> and polish life.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To adorn; grace; ornament; deck;
decorate.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautify</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ti*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become beautiful; to
advance in beauty.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beautiless</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ti*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of beauty.</def>
<rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauty</ent><br/
<hw>Beau"ty</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beauties</plw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[OE. <ets>beaute</ets>, <ets>beute</ets>, OF.
<ets>beaut<eacute/</ets>, <ets>biaut<eacute/</ets>, Pr.
<ets>beltat</ets>, F. <ets>beaut<eacute/</ets>, fr. an assumed LL.
<ets>bellitas</ets>, from L. <ets>bellus</ets> pretty. See
<er>Beau</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to
the eye, the ear, the intellect, the <ae/sthetic faculty, or the moral
sense.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Beauty</qex> consists of a certain composition of color and
figure, causing delight in the beholder.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The production of <qex>beauty</qex> by a multiplicity of
symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The old definition of <qex>beauty</qex>, in the Roman school, was,
<ldquo/multitude in unity;<rdquo/ and there is no doubt that such is the
principle of <qex>beauty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular grace, feature, ornament, or
excellence; anything beautiful; <as>as, the <ex>beauties</ex> of
nature</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful
woman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the admired <qex>beauties</qex> of Verona.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She stained her hair yellow, which was then the
<qex>beauty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beauty spot</b></col>, <cd>a patch or spot placed on the
face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaux</ent><br/
<hw>Beaux</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of
<er>Beau</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beauxite</ent><br/
<hw>Beaux"ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bauxite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaver</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"ver</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bever</ets>, AS. <ets>beofer</ets>, <ets>befer</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>bever</ets>, OHG. <ets>bibar</ets>, G. <ets>biber</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aum/fver</ets>, Dan. <ets>b<ae/ver</ets>, Lith. <ets>bebru</ets>,
Russ. <ets>bobr'</ets>, Gael. <ets>beabhar</ets>, Corn.
<ets>befer</ets>, L. <ets>fiber</ets>, and Skr. <ets>babhrus</ets> large
ichneumon; also as an adj., <ets>brown</ets>, the animal being probably
named from its color. <root/253. See <er>Brown</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An amphibious rodent, of the
genus <gen>Castor</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is
remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its lodges or
<ldquo/houses,<rdquo/ and dams across streams. It is valued for its fur,
and for the material called <prod>castor</prod>, obtained from two small
bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is <spn>Castor
fiber</spn>, and the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called <spn>Castor Canadensis</spn>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the beaver.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but
now usually of silk.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A brown <qex>beaver</qex> slouched over his eyes.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used
chiefly for making overcoats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A man's beard.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar.</def>
<mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A woman; -- vulgar and offensive.</def>
<mark>[vulgar slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A person who works enthusiastically and diligently;
-- used especially in the phrase <er>eager beaver</er>.</def>
<mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beaver rat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic
ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (<spn>Hydromys chrysogaster</spn>).</cd>
-- <col><b>Beaver skin</b></col>, <cd>the furry skin of the beaver.</cd>
-- <col><b>Bank beaver</b></col>. <cd>See under 1st
<er>Bank</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaver</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"ver</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>baviere</ets>,
<ets>bauier</ets>, <ets>beavoir</ets>, <ets>bever</ets>; fr. F.
<ets>bavi<egrave/re</ets>, fr. <ets>bave</ets> slaver, drivel, foam,
OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word.
<ets>Bavi<egrave/re</ets>, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before
a (slavering) child.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beavered</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"vered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with, or
wearing, a beaver or hat.</def> <ldquo/His <xex>beavered</xex>
brow.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaver State</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"ver State</hw>. <def>Oregon; -- a nickname.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beaverteen</ent><br/
<hw>Bea"ver*teen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.</def>
<rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 130 --></p>

<p><ent>Bebirine</ent><br/
<ent>Bebeerine</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*bee"rine</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Be*bi"rine</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<esl/*b<emac/"r<icr/n <it>or</it> -r<emac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid got from the bark of the
<prodby>bebeeru</prodby>, or green heart of Guiana (<spn>Nectandra
Rodi<oe/i</spn>). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is
used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bibirine</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bebeeru</ent><br/
<hw>be*bee"ru</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*b<emac/"r<udd/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bibiru</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical South American tree
(<spn>Nectandra Rodi<oe/i</spn>), the bark of which yields the alkaloid
bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as <prod>green
heart</prod>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bebleed</ent><br/
<hw>Be*bleed"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bloody;
to stain with blood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bebloody</ent><br/
<ent>Beblood</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*blood"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Be*blood"y</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bloody; to stain with
blood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beblot</ent><br/
<hw>Be*blot"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To blot; to
stain.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beblubber</ent><br/
<hw>Be*blub"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; <as>as, her eyes or cheeks
were <ex>beblubbered</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bebung</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be"bung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit., a
trembling.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>A tremolo effect, such as that
produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained
use of the pedal.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becalm</ent><br/
<hw>Be*calm"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Becalmed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Becalming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render calm or
quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Soft whispering airs . . . <qex>becalm</qex> the mind.</q>
<rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; <as>as, the fleet was
<ex>becalmed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Became</ent><br/
<hw>Be*came"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Become</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becard</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bec"ard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (<spn>Tityra
inquisetor</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Because</ent><br/
<hw>Be*cause"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bycause</ets>; <ets>by</ets> + <ets>cause</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason
that.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In order that; that.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And the multitude rebuked them <qex>because</qex> they should hold
their peace.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 31.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Because of</b></col>, <cd>by reason of, on account
of.</cd> <mark>[Prep. phrase.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Because of</qex> these things cometh the wrath of God upon
the children of disobedience.</q> <rj><qau>Eph. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Because</er>, <er>For</er>, <er>Since</er>,
<er>As</er>, <er>Inasmuch As</er>.</syn> <usage> These particles are
used, in certain connections, to assign the <xex>reason</xex> of a
thing, or that <ldquo/on account of<rdquo/ which it is or takes place.
<xex>Because</xex> (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic; as, I
hid myself <xex>because</xex> I was afraid. <xex>For</xex> is not quite
so strong; as, in Shakespeare, <ldquo/I hate him, <xex>for</xex> he is a
Christian.<rdquo/ <xex>Since</xex> is less formal and more incidental
than <xex>because</xex>; as, I will do it <xex>since</xex> you request
me. It more commonly begins a sentence; as, <xex>Since</xex> your
decision is made, I will say no more. <xex>As</xex> is still more
incidental than <xex>since</xex>, and points to some existing fact by
way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, <xex>as</xex> I knew him to be
out of town, I did not call. <xex>Inasmuch as</xex> seems to carry with
it a kind of <xex>qualification</xex> which does not belong to the rest.
Thus, if we say, I am ready to accept your proposal, <xex>inasmuch
as</xex> I believe it is the best you can offer, we mean, it is only
with this understanding that we can accept it.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beccabunga</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bec`ca*bun"ga</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. (cf.
It. <ets>beccabunga</ets>, G. <ets>bachbunge</ets>), fr. G.
<ets>bach</ets> brook + <ets>bunge</ets>, OHG. <ets>bungo</ets>, bulb.
See <er>Beck</er> a brook.]</ety> <def>See <er>Brooklime</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beccafico</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bec`ca*fi"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beccaficos</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.,
fr. <ets>beccare</ets> to peck + <ets>fico</ets> fig.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small bird. (<spn>Silvia hortensis</spn>),
which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in
the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becchi's test</ent><br/
<hw>Bec"chi's test</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After E.
<etsep>Becchi</etsep>, Italian chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts
a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bechamel</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bech"a*mel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/chamel</ets>, named from its inventor, Louis de
<etsep>B<eacute/chamel</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A rich,
white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bechance</ent><br/
<hw>Be*chance"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> for <ets>by</ets> + <ets>chance</ets>.]</ety> <def>By
chance; by accident.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bechance</ent><br/
<hw>Be*chance"</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To befall; to chance; to
happen to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>God knows what hath <qex>bechanced</qex> them.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becharm</ent><br/
<hw>Be*charm"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To charm; to
captivate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beche de mer</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<ecir/che` de mer"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., a sea
spade.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The trepang.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bechic</ent><br/
<hw>Be"chic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, a. <ety>[L. <ets>bechicus</ets>, adj.,
for a cough, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr. <ets><?/</ets> cough: cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/chique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to,
or relieving, a cough.</def> <au>Thomas.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A medicine for relieving coughs.</def></def2>
<rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bechuanas</ent><br/
<hw>Bech`u*a"nas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Beak</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bek</ets>, AS.
<ets>becc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bekkr</ets> brook, OHG.
<ets>pah</ets>, G. <ets>bach</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small brook.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The brooks, the <qex>becks</qex>, the rills.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vat. See <er>Back</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Becked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Becking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Contr</ets>. <ets>of
beckon</ets>.]</ety> <def>To nod, or make a sign with the head or
hand.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To notify or call by a nod, or a
motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When gold and silver <qex>becks</qex> me to come on.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck</ent><br/
<hw>Beck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A significant nod, or motion of the
head or hand, esp. as a call or command.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They have troops of soldiers at their <qex>beck</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becker</ent><br/
<hw>Beck"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
European fish (<spn>Pagellus centrodontus</spn>); the sea bream or
braise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becket</ent><br/
<hw>Beck"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>bek</ets> beak, and E. <ets>beak</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spade for digging turf.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beckon</ent><br/
<hw>Beck"on</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beckoned</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beckoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a significant sign to;
hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His distant friends, he <qex>beckons</qex> near.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>beckons</qex> you to go away with it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beckon</ent><br/
<hw>Beck"on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sign made without words; a
beck.</def> <ldquo/At the first <xex>beckon</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Bolingbroke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beck's scale</ent><br/
<hw>Beck's scale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A hydrometer scale on which the
zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30<deg/-point to sp. gr.
0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees
being of equal length.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beclap</ent><br/
<hw>Be*clap</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biclappen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To catch; to grasp; to insnare.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beclip</ent><br/
<hw>Be*clip"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beclipped</conjf> (<?/).]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beclyppan</ets>; pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>clyppan</ets> to
embrace.]</ety> <def>To embrace; to surround.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becloud</ent><br/
<hw>Be*cloud"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beclouded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beclouding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause obscurity or dimness
to; to dim; to cloud.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If thou <qex>becloud</qex> the sunshine of thine eye.</q>
<rj><qau>Quarles.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Become</ent><br/
<hw>Be*come"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Became</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Become</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Becoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bicumen</ets>,
<ets>becumen</ets>, AS. <ets>becuman</ets> to come to, to happen; akin
to D. <ets>bekomen</ets>, OHG.a <ets>piqu<eum/man</ets>, Goth.
<ets>biquiman</ets> to come upon, G. <ets>bekommen</ets> to get, suit.
See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man <qex>became</qex> a living soul.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii.
7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>That error now which is <qex>become</qex> my crime.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come; to get.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>But, madam, where is Warwick then <qex>become</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To become of</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>What is then <qex>become of</qex> so huge a multitude?</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Become</ent><br/
<hw>Be*come"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>It <qex>becomes</qex> me so to speak of so excellent a poet.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I have known persons so anxious to have their dress
<qex>become</qex> them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper
self, and thus actually to <qex>become</qex> the dress.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Becomed</ent><br/
<hw>Be*com"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Proper;
decorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>And gave him what <qex>becomed</qex> love I might.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Becoming</ent><br/
<hw>Be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appropriate or fit; congruous;
suitable; graceful; befitting.</def><br/
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<p><q>A low and <qex>becoming</qex> tone.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note>Formerly sometimes followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><q>Such discourses as are <qex>becoming</qex> of them.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent;
proper.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Becoming</ent><br/
<hw>Be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is becoming or
appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Becomingly</ent><br/
<hw>Be*com"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a becoming
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Becomingness</ent><br/
<hw>Be*com"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
becoming, appropriate, or fit; congruity; fitness.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>becomingness</qex> of human nature.</q>
<rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Becquerel rays</ent><br/
<hw>Becque`rel" rays"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Becripple</ent><br/
<hw>Be*crip"ple</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a
cripple of; to cripple; to lame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H.
More.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Becuiba nut</ent><br/
<ent>Becuiba</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*cui"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Be*cui"ba
nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The nut of the Brazilian tree <spn>Myristica
Bicuhyba</spn>, which yields a medicinal balsam used for
rheumatism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Becuna</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be*cu"na</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Mediterranean (<spn>Sphyr<ae/na
spet</spn>). See <er>Barracuda</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Becurl</ent><br/
<hw>Be*curl"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To curl; to
adorn with curls.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bed</ent><br/
<hw>Bed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bed</ets>,
<ets>bedd</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>bed</ets>, D. <ets>bed</ets>,
<ets>bedde</ets>, Icel. <ets>be<edh/r</ets>, Dan. <ets>bed</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aum/dd</ets>, Goth. <ets>badi</ets>, OHG. <ets>betti</ets>, G.
<ets>bett</ets>, <ets>bette</ets>, bed, <ets>beet</ets> a plat of
ground; all of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <xex>bed</xex>), 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.</def><br/
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<p><q>And made for him [a horse] a leafy <qex>bed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the <qex>beds</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>In <qex>bed</qex> he slept not for my urging it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>(Used as the symbol of matrimony)
Marriage.</def><br/
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<p><q>George, the eldest son of his second <qex>bed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually
a little raised above the adjoining ground.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beds</xex>
of hyacinth and roses.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed;
<as>as, a <ex>bed</ex> of ashes or coals</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of
water; <as>as, the <ex>bed</ex> of a river</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>So sinks the daystar in the ocean <qex>bed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A layer or seam, or a horizontal
stratum between layers; <as>as, a <ex>bed</ex> of coal, iron,
etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>See <er>Gun carriage</er>, and
<er>Mortar bed</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The horizontal
surface of a building stone; <as>as, the upper and lower
<ex>beds</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A course of stone or brick
in a wall.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place or material in which a
block or brick is laid.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The lower surface of a
brick, slate, or tile.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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>as, the <ex>bed</ex> of an engine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a
railroad.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>The flat part of the press,
on which the form is laid.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bed</xex> is much used adjectively or in
combination; as, <xex>bed</xex> key or bedkey; <xex>bed</xex> wrench or
<xex>bed</xex>wrench; <xex>bed</xex>chamber; <xex>bed</xex>maker,
etc.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bed of justice</b></col> <fld>(French Hist.)</fld>,
<cd>the throne (F. <xex>lit</xex> 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.</cd> -- <col><b>To be brought to
bed</b></col>, <cd>to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by
<xex>of</xex>; as, to be <xex>brought to bed of</xex> a son.</cd> --
<col><b>To make a bed</b></col>, <cd>to prepare a bed; to arrange or put
in order a bed and its bedding.</cd> -- <col><b>From bed and
board</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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 <xex>judicial
separation</xex>) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have
alimony.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bed</ent><br/
<hw>Bed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bedded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place in a
bed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit
with.</def><br/
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<p><q>I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never <qex>bed</qex> her.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with a bed or bedding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in
a bed of soft earth; <as>as, to <ex>bed</ex> the roots of a plant in
mold</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bed</ex> a stone; it was
<ex>bedded</ex> on a rock</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of
still water are <qex>bedded</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To dress or prepare the surface
of stone) so as to serve as a bed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a
horizontal or recumbent position.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bedded</xex>
hair.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bed</ent><br/
<hw>Bed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go to bed; to
cohabit.</def><br/
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<p><q>If he be married, and <qex>bed</qex> with his wife.</q>
<rj><qau>Wiseman.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedabble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dab*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedabbled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bedabbling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
dabble; to sprinkle or wet.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedaff</ent><br/
<hw>Be*daff"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a daff
or fool of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedagat</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bed"a*gat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sacred
books of the Buddhists in Burmah.</def> <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedaggle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dag"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
daggle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedash</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dash"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedashed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To wet by dashing or throwing
water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.</def> <ldquo/Trees
<xex>bedashed</xex> with rain.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedaub</ent><br/
<hw>Be*daub"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedaubed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedaubing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To daub over; to besmear or
soil with anything thick and dirty.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Bedaub</qex> foul designs with a fair varnish.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bedaubed</ent><br/
<hw>bedaubed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>ornamented in a vulgar or showy
fashion.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bedaze</ent><br/
<hw>be*daze"</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to cause to be senseless, groggy,
or dizzy; cause to lose ability to respond normally;
desensitize.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stun, daze.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedazzle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*daz"zle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedazzled</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedazzling</conjf> (<?/).]</vmorph> <def>To dazzle or make dim by
a strong light.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bedazzled</xex> with the sun.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedbug</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"bug`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (<spn>Cimex
Lectularius</spn>), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See
<xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedchair</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"chair`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chair with
adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in
bed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedchamber</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"cham`ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chamber for a
bed; an apartment form sleeping in.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Lords of the bedchamber</b></col>, <cd>eight officers of
the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week
each.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Ladies of the
bedchamber</b></col>, <cd>eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar
official position in the royal household, during the reign of a
queen.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bedclothes</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"clothes`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Blankets,
sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedcord</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"cord`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cord or rope
interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedded</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"ded</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided with a bed;
<as>as, double-<ex>bedded</ex> room</as>; placed or arranged in a bed or
beds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bedder</ent><br/
<hw>bed"der</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ornamental plant suitable for
planting in a flowerbed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedding plant.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedding</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"ding</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bedding</ets>, <ets>beding</ets>. See <er>Bed</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed,
whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The state or position of beds and
layers.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bede</ent><br/
<hw>Bede</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bid</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To pray; also, to offer; to proffer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bede</ent><br/
<hw>Bede</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A kind of
pickax.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedeck</ent><br/
<hw>Be*deck"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedecked</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedecking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To deck, ornament, or adorn; to
grace.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Bedecked</qex> with boughs, flowers, and garlands.</q>
<rj><qau>Pennant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedegar</ent><br/
<ent>Bedeguar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bed"e*guar</hw>, <hw>Bed"e*gar</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Per.
<ets>b<amac/d-<amac/ward</ets>, or <ets>b<amac/d-<amac/wardag</ets>,
prop., a kind of white thorn or thistle.]</ety> <def>A gall produced on
rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the
ovipositor of a gallfly (<spn>Rhodites ros<ae/</spn>). It was once
supposed to have medicinal properties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedehouse</ent><br/
<hw>Bede"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Beadhouse</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedell</ent><br/
<ent>Bedel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be"del</hw>, <hw>Be"dell</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Beadle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedelry</ent><br/
<hw>Be"del*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beadleship.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beden</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bed"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (<spn>Capra Nubiana</spn>). It is
probably the wild goat of the Bible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedesman</ent><br/
<hw>Bedes"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Beadsman</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedevil</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dev"il</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedevilled</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedeviling</conjf> or <conjf>Bedevilling</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by
the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to
torment.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Bedeviled</qex> and used worse than St. Bartholomew.</q>
<rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spoil; to corrupt.</def>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedevilment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dev"il*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bedew</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dew"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedewed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To moisten with dew, or as with
dew.</def> <ldquo/Falling tears his face <xex>bedew</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedewer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dew"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, bedews.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedewy</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dew"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moist with dew;
dewy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Night with her <qex>bedewy</qex> wings.</q> <rj><qau>A.
Brewer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedfellow</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"fel`low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lies
with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedphere</ent><br/
<ent>Bedfere</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bed"fere`</hw> <hw>Bed"phere`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> + AS. <ets>fera</ets> a
companion.]</ety> <def>A bedfellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedgown</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"gown`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
nightgown.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bedground</ent><br/
<hw>bed"ground`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an area on which a drove of
cattle or sheep can sleep for a night.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedight</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dight"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bedight</conjf>, <conjf>Bedighted</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<def>To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bedim</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dim"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*d<icr/m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedimmed</conjf>
<pr>(b<esl/*d<icr/md")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bedimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make dim; to obscure or
darken.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bedimmed</ent><br/
<hw>be*dimmed</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*d<icr/md")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>made dim or indistinct.</def> <illu>a sun
<ex>bedimmed</ex> by clouds</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedizen</ent><br/
<hw>Be*diz"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dress or
adorn tawdrily or with false taste.</def><br/
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<p><q>Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with
which he had <qex>bedizened</qex> his tatters.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedizenment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*diz"en*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed,
tawdrily.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedkey</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"key`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for
tightening the parts of a bedstead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedlam</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"lam</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bethlehem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place appropriated to the
confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.</def> <rj><au>Abp.
Tillotson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Let's get the <qex>bedlam</qex> to lead him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any place where uproar and confusion
prevail.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bedlam</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"lam</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to, or fit for, a
madhouse.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bedlam</xex>, brainsick duchess.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedlamite</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"lam*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of
a madhouse; a madman.</def> <ldquo/Raving <xex>bedlamites</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Beattie.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedmaker</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"mak`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes
beds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 131 --></p>

<p><ent>Bed-moulding</ent><br/
<ent>Bed-molding</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bed"-mold`ing</hw> <hw>Bed"-mould`ing</hw>}</mhw>
<pr>(b<ecr/d"m<omac/ld`<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.</def>
<rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedote</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dote"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*d<omac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to dote; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedouin</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"ou*in</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/douin</ets>, OF. <ets>b<eacute/duin</ets>, fr. Ar.
<ets>bedaw<imac/</ets> rural, living in the desert, fr. <ets>badw</ets>
desert, fr. <ets>bad<amac/</ets> to live in the desert, to lead a
nomadic life.]</ety> <def>One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents,
and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the
deserts.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bed"ou*in*ism</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedouin</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"ou*in</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the Bedouins;
nomad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedpan</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"pan`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pan
for warming beds.</def> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can
be used by a sick person in bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedphere</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"phere`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bedfere</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedplate</ent><br/
<ent>Bedpiece</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bed"piece`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bed"plate`</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The
foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and
held in place; the bed; -- called also <altname>baseplate</altname> and
<altname>soleplate</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedpost</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"post`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of
the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a
bedstead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to
keep the clothes from falling off. See <er>Bedstaff</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Brewer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedquilt</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"quilt`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quilt for a
bed; a coverlet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrabble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drab"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To befoul
with rain and mud; to drabble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedraggle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drag"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedraggled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bedraggling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<def>To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to
drag in dust, mud, etc.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrench</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drench"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedrenched</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bedrenching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To drench; to
saturate with moisture; to soak.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedribble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drib"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dribble
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedridden</ent><br/
<ent>Bedrid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bed"rid`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bed"rid`den</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bedrede</ets>, AS.
<ets>bedreda</ets>, <ets>bedrida</ets>; from <ets>bed</ets>,
<ets>bedd</ets>, a bed or couch + <ets>ridda</ets> a rider; cf. OHG.
<ets>pettiriso</ets>, G. <ets>bettrise</ets>. See <er>Bed</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Ride</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> ]</ety> <def>Confined
to the bed by sickness or infirmity.</def> <ldquo/Her decrepit, sick,
and <xex>bedrid</xex> father.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/The estate of
a <xex>bedridden</xex> old gentleman.<rdquo/ <au>Macaulay.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrite</ent><br/
<ent>Bedright</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bed"right`</hw> <hw>Bed"rite`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> + <ets>right</ets>,
<ets>rite</ets>.]</ety> <def>The duty or privilege of the marriage
bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrizzle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*driz"zle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drizzle
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bed rock</ent><br/
<hw>Bed" rock"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The solid
rock underlying superficial formations. Also <mark>Fig.</mark></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedroom</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"room</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room
or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Room in a bed.</def> <note>[In this sense preferably
<asp>bed room</asp>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then by your side no <qex>bed room</qex> me deny.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrop</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drop"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle, as
with drops.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The yellow carp, in scales <qex>bedropped</qex> with gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedrug</ent><br/
<hw>Be*drug"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drug
abundantly or excessively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bed screw</ent><br/
<hw>Bed" screw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in
launching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to
one of the adjacent side pieces.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedside</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"side`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The side of a
bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bedsit</ent><br/
<hw>bed"sit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a furnished sitting room with
sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedsitting room, bedsitter.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedsite</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"site`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A recess in a room
for a bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of the three bedrooms, two have fireplaces, and all are of fair
size, with windows and <qex>bedsite</qex> well placed.</q>
<rj><qau>Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bedsitter</ent><br/
<hw>bed"sit*ter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a furnished sitting room with
sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bedsitting room, bedsit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedsore</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"sore`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in
bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedspread</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"spread`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bedquilt; a
counterpane; a coverlet.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedstaff</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"staff`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bedstaves</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def><ldquo/A wooden pin
stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from
slipping on either side.<rdquo/</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hostess, accommodate us with a <qex>bedstaff</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Say there is no virtue in cudgels and <qex>bedstaves</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Brome.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedstead</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"stead</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bed</ets> +
<ets>stead</ets> a frame.]</ety> <def>A framework for supporting a
bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bed steps</ent><br/
<hw>Bed" steps`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Steps for mounting a bed of
unusual height.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedstock</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"stock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The front or the
back part of the frame of a bedstead.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedstraw</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"straw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straw
put into a bed.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of slender herbs, usually
with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Our Lady's bedstraw</b></col>, <cd>which has yellow
flowers, is <spn>Galium verum</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
bedstraw</b></col> <cd>is <spn>Galium mollugo</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedswerver</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"swerv`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who swerves
from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedtick</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"tick`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tick or bag made
of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedtime</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"time`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time to go to
bed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beduck</ent><br/
<hw>Be*duck"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beducked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
duck; to put the head under water; to immerse.</def> <ldquo/Deep himself
<xex>beducked</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beduin</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"uin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bedouin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedung</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dung"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedunged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or
figuratively.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedust</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dust"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle,
soil, or cover with dust.</def> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedward</ent><br/
<hw>Bed"ward</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Towards
bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedwarf</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dwarf"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedwarfed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.</def>
<rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bedye</ent><br/
<hw>Be*dye"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bedyed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bedyeing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To dye or
stain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Briton fields with Sarazin blood <qex>bedyed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bee</ent><br/
<hw>Bee</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Be</er>; --
used for <xex>been</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bee</ent><br/
<hw>Bee</hw> <pr>(b<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>be<oacute/</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bij</ets> and <ets>bije</ets>,
Icel. <ets>b<ymac/</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>bi</ets>, OHG.
<ets>pini</ets>, G. <ets>biene</ets>, and perh. Ir. <ets>beach</ets>,
Lith. <ets>bitis</ets>, Skr. <ets>bha</ets>. <root/97.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An insect of the order
<ord>Hymenoptera</ord>, and family <fam>Apid<ae/</fam> (the honeybees),
or family <fam>Andrenid<ae/</fam> (the solitary bees.) See
<er>Honeybee</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
(<spn>Apis mellifica</spn>) 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 <spn>Apis mellifica</spn> there are other
species and varieties of honeybees, as the <spn>Apis ligustica</spn> of
Spain and Italy; the <spn>Apis Indica</spn> of India; the <spn>Apis
fasciata</spn> of Egypt. The <stype>bumblebee</stype> is a species of
<gen>Bombus</gen>. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to
<gen>Melipoma</gen> and <gen>Trigona</gen>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A neighborly gathering of people who engage in
united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; <as>as, a
quilting <ex>bee</ex>; a husking <ex>bee</ex>; a raising
<ex>bee</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cellar . . . was dug by a <qex>bee</qex> in a single day.</q>
<rj><qau>S. G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <ety>[Prob. fr. AS.
<ets>be<aacute/h</ets> ring, fr. <ets>b<?/gan</ets> to bend. See 1st
<er>Bow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Pieces of hard wood bolted
to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through;
-- called also <altname>bee blocks</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bee beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle
(<spn>Trichodes apiarius</spn>) parasitic in beehives.</cd> --
<col><b>Bee bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a bird that eats the
honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.</cd> --
<col><b>Bee flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an orchidaceous
plant of the genus <gen>Ophrys</gen> (<spn>Ophrys apifera</spn>), whose
flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.</cd> --
<col><b>Bee fly</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a two winged fly of
the family <fam>Bombyliid<ae/</fam>. Some species, in the larval state,
are parasitic upon bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee garden</b></col>, <cd>a
garden or inclosure to set beehives in ; an apiary.</cd>
<au>Mortimer.</au> -- <col><b>Bee glue</b></col>, <cd>a soft, unctuous
matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the
cells; -- called also <altname>propolis</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee
hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the honey buzzard.</cd> --
<col><b>Bee killer</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a large two-winged
fly of the family <fam>Asilid<ae/</fam> (esp. <spn>Trupanea
apivora</spn>) which feeds upon the honeybee. See <er>Robber
fly</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee louse</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
minute, wingless, dipterous insect (<spn>Braula c<ae/ca</spn>) parasitic
on hive bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee martin</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the kingbird (<spn>Tyrannus Carolinensis</spn>) which occasionally
feeds on bees.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee moth</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>a moth (<spn>Galleria cereana</spn>) whose larv<ae/ feed on
honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee
wolf</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of the bee beetle. See
Illust. of <cref>Bee beetle</cref>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To have a bee
in the head</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To have a bee in the
bonnet</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be choleric.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be restless or uneasy.</cd>
<au>B. Jonson.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To be full of fancies; to be a
little crazy.</cd> <ldquo/She's whiles crack-brained, and <xex>has a bee
in her head</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Sir W. Scott.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bee balm</ent><br/
<ent>beebalm</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>beebalm</hw>, <hw>bee balm</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>a perennial herb (<spn>Monarda fistulosa</spn>) of North
America.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America
(<spn>Monarda didyma</spn>) having variously colored tubular flowers in
dense showy heads.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a bushy perennial Old World mint, <spn>Melissa
officinalis</spn>, having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant
lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North
America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
Melissa officinalis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beebread</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"bread`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beech</ent><br/
<hw>Beech</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Beeches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>beche</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<emac/ce</ets>; akin to D. <ets>beuk</ets>, OHG.
<ets>buocha</ets>, G. <ets>buche</ets>, Icel. <ets>beyki</ets>, Dan.
<ets>b<oum/g</ets>, Sw. <ets>bok</ets>, Russ. <ets>buk</ets>, L.
<ets>fagus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets> oak, <ets><?/</ets> to eat, Skr.
<ets>bhaksh</ets>; the tree being named originally from the esculent
fruit. See <er>Book</er>, and cf. 7th <er>Buck</er>,
<er>Buckwheat</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus
<gen>Fagus</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thick
foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of which swine are fond.
The <spn>Fagus sylvatica</spn> is the European species, and the
<spn>Fagus ferruginea</spn> that of America.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beech drops</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a parasitic
plant which grows on the roots of beeches (<spn>Epiphegus
Americana</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Beech marten</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the stone marten of Europe (<spn>Mustela
foina</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Beech mast</b></col>, <cd>the nuts of the
beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.</cd> --
<col><b>Beech oil</b></col>, <cd>oil expressed from the mast or nuts of
the beech tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Cooper beech</b></col>, <cd>a variety of
the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beechen</ent><br/
<hw>Beech"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<emac/cen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting, or made, of the wood or
bark of the beech; belonging to the beech.</def> <ldquo/Plain
<xex>beechen</xex> vessels.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beechnut</ent><br/
<hw>Beech"nut`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nut of the
beech tree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beech tree</ent><br/
<hw>Beech" tree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The beech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beechy</ent><br/
<hw>Beech"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to
beeches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bee-eater</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bird of the genus <gen>Merops</gen>, that feeds
especially on bees. The European species (<spn>Merops apiaster</spn>) is
remarkable for its brilliant colors.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An African
bird of the genus <gen>Rhinopomastes</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beef</ent><br/
<hw>Beef</hw> <pr>(b<emac/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boef</ets>, <ets>befe</ets>, <ets>beef</ets>, OF. <ets>boef</ets>,
<ets>buef</ets>, F. <ets>b<oe/ef</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bos</ets>,
<ets>bovis</ets>, ox; akin to Gr. <grk>boy^s</grk>, Skr.
<ets>g<omac/</ets> cow, and E. <ets>cow</ets>. See 2d
<er>Cow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal of the genus
<gen>Bos</gen>, especially the common species, <spn>Bos taurus</spn>,
including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox
or cow fattened for food.</def> <note>[In this, which is the original
sense, the word has a plural, <xex>beeves</xex>
<pr>(b<emac/vz)</pr>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A herd of <qex>beeves</qex>, fair oxen and fair kine.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine
animal, when slaughtered for food.</def> <note>[In this sense, the word
has no plural.]</note> <ldquo/Great meals of <xex>beef</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Applied colloquially to human flesh.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beef</ent><br/
<hw>Beef</hw> <pr>(b<emac/f)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to,
or resembling, beef.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beef tea</b></col>, <cd>essence of beef, or strong beef
broth.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beefalo</ent><br/
<hw>beef"a*lo</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"f<adot/*l<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the
American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically <frac38/
bison and <frac58/ domestic bovine; -- it yields leaner beef than
conventional breeds.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beefburger</ent><br/
<hw>beef"burg*er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fried cake of minced beef
served on a bun.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hamburger.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beefeater</ent><br/
<hw>Beef"eat`er</hw> <pr>(b<emac/f"<emac/t`<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Beef</ets> + <ets>eater</ets>; prob. one who eats another's
<ets>beef</ets>, as his servant. Cf. AS. <ets>hl<amac/f<aemac/ta</ets>
servant, properly a loaf eater.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who eats
beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the yeomen of the guard, in
England.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An African bird of the genus
<gen>Buphaga</gen>, which feeds on the larv<ae/ of botflies hatched
under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beefed-up</ent><br/
<hw>beefed-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made greater or stronger.</def>
<illu><ex>beefed-up</ex> sales efforts</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bee fly</ent><br/
<hw>bee" fly`</hw> <pr>(b<emac/" fl<imac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any
dipterous insect of the family <fam>Bombyliidae</fam>, which eat nectar
and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are parasitic on the
larvae of bees and other insects.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beefsteak</ent><br/
<hw>Beef"steak`</hw> <pr>(b<emac/f"st<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for
broiling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beef-witted</ent><br/
<hw>Beef"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stupid;
dull.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beefwood</ent><br/
<hw>Beef"wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Australian
tree (<gen>Casuarina</gen>), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork;
also, the trees <spn>Stenocarpus salignus</spn> of New South Wales, and
<spn>Banksia compar</spn> of Queensland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beefy</ent><br/
<hw>Beef"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having much beef; of the nature of
beef; resembling beef; fleshy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beehive</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"hive`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hive for a swarm
of bees. Also used figuratively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ A common and typical form of <xex>beehive</xex> was a
domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch
architectural remains are called <xex>beehive houses</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beehouse</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house for bees;
an apiary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bee larkspur</ent><br/
<hw>Bee" lark`spur</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def><fld>(Bot.)</fld> See
<er>Larkspur</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beeld</ent><br/
<hw>Beeld</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Beild</er>.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bee line</ent><br/
<hw>Bee" line`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The shortest line from one
place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey;
an air line.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bee line</xex> for the brig.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beelzebub</ent><br/
<hw>Be*el"ze*bub</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The title of a
heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil
spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See <er>Baal</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beem</ent><br/
<hw>Beem</hw> <pr>(b<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<emac/me</ets>, <ets>b<ymac/me</ets>.]</ety> <def>A trumpet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beemaster</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps
bees.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Been</ent><br/
<hw>Been</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>beon</ets>, <ets>ben</ets>,
<ets>bin</ets>, p. p. of <ets>been</ets>, <ets>beon</ets>, to be. See
<er>Be</er>.]</ety> <def>The past participle of <er>Be</er>. In old
authors it is also the pr. tense plural of <er>Be</er>. See 1st
<er>Bee</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Assembled <qex>been</qex> a senate grave and stout.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beer</ent><br/
<hw>Beer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>beor</ets>,
<ets>ber</ets>, AS. <ets>be<oacute/r</ets>; akin to Fries.
<ets>biar</ets>, Icel. <ets>bj<oacute/rr</ets>, OHG. <ets>bior</ets>, D.
& G. <ets>bier</ets>, and possibly E. <ets>brew</ets>. <root/93, See
<er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fermented liquor made from any
malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
substance to impart a bitter flavor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Beer has different names, as <stype>small beer</stype>,
<stype>ale</stype>, <stype>porter</stype>, <stype>brown stout</stype>,
<stype>lager beer</stype>, according to its strength, or other
qualities. See <er>Ale</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Small beer</b></col>, <cd>weak beer</cd>;
(<mark>fig.</mark>) <cd>insignificant matters.</cd> <ldquo/To suckle
fools, and chronicle <xex>small beer</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beer belly</ent><br/
<hw>beer" bel`ly</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a protruding potbelly caused by
excessive drinking of beer.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beer gut.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>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 <qex>beer belly</qex>. 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 <ldquo/potbelly<rdquo/, while wine drinkers
tend to have narrower waists, even when the same amount of alcohol and
calories is consumed by both.</q> <rj><qau>The Scientist -- December 11,
1995.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Beeregar</ent><br/
<hw>Beer"e*gar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beer</ets>
+ <ets>eager</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sour beer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beer gut</ent><br/
<hw>beer gut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>beer
belly</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beer gut.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beerhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Beer"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house where
malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beeriness</ent><br/
<hw>Beer"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beery
condition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beery</ent><br/
<hw>Beer"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or resembling
beer; affected by beer; maudlin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beestings</ent><br/
<hw>Beest"ings</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Biestings</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beeswax</ent><br/
<hw>Bees"wax`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wax secreted
by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beeswing</ent><br/
<hw>Bees"wing`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beet</ent><br/
<hw>Beet</hw> <pr>(b<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bete</ets>, from L. <ets>beta</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A biennial plant of the genus <gen>Beta</gen>,
which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second
year.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The root of plants of the genus <gen>Beta</gen>,
different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for
feeding stock, or in making sugar.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ There are many varieties of the common beet (<spn>Beta
vulgaris</spn>). The Old <ldquo/white beet<rdquo/, cultivated for its
edible leafstalks, is a distinct species (<spn>Beta
Cicla</spn>).</note><br/
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<p><ent>Bete</ent><br/
<ent>Beete</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Beete</hw>, <hw>Bete</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<emac/t)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b<emac/tan</ets> to mend. See
<er>Better</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mend; to repair.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renew or enkindle (a fire).</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beethoven</ent><br/
<hw>Beethoven</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><person>Ludwig van
Beethoven</person>, a renowned German composer, born 1770, died
1827.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> van Beethoven.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the music of Beethoven.</def> <illu>He enjoyed
<ex>Beethoven</ex> most of all.</illu><br/
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<p><ent>Beethovenian</ent><br/
<hw>Beethovenian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
<person>Ludwig van Beethoven</person>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beetle</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>betel</ets>, AS. <ets>b<imac/tl</ets>, mallet, hammer, fr.
<ets>be<aacute/tan</ets> to beat. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges,
beat pavements, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a
hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; --
called also <altname>beetling machine</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 132 --></p>

<p><ent>Beetle</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beetled</conjf>
<pr>(-t'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beetling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat with a heavy
mallet.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a
beetle or beetling machine; <as>as, to <ex>beetle</ex> cotton
goods</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beetle</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bityl</ets>,
<ets>bittle</ets>, AS. <ets>b<imac/tel</ets>, fr. <ets>b<imac/tan</ets>
to bite. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>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
<er>Coleoptera</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Beetle mite</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>one of many
species of mites, of the family <fam>Oribatid<ae/</fam>, parasitic on
beetles.</cd> -- <col><b>Black beetle</b></col>, <cd>the common large
black cockroach (<spn>Blatta orientalis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Beetle</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Beetlebrowed</er>.]</ety> <def>To extend over and beyond the base or
support; to overhang; to jut.</def><br/
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<p><q>To the dreadful summit of the cliff<br/
That <qex>beetles</qex> o'er his base into the sea.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Each <qex>beetling</qex> rampart, and each tower sublime.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beetle brow</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle brow`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>An overhanging
brow.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beetle-browed</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle-browed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, a. <ety>[OE.
<ets>bitelbrowed</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>bitel</ets>, adj., sharp,
projecting, n., a beetle. See <er>Beetle</er> an insect.]</ety>
<def>Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or
sullen.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The earlier meaning was, <ldquo/Having bushy or
overhanging eyebrows.<rdquo/</note><br/
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<p><ent>Beetlehead</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Beetle</ets> a mallet + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A stupid fellow; a blockhead.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The black-bellied plover, or
bullhead (<spn>Squatarola helvetica</spn>). See
<er>Plover</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beetle-headed</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle-head`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull;
stupid.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beetlestock</ent><br/
<hw>Bee"tle*stock`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The handle of
a beetle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beet radish</ent><br/
<hw>Beet" rad`ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Same as
<er>Beetrave</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beetrave</ent><br/
<hw>Beet"rave`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>betterave</ets>; <ets>bette</ets> beet + <ets>rave</ets>
radish.]</ety> <def>The common beet (<spn>Beta
vulgaris</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beeve</ent><br/
<hw>Beeve</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed from
<ets>beeves</ets>, pl. of <ets>beef</ets>.]</ety> <def>A beef; a beef
creature.</def><br/
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<p><q>They would knock down the first <qex>beeve</qex> they met
with.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beeves</ent><br/
<hw>Beeves</hw> <pr>(b<emac/vz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of
<er>Beef</er>, the animal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Befall</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fall"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Befell</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Befallen</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Befalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>befeallan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>feallan</ets> to
fall.]</ety> <def>To happen to.</def><br/
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<p><q>I beseech your grace that I may know<br/
The worst that may <qex>befall</qex> me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befall</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fall"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to pass; to
happen.</def><br/
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<p><q>I have revealed . . . the discord which <qex>befell</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befit</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fit"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Befitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be suitable to; to suit; to
become.</def><br/
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<p><q>That name best <qex>befits</qex> thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befitting</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fit"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable; proper; becoming;
fitting.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Befittingly</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fit"ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a befitting manner;
suitably.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beflatter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*flat"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flatter
excessively.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beflower</ent><br/
<hw>Be*flow"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To besprinkle
or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.</def>
<rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befog</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fog"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befogged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Befogging</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part.
adj.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To confuse; to mystify.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>befogged</ent><br/
<hw>befogged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>confused and vague; used
especially of thinking.</def> <illu>a mind <ex>befogged</ex> with
drink</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly,
wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Befool</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fool"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befooled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Befooling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>befolen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>fol</ets> fool.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to
deceive.</def><br/
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<p><q>This story . . . contrived to <qex>befool</qex> credulous men.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to behave like a fool; to make
foolish.</def> <ldquo/Some <xex>befooling</xex> drug.<rdquo/ <rj><au>G.
Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Before</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fore"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>beforen</ets>, <ets>biforen</ets>, <ets>before</ets>, AS.
<ets>beforan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>foran</ets>,
<ets>fore</ets>, before. See <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Fore</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; <as>as, to
stand <ex>before</ex> the fire; <ex>before</ex> the
house</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>His angel, who shall go<br/
<qex>Before</qex> them in a cloud and pillar of fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to;
anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of
purpose; in order that.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Before</qex> Abraham was, I am.</q> <rj><qau>John viii.
58.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Before</qex> this treatise can become of use, two points are
necessary.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Formerly <xex>before</xex>, in this sense, was followed
by <xex>that</xex>. <ldquo/<xex>Before that</xex> Philip called thee . .
. I saw thee.<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>John i. 48.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An advance of; farther onward, in place or
time.</def><br/
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<p><q>The golden age . . . is <qex>before</qex> us.</q>
<rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right,
or worth; rather than.</def><br/
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<p><q>He that cometh after me is preferred <qex>before</qex> me.</q>
<rj><qau>John i. 15.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The eldest son is <qex>before</qex> the younger in succession.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In presence or sight of; face to face with;
facing.</def><br/
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<p><q>Abraham bowed down himself <qex>before</qex> the people.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Wherewith shall I come <qex>before</qex> the Lord?</q>
<rj><qau>Micah vi. 6.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If a suit be begun <qex>before</qex> an archdeacon.</q>
<rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Open for; free of access to; in the power
of.</def><br/
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<p><q>The world was all <qex>before</qex> them where to choose.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Before the mast</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>as a
common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of
the foremast.</cd> -- <col><b>Before the wind</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>in the direction of the wind and by its impulse;
having the wind aft.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Before</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fore"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the fore part; in
front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to <ant>in the
rear</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The battle was <qex>before</qex> and behind.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron.
xiii. 14.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In advance.</def> <ldquo/I come <xex>before</xex> to
tell you.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In time past; previously; already.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You tell me, mother, what I knew <qex>before</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Earlier; sooner than; until then.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop
<qex>before</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Before</xex> is often used in self-explaining
compounds; as, <xex>before</xex>-cited, <xex>before</xex>-mentioned;
<xex>before</xex>said.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Beforehand</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fore"hand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Before</ets> + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in
advance; -- often followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Agricola . . . resolves to be <qex>beforehand</qex> with the
danger.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The last cited author has been <qex>beforehand</qex> with me.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously;
aforetime.</def><br/
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<p><q>They may be taught <qex>beforehand</qex> the skill of
speaking.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beforehand</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fore"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In comfortable circumstances
as regards property; forehanded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rich and much <qex>beforehand</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beforetime</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fore"time`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Formerly;
aforetime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[They] dwelt in their tents, as <qex>beforetime</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>2 Kings xiii. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befortune</ent><br/
<hw>Be*for"tune</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
befall.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I wish all good <qex>befortune</qex> you.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befoul</ent><br/
<hw>Be*foul"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befouled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Befouling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>bef<umac/lan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>f<umac/lan</ets> to
foul. See <er>Foul</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make
foul; to soil.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To entangle or run against so as to impede
motion.</def><br/
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<p><ent>befouled</ent><br/
<hw>befouled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>made disgustingly dirty.</def>
<illu>a building <ex>befouled</ex> with soot</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Befriend</ent><br/
<hw>Be*friend"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befriended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Befriending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To act as a friend to; to
favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.</def><br/
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<p><q>By the darkness <qex>befriended</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befriendment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*friend"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of
befriending.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Befrill</ent><br/
<hw>Be*frill"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish or
deck with a frill.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Befringe</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fringe"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish
with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe.</def>
<rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Befuddle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*fud"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Befuddled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>]</vmorph> <def>To
becloud and confuse, as with liquor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>befuddled</ent><br/
<hw>befuddled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>dazed by alcoholic
drink.</def> <illu>the wino's poor <ex>befuddled</ex> mind</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stupefied.</syn><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>unclear in mind or intent; filled with
bewilderment.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused,
mazed, mixed-up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>confused and vague; used especially of
thinking.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly,
wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beg</ent><br/
<hw>Beg</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>beg</ets>,
pronounced <ets>bay</ets>. Cf. <er>Bey</er>, <er>Begum</er>.]</ety>
<def>A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a
bey.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beg</ent><br/
<hw>Beg</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Begged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Begging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>beggen</ets>,
perh. fr. AS. <ets>bedecian</ets> (akin to Goth. <ets>bedagwa</ets>
beggar), <ets>biddan</ets> to ask. (Cf. <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>);
or cf. <ets>beghard</ets>, <ets>beguin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.</def><br/
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<p><q>I do <qex>beg</qex> your good will in this case.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>[Joseph] <qex>begged</qex> the body of Jesus.</q> <rj><qau>Matt.
xxvii. 58.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note>Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than
earnest, asking; as, I <xex>beg</xex> your pardon; I <xex>beg</xex>
leave to disagree with you.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually
or from house to house.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
<qex>begging</qex> bread.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxvii. 25.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make petition to; to entreat; <as>as, to
<ex>beg</ex> a person to grant a favor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take for granted; to assume without
proof.</def><-- see <cref>beg the question</cref>, below --><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To ask to be appointed guardian
for, or to also to have a guardian appointed for.</def><br/
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<p><q>Else some will <qex>beg</qex> thee, in the court of wards.</q>
<rj><qau>Harrington.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs>Hence: <col><b>To beg (one) for a fool</b></col>, <cd>to take him
for a fool.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>I beg to</b></col>, <cd>is an elliptical expression for
<xex>I beg leave to</xex>; <as>as, <ex>I beg to</ex> inform
you</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To beg the question</b></col>, <cd>to assume
that which was to be proved in a discussion, instead of adducing the
proof or sustaining the point by argument.</cd> -- <col><b>To go
a-begging</b></col>, <cd>a figurative phrase to express the absence of
demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; <as>as, grapes are
so plentiful there that they <ex>go a-begging</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Beg</er>, <er>Ask</er>,
<er>Request</er>.</syn> <usage> To <xex>ask</xex> (not in the sense of
inquiring) is the generic term which embraces all these words. To
<xex>request</xex> is only a polite mode of asking. To <xex>beg</xex>,
in its original sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied
submission, or at least deference. At present, however, in polite life,
<xex>beg</xex> has dropped its original meaning, and has taken the place
of both <xex>ask</xex> and <xex>request</xex>, on the ground of its
expressing more of deference and respect. Thus, we <xex>beg</xex> a
person's acceptance of a present; we <xex>beg</xex> him to favor us with
his company; a tradesman <xex>begs</xex> to announce the arrival of new
goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to present usage, <ldquo/we
can never talk of <xex>asking</xex> a person's acceptance of a thing, or
of <xex>asking</xex> him to do us a favor.<rdquo/ This can be more truly
said of usage in England than in America.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Beg</ent><br/
<hw>Beg</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ask alms or charity, especially
to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by
asking alms.</def><br/
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<p><q>I can not dig; to <qex>beg</qex> I am ashamed.</q> <rj><qau>Luke
xvi. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bega</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be"ga</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bigha</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Begem</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gem"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begemmed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Begemming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To adorn with gems, or
as with gems.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Begemmed</qex> with dewdrops.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Those lonely realms bright garden isles <qex>begem</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shelley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beget</ent><br/
<hw>Be*get"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Begot</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<mark>(Archaic)</mark> <conjf>Begat</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Begot</conjf>, <conjf>Begotten</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bigiten</ets>, <ets>bigeten</ets>, to get, beget, AS.
<ets>begitan</ets> to get; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gitan</ets>. See
<er>Get</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To procreate, as
a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yet they a beauteous offspring shall <qex>beget</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To get (with child.)</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce as an effect; to cause to
exist.</def><br/
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<p><q>Love is <qex>begot</qex> by fancy.</q>
<rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Begetter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*get"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who begets; a
father.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beggable</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"ga*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
begged.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beggar</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>beggere</ets>, fr. <ets>beg</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a
petitioner.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes it his business to ask alms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a
contemptuous or sarcastic use.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who assumes in argument what he does not
prove.</def> <rj><au>Abp. Tillotson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beggar</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beggared</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beggaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to
beggary; to impoverish; <as>as, he had <ex>beggared</ex>
himself</as>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>beggared</qex> all description.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beggarhood</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition
of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beggarism</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beggary.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>beggar-lice</ent><br/
<hw>beggar-lice</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various
Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that
stick to clothing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beggar's lice, beggar's-lice, beggar lice.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of various tropical and subtropical plants
having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or
loments.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tick trefoil, tick-trefoil, beggar's-lice.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beggarliness</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*li*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being beggarly; meanness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beggarly</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In
the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely
indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.</def> <ldquo/A
bankrupt, <xex>beggarly</xex> fellow.<rdquo/ <au>South.</au> <ldquo/A
<xex>beggarly</xex> fellowship.<rdquo/ <au>Swift.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Beggarly</xex> elements.<rdquo/ <au>Gal. iv. 9.</au><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced or occasioned by beggary.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beggarly</qex> sins, that is, those sins which idleness and
beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and
dissimulation.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beggarly</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an indigent, mean, or
despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beggar's lice</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar's lice`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of
<gen>Echinospermum</gen> and <gen>Cynoglossum</gen>) which cling to the
clothing of those who brush by them.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beggar's ticks</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar's ticks`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The bur marigold
(<gen>Bidens</gen>) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns,
and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity; -- also
called <altname>beggar-ticks</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>beggar-ticks</ent><br/
<hw>beggar-ticks</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the seed of bur
marigolds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spanish needles.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of several plants of the genus Bidens having
yellow flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing; -- also
called <altname>beggar's-ticks</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks,
sticktight.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beggarwoman</ent><br/
<hw>beggarwoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman who is a
beggar.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beggary</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>beggerie</ets>. See <er>Beggar</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of begging; the state of being a beggar;
mendicancy; extreme poverty.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Beggarly appearance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The freedom and the <qex>beggary</qex> of the old studio.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beggary</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"gar*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beggarly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beggestere</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"ge*stere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Beg</ets>
+ <ets>-ster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A beggar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beguard</ent><br/
<ent>Beghard</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*ghard"</hw> <hw>Be*guard"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b<eacute/gard</ets>,
<ets>b<eacute/guard</ets>; cf. G. <ets>beghard</ets>, LL.
<ets>Beghardus</ets>, <ets>Begihardus</ets>, <ets>Begardus</ets>. Prob.
from the root of <ets>beguine</ets> + <ets>-ard</ets> or
<ets>-hard</ets>. See <er>Beguine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>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 <xex>Beguins</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Begild</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gild"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begilded</conjf> or <conjf>Begilt</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To gild.</def> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Begin</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gin"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Began</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <conjf>Begun</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beginning</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>beginnan</ets> (akin to OS.
<ets>biginnan</ets>, D. & G. <ets>beginnen</ets>, OHG.
<ets>biginnan</ets>, Goth., <ets>du-ginnan</ets>, Sw.
<ets>begynna</ets>, Dan. <ets>begynde</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + an
assumed <ets>ginnan</ets>. <root/31. See <er>Gin</er> to begin.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To have or commence an independent or first existence;
to take rise; to commence.</def><br/
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<p><q>Vast chain of being! which from God <qex>began</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<ldquo/Tears <xex>began</xex> to flow.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>When I <qex>begin</qex>, I will also make an end.</q> <rj><qau>1
Sam. iii. 12.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Begin</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gin"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter on; to
commence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ye nymphs of Solyma ! <qex>begin</qex> the song.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place
a beginning of.</def><br/
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<p><q>The apostle <qex>begins</qex> our knowledge in the creatures,
which leads us to the knowledge of God.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To commence; originate; set about;
start.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Begin</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gin"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beginning.</def> <mark>[Poetic &
Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beginner</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gin"ner</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who begins or
originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner
or student; a tyro.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A sermon of a new <qex>beginner</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beginning</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gin"ning</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>In the <qex>beginning</qex> God created the heaven and the
earth.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 1.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which begins or originates something; the first
cause; origin; source.</def><br/
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<p><q> I am . . . the <qex>beginning</qex> and the ending.</q>
<rj><qau>Rev. i. 8.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is begun; a rudiment or
element.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mighty things from small <qex>beginnings</qex> grow.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Enterprise.</def> <ldquo/To hinder our
<xex>beginnings</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin;
outset; foundation.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Begird</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gird"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Begirt</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<conjf>Begirded</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begirt</conjf>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Begirding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>begyrdan</ets> (akin to Goth. <ets>bigairdan</ets>); pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gyrdan</ets> to gird.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
bind with a band or girdle; to gird.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To surround as with a band; to encompass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begirdle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gir"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surround as
with a girdle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begirt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*girt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To encompass; to
begird.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beglerbeg</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Beg"ler*beg`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.
<ets>beglerbeg</ets>, fr. <ets>beg</ets>, pl. <ets>begler</ets>. See
<er>Beg</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The governor of a province of
the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begnaw</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gnaw"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Begnawed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <mark>(R.)</mark>
<conjf>Begnawn</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>begnagan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>gnagan</ets> to
gnaw.]</ety> <def>To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The worm of conscience still <qex>begnaw</qex> thy soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begod</ent><br/
<hw>Be*god"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begodded</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To exalt to the
dignity of a god; to deify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Begodded</xex> saints.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begohm</ent><br/
<hw>Beg"ohm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A
unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one thousand
megohms.</def><-- ##?? still used?? is gigohm used?--><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begone</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gone"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Be</ets>, v. i. + <ets>gone</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Go away;
depart; get you gone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begone</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gone"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>begon</ets>, AS.
<ets>big<amac/n</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>g<amac/n</ets> to
go.]</ety> <def>Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in
woe-<xex>begone</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.
Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begonia</ent><br/
<hw>Be*go"ni*a</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*g<omac/"n<icr/*<adot/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Michel <etsep>Begon</etsep>, a promoter of
botany.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begoniaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Begoniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of monoecious
succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially
America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Begoniaceae</fam>, begonia
family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 133 --></p>

<p><ent>Begore</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gore"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*g<omac/r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
besmear with gore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begot</ent><br/
<hw>Be*got"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*g<ocr/t")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> of <er>Beget</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begotten</ent><br/
<hw>Be*got"ten</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Beget</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begrave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*grave"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>grave</ets>; akin to G. <ets>begraben</ets>, Goth.
<ets>bigraban</ets> to dig a ditch around.]</ety> <def>To bury; also, to
engrave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begrease</ent><br/
<hw>Be*grease"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soil or
daub with grease or other oily matter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begrime</ent><br/
<hw>Be*grime"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begrimed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Begriming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To soil with grime or
dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Books falling to pieces and <qex>begrimed</qex> with dust.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begrimer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*grim"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, begrimes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begrudge</ent><br/
<hw>Be*grudge"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Begrudged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Begrudging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grudge; to envy
the possession of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>begrudging</ent><br/
<hw>begrudging</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being given reluctantly or with
displeasure.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> envious, grudging.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguile</ent><br/
<hw>Be*guile"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beguiled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beguiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To delude
by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false
statement; to lure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The serpent <qex>beguiled</qex> me, and I did eat.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. iii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When misery could <qex>beguile</qex> the tyrant's rage.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause the time of to pass without notice; to
relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ballads . . . to <qex>beguile</qex> his incessant wayfaring.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead;
amuse; divert; entertain.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beguiled</ent><br/
<hw>beguiled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>filled with wonder and
delight.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled,
entranced.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguilement</ent><br/
<hw>Be*guile"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguiler</ent><br/
<hw>Be*guil"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, beguiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguiling</ent><br/
<hw>Be*guil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alluring by guile; deluding;
misleading; diverting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*guil"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguin</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be`guin"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Beghard</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguinage</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be`gui`nage"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a
community of Beguines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beguine</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be`guine"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/guine</ets>; LL. <ets>beguina</ets>, <ets>beghina</ets>;
fr. Lambert <ets>le B<egrave/gue</ets> (the Stammerer) the founder of
the order. (<ets>Du Cange</ets>.)]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be"gum</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per., fr. Turk.,
perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. <ets>beg</ets> (see <er>Beg</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>) + Ar. <ets>umm</ets> mother.]</ety> <def>In the East
Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.</def>
<rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Begun</ent><br/
<hw>Be*gun"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Begin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behalf</ent><br/
<hw>Be*half"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>on-behalve</ets> in the name of, <ets>bihalven</ets> by the side
of, fr. AS. <ets>healf</ets> half, also side, part: akin to G.
<ets>halb</ets> half, <ets>halber</ets> on account of. See <er>Be-</er>,
and <er>Half</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Advantage; favor; stead;
benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In <qex>behalf</qex> of his mistress's beauty.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P.
Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in <qex>behalf</qex>
of his nation.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In behalf of</b></col>, <cd>in the interest of.</cd> --
<col><b>On behalf of</b></col>, <cd>on account of; on the part
of.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behappen</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hap"pen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To happen
to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*have"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Behaved</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Behaving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>behabban</ets> to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G.
<ets>gehaben</ets> (obs.) to have, <ets>sich gehaben</ets> to behave or
carry one's self); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>habban</ets> to have. See
<er>Have</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To manage or
govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to
restrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He did <qex>behave</qex> his anger ere 't was spent.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to
bear; -- used reflexively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those that <qex>behaved</qex> themselves manfully.</q> <rj><qau>2
Macc. ii. 21.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*have"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act; to conduct; to bear or
carry one's self; <as>as, to <ex>behave</ex> well or ill</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb
of manner; as, if he does not <xex>behave</xex>, he will be punished. It
is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship
<xex>behaved</xex> splendidly.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behavior</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hav"ior</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Manner of
behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct;
deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; <as>as, the
<ex>behavior</ex> of a ship in a storm; the <ex>behavior</ex> of the
magnetic needle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A gentleman that is very singular in his <qex>behavior</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be upon one's good behavior</b></col>,
<col><b>To be put upon one's good behavior</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be
in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety
of conduct.</cd> -- <col><b>During good behavior</b></col>, <cd>while
(or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or
with propriety.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bearing; demeanor; manner.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Behavior</er>, <er>Conduct</er>. <xex>Behavior</xex> is the mode in
which we <xex>have</xex> or <xex>bear</xex> ourselves in the presence of
others or toward them; <xex>conduct</xex> is the mode of our carrying
ourselves forward in the concerns of life. <xex>Behavior</xex> respects
our manner of acting in particular cases; <xex>conduct</xex> refers to
the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their
<xex>conduct</xex> had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and
their <xex>behavior</xex> admirable in every instance when they met the
enemy.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behavioral</ent><br/
<hw>behavioral</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
behavior.</def> <illu><ex>behavioral</ex> sciences</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behaviorism</ent><br/
<hw>behaviorism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an approach to psychology that
emphasizes observable measurable behavior.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviourism, behavioristic psychology,
behaviouristic psychology.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behaviorist</ent><br/
<hw>behaviorist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a psychologist who subscribes to
behaviorism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviourist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behaviourism</ent><br/
<hw>behaviourism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>behaviorism</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviorism, behavioristic psychology,
behaviouristic psychology.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behaviourist</ent><br/
<hw>behaviourist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>behaviorist</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> behaviorist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>behavioristic</ent><br/
<ent>behaviorist</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>behaviorist</hw> <hw>behavioristic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or
behaviorism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behead</ent><br/
<hw>Be*head"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beheaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beheading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihefden</ets>, AS.
<ets>behe<aacute/fdian</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>he<aacute/fod</ets> head. See <er>Head</er>.]</ety> <def>To sever
the head from; to take off the head of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beheadal</ent><br/
<hw>Be*head"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Beheading.</def>
<mark>[Modern]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beheld</ent><br/
<hw>Be*held"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Behold</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behemoth</ent><br/
<hw>Be"he*moth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>behem<omac/th</ets>, fr. Egyptian <ets>P-ehe-maut</ets>
hippopotamus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal, probably the
hippopotamus, described in <au>Job xl. 15-24.</au></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something of large size or great power.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behn</ent><br/
<ent>Behen</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be"hen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Behn</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. & Ar. <ets>bahman</ets>,
<ets>behmen</ets>, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn,
saffron.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The <spn>Centaurea
behen</spn>, or saw-leaved centaury.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
<spn>Cucubalus behen</spn>, or bladder campion, now called <spn>Silene
inflata</spn>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The <spn>Statice limonium</spn>,
or sea lavender.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behest</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hest"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biheste</ets> promise, command, AS. <ets>beh<aemac/s</ets> promise;
pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>h<aemac/s</ets> command. See <er>Hest</er>,
<er>Hight</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is willed or ordered;
a command; a mandate; an injunction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To do his master's high <qex>behest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vow; a promise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the
<qex>behest</qex> that I have made.</q> <rj><qau>Paston.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behest</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hest"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Paston.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behete</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hete"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Behight</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behight</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hight"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Behight</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Behight</conjf>, <conjf>Behoten</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bihaten</ets>, AS. <ets>beh<amac/tan</ets> to vow, promise; pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>h<amac/tan</ets> to call, command. See
<er>Hight</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs. in all its
senses.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To promise; to vow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Behight</qex> by vow unto the chaste Minerve.</q>
<rj><qau>Surrey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The keys are to thy hand <qex>behight</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To adjudge; to assign by authority.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The second was to Triamond <qex>behight</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mean, or intend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>More than heart <qex>behighteth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mir. for
Mag.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To consider or esteem to be; to declare to
be.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the lookers-on him dead <qex>behight</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To call; to name; to address.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whom . . . he knew and thus <qex>behight</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To command; to order.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>behight</qex> those gates to be unbarred.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behight</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hight"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vow; a promise.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Surrey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behind</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hind"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>behindan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>hindan</ets>. See
<er>Hind</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the side
opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of;
on the other side of; <as>as, <ex>behind</ex> a door; <ex>behind</ex> a
hill</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A tall Brabanter, <qex>behind</qex> whom I stood.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Hall.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Left after the departure of, whether this be by
removing to a distance or by death.</def><br/
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<p><q>A small part of what he left <qex>behind</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Left a distance by, in progress of improvement
Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any
achievement.</def><br/
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<p><q>I was not a whit <qex>behind</qex> the very chiefest apostles.</q>
<rj><qau>2 Cor. xi. 5.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Behind</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hind"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At the back part; in
the rear.</def> <ldquo/I shall not lag <xex>behind</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the back part or rear; backward; <as>as, to
look <ex>behind</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to
view; out of sight; remaining.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We can not be sure that there is no evidence
<qex>behind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Backward in time or order of succession;
past.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Forgetting those things which are <qex>behind</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Phil. ii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>After the departure of another; <as>as, to stay
<ex>behind</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Leave not a rack <qex>behind</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behind</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hind"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The backside; the rump.</def>
<mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behindhand</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hind"hand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv. & a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Behind</ets> + <ets>hand</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In arrears financially; in a state where
expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, <ex>behindhand</ex> in studies or in
work</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In this also [dress] the country are very much
<qex>behindhand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behither</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hith"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>On this side
of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two miles <qex>behither</qex> Clifden.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behold</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beheld</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr> (<pos>p. p.</pos>
formerly <conjf>Beholden</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, now used only as a
<pos>p. a.</pos>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Beholding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bihalden</ets>,
<ets>biholden</ets>, AS. <ets>behealdan</ets> to hold, have in sight;
pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>healdan</ets> to hold, keep; akin to G.
<ets>behalten</ets> to hold, keep. See <er>Hold</er>.]</ety> <def>To
have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the
eyes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When he <qex>beheld</qex> the serpent of brass, he lived.</q>
<rj><qau>Num. xxi. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Behold</qex> the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world.</q> <rj><qau>John. i. 29.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view;
discern.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Behold</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To direct the eyes to, or fix
them upon, an object; to look; to see.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And I <qex>beheld</qex>, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . .
. a lamb as it had been slain.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beholden</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[Old p. p. of
<ets>behold</ets>, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb
<ets>hold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obliged; bound in gratitude;
indebted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But being so <qex>beholden</qex> to the Prince.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beholder</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who beholds;
a spectator.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beholding</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obliged; beholden.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I was much bound and <qex>beholding</qex> to the right reverend
father.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So much hath Oxford been <qex>beholding</qex> to her nephews, or
sister's children.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beholding</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of seeing; sight; also,
that which is beheld.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beholdingness</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hold"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def>The state of being
obliged or beholden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P.
Sidney.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behoof</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoof"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>to
bihove</ets> for the use of, AS. <ets>beh<omac/f</ets> advantage, a word
implied in <ets>beh<omac/fl<imac/c</ets> necessary; akin to Sw.
<ets>behof</ets>, Dan. <ets>behov</ets>, G. <ets>behuf</ets>, and E.
<ets>heave</ets>, the root meaning <ets>to seize</ets>, hence the
meanings <ldquo/to hold, make use of.<rdquo/ See <er>Heave</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Advantage; profit; benefit; interest;
use.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No mean recompense it brings<br/
To your <qex>behoof</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behoovable</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying
need; profitable; advantageous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behoove</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoove"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Behooved</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Behooving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bihoven</ets>, <ets>behoven</ets>, AS. <ets>beh<omac/fian</ets> to
have need of, fr. <ets>beh<omac/f</ets>. See <er>Behoof</er>.]</ety>
<def>To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to
necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And thus it <qex>behooved</qex> Christ to suffer.</q>
<rj><qau>Luke xxiv. 46.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><altsp>[Also written <asp>behove</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behoove</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoove"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be
necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behoove</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoove"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advantage; behoof.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It shall not be to his <qex>behoove</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behooveful</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hoove"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Advantageous;
useful; profitable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*hoove"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Be*hoove"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behove</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hove"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <def>and derivatives.
See <er>Behoove</er>, &c.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behovely</ent><br/
<hw>Be*hove"ly</hw>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Useful, or
usefully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Behowl</ent><br/
<hw>Be*howl"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To howl
at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wolf <qex>behowls</qex> the moon.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beige</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Beige</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Debeige.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beijing</ent><br/
<hw>Beijing</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>China</country>. Formerly called
<altname>Peking</altname>. Population (2000) = 12,033,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beild</ent><br/
<hw>Beild</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same
root as <ets>build</ets>, v. t.]</ety> <def>A place of shelter;
protection; refuge.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Also
written <asp>bield</asp> and <asp>beeld</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The random <qex>beild</qex> o' clod or stane.</q>
<rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Being</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> from <er>Be</er>.
<def>Existing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Being</xex> was formerly used where we now use
<xex>having</xex>. <ldquo/<xex>Being</xex> to go to a ball in a few
days.<rdquo/ <au>Miss Edgeworth.</au></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In modern usage, <xex>is</xex>, <xex>are</xex>,
<xex>was</xex> or <xex>were being</xex>, with a past participle
following (as <xex>built</xex>, <xex>made</xex>, etc.) indicates the
process toward the completed result expressed by the participle. The
form <xex>is</xex> or <xex>was building</xex>, in this passive
signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly
preferable to the modern <xex>is</xex> or <xex>was being built</xex>.
The last form of speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved
writers. The older expression was <xex>is</xex>, or <xex>was</xex>,
<xex>a-building</xex> or <xex>in building</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A man who <qex>is being</qex> strangled.</q>
<rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While the article on Burns <qex>was being</qex> written.</q>
<rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fresh experience <qex>is</qex> always <qex>being</qex> gained.</q>
<rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd. )</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Being</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Existence, as opposed to
nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In Him we live, and move, and have our <qex>being</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Acts xvii. 28.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, a human <ex>being</ex>;
spiritual <ex>beings</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What a sweet <qex>being</qex> is an honest mind !</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>Being</qex> of infinite benevolence and power.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lifetime; mortal existence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Claudius, thou<br/
Wast follower of his fortunes in his <qex>being</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Webster (1654).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An abode; a cottage.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little
<qex>beings</qex> within my manor.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Being</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Since; inasmuch as.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And <qex>being</qex> you have<br/
Declined his means, you have increased his malice.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &
Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beirut</ent><br/
<hw>Beirut</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Lebanon</country>. Population (2000)
= 1,100,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejade</ent><br/
<hw>Be*jade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jade or
tire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejape</ent><br/
<hw>Be*jape"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jape; to
laugh at; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejaundice</ent><br/
<hw>Be*jaun"dice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infect
with jaundice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejewel</ent><br/
<hw>Be*jew"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bejeweled</conjf> or <conjf>Bejewelled</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bejeweling</conjf> or
<conjf>Bejewelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To ornament with a jewel or
with jewels; to spangle.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bejeweled</xex> hands.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejuco</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be*ju"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a reed or
woody vine.]</ety> <def>Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the
habit of a liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of
<gen>Calamus</gen>, the cane or rattan palm.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bejumble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*jum"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jumble
together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bekah</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be"kah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety>
<def>Half a shekel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beknave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*knave"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call
knave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beknow</ent><br/
<hw>Be*know"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To confess; to
acknowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel</ent><br/
<hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Babylonian name of
the god known among the Hebrews as <altname>Baal</altname>. See
<er>Baal</er>.</def> <rj><au>Baruch vi. 41.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel</ent><br/
<hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr.
<ets>bilva</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thorny rutaceous tree (<spn><AE/gle
marmelos</spn>) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called
also <altname>Bengal quince</altname>, <altname>golden apple</altname>,
<altname>wood apple</altname>. The fruit is used medicinally, and the
rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel</ent><br/
<hw>Bel</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from Alexander
Graham <etsep>Bell</etsep>.]</ety> <def>a unit of sound intensity equal
to ten decibels.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belabor</ent><br/
<hw>Be*la"bor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belabored</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Belaboring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ply
diligently; to work carefully upon.</def> <ldquo/If the earth is
<xex>belabored</xex> with culture, it yieldeth corn.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To beat soundly; to cudgel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ajax <qex>belabors</qex> there a harmless ox.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel-accoyle</ent><br/
<hw>Bel`-ac*coyle"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bel</ets> beautiful + <ets>accueil</ets> reception.]</ety> <def>A
kind or favorable reception or salutation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belace</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lace"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belaced</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten, as with a lace or cord.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover or adorn with lace.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To beat with a strap. See <er>Lace</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belam</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lam"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Lam</er>.]</ety> <def>To beat or bang.</def> <mark>[Prov. & Low,
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belamour</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"a*mour</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bel
amour</ets> fair love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lover.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flower, but of what kind is unknown.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her snowy brows, like budded <qex>belamours</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belamy</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"a*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bel
ami</ets> fair friend.]</ety> <def>Good friend; dear friend.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belate</ent><br/
<hw>Be*late"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Belating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To retard or make too
late.</def> <rj><au>Davenant.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belated</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lat"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Delayed beyond the usual time;
too late; overtaken by night; benighted.</def> <ldquo/Some
<xex>belated</xex> peasant.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*lat"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>
<au>Milton.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belaud</ent><br/
<hw>Be*laud"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To laud or
praise greatly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belay</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lay"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belaid</conjf>, <conjf>Belayed</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Belaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For senses 1 & 2, D.
<ets>beleggen</ets> to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. <ets>be-</ets>,
and <ets>lay</ets> to place: for sense 3, OE. <ets>beleggen</ets>, AS.
<ets>belecgan</ets>. See pref. <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Lay</er> to
place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay on or cover; to adorn.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Jacket . . . <qex>belayed</qex> with silver lace.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To make fast, as a rope, by
taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to
block up or obstruct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Belay thee!</b></col> <cd>Stop.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 134 --></p>

<p><ent>Belaying pin</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lay"ing pin`</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*l<amac/"<icr/ng p<icr/n`)</pr>.
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the
mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or
belayed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bel canto</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>bel canto</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/l k<aum/n"t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It., beautiful singing.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>a cantabile
style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone,
and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and
agility.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belch</ent><br/
<hw>Belch</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/lch; 224)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belched</conjf>
<pr>(b<ecr/lch)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Belching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>belken</ets>, AS.
<ets>bealcan</ets>, akin to E. <ets>bellow</ets>. See <er>Bellow</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To eject or throw up from the
stomach with violence; to eruct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I <qex>belched</qex> a hurricane of wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to
emit; to give vent to; to vent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Within the gates that now<br/
Stood open wide, <qex>belching</qex> outrageous flame.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belch</ent><br/
<hw>Belch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To eject wind from the
stomach through the mouth; to eructate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To issue with spasmodic force or noise.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belch</ent><br/
<hw>Belch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of belching;
also, that which is belched; an eructation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing
eructation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dennis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belcher</ent><br/
<hw>Belch"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, belches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beldame</ent><br/
<ent>Beldam</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel"dam</hw> <hw>Bel"dame</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bel-</ets>, denoting relationship +
<ets>dame</ets> mother: cf. F. <ets>belledame</ets> fair lady, It.
<ets>belladonna</ets>. See <er>Belle</er>, and <er>Dame</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To show the <qex>beldam</qex> daughters of her daughter.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old
woman; a hag.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hag, beldam, witch, crone.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Around the <qex>beldam</qex> all erect they hang.</q>
<rj><qau>Akenside.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beleaguer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lea"guer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beleaguered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beleaguering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D.
<ets>belegeren</ets> (akin to G. <ets>belagern</ets>, Sw.
<ets>bel<aum/gra</ets>, Dan. <ets>beleire</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> =
E. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>leger</ets> bed, camp, army, akin to E.
<ets>lair</ets>. See <er>Lair</er>.]</ety> <def>To surround with an army
so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wail of famine in <qex>beleaguered</qex> towns.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To block up; environ; invest;
encompass.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beleaguerer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lea"guer*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
beleaguers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beleave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*leave"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beleft</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To leave or to be left.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>May.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belecture</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lec"ture</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belectured</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Belecturing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To vex with
lectures; to lecture frequently.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belee</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place under
the lee, or unfavorably to the wind.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belemnite</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lem"nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> dart, fr. <ets><?/</ets> dart, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to
throw: cf. F. <ets>b<eacute/lemnite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bel*em*nit"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belemnoidea</ent><br/
<hw>Belemnoidea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of extinct dibranchiate
cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Belemnoidea</ord>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beleper</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lep"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belepered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
infect with leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &
Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel-esprit</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bel"-es*prit"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Beaux-esprits</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[F., fine wit.]</ety> <def>A fine genius, or man of wit.</def>
<ldquo/A man of letters and a <xex>bel esprit</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W.
Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belfast</ent><br/
<hw>Belfast</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the capital of Northern Ireland; --
the center of Irish Protestantism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belfry</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"fry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>berfray</ets> movable tower used in sieges, OF.
<ets>berfreit</ets>, <ets>berfroit</ets>, F. <ets>beffroi</ets>, fr.
MHG. <ets>bervrit</ets>, <ets>bercvrit</ets>, G. <ets>bergfriede</ets>,
fr. MHG. <ets>bergen</ets> to protect (G. <ets>bergen</ets> to conceal)
+ <ets>vride</ets> peace, protection, G. <ets>friede</ets> peace; in
compounds often taken in the sense of security, or place of security;
orig. therefore a place affording security. G. <ets>friede</ets> is akin
to E. <ets>free</ets>. See <er>Burg</er>, and <er>Free</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A movable tower erected by
besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other
building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung;
or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The framing on which a bell is
suspended.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgard</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*gard"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>bel
guardo</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sweet or loving look.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgian</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"gi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Belgium.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Belgium.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgian block</ent><br/
<hw>Belgian block</hw>. <def>An oblong, often nearly cubical, block of
some tough stone, esp. granite, used as a material for street pavements.
Its usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgic</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"gic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Belgicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Belgae</ets> the Belgians.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the <xex>Belg<ae/</xex>, a German
tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the Seine,
and the ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How unlike their <qex>Belgic</qex> sires of old.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to
Belgium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgrade</ent><br/
<hw>Belgrade</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Yugoslavia</country>. Population
(2000) = 1,168,454.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belgravian</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*gra"vi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to
Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to
fashionable life; aristocratic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belial</ent><br/
<hw>Be"li*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>beli
ya'al</ets>; <ets>beli</ets> without + <ets>ya'al</ets> profit.]</ety>
<def>An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the
personification of evil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What concord hath Christ with <qex>Belia</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>2
Cor. vi. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>A son</b></col> (or man) <col><b>of
Belial</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved
person.</cd> <au>1 Sam. ii. 12.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belibel</ent><br/
<hw>Be*li"bel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Libel</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <def>To libel or traduce; to
calumniate.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belie</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lie"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belied</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Belying</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bilien</ets>, <ets>bili<?/en</ets>, AS. <ets>bele<oacute/gan</ets>;
pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>le<oacute/gan</ets> to lie. See
<er>Lie</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show to be false;
to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their trembling hearts <qex>belie</qex> their boastful
tongues.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a false representation or account
of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Should I do so, I should <qex>belie</qex> my thoughts.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To tell lie about; to calumniate; to
slander.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou dost <qex>belie</qex> him, Percy, thou dost belie him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mimic; to counterfeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To fill with lies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/The breath of slander doth <xex>belie</xex> all corners of the
world.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belief</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lief"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bileafe</ets>, <ets>bileve</ets>; cf. AS.
<ets>gele<aacute/fa</ets>. See <er>Believe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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>as, <ex>belief</ex> of a witness; the
<ex>belief</ex> of our senses</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Belief</qex> admits of all degrees, from the slightest
suspicion to the fullest assurance.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A persuasion of the truths of
religion; faith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No man can attain [to] <qex>belief</qex> by the bare contemplation
of heaven and earth.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing believed; the object of belief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Superstitious prophecies are not only the <qex>belief</qex> of
fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the
advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the heat of persecution to which Christian <qex>belief</qex>
was subject upon its first promulgation.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Ultimate belief</b></col>, <cd>a first principle
incapable of proof; an intuitive truth; an intuition.</cd> <rj><au>Sir
W. Hamilton.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Credence; trust; reliance; assurance;
opinion.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beliefful</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lief"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having belief or
faith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Believable</ent><br/
<hw>Be*liev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being believed; credible.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*liev"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Believe</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lieve"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Believed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Believing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bileven</ets> (with pref. <ets>be-</ets> for AS. <ets>ge-</ets>),
fr. AS. <ets>gel<imac/fan</ets>, <ets>gel<imac/fan</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>gelooven</ets>, OHG. <ets>gilouban</ets>, G. <ets>glauben</ets>,
OS. <ets>gil<imac/bian</ets>, Goth. <ets>galaubjan</ets>, and Goth.
<ets>liubs</ets> dear. See <er>Lief</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Leave</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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>as, to
<ex>believe</ex> a person, a statement, or a doctrine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our conqueror (whom I now<br/
Of force <qex>believe</qex> almighty).</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>King Agrippa, <qex>believest</qex> thou the prophets ?</q>
<rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 27.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Often followed by a dependent clause.<br/
I <qex>believe</qex> that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.</q>
<rj><qau>Acts viii. 37.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Expect</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Believe</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lieve"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a firm
persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion
approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lord, I <qex>believe</qex>; help thou mine unbelief.</q>
<rj><qau>Mark ix. 24.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With the heart man <qex>believeth</qex> unto righteousness.</q>
<rj><qau>Rom. x. 10.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To think; to suppose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will not <qex>believe</qex> so meanly of you.</q>
<rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To believe in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>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 <xex>believe
in</xex> the resurrection of the dead.</cd> <ldquo/She does not
<xex>believe in</xex> Jupiter.<rdquo/ <au>J. H. Newman.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes
of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his
promises are wholly trustworthy.</cd> <ldquo/Let not your heart be
troubled: ye <xex>believe in</xex> God, <xex>believe</xex> also
<xex>in</xex> me.<rdquo/ <au>John xiv. 1.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To
believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are
beneficial: as, to <xex>believe in</xex> sea bathing, or <xex>in</xex>
abstinence from alcoholic beverages.</cd> -- <col><b>To believe
on</b></col>, <cd>to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust
or obedience; to have faith in.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Believer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*liev"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some
doctrine, person, or thing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all
<qex>believers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Book of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Believing</ent><br/
<hw>Be*liev"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That believes; having
belief.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*liev"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belight</ent><br/
<hw>Be*light"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
illuminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belike</ent><br/
<hw>Be*like"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> (for <ets>by</ets>) + <ets>like</ets>.]</ety> <def>It is
likely or probably; perhaps.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*like"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Belike</qex>, boy, then you are in love.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belime</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lime"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belimed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
besmear or insnare with birdlime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belittle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lit"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belittled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Belittling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make little or
less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous
way.</def> <rj><au>T. Jefferson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belive</ent><br/
<hw>Be*live"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Live</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Forthwith; speedily;
quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belk</ent><br/
<hw>Belk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Belch</er>.]</ety> <def>To vomit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell</ent><br/
<hw>Bell</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>belle</ets>,
fr. <ets>bellan</ets> to bellow. See <er>Bellow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Bells have been made of various metals, but the best
have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and tin.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>The Liberty Bell</b></col>, <cd>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 <ldquo/Proclaim liberty
throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants
thereof.<rdquo/</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a
loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol
of a flower.</def> <ldquo/In a cowslip's <xex>bell</xex> I lie.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The strikes of
the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck
eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after it has struck
<ldquo/eight bells<rdquo/ it is struck once, and at every succeeding
half hour the number of strokes is increased by one, till at the end of
the four hours, which constitute a watch, it is struck eight
times.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bear away the bell</b></col>, <cd>to win the prize at
a race where the prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in
something.</cd> <au>Fuller.</au> -- <col><b>To bear the bell</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To curse by bell</b></col>,
<col><b>book</b></col>, <col><b>and candle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>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.</cd>
<au>Nares.</au> -- <col><b>To lose the bell</b></col>, <cd>to be worsted
in a contest.</cd> <ldquo/In single fight he <xex>lost the
bell</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Fairfax.</au> -- <col><b>To shake the
bells</b></col>, <cd>to move, give notice, or alarm.</cd>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bell</xex> is much used adjectively or in
combinations; as, <xex>bell</xex> clapper; <xex>bell</xex> foundry;
<xex>bell</xex> hanger; <xex>bell-</xex>mouthed; <xex>bell</xex> tower,
etc., which, for the most part, are self-explaining.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bell arch</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an arch of
unusual form, following the curve of an ogee.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bell
cage</b></col>, or <col><b>Bell carriage</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a timber frame constructed to carry one or more
large bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell cot</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>a small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbeled out from the
walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more
bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell deck</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the
floor of a belfry made to serve as a roof to the rooms below.</cd> --
<col><b>Bell founder</b></col>, <cd>one whose occupation it is to found
or cast bells.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bell foundry</b></col>, or
<col><b>Bell foundery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a place where bells are
founded or cast.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell gable</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a small gable-shaped construction, pierced with
one or more openings, and used to contain bells.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell
glass</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bell jar</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell
hanger</b></col>, <cd>a man who hangs or puts up bells.</cd> --
<col><b>Bell pull</b></col>, <cd>a cord, handle, or knob, connecting
with a bell or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.</cd>
<au>Aytoun.</au> -- <col><b>Bell punch</b></col>, <cd>a kind of
conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell
ringer</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell roof</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a roof shaped according to the general lines of
a bell.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell rope</b></col>, <cd>a rope by which a
church or other bell is rung.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell tent</b></col>, <cd>a
circular conical-topped tent.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell trap</b></col>, <cd>a
kind of bell shaped stench trap.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell</ent><br/
<hw>Bell</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Belled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Belling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put a bell upon;
<as>as, to <ex>bell</ex> the cat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make bell-mouthed; <as>as, to <ex>bell</ex> a
tube</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell</ent><br/
<hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To develop bells or corollas; to
take the form of a bell; to blossom; <as>as, hops
<ex>bell</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell</ent><br/
<hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bellan</ets>. See
<er>Bellow</er>.]</ety> <def>To utter by bellowing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell</ent><br/
<hw>Bell</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To call or bellow, as the deer in
rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As loud as <qex>belleth</qex> wind in hell.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wild buck <qex>bells</qex> from ferny brake.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belladonna</ent><br/
<hw>Bel`la*don"na</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
literally fine lady; <ets>bella</ets> beautiful + <ets>donna</ets>
lady.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An herbaceous European
plant (<spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>) 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 <altname>deadly nightshade</altname>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of <gen>Amaryllis</gen> (<spn>Amaryllis
belladonna</spn>); the belladonna lily.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell animalcule</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" an`i*mal"cule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An
infusorian of the family <fam>Vorticellid<ae/</fam>, common in
fresh-water ponds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellarmine</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lar*mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <altname>graybeard</altname>,
<altname>longbeard</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell bearer</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" bear`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
Brazilian leaf hopper (<spn>Bocydium tintinnabuliferum</spn>),
remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellbird</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
their notes.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A South and
Central American bird of the genus <gen>Casmarhincos</gen>, and family
<fam>Cotingid<ae/</fam>, of several species; the campanero.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Myzantha melanophrys</spn> of
Australia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bell-bottom</ent><br/
<ent>bell-bottomed</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bell"-bot`tomed</hw> <hw>bell"-bot`tom</hw></mhw>
<pos>adj.</pos> <def>having legs that flare at the bottom; -- of
trousers.</def> <illu><ex>bell-bottomed</ex> trousers</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bellbottoms</ent><br/
<hw>bellbottoms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>trousers with legs that flare;
commonly worn as part of a sailor's uniform; -- such absurdly wide hems
were also fashionable in the 1960s.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellbottom trousers.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bellboy</ent><br/
<hw>bellboy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone employed as an errand boy
and luggage carrier around hotels.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellman, bellhop.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell crank</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" crank`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 135 --></p>

<p><ent>Belle</ent><br/
<hw>Belle</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>belle</ets>, fem. of <ets>bel</ets>, <ets>beau</ets>, beautiful,
fine. See <er>Beau</er>.]</ety> <def>A young lady of superior beauty and
attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a
fair lady.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belled</ent><br/
<hw>Belled</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hung with a bell
or bells.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belleek ware</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*leek" ware</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A porcelainlike kind of
decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A
very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belle-lettrist</ent><br/
<hw>Belle-let"trist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed
in belles-lettres.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellerophon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bel*ler"o*phon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to
belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belles-lettres</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Belles-let"tres</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; --
used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste
are predominant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belletristical</ent><br/
<ent>Belletristic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel`le*tris"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bel`le*tris"tic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres.</def> <ldquo/An
unlearned, <xex>belletristic</xex> trifler.<rdquo/ <rj><au>M.
Arnold.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell-faced</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"-faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellflower</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"flow`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped
flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellflower</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"flow`er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bellefleur</ets>,
lit., beautiful flower.]</ety> <def>A kind of apple. The yellow
bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bellefleur</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellibone</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"li*bone</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>belle
et bonne</ets>, beautiful and good.]</ety> <def>A woman excelling both
in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellical</ent><br/
<ent>Bellic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel"lic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bel"li*cal</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bellicus</ets>. See
<er>Bellicose</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to war; warlike;
martial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Bellic</xex>
C<ae/sar.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellicose</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"li*cose`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bellicosu</ets>s, fr. <ets>bellicus</ets> of war, fr.
<ets>bellum</ets> war. See <er>Duel</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclined to war or
contention; warlike; pugnacious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Arnold was, in fact, in a <qex>bellicose</qex> vein.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellicosely</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"li*cose`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bellicose
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellicous</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"li*cous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bellicose.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellied</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lied</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having (such) a
belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; <as>as, pot-<ex>bellied</ex>;
shad-<ex>bellied</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belligerency</ent><br/
<ent>Belligerence</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel*lig"er*ence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bel*lig"er*en*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being belligerent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act or state of being engaged in war or a
warlike conflict; warfare.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hostilities.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or
nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no
provocation.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belligerent</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*lig"er*ent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bellum</ets> war + <ets>gerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, waging,
<pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>gerere</ets> to wage: cf. F.
<ets>bellig<eacute/rant</ets>. See <er>Bellicose</er>,
<er>Jest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Waging war; carrying on
war.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Belligerent</xex> powers.<rdquo/ <rj><au>E.
Everett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to
belligerents; <as>as, a <ex>belligerent</ex> tone; <ex>belligerent</ex>
rights</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belligerent</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*lig"er*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nation or state recognized
as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belligerently</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*lig"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a belligerent
manner; hostilely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belling</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bell</er>
to bellow.]</ety> <def>A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellipotent</ent><br/
<hw>Bel*lip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bellipotens</ets>; <ets>bellum</ets> war + <ets>potens</ets>
powerful, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>posse</ets> to be able.]</ety>
<def>Mighty in war; armipotent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell jar</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" jar`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellman</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who rings a
bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly,
also, a night watchman who called the hours.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell metal</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" met`al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A hard alloy or bronze,
consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used
for making bells.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bell metal ore</b></col>, <cd>a sulphide of tin, copper,
and iron; the mineral stannite.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell-mouthed</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expanding at
the mouth; <as>as, a <ex>bell-mouthed</ex> gun</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellon</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lead
colic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellona</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bel*lo"na</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from
<ets>bellum</ets> war.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess
of war.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellow</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bellowed</conjf> ; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bellowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>belwen</ets>,
<ets>belowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bylgean</ets>, fr. <ets>bellan</ets>; akin
to G. <ets>bellen</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>flere</ets> to weep,
OSlav. <ets>bleja</ets> to bleat, Lith. <ets>balsas</ets> voice. Cf.
<er>Bell</er>, <pos>n.</pos> & <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Bawl</er>,
<er>Bull</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a hollow, loud noise, as
an enraged bull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind
when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bellowing</qex> voice of boiling seas.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellow</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"low</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To emit with a loud voice; to
shout; -- used with <xex>out</xex>.</def> <ldquo/Would <xex>bellow</xex>
out a laugh.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellow</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"low</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loud resounding outcry or noise,
as of an enraged bull; a roar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellower</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"low*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, bellows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellows</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lows</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bely</ets>, <ets>below</ets>, belly, bellows, AS.
<ets>b<ae/lg</ets>, <ets>b<ae/lig</ets>, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is
prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See <er>Belly</er>.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bellows camera</b></col>, <cd>in photography, a form of
camera, which can be drawn out like an accordion or
<xex>bellows</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Hydrostatic bellows</b></col>.
<cd>See <er>Hydrostatic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>A pair of
bellows</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellows fish</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lows fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
European fish (<spn>Centriscus scolopax</spn>), distinguished by a long
tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also
<altname>trumpet fish</altname>, and <altname>snipe
fish</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell pepper</ent><br/
<hw>Bell" pep`per</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species
of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (<spn>Capsicum annuum</spn>). It is the
red pepper of the gardens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell process</ent><br/
<hw>Bell process</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>The process of
washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide, proposed by <person>I.
Lowthian <etsep>Bell</etsep></person> of England about 1875.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bell-ringer</ent><br/
<hw>bell-ringer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who rings
church bells (as for summoning the congregation).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> toller.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>someone who plays musical handbells.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bell-ringing</ent><br/
<hw>bell-ringing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>playing a set of bells that are
(usually) hung in a tower.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> carillon, carillon playing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell-shaped</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(-sh<amac/pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell's palsy</ent><br/
<hw>Bell's palsy</hw>. <def>Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing
distortion of one side of the face.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bell system of control</ent><br/
<hw>Bell system of control</hw>. <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>See
<er>Cloche</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belluine</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"lu*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>belluinus</ets>, fr. <ets>bellua</ets> beast.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Animal and <qex>belluine</qex> life.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellwether</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"weth`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his
neck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A leader.</def> <mark>[Contemptuous]</mark>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellwort</ent><br/
<hw>Bell"wort"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of plants (<gen>Uvularia</gen>) with yellowish bell-shaped
flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belly</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/l"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bellies</plw> <pr>(-l<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[OE. <ets>bali</ets>, <ets>bely</ets>, AS. <ets>belg</ets>,
<ets>b<ae/lg</ets>, <ets>b<ae/lig</ets>, bag, bellows, belly; akin to
Icel. <ets>belgr</ets> bag, bellows, Sw. <ets>b<aum/lg</ets>, Dan.
<ets>b<ae/lg</ets>, D. & G. <ets>balg</ets>, cf. W. <ets>bol</ets> the
paunch or belly, dim. <ets>boly</ets>, Ir. <ets>bolg</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bellows</er>, <er>Follicle</er>, <er>Fool</er>,
<er>Bilge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of the human body
which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the
bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were
called bellies; -- the <xex>lower belly</xex> being the abdomen; the
<xex>middle belly</xex>, the thorax; and the <xex>upper belly</xex>, the
head.</note> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The under part of the body of animals, corresponding
to the human belly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Underneath the <qex>belly</qex> of their steeds.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The womb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Before I formed thee in the <qex>belly</qex> I knew thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. i. 5.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part of anything which resembles the human belly
in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; <as>as, the
<ex>belly</ex> of a flask, muscle, sail, ship</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Out of the <qex>belly</qex> of hell cried I.</q> <rj><qau>Jonah
ii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The hollow part of a curved or
bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Belly doublet</b></col>, <cd>a doublet of the 16th
century, hanging down so as to cover the belly.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> --
<col><b>Belly fretting</b></col>, <cd>the chafing of a horse's belly
with a girth.</cd> <au>Johnson.</au> -- <col><b>Belly timber</b></col>,
<cd>food.</cd> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark> <au>Prior.</au> -- <col><b>Belly
worm</b></col>, <cd>a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or
intestines).</cd> <au>Johnson.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belly</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bellied</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bellying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause to swell out; to
fill.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your breath of full consent <qex>bellied</qex> his sails.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belly</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swell and become protuberant,
like the belly; to bulge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bellying</qex> canvas strutted with the gale.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellyache</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*ache`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pain in the
bowels; colic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellyache</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*ache`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to complain,
especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gripe, whine, complain, moan, snivel, grumble,
squawk.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bellyacher</ent><br/
<hw>bel"ly*ach`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who complains
habitually, usually about everyday minor problems.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveler, crybaby,
grumbler, squawker.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellyband</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*band`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or
harness in place; a girth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A band of flannel or other cloth about the
belly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A band of canvas, to strengthen a
sail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellybound</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*bound`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Costive;
constipated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly button</ent><br/
<ent>bellybutton</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bel"ly*but`ton</hw>, <hw>bel"ly but`ton</hw></mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans
left as a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the
navel{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellycheat</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*cheat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An apron or
covering for the front of the person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellycheer</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*cheer`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from F.
<ets>belle ch<egrave/re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Good cheer; viands.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Bellycheer</xex> and banquets.<rdquo/
<au>Rowlands.</au> <ldquo/Loaves and <xex>bellycheer</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Milton.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellycheer</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*cheer`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To revel; to feast.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to
<qex>bellycheer</qex> in their presumptuous Sion.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bellyful</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly*ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>As much as
satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than
enough.</def> <rj><au>Lloyd.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>King James told his son that he would have his <qex>bellyful</qex>
of parliamentary impeachments.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belly-god</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly-god`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose great
pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly-land</ent><br/
<ent>bellyland</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bellyland</hw>, <hw>belly-land</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to
land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of
airplanes.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly-laugh</ent><br/
<ent>bellylaugh</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bel"ly*laugh`</hw>, <hw>bel"ly-laugh`</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos>
<def>to laugh a deep, hearty laugh.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly laugh</ent><br/
<hw>bel"ly laugh`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a vigorous, loud laugh,
expressing a strong amusement.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belly-pinched</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"ly-pinched`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pinched with
hunger; starved.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>belly-pinched</xex> wolf.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly up</ent><br/
<hw>bel"ly up`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to approach (a counter) and
stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase <col><b>belly up to
the bar</b></col> (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>belly-up</ent><br/
<ent>belly up</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bel"ly up`</hw>, <hw>bel"ly-up`</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.]</ety>
<def>defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations;
often used in the phrase <col><b>go belly-up</b></col>, i. e. to go
bankrupt.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bel-Merodach</ent><br/
<hw>Bel-Merodach</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>(Babylonian) the
chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belmopan</ent><br/
<hw>Belmopan</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Belize</country>. Population (2000)
= 5,845.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belock</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lock"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*l<ocr/k")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belocked</conjf>
<pr>(b<esl/*l<ocr/kt")</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>lock</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>bel<umac/can</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lock,
or fasten as with a lock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belomancy</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>; <ets><?/</ets> arrow + <ets><?/</ets> a diviner: cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/lomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belong</ent><br/
<hw>Be*long"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Belonged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Belonging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>belongen</ets> (akin to D. <ets>belangen</ets> to concern, G.
<ets>belangen</ets> to attain to, to concern); pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>longen</ets> to desire. See <er>Long</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety>
<note>[Usually construed with <xex>to</xex>.]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
be the property <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, Jamaica <ex>belongs</ex> to Great
Britain</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be a part <xex>of</xex>, or connected
<xex>with</xex>; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or
service.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A desert place <qex>belonging</qex> to . . . Bethsaids.</q>
<rj><qau>Luke ix. 10.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mighty men which <qex>belonged</qex> to David.</q> <rj><qau>1
Kings i. 8.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be the concern or proper business or function
<xex>of</xex>; to appertain <xex>to</xex>.</def> <ldquo/Do not
interpretations <xex>belong</xex> to God ?<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gen. xl.
8.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be suitable <xex>for</xex>; to be due
<xex>to</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Strong meat <qex>belongeth</qex> to them that are of full age.</q>
<rj><qau>Heb. v. 14.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No blame <qex>belongs</qex> to thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be native <xex>to</xex>, or an inhabitant
<xex>of</xex>; 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers
<qex>belong</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belong</ent><br/
<hw>Be*long"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be deserved
by.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>More evils <qex>belong</qex> us than happen to us.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belonging</ent><br/
<hw>Be*long"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Commonly in the
<ets>pl</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which belongs to one; that
which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects.</def> <ldquo/Thyself and
thy <xex>belongings</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is connected with a principal or greater
thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Family; relations; household.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Few persons of her ladyship's <qex>belongings</qex> stopped,
before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belonite</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"o*nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> a needle.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Minute acicular
or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic
rocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belooche Beloochee</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel*oo"che Bel*oo"chee</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its
inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant
of Beloochistan.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belord</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lord"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
act the lord over.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To address by the title of
<ldquo/lord<rdquo/.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belove</ent><br/
<hw>Be*love"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beloved</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bilufien</ets>. See pref. <er>Be-</er>, and <er>Love</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To love.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wodroephe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beloved</ent><br/
<hw>Be*loved"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Greatly
loved; dear to the heart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Antony, so well <qex>beloved</qex> of C<ae/sar.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is my <qex>beloved</qex> Son.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. iii.
17.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beloved</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lov"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One greatly
loved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My <qex>beloved</qex> is mine, and I am his.</q> <rj><qau>Cant.
ii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Below</ent><br/
<hw>Be*low"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>low</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Under, or
lower in place; beneath not so high; <as>as, <ex>below</ex> the moon;
<ex>below</ex> the knee</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value,
amount, price, etc.; lower in quality.</def> <ldquo/One degree
<xex>below</xex> kings.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how
<qex>below</qex> all history the persons and their actions were.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who thinks no fact <qex>below</qex> his regard.</q>
<rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Underneath; under; beneath.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Below</ent><br/
<hw>Be*low"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a lower place,
with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lord Marmion waits <qex>below</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The fairest child of Jove <qex>below</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In hell, or the regions of the dead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What business brought him to the realms <qex>below</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction;
<as>as, at the trial <ex>below</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Wheaton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In some part or page following.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belowt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lowt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat as a
lout; to talk abusively to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belsire</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"sire`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bel-</ets> + <ets>sire</ets>. Cf. <er>Beldam</er>.]</ety> <def>A
grandfather, or ancestor.</def> <ldquo/His great <xex>belsir</xex>e
Brute.<rdquo/ <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belswagger</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"swag`ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. from
<ets>bellyswagger</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lewd man; also, a bully.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belt</ent><br/
<hw>Belt</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>belt</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>belti</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aum/lte</ets>, Dan. <ets>b<ae/lte</ets>, OHG. <ets>balz</ets>, L.
<ets>balteus</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>balt</ets> border, belt.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or
girdle; <as>as, a lady's <ex>belt</ex>; a sword
<ex>belt</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The shining <qex>belt</qex> with gold inlaid.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which restrains or confines as a
girdle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He cannot buckle his distempered cause<br/
Within the <qex>belt</qex> of rule.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or
crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; <as>as, a <ex>belt</ex> of
trees; a <ex>belt</ex> of sand</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Band</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a
<xex>belt</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of certain girdles or zones
on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the
nature of clouds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A narrow passage or strait;
<as>as, the Great <ex>Belt</ex> and the Lesser <ex>Belt</ex>, leading to
the Baltic Sea</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A token or badge of knightly
rank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A band of leather, or other
flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion
from one to the other.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<er>Pulley</er>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A band or stripe, as of
color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of
ridges.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Belt lacing</b></col>, <cd>thongs used for lacing
together the ends of machine belting.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belt</ent><br/
<hw>Belt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Belted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Belting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To encircle with, or as with, a
belt; to encompass; to surround.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A coarse black robe <qex>belted</qex> round the waist.</q>
<rj><qau>C. Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They <qex>belt</qex> him round with hearts undaunted.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beltane</ent><br/
<hw>Bel"tane</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael.
<ets>bealltainn</ets>, <ets>bealltuinn</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The first day of May (Old Style).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas,
<qex>Beltane</qex>, and Lammas.</q> <rj><qau>New English
Dict.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belted</ent><br/
<hw>Belt"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; <as>as, a <ex>belted</ex>
plaid</as>; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; <as>as, a
<ex>belted</ex> knight; a <ex>belted</ex> earl</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with a band or circle; <as>as, a
<ex>belted</ex> stalk</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Three men with <qex>belted</qex> brands.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Belted cattle</b></col>, <cd>cattle originally from Dutch
stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of
the body is black; -- called also <altname>blanketed
cattle</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beltin</ent><br/
<ent>Beltein</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bel"tein</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bel"tin</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Beltane</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belting</ent><br/
<hw>Belt"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The material of
which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken
collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beltless</ent><br/
<hw>belt"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lacking a belt.</def>
<illu><ex>beltless</ex> jackets are in this season</illu>
<ant>belted</ant><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unbelted.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

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<p><ent>Beluga</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lu"ga</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*l<umac/"g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Russ. <ets>bieluga</ets> a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white
fish, fr. <ets>bieluii</ets> white. The whale is now commonly called
<ets>bieluka</ets> in Russian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A cetacean allied to the dolphins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The northern <xex>beluga</xex> (<spn>Delphinapterus
catodon</spn>) is the <altname>white whale</altname> and <altname>white
fish</altname> of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen
feet long.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sturgeon (<spn>Huso huso</spn>) native to the
Black Sea and Caspian Sea; -- also called <altname>hausen</altname>. It
is valued for its roe, sold as <prod>caviar</prod>, and is also used for
production of isinglass. See also <er>sturgeon</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the caviar obtained from the beluga{2}; -- also
called <altname>beluga caviar</altname>. The caviar of the
<ex>beluga</ex> is considered the finest sort, larger and of a taste
superior to that obtained from other sturgeon. See also
<er>sturgeon</er> and <er>caviar</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belute</ent><br/
<hw>Be*lute"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*l<umac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beluted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beluting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + L. <ets>lutum</ets> mud.]</ety> <def>To bespatter, as
with mud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belvedere</ent><br/
<hw>Bel`ve*dere"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
<ets>bello</ets>, <ets>bel</ets>, beautiful + <ets>vedere</ets> to
see.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small building, or a part of a
building, more or less open, constructed in a place commanding a fine
prospect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Belzebuth</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bel"ze*buth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Beelzebub</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A spider monkey
(<spn>Ateles belzebuth</spn>) of Brazil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bema</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be"ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> step, platform.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A platform from which
speakers addressed an assembly.</def> <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of an
early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the
inner or eastern part of the chancel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Erroneously: A pulpit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemad</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mad"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
mad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemangle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*man"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mangle; to
tear asunder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemask</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mask"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mask; to
conceal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemaster</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mas"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To master
thoroughly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemaul</ent><br/
<hw>Be*maul"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To maul or beat
severely; to bruise.</def> <ldquo/In order to <xex>bemaul</xex>
Yorick.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemaze</ent><br/
<hw>Be*maze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bimasen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>masen</ets> to
maze.]</ety> <def>To bewilder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Intellects <qex>bemazed</qex> in endless doubt.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemean</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mean"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make mean; to
lower.</def> <rj><au>C. Reade.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemeet</ent><br/
<hw>Be*meet"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemet</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bemeeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To meet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our very loving sister, well <qex>bemet</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemete</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mete"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mete.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemingle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*min"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mingle; to
mix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemire</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mire"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemired</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bemiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To drag through,
encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or
dirt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bemired</qex> and benighted in the dog.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemist</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mist"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To envelop in
mist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemoan</ent><br/
<hw>Be*moan"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bemoaned</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bemoaning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bimenen</ets>, AS. <ets>bem<?/nan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>m<aemac/nan</ets> to moan. See <er>Moan</er>.]</ety> <def>To
express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to
bewail; to pity or sympathize with.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Implores their pity, and his pain <qex>bemoans</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Deplore</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemoaner</ent><br/
<hw>Be*moan"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bemoans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemock</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mock"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mock; to
ridicule.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bemock</qex> the modest moon.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemoil</ent><br/
<hw>Be*moil"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>moil</ets>, fr. F. <ets>mouiller</ets> to wet; but
cf. also OE. <ets>bimolen</ets> to soil, fr. AS. <ets>m<amac/l</ets>
spot: cf. E. <ets>mole</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soil or encumber with mire
and dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemol</ent><br/
<hw>Be"mol</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"m<ocr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/mol</ets>, fr. <ets>b<eacute/</ets> <flat/ +
<ets>mol</ets> soft.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The sign <flat/; the
same as B flat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemonster</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mon"ster</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
monstrous or like a monster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemourn</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mourn"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mourn
over.</def> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemuddle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*mud"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To muddle; to
stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemuffle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*muf"fle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover as
with a muffler; to wrap up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bemuffled</qex> with the externals of religion.</q>
<rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bemuse</ent><br/
<hw>Be*muse"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To muddle, daze,
or partially stupefy, as with liquor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A parson much <qex>bemused</qex> in beer.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ben nut</ent><br/
<ent>Ben</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ben</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ben" nut`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>b<amac/n</ets>, name of the tree.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The seed of one or more species of moringa;
<as>as, oil of <ex>ben</ex></as>. See <er>Moringa</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ben</ent><br/
<hw>Ben</hw>, <pos>adv. & prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>binnan</ets>; pref.
<ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>innan</ets> within, <ets>in</ets> in.]</ety>
<def>Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner
apartment.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ben</ent><br/
<hw>Ben</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ben</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>The inner or principal room in a hut or
house of two rooms; -- opposed to <contr>but</contr>, the outer
apartment.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Ben</ent><br/
<hw>Ben</hw>. <def>An old form of the <pos>pl. indic. pr.</pos> of
<er>Be</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bename</ent><br/
<hw>Be*name"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Benamed</conjf>, <conjf>Benempt</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<def>To promise; to name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bench</ent><br/
<hw>Bench</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Benches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bench</ets>,
<ets>benk</ets>, AS. <ets>benc</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>b<aum/nk</ets>,
Dan <ets>b<ae/nk</ets>, Icel. <ets>bekkr</ets>, OS., D., & G.
<ets>bank</ets>. Cf. <er>Bank</er>, <er>Beach</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater
length.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mossy <qex>benches</qex> supplied the place of chairs.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long table at which mechanics and other work;
<as>as, a carpenter's <ex>bench</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The seat where judges sit in court.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To pluck down justice from your awful <qex>bench</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The persons who sit as judges; the court; <as>as,
the opinion of the full <ex>bench</ex></as>. See <er>King's
Bench</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the
public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or
raised platforms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat
ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bench mark</b></col> <fld>(Leveling)</fld>, <cd>one of a
number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to
show where leveling staffs were placed. See <er>bench mark</er> in the
vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench of bishops</b></col>, <cd>the whole
body of English prelates assembled in council.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench
plane</b></col>, <cd>any plane used by carpenters and joiners for
working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.</cd> --
<col><b>Bench show</b></col>, <cd>an exhibition of dogs.</cd> --
<col><b>Bench table</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a projecting
course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form
a seat.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bench</ent><br/
<hw>Bench</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Benched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Benching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish
with benches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T was <qex>benched</qex> with turf.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Stately theaters <qex>benched</qex> crescentwise.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place on a bench or seat of honor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whom I . . . have <qex>benched</qex> and reared to worship.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bench</ent><br/
<hw>Bench</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sit on a seat of justice.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bencher</ent><br/
<hw>Bench"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of
Court.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An alderman of a corporation.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Ashmole.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A member of a court or council.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an
idler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bench mark</ent><br/
<ent>benchmark</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>benchmark</hw>, <hw>bench mark</hw></mhw>.
<fld>(Surveying)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any permanent mark to which
other levels may be referred.</def> <specif>such as</specif>:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference
to which the height of tides and floods may be measured.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of
predetermined position and elevation used as a reference
point.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something serving as a standard by which related
items may be judged; <as>as, his painting sets the <ex>benchmark</ex> of
quality</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <ex>benchmarks</ex> for
comparing the performance of different computers, especially by
comparing the time it takes to complete a test.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bench warrant</ent><br/
<hw>Bench" war`rant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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 <xex>justice's warrant</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bend</ent><br/
<hw>Bend</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bended</conjf> or <conjf>Bent</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bendan</ets> to bend, fr. <ets>bend</ets> a band, bond, fr.
<ets>bindan</ets> to bind. See <er>Bind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf.
3d & 4th <er>Bend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bend</ex> a
bow; to <ex>bend</ex> the knee</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to
incline.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bend</xex> thine ear to supplication.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Towards Coventry <qex>bend</qex> we our course.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bending</qex> her eyes . . . upon her parent.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To apply closely or with interest; to
direct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bend</qex> his mind to any public business.</q>
<rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But when to mischief mortals <qex>bend</qex> their will.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to yield; to render submissive; to
subdue.</def> <ldquo/Except she <xex>bend</xex> her humor.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bend the brow</b></col>, <cd>to knit the brow, as in
deep thought or in anger; to scowl; to frown.</cd>
<rj><au>Camden.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bend</ent><br/
<hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be moved or strained
out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The green earth's end<br/
Where the bowed welkin slow doth <qex>bend</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To jut over; to overhang.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is a cliff, whose high and <qex>bending</qex> head<br/
Looks fearfully in the confined deep.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be inclined; to be directed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To whom our vows and wished <qex>bend</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bow in prayer, or in token of
submission.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While each to his great Father <qex>bends</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bend</ent><br/
<hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
and cf. <er>Bent</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A turn or
deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal
position; a curve; a crook; <as>as, a slight <ex>bend</ex> of the body;
a <ex>bend</ex> in a road</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my <qex>bend</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A knot by which one rope is
fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Leather Trade)</fld> <def>The best quality of sole
leather; a butt. See <er>Butt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Hard, indurated clay;
bind.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>same as
<er>caisson disease</er>. Usually referred to as <altname>the
bends</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bends of a ship</b></col>, <cd>the thickest and strongest
planks in her sides, more generally called <xex>wales</xex>. 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 <xex>bend</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bend</ent><br/
<hw>Bend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bend</ets>. See
<er>Band</er>, and cf. the preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
band.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OF. <ets>bende</ets>, <ets>bande</ets>, F.
<ets>bande</ets>. See <er>Band</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bend sinister</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>an
honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter
base.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bendable</ent><br/
<hw>Bend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
bent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>benday</ent><br/
<hw>benday</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to reproduce by the Benday
method.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bender</ent><br/
<hw>Bend"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, bends.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument used for bending.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A drunken spree.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sixpence.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bending</ent><br/
<hw>Bend"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The marking of the clothes with
stripes or horizontal bands.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bendlet</ent><br/
<hw>Bend"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bend</ets> +
<ets>-let</ets>: cf. E. <ets>bandlet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>A narrow bend, esp. one half the width of the bend.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bendwise</ent><br/
<hw>Bend"wise</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Diagonally.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bendy</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bend</er> a
band.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Divided into an even number of
bends; -- said of a shield or its charge.</def>
<rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bene</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Benne</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bene</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ne</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<emac/n</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prayer; boon.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>What is good for a bootless <qex>bene</qex> ?</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Ben</ent><br/
<ent>Bene</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bene</hw>, <hw>Ben</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
hoglike mammal of New Guinea (<spn>Porcula papuensis</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneaped</ent><br/
<hw>Be*neaped"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Neaped</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneath</ent><br/
<hw>Be*neath"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>benethe</ets>, <ets>bineo<edh/en</ets>, AS.
<ets>beneo<edh/an</ets>, <ets>beny<edh/an</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>neo<edh/an</ets>, <ets>ny<edh/an</ets>, downward, beneath, akin to
E. <ets>nether</ets>. See <er>Nether</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lower
in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence,
at the foot of.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beneath</xex> the mount.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Ex. xxxii. 19.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beneath</qex> a rude and nameless stone he lies.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Under, in relation to something that is superior, or
that oppresses or burdens.</def><br/
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<p><q>Our country sinks <qex>beneath</qex> the yoke.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; <as>as,
brutes are <ex>beneath</ex> man; man is <ex>beneath</ex> angels in the
scale of beings</as>. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.</def><br/
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<p><q>He will do nothing that is <qex>beneath</qex> his high
station.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beneath</ent><br/
<hw>Be*neath"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a
lower place; underneath.</def><br/
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<p><q>The earth you take from <qex>beneath</qex> will be barren.</q>
<rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior
region or position; <as>as, in earth <ex>beneath</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedicite</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ben`e*dic"i*te</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
(imperative pl.,) bless ye, praise ye.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedicite</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ben`e*dic"i*te</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Benedicite</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An exclamation
corresponding to <xex>Bless you</xex> !.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedick</ent><br/
<ent>Benedict</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ben"e*dict</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ben"e*dick</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Benedick</ets>,
one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of <ldquo/Much Ado about
Nothing.<rdquo/]</ety> <def>A married man, or a man newly
married.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedict</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*dict</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>benedictus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>benedicere</ets> to bless. See <er>Benison</er>, and cf.
<er>Bennet</er>.]</ety> <def>Having mild and salubrious qualities.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictine</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictine</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The Benedictines wear black clothing, and are sometimes
called <xex>Black Monks</xex>. The name Black <xex>Friars</xex> which
belongs to the Dominicans, is also sometimes applied to the
Benedictines.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Benediction</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>benedictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>b<eacute/n<eacute/diction</ets>. See
<er>Benison</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of blessing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or
kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate
invocation of happiness.</def><br/
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<p><q>So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus<br/
Followed with <qex>benediction</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Homeward serenely she walked with God's <qex>benediction</qex>
upon her.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>Specifically: <def>The short prayer which closes public worship;
<as>as, to give the <ex>benediction</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The form of instituting an abbot,
answering to the consecration of a bishop.</def>
<rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A solemn rite by which bells,
banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally
dedicated to God.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictional</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tion*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A book of
benedictions.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictionary</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
collected series of benedictions.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>benedictionary</qex> of Bishop Athelwold.</q> <rj><qau>G.
Gurton's Needle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictive</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"tive</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to
bless.</def> <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictory</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*dic"to*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing
wishes for good; <as>as, a b<ex>enedictory</ex> prayer</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benedictus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ben`e*dic"tus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
blessed. See <er>Benedict</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The song of
Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (<au>Luke i. 68</au>); -- so
named from the first word of the Latin version.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benedight</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*dight</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blessed.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benefaction</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>benefactio</ets>, fr. <ets>benefacere</ets> to do good to one;
<ets>bene</ets> well + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See
<er>Benefit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of conferring a
benefit.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable
donation.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Benefactor</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fac"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who confers a benefit or benefits.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benefactress</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fac"tress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who confers a
benefit.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>benefactress</qex> blushes at the deed.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benefic</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nef"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>beneficus</ets>. See <er>Benefice</er>.]</ety> <def>Favorable;
beneficent.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benefice</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/n<eacute/fice</ets>, L. <ets>beneficium</ets>, a kindness
, in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. <ets>beneficus</ets> beneficent;
<ets>bene</ets> well + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See
<er>Benefit</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A favor or benefit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>An estate in lands; a
fief.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Such an estate was granted at first for life only, and
held on the mere good pleasure of the donor; but afterward, becoming
hereditary, it received the appellation of <xex>fief</xex>, and the term
<xex>benefice</xex> became appropriated to church livings.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <er>Advowson</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ All church preferments are called <xex>benefices</xex>,
except bishoprics, which are called <xex>dignities</xex>. But,
ordinarily, the term <xex>dignity</xex> is applied to bishoprics,
deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; <xex>benefice</xex> to
parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Benefice</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beneficed</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To endow with a benefice.</def>
<note>[Commonly in the past participle.]</note><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficed</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*ficed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possessed of a
benefice or church preferment.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beneficed</xex>
clergymen.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficeless</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fice*less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no
benefice.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beneficeless</xex> precisians.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficence</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nef"i*cence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>beneficentia</ets>, fr. <ets>beneficus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/n<eacute/ficence</ets>. See <er>Benefice</er>.]</ety>
<def>The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity;
bounty springing from purity and goodness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And whose <qex>beneficence</qex> no charge exhausts.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Benevolence</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beneficent</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nef`i*cent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doing or
producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized
by beneficence.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>beneficent</qex> fruits of Christianity.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Benevolent</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beneficential</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nef`i*cen"tial</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating
to beneficence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficently</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nef"i*cent*ly</hw>
<pr>(b<esl/*n<ecr/f"<icr/*s<eit/nt*l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
a beneficent manner; with beneficence.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficial</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/n<eacute/ficial</ets>, LL. <ets>beneficialis</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful;
advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed
by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The war which would have been most <qex>beneficial</qex> to
us.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Receiving, or entitled to have or
receive, advantage, use, or benefit; <as>as, the <ex>beneficial</ex>
owner of an estate</as>.</def> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>King.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/A
<xex>beneficial</xex> foe.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Advantage</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beneficially</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"cial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a beneficial or
advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficialness</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"cial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
beneficial; profitableness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficiary</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/n<eacute/ficiaire</ets>, LL.
<ets>beneficiarius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Holding some office or
valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal
or other superior; having a dependent and secondary
possession.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A feudatory or <qex>beneficiary</qex> king of England.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bestowed as a gratuity; <as>as, <ex>beneficiary</ex>
gifts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficiary</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Beneficiaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its
proceeds.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose
<qex>beneficiaries</qex> they are.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficiate</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>beneficia</ets>r to benefit, to work mines.]</ety>
<fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To reduce (ores).</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion</wf> (<?/),
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Beneficient</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`e*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Beneficent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Benefit</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fit</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>benefet</ets>, <ets>benfeet</ets>, <ets>bienfet</ets>, F.
<ets>bienfait</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benefactum</ets>; bene well (adv. of
<ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>factum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>facere</ets>
to do. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An act of kindness; a favor conferred.</def><br/
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<p><q>Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
<qex>benefits</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. ciii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness,
or adds value to property; advantage; profit.</def><br/
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<p><q>Men have no right to what is not for their <qex>benefit</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Beneficence; liberality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Webster (1623).</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Natural advantages; endowments;
accomplishments.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/The <xex>benefits</xex>
of your own country.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Benefit of clergy</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Clergy</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Profit; service; use; avail. See
<er>Advantage</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Benefit</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Benefited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Benefitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be beneficial to; to do
good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful
to; to profit.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would
<qex>benefit</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xviii. 10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benefit</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fit</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To gain advantage; to make
improvement; to profit; <as>as, he will <ex>benefit</ex> by the
change</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benefiter</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"e*fit`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who confers
a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benefit society</ent><br/
<hw>Benefit society</hw>. <def>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 <altname>friendly society</altname> in Great Britain.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beneme</ent><br/
<hw>Be*neme"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ben<emac/man</ets>. Cf. <er>Benim</er>.]</ety> <def>To deprive
(<xex>of</xex>), or take away (<xex>from</xex>).</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Benempt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nempt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of
<er>Bename</er>.</mord> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Promised; vowed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Named; styled.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bene placito</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be`ne plac"i*to</hw> <pr>(b<emac/`n<esl/ pl<acr/s"<icr/*t<osl/;
It. b<amac/`n<asl/ pl<aum/"ch<esl/*t<osl/)</pr>. <ety>[It.
<ets>beneplacito</ets> pleasure, fr. L. <ets>bene</ets> well +
<ets>placitus</ets> pleasing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At or during
pleasure.</def><br/
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<p><q>For our English judges there never was . . . any <qex>bene
placito</qex> as their tenure.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>At pleasure; ad libitum.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benet</ent><br/
<hw>Be*net"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benetted</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To catch in a net;
to insnare.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benevolence</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nev"o*lence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>benevolence</ets>, L. <ets>benevolentia</ets>. See
<er>Benevolent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The disposition to do good;
good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to
promote their happiness.</def><br/
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<p><q>The wakeful <qex>benevolence</qex> of the gospel.</q>
<rj><qau>Chalmers.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of kindness; good done; charity
given.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which
has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and
falsely represented as a gratuity.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Benevolence</er>, <er>Beneficence</er>,
<er>Munificence</er>.</syn> <usage><xex>Benevolence</xex> marks a
disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others.
<xex>Beneficence</xex> marks the working of this disposition in
dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale. <xex>Munificence</xex> 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 <xex>munificence</xex> in presents
of pictures or jewelry, but this would not be <xex>beneficence</xex>.
<xex>Benevolence</xex> of heart; <xex>beneficence</xex> of life;
<xex>munificence</xex> in the encouragement of letters.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Benevolent</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nev"o*lent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>benevolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; <ets>bene</ets> well (adv. of
<ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>volens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>volo</ets> I
will, I wish. See <er>Bounty</er>, and <er>Voluntary</er>.]</ety>
<def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*nev"o*lent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Benevolent</er>, <er>Beneficent</er>.</syn>
<usage> Etymologically considered, <xex>benevolent</xex> implies
<xex>wishing</xex> well to others, and <xex>beneficent</xex>,
<xex>doing</xex> well. But by degrees the word <xex>benevolent</xex> has
been widened to include not only feelings, but actions; thus, we speak
of <xex>benevolent</xex> operations, <xex>benevolent</xex> labors for
the public good, <xex>benevolent</xex> societies. In like manner,
<xex>beneficent</xex> is now often applied to feelings; thus, we speak
of the <xex>beneficent</xex> intentions of a donor. This extension of
the terms enables us to mark nicer shades of meaning. Thus, the phrase
<ldquo/<xex>benevolent</xex> labors<rdquo/ turns attention to the
<xex>source</xex> of these labors, viz., <xex>benevolent</xex> feeling;
while <xex>beneficent</xex> would simply mark them as productive of
good. So, <ldquo/<xex>beneficent</xex> intentions<rdquo/ point to the
feelings of the donor as bent upon some specific good act; while
<ldquo/<xex>benevolent</xex> intentions<rdquo/ would only denote a
general wish and design to do good.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>benevolous</ent><br/
<hw>be*nev"o*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>benevolus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Kind; benevolent.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Puller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bengal</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*gal"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals,
etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally
brought from Bengal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal;
Bengal stripes.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bengal light</b></col>, <cd>a firework containing niter,
sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored
light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also
<altname>blue light</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bengal stripes</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See
<er>Bengal</er>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Bengal tiger</b></col>.
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Tiger</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bengali</ent><br/
<ent>Bengalee</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ben*gal"ee</hw>, <hw>Ben*gal"i</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The language spoken in Bengal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bengalese</ent><br/
<hw>Ben`gal*ese"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Bengal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A
native or natives of Bengal.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Bengali</ent><br/
<hw>Bengali</hw> <pos>prop. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Bengali language; <as>as, <ex>Bengali</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh
(formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; <as>as, <ex>Bengali</ex>
hills</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benghazi</ent><br/
<hw>Benghazi</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>One of the capital cities of
Libya.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> capital of Libya.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bengola</ent><br/
<hw>ben*go"la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Bengal
light.</def><br/
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<p><ent>benight</ent><br/
<hw>be*night"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*n<imac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Benighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to
obscure.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The clouds <qex>benight</qex> the sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To overtake with night or darkness, especially
before the end of a day's journey or task.</def><br/
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<p><q>Some virgin, sure, . . . <qex>benighted</qex> in these woods.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar
from intellectual light.</def><br/
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<p><q>Shall we to men <qex>benighted</qex><br/
The lamp of life deny ?</q> <rj><qau>Heber.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benightment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*night"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition
of being benighted.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benign</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nign"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>benigne</ets>, <ets>bening</ets>, OF. <ets>benigne</ets>, F.
<ets>b<eacute/nin</ets>, fem. <ets>b<eacute/nigne</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>benignus</ets>, contr. from <ets>benigenus</ets>; <ets>bonus</ets>
good + root of <ets>genus</ets> kind. See <er>Bounty</er>, and
<er>Genus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a kind or gentle disposition;
gracious; generous; favorable; benignant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Creator bounteous and <qex>benign</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness,
favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.</def><br/
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<p><q>Kind influences and <qex>benign</qex> aspects.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a mild type or character; <as>as, a
<ex>benign</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious;
favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Benignancy</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nig"nan*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Benignant
quality; kindliness.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benignant</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nig"nant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>benignans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>benignare</ets>, from L.
<ets>benignus</ets>. See <er>Benign</er>.]</ety> <def>Kind; gracious;
favorable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*nig"nant*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Benignity</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nig"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>benignite</ets>, F. <ets>b<eacute/nignit<eacute/</ets>, OF.
<ets>b<eacute/nignet<eacute/</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benignitas</ets>. See
<er>Benign</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being benign;
goodness; kindness; graciousness.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Benignity</xex> of
aspect.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mildness; gentleness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>benignity</qex> or inclemency of the season.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Salubrity; wholesome quality.</def>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benignly</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nign"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a benign
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Benim</ent><br/
<hw>Be*nim"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beniman</ets>. See <er>Benumb</er>, and cf. <er>Nim</er>.]</ety>
<def>To take away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Ire . . . <qex>benimeth</qex> the man fro God.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beninese</ent><br/
<hw>Beninese</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or
characteristic of Benin.</def> <illu><ex>Beninese</ex>
bronzes</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Benin.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beninese</ent><br/
<hw>Beninese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Benin.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benison</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"i*son</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>beneysun</ets>, <ets>benesoun</ets>, OF. <ets>bene<ium/<?/un</ets>,
<ets>bene<ium/son</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benedictio</ets>, fr.
<ets>benedicere</ets> to bless; <ets>bene</ets> (adv. of
<ets>bonus</ets> good) + <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Bounty</er>,
and <er>Diction</er>, and cf. <er>Benediction</er>.]</ety>
<def>Blessing; beatitude; benediction.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>More precious than the <qex>benison</qex> of friends.</q>
<rj><qau>Talfourd.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benitier</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<eacute/*ni"tier`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>b<eacute/nir</ets> to bless.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>
<def>A holy-water stoup.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benjamin</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"ja*min</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from
<ets>benzoin</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Benzoin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benjamin</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"ja*min</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of upper coat for
men.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Benjamite</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"ja*mite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A descendant of
Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.</def> <rj><au>Judg. iii.
15.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Benne</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"ne</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>bijen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of two plants
(<spn>Sesamum orientale</spn> and <spn>Sesamum indicum</spn>),
originally Asiatic; -- also called <altname>oil plant</altname>. From
their seeds an oil is expressed, called <prod>benne oil</prod> or
<prod>sesame oil</prod>, used mostly for making soap. In the southern
United States the seeds are used in candy.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>benni</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bennet</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>beno<icir/te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>benedicta</ets>, fem. of
<ets>benedictus</ets>, p. p., blessed. See <er>Benedict</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common yellow-flowered
avens of Europe (<spn>Geum urbanum</spn>); herb bennet. The name is
sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bennettitales</ent><br/
<hw>Bennettitales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of fossil
gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Bennettitales.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bennettitis</ent><br/
<hw>Bennettitis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the
Bennettitales.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bennettitis</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benni</ent><br/
<hw>benni</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an East Indian annual erect herb
(<spn>Sesamum indicum</spn>); the source of <prod>sesame seed</prod> or
<prod>benniseed</prod> and <prod>sesame oil</prod>. Same as
<er>benne</er></def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame, benne, benny.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bennie</ent><br/
<hw>ben"nie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a slang name for Benzedrine, a
trademark for one brand of amphetamine; -- also used generically for any
brand of amphetamine.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>benny</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Benzedrine.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benniseed</ent><br/
<hw>benniseed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the small oval seed of the sesame
plant.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame seed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benny</ent><br/
<hw>benny</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>benne</er> or
<er>benni</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>bennie</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benshee</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"shee</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Banshee</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bent</ent><br/
<hw>Bent</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/nt)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bend</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bent</ent><br/
<hw>Bent</hw>, <pos>a. & p. p.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Changed by
pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; <as>as, a
<ex>bent</ex> pin; a <ex>bent</ex> lever</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be
resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character,
disposition, desires, etc., and used with <xex>on</xex>; <as>as, to be
<ex>bent</ex> on going to college; he is <ex>bent</ex> on
mischief</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bent</ent><br/
<hw>Bent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bend</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being curved,
crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; <as>as, the
<ex>bent</ex> of a bow</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wilkins.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A declivity or slope, as of a hill.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind;
inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With a native <qex>bent</qex> did good pursue.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Particular direction or tendency; flexion;
course.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bents</qex> and turns of the matter.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A transverse frame of a framed
structure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The full <qex>bent</qex> and stress of the soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Predilection; turn.</syn> <usage><er>Bent</er>,
<er>Bias</er>, <er>Inclination</er>, <er>Prepossession</er>. These words
agree in describing a permanent influence upon the mind which tends to
decide its actions. <xex>Bent</xex> 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 <xex>bent</xex> of his character was toward evil practices.
<xex>Bias</xex> 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, <xex>bias</xex> applies particularly to the judgment, and
denotes something which acts with a permanent force on the character
through that faculty; as, the <xex>bias</xex> of early education, early
habits, etc. <xex>Inclination</xex> is an excited state of desire or
appetency; as, a strong <xex>inclination</xex> to the study of the law.
<xex>Prepossession</xex> 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
<xex>prejudice</xex>. <ldquo/Strong minds will be strongly
<xex>bent</xex>, and usually labor under a strong <xex>bias</xex>; but
there is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its
<xex>inclinations</xex>, and none so guarded as to be without its
<xex>prepossessions</xex>.<rdquo/</usage> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bent</ent><br/
<hw>Bent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beonet</ets>;
akin to OHG. <ets>pinuz</ets>, G. <ets>binse</ets>, rush, bent grass; of
unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reedlike grass; a stalk of
stiff, coarse grass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His spear a <qex>bent</qex>, both stiff and strong.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grass of the genus
<gen>Agrostis</gen>, esp. <spn>Agrostis vulgaris</spn>, or redtop. The
name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a
moor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bowmen bickered upon the <qex>bent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chevy
Chase.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bent grass</ent><br/
<hw>Bent" grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Bent</er>, a kind of grass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthal</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"thal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets>
the depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>Relating to the deepest zone or region
of the ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthamic</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*tham"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Bentham or Benthamism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthamism</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"tham*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthamite</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"tham*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
believes in Benthamism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bentgrass</ent><br/
<hw>bentgrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>grass for pastures and lawns esp
bowling and putting greens.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bent, bent grass.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthic</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"thic</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/n"th<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[fr.
Gr. <grk>be`nqos</grk> depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>of, pertaining to,
or occurring at the bottom of a body of water, especially referring to
the ocean depths.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benthos</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ben"thos</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/n"th<ocr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>be`nqos</grk> depth of the sea.]</ety> <def>The
bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans;</def> <specif>hence</specif>
<fld>(Bot. & Zool.)</fld>, <def>the fauna and flora of the sea bottom;
-- opposed to <contr>plankton</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benting time</ent><br/
<hw>Bent"ing time"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The season when pigeons are
said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bare <qex>benting times</qex> . . . may come.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bentonite</ent><br/
<hw>bentonite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An absorbent aluminum silicate
clay formed from volcanic ash.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bentonitic</ent><br/
<hw>bentonitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
bentonite.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bent out of shape</ent><br/
<hw>bent` out of shape"</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/nt` out <ucr/v sh<amac/p")</pr>,
<pos>pred. adj.</pos><def>Very angry; very disturbed.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benty</ent><br/
<hw>Bent"y</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/nt"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Abounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass;
<as>as, <ex>benty</ex> fields</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling bent.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benumb</ent><br/
<hw>Be*numb"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Benumbed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Benumbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>binomen</ets>, p. p. of <ets>binimen</ets> to take away, AS.
<ets>beniman</ets>; pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>niman</ets> to take. See
<er>Numb</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Benim</er>.]</ety> <def>To
make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; <as>as,
a hand or foot <ex>benumbed</ex> by cold</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The creeping death <qex>benumbed</qex> her senses first.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benumbed</ent><br/
<hw>Be*numbed"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made torpid;
numbed; stupefied; deadened; <as>as, a <ex>benumbed</ex> body and
mind</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*numbed"ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benumbment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*numb"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of
benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.</def>
<rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzal</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets>
+ <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound
radical, <chform>C6H5.CH=</chform>, of the aromatic series, related to
benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzamide</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*zam"ide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Benz</ets>oin + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A transparent crystalline substance, <chform>C6H5.CO.NH2</chform>,
obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by
several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzene</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zene</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile, very
inflammable liquid, <chform>C6H6</chform>, 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 <xex>benzole</xex>, and also, but
rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.</def><-- called also
benzol --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Benzene nucleus</b></col>, <col><b>Benzene
ring</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>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, <chform>C6H6</chform>, and as the
type on which its derivatives are formed.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benzenoid</ent><br/
<hw>benzenoid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>similar to
benzene in structure or linkage; having an aromatic ring
system.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzile</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellowish crystalline
substance, <chform>C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5</chform>, formed from benzoin by the
action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl
radical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzine</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Benzoin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <altname>petroleum spirit</altname>,
<altname>petroleum benzine</altname>. Varieties or similar products are
gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Benzene</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The hydrocarbons of <xex>benzine</xex> proper are
essentially of the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while <xex>benzene</xex>
proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzoate</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zo*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>benzoate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the
union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benzocaine</ent><br/
<hw>benzocaine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical substance obtainable
as a white crystalline ester (<chform>H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5</chform>) used
as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is <chname>4-aminobenzoic acid
ethyl ester</chname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ethyl p-aminobenzoate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 138 --></p>

<p><ent>Benzoic</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/n*z<omac/"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>benzo<ium/que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or
obtained from, benzoin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Benzoic acid</b></col>, or <altname>flowers of
benzoin</altname>, <cd>a peculiar vegetable acid,
<chform>C6H5.CO2H</chform>, 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Benzoic aldehyde</b></col>, <cd>oil of bitter
almonds; the aldehyde, <chform>C6H5.CHO</chform>, intermediate in
composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a
thin colorless liquid.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzoin</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*zoin"</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/n*zoin")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>benjoin</ets>, Sp. <ets>benjui</ets>, Pg. <ets>beijoin</ets>; all
fr. Ar. <ets>lub<amac/n-j<amac/w<imac/</ets> incense form Sumatra (named
Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf.
<er>Benjamin</er>.]</ety> <note>[Called also
<altname>benjamin</altname>.]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resinous
substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the <spn>Styrax benzoin</spn>,
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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A white crystalline substance,
<chform>C14H12O2</chform>, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other
sources.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The spicebush (<spn>Lindera
benzoin</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Flowers of benzoin</b></col>, <cd>benzoic acid. See under
<er>Benzoic</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzoinated</ent><br/
<hw>Ben*zoin"a*ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Containing or impregnated with benzoin; <as>as,
<ex>benzoinated</ex> lard</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzol</ent><br/
<ent>Benzole</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ben"zole</hw> <hw>Ben"zol</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoin</ets> + L. <ets>ol</ets>eum oil.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An impure benzene, used in the arts as a
solvent, and for various other purposes. See <er>Benzene</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It has great solvent powers, and is used by
manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also for cleaning soiled
kid gloves, and for other purposes.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzoline</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zo*line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Benzole</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same
as <er>Amarine</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzonaphtol</ent><br/
<ent>Benzonaphthol</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ben`zo*naph"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also
<hw>Ben`zo*naph"tol</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[<ets>Benzo</ets>in +
<ets>naphthol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline
powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol
benzoate.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzosol</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zo*sol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld>
<def>Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a
substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline
powder.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzoyl</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zoyl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets>
+ Gr. <?/ wood. See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound radical, <chform>C6H5.CO-</chform>; the base of benzoic acid,
of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of
compounds.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also
<asp>benzule</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Benzyl</ent><br/
<hw>Ben"zyl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Benzoic</ets>
+ <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical,
<chform>C6H5.CH2</chform>, related to toluene and benzoic acid; --
commonly used adjectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>benzylic</ent><br/
<hw>ben*zyl"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>containing a
benzyl group.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepaint</ent><br/
<hw>Be*paint"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To paint; to
cover or color with, or as with, paint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Else would a maiden blush <qex>bepaint</qex> my cheek.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepelt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*pelt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pelt
roundly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepinch</ent><br/
<hw>Be*pinch"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bepinched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
pinch, or mark with pinches.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beplaster</ent><br/
<hw>Be*plas"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beplastered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beplastering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To plaster
over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Beplastered</qex> with rouge.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beplumed</ent><br/
<hw>Be*plumed"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Decked with
feathers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepommel</ent><br/
<hw>Be*pom"mel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bepommeled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bepommeling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To pommel; to
beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in
conversation, or in writing.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepowder</ent><br/
<hw>Be*pow"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sprinkle or
cover with powder; to powder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepraise</ent><br/
<hw>Be*praise"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To praise
greatly or extravagantly.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beprose</ent><br/
<hw>Be*prose"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to
prose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/To <xex>beprose</xex> all
rhyme.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Mallet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepuffed</ent><br/
<hw>Be*puffed"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Puffed;
praised.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bepurple</ent><br/
<hw>Be*pur"ple</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tinge or
dye with a purple color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequeath</ent><br/
<hw>Be*queath"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*kw<emac/<th/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bequeathed</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bequeathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biquethen</ets>,
AS. <ets>becwe<edh/an</ets> to say, affirm, bequeath; pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>cwe<edh/an</ets> to say, speak. See
<er>Quoth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give or leave by will; to
give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My heritage, which my dead father did <qex>bequeath</qex> to
me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hand down; to transmit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bequeath</qex> posterity somewhat to remember it.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give; to offer; to commit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To whom, with all submission, on my knee<br/
I do <qex>bequeath</qex> my faithful services<br/
And true subjection everlastingly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Bequeath</er>, <er>Devise</er>.</syn>
<usage>Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by
will. <xex>Devise</xex>, 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
<xex>devisee</xex>. <xex>Bequeath</xex> is properly applied to a gift by
will or legacy; <it>i. e.</it>, of personal property; the gift is called
a <xex>legacy</xex>, and he who receives it is called a
<xex>legatee</xex>. In popular usage the word <xex>bequeath</xex> is
sometimes enlarged so as to embrace <xex>devise</xex>; and it is
sometimes so construed by courts.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequeathable</ent><br/
<hw>Be*queath"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being bequeathed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequeathal</ent><br/
<hw>Be*queath"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.</def> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequeathment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*queath"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequest</ent><br/
<hw>Be*quest"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biquest</ets>, corrupted fr. <ets>bequide</ets>; pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + AS. <ets>cwide</ets> a saying, <ets>becwe<edh/an</ets>
to bequeath. The ending <ets>-est</ets> is probably due to confusion
with <ets>quest</ets>. See <er>Bequeath</er>, <er>Quest</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; <as>as, a
<ex>bequest</ex> of property by A. to B</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is left by will, esp. personal property;
a legacy; also, a gift.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequest</ent><br/
<hw>Be*quest"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bequeath, or leave as a
legacy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/All I have to
<xex>bequest</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gascoigne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequethen</ent><br/
<hw>Be*queth"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def>old <pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bequeath</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bequote</ent><br/
<hw>Be*quote"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To quote
constantly or with great frequency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berain</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rain</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berained</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beraining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To rain upon; to wet
with rain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berate</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rate"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<amac/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Berating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See 2nd
<er>rate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>.]</ety> <def>To rate or chide
vehemently; to scold.</def> <au>Holland.</au> <au>Motley.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berattle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rat"tle</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<acr/t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beray</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ray"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<amac/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>be</ets> + <ets>ray</ets> to defile.]</ety> <def>To
make foul; to soil; to defile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berbe</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Berbe</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Berber,
Barb a Barbary horse.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An African genet
(<spn>Genetta pardina</spn>). See <er>Genet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berber</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ber</hw> <pr>(b<etil/r"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Barbary</er>.]</ety> <def>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
<altname>Kabyles</altname>. Also, the language spoken by this
people.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berberine</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ber*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root
of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berberry</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barberry</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berceuse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ber`ceuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft
tranquil character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bercy</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"cy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sauce prepared from butter creamed
with white wine, shallots, parsley and fish stock; -- also called
<altname>Bercy sauce</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bercy butter.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berdash</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"dash</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
neckcloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A treatise against the cravat and <qex>berdash</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bere</ent><br/
<hw>Bere</hw> <pr>(b<emac/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OIcel.
<ets>berja</ets> to strike.]</ety> <def>To pierce.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bere</ent><br/
<hw>Bere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bear</er>, barley.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bereave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*reave"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<emac/v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bereaved</conjf>
<pr>(b<esl/*r<emac/vd")</pr>, <conjf>Bereft</conjf>
<pr>(b<esl/*r<ecr/ft")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bereaving.</conjf>]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bireven</ets>, AS.
<ets>bere<aacute/fian</ets>. See <er>Be-</er>, and
<er>Reave.</er>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with
<xex>of</xex> before the person or thing taken away.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Madam, you have <qex>bereft</qex> me of all words.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bereft</qex> of him who taught me how to sing.</q>
<rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take away from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All your interest in those territories<br/
Is utterly <qex>bereft</qex> you; all is lost.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shall move you to <qex>bereave</qex> my life.</q>
<rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The imp. and past pple. form <xex>bereaved</xex> is not
used in reference to immaterial objects. We say <xex>bereaved</xex> or
<xex>bereft</xex> by death of a relative, <xex>bereft</xex> of hope and
strength.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dispossess; to divest.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bereaved</ent><br/
<hw>be*reaved"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<emac/v")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>mourning due to the death of a loved one.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bereft, grief-stricken, grieving,
mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bereavement</ent><br/
<hw>Be*reave"ment</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<emac/v"m<eit/nt)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the
loss of a relative by death.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bereaver</ent><br/
<hw>Be*reav"er</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<emac/v"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who bereaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bereft</ent><br/
<hw>Be*reft"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<ecr/ft")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> of <er>Bereave</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berenice's Hair</ent><br/
<hw>Ber`e*ni"ce's Hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Berenice's
Locks</er>, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Coma Berenices</cref>, under
<er>Coma</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beret</ent><br/
<hw>beret</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beretta</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Berretta</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berg</ent><br/
<hw>Berg</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<root/95. See
<er>Barrow</er> hill, and cf. <er>Iceberg</er>.]</ety> <def>A large mass
or hill, as of ice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Glittering <qex>bergs</qex> of ice.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bergall</ent><br/
<hw>ber"gall</hw> <pr>(b<etil/r"g<add/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a
small wrasse (<spn>Tautogolabrus adspersus</spn>), common in north
Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the
<altname>cunner</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cunner.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergamot</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ga*mot</hw> <pr>(b<etil/r"g<adot/*m<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bergamote</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bergamotta</ets>; prob. a
corruption of Turk. <ets>beg arm<umac/di</ets> a lord's pear.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tree of the Orange
family (<spn>Citrus bergamia</spn>), 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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A variety of mint (<spn>Mentha aquatica</spn>, var.
<varn>glabrata</varn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The essence or perfume made from the
fruit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A variety of pear.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The better hand . . . gives the nose its <qex>bergamot</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Wild bergamot</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
American herb of the Mint family (<spn>Monarda
fistulosa</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- <note>Oil of bergamot is used as a flavoring agent in the popular
"Earl Gray's tea".</note> --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergander</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"gan*der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Berg</ets>, for <ets>burrow</ets> + <ets>gander</ets> a male
goose? Cf. G. <ets>bergente</ets>, Dan. <ets>gravgaas</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A European duck (<spn>Anas tadorna</spn>). See
<er>Sheldrake</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergeret</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ger*et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bergerete</ets>, F. <ets>berger</ets> a shepherd.]</ety> <def>A
pastoral song.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergh</ent><br/
<hw>Bergh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beorg</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergmaster</ent><br/
<hw>Berg"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barmaster</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergmeal</ent><br/
<hw>Berg"meal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>berg</ets> mountain + <ets>mehl</ets> meal.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergmote</ent><br/
<hw>Berg"mote</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barmote</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergomask</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"go*mask</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rustic dance,
so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for
their clownishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergschrund</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Berg"schrund`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit.,
mountain gap.]</ety> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>The crevasse or
series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring
near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the n<eacute/v<eacute/
field joins the valley portion of the glacier.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergstock</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Berg"stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit.,
mountain stick.]</ety> <def>A long pole with a spike at the end, used in
climbing mountains; an alpenstock.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bergylt</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"gylt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The Norway haddock. See
<er>Rosefish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berhyme</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rhyme"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Berhymed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Berhyming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mention in rhyme or
verse; to rhyme about.</def> <note>[Sometimes use
depreciatively.]</note> <au>Shak.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beriberi</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be`ri*be"ri</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Singhalese
<ets>beri</ets> weakness.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berime</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rime"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
berhyme.</def> <note>[The earlier and etymologically preferable
spelling.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bering Sea Controversy</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ring Sea Controversy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berith</ent><br/
<hw>Berith</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the Jewish rite of
circumcision.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brith, Bris.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berkeleian</ent><br/
<hw>Berke*le"ian</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rk*l<emac/"<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism;
<as>as, <ex>Berkeleian</ex> philosophy</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Berke"ley*ism</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berkeley</ent><br/
<hw>Berkeley</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d.
1753.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>berkelium</ent><br/
<hw>ber*ke"li*um</hw> <pr>(b<etil/r*k<emac/"l<esl/*<ucr/m)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the city of <etsep>Berkeley</etsep>,
California, location of the University of California campus where it was
discovered.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bk.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berlin</ent><br/
<hw>Berlin</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Germany</country>. Population (2000)
= 3,471,418.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berlin</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The capital of
Germany]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A four-wheeled carriage, having a
sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the
17th century, at Berlin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; --
called also <altname>Berlin wool</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Berlin black</b></col>, <cd>a black varnish, drying with
almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of
ironware.</cd> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Berlin blue</b></col>,
<cd>Prussian blue.</cd> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Berlin green</b></col>,
<cd>a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to
Prussian blue.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin iron</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Berlin shop</b></col>, <cd>a shop for the sale
of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.</cd> --
<col><b>Berlin work</b></col>, <cd>worsted embroidery.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berme</ent><br/
<ent>Berm</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Berm</hw> <hw>Berme</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>berme</ets>, of German origin; cf. G.
<ets>brame</ets>, <ets>br<aum/me</ets>, border, akin to E.
<ets>brim</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow
shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engineering)</fld> <def>A ledge at the bottom of a
bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to
strengthen the bank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermuda</ent><br/
<hw>Bermuda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Bermudas</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudas.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermuda grass</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*mu"da grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind
of grass (<spn>Cynodon Dactylon</spn>) 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 <altname>scutch
grass</altname>, and in Bermuda, <altname>devil
grass</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermuda lily</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*mu"da lil"y</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The large white lily
(<spn>Lilium longiflorum eximium</spn>, syn. <spn>Lilium Harrisii</spn>)
which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermudan</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*mu"dan</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or
characteristic of Bermuda; <as>as, <ex>Bermudan</ex>
beaches</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Bermudans; <as>as, The
<ex>Bermudan</ex> hotel staff</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermudan</ent><br/
<hw>Bermudan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Bermuda.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudian.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermudas</ent><br/
<hw>Bermudas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a group of islands in the Atlantic
off the Carolina coast; British colony; resort.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermuda.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bermudian</ent><br/
<hw>Bermudian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Bermuda.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bermudan.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bern</ent><br/
<hw>Bern</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Switzerland</country>. Population
(2000) = 129,423.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bernacle</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"na*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berna fly</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"na fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian
dipterous insect of the genus <gen>Trypeta</gen>, which lays its eggs in
the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larv<ae/ do great
injury.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bernardine</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"nar*dine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian
monks.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A Cistercian
monk.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bernese</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*nese"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the
city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants.</def> --
<def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of
Bern.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bernicle</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ni*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bernak</ets>, <ets>bernacle</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>bernac</ets>; prob.
fr. LL. <ets>bernacula</ets> for <ets>hibernicula</ets>,
<ets>bernicula</ets>, fr. <ets>Hibernia</ets>; the birds coming from
<ets>Hibernia</ets> or Ireland. Cf. 1st <er>Barnacle</er>.]</ety> <def>A
bernicle goose.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>barnacle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bernicle goose</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a goose
(<spn>Branta leucopsis</spn>), of Arctic Europe and America. It was
formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea
(<spn>Lepas</spn>), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose
barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related
species. See <er>Anatifa</er> and <er>Cirripedia</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bernouse</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*nouse"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Burnoose</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berob</ent><br/
<hw>Be*rob"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rob; to
plunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beroe</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Ber"o*e</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Beroe</ets>, one of the Oceanid<ae/ Gr. <ets><?/</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bero<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small, oval,
transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berretta</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. LL.
<ets>birrettum</ets>, <ets>berretum</ets>, a cap, dim. of L.
<ets>birrus</ets>, <ets>birrum</ets>, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> tawny, red: cf. Sp. <ets>birreta</ets>, Pg.
<ets>barrete</ets>, and E. <er>Barret</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt
<asp>beretta</asp>, <asp>biretta</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berried</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ried</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with
berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; <as>as, a <ex>berried</ex>
shrub</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berry</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Berries</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>berie</ets>, AS.
<ets>berie</ets>, <ets>berige</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bes</ets>, G.
<ets>beere</ets>, OS. and OHG. <ets>beri</ets>, Icel. <ets>ber</ets>,
Sw. <ets>b<aum/r</ets>, Goth. <ets>basi</ets>, and perh. Skr.
<ets>bhas</ets> to eat.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any small fleshy fruit,
as the strawberry, mulberry, huckleberry, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small fruit that is pulpy or
succulent throughout, having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp, as the
currant, grape, blueberry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The coffee bean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the ova or eggs of a fish.</def>
<rj><au>Travis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In berry</b></col>, <cd>containing ova or
spawn.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berry</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ry</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Berried</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Berrying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bear or produce
berries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berry</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorh</ets>. See
<er>Barrow</er> a hill.]</ety> <def>A mound; a hillock.</def> <rj><au>W.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berrying</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"ry*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seeking for or gathering of
berries, esp. of such as grow wild.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berseem</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>bersh<imac/m</ets> clover.]</ety> <def>An Egyptian clover
(<spn>Trifolium alexandrinum</spn>) 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
<altname>Egyptian clover</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berserker</ent><br/
<ent>Berserk</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Ber"serk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ber"serk*er</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>berserkr</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scand. Myth.)</fld>
<def>One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by
intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds.</def>
<rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who fights as if frenzied, like a
Berserker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berserk</ent><br/
<hw>Ber*serk"</hw> <pr>(b<etil/r*s<etil/rk"; b<etil/r*z<etil/rk";
b<etil/r"s<etil/rk)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>berserk</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate
position.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berstle</ent><br/
<hw>Bers"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bristle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berteroa</ent><br/
<hw>Berteroa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants comprising the
hoary alyssum.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Berteroa</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berth</ent><br/
<hw>Berth</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the root
of <ets>bear</ets> to produce, like <ets>birth</ets> nativity. See
<er>Birth</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Also written
<asp>birth</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Convenient sea
room.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A room in which a number of the officers
or ship's company mess and reside.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place
where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allotted place; an appointment; situation or
employment.</def> <ldquo/He has a good <xex>berth</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Berth deck</b></col>, <cd>the deck next below the lower
gun deck.</cd> <au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>To
give</b></col> (the land or any object) <col><b>a wide
berth</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to keep at a distance from it.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berth</ent><br/
<hw>Berth</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Berthed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Berthing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give an anchorage
to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; <as>as, she was
<ex>berthed</ex> stem to stern with the Adelaide</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; <as>as,
to <ex>berth</ex> a ship's company</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bertha</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"tha</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>berthe</ets>, fr. <ets>Berthe</ets>, a woman's name.]</ety> <def>A
kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Big Bertha</b></col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <cd>a
large cannon used by the German army during World War I.</cd><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berthage</ent><br/
<hw>Berth"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for
mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berthierite</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"thi*er*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Berthier</ets>, a French naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray
color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Berthing</ent><br/
<hw>Berth"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.</def>
<rj><au>Smyth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bertillon system</ent><br/
<hw>Ber`til`lon" sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After Alphonse
<ets>Bertillon</ets>, French anthropologist.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bertram</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"tram</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. L.
<ets>pyrethrum</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets> a hot spicy plant, fr.
<ets><?/</ets> fire.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pellitory of Spain
(<spn>Anacyclus pyrethrum</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 139 --></p>

<p><ent>Berycoid</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"y*coid</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/r"<icr/*koid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets><gen>beryx</gen></ets>, the name of the typical genus +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
<fam>Berycid<ae/</fam>, a family of marine fishes.</def><br/
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<p><-- ##add illustration of Beryx delphini --><br/
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<p><ent>Beryl</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"yl</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/r"<icr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/ryl</ets>, OF. <ets>beril</ets>, L. <ets>beryllus</ets>,
Gr. <grk>bh`ryllos</grk>, prob. fr. Skr. <ets>vai<dsdot/<umac/rya</ets>.
Cf. <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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
<stype>aquamarine</stype> is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a
gem. The <stype>emerald</stype> 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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Berylline</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"yl*line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a beryl; of
a light or bluish green color.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beryllium</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ryl"li*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic element found in the beryl. See
<er>Glucinum</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Berylloid</ent><br/
<hw>Ber"yl*loid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Beryl</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A solid consisting of a double
twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur
on crystals of beryl.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besayle</ent><br/
<ent>Besaile</ent><br/
<ent>Besaiel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*saiel"</hw>, <hw>Be*saile"</hw>, <hw>Be*sayle"</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>beseel</ets>, F.
<ets>bisa<ium/eul</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + LL.
<ets>avolus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>avus</ets> grandfather.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A great-grandfather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Besaint</ent><br/
<hw>Be*saint"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a saint
of.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besant</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sant"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bezant</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bes-antler</ent><br/
<hw>Bes-ant"ler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bez-antler</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bescatter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*scat"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To scatter over.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover sparsely by scattering (something); to
strew.</def> <ldquo/With flowers <xex>bescattered</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bescorn</ent><br/
<hw>Be*scorn"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with
scorn.</def> <ldquo/Then was he <xex>bescorned</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bescratch</ent><br/
<hw>Be*scratch"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear with
the nails; to cover with scratches.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bescrawl</ent><br/
<hw>Be*scrawl"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with
scrawls; to scribble over.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bescreen</ent><br/
<hw>Be*screen"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with
a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bescribble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*scrib"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To scribble
over.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bescribbled</xex> with impertinences.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bescummer</ent><br/
<ent>Bescumber</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*scum"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Be*scum"mer</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>scumber</ets>, <ets>scummer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To discharge ordure
or dung upon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besee</ent><br/
<hw>Be*see"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bese<oacute/n</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets><?/e<oacute/n</ets> to see.]</ety> <def>To see; to look; to
mind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beseech</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seech"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besought</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beseeching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bisechen</ets>, <ets>biseken</ets> (akin to G. <ets>besuchen</ets>
to visit); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sechen</ets>, <ets>seken</ets>,
to seek. See <er>Seek</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ask or entreat
with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.</def><br/
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<p><q>I <qex>beseech</qex> you, punish me not with your hard
thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>But Eve . . . <qex>besought</qex> his peace.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To beg; to crave.</syn> <usage> -- <er>To
Beseech</er>, <er>Entreat</er>, <er>Solicit</er>, <er>Implore</er>,
<er>Supplicate</er>. These words agree in marking that sense of want
which leads men to beg some favor. To <xex>solicit</xex> is to make a
request, with some degree of earnestness and repetition, of one whom we
address as a superior. To <xex>entreat</xex> implies greater urgency,
usually enforced by adducing reasons or arguments. To <xex>beseech</xex>
is still stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry and
imagination. To <xex>implore</xex> denotes increased fervor of entreaty,
as addressed either to equals or superiors. To <xex>supplicate</xex>
expresses the extreme of entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep
humiliation. Thus, a captive <xex>supplicates</xex> a conqueror to spare
his life. Men <xex>solicit</xex> by virtue of their interest with
another; they <xex>entreat</xex> in the use of reasoning and strong
representations; they <xex>beseech</xex> with importunate earnestness;
they <xex>implore</xex> from a sense of overwhelming distress; they
<xex>supplicate</xex> with a feeling of the most absolute inferiority
and dependence.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Beseech</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seech"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Solicitation; supplication.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beseecher</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seech"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
beseeches.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beseeching</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seech"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Entreating urgently;
imploring; <as>as, a <ex>beseeching</ex> look</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*seech"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Be*seech"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beseechment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seech"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
beseeching or entreating earnestly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Goodwin.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beseek</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seek"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
beseech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beseem</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seem"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beseemed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beseeming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets>
+ <ets>seem</ets>.]</ety> <def>Literally: To appear or seem
(<xex>well</xex>, <xex>ill</xex>, <xex>best</xex>, etc.) for (one) to do
or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to
become; to befit.</def><br/
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<p><q>A duty well <qex>beseeming</qex> the preachers.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>What form of speech or behavior <qex>beseemeth</qex> us, in our
prayers to God ?</q> <rj><qau>Hocker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beseem</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seem"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To seem; to appear; to be
fitting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/As <xex>beseemed</xex>
best.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beseeming</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seem"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Appearance; look;
garb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I . . . did company these three in poor <qex>beseeming</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Comeliness.</def> <rj><au>Baret.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beseeming</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seem"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Becoming; suitable.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*seem"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Be*seem"ing*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Beseemly</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seem"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit; suitable; becoming.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In <qex>beseemly</qex> order sitten there.</q>
<rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beseen</ent><br/
<hw>Be*seen"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Properly the p. p.
of <ets>besee</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Seen; appearing.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Decked or adorned; clad.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Accomplished; versed.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beset</ent><br/
<hw>Be*set"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beset</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Besetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>besettan</ets> (akin
to OHG. <ets>bisazjan</ets>, G. <ets>besetzen</ets>, D.
<ets>bezetten</ets>); pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>settan</ets> to set.
See <er>Set</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set or stud (anything) with
ornaments or prominent objects.</def><br/
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<p><q>A robe of azure <qex>beset</qex> with drops of gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The garden is so <qex>beset</qex> with all manner of sweet shrubs
that it perfumes the air.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to
blockade.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beset</xex> with foes.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Let thy troops <qex>beset</qex> our gates.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; --
said of dangers, obstacles, etc.</def> <ldquo/Adam, sore
<xex>beset</xex>, replied.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Beset</xex> with ills.<rdquo/ <au>Addison.</au>
<ldquo/Incommodities which <xex>beset</xex> old age.<rdquo/
<au>Burke.</au><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To occupy; to employ; to use up.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege;
encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Besetment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*set"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as
a sin.</def> <ldquo/Fearing a <xex>besetment</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besetter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*set"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, besets.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besetting</ent><br/
<hw>Be*set"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitually attacking,
harassing, or pressing upon or about; <as>as, a <ex>besetting</ex>
sin</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beshine</ent><br/
<hw>Be*shine"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*sh<imac/n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beshone</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beshining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To shine upon; to
illumine.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beshow</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Be*show"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large food fish (<spn>Anoplopoma
fimbria</spn>) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also
<altname>candlefish</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beshrew</ent><br/
<hw>Be*shrew"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To curse; to
execrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Beshrew</qex> me, but I love her heartily.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far
from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some
tenderness. <rj><au>Schmidt.</au></rj> </note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beshroud</ent><br/
<hw>Be*shroud"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with,
or as with, a shroud; to screen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beshut</ent><br/
<hw>Be*shut"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shut up or
out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Beside</ent><br/
<hw>Be*side"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biside</ets>, <ets>bisiden</ets>, <ets>bisides</ets>, prep. and
adv., beside, besides; pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + <ets>side</ets>. Cf.
Besides, and see <er>Side</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At
the side of; on one side of.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beside</xex> him hung his
bow.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aside from; out of the regular course or order of;
in a state of deviation from; out of.</def><br/
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<p><q>[You] have done enough<br/
To put him quite <qex>beside</qex> his patience.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.</def>
<note>[In this use <xex>besides</xex> is now commoner.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wise and learned men <qex>beside</qex> those whose names are in
the Christian records.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To be beside one's self</b></col>, <cd>to be out of one's
wits or senses.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>Paul, thou art <qex>beside thyself</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi.
24.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<usage>
<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Beside</er>, <er>Besides</er>.</syn>
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 <xex>beside</xex> be used only and always as a
preposition, with the original meaning <ldquo/by the side of; <rdquo/
as, to sit <xex>beside</xex> a fountain; or with the closely allied
meaning <ldquo/aside from<rdquo/, <ldquo/apart from<rdquo/, or
<ldquo/out of<rdquo/; as, this is <xex>beside</xex> our present purpose;
to be <xex>beside</xex> one's self with joy. The adverbial sense to be
wholly transferred to the cognate word. 2. That <xex>besides</xex>, as a
preposition, take the remaining sense <ldquo/in addition to<rdquo/, as,
<xex>besides</xex> all this; <xex>besides</xex> the considerations here
offered. <ldquo/There was a famine in the land besides the first
famine.<rdquo/ <au>Gen. xxvi. 1.</au> And that it also take the
adverbial sense of <ldquo/moreover<rdquo/, <ldquo/beyond<rdquo/, etc.,
which had been divided between the words; as, <xex>besides</xex>, there
are other considerations which belong to this case. The following
passages may serve to illustrate this use of the words: --</p>

<p><q>Lovely Thais sits <qex>beside</qex> thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Only be patient till we have appeased<br/
The multitude, <qex>beside</qex> themselves with fear.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is <qex>beside</qex> my present business to enlarge on this
speculation.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Besides</qex> this, there are persons in certain situations
who are expected to be charitable.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Porteus.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And, <qex>besides</qex>, the Moor<br/
May unfold me to him; there stand I in much peril.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>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
<qex>besides</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note>See <er>Moreover</er>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Beside</ent><br/
<ent>Besides</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*sides"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Be*side"</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. Same as
<ets>beside</ets>, prep.; the ending <ets>-s</ets> is an adverbial one,
prop. a genitive sign.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On one side.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer. Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>More than that; over and above; not included in the
number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.</def><br/
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<p><q>The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any <qex>besides</qex> ?</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xix. 12.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To all <qex>beside</qex>, as much an empty shade,<br/
An Eugene living, as a C<ae/sar dead.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ These sentences may be considered as
elliptical.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Besides</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sides</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Over and above;
separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See
<er>Beside</er>, <xex>prep</xex>., 3, and Syn. under
<er>Beside</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Besides</qex> your cheer, you shall have sport.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besiege</ent><br/
<hw>Be*siege"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besieged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Besieging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bisegen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>segen</ets> to siege.
See <er>Siege</er>.]</ety> <def>To beset or surround with armed forces,
for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to
beleaguer; to beset.</def><br/
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<p><q>Till Paris was <qex>besieged</qex>, famished, and lost.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Besiegement</ent><br/
<hw>Be*siege"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
besieging, or the state of being besieged.</def>
<rj><au>Golding.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besieger</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sie"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who besieges;
-- opposed to <recipr>the besieged</recipr>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besieging</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sie"ging</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That besieges;
laying siege to.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*sie"ging*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Besit</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sit"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sit</ets>.]</ety> <def>To suit; to fit; to
become.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Beslabber</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slab"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
beslobber.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beslave</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slave"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
enslave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beslaver</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slav"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Beslavered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beslavering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To defile with
slaver; to beslobber.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beslime</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slime"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daub with
slime; to soil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beslobber</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slob"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To slobber
on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to
<xex>beslobber</xex> with praise.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beslubber</ent><br/
<hw>Be*slub"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
beslobber.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besmear</ent><br/
<hw>Be*smear"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmeared</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Besmearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To smear with any
viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Besmeared</qex> with precious balm.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besmearer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*smear"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that
besmears.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besmirch</ent><br/
<hw>Be*smirch"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmirched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besmirching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To smirch or
soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besmoke</ent><br/
<hw>Be*smoke"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
foul with smoke.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To harden or dry in smoke.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besmut</ent><br/
<hw>Be*smut"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besmutted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Besmutting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>smut</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>besm<imac/tan</ets>, and also OE.
<ets>besmotren</ets>.]</ety> <def>To blacken with smut; to foul with
soot.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besnow</ent><br/
<hw>Be*snow"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besnowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bisnewen</ets>, AS. <ets>besn<imac/wan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets>
+ <ets>sn<imac/wan</ets> to snow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scatter
like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with
snow.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besnuff</ent><br/
<hw>Be*snuff"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To befoul with
snuff.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besogne</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sogne"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bisogne</ets>.]</ety> <def>A worthless fellow; a bezonian.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Besom</ent><br/
<hw>Be"som</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>besme</ets>, <ets>besum</ets>, AS. <ets>besma</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>bezem</ets>, OHG <ets>pesamo</ets>, G. <ets>besen</ets>; of
uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom;
anything which sweeps away or destroys.</def> <mark>[Archaic or
Fig.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I will sweep it with the <qex>besom</qex> of destruction.</q>
<rj><qau>Isa. xiv. 23.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The housemaid with her <qex>besom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besom</ent><br/
<hw>Be"som</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Besomed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To sweep, as with
a besom.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Rolls back all Greece, and <qex>besoms</qex> wide the plain.</q>
<rj><qau>Barlow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besomer</ent><br/
<hw>Be"som*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses a
besom.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Besort</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sort"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assort or be
congruous with; to fit, or become.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Such men as may <qex>besort</qex> your age.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besort</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sort"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Befitting associates or
attendants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>With such accommodation and <qex>besort</qex><br/
As levels with her breeding.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besot</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sot"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besotted</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Besotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make sottish; to
make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Fools <qex>besotted</qex> with their crimes.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besotted</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sot"ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made sottish, senseless, or
infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation;
stupefied.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Besotted</xex> devotion.<rdquo/ <au>Sir W.
Scott.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*sot"ted*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Be*sot"ted*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besottingly</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sot"ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a besotting
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besought</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sought"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Beseech</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespangle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*span"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespangled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespangling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<def>To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant
or glittering.</def><br/
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<p><q>The grass . . . is all <qex>bespangled</qex> with dewdrops.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bespangled</ent><br/
<hw>bespangled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>covered with beads or jewels or
sequins.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed,
jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bespatter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spat"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespattered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespattering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything
which will leave foul spots or stains.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To asperse with calumny or reproach.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whom never faction could <qex>bespatter</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespawl</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spawl"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To daub, soil,
or make foul with spawl or spittle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespeak</ent><br/
<hw>Be*speak"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bespoke</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<conjf>Bespake</conjf> <mark>(Archaic)</mark>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bespoke</conjf>, <conjf>Bespoken</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespeaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bispeken</ets>, AS. <ets>besprecan</ets>, to speak to, accuse;
pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sprecan</ets> to speak. See
<er>Speak</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak or arrange for
beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; <as>as, to
<ex>bespeak</ex> goods, a right, or a favor</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to
<qex>bespeak</qex> his favor.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To show beforehand; to foretell; to
indicate.</def><br/
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<p><q>[They] <qex>bespoke</qex> dangers . . . in order to scare the
allies.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks
or appearances.</def><br/
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<p><q>When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure
of a man that it <qex>bespoke</qex> him rather a monster.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To speak to; to address.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He thus the queen <qex>bespoke</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespeak</ent><br/
<hw>Be*speak"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespeak</ent><br/
<hw>Be*speak"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bespeaking. Among actors, a
benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)</def> <ldquo/The night of
her <xex>bespeak</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bespeaker</ent><br/
<hw>Be*speak"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bespeaks.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespeckle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spec"kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespeckled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespeckling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mark with
speckles or spots.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespew</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spew"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soil or daub
with spew; to vomit on.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespice</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spice"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To season with
spice, or with some spicy drug.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bespirt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spirt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bespurt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespit</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spit</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*sp<icr/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bespit</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bespit</conjf>, <conjf>Bespitten</conjf> <pr>(-t'n)</pr>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bespitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To daub or
soil with spittle.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bespoke</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spoke"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*sp<omac/k")</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> of <er>Bespeak</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bespoken</ent><br/
<hw>be*spok"en</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as
<er>made-to-order</er>; -- of clothing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bespoke, custom, made-to-order, tailored,
tailor-made.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>bound by an agreement to become married to
someone.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affianced, betrothed, engaged, pledged,
promised(predicate).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bespot</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spot"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*sp<ocr/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespotted</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bespotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mark with spots, or as with
spots.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespread</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spread"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bespread</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bespreading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To spread or cover
over.</def><br/
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<p><q>The carpet which <qex>bespread</qex><br/
His rich pavilion's floor.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besprent</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sprent"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bespreynt</ets>, p. p. of <ets>besprengen</ets>,
<ets>bisprengen</ets>, to besprinkle, AS. <ets>besprengan</ets>, akin to
D. & G. <ets>besprengen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>sprengan</ets> to sprinkle. See <er>Sprinkle</er>.]</ety>
<def>Sprinkled over; strewed.</def><br/
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<p><q>His face <qex>besprent</qex> with liquid crystal shines.</q>
<rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The floor with tassels of fir was <qex>besprent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besprinkle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sprin"kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Besprinkled</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Besprinkling</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To sprinkle over; to scatter
over.</def><br/
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<p><q>The bed <qex>besprinkles</qex>, and bedews the ground.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Besprinkler</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sprin"kler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, besprinkles.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besprinkling</ent><br/
<hw>Be*sprin"kling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bespurt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*spurt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spurt on or
over; to asperse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bessemer steel</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"se*mer steel`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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
<xex>Bessemer</xex>, an English engineer, the inventor of the
process.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Besseya</ent><br/
<hw>Besseya</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of North American spring
wildflowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Besseya</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Best</ent><br/
<hw>Best</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <xex>superl</xex>.
<xex>of</xex> Good. <ety>[AS. <ets>besta</ets>, <ets>best</ets>, contr.
from <ets>betest</ets>, <ets>betst</ets>, <ets>betsta</ets>; akin to
Goth. <ets>batists</ets>, OHG. <ets>pezzisto</ets>, G. <ets>best</ets>,
<ets>beste</ets>, D. <ets>best</ets>, Icel. <ets>beztr</ets>, Dan.
<ets>best</ets>, Sw. <ets>b<aum/st</ets>. This word has no connection in
origin with <ets>good</ets>. See <er>Better</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind,
desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; <as>as, the <ex>best</ex>
man; the <ex>best</ex> road; the <ex>best</ex> cloth; the <ex>best</ex>
abilities</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>When he is <qex>best</qex>, he is a little worse than a man.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Heaven's last, <qex>best</qex> gift, my ever new delight.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Most advanced; most correct or complete; <as>as, the
<ex>best</ex> scholar; the <ex>best</ex> view of a
subject</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Most; largest; <as>as, the <ex>best</ex> part of a
week</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Best man</b></col>, <cd>the only or principal groomsman
at a wedding ceremony.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Best</ent><br/
<hw>Best</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Utmost; highest endeavor or state;
most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; <as>as, to do one's
<ex>best</ex>; to the <ex>best</ex> of our ability</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>At best</b></col>, <cd>in the utmost degree or extent
applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life
is <xex>at best</xex> very short.</cd> -- <col><b>For best</b></col>,
<cd>finally.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Those constitutions . . .
are now established <xex>for best</xex>, and not to be mended.<rdquo/
<au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To get the best of</b></col>, <cd>to gain an
advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the
best of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To improve to the utmost; to use or
dispose of to the greatest advantage.</cd> <ldquo/Let there be freedom
to carry their commodities where they can <xex>make the best of</xex>
them.<rdquo/ <au>Bacon.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To reduce to the least
possible inconvenience; as, to <xex>make the best of</xex> ill fortune
or a bad bargain.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Best</ent><br/
<hw>Best</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos>; <pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Well</er>.
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In the highest degree; beyond all others.</def>
<ldquo/Thou serpent! That name <xex>best</xex> befits thee.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>He prayeth <qex>best</qex>, who loveth <qex>best</qex><br/
All things both great and small.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To the most advantage; with the most success, case,
profit, benefit, or propriety.</def><br/
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<p><q>Had we <qex>best</qex> retire? I see a storm.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Had I not <qex>best</qex> go to her?</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly;
<as>as, what is expedient is <ex>best</ex> known to
himself</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Best</ent><br/
<hw>Best</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get the better of.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bestad</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stad"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bestead</er>. <def>Beset; put in peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestain</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stain"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
stain.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestar</ent><br/
<hw>Be*star"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestarred</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars;
to bestud.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bestarred</xex> with anemones.<rdquo/
<rj><au>W. Black.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestead</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stead"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestead</conjf> or <conjf>Bested</conjf>, also
<mark>(Obs.)</mark> <conjf>Bestad</conjf>. In sense 3 <xex>imp.</xex>
also <conjf>Besteaded</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>stead</ets> a place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in a certain
situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.</def> <mark>[Only in
p. p.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>They shall pass through it, hardly <qex>bestead</qex> and hungry:
. . . and curse their king and their God.</q> <rj><qau>Is. viii.
21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Many far worse <qex>bestead</qex> than ourselves.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in peril; to beset.</def> <note>[Only in p.
p.]</note> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bested</ent><br/
<hw>best"ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>defeated</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> outdone.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bestial</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"tial</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bestial</ets>, L. <ets>bestialis</ets>, fr. <ets>bestia</ets>
beast. See <er>Beast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a beast,
or to the class of beasts.</def><br/
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<p><q> Among the <qex>bestial</qex> herds to range.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the
dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly;
sensual.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low;
depraved; sensual; filthy.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bestial</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"tial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A domestic animal; also
collectively, cattle; <as>as, other kinds of
<ex>bestial</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>bestialise</ent><br/
<hw>bes"tial*ise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as
<er>bestialize</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestiality</ent><br/
<hw>Bes*tial"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bestialit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or
quality of being bestial.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unnatural connection with a beast.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestialize</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"tial*ize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestialized</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bestializing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make bestial, or like a
beast; to degrade; to brutalize.</def><br/
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<p><q>The process of <qex>bestializing</qex> humanity.</q>
<rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestially</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bestial
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestiary</ent><br/
<hw>Bes"ti*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bestiarium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bestiarius</ets> pert. to beasts, fr.
<ets>bestia</ets> beast: cf. F. <ets>bestiaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast
tales written in the Middle Ages.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>bestiary</qex> . . . in itself one of the numerous
medi<ae/val renderings of the fantastic mystical Zoology.</q>
<rj><qau>Saintsbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestick</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stick"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestuck</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Besticking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stick over, as
with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here
and there; to pierce.</def><br/
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<p><q>Truth shall retire<br/
<qex>Bestuck</qex> with slanderous darts.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestill</ent><br/
<hw>Be*still"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
still.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestir</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stir"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestirred</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bestirring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into brisk or
vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the
reciprocal pronoun.</def><br/
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<p><q>You have so <qex>bestirred</qex> your valor.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Rouse and <qex>bestir</qex> themselves ere well awake.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestorm</ent><br/
<hw>Be*storm"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <def>To
storm.</def> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestow</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stow"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bestowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bestowen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>stow</ets> a place. See
<er>Stow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay up in store; to deposit
for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.</def> <ldquo/He
<xex>bestowed</xex> it in a pouch.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>See that the women are <qex>bestowed</qex> in safety.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in
some occupation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To expend, as money.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or
upon.</def><br/
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<p><q>Empire is on us <qex>bestowed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Though I <qex>bestow</qex> all my goods to feed the poor.</q>
<rj><qau>1 Cor. xiii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To give in marriage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I could have <qex>bestowed</qex> her upon a fine gentleman.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
reflexive pronoun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>How might we see Falstaff <qex>bestow</qex> himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give; grant; present; confer;
accord.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bestowal</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stow"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
bestowing; disposal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestower</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stow"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that
bestows.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestowment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stow"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If we consider this <qex>bestowment</qex> of gifts in this
view.</q> <rj><qau>Chauncy.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given or bestowed.</def><br/
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<p><q>They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own
<qex>bestowments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestraddle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*strad"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
bestride.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestraught</ent><br/
<hw>Be*straught"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>straught</ets>; prob. here used for
<ets>distraught</ets>.]</ety> <def>Out of one's senses; distracted;
mad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bestreak</ent><br/
<hw>Be*streak"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
streak.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestrew</ent><br/
<hw>Be*strew"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewed</conjf>, <conjf>Bestrown</conjf>
(<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bestrewing</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<def>To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>bestrow</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bestride</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stride"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bestrode</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<mark>(Obs. or R.)</mark> <conjf>Bestrid</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bestridden</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<conjf>Bestrid</conjf>, <conjf>Bestrode</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bestriding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bestr<imac/dan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>str<imac/dan</ets> to stride.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stand or
sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand
over</def><br/
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<p><q>That horse that thou so often hast <qex>bestrid</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Why, man, he doth <qex>bestride</qex> the narrow world<br/
Like a Colossus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To step over; to stride over or across; <as>as, to
<ex>bestride</ex> a threshold</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestrode</ent><br/
<hw>Be*strode"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bestride</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestrown</ent><br/
<hw>Be*strown"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bestrew</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestuck</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stuck"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Bestick</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bestud</ent><br/
<hw>Be*stud"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bestudded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bestudding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To set or adorn, as with studs
or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; <as>as, to <ex>bestud</ex> with
stars</as>.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beswike</ent><br/
<hw>Be*swike"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>besw<imac/can</ets>;
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>sw<imac/can</ets> to deceive, entice; akin to OS.
<ets>sw<imac/kan</ets>, OHG. <ets>sw<imac/hhan</ets>, Icel.
<ets>sv<imac/kja</ets>.]</ety> <def>To lure; to cheat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bet</ent><br/
<hw>Bet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from OE.
<ets>abet</ets> abetting, OF. <ets>abet</ets>, fr. <ets>abeter</ets> to
excite, incite. See <er>Abet</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<ldquo/Having made his <xex>bets</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bet</ent><br/
<hw>Bet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bet</conjf>, <conjf>Betted</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Betting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stake or pledge
upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>John a Gaunt loved him well, and <qex>betted</qex> much money on
his head.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll <qex>bet</qex> you two to one I'll make him do it.</q>
<rj><qau>O. W. Holmes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bet</ent><br/
<hw>Bet</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Beat</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bet</ent><br/
<hw>Bet</hw>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>An early form of
<er>Better</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To go bet</b></col>, <cd>to go fast; to hurry.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beta</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bh^ta</grk>.]</ety> <def>The second letter of the Greek alphabet,
B, <beta/. See <er>B</er>, and cf. etymology of <er>Alphabet</er>.</def>
<note><xex>Beta</xex> (B, <beta/) is used variously for classifying, as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> To designate some bright star, usually
the second brightest, of a constellation, <as>as, <beta/ Aurig<ae/</as>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> To distinguish one of two or more
isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups
in certain compounds; <as>as, <beta/-naphthol</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.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betacismus</ent><br/
<ent>Betacism</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Be`ta*cis"mus</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive or extended use of
the <it>b</it> sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into
it, as through inability to distinguish them from <it>b</it>, or because
of difficulty in pronouncing them.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betaine</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ta*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>beta</ets>, generic name of the beet.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A nitrogenous base, <chform>C5H11NO2</chform>, 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 <altname>lycine</altname> and
<altname>oxyneurine</altname>. It has a sweetish taste.</def> <-- not
the amino acid lysine --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betake</ent><br/
<hw>Be*take"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Betook</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Betaken</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Betaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>take</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or seize.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; --
with a reflexive pronoun.</def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>betook</qex> themselves to treaty and submission.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The rest, in imitation, to like arms<br/
<qex>Betook</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whither shall I <qex>betake</qex> me, where subsist?</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To commend or intrust to; to commit to.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Beta rays</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ta rays</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>betatron</ent><br/
<hw>be"ta*tron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> induction accelerator.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betaught</ent><br/
<hw>Be*taught"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*t<add/t")</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[p. p.
of OE. <ets>bitechen</ets>, AS. <ets>bet<aemac/can</ets>, to assign,
deliver. See <er>Teach</er>.]</ety> <def>Delivered; committed in
trust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bete</ent><br/
<hw>Bete</hw> <pr>(b<emac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To better; to
mend. See <er>Beete</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beteela</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tee"la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>beatilha</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East India muslin, formerly used for
cravats, veils, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beteem</ent><br/
<hw>Be*teem"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + an old verb <ets>teem</ets> to be fitting; cf. D.
<ets>betamen</ets> to beseem, G. <ets>ziemen</ets>, Goth.
<ets>gatiman</ets>, and E. <ets>tame</ets>. See <er>Tame</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give ; to bestow; to grant; to
accord; to consent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.
Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To allow; to permit; to suffer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>So loving to my mother,<br/
That he might not <qex>beteem</qex> the winds of heaven<br/
Visit her face too roughly.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betel</ent><br/
<hw>Be"tel</hw> <pr>(b<emac/"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg., fr.
Tamil <ets>ve<tsdot/<tsdot/ilei</ets>, prop. meaning, a mere
leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of pepper (<spn>Piper
betle</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betelguese</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"el*guese</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/t"<ecr/l*j<emac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>B<eacute/telgeuse</ets>, of Arabic origin.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A bright star of the first magnitude, near one
shoulder of Orion.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Betelgeux</asp> and
<asp>Betelgeuse</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betel nut</ent><br/
<hw>Be"tel nut`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The nutlike seed of the areca
palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell
lime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bete noire</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<ecir/te" noire"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Fr., lit. black
beast.]</ety> <def>Something especially hated or dreaded; a
bugbear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>beth</ent><br/
<hw>beth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the 2nd letter of the Hebrew
alphabet.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethabara wood</ent><br/
<hw>Beth*ab"a*ra wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown,
but it is thought to be East Indian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethel</ent><br/
<hw>Beth"el</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/th"<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>b<emac/th-el</ets> house of God.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A place of worship; a hallowed spot.</def>
<rj><au>S. F. Adams.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A chapel for dissenters.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A house of worship for seamen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethink</ent><br/
<hw>Be*think"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bethought</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bethinking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>be<thorn/encan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets><thorn/encan</ets> to think. See <er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>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 <xex>of</xex> or <xex>that</xex> before
the subject of thought.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have <qex>bethought</qex> me of another fault.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The rest . . . may . . . <qex>bethin</qex>k themselves, and
recover.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We <qex>bethink</qex> a means to break it off.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To recollect; remember; reflect.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethink</ent><br/
<hw>Be*think"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To think; to recollect; to
consider.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bethink</xex> ere thou dismiss us.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethlehem</ent><br/
<hw>Beth"le*hem</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>b<emac/th-lekhem</ets> house of food; <ets>b<emac/th</ets> house +
<ets>lekhem</ets> food, <ets>l<amac/kham</ets> to eat. Formerly the name
of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of
St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. <er>Bedlam</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into
<altname>bedlam</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>In the Ethiopic church, a small
building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the
eucharist is made.</def> <rj><au>Audsley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethlemite</ent><br/
<ent>Bethlehemite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Beth"le*hem*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Beth"lem*ite</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of
Bethlehem in Judea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of an extinct English order of monks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethought</ent><br/
<hw>Be*thought"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bethink</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethrall</ent><br/
<hw>Be*thrall"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to
thralldom; to inthrall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethumb</ent><br/
<hw>Be*thumb"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To handle; to
wear or soil by handling; as books.</def> <rj><au>Poe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bethump</ent><br/
<hw>Be*thump"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bethumped</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, or
<conjf>Bethumpt</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bethumping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To beat or thump
soundly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betide</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tide"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*t<imac/d")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betided</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<mark>Obs.</mark> <conjf>Betid</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Betiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bitiden</ets>; pref. <ets>bi-</ets>, <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>tiden</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>t<imac/dan</ets>, to happen, fr.
<ets>t<imac/d</ets> time. See <er>Tide</er>.]</ety> <def>To happen to;
to befall; to come to ; <as>as, woe <ex>betide</ex> the
wanderer</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What will <qex>betide</qex> the few ?</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betide</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tide"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to pass; to happen; to
occur.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A salve for any sore that may <qex>betide</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Shakespeare has used it with <xex>of</xex>. <ldquo/What
would <xex>betide of</xex> me ?<rdquo/</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betimes</ent><br/
<ent>Betime</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Be*time"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Be*times"</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> (for
<ets>by</ets>) + <ets>time</ets>; that is, by the proper time. The
<ets>-s</ets> is an adverbial ending.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In good
season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To measure life learn thou <qex>betimes</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To rise <qex>betimes</qex> is often harder than to do all the
day's work.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a short time; soon; speedily; forth
with.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He tires <qex>betimes</qex> that spurs too fast betimes.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betitle</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with
a title or titles; to entitle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betoken</ent><br/
<hw>Be*to"ken</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betokened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Betokening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . <br/
<qex>Betokening</qex> peace from God, and covenant new.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something
future by that which is seen or known; <as>as, a dark cloud often
<ex>betokens</ex> a storm</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark;
note.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beton</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>B<eacute/`ton"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/ton</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bitumen</ets> bitumen.]</ety>
<fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>The French name for concrete; hence, concrete
made after the French fashion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betongue</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tongue"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attack with
the tongue; to abuse; to insult.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betony</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"o*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Betonies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>betony</ets>,
<ets>betany</ets>, F. <ets>betoine</ets>, fr. L. <ets>betonica</ets>,
<ets>vettonica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus
<gen>Betonica</gen> (Linn.).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The purple or wood betony (<spn>Betonica
officinalis</spn>, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in
medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow
color.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betook</ent><br/
<hw>Be*took"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Betake</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betorn</ent><br/
<hw>Be*torn"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Torn in pieces;
tattered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betoss</ent><br/
<hw>Be*toss</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betossed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss.</def> <ldquo/My
<xex>betossed</xex> soul.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betrap</ent><br/
<hw>Be*trap"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrapped</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to
circumvent.</def> <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.</def><br/
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<p><q>After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and
the horses <qex>betrapped</qex> with the same.</q>
<rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betray</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tray"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*tr<amac/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrayed</conjf>
<pr>(-tr<amac/d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Betraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>betraien</ets>,
<ets>bitraien</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + OF. <ets>tra<ium/r</ets> to
betray, F. <ets>trahir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>tradere</ets>. See
<er>Traitor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deliver into the hands of
an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up
treacherously or faithlessly; <as>as, an officer <ex>betrayed</ex> the
city</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be <qex>betrayed</qex>
into the hands of men.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xvii. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust
or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; <as>as, to
<ex>betray</ex> a person or a cause</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>But when I rise, I shall find my legs <qex>betraying</qex> me.</q>
<rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a
secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.</def><br/
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<p><q>Willing to serve or <qex>betray</qex> any government for hire.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To disclose or discover, as something which prudence
would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.</def><br/
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<p><q>Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you
<qex>betray</qex> your ignorance.</q> <rj><qau>T. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen
to lead into error or sin.</def><br/
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<p><q>Genius . . . often <qex>betrays</qex> itself into great
errors.</q> <rj><qau>T. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under
promise of marriage) and then abandon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not
obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.</def><br/
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<p><q>All the names in the country <qex>betray</qex> great
antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betrayal</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tray"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or the
result of betraying.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Betrayer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tray"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, betrays.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Betrayment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tray"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Betrayal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betrim</ent><br/
<hw>Be*trim"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrimmed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Betrimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To set in order; to
adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betroth</ent><br/
<hw>Be*troth"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betrothed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Betrothing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets>
+ <ets>troth</ets>, i. e., <ets>truth</ets>. See <er>Truth</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or
promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a
woman.</def><br/
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<p><q>He, in the first flower of my freshest age,<br/
<qex>Betrothed</qex> me unto the only heir.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ay, and we are <qex>betrothed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight
one's troth to.</def><br/
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<p><q>What man is there that hath <qex>betrothed</qex> a wife, and hath
not taken her?</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xx. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To nominate to a bishopric, in order to
consecration.</def> <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betrothal</ent><br/
<hw>Be*troth"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/The feast of
<xex>betrothal</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betrothment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*troth"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Betrust</ent><br/
<hw>Be*trust"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trust or
intrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Betrustment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*trust"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
intrusting, or the thing intrusted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chipman.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betso</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bet"so</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>bezzo</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small brass Venetian coin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <xex>compar</xex>. of
Good. <ety>[OE. <ets>betere</ets>, <ets>bettre</ets>, and as adv.
<ets>bet</ets>, AS. <ets>betera</ets>, adj., and <ets>bet</ets>, adv.;
akin to Icel. <ets>betri</ets>, adj., <ets>betr</ets>, adv., Goth.
<ets>batiza</ets>, adj., OHG. <ets>bezziro</ets>, adj., <ets>baz</ets>,
adv., G. <ets>besser</ets>, adj. and adv., <ets>bass</ets>, adv., E.
<ets>boot</ets>, and prob. to Skr. <ets>bhadra</ets> excellent. See
<er>Boot</er> advantage, and cf. <er>Best</er>, <er>Batful</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having good qualities in a greater degree than another;
<as>as, a <ex>better</ex> man; a <ex>better</ex> physician; a
<ex>better</ex> house; a <ex>better</ex> air</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Could make the worse appear<br/
The <qex>better</qex> reason.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness,
acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.</def><br/
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<p><q>To obey is <qex>better</qex> than sacrifice.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam.
xv. 22.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It is <qex>better</qex> to trust in the Lord than to put
confidence in princes.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxviii. 9.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Greater in amount; larger; more.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Improved in health; less affected with disease;
<as>as, the patient is <ex>better</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>More advanced; more perfect; <as>as, upon
<ex>better</ex> acquaintance; a <ex>better</ex> knowledge of the
subject</as>.</def><br/
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<cs><p><col><b>All the better</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>All</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Better half</b></col>, <cd>an expression
used to designate one's wife.</cd><br/
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<p><q>My dear, my <qex>better</qex> half (said he),<br/
I find I must now leave thee.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p> -- <col><b>To be better off</b></col>, <cd>to be in a better
condition.</cd> -- <col><b>Had better</b></col>. <cd>(See under
<er>Had</er>).</cd> <note>The phrase <xex>had better</xex>, followed by
an infinitive without <xex>to</xex>, is idiomatic. The earliest form of
construction was <ldquo/were better<rdquo/ with a dative; as,
<ldquo/<xex>Him were better</xex> go beside.<rdquo/ (<au>Gower.</au>)
<it>i. e.</it>, It would be better for him, etc. At length the
nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and <xex>had</xex>
took the place of <xex>were</xex>. Thus we have the construction now
used.</note><br/
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<p><q>By all that's holy, he <qex>had better</qex> starve<br/
Than but once think this place becomes thee not.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Advantage, superiority,
or victory; -- usually with of; <as>as, to get the <ex>better</ex> of an
enemy</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in
merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their <qex>betters</qex> would hardly be found.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>For the better</b></col>, <cd>in the way of improvement;
so as to produce improvement.</cd> <ldquo/If I have altered him anywhere
<xex>for the better</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos>; <pos>compar.</pos> of <er>Well</er>.
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill
and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; <as>as, Henry writes
<ex>better</ex> than John; veterans fight <ex>better</ex> than
recruits</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>I could have <qex>better</qex> spared a better man.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>More correctly or thoroughly.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>better</qex> to understand the extent of our
knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In a higher or greater degree; more; <as>as, to love
one <ex>better</ex> than another</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Never was monarch <qex>better</qex> feared, and loved.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.;
<as>as, ten miles and <ex>better</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To think better of</b></col> (any one), <cd>to have a
more favorable opinion of any one.</cd> -- <col><b>To think better
of</b></col> (an opinion, resolution, etc.), <cd>to reconsider and alter
one's decision.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bettered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bettering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beterian</ets>, <ets>betrian</ets>, fr. <ets>betera</ets> better.
See <er>Better</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To improve or
ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of.</def><br/
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<p><q>Love <qex>betters</qex> what is best.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He thought to <qex>better</qex> his circumstances.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To improve the condition of, morally, physically,
financially, socially, or otherwise.</def><br/
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<p><q>The constant effort of every man to <qex>better</qex> himself.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to
excel.</def><br/
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<p><q>The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be
<qex>bettered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give advantage to; to support; to advance the
interest of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Weapons more violent, when next we meet,<br/
May serve to <qex>better</qex> us and worse our foes.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend;
correct; emend; reform; advance; promote.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become better; to
improve.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Better</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bets or lays a
wager.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bettering</ent><br/
<hw>bettering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>changing for the better; --
antonym of <ant>worsening</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory,
meliorative</stype>]<br/
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<p><ent>better-known</ent><br/
<hw>better-known</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>more familiar or
renowned than the other of two. Antonym of
<ant>lesser-known</ant>.</def> <illu>the <er>better known</er> book of
the two</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> better known(predicate).</syn><br/
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<p><ent>better-looking</ent><br/
<hw>better-looking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>more pleasing in appearance
especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and
proportion.</def> <illu><ex>better-looking</ex> than her
sister</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored,
well-favoured.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Betterment</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
making better; amendment; improvement.</def> <rj><au>W.
Montagu.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An improvement of an estate which
renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the
plural.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bettermost</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter*most`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Best.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/The <xex>bettermost</xex> classes.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betterness</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ter*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
being better or superior; superiority.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds
in fineness the standard.</def><br/
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<p><ent>better-off</ent><br/
<hw>better-off</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being in a more
prosperous condition.</def> <illu><ex>better-off</ex> than his
classmate</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>rich (vs. poor)</stype>]
<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>in a more fortunate condition.</def> <illu>she would
have been <ex>better off</ex> if she had stuck to her Bible</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> better off.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bettong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bet"tong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small, leaping Australian
marsupial of the genus <gen>Bettongia</gen>; the jerboa
kangaroo.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bettongia</ent><br/
<hw>Bettongia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of marsupials including
the jerboa kangaroo, the bettong.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bettongia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bettor</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bets; a
better.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betty</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Supposed
to be a cant word, from <ets>Betty</ets>, for <ets>Elizabeth</ets>, as
such an instrument is also called <ets>Bess</ets> (i. e.,
<ets>Elizabeth</ets>) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and
<ets>Jenny</ets> (i. e., <ets>Jane</ets>).]</ety> <def>A short bar used
by thieves to wrench doors open.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bettee</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><q>The powerful <qex>betty</qex>, or the artful picklock.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[<ets>Betty</ets>, nickname for Elizabeth.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in
which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a
<altname>Florence flask</altname>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betulaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Betulaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a natural family of
monoecious trees and shrubs, including the genera <gen>Betula</gen>;
<gen>Alnus</gen>; <gen>Carpinus</gen>; <gen>Corylus</gen>;
<gen>Ostrya</gen>; and <gen>Ostryopsis</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Betulaceae</fam>, birch
family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Betulin</ent><br/
<hw>Bet"u*lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>betula</ets> birch tree.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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
(<spn>Betula alba</spn>); now referring to the chemical compound
(<chform>C30H50O2</chform>) having a cyclopentanophenanthrene ring
system, which is the main constituent of that extract, and which may be
obtained crystalline; -- called also <altname>birch
camphor</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betumble</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tum"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betumbled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
throw into disorder; to tumble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>From her <qex>betumbled</qex> couch she starteth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betutor</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tu"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Betutored</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
tutor; to instruct.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Between</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tween"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bytwene</ets>, <ets>bitweonen</ets>, AS.
<ets>betwe<oacute/nan</ets>, <ets>betwe<oacute/num</ets>; prefix
<ets>be-</ets> by + a form fr. AS. <ets>tw<amac/</ets> two, akin to
Goth. <ets>tweihnai</ets> two apiece. See <er>Twain</er>, and cf.
<er>Atween</er>, <er>Betwixt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the space
which separates; betwixt; <as>as, New York is <ex>between</ex> Boston
and Philadelphia</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Used in expressing motion from one body or place to
another; from one to another of two.</def><br/
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<p><q>If things should go so <qex>between</qex> them.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging in common to two; shared by
both.</def><br/
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<p><q>Castor and Pollux with only one soul <qex>between</qex> them.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and
involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; <as>as,
opposition <ex>between</ex> science and religion</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>An intestine struggle, open or secret, <qex>between</qex>
authority and liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>With relation to two, as involved in an act or
attribute of which another is the agent or subject; <as>as, to judge
<ex>between</ex> or to choose <ex>between</ex> courses; to distinguish
<ex>between</ex> you and me; to mediate <ex>between</ex>
nations</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In intermediate relation to, in respect to time,
quantity, or degree; <as>as, <ex>between</ex> nine and ten
o'clock</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Between decks</b></col>, <cd>the space, or in the space,
between the decks of a vessel.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Between
ourselves</b></col>, <col><b>Between you and me</b></col>,
<col><b>Between themselves</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in confidence; with the
understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to
others.</cd></cs><br/
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<usage>
<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Between</er>, <er>Among</er>.</syn>
<xex>Between</xex> etymologically indicates only two; as, a quarrel
<xex>between</xex> two men or two nations; to be <xex>between</xex> two
fires, etc. It is however extended to more than two in expressing a
certain relation.</p>

<p><q>I . . . hope that <qex>between</qex> public business, improving
studies, and domestic pleasures, neither melancholy nor caprice will
find any place for entrance.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p> <xex>Among</xex> implies a mass or collection of things or persons,
and always supposes more than two; as, the prize money was equally
divided <xex>among</xex> the ship's crew.<br/
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<p><ent>Between</ent><br/
<hw>Be*tween"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intermediate time or space;
interval.</def> <mark>[Poetic & R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Betwixt</ent><br/
<hw>Be*twixt"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>betwix</ets>, <ets>bitwix</ets>, rarely <ets>bitwixt</ets>, AS.
<ets>betweox</ets>, <ets>betweohs</ets>, <ets>betweoh</ets>,
<ets>betw<imac/h</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> by + a form fr. AS.
<ets>tw<amac/</ets> two. See <er>Between</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In the space which separates; between.</def><br/
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<p><q>From <qex>betwixt</qex> two aged oaks.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From one to another of; mutually
affecting.</def><br/
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<p><q>There was some speech of marriage<br/
<qex>Betwixt</qex> myself and her.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Betwixt and between</b></col>, <cd>in a midway position;
so-so; neither one thing nor the other.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Beurre</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Beur*r<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>beurre</ets> butter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A beurr<eacute/
(or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and melting; -- used with a
distinguishing word; <as>as, <ex>Beurr<eacute/</ex> d'Anjou;
<ex>Beurr<eacute/</ex> Clairgeau</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bevatron</ent><br/
<hw>bev"a*tron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a particle accelerator which is
capable of accelerating protons up to 6 gigaelectron volts.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bevel</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[C. F.
<ets>biveau</ets>, earlier <ets>buveau</ets>, Sp. <ets>baivel</ets>; of
unknown origin. Cf. <er>Bevile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to give a <ex>bevel</ex> to the edge of a table or a
stone slab; the <ex>bevel</ex> of a piece of timber</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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
<altname>bevel square</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bevel</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the slant of a
bevel; slanting.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Morally distorted; not upright.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I may be straight, though they themselves be <qex>bevel</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A bevel angle</b></col>, <cd>any angle other than one of
90<deg/.</cd> -- <col><b>Bevel wheel</b></col>, <cd>a cogwheel whose
working face is oblique to the axis.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj>
</cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bevel</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Beveled</conjf> (<?/) or <conjf>Bevelled</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Beveling</conjf> or
<conjf>Bevelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cut to a bevel angle; to
slope the edge or surface of.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bevel</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deviate or incline from an
angle of 90<deg/, as a surface; to slant.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their houses are very ill built, the walls <qex>bevel</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bevelled</ent><br/
<ent>Beveled</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bev"eled</hw>, <hw>Bev"elled</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; <as>as,
the <ex>beveled</ex> edge of a table</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bevel gear</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el gear`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bevelment</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"el*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined
to the including faces or adjacent planes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bever</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ver</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bever</ets>
a drink, drinking time, OF. <ets>beivre</ets>, <ets>boivre</ets>, to
drink, fr. L. <ets>bibere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A light repast between
meals; a lunch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &
Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bever</ent><br/
<hw>Be"ver</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bevered</conjf> (<?/).]</vmorph> <def>To take a light repast
between meals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Beverage</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"er*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bevrage</ets>, F. <ets>breuvage</ets>, fr. <ets>beivre</ets> to
drink, fr. L. <ets>bibere</ets>. Cf. <er>Bib</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
<er>Poison</er>, <er>Potable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Liquid for
drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and
of an agreeable flavor; <as>as, an intoxicating
<ex>beverage</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He knew no <qex>beverage</qex> but the flowing stream.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of
drink.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treat, or drink money.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bevile</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"ile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bevel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A chief broken or opening
like a carpenter's bevel.</def> <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bevilled</ent><br/
<ent>Beviled</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bev"iled</hw>, <hw>Bev"illed</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Notched with an angle like that
inclosed by a carpenter's bevel; -- said of a partition line of a
shield.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bevy</ent><br/
<hw>Bev"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bevies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Perhaps orig. a drinking
company, fr. OF. <ets>bev<eacute/e</ets> (cf. It. <ets>beva</ets>) a
drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and
last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See
<er>Beverage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A company; an assembly or
collection of persons, especially of ladies.</def><br/
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<p><q>What a <qex>bevy</qex> of beaten slaves have we here !</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also,
a herd of roes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewail</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewailed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bewailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To express deep sorrow
for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,<br/
Which to this hour <qex>bewail</qex> the injury.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See
<er>Deplore</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bewail</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To express grief; to
lament.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewailable</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as may,
or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewailer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bewails
or laments.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewailing</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wailing over; lamenting.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Be*wail"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Bewailment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wail"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
bewailing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewake</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wake"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To keep
watch over; to keep awake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beware</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ware"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Be</ets>,
imperative of verb to be + <ets>ware</ets>. See <er>Ware</er>,
<er>Wary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be on one's guard; to be
cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by <xex>of</xex> or
<xex>lest</xex> before the thing that is to be avoided.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beware</qex> of all, but most <qex>beware</qex> of man !</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beware</qex> the awful avalanche.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have a special regard; to heed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . <qex>Beware</qex> of
him, and obey his voice.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xxiii. 20, 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This word is a compound from <xex>be</xex> and the Old
English <xex>ware</xex>, now <xex>wary</xex>, which is an adjective.
<ldquo/<xex>Be</xex> ye <xex>war</xex> of false prophetis.<rdquo/
<au>Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15.</au> It is used commonly in the imperative
and infinitive modes, and with such auxiliaries (<xex>shall</xex>,
<xex>should</xex>, <xex>must</xex>, etc.) as go with the
infinitive.</note><br/
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<p><-- p. 142 --></p>

<p><ent>Beware</ent><br/
<hw>Be*ware"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*w<acir/r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/Priest, <xex>beware</xex> your beard.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>To wish them <qex>beware</qex> the son.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewash</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wash"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drench or
souse with water.</def> <ldquo/Let the maids <xex>bewash</xex> the
men.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beweep</ent><br/
<hw>Be*weep"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewept</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Beweeping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bew<?/pan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>weep</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears.</def> <ldquo/His
timeless death <xex>beweeping</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Beweep</ent><br/
<hw>Be*weep"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To weep.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewet</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wet"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewet</conjf>, <conjf>Bewetted</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<def>To wet or moisten.</def> <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewhore</ent><br/
<hw>Be*whore"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of.</def> <rj><au>J.
Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pronounce or characterize as a whore.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewig</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wig"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewigged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
cover (the head) with a wig.</def> <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewilder</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wil"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewildered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bewildering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wilder</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lost and <qex>bewildered</qex> in the fruitless search.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;
mystify; embarrass; lead astray.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bewildered</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wil"dered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Greatly
perplexed; <as>as, a <ex>bewildered</ex> mind</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewilderedness</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wil"dered*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being bewildered; bewilderment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bewildering</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wil"der*ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing
bewilderment or great perplexity; <as>as, <ex>bewildering</ex>
difficulties</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Be*wil"der*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewilderment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wil"der*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state of being bewildered.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bewildering tangle or confusion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid <qex>bewilderment</qex>
of tree trunks and underbrush.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewinter</ent><br/
<hw>Be*win"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
wintry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bewit</ent><br/
<hw>Bew"it</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>buie</ets> bond, chain, fr. L. <ets>boja</ets> neck collar, fetter.
Cf. <er>Buoy</er>.]</ety> <def>A double slip of leather by which bells
are fastened to a hawk's legs.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewitch</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewitched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bewitching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To gain
an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure)
by witchcraft or sorcery.</def><br/
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<p><q>See how I am <qex>bewitched</qex>; behold, mine arm<br/
Is like a blasted sapling withered up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree
as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.</def><br/
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<p><q>The charms of poetry our souls <qex>bewitch</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewitchedness</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being bewitched.</def> <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewitcher</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bewitches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewitchery</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The power of
bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is a certain <qex>bewitchery</qex> or fascination in
words.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewitching</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to bewitch or
fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Be*witch"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
Be*witch"ing*ness, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewitchment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*witch"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched.</def>
<rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of bewitching or charming.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewonder</ent><br/
<hw>Be*won"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewondered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fill with wonder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wonder at; to admire.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bewrap</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wrap"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bewrapped</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
wrap up; to cover.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewray</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wray"</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*r<amac/")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
soil. See <er>Beray</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bewray</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wray"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bewrayed</conjf> <pr>(-r<amac/d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bewraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bewraien</ets>, <ets>biwreyen</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + AS.
<ets>wr<emac/gan</ets> to accuse, betray; akin to OS.
<ets>wr<omac/gian</ets>, OHG. <ets>ruog<emac/n</ets>, G.
<ets>r<uum/gen</ets>, Icel. <ets>r<ae/gja</ets>, Goth.
<ets>wr<omac/hjan</ets> to accuse.]</ety> <def>To expose; to reveal; to
disclose; to betray.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope
that the deed shall not be <qex>bewrayed</qex> or known.</q>
<rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia. )</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy speech <qex>bewrayeth</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi.
73.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewrayer</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wray"er</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, bewrays; a revealer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bewrayment</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wray"ment</hw> <pr>(-m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Betrayal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bewreck</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wreck"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wreck.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bewreke</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wreke"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wreak</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wreak; to
avenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bewrought</ent><br/
<hw>Be*wrought"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets>wrought</ets>, p. p. of <ets>work</ets>, v. t.
]</ety> <def>Embroidered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bey</ent><br/
<hw>Bey</hw> <pr>(b<amac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beg</er> a
bey.]</ety> <def>A governor of a province or district in the Turkish
dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; <as>as,
the <ex>bey</ex> of Tunis</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beylic</ent><br/
<hw>Bey"lic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.]</ety>
<def>The territory ruled by a bey.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Beyond</ent><br/
<hw>Be*yond"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biyonde</ets>, <ets>bi<yogh/eonde</ets>, AS. <ets>begeondan</ets>,
prep. and adv.; pref. <ets>be-</ets> + <ets>geond</ets> yond, yonder.
See <er>Yon</er>, <er>Yonder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On the
further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away
than.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beyond</qex> that flaming hill.</q> <rj><qau>G.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>At a place or time not yet reached;
before.</def><br/
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<p><q>A thing <qex>beyond</qex> us, even before our death.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than;
greater than; <as>as, the patient was <ex>beyond</ex> medical aid;
<ex>beyond</ex> one's strength</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing;
proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence,
or quality of any kind.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Beyond</xex>
expectation.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Beyond</qex> any of the great men of my country.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Beyond sea</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Sea</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To go beyond</b></col>, <cd>to exceed in
ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to
deceive or circumvent.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><q>That no man go <qex>beyond</qex> and defraud his brother in any
matter.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. iv. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beyond</ent><br/
<hw>Be*yond"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Further away; at
a distance; yonder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lo, where <qex>beyond</qex> he lyeth languishing.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bezant</ent><br/
<hw>Be*zant"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Byzant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>besant</asp>,
<asp>byzant</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A circle in <it>or</it>, i. e.,
gold, representing the gold coin called <xex>bezant</xex>.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or
belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bez-antler</ent><br/
<hw>Bez`-ant"ler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice (OF. <ets>bes</ets>) + E. <ets>antler</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The second branch of a stag's horn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezel</ent><br/
<hw>Bez"el</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/z"<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From an
old form of F. <ets>biseau</ets> sloping edge, prob. fr. L.
<ets>bis</ets> double. See <er>Bi-</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezique</ent><br/
<hw>B<eacute/*zique"</hw> <pr>(b<asl/*z<emac/k")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>b<eacute/sigue</ets>.]</ety> <def>A game at cards in which
various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score
points.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezoar</ent><br/
<hw>Be"zoar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/zoard</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>b<amac/zahr</ets>,
<ets>b<amac/dizahr</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>p<amac/d-zahr</ets> bezoar;
<ets>p<amac/d</ets> protecting + <ets>zahr</ets> poison; cf. Pg. & Sp.
<ets>bezoar</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the <xex>Bezoar
orientale</xex> of India, and the <xex>Bezoar occidentale</xex> of
Peru.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bezoar antelope</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Antelope</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bezoar goat</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the wild goat (<spn>Capra
<ae/gagrus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bezoar mineral</b></col>, <cd>an old
preparation of oxide of antimony.</cd> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezoardic</ent><br/
<hw>Bez`o*ar"dic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>b<eacute/zoardique</ets>, <ets>b<eacute/zoartique</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine containing bezoar.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezoartical</ent><br/
<ent>Bezoartic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bez`o*ar"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bez`o*ar"tic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bezoardic</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of an antidote, or
of bezoar; healing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezonian</ent><br/
<hw>Be*zo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>besoin</ets> need, want, It <ets>bisogno</ets>.]</ety> <def>A low
fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Great men oft die by vile <qex>bezonians</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezpopovtsy</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bez`po*pov"tsy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.;
<ets>bez</ets> without + <ets>popovtsy</ets>, a derivative of
<ets>pop</ets> priest.]</ety> <def>A Russian sect. See
<er>Raskolnik</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezzle</ent><br/
<hw>Bez"zle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bezzled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bezzling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF.
<ets>besillier</ets>, <ets>besiler</ets>, to maltreat, pillage; or
shortened fr. <ets>embezzle</ets>. Cf. <er>Embezzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To
plunder; to waste in riot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bezzle</ent><br/
<hw>Bez"zle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink to excess; to
revel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>B-girl</ent><br/
<hw>B-girl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman employed by a bar
to act as a companion to men customers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bar girl.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhang</ent><br/
<hw>Bhang</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>bang</ets>;
cf. Skr. <ets>bhang<amac/</ets> hemp.]</ety> <def>An astringent and
narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp
(<spn>Cannabis Indica</spn>), and chewed or smoked in the East as a
means of intoxication. See <er>Hasheesh</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bheestie</ent><br/
<ent>Bheesty</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bhees"ty</hw>, <hw>Bhees"tie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bhistee</asp>,
<asp>bhisti</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <ety>[Per. <ets>bihisht<imac/</ets>
lit., heavenly.]</ety> <def>A water carrier, as to a household or a
regiment.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhisti</ent><br/
<ent>Bhistee</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bhis"tee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bhis"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bheesty</er>.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>B-horizon</ent><br/
<hw>B-horizon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> B horizon.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhunder</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bhun"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An Indian monkey (<spn>Macacus
Rhesus</spn>), protected by the Hindus as sacred. See
<er>Rhesus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhutan</ent><br/
<hw>Bhutan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a principality in the Himalayas
northeast of India.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhutanese</ent><br/
<hw>Bhutanese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Bhutan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutani.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhutanese</ent><br/
<hw>Bhutanese</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or
characteristic of Bhutan.</def> <illu><ex>Bhutanese</ex>
Buddhists</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutani.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhutani</ent><br/
<hw>Bhutani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
the Bhutani language or people.</def> <illu><ex>Bhutani</ex>
Buddhists</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutanese.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of
Bhutan.</def> <illu>Bhutani mountains</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bhutani</ent><br/
<hw>Bhutani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Bhutan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bhutanese.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bi-</ent><br/
<hw>Bi-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, which in
composition drops the -s, akin to E. <ets>two</ets>. See <er>Bis-</er>,
<er>Two</er>, and cf. <er>Di-</er>, <er>Dis-</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>In most branches of science <xex>bi-</xex> in
composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; <as>as, <ex>bi</ex>dentate,
two-toothed; <ex>bi</ex>ternate, doubly ternate, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>In the composition of chemical
names <xex>bi-</xex> 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>as, <ex>bi</ex>chromate, <ex>bi</ex>sulphide</as>.
<xex>Be-</xex> and <xex>di-</xex> are often used
interchangeably.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biacid</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ac"id</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having
two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals
to form salts; -- said of bases. See <er>Diacid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biacuminate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`a*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acuminate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having points in two directions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biangular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*an"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two angles or
corners.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biangulated</ent><br/
<ent>Biangulate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*an"gu*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*an"gu*la`ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>angulate</ets>, <ets>angulated</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Biangular.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biangulous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*an"gu*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angulous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biangular.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biannual</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*an"nu*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>annual</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring twice a year;
half-yearly; semiannual.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biantheriferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>antherigerous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two anthers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biarticulate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>articulate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having, or consisting of, tow joints.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bias</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"as</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"<ait/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Biases</plw> <pr>(-<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>biasis</ets>, perh. fr. LL. <ets>bifax</ets> two-faced; L.
<ets>bis</ets> + <ets>facies</ets> face. See <er>Bi-</er>, and cf.
<er>Face</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Being ignorant that there is a concealed <qex>bias</qex> within
the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession
toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent;
inclination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Strong love is a <qex>bias</qex> upon the thoughts.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Morality influences men's lives, and gives a <qex>bias</qex> to
all their actions.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment
(as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A slant; a diagonal; <as>as, to cut cloth on the
<ex>bias</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prepossession; prejudice; partiality;
inclination. See <er>Bent</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bias</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to one side;
swelled on one side.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bias</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a slanting manner; crosswise;
obliquely; diagonally; <as>as, to cut cloth
<ex>bias</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bias</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"as</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Biased</conjf> <pr>(b<imac/"<ait/st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Biasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To incline to one side;
to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to
prepossess.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Me it had not <qex>biased</qex> in the one direction, nor should
it have <qex>biased</qex> any just critic in the counter direction.</q>
<rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biauriculate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`au*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>auriculate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals,
birds, and reptiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Zool.)</fld> <def>Having two earlike
projections at its base, as a leaf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biaxial</ent><br/
<ent>Biaxal</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ax"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ax"i*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>axal</ets>, <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Having
two axes; <as>as, <ex>biaxial</ex> polarization</as>; <ex>biaxial</ex>
crystals.</def> <au>Brewster.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi*ax"i*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bib</ent><br/
<hw>Bib</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bib</er>, v.,
because the <ets>bib</ets> receives the drink that the child slavers
from the mouth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small piece of cloth worn by
children over the breast, to protect the clothes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An arctic fish (<spn>Gadus
luscus</spn>), allied to the cod; -- called also <altname>pout</altname>
and <altname>whiting pout</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bibcock.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibbe</ent><br/
<ent>Bib</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bib</hw>, <hw>Bibbe</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bibere</ets>. See <er>Beverage</er>, and cf.
<er>Imbibe</er>.]</ety> <def>To drink; to tipple.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This miller hath . . . <qex>bibbed</qex> ale.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bib</ent><br/
<hw>Bib</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink; to sip; to
tipple.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was constantly <qex>bibbing</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibacious</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ba"cious</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibax</ets>, <ets>bibacis</ets>, fr. <ets>bibere</ets>. See
<er>Bib</er>.]</ety> <def>Addicted to drinking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibacity</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*bac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or
habit of drinking too much; tippling.</def>
<rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibasic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ba"sic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>basic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having
to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or
radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See
<er>Dibasic</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibb</ent><br/
<hw>Bibb</hw> <pr>(b<icr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bibcock. See
<er>Bib</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibber</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to
drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; -- chiefly used in
composition; <as>as, wine<ex>bibber</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibble-babble</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"ble-bab"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A
reduplication of <ets>babble</ets>.]</ety> <def>Idle talk; babble.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibbs</ent><br/
<hw>Bibbs</hw> <pr>(b<icr/bz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the
trestletrees.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibcock</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"cock`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/b"k<ocr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cock
or faucet having a bent down nozzle.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibelot</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi`be*lot"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A small decorative object without practical utility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her pictures, her furniture, and her <qex>bibelots</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>M. Crawford.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibirine</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*bi"rine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bebeerine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibitory</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to drinking or tippling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bible</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"ble</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bible</ets>, L. <ets>biblia</ets>, pl., fr. Gr. <grk>bibli`a</grk>,
pl. of <grk>bibli`on</grk>, dim. of <grk>bi`blos</grk>,
<grk>by`blos</grk>, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A book.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><er>The Book</er> 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>as, King
James's <ex>Bible</ex>; Douay <ex>Bible</ex>; Luther's
<ex>Bible</ex></as>. Also, the book which is made up of writings
similarly accepted by the Jews; <as>as, a rabbinical
<ex>Bible</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A book containing the sacred writings belonging to
any religion; <as>as, the Koran is often called the Muslim
<ex>Bible</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> (<mark>Fig.</mark>) <def>A book with an authoritative
exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the
field; <as>as, the astrologers' <ex>bible</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bible Society</b></col>, <cd>an association for securing
the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.</cd> --
<col><b>Douay Bible</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Douay Bible</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Geneva Bible</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Geneva</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibler</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"ler</hw> <pr>(b<icr/b"l<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bib</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A great drinker; a
tippler.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibbler</asp> and
<asp>bibbeler</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bibless</ent><br/
<hw>bib"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>lacking a bib.</def>
<ant>bibbed</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblical</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*cal</hw> <pr>(b<icr/b"l<icr/*k<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; <as>as,
<ex>biblical</ex> learning; <ex>biblical</ex> authority</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblicality</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*cal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-k<acr/l"<icr/*t<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblically</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*cal*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to
the Bible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblicism</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*cism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>biblicisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Learning or literature relating to
the Bible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblicist</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*cist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in
the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the
Scriptures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*graph`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Bibliographer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliographer</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>, fr. <ets><?/</ets> book + <ets><?/</ets> to write : cf.
F. <ets>bibliographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes, or is versed in,
bibliography.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliographical</ent><br/
<ent>Bibliographic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bibliographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to
bibliography, or the history of books.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliography</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*og"ra*phy</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/g"r<adot/*f<ycr/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bibliographies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>bibliografi`a</grk>: cf. F.
<ets>bibliographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a history or
description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different
editions, the times when they were printed, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a list of books or other printed works having some
common theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the branch of library science dealing with the
history and classification of books and other published
materials.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliolatrist</ent><br/
<ent>Bibliolater</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*ol"a*ter</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/l"<adot/*t<etil/r)</pr>,
<hw>Bib`li*ol"a*trist</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/l"<adot/*tr<icr/st)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See. <er>Bibliolatry</er>.]</ety> <def>A worshiper of books;
especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a believer in its verbal
inspiration.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliolatry</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*ol"a*try</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/l"<adot/*tr<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bibli`on</grk> book + <grk>latrei`a</grk> service, worship,
<grk>latrey`ein</grk> to serve.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au> <au>F. W.
Newman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliological</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating
to bibliology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliology</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> book + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An account of books; book lore;
bibliography.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The literature or doctrine of the Bible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliomancy</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> book + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bibliomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of divination, performed by
selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them
indications concerning future events.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliomania</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> book + <ets><?/</ets> madness: cf. F.
<ets>bibliomanie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for acquiring
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliomaniac</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
has a mania for books.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to a
bibliomaniac.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliomaniacal</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*ma*ni"ac*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to a passion for books; relating to a
bibliomaniac.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopegic</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*peg"ic</hw> <pr>(-p<ecr/j"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>bibli`on</grk> book + <grk>phgny`nai</grk>to make
fast.]</ety> <def>Relating to the binding of books.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 143 --></p>

<p><ent>Bibliopegist</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op"e*gist</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/p"<esl/*j<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
bookbinder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopegistic</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic</hw>
<pr>(b<icr/b`l<icr/*<ocr/p`<esl/*j<icr/s"t<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to the art of binding books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dibdin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopegy</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op"e*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bibliopegic</er>.]</ety> <def>The art of binding books.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliophile</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*phile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> book + <ets><?/</ets> to love: cf. F.
<ets>bibliophile</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lover of books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliophilism</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*oph"i*lism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Love of
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliophilist</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*oph"i*list</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lover of
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliophobia</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> book + <ets><?/</ets> to fear.]</ety> <def>A dread of
books.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopole</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*pole</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibliopola</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>; <ets><?/</ets> book +
<ets><?/</ets> to sell: cf. F. <ets>bibliopole</ets>.]</ety> <def>One
who sells books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopolar</ent><br/
<ent>Bibliopolic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bib`li*o*pol"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*op"o*lar</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bibliopole</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sale of
books.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bibliopolic</xex> difficulties.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopolism</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op"o*lism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The trade
or business of selling books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopolist</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op"o*list</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bibliopole</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliopolistic</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*op`o*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to bibliopolism.</def> <rj><au>Dibdin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliotaphist</ent><br/
<ent>Bibliotaph</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bib"li*o*taph</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bib`li*ot"a*phist</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> book +
<ets><?/</ets> a burial.]</ety> <def>One who hides away books, as in a
tomb.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliothec</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*thec</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
librarian.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bibliotheca</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bib`li*o*the"ca</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Bibliotheke</er>.]</ety> <def>A library.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliothecal</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*o*the"cal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibliothecalis</ets>. See <er>Bibliotheke</er>.]</ety>
<def>Belonging to a library.</def> <rj><au>Byrom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliothecary</ent><br/
<hw>Bib`li*oth"e*ca*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibliothecarius</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>biblioth<eacute/caire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A librarian.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibliotheke</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"li*o*theke</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibliotheca</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>; <ets><?/</ets> book +
<ets><?/</ets> a case, box, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to place: cf. F.
<ets>biblioth<egrave/que</ets>.]</ety> <def>A library.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biblist</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"list</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bibliste</ets>. See <er>Bible</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes the Bible the sole rule of
faith.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A biblical scholar; a biblicist.</def> <rj><au>I.
Taylor.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bibracteate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*brac"te*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>bracteate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Furnished with, or having, two bracts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibulous</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"u*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bibulus</ets>, fr. <ets>bibere</ets> to drink. See <er>Bib</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Readily imbibing fluids or
moisture; spongy; <as>as, <ex>bibulous</ex> blotting
paper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bibulously</ent><br/
<hw>Bib"u*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bibulous manner; with
profuse imbibition or absorption.</def> <rj><au>De
Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicalcarate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cal"ca*rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>calcarate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two spurs, as
the wing or leg of a bird.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicallous</ent><br/
<ent>Bicallose</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*cal"lose</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cal"lous</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>callose</ets>, <ets>callous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two callosities or hard spots.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bicameral</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cam"er*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>camera</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of, or
including, two chambers, or legislative branches.</def>
<rj><au>Bentham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicapsular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bicapsulaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two
capsules; <as>as, a <ex>bicapsular</ex> pericarp</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicarbonate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*car"bon*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>carbonate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>supercarbonate</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-retted</ent><br/
<ent>Bicarbureted</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>Bi*car"bu*ret`ed</hw> or <hw>-ret`ted</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>carbureted</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing two
atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicarinate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*car"i*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>carinate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of
grasses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicaudal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cau"dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>caudal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having, or terminating
in, two tails.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicaudate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cau"date</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>caudate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Two-tailed;
bicaudal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicched</ent><br/
<hw>Bic"ched</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of unknown
origin.]</ety> <def>Pecked; pitted; notched.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bicched bones</b></col>, <cd>pecked, or notched, bones;
dice.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bise</ent><br/
<ent>Bice</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bice</hw>, <hw>Bise</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bis</ets>, akin to It. <ets>bigio</ets>
light gray, tawny.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A pale blue pigment,
prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; --
called also <altname>blue bice</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Green bice</b></col> <cd>is prepared from the blue, by
adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of
copper.</cd> <rj><au>Cooley.</au> <au>Brande & C.</au></rj> </cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicentenary</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cen"te*na*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>centenary</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; <as>as, a <ex>bicentenary</ex>
celebration</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The two hundredth
anniversary, or its celebration.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicentennial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>centennial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of two hundred
years.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Occurring every two hundred years.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicentennial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The two hundredth year or
anniversary, or its celebration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicephalous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>cephalous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bic<eacute/phale</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two heads.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biceps</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi"ceps</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., two-headed;
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>caput</ets> head. See
<er>Capital</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle having two
heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to
another in the thigh.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bichir</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi*chir"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A remarkable ganoid fish
(<spn>Polypterus bichir</spn>) found in the Nile and other African
rivers. See <er>Brachioganoidei</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bichloride</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*chlo"ride</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of
another element; -- called also <altname>dichloride</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bichloride of mercury</b></col>, <cd>mercuric chloride;
-- sometimes called <altname>corrosive
sublimate</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicho</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi"cho</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Jigger</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bichromate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*chro"mate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chromate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other
ingredients; <as>as, potassium <ex>bichromate</ex></as>; -- called also
<altname>dichromate</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bichromatize</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*chro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium;
<as>as, <ex>bichromatized</ex> gelatine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bicoloured</ent><br/
<ent>bichrome</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bichrome</hw> <hw>bicoloured</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>having two colors.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bicolor, bicolour, bicolored.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicipital</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biceps</ets>, <ets>bicipitis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bicipital</ets>.
See <er>Biceps</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Having two heads or origins, as a muscle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Pertaining to a biceps muscle; <as>as, <ex>bicipital</ex> furrows,
the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dividing into two parts at one
extremity; having two heads or two supports; <as>as, a
<ex>bicipital</ex> tree</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicipitous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cip"i*tous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two
heads; bicipital.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bicipitous</xex> serpents.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicker</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beaker</er>.]</ety> <def>A
small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicker</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bickered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bickering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bikeren</ets>, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. <ets>bicra</ets> to fight,
bicker, <ets>bicre</ets> conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E.
<ets>beak</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To skirmish; to exchange blows;
to fight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two eagles had a conflict, and <qex>bickered</qex> together.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contend in petulant altercation; to
wrangle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Petty things about which men cark and <qex>bicker</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering
noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They [streamlets] <qex>bickered</qex> through the sunny shade.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicker</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A skirmish; an
encounter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fight with stones between two parties of
boys.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry
contention.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bickerer</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bickers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bickering</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
skirmishing.</def> <ldquo/Frays and <xex>bickerings</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Altercation; wrangling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bickerment</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"er*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Contention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bickern</ent><br/
<hw>Bick"ern</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bigorne</ets>. See <er>Bicorn</er>.]</ety> <def>An anvil ending in
a beak or point (orig. in <xex>two</xex> beaks); also, the beak or horn
itself.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bickford match</ent><br/
<ent>Bickford fuze</ent><br/
<ent>Bickford fuse</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bick"ford fuse</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Bick"ford fuze</hw>,
<it>or</it> <hw>Bickford match</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicolligate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*col"li*gate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>colligatus</ets>, p. p. See
<er>Colligate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bicolored</ent><br/
<ent>Bicolor</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"col`or</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi"col`ored</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bicolor</ets>;
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>color</ets> color.]</ety> <def>Of two
colors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biconcave</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*con"cave</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>concave</ets>.]</ety> <def>Concave on both sides;
<as>as, <ex>biconcave</ex> vertebr<ae/</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biconjugate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*con"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>conjugate</ets>, a.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biconvex</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*con"vex</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>convex</ets>.]</ety> <def>Convex on both sides;
<as>as, a <ex>biconvex</ex> lens</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicornous</ent><br/
<ent>Bicorned</ent><br/
<ent>Bicorn</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"corn</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi"corned</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cor"nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bicornis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice +
<ets>cornu</ets> horn: cf. F. <ets>bicorne</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bickern</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two horns; two-horned;
crescentlike.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicorporal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cor"po*ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>corporal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two
bodies.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicorporate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>corporate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicostate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cos"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>costate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a
leaf.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicrenate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cre"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crenate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Twice
crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves
crenate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicrescentic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`cres*cen"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a
double crescent.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicrural</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cru"ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>crural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two legs.</def>
<rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bicuspidate</ent><br/
<ent>Bicuspid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*cus"pid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*cus"pid*ate</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See pref. <er>Bi-</er>, and
<er>Cuspidate</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two points or prominences; ending
in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicuspid</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cus"pid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the
two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids)
and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See <er>Tooth</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicyanide</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cy"a*nide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Dicyanide</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicycle</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"cy*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>cycle</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicycler</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"cy*cler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who rides a
bicycle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicyclic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
bicycles.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicycling</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"cy*cling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of a
bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicyclism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"cy*clism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of
riding a bicycle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicyclist</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"cy*clist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
bicycler.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bicycular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*cyc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
bicycling.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bid</ent><br/
<hw>Bid</hw> <pr>(b<icr/d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bade</conjf> <pr>(b<acr/d)</pr>,
<conjf>Bid</conjf>, <mark>(Obs.)</mark> <conjf>Bad</conjf>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bidden</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <conjf>Bid</conjf>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bidding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bidden</ets>, prop to ask, beg, AS. <ets>biddan</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>biddian</ets>, Icel. <ets>bi<edh/ja</ets>, OHG. <ets>bittan</ets>,
G. <ets>bitten</ets>, to pray, ask, request, and E. <ets>bead</ets>,
also perh. to Gr. <grk>teiqein</grk> to persuade, L. <ets>fidere</ets>
to trust, E. <ets>faith</ets>, and <ets>bide</ets>. But this word was
early confused with OE. <ets>beden</ets>, <ets>beoden</ets>, AS.
<ets>be<oacute/dan</ets>, to offer, command; akin to Icel.
<ets>bj<omac/<edh/a</ets>, Goth. <ets>biudan</ets> (in comp.), OHG.
<ets>biotan</ets> to command, bid, G. <ets>bieten</ets>, D.
<ets>bieden</ets>, to offer, also to Gr. <grk>pynqa`nesqai</grk> to
learn by inquiry, Skr. <ets>budh</ets> to be awake, to heed, present
OSlav. <ets>bud<emac/ti</ets> to be awake, E. <ets>bode</ets>, v. The
word now has the form of OE. <ets>bidden</ets> to ask, but the meaning
of OE. <ets>beden</ets> to command, except in <ldquo/to bid
beads.<rdquo/ <root/30.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a
greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>bid</ex> one
welcome; to <ex>bid</ex> good morning, farewell, etc.</as></def><br/
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<p><q>Neither <qex>bid</qex> him God speed.</q> <rj><qau>2. John
10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>bids</qex> defiance to the gaping crowd.</q>
<rj><qau>Granrille.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make
known.</def> <mark>[Mostly obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Our banns thrice
<xex>bid</xex> !<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To order; to direct; to enjoin; to
command.</def><br/
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<p><q>That Power who <qex>bids</qex> the ocean ebb and flow.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Lord, if it be thou, <qex>bid</qex> me come unto thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. xiv. 28</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I was <qex>bid</qex> to pick up shells.</q> <rj><qau>D.
Jerrold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To invite; to call in; to request to come.</def><br/
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<p><q>As many as ye shall find, <qex>bid</qex> to the marriage.</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 9</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bid beads</b></col>, <cd>to pray with beads, as the
Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bid defiance to</b></col> , <cd>to
defy openly; to brave.</cd> -- <col><b>To bid fair</b></col>, <cd>to
offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem
likely.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order;
command; direct; charge; enjoin.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bid</ent><br/
<hw>Bid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bid</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bid</ent><br/
<hw>Bid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bid</ent><br/
<hw>Bid</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a bid; to state what one will pay or
take.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidale</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"ale`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bid</ets> +
<ets>ale</ets>.]</ety> <def>An invitation of friends to drink ale at
some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his
relief.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bidarka</ent><br/
<ent>Bidarkee</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*dar"kee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi*dar"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>baidarka</ets>, dim. Cf.
<er>Baidar</er>.]</ety> <def>A portable boat made of skins stretched on
a frame.</def> <mark>[Alaska]</mark> <rj><au>The Century.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biddable</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"da*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obedient;
docile.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bidden</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"den</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bid</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidder</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>biddere</ets>. ]</ety> <def>One who bids or offers a price.</def>
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biddery ware</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"der*y ware`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Beder</ets> or
<ets>Bidar</ets> a town in India.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<altsp>[Spelt also bidry, <asp>bidree</asp>, <asp>bedery</asp>,
<asp>beder</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bidding</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"ding</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Command; order; a
proclamation or notifying.</def> <ldquo/Do thou thy master's
<xex>bidding</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of making bids; an offer; a
proposal of a price, as at an auction.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidding prayer</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"ding prayer`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld> <def>The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the
sermon.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Angl. Ch.)</fld> <def>The prayer before the sermon,
with petitions for various specified classes of persons.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biddy</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology
uncertain.]</ety> <def>A name used in calling a hen or chicken.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biddy</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"dy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A familiar form of
<ets>Bridget</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Irish serving woman or girl.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bide</ent><br/
<hw>Bide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Biding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biden</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<imac/dan</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>b<imac/tan</ets>, Goth.
<ets>beidan</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<imac/<?/<?/</ets>; perh. orig., to wait
with trust, and akin to <ets>bid</ets>. See <er>Bid</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dwell; to
inhabit; to abide; to stay.</def><br/
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<p><q>All knees to thee shall bow of them that <qex>bide</qex><br/
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or
state; to continue to be.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bide</ent><br/
<hw>Bide</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To encounter; to remain
firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.</def><br/
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<p><q>Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,<br/
That <qex>bide</qex> the pelting of this pitiless storm.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait for; <as>as, I <ex>bide</ex> my time</as>.
See <er>Abide</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bident</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"dent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bidens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, having two prongs; <ets>bis</ets>
twice + <ets>dens</ets> a tooth.]</ety> <def>An instrument or weapon
with two prongs.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidental</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*den"tal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two
teeth.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bidentate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*den"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot. &
Zool.)</fld> <def>Having two teeth or two toothlike processes;
two-toothed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidet</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*det"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bidet</ets>, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. <ets>bideach</ets> very
little, diminutive, <ets>bidein</ets> a diminutive animal, W.
<ets>bidan</ets> a weakly or sorry wretch.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or
dragoon for carrying his baggage.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz
bath.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bidigitate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>digitate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two fingers or
fingerlike projections.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biding</ent><br/
<hw>Bid"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Residence;
habitation.</def> <rj><au>Rowe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biela's comet</ent><br/
<hw>Bie"la's com"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A
periodic comet, 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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bield</ent><br/
<hw>Bield</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shelter. Same as
<er>Beild</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bield</ent><br/
<hw>Bield</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shelter.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bielid</ent><br/
<hw>Bie"lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Andromede</er> and cf. <er>Biela's comet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biennial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*en"ni*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biennalis</ets> and <ets>biennis</ets>, fr. <ets>biennium</ets> a
space of two years; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf.
<er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Happening, or taking place,
once in two years; <as>as, a <ex>biennial</ex> election</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Continuing for two years, and then
perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and
produce fruit the second.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biennial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*en"ni*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something which
takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial
examination.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which exists or lasts for
two years.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biennially</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*en"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once in two
years.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bier</ent><br/
<hw>Bier</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>b<ae/e</ets>,
<ets>beere</ets>, AS. <ets>b<aemac/r</ets>, <ets>b<aemac/re</ets>; akin
to D. <ets>baar</ets>, OHG. <ets>b<amac/ra</ets>, G. <ets>bahre</ets>,
Icel <ets>barar</ets>, Dutch <ets>baare</ets>, L. <ets>feretrum</ets>,
Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, from the same <?/<?/ <ets>bear</ets> to produce. See
1st <er>Bear</er>, and cf. <er>Barrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the
grave.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Weaving)</fld> <def>A count of forty threads in the
warp or chain of woolen cloth.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bierbalk</ent><br/
<hw>Bier"balk`</hw> <pr>(b<emac/r"b<add/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Bier</er>, and <er>Balk</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Homilies.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Beestings</ent><br/
<ent>Biestings</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Biest"ings</hw>, <hw>Beest"ings</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bestynge</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<ymac/sting</ets>, fr. <ets>b<ymac/st</ets>, <ets>beost</ets>;
akin to D. <ets>biest</ets>, OHG. <ets>biost</ets>, G. <ets>biest</ets>;
of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>The first milk given by a cow after
calving.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called
<qex>biestings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Newton. (1574).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifacial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fa"cial</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>facial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the opposite
surfaces alike.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifarious</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bifarius</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>fari</ets> to speak.
Cf. Gr. <?/ twofold; <?/ twice + <?/ to say.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Twofold; arranged in two rows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pointing two ways, as leaves that
grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifariously</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bifarious
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bifer</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>ferre</ets> to
bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing fruit twice a year.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biffin</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"fin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Beaufin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of apple peculiar to
Norfolk, Eng.</def> <note>[Sometimes called <xex>beaufin</xex>; but
properly <xex>beefin</xex> (it is said), from its resemblance to raw
beef.]</note> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake;
a dried apple.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifid</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"fid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bifidus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + root of <ets>findere</ets> to
cleave or split: cf. F. <ets>bifide</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cleft to the
middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a
linear sinus, with straight margins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifidate</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"i*date</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bifidatus</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bifid</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifilar</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fi"lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>filar</ets>.]</ety> <def>Two-threaded; involving
the use of two threads; <as>as, <ex>bifilar</ex> suspension; a
<ex>bifilar</ex> balance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bifilar micrometer</b></col> (often called
<col><b>a bifilar</b></col></mcol>), <cd>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 <altname>filar micrometer</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biflabellate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`fla*bel"late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>flabellate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Flabellate on both sides.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biflagellate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`fla*gel"late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>flagellate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two long,
narrow, whiplike appendages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biflorous</ent><br/
<ent>Biflorate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*flo"rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*flo"rous</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice +
<ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifocal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"fo`cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-+
focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two foci, as some spectacle
lenses.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifocal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"fo`cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-+
focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>a bifocal lens.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifocals</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"fo`cals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-+ focal</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifold</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"fold</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twofold; double; of two
kinds, degrees, etc.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifoliate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two leaves; two-leaved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifoliolate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fo"li*o*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliolate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biforate</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"o*rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>foratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>forare</ets> to
bore or pierce.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two
perforations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biforine</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"o*rine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biforis</ets>, <ets>biforus</ets>, having two doors; <ets>bis</ets>
twice + <ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oval sac
or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order
<ord>Arace<ae/</ord>. It has an opening at each end through which
raphides, generated inside, are discharged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biforked</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"forked</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bifurcate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biform</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biformis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>forma</ets> shape: cf.
F. <ets>biforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms, bodies, or
shapes.</def> <rj><au>Croxall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biformed</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"formed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biformity</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A double
form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biforn</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*forn"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prep. & adv.</pos>
<def>Before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biforous</ent><br/
<hw>Bif"o*rous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biforis</ets> having two doors; <ets>bis</ets> twice, two +
<ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <def>See <er>Biforate</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifronted</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*front"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two fronts.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bifronted</xex> Janus.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifurcated</ent><br/
<ent>Bifurcate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*fur"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*fur"ca*ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>furcate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Two-pronged;
forked.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>divided into or made up of two parts.</def>
<illu>socially <ex>bifurcated</ex> populations</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chesty.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifurcate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fur"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To divide
into two branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifurcation</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`fur*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bifurcation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A forking, or division into two
branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bifurcous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*fur"cous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bifurcus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>furca</ets>
fork.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bifurcate</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big</ent><br/
<hw>Big</hw> <pr>(b<icr/g)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Bigger</adjf>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<adjf>Biggest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[Perh. from Celtic; cf. W.
<ets>beichiog</ets>, <ets>beichiawg</ets>, pregnant, with child, fr.
<ets>baich</ets> burden, Arm. <ets>beac'h</ets>; or cf. OE.
<ets>bygly</ets>, Icel. <ets>biggiligr</ets>, (properly) habitable;
(then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. <ets>biggen</ets>, Icel.
<ets>byggja</ets>, to dwell, build, akin to E. <ets>be</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of
great size; large.</def> <ldquo/He's too <xex>big</xex> to go in
there.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give
birth or produce; -- often figuratively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[Day] <qex>big</qex> with the fate of Cato and of Rome.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation,
distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; <as>as, a
<ex>big</ex> heart; a <ex>big</ex> voice; <ex>big</ex> looks; to look
<ex>big</ex></as>. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or
pride.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>God hath not in heaven a <qex>bigger</qex> argument.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Big</xex> is often used in self-explaining
compounds; as, <xex>big-</xex>boned; <xex>big-</xex>sounding;
<xex>big-</xex>named; <xex>big-</xex>voiced.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To talk big</b></col>, <cd>to talk loudly, arrogantly, or
pretentiously.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I <qex>talked big</qex> to them at first.</q> <rj><qau>De
Foe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigg</ent><br/
<ent>Big</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Big</hw>, <hw>Bigg</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bif</ets>, <ets>bigge</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bygg</ets>, Dan.
<ets>byg</ets>, Sw. <ets>bjugg</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with
<qex>bigg</qex>.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>New English Dict.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigg</ent><br/
<ent>Big</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Big</hw>, <hw>Bigg</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biggen</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>byggja</ets> to inhabit, to build,
<ets>b<?/a</ets> (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See
<er>Boor</er>, and <er>Bound</er>.]</ety> <def>To build.</def>
<mark>[Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biga</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi"ga</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A two-horse chariot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigam</ent><br/
<hw>Big"am</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bigamus</ets> twice married: cf. F. <ets>bigame</ets>. See
<er>Bigamy.</er>]</ety> <def>A bigamist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigamist</ent><br/
<hw>Big"a*mist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Digamist</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is guilty of bigamy.</def>
<rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigamous</ent><br/
<hw>Big"a*mous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of bigamy;
involving bigamy; <as>as, a <ex>bigamous</ex> marriage</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigamy</ent><br/
<hw>Big"a*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bigamie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bigamus</ets> twice married;
<ets>bis</ets> twice + Gr. <ets><?/</ets> marriage; prob. akin to Skt.
<ets>j<amac/mis</ets> related, and L. <ets>gemini</ets> twins, the root
meaning to <ets>bind</ets>, <ets>join</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bigamie</ets>.
Cf. <er>Digamy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The offense of
marrying one person when already legally married to another.</def>
<rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is not strictly correct to call this offense
<xex>bigamy</xex>: it more properly denominated <xex>polygamy</xex>, 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
<xex>polygamy</xex>.<br/
<br/
In the canon law <xex>bigamy</xex> 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.</note> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Base declension and loathed <qex>bigamy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big Apple</ent><br/
<hw>Big Apple</hw> <pr>(b<icr/g" <acr/p`p'l)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<def><city>New York City</city>; -- a nickname, usually written
<altname>The Big Apple</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigaroon</ent><br/
<ent>Bigarreau</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Big`ar*reau"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Big`a*roon"</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bigarreau</ets>, fr.
<ets>bigarr<eacute/</ets> variegated.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
large white-heart cherry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>big band</ent><br/
<hw>big band</hw>, <def>A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually
playing mostly jazz or swing music. The <ex>big band</ex> 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 <ex>big bands</ex> were popular from the late 1920's to the
1940's. Contrasted with <er>combo</er>, which has fewer
players.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>big bang</ent><br/
<hw>big bang</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The explosive
event marking the beginning of the known universe, according to <er>big
bang theory</er>; the beginning of time.</def> <note>The <ex>big
bang</ex> 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<deg/
Kelvin, equal to that predicted from mathematical models of such an
explosive event.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>big bang theory</ent><br/
<hw>big bang theory</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astronomy, Cosmology)</fld>
<def>The theory that the known universe originated in an explosive event
(the <er>big bang</er>) 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
<ldquo/big crunch<rdquo/. The competing <ldquo/Steady-state
Theory<rdquo/ gradually lost favor in the 1980's and 1990's. See also
<er>big bang</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big-bellied</ent><br/
<hw>Big"-bel`lied</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a great
belly; <as>as, a <ex>big-bellied</ex> man or flagon</as>; advanced in
pregnancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big Bend State</ent><br/
<hw>Big Bend State</hw>. <def>Tennessee; -- a nickname.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big Board</ent><br/
<hw>Big Board</hw> <pr>(b<icr/g" b<ocir/rd`)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>The <org>New York Stock Exchange</org>; -- a
nickname often used in financial reporting.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bigeminate</ent><br/
<hw>bi*gem"i*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>geminate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each
division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound
leaf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bigential</ent><br/
<hw>bi*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + L. <ets>gens</ets>, <ets>gentis</ets>, tribe.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Including two tribes or races of men.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigeye</ent><br/
<hw>Big"eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A fish of the genus <gen>Priacanthus</gen>, remarkable for the
large size of the eye.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bigg</ent><br/
<hw>Bigg</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See <er>Big</er>,
<pos>n. & v.</pos></def><br/
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<p><ent>Biggen</ent><br/
<hw>Big"gen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To make or
become big; to enlarge.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark>
<rj><au>Steele.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bigger</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>compar.</pos>
of <er>Big</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biggest</ent><br/
<hw>Big"gest</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>superl.</pos>
of <er>Big</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biggin</ent><br/
<hw>Big"gin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>b<eacute/guin</ets>, prob. from the cap worn by the
<ets>B<eacute/guines</ets>. Cf. <er>Beguine</er>,
<er>Biggon</er>.]</ety> <def>A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on
the head.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An old woman's <qex>biggin</qex> for a nightcap.</q>
<rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biggin</ent><br/
<hw>Big"gin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coffeepot with a strainer or
perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which
boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. <ets>Biggin</ets>, the
inventor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bigging</ent><br/
<ent>Biggin</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Big"gin</hw>, <hw>Big"ging</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>bigging</ets>. See <er>Big</er>, <er>Bigg</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A building.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Biggonnet</ent><br/
<ent>Biggon</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Big"gon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Big"gon*net</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>b<eacute/guin</ets>
and OF. <ets>beguinet</ets>, dim of <ets>b<eacute/guin</ets>. See
<er>Biggin</er> a cap.]</ety> <def>A cap or hood with pieces covering
the ears.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bigha</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Big"ha</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure of land
in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bighearted</ent><br/
<hw>bighearted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>given or giving
freely.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> big, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous,
handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bighorn</ent><br/
<hw>Big"horn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The Rocky Mountain sheep (<spn>Ovis montana</spn> <it>or</it>
<spn>Caprovis montana</spn>); called also <altname>bighorn
sheep</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bight</ent><br/
<hw>Bight</hw> <pr>(b<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bi<yogh/t</ets> a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. <ets>bugt</ets> bend,
bay; fr. AS. <ets>byht</ets>, fr. <ets>b<umac/gan</ets>. <root/88. Cf.
<er>Bout</er>, <er>Bought</er> a bend, and see <er>Bow</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A corner, bend, or angle; a
hollow; <as>as, the <ex>bight</ex> of a horse's knee; the <ex>bight</ex>
of an elbow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>A bend in a coast forming an open
bay; <as>as, the <ex>Bight</ex> of Benin</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biglandular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*glan"du*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>glandular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two glands, as
a plant.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bigly</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Big</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner;
haughtily; violently.</def><br/
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<p><q>He brawleth <qex>bigly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's
Utopia. )</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bigness</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being big;
largeness; size; bulk.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bignonia</ent><br/
<hw>Big*no"ni*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Named
from the <person>Abb<eacute/ <etsep>Bignon</etsep></person>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large genus of American, mostly
tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat
tubular flowers. <spn>Bignonia capreolata</spn> 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 <spn>Campsis
radicans</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any member of the family <fam>Bignoniaceae</fam>,
including the <stype>bignonia{1}</stype>, <stype>catalpa</stype>,
<stype>trumpet creeper</stype>, and <stype>princess tree</stype>. They
typically have brightly colored tubular (trumpet-shaped)
flowers.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bignoniaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Bignoniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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
<ord>Scrophulariales</ord>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bignoniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bignoniaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Big*no`ni*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of
plants of which the <stype>trumpet flower</stype> (also called
<stype>trumpet creeper</stype> and <stype>trumpet vine</stype>) is an
example.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bigot</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bigot</ets>
a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of
unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. <ets>bigote</ets> a whisker; hombre
de <ets>bigote</ets> a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It.
<ets>s-bigottire</ets> to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others
maintain that bigot is from the same source as <ets>Beguine</ets>,
<ets>Beghard</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To doubt, where <qex>bigots</qex> had been content to wonder and
believe.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bigot</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ot</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bigoted.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In a country more <qex>bigot</qex> than ours.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bigoted</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ot*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>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.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bigoted</xex> to strife.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigotedly</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ot*ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a
bigot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigotry</ent><br/
<hw>Big"ot*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bigoterie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice or tenets of a bigot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bigram</ent><br/
<hw>bigram</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a word that is written with two
letters in an alphabetic writing system.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>big-shouldered</ent><br/
<hw>big-shouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having unusually large
shoulders.</def> <illu><ex>big-shouldered</ex> and
heavy-armed</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broad-shouldered, square-shouldered.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>big-ticket</ent><br/
<hw>big-ticket</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>same as
<er>expensive</er>, but in an absolute sense; -- referring to items of a
type which are all expensive, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or
large-screen television sets.</def> <illu>The roaring stock market led
to an increase in the purchase of <ex>big-ticket</ex> items during the
1996 Christmas season.</illu> <ant>cheap</ant><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bigwig</ent><br/
<hw>Big"wig`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Big</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>+ <ets>wig</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person
of consequence; <as>as, the <ex>bigwigs</ex> of society</as>.</def>
<mark>[Jocose]</mark><br/
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<p><q>In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the <qex>bigwigs</qex>
with extreme condescension.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Big-wigged</ent><br/
<hw>Big"-wigged`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>characterized
by pomposity of manner.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bihydroguret</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`hy*drog"u*ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>hydroguret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bijou</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi*jou"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bijoux</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.; of uncertain
origin.]</ety> <def>A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything
small and of elegant workmanship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bijoutry</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*jou"try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bijouterie</ets>. See <er>Bijou</er>.]</ety> <def>Small articles of
virtue, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bijugate</ent><br/
<hw>Bij"u*gate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>jugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>jugare</ets> to
join.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two pairs, as of
leaflets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bijugous</ent><br/
<hw>Bij"u*gous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bijugus</ets> yoked two together; <ets>bis</ets> twice +
<ets>jugum</ets> yoke, pair.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Bijugate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bike</ent><br/
<hw>Bike</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ethymol.
unknown.]</ety> <def>A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bikh</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bikh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr.
<ets>visha</ets> poison.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The East Indian
name of a virulent poison extracted from <spn>Aconitum ferox</spn> or
other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bilabial</ent><br/
<hw>bi*la"bi*al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld>
<def>produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. <as>As,
<ex>bilabial</ex> fricatives</as>.</def> <see>See <er>labial</er>,
<pos>adj.</pos> and <er>bilabial,</er> <pos>n.</pos></see><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bilabial</ent><br/
<hw>bi*la"bi*al</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Linguistics)</fld> <def>a
consonant that is articulated using both lips, as <examp>p</examp> or
<examp>b</examp> or <examp>w</examp>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilabiate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*la"bi*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>labiate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilaciniate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`la*cin"i*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>laciniate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Doubly
fringed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilalo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi*la"lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A two-masted
passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilamellated</ent><br/
<ent>Bilamellate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*lam"el*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*lam"el*la`ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>lamellate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Formed of two
plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges,
as in the lip of certain flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilaminate</ent><br/
<ent>Bilaminar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*lam"i*nar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*lam"i*nate</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>laminar</ets>, <ets>laminate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed of, or
having, two lamin<ae/, or thin plates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biland</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"land</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A byland.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilander</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"an*der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>bijlander</ets>; <ets>bij</ets> by + <ets>land</ets> land,
country.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small two-masted merchant
vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in
Holland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Why choose we, then, like <qex>bilanders</qex> to creep<br/
Along the coast, and land in view to keep?</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilateral</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lat"er*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lateral</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bilat<eacute/ral</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two sides;
arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the two sides
of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; <as>as,
<ex>bilateral</ex> symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of
parts on the right and left sides of the body</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilaterality</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lat`er*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of
being bilateral.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bilberries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. Dan.
<ets>b<oum/lleb<ae/r</ets> bilberry, where <ets>b<oum/lle</ets> is perh.
akin to E. <ets>ball</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The European whortleberry (<spn>Vaccinium myrtillus</spn>); also,
its edible bluish black fruit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There pinch the maids as blue as <qex>bilberry</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any similar plant or its fruit;
esp., in America, the species <spn>Vaccinium myrtilloides</spn>,
<spn>Vaccinium c<ae/spitosum</spn> and <spn>Vaccinium
uliginosum</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilbo</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"bo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bilboes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rapier; a
sword; so named from <etsep>Bilbao</etsep>, in Spain.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Methought I lay<br/
Worse than the mutines in the <qex>bilboes</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilboquet</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bil"bo*quet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>The toy called <altname>cup and ball</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilcock</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"cock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The European water rail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bildstein</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bild"stein</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr.
<ets>bild</ets> image, likeness + <ets>stein</ets> stone.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Agalmatolite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bile</ent><br/
<hw>Bile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>bile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor;
<as>as, to stir one's <ex>bile</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The ancients considered the bile to be the
<ldquo/humor<rdquo/ which caused irascibility.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Bile</ent><br/
<hw>Bile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>byle</ets>, <ets>bule</ets>,
<ets>bele</ets>, AS. <ets>b<imac/le</ets>, <ets>b<imac/l</ets>; skin to
D. <ets>buil</ets>, G. <ets>beule</ets>, and Goth. <ets>ufbauljan</ets>
to puff up. Cf. <er>Boil</er> a tumor, <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <def>A
boil.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bilection</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the
general surface of a panel; a bolection.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilestone</ent><br/
<hw>Bile"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bile</ets>
+ <ets>stone</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See
<er>Biliary</er>.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilge</ent><br/
<hw>Bilge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A different
orthography of <ets>bulge</ets>, of same origin as <ets>belly</ets>. Cf.
<er>Belly</er>, <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The protuberant
part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of a ship's hull or
bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would
rest if aground.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bilge water.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bilge free</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>stowed in
such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a
cask.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge pump</b></col>, <cd>a pump to draw the bilge
water from the gold of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge water</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bilge ways</b></col>, <cd>the timbers which
support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the
launching ways in launching the vessel.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><-- p. 145 --></p>

<p><ent>Bilge</ent><br/
<hw>Bilge</hw> <pr>(b<icr/lj)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bilged</conjf> <pr>(b<icr/ljd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bilging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a
leak by a fracture in the bilge.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bulge.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilge</ent><br/
<hw>Bilge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To
fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other
vessel).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to bulge.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bilges</ent><br/
<hw>bil"ges</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>in a vessel with two hulls, an
enclosed area between the frames at each side.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilgy</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the smell of
bilge water.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biliary</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l"y<adot/*r<ycr/; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile: cf. F. <ets>biliaire</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Relating or belonging to bile; conveying
bile; <as>as, <ex>biliary</ex> acids; <ex>biliary</ex>
ducts</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Biliary calculus</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a
gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its
duct.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Biliation</ent><br/
<hw>Bil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The production and excretion of
bile.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biliferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Generating
bile.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilifuscin</ent><br/
<hw>Bil`i*fus"cin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>fuscus</ets> dark.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A brownish green pigment found in human
gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilimbing</ent><br/
<ent>Bilimbi</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bi*lim"bi</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Bi*lim"bing</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay.]</ety> <def>The
berries of two East Indian species of <gen>Averrhoa</gen>, of the
<fam>Oxalide<ae/</fam> or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly
esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for
skin diseases.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blimbi</asp> and
<asp>blimbing</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Biliment</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"i*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman's
ornament; habiliment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bilin</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>biline</ets>, from L. <ets>bilis</ets> bile.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilinear</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; <as>as,
<ex>bilinear</ex> co<oum/rdinates</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilingual</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"gual</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilinguis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>lingua</ets> tongue,
language.]</ety> <def>Containing, or consisting of, two languages;
expressed in two languages; <as>as, a <ex>bilingual</ex> inscription; a
<ex>bilingual</ex> dictionary</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bi*lin"gual*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilingualism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"gual*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of
being bilingual.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>bilingualism</qex> of King's English.</q>
<rj><qau>Earle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bilinguar</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"guar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bilingual</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilinguist</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"guist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in
two languages.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilinguous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lin"guous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilinguis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two tongues, or speaking two
languages.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bilious</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ious</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l"y<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biliosus</ets>, fr. <ets>bilis</ets> bile.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the bile.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an
excess of bile; <as>as, a <ex>bilious</ex> patient</as>; dependent on,
or characterized by, an excess of bile; <as>as, <ex>bilious</ex>
symptoms</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>bilious</xex> old nabob.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bilious temperament</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Temperament</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Biliousness</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
bilious.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biliprasin</ent><br/
<hw>Bil`i*pra"sin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>prasinus</ets> green.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A dark green pigment found in small quantity
in human gallstones.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilirubin</ent><br/
<hw>Bil`i*ru"bin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilis</ets> biel + <ets>ruber</ets> red.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A reddish yellow pigment present in human
bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal
biliary pigment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biliteral</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lit"er*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>littera</ets> letter.]</ety> <def>Consisting
of two letters; <as>as, a <ex>biliteral</ex> root of a Sanskrit
verb</as>.</def> <au>Sir W. Jones.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biliteralism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lit"er*al*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
property or state of being biliteral.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biliverdin</ent><br/
<hw>Bil`i*ver"din</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bilis</ets> bile + <ets>viridis</ets> green. Cf.
<er>Verdure</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A green pigment
present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bilk</ent><br/
<hw>Bilk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bilked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bilking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Origin unknown. Cf.
<er>Balk</er>.]</ety> <def>To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or
defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give
the slip to; <as>as, to <ex>bilk</ex> a creditor</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bilk</ent><br/
<hw>Bilk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thwarting an adversary
in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cheat; a trick; a hoax.</def>
<rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Nonsense; vain words.</def> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy,
tricky person.</def> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bile</ets>,
<ets>bille</ets>, AS. <ets>bile</ets> beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir.
& Gael. <ets>bil</ets>, <ets>bile</ets>, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf.
<er>Bill</er> a weapon.]</ety> <def>A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes
of a turtle or other animal.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Billed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Billing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike; to
peck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join bills, as doves; to caress in
fondness.</def> <ldquo/As pigeons <xex>bill</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bill and coo</b></col>, <cd>to interchange caresses;
-- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers.</cd>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bell, or boom, of the
bittern</def><br/
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<p><q>The bittern's hollow <qex>bill</qex> was heard.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bil</ets>, AS.
<ets>bill</ets>, <ets>bil</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>bil</ets> sword, OHG.
<ets>bill</ets> pickax, G. <ets>bille</ets>. Cf. <er>Bill</er>
bea<?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped
point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
When short, called a <xex>hand bill</xex>, when long, a <xex>hedge
bill</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows end
<qex>bills</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who wields a bill; a billman.</def>
<rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A pickax, or mattock.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The extremity of the arm of an
anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To work upon ( as to
dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bill</ets>,
<ets>bille</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>billa</ets> (or OF. <ets>bille</ets>),
for L. <ets>bulla</ets> anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter,
edict, roll; cf. F. <ets>bille</ets> a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG.
<ets>bickel</ets>, D. <ets>bikkel</ets>, dice. Cf. <er>Bull</er> papal
edict, <er>Billet</er> a paper.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the United States, it is usually called a
<xex>note</xex>, a <xex>note of hand</xex>, or a <xex>promissory
note</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature
for enactment; a proposed or projected law.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She put up the <qex>bill</qex> in her parlor window.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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>as, a grocer's <ex>bill</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Any paper, containing a statement of particulars;
<as>as, a <ex>bill</ex> of charges or expenditures; a weekly
<ex>bill</ex> of mortality; a <ex>bill</ex> of fare, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bill of adventure</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Adventure</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of costs</b></col>, <cd>a
statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a
party to a suit or action.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of credit</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>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. <as>No State shall <ldquo/emit
<xex>bills of credit</xex>.<rdquo/</as></cd> <au>U. S. Const.</au>
<au>Peters.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Bouvier</au> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of divorce</b></col>, <cd>in the Jewish law,
a writing given by the husband to the wife, by which the marriage
relation was dissolved.</cd> <au>Jer. iii. 8.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of
entry</b></col>, <cd>a written account of goods entered at the
customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation.</cd> --
<col><b>Bill of exceptions</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Exception</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of exchange</b></col>
<fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>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 <xex>drawer</xex>, the
person on whom it is drawn is, before acceptance, called the
<xex>drawee</xex>, -- after acceptance, the <xex>acceptor</xex>; the
person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the
<xex>payee</xex>. The person making the order may himself be the payee.
The bill itself is frequently called a <xex>draft</xex>. See
<er>Exchange</er>.</cd> <au>Chitty.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of
fare</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of
health</b></col>, <cd>a certificate from the proper authorities as to
the state of health of a ship's company at the time of her leaving
port.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of indictment</b></col>, <cd>a written
accusation lawfully presented to a grand jury. If the jury consider the
evidence sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it <ldquo/A
true bill,<rdquo/ otherwise they write upon it <ldquo/Not a true
bill,<rdquo/ or <ldquo/Not found,<rdquo/ or
<ldquo/<it>Ignoramus</it><rdquo/, or <ldquo/Ignored.<rdquo/</cd> --
<col><b>Bill of lading</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of
mortality</b></col>, <cd>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>as, a place within the <ex>bills of
mortality</ex> of London</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of pains and
penalties</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> -- <col><b>Bill of
parcels</b></col>, <cd>an account given by the seller to the buyer of
the several articles purchased, with the price of each.</cd> --
<col><b>Bill of particulars</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a detailed
statement of the items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the
defendant's set-off.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of rights</b></col>, <cd>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 <xex>bill</xex> or <xex>declaration
of rights</xex> is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several
States.</cd> -- <col><b>Bill of sale</b></col>, <cd>a formal instrument
for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels.</cd> --
<col><b>Bill of sight</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Bill of store</b></col>, <cd>a license granted at the
customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are
necessary for a voyage, custom free.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au> --
<col><b>Bills payable</b></col> (<pluf>pl.</pluf>), <cd>the outstanding
unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or
firm.</cd> -- <col><b>Bills receivable</b></col> (<pluf>pl.</pluf>),
<cd>the unpaid promissory notes or acceptances held by an individual or
firm.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <col><b>A true bill</b></col>, <cd>a
bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand jury.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bill</ent><br/
<hw>Bill</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advertise by a bill
or public notice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charge or enter in a bill; <as>as, to
<ex>bill</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billabong</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"la*bong`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <def>In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a
river; -- sometimes called an <altname>anabranch</altname>. 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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billage</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"lage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & v. t. & i.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Bilge</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billard</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>billet</asp> and
<asp>billit</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billbug</ent><br/
<ent>Billbeetle</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>Bill`bee"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, or <hw>Bill"bug`</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A weevil
or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See
<er>Curculio</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billboard</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"board`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on
which bills are posted; a bulletin board.</def>
<specif>especially,</specif> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bill book</ent><br/
<hw>Bill" book`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bill broker</ent><br/
<hw>Bill" bro`ker</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>One who negotiates the
discount of bills.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billed</ent><br/
<hw>Billed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or
having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; <as>as,
broad-<ex>billed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billet</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>billet</ets>, dim. of an OF. <ets>bille</ets> bill. See
<er>Bill</er> a writing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small paper; a note;
a short letter.</def> <ldquo/I got your melancholy
<xex>billet</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at
what house to lodge; <as>as, a <ex>billet</ex> of
residence</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a
billet or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The men who cling to easy <qex>billets</qex> ashore.</q>
<rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His shafts of satire fly straight to their <qex>billet</qex>, and
there they rankle.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billet</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"let</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Billeted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Billeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Billet</er> a
ticket.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To direct, by a ticket or note,
where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in
private houses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Billeted</qex> in so antiquated a mansion.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billet</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>billette</ets>,
<ets>bille</ets>, log; of unknown origin; a different word from
<ets>bille</ets> ball. Cf. <er>Billiards</er>, <er>Billot</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A small stick of wood, as for firewood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They shall beat out my brains with <qex>billets</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A short bar of metal, as of gold
or iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament in Norman work,
resembling a billet of wood either square or round.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A strap which
enters a buckle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A loop which receives the end
of a buckled strap.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing in the form of an oblong
rectangle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billet-doux</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bil`let-doux"</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l`l<asl/*d<oomac/")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Billets-doux</plw>
<pr>(b<icr/l`l<asl/*d<oomac/z")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>billet</ets>
note + <ets>doux</ets> sweet, L. <ets>dulcis</ets>.]</ety> <def>A love
letter or note.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A lover chanting out a <qex>billet-doux</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billethead</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"let*head`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l"l<ecr/t*h<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billfish</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"fish`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l"f<icr/sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A name applied to several distinct fishes</def>:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The garfish (<spn>Tylosurus longirostris</spn>,
<it>or</it> <spn>Belone longirostris</spn>) and allied species.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast
(<spn>Scomberesox saurus</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
<spn>Tetrapturus albidus</spn>, a large oceanic species related to the
swordfish; the spearfish.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The American
fresh-water garpike (<spn>Lepidosteus osseus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>billfold</ent><br/
<hw>bill"fold`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l" f<omac/ld`)</pr>, <def>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
<isa>wallet</isa>, but having fewer compartments than the typical
wallet.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"head`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l"h<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering
accounts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bill holder</ent><br/
<hw>Bill" hold`er</hw> <pr>(b<icr/l" h<omac/l`d<etil/r)</pr>.
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who holds a bill or acceptance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A device by means of which bills, etc., are
held.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billhook</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"hook`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bill</ets>
+ <ets>hook</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point,
used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes
called a <altname>hand bill</altname>; when the handle is long, a
<stype>hedge bill</stype> or <stype>scimiter</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billiard</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"liard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the game of billiards.</def> <ldquo/Smooth as is a
<xex>billiard</xex> ball.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billiards</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"liards</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>billiard</ets> billiards, OF. <ets>billart</ets> staff, cue form
playing, fr. <ets>bille</ets> log. See <er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billing</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Caressing;
kissing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billingsgate</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"lings*gate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and
foul language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language;
vituperation; ribaldry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billion</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"lion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>billion</ets>, arbitrarily formed fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, in
imitation of <ets>million</ets> a million. See <er>Million</er>.]</ety>
<def>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
<er>Numeration</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billman</ent><br/
<hw>Bill"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Billmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who uses, or is armed
with, a bill or hooked ax.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>billman</xex> of the
guard.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Savile.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bil`lon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf.
<er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <def>An alloy of gold and silver with a
large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in
coinage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billot</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"lot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>billot</ets>, dim. of <ets>bille</ets>. See <er>Billet</er> a
stick.]</ety> <def>Bullion in the bar or mass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billow</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>bylgja</ets> billow, Dan. <ets>b<oum/lge</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<oum/lja</ets>; akin to MHG. <ets>bulge</ets> billow, bag, and to
E. <ets>bulge</ets>. See <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great
wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent
wind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whom the winds waft where'er the <qex>billows</qex> roll.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great wave or flood of anything.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billow</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"low</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Billowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Billowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To surge; to rise and roll in
waves or surges; to undulate.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>billowing</xex>
snow.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>billowing</ent><br/
<hw>billowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> of
billow, verb]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>rising in billows.</def>
<illu><ex>billowing</ex> smoke</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used
prenominally.</def> <ant>calm</ant><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> billowy, surging.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billowy</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"low*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or
surges; resembling billows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And whitening down the many-tinctured stream,<br/
Descends the <qex>billowy</qex> foam.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billsticker</ent><br/
<ent>Billposter</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bill"post`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bill"stick"er</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to
post handbills or posters in public places.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billy</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A club;
esp., a policeman's club. Also called <altname>billy
club</altname></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Wool Manuf.)</fld> <def>A slubbing or roving
machine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billy club</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ly club`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see <er>billy</er>,
<pos>n.</pos> 1.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billycock hat</ent><br/
<ent>Billycock</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bil"ly*cock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it>
<hw>Bil"ly*cock hat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Perh. from
<ets>bully</ets> + <ets>cock</ets>; that is, cocked like the hats of the
bullies.]</ety> <def>A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake.</def>
<ldquo/The undignified <xex>billycocks</xex> and pantaloons of the
West.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. H. Chamberlain.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a
loose set of clothes, and a <qex>billicock hat</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Charles Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billyboy</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ly*boy`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flat-bottomed
river barge or coasting vessel.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>billy club</ent><br/
<hw>billy club</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a policeman's club; a
nightstick.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Billy goat</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"ly goat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A male goat.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>billyoh</ent><br/
<ent>billyo</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>billyo</hw>, <hw>billyoh</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large
amount; <as>British say "it rained like <ex>billyo</ex>" where Americans
say "it rained like the devil"</as>.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> billy-ho.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>billystick</ent><br/
<hw>billystick</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a policeman's club.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 146 --></p>

<p><ent>Bilobate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*lo"bate</hw> <pr>(b<isl/*l<omac/"b<asl/t <it>or</it>
b<imac/"l<osl/*b<asl/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>lobate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into two lobes or
segments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bilobated</ent><br/
<hw>bilobated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>divided into two
lobes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilobate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having two lobes; <as>as, a <ex>bilobate</ex>
leaf</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilobate, bilobed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilobed</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"lobed</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"l<omac/bd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>lobe</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Bilobate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilocation</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>location</ets>.]</ety> <def>Double location; the
state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a
miraculous power attributed to some of the saints.</def>
<rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilocular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*loc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>locular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>biloculaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into two cells or
compartments; <as>as, a <ex>bilocular</ex> pericarp</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biloculate</ent><br/
<hw>bi*loc"u*late</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>divided
into or containing two cells or chambers; <as>as, having a
<ex>biloculate</ex> capsule</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bilocular.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bilsted</ent><br/
<hw>Bil"sted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Sweet gum</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biltong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bil"tong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[S.
African.]</ety> <def>Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.</def>
<rj><au>H. R. Haggard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimaculate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>maculate</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>Having, or marked
with, two spots.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimana</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bim"a*na</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Bimanous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Animals having two
hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of
<xex>Mammalia</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimanous</ent><br/
<hw>Bim"a*nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having two hands; two-handed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimarginate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>marginate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a double
margin, as certain shells.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimastism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mas"tism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + Gr. <ets><?/</ets> breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The condition of having two mamm<ae/ or teats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimedial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*me"di*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>medial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<def>Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only
in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimembral</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mem"bral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>membrum</ets> member.]</ety>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having two members; <as>as, a <ex>bimembral</ex>
sentence</as>.</def> <rj><au>J. W. Gibbs.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimensal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*men"sal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>mensal</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bimonthly</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimestrial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mes"tri*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bimestris</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>mensis</ets>
month.]</ety> <def>Continuing two months.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimetal</ent><br/
<hw>bimetal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a material made by bonding together
sheets of two different metals.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimetallic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>metallic</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bim<eacute/tallique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating
to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a
system of coins or currency.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Composed of two different metals; formed of two
parts, each of a different metal; <as>as, <ex>bimetallic</ex> wire;
<ex>bimetallic</ex> thermometer, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimetallism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*met"al*lism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bim<eacute/talisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The legalized use of two
metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed
relative value; -- in opposition to <xex>monometallism</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The words <xex>bim<eacute/tallisme</xex> and
<xex>monom<eacute/tallisme</xex> are due to M. Cernuschi [1869].</note>
<rj><au>Littr<eacute/.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimetallist</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*met"al*list</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate
of bimetallism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimetallistic</ent><br/
<hw>bimetallistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
bimetallism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimetallic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimillenary</ent><br/
<hw>bimillenary</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a span of 2000 years.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimillennium.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimillenial</ent><br/
<hw>bimillenial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to the
bimillennium.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimillennium</ent><br/
<hw>bimillennium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a span of 2000
years.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bimillenary.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the year 2000 <sc>a. d.</sc></def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimli</ent><br/
<hw>bimli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a valuable fiber plant (<spn>Hibiscus
cannabinus</spn>) of the East Indies now widespread in
cultivation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp,
Bombay hemp.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimodal</ent><br/
<hw>bimodal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Statistics)</fld> <def>having or
occurring with two <er>modes{9}</er>; having two maxima; -- of a curve
or distribution.</def> <ant>unimodal</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimolecular</ent><br/
<hw>bi"mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>molecular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; <as>as, a
<ex>bimolecular</ex> reaction (a reaction between two
molecules)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimonthly</ent><br/
<hw>bi*month"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>monthly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring, done, or
coming, once in two months; <as>as, <ex>bimonthly</ex> visits;
<ex>bimonthly</ex> publications</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A bimonthly publication.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimonthly</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*month"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once in two months.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bimotored</ent><br/
<hw>bimotored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having two motors.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bimuscular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bin</ent><br/
<hw>Bin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>binne</ets>,
AS. <ets>binn</ets> manager, crib; perh. akin to D. <ets>ben</ets>,
<ets>benne</ets>, basket, and to L. <ets>benna</ets> a kind of carriage
( a Gallic word), W. <ets>benn</ets>, <ets>men</ets>, wain, cart.]</ety>
<def>A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any
commodity; <as>as, a corn <ex>bin</ex>; a wine <ex>bin</ex>; a coal
<ex>bin</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bin</ent><br/
<hw>Bin</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Binned</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Binning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into a bin; <as>as, to
<ex>bin</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bin</ent><br/
<hw>Bin</hw>. <def>An old form of <er>Be</er> and <er>Been</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bin-</ent><br/
<hw>Bin-</hw>. <def>A euphonic form of the prefix
<er>Bi-</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"nal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Binary</er>.]</ety> <def>Twofold; double.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<ldquo/<xex>Binal</xex> revenge, all this.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binarseniate</ent><br/
<hw>Bin`ar*se"ni*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>arseniate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base.</def>
<rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binary</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"na*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>binarius</ets>, fr. <ets>bini</ets> two by two, two at a time, fr.
root of <ets>bis</ets> twice; akin to E. <ets>two</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>binaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Compounded or consisting of two things
or parts; characterized by two (things).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Binary arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <au>Davies & Peck.</au> --
<col><b>Binary compound</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary logarithms</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Binary measure</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>measure
divisible by two or four; common time.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary
nomenclature</b></col> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>nomenclature in
which the names designate both genus and species.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary
scale</b></col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>a uniform scale of notation
whose ratio is two.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary star</b></col>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a double star whose members have a revolution
round their common center of gravity.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary
theory</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the theory that all chemical
compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike
qualities.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binary</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is constituted of two
figures, things, or parts; two; duality.</def>
<rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bini</ets>
two and two.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Double; growing in pairs or
couples.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binaural</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*au"ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>aural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or
used by, both ears.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binbashi</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bin*bash"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk., prop.,
chief of a thousand; <ets>bin</ets> thousand + <ets>bash</ets>
head.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A major in the Turkish
army.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bind</ent><br/
<hw>Bind</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos>
<conjf>Bound</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bound</conjf>, formerly <conjf>Bounden</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Binding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bindan</ets>, perfect tense <ets>band</ets>, <ets>bundon</ets>, p.
p. <ets>bunden</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>binden</ets>, Dan.
<ets>binde</ets>, Sw. & Icel. <ets>binda</ets>, Goth. <ets>bindan</ets>,
Skr. <ets>bandh</ets> (for <ets>bhandh</ets>) to bind, cf. Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> (for <ets><?/</ets>) cable, and L. <ets>offendix</ets>.
<root/90.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie, or confine with a cord, band,
ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex>
grain in bundles; to <ex>bind</ex> a prisoner</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or
influence of any kind; <as>as, attraction <ex>binds</ex> the planets to
the sun; frost <ex>binds</ex> the earth, or the streams</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>bindeth</qex> the floods from overflowing.</q>
<rj><qau>Job xxviii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whom Satan hath <qex>bound</qex>, lo, these eighteen years.</q>
<rj><qau>Luke xiii. 16.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; --
sometimes with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> up a
wound</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make fast ( a thing) <xex>about</xex> or
<xex>upon</xex> something, as by tying; to encircle <xex>with</xex>
something; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> a belt about one; to <ex>bind</ex> a
compress upon a part</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To prevent or restrain from customary or natural
action; <as>as, certain drugs <ex>bind</ex> the bowels</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as
the edge of a carpet or garment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover;
<as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> a book</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority,
law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; <as>as, to
<ex>bind</ex> the conscience; to <ex>bind</ex> by kindness;
<ex>bound</ex> by affection; commerce <ex>binds</ex> nations to each
other</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who made our laws to <qex>bind</qex> us, not himself.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring (any one)
under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or
covenant.</def> <au>Abbott.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To place under legal
obligation to serve; to indenture; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex> an
apprentice</as>; -- sometimes with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>bound</ex> out to service</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bind over</b></col>, <cd>to put under bonds to do
something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>To bind to</b></col>, <cd>to contract; <as>as, to <ex>bind</ex>
one's self <ex>to</ex> a wife</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bind up
in</b></col>, <cd>to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb
in.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict;
oblige.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bind</ent><br/
<hw>Bind</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tie;
to confine by any ligature.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They that reap must sheaf and <qex>bind</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or
stick together in a mass; <as>as, clay <ex>binds</ex> by
heat</as>.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be restrained from motion, or from customary or
natural action, as by friction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exert a binding or restraining influence.</def>
<rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bind</ent><br/
<hw>Bind</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which binds or
ties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop
vine; a bine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Indurated clay, when much mixed
with the oxide of iron.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A ligature or tie for grouping
notes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binder</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
binds; <as>as, a <ex>binder</ex> of sheaves</as>; one whose trade is to
bind; <as>as, a <ex>binder</ex> of books</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or
band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind
together any building.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable,
designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document,
such as in a <stype>loose-leaf binder</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bindery</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where
books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's
establishment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bindheimite</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"heim*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Bindheim</ets>, a German who analyzed it.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of
other ores, as from jamesonite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binding</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That binds;
obligatory.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Binding beam</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the main
timber in double flooring.</cd> -- <col><b>Binding joist</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the secondary timber in double-framed
flooring.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent;
astringent; costive; styptic.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binding</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
one who, or that which, binds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The transoms,
knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and
strengthening the parts of a vessel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bindingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to bind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bindingness</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or property of
being binding; obligatory quality.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binding post</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing post`</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A metallic post
attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making
connections.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binding screw</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"ing screw`</hw>. <def>A set screw used to bind parts together,
esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bindweed</ent><br/
<hw>Bind"weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the genus <gen>Convolvulus</gen>; <as>as, <stype>greater
bindweed</stype> (<spn>Convolvulus Sepium</spn>); <stype>lesser
bindweed</stype> (<spn>Convolvulus arvensis</spn>); the <stype>white
bindweed</stype>, the <stype>blue bindweed</stype>, the <stype>Syrian
bindweed</stype></as>. The black bryony, or <gen>Tamus</gen>, is called
<stype>black bindweed</stype>, and the <spn>Smilax aspera</spn>,
<stype>rough bindweed</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The fragile <qex>bindweed</qex> bells and bryony rings.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bine</ent><br/
<hw>Bine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<er>Bind</er>, cf.
<er>Woodbine</er>.]</ety> <def>The winding or twining stem of a hop vine
or other climbing plant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binervate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*nerv"ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>nervus</ets> sinew, nerve.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves
which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having only two nerves, as the
wings of some insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bing</ent><br/
<hw>Bing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>bingr</ets>, Sw. <ets>binge</ets>, G. <ets>beige</ets>,
<ets>beuge</ets>. Cf. Prov. E. <ets>bink</ets> bench, and <ets>bench
coal</ets> the uppermost stratum of coal.]</ety> <def>A heap or pile;
<as>as, a <ex>bing</ex> of wood</as>.</def> <ldquo/Potato
<xex>bings</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Burns.</au> <ldquo/A <xex>bing</xex> of
corn.<rdquo/ <au>Surrey.</au> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng. &
Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bingo</ent><br/
<hw>bingo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a game commonly used for low-stakes
gambling, in which numbered balls or slips are drawn at random and
players cover the corresponding 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 <ldquo/Bingo!<rdquo/</def>
<note>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 <ldquo/B<rdquo/, <ldquo/I<rdquo/, <ldquo/N<rdquo/,
<ldquo/G<rdquo/, and <ldquo/O<rdquo/, plus two digits. The
<ldquo/cards<rdquo/ may be disposable sheets of paper on which the
numbers are printed.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lotto, beano, keno.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biniodide</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*i"o*dide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Diiodide</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bink</ent><br/
<hw>Bink</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench.</def>
<mark>[North of Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binnacle</ent><br/
<hw>Bin"na*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>bittacle</ets>, corrupted (perh. by influence of <ets>bin</ets>)
fr. Pg. <ets>bitacola</ets> binnacle, fr. L. <ets>habitaculum</ets>
dwelling place, fr. <ets>habitare</ets> to dwell. See <er>Habit</er>,
and cf. <er>Bittacle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A case or box
placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light
to show it at night.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binny</ent><br/
<hw>Bin"ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
large species of barbel (<spn>Barbus bynni</spn>), found in the Nile,
and much esteemed for food.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binocle</ent><br/
<hw>Bin"o*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>binocle</ets>; L. <ets>bini</ets> two at a time + <ets>oculus</ets>
eye.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binocular</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>binoculaire</ets>. See <er>Binocle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having two eyes.</def> <ldquo/Most animals are
<xex>binocular</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at
once; <as>as, <ex>binocular</ex> vision</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Adapted to the use of both eyes; <as>as, a
<ex>binocular</ex> microscope or telescope</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Brewster.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binocular</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A binocular
glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binocularly</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*oc"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a binocular
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binoculate</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*oc"u*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two
eyes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binomial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>nomen</ets> name: cf. F. <ets>binome</ets>,
LL. <ets>binomius</ets> (or fr. <ets>bi-</ets> + Gr. <ets><?/</ets>
distribution ?). Cf. <er>Monomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>An
expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or
minus (-); as, <mathex>a + b</mathex>, or <mathex>7 -
3</mathex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binomial</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of two
terms; pertaining to binomials; <as>as, a <ex>binomial</ex>
root</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Binomial theorem</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>the
theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a
binomial.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binominal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to two names;
binomial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binominous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*nom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Binominal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binotonous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*not"o*nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bini</ets> two at a time + <ets>tonus</ets>, fr. Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>, tone.]</ety> <def>Consisting of two notes; <as>as, a
<ex>binotonous</ex> cry</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Binate</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binoxalate</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*ox"a*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxalate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid
oxalate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binoxide</ent><br/
<hw>Bin*ox"ide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same
as <er>Dioxide</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binturong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bin"tu*rong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small Asiatic civet of the genus
<gen>Arctilis</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binucleate</ent><br/
<ent>Binuclear</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*nu"cle*ar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*nu"cle*ate</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>nuclear</ets>, <ets>nucleate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having two nuclei; <as>as, <ex>binucleate</ex>
cells</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Binucleolate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*nu"cle*o*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>nucleolus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having two nucleoli.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bio-</ent><br/
<hw>bi"o-</hw> <pos>pref.</pos> <def>a prefix meaning <xex>of or
pertaining to life</xex>, <xex>produced by living things</xex>,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioactive</ent><br/
<hw>bioactive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>acting upon or influencing
bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pharmacological.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioassay</ent><br/
<hw>bioassay</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>appraisal of the biological
activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioassay</ent><br/
<hw>bioassay</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <fr>1</fr> <def>to subject to a
bio-assay.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bio-assay.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioblast</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*blast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bioplast</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biocatalyst</ent><br/
<hw>biocatalyst</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a biochemical catalyst such as
an enzyme.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biocatalytic</ent><br/
<hw>biocatalytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
biocatalyst.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>caused by a biocatalyst.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biocellate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*oc"el*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>ocellatus</ets>. See
<er>Ocellated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having two ocelli
(eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biochemical</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*chem"ic*al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
biochemistry.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biochemical</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*chem"ic*al</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a chemical substance
produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced
synthetically.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biochemistry</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry
of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biodynamical</ent><br/
<ent>Biodynamic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>} <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or
energy.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biodynamics</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>dynamics</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of vital forces or energy.</def>
<mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The branch of biology which treats of the active
vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to
<contr>biostatics</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioelectricity</ent><br/
<hw>bioelectricity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>electric phenomena in animals
or plants.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioengineering</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*en*gin*eer"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>biological
science applied to the study the relation between workers and their
environments.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ergonomics.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the application of engineering principles to solve
problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs;
-- called also <altname>biomedical engineering</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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
<altname>biotechnology</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biofeedback</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*feed"back</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioflavinoid</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*flav"in*oid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a vitamin that maintains
the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also
<altname>vitamin P</altname> and <altname>citrin</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biogen</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*gen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Bioplasm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biogeny</ent><br/
<ent>Biogenesis</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*og"e*ny</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life +
<ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, birth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A doctrine that the genesis or production of living
organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or
parents; -- called also <altname>biogeny</altname>; -- opposed to
<contr>abiogenesis</contr>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Life development
generally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the production of a chemical compound by a living
organism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosynthesis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biogenetic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to biogenesis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biogenic</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-gen</ets> + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety>
<def>produced by living organisms; <as>as, <ex>biogenic</ex>
methane</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biogenist</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*og"e*nist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in
the theory of biogenesis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biogeny</ent><br/
<hw>bi*og"en*y</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the production of living
organisms from other living organisms; same as
<er>biogenesis{1}</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biogeographical</ent><br/
<hw>biogeographical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
biogeography.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biogeography</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>geography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The branch
of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and
plants. It includes both zo<oum/geography and phytogeography.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> --
<wf>Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biognosis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi`og*no"sis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> life + <ets><?/</ets> investigation.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The investigation of life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.</def>
<mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Biography</er>.]</ety> <def>A biographical
sketch.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biographer</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes
an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of
lives, as Plutarch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biographical</ent><br/
<ent>Biographic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*graph"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
biography; containing biography.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biographize</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*og"ra*phize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To write a
history of the life of.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biography</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Biographies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets>;
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets><?/</ets> to write: cf. F.
<ets>biographie</ets>. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
written history of a person's life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Biographical writings in general.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biological</ent><br/
<ent>Biologic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*log"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to
biology.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>related by blood; -- of parents and children; --
contrasted with <contr>adoptive</contr>, <contr>adopted</contr>, or
<contr>foster</contr>; <as>as, Mary was adopted directly from the
maternity hospital and never met her <ex>biological</ex>
mother</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biologic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biologism</ent><br/
<hw>biologism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of biological principles in
explaining human behavior, especially social behavior.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biologistic</ent><br/
<hw>biologistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
biologism.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biologist</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A student of
biology; one versed in the science of biology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biology</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>biologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biolysis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi*ol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets><?/</ets> a dissolving.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The destruction of life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioluminescence</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*lu`mi*nes"cence</hw>
<pr>(b<imac/"<osl/*l<oomac/`m<icr/*n<ecr/s"<eit/ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>luminescence</ets>.]</ety> <def>a
type of <er>luminescence</er> 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 <styp><er>firefly
luminescence</er></styp>. See also <er>luciferin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biolytic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets><?/</ets> to destroy.]</ety> <def>Relating
to the destruction of life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biomagnetic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*mag*net"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
biomagnetism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biomagnetism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*mag"net*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>magnetism</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Animal magnetism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>magnetic phenomena in living organisms.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biometry</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of
life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biome</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"ome</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"<omac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ecology)</fld> <def>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 <stype>rain
forest biome</stype> or <stype>prairie biome</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a particular region which is a biome{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biomedical</ent><br/
<hw>bi"o*med`i*cal</hw> <def>Pertaining to the biological and
physiological aspects of medicine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to biomedicine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biomedical engineering</ent><br/
<hw>bi"o*med`i*cal en`gin*eer"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
application of engineering principles to solve problems in medicine,
such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also
<altname>bioengineering</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biomedicine</ent><br/
<hw>bi"o*med`i*cine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The application
of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially
biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical
medicine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The investigation of the effects of external
environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human
body.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bion</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>biw^n</grk>
living, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <grk>bioy^n</grk> to live.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The physiological individual, characterized by
definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the
morphological individual or <contr>morphon</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bionomy</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*on"o*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>no`mos</grk> law.]</ety>
<def>Physiology.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biophore</ent><br/
<ent>Biophor</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"o*phor`</hw> <hw>Bi"o*phore`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(b<imac/"<osl/*f<omac/r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>fo`ros</grk> bearing, fr.
<grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the
smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See
Pangen, in Supplement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biophotophone</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*pho"to*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>photo</ets> + <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound,
voice.]</ety> <def>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 <er>movie
projector</er>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioplasm</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*plasm</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"<osl/*pl<acr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>pla`sma</grk> form, mold, fr.
<grk>pla`ssein</grk> to mold.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 147 --></p>

<p><ent>Bioplasmic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*plas"mic</hw> <pr>(b<imac/`<osl/*pl<acr/z"m<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioplast</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*plast</hw> <pr>(-pl<acr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to form.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit
and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle;
bioblast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioplastic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(b<imac/`<osl/*pl<acr/s"t<icr/k)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bioplasmic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biopsychical</ent><br/
<ent>Biopsychic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi`o*psy"chic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Bi`o*psy"chic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life +
<ets>psychic</ets>, <ets>-cal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to psychical
phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general
phenomena of life.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioreactor</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*re*ac"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bioremediation</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*re*me*di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the
branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome
environmental problems.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.6</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biorgan</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*or"gan</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>organ</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with
function; -- distinguished from <contr>idorgan</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bioscope</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
view of life; that which gives such a view.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bagman's <qex>Bioscope</qex>: Various Views of Men and Manners.
<mark>[<it>Book Title</it>.]</mark></q> <rj><qau>W. Bayley
(1824).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animated picture machine for screen projection; a
cinematograph (which see); an archaic term replaced by <er>movie
projector</er>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a South African movie theater.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biostatics</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*stat"ics</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets><?/</ets>. See <er>Statics</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in
opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biostatistics</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`o*sta*tis"tics</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + E. <ets>statistics</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Vital statistics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biosynthesis</ent><br/
<hw>biosynthesis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>production of a
chemical compound by a living organism.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biogenesis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the production of chemical substances by use of
reagents or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions modeled
on those observed in living organisms.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biosynthetic</ent><br/
<hw>biosynthetic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
biosynthesis.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biosystematic</ent><br/
<hw>biosystematic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
biosystematics.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biosystematics</ent><br/
<hw>biosystematics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of data (e. g.
cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations esp within an
evolutionary framework.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosystematy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biosystematy</ent><br/
<hw>biosystematy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>use of data (e. g. cytogenetic
or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an
evolutionary framework.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biosystematics.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biota</ent><br/
<hw>bi*o"ta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <pr>(b<imac/*<omac/"t<adot/)</pr>,
<def>all the plant and animal life of a particular region.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biology.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biotaxy</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*tax`y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bi`os</grk> life + <ets><?/</ets> arrangement.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The classification of living organisms according
to their structural character; taxonomy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biotechnology</ent><br/
<hw>bi`o*tech*nol"o*gy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>bioengineering</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biotic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>biwtiko`s</grk> pert. to life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to life; <as>as, the <ex>biotic</ex>
principle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>produced by or caused by living things.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biotin</ent><br/
<hw>bi"o*tin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a B vitamin
(<chform>C10H16N2O3S</chform>) that aids in body growth; -- called also
<altname>vitamin H</altname> and <altname>coenzyme R</altname>. It
functions as a coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.</def>
<note>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.</note> <au>[MI11]</au><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biotite</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"o*tite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Biot</ets>, a French naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Mica
containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color;
-- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See
<er>Mica</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biotope</ent><br/
<hw>biotope</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a region uniform in its
environmental conditions and in the types of plants and animals living
in it.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biotype</ent><br/
<hw>biotype</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a group of organisms
sharing the same genotype.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the genotype shared by a
<er>biotype{1}</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biotypic</ent><br/
<hw>biotypic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
biotype.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biovular</ent><br/
<hw>biovular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>derived from two separate
fertilized ova; -- of twins; <as>as, fraternal twins are
<ex>biovular</ex></as>. Antonym of <ant>identical</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fraternal.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipalmate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*pal"mate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>palmate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biparietal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`pa*ri"e*tal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>parietal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of
or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to
the other.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biparous</ent><br/
<hw>Bip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety>
<def>Bringing forth two at a birth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipartible</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*part"i*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bipartible</ets>. See <er>Bipartite</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of
being divided into two parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipartient</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*par"tient</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>partiens</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of
<ets>partire</ets> to divide.]</ety> <def>Dividing into two parts.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A number that divides another into two equal
parts without a remainder.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipartile</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*par"tile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Divisible into
two parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipartite</ent><br/
<hw>Bip"ar*tite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bipartitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>bipartire</ets>; <ets>bis</ets>
twice + <ets>partire</ets>. See <er>Partite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal
contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; <as>as, a
<ex>bipartite</ex> treaty</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a
leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipartition</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`par*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the
state of being so divided.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipectinated</ent><br/
<ent>Bipectinate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pec"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pec"ti*na`ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>pectinate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two margins
toothed like a comb.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biped</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"ped</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bipes</ets>;
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, <?/oot: cf. F.
<ets>bip<egrave/de</ets>.]</ety> <def>A two-footed animal, as
man.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biped</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"ped</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two feet;
two-footed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,<br/
Became a helpless, naked, <qex>biped</qex> beast.</q>
<rj><qau>Byrom.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipedal</ent><br/
<hw>Bip"e*dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bipedalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bip<eacute/dal</ets>. See
<er>Biped</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two feet;
biped.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a biped.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipeltate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*pel"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>peltate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a shell or
covering like a double shield.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipennated</ent><br/
<ent>Bipennate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pen"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pen"na*ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>pennate</ets>: cf. L. <ets>bipennis</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bipinnate</er>.]</ety> <def>Having two wings.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bipennated</xex> insects.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bipennis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi*pen"nis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipetalous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>petalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two petals.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipinnaria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bi`pin*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>pinna</ets> feather.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The larva of certain starfishes as developed in
the free-swimming stage.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipinnated</ent><br/
<ent>Bipinnate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*pin"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pin"na*ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>pinnate</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bipinn<eacute/</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bipennate</er>.]</ety> <def>Twice pinnate.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipinnatifid</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`pin*nat"i*fid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pinnatifid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Doubly pinnatifid.</def><br/
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<p><note>A <xex>bipinnatifid leaf</xex> is a pinnatifid leaf having its
segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are
pinn<ae/ and the secondary <xex>pinnules</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Biplane</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"plane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets>
+ <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>An
a<eum/roplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the
other.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biplane</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"plane</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld>
<def>Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, a<eum/rocurves, or
the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; <as>as, a <ex>biplane</ex>
rudder</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biplicate</ent><br/
<hw>Bip"li*cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>plicate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twice folded
together.</def> <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biplicity</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*plic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being twice folded; reduplication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bipolar</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*po"lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>. Cf. <er>Dipolar</er>.]</ety>
<def>Doubly polar; having two poles; <as>as, a <ex>bipolar</ex> cell or
corpuscle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipolarity</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`po*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bipolar
quality.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipontine</ent><br/
<ent>Bipont</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"pont</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*pont"ine</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bibliog.)</fld> <def>Relating to
books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibr<uum/cken), in
Bavaria.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biprism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"prism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets>
+ <ets>prism</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prism whose refracting
angle is very nearly 180 degrees.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms
cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube; --
called also <altname>optical cube</altname>. It is used in one form of
photometer.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bipunctate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*punc"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>punctate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two punctures,
or spots.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipunctual</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*punc"tu*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two
points.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipupillate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*pu"pil*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pupil</ets> (of the eye).]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two
dots within it of a different color, as in some butterflies.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bipyramidal</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`py*ram"i*dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>pyramidal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of two
pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the
extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biquadrate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*quad"rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quadrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The
fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4,
and 16x16=256, the <xex>biquadrate</xex> of 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biquadratic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`quad*rat"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quadratic</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>biquadratique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Biquadratic equation</b></col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an
equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the
unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power.</cd> --
<col><b>Biquadratic root of a number</b></col>, <cd>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 <xex>biquadratic</xex> root of 81.
Hutton.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Biquadratic</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`quad*rat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A biquadrate.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A biquadratic
equation.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biquintile</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*quin"tile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>quintile</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>biquintile</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An aspect of the
planets when they are distant from each other by <xex>twice the
fifth</xex> part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72
degrees.</def><br/
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<p><ent>biracial</ent><br/
<hw>biracial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>consisting of, combining two
races.</def> <illu>a <ex>biracial</ex> committee</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>biradial</ent><br/
<hw>biradial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>showing both bilateral and radial
symmetry.</def> <illu>some sea anemones are
<ex>biradial</ex>.</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biradiated</ent><br/
<ent>Biradiate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ra"di*a`ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>radiate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two rays; <as>as, a
<ex>biradiate</ex> fin</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biramous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ra"mous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ramous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having, or consisting of, two branches.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Birch</ent><br/
<hw>Birch</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Birches</plw> <pr>(-<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE.
<ets>birche</ets>, <ets>birk</ets>, AS. <ets>birce</ets>,
<ets>beorc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bj<oum/rk</ets>, Sw.
<ets>bj<oum/rk</ets>, Dan. <ets>birk</ets>, D. <ets>berk</ets>, OHG.
<ets>piricha</ets>, MHG. <ets>birche</ets>, <ets>birke</ets>, G.
<ets>birke</ets>, Russ. <ets>bereza</ets>, Pol. <ets>brzoza</ets>, Serv.
<ets>breza</ets>, Skr. <ets>bh<umac/rja</ets>. <root/254. Cf. 1st
<er>Birk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tree of several species,
constituting the genus <gen>Betula</gen>; as, the white or common birch
(<spn>Betula alba</spn>) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the
dwarf birch (<spn>Betula glandulosa</spn>); the paper or canoe birch
(<spn>Betula papyracea</spn>); the yellow birch (<spn>Betula
lutea</spn>); the black or cherry birch (<spn>Betula
lenta</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The wood or timber of the birch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A birch twig or birch twigs, used for
flogging.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in schools. They
were also made into brooms.</note><br/
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<p><q>The threatening twigs of <qex>birch</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A birch-bark canoe.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Birch of Jamaica</b></col>, <cd>a species (<spn>Bursera
gummifera</spn>) of turpentine tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Birch
partridge</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Ruffed
grouse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Birch wine</b></col>, <cd>wine made of the
spring sap of the birch.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of birch</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (<spn>Betula alba</spn>), and used in the preparation of genuine
(and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its
peculiar odor.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An oil prepared from the black
birch (<spn>Betula lenta</spn>), said to be identical with the oil of
wintergreen, for which it is largely sold.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Birch</ent><br/
<hw>Birch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the birch;
birchen.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Birch</ent><br/
<hw>Birch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Birched</conjf> <pr>(b<etil/rcht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Birching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To whip with a birch
rod or twig; to flog.</def><br/
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<p><ent>birchbark</ent><br/
<hw>birch"bark`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a canoe made with the bark of a
birch tree.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> birchbark canoe.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birchen</ent><br/
<hw>Birch"en</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rch"'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to birch.</def><br/
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<p><q>He passed where Newark's stately tower<br/
Looks out from Yarrow's <qex>birchen</qex> bower.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bird</ent><br/
<hw>Bird</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brid</ets>, <ets>bred</ets>, <ets>bird</ets>, young bird, bird, AS.
<ets>bridd</ets> young bird. <root/92.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Orig., a
chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a
feathered flying animal (see 2).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's <qex>bird</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>brydds</qex> [birds] of the aier have nestes.</q>
<rj><qau>Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A warm-blooded, feathered
vertebrate provided with wings. See <er>Aves</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically, among sportsmen, a game
bird.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: A girl; a maiden.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And by my word! the bonny <qex>bird</qex><br/
In danger shall not tarry.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Arabian bird</b></col>, <cd>the phenix.</cd> --
<col><b>Bird of Jove</b></col>, <cd>the eagle.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird of
Juno</b></col>, <cd>the peacock.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird louse</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of
which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon
birds. -- Bird mite <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, a small mite (genera
<gen>Dermanyssus</gen>, <gen>Dermaleichus</gen> and allies) parasitic
upon birds. The species are numerous.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird of
passage</b></col>, <cd>a migratory bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird
spider</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a very large South American
spider (<spn>Mygale avicularia</spn>). It is said sometimes to capture
and kill small birds.</cd> -- <col><b>Bird tick</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus
<gen>Ornithomyia</gen>, and allies), usually winged.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird</ent><br/
<hw>Bird</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
catch or shoot birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to watch birds, especially in their natural
habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>birdbath</ent><br/
<hw>bird"bath`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an ornamental basin (usually in a
garden) for birds to bathe in.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdbolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"bolt`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A short blunt
arrow for killing birds without piercing them.</def>
<specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Anything which smites without
penetrating.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>birdbrain</ent><br/
<hw>bird"brain`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person with
confused ideas; incapable of serious thought.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> addle-head, loon.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdcage</ent><br/
<ent>bird-cage</ent><br/
<ent>Bird cage</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bird" cage"</hw>, <hw>bird-cage</hw>, <it>or</it>
<hw>Bird"cage`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cage
for confining birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdcall</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"call`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of
decoying the bird or its mate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in
making the sound of a birdcall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdcatcher</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"catch`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose
employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdcatching</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"catch`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art, act, or occupation
or catching birds or wild fowls.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird cherry</ent><br/
<hw>Bird" cher`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub
(<spn>Prunus Padus</spn> ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It
bears small black cherries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birder</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"er</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
birdcatcher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a <er>birdwatcher</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Quick-sighted;
catching a glance as one goes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird fancier</ent><br/
<hw>Bird" fan`ci*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who takes
pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has for sale the various kinds of birds
which are kept in cages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdie</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pretty or dear
little bird; -- a pet name.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdikin</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"i*kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young
bird.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birding</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Birdcatching or fowling.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Birding piece</b></col>, <cd>a fowling piece.</cd>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdlet</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little bird; a
nestling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdlike</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"like`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a
bird.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdlime</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"lime`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bird</ets>
+ <ets>lime</ets> viscous substance.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not <qex>birdlime</qex> or Idean pitch produce<br/
A more tenacious mass of clammy juice.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Birdlime</xex> is also made from mistletoe, elder,
etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdlime</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"lime`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To smear with birdlime; to
catch with birdlime; to insnare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When the heart is thus <qex>birdlimed</qex>, then it cleaves to
everything it meets with.</q> <rj><qau>Coodwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdling</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"ling</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little bird; a
nestling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdman</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fowler or
birdcatcher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird of paradise</ent><br/
<hw>Bird" of par"a*dise</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
name of several very beautiful birds of the genus <gen>Paradisea</gen>
and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The
males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail
feathers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<note><p><hand/ The <stype>Great emerald</stype> (<spn>Paradisea
apoda</spn>) and the <stype>Lesser emerald</stype> (<spn>Paradisea
minor</spn>) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the
<stype>Red bird of paradise</stype> is <spn>Paradisea rubra</spn>
<it>or</it> <spn>Paradisea sanguinea</spn>; the <stype>Golden bird of
paradise</stype> is <spn>Parotia aurea</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Parotia
sexsetacea</spn>; the <stype>King bird of paradise</stype> is
<spn>Cincinnurus regius</spn>.</p>

<p>The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another
related group (<fam>Epimachin<ae/</fam>) from the same region. The
<stype>Twelve-wired bird of paradise</stype> (<spn>Seleucides
alba</spn>) is one of these. See <er>Paradise bird</er>, and Note under
<er>Apod</er>.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></note>

<p><ent>bird-on-the-wing</ent><br/
<hw>bird-on-the-wing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a common trailing perennial
milkwort of eastern North America (<spn>Polygala paucifolia</spn>),
having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with
winged sepals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay-wings, fringed
polygala.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird pepper</ent><br/
<hw>Bird" pep`per</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A species of capsicum
(<spn>Capsicum baccatum</spn>), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is
among the most piquant of all red peppers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdman</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aviator;
airman.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-beak</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-beak`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdseed</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"seed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Canary seed,
hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged
birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-eye</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance;
hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; <as>as, a
<ex>bird's-eye</ex> view</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; <as>as,
<ex>bird's-eye</ex> diaper; <ex>bird's-eye</ex> maple</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-eye</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-eye`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with
a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy
primrose (<spn>Primula farinosa</spn>), and species of Veronica,
Geranium, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-eye maple</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-eye` ma"ple</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Maple</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-foot</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-foot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A papilionaceous plant, the <spn>Ornithopus</spn>, having a curved,
cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bird's-foot trefoil</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A genus of plants (<gen>Lotus</gen>) with clawlike
pods. <spn>Lotus corniculatas</spn>, with yellow flowers, is very common
in Great Britain.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>the related plant,
<spn>Trigonella ornithopodioides</spn>, is also European.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-mouth</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's-mouth`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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 <altname>crow's-foot</altname> in the United
States.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-nest</ent><br/
<ent>Bird's nest</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bird's" nest`</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Bird's-nest</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The nest in which a bird
lays eggs and hatches her young.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>The nest of a small swallow
(<spn>Collocalia nidifica</spn> and several allied species), of China
and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on
rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg<ae/. They are of the size
of a goose egg, and in substance resemble isinglass. See
<xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Edible</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 148 --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An orchideous plant with matted
roots, of the genus <gen>Neottia</gen> (<spn>Neottia
nidus-avis</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bird's-nest pudding</b></col>, <cd>a pudding containing
apples whose cores have been replaced by sugar.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow
bird's nest</b></col>, <cd>a plant, the <spn>Monotropa
hypopitys</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-nesting</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's-nest`ing</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rdz"n<ecr/st`<icr/ng)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their
contents.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird's-tongue</ent><br/
<hw>Bird's"-tongue`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The knotgrass (<spn>Polygonum aviculare</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdwatch</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"watch`</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rd"w<ocr/ch`)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>
<def>to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment
or as a hobby; to <er>bird{3}</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdwatcher</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"watch`er</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rd"w<aum/ch`<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>one who enjoys watching birds, especially to find and
identify a variety of birds in their natural habitats; a
birder{2}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bird-witted</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flighty;
passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of
attention.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birdwoman</ent><br/
<hw>Bird"wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An airwoman; an
aviatress.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birectangular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi`rec*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>rectangular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or
having two right angles; <as>as, a <ex>birectangular</ex> spherical
triangle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bireme</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"reme</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>biremis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>remus</ets> oar: cf. F.
<ets>bir<egrave/me</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ancient galley or vessel with
two banks or tiers of oars.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biretta</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ret"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Berretta</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birgander</ent><br/
<hw>Bir"gan*der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bergander</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birk</ent><br/
<hw>Birk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Birch</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A birch tree.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<ldquo/The silver <xex>birk</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birk</ent><br/
<hw>Birk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small European
minnow (<spn>Leuciscus phoxinus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birken</ent><br/
<hw>Birk"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Birk</er>.]</ety> <def>To whip with a birch or rod.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birken</ent><br/
<hw>Birk"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Birchen; <as>as, <ex>birken</ex>
groves</as>.</def> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birkie</ent><br/
<hw>Bir"kie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A lively or
mettlesome fellow.</def> <mark>[Jocular, Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birl</ent><br/
<hw>Birl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To revolve or
cause to revolve; to spin.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birl</ent><br/
<hw>Birl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>byrlian</ets>. <root/92.]</ety> <def>To pour (beer or wine); to ply
with drink; to drink; to carouse.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark>
<rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birlaw</ent><br/
<hw>Bir"law</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>By</er><er>-law</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A law made by
husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or
by-law.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>byrlaw</asp>, <asp>birlie</asp>,
<asp>birley</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birmingham</ent><br/
<hw>Birmingham</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in
Alabama.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a city in England.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biro</ent><br/
<hw>Biro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the name of the inventor.]</ety>
<def>a pen with small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper;
same as <er>ballpoint pen</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birostrated</ent><br/
<ent>Birostrate</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*ros`trate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*ros"tra*ted</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>rostrate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a double beak, or two processes
resembling beaks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The capsule is bilocular and <qex>birostrated</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Ed. Encyc.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birr</ent><br/
<hw>Birr</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Birred</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Birring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>bur</ets>,
<ets>bir</ets>, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. <ets>byrr</ets> wind. Perh.
imitative.]</ety> <def>To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of
wheels in motion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birr</ent><br/
<hw>Birr</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A whirring sound, as of a
spinning wheel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rush or impetus; force.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birrus</ent><br/
<hw>Bir"rus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L.
<ets>birrus</ets> a kind of cloak. See <er>Berretta</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birse</ent><br/
<hw>Birse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bristle or
bristles.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birt</ent><br/
<hw>Birt</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>byrte</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bertonneau</ets>. Cf. <er>Bret</er>,
<er>Burt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of the turbot kind;
the brill.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burt</asp>, <asp>bret</asp>,
or <asp>brut</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birth</ent><br/
<hw>Birth</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burth</ets>, <ets>birth</ets>, AS. <ets>beor<edh/</ets>,
<ets>gebyrd</ets>, fr. <ets>beran</ets> to bear, bring forth; akin to D.
<ets>geboorte</ets>, OHG. <ets>burt</ets>, <ets>giburt</ets>, G.
<ets>geburt</ets>, Icel. <ets>bur<edh/r</ets>, Skr. <ets>bhrti</ets>
bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. <ets>beirthe</ets> born, brought
forth. <root/92. See 1st <er>Bear</er>, and cf. <er>Berth</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born;
-- generally applied to human beings; <as>as, the <ex>birth</ex> of a
son</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth;
noble extraction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Elected without reference to <qex>birth</qex>, but solely for
qualifications.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The condition to which a person is born; natural
state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A foe by <qex>birth</qex> to Troy's unhappy name.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of bringing forth; <as>as, she had two
children at a <ex>birth</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/At her next
<xex>birth</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which is born; that which is produced, whether
animal or vegetable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Poets are far rarer <qex>births</qex> than kings.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Others hatch their eggs and tend the <qex>birth</qex> till it is
able to shift for itself.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Origin; beginning; <as>as, the <ex>birth</ex> of an
empire</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>New birth</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>,
<cd>regeneration, or the commencement of a religious life.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Parentage; extraction; lineage; race;
family.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birth</ent><br/
<hw>Birth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Berth</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>birth control</ent><br/
<hw>birth control</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act or process of
deliberately limiting the number of one's children born, especially by
preventing conception.</def> <note>Conception may be prevented by
ingesting medicines, using barriers such as condoms or spermicides
during copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive
organs.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> birth prevention, family planning.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthday</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"day`</hw> <pr>(b<etil/rth"d<amac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The day in which any person is born; day of origin or
commencement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next<br/
The <qex>birthday</qex> of invention.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The day of the month in which a person was born, in
whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's
birth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is my <qex>birthday</qex>; as this very day<br/
Was Cassius born.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthday</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"day`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the day of
birth, or its anniversary; <as>as, <ex>birthday</ex> gifts or
festivities</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthdom</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"dom</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Birth</ets>
+ <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety> <def>The land of one's birth; one's
inheritance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>birthe</ent><br/
<hw>birthe</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to give birth to.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthing</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.</def>
<rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act or process of giving birth.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthless</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of mean extraction.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Birthmark</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"mark`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Some peculiar
mark or blemish on the body at birth.</def><br/
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<p><q>Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a
natural <qex>birthmark</qex>, . . . a snake.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
North.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Birthnight</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"night`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The night in
which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding
years.</def><br/
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<p><q>The angelic song in Bethlehem field,<br/
On thy <qex>birthnight</qex>, that sung thee Savior born.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Birthplace</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"place`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The town, city,
or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its
more general sense.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>birthplace</xex> of
valor.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>birthrate</ent><br/
<mhw>birth rate, <hw>birthrate</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the ratio
of live births in an area to the population of that area; usually
expressed as births per 1000 population per year.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fertility, fertility rate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Birthright</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"right`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lest there be any . . . profane person, as Esau, who for one
morsel of meat sold his <qex>birthright</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xii.
16.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Birthroot</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"root`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An herbaceous plant (<spn>Trillium erectum</spn>), and its
astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal
properties.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Birthwort</ent><br/
<hw>Birth"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of herbs
and shrubs (<spn>Aristolochia</spn>), reputed to have medicinal
properties.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bis</ent><br/
<hw>Bis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets>
twice, for <ets>duis</ets>, fr. root of <ets>duo</ets> two. See
<er>Two</er>, and cf. <er>Bi-</er>.]</ety> <def>Twice; -- a word showing
that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an
item in accounts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bis-</ent><br/
<hw>Bis-</hw>, <pos>pref.</pos> <def>A form of <er>Bi-</er>, sometimes
used before <it>s</it>, <it>c</it>, or a vowel.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisa antelope</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"sa an"te*lope</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Oryx</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisaccate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sac"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>saccate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biscayan</ent><br/
<hw>Bis*cay"an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Biscay in Spain.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Biscay.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Biscotin</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"co*tin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>biscotin</ets>. See <er>Biscuit</er>.]</ety> <def>A confection made
of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biscuit</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"cuit</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>biscuit</ets> (cf. It. <ets>biscotto</ets>, Sp.
<ets>bizcocho</ets>, Pg. <ets>biscouto</ets>), fr. L. <ets>bis</ets>
twice + <ets>coctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>coquere</ets> to cook, bake.
See <er>Cook</er>, and cf. <er>Bisque</er> a kind of porcelain.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain,
sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; <as>as, ship
<ex>biscuit</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>According to military practice, the bread or <qex>biscuit</qex> of
the Romans was twice prepared in the oven.</q>
<rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the
first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>A species of white, unglazed
porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in
miniature.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Biscutate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*scu"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>scutate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biscutella</ent><br/
<hw>Biscutella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus off Eurasian herbs and
small shrubs: buckler mustard.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Biscutella.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bise</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bise</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the
Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the
<xex>mistral</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bise</ent><br/
<hw>Bise</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisect</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sect"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bisected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bisecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice +
<ets>secare</ets>, <ets>sectum</ets>, to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
cut or divide into two parts.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To divide into two equal
parts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisection</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bissection</ets>.]</ety> <def>Division into two parts, esp. two
equal parts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisector</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sec"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, bisects; esp. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> a straight line which bisects an
angle.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisectrix</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sec"trix</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The line
bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial
crystal.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisegment</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*seg"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>segment</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of tow equal parts
of a line, or other magnitude.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biseptate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sep"tate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>septate</ets>.]</ety> <def>With two partitions or
septa.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Biseriate</ent><br/
<ent>Biserial</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*se"ri*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*se"ri*ate</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>serial</ets>, <ets>seriate</ets>.]</ety> <def>In two rows or
series.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biserrate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ser"rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>serrate</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Doubly serrate, or having the
serratures serrate, as in some leaves.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Serrate on both sides, as some
antenn<ae/.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisetous</ent><br/
<ent>Bisetose</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*se"tose</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*se"tous</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> +
<ets>setose</ets>, <ets>setous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two
bristles.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisexous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sex"ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>sexus</ets> sex: cf. F.
<ets>bissexe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bisexual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bisexual</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sex"u*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sexual</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of
both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an
animal having ovaries and testes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisexuous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sex"u*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bisexual.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Biseye</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*seye"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Besee</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Evil biseye</b></col>, <cd>ill looking.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bish</ent><br/
<hw>Bish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bikh</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bishkek</ent><br/
<hw>Bishkek</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Kyrgyzstan</country>. Population
(2000) = 631,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bischop</ets>, <ets>biscop</ets>, <ets>bisceop</ets>, AS.
<ets>bisceop</ets>, <ets>biscop</ets>, L. <ets>episcopus</ets> overseer,
superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets> over +
<ets><?/</ets> inspector, fr. root of <ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, to
look to, perh. akin to L. <ets>specere</ets> to look at. See
<er>Spy</er>, and cf. <er>Episcopal</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or
director.</def><br/
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<p><q>Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and <qex>Bishop</qex> of your souls.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. ii.
25.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>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 <ldquo/bishop<rdquo/ ( <?/ ) and
<ldquo/elder<rdquo/ or <ldquo/presbyter.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>J. B.
Lightfoot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bishop in partibus [infidelium]</b></col> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who
has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.</cd>
<au>Shipley.</au> -- <col><b>Titular bishop</b></col> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in
partibus.</cd> -- <col><b>Bench of Bishops</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Bench</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches,
one of the highest church officers or superintendents.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a
representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called
<xex>archer</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or
lemons, and sugar.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An old name for a woman's bustle.</def> <mark>[U.
S.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>If, by her <qex>bishop</qex>, or her <ldquo/grace<rdquo/
alone,<br/
A genuine lady, or a church, is known.</q> <rj><qau>Saxe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bishoped</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bishoping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To admit into the church by
confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bishop</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bishoped</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bishoping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From the name of the
scoundrel who first practiced it. <ets>Youatt</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth;
<as>as, to <ex>bishop</ex> an old horse or his teeth</as>.</def><br/
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<p><note>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. <rj><au>J. H.
Walsh.</au></rj></note><br/
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<p><ent>Bishopdom</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op*dom</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Jurisdiction of
a bishop; episcopate.</def> <ldquo/Divine right of
<xex>bishopdom</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bishoplike</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op*like`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a
bishop; belonging to a bishop.</def> <rj><au>Fulke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishoply</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bishoplike; episcopal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bishoply</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a
bishop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bishopric</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op*ric</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bisceopr<imac/ce</ets>; <ets>bisceop</ets> bishop +
<ets>r<imac/ce</ets> dominion. See <er>-ric</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop
extends.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an
apostle, bishop, or presbyter.</def> <rj><au>Acts i. 20.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop's cap</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op's cap`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant
of the genus <gen>Mitella</gen>; miterwort.</def>
<rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop sleeve</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op sleeve`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A wide sleeve, once worn
by women.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop's length</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op's length`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A canvas for a portrait
measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bishop-stool</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op-stool`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bishop's
seat or see.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bishop's-weed</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op's-weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An umbelliferous plant of the genus
<gen>Ammi.</gen></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Goutweed (<spn><AE/gopodium
podagraria</spn>).</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bishop's-wort</ent><br/
<hw>Bish"op's-wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Wood betony (<spn>Stachys betonica</spn>); also, the plant called
fennel flower (<spn>Nigella Damascena</spn>), or
devil-in-a-bush.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisie</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To busy; to
employ.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bisilicate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.
Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bisk</ent><br/
<hw>Bisk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bisque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soup or broth made by boiling several
sorts of flesh together.</def> <rj><au>King.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisk</ent><br/
<hw>Bisk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bisque</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Tennis)</fld> <def>See <er>Bisque</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biskara button</ent><br/
<ent>Biskara boil</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bis"ka*ra boil`</hw>, <hw>Bis"ka*ra but"ton</hw> }</mhw>.
<ety>[Named after the town <etsep>Biskara</etsep>, in Algeria.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <cref>Aleppo boil</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismer</ent><br/
<ent>Bismare</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi*smare"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bi*smer"</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bismer</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Shame; abuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismer</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rule
steelyard.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The fifteen-spined
(<spn>Gasterosteus spinachia</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismillah</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bis*mil"lah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos>
<ety>[Arabic, in the name of God!]</ety> <def>An adjuration or
exclamation common among the Muslims.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Bizmillah</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismite</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"mite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuth</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"muth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger.
<ets>bismuth</ets>, <ets>wismuth</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bismuth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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<deg/ Fahr., being
easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state,
and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic
weight 207.5. Symbol Bi.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Chemically, bismuth (with arsenic and antimony is
intermediate between the metals and nonmetals; it is used in
thermo-electric piles, and as an alloy with lead and tin in the fusible
alloy or metal. Bismuth is the most diamagnetic substance
known.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bismuth glance</b></col>, <cd>bismuth sulphide;
bismuthinite.</cd> -- <col><b>Bismuth ocher</b></col>, <cd>a native
bismuth oxide; bismite.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthal</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"muth*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing
bismuth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthic</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"muth*ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element
has its higher valence; <as>as, <ex>bismuthic</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bis`muth*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bismuth</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing
bismuth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthinite</ent><br/
<ent>Bismuthine</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bis"muth*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bis"muth*in*ite</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Native bismuth sulphide; --
sometimes called <xex>bismuthite</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthous</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"muth*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or
containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bismuthyl</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"muth*yl`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a dull white or
yellowish color.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bismuthite</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bison</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"son</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"s<ocr/n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bison</ets>, Gr. <grk>bi`swn</grk>, a wild ox; akin to OHG.
<ets>wisunt</ets>, <ets>wisant</ets>, G. <ets>wisent</ets>, AS.
<ets>wesend</ets>, Icel. <ets>v<imac/sundr</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bison</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The
aurochs or European bison.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The American bison
buffalo (<spn>Bison Americanus</spn>), 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.</def> <note>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
<er>beefalo</er>. 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 <er>buffalo nickel</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bisontine</ent><br/
<hw>bisontine</hw> <pr>(b<imac/*s<ocr/n*t<imac/n")</pr> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>of, relating to, or characteristic of bison.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 149 --></p>

<p><ent>Bispinose</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*spi"nose</hw> <pr>(b<imac/*sp<imac/"n<omac/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>spinose</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having two spines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisque</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bisque</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>biscuit</ets>.]</ety> <def>Unglazed white porcelain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisque</ent><br/
<hw>Bisque</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A point taken by the
receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed
to a weaker player in croquet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisque</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bisque</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A white soup
made of crayfish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bissau</ent><br/
<hw>Bissau</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Guinea-Bissau</country>. Population
(2000) = 200,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bissell truck</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"sell truck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A truck for railroad rolling
stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached
to a triangular frame; -- called also <altname>pony
truck</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bissextile</ent><br/
<hw>Bis*sex"tile</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bissextilis</ets> annus, fr. <ets>bissextus</ets> (<ets>bis</ets> +
<ets>sextus</ets> sixth, fr. <ets>sex</ets> 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.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bissextile</ent><br/
<hw>Bis*sex"tile</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to leap
year.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisson</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"son</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bisen</ets>, <ets>bisne</ets>, AS. <ets>bisen</ets>, prob. for
<ets>b<imac/s<imac/ne</ets>; <ets>bi</ets> by + <ets>s<imac/ne</ets>
clear, akin to <ets>se<oacute/n</ets> to see; clear when near, hence
short-sighted. See <er>See</er>.]</ety> <def>Purblind; blinding.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Bisson</xex> rheum.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bistre</ent><br/
<ent>Bister</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bis"ter</hw>, <hw>Bis"tre</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bistre</ets> a color made of soot; of
unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. <ets>biester</ets> frowning, dark,
ugly.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A dark brown pigment extracted
from the soot of wood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bistipuled</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*stip"uled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>stipule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two stipules.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bistort</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"tort</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets>
+ <ets>tortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>torquere</ets> to twist: cf. F.
<ets>bistorte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant
of the genus <gen>Polygonum</gen>, section <spn>Bistorta</spn>;
snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an
astringent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bistoury</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"tou*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bistouries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>bistouri</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bistre</ent><br/
<hw>Bis"tre</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bister</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bistred</ent><br/
<hw>bistred</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>colored with or as if with
bister.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bistered.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bistro</ent><br/
<hw>bistro</hw> <pr>(b<emac/s"tr<omac/; b<icr/s"tr<omac/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small informal restaurant, especially
one serving alcoholic beverages.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a <er>nightclub</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bistroic</ent><br/
<hw>bistroic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
bistro.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulcate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulcate</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Having two grooves or furrows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Cloven; said of a foot or
hoof.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulcous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"cous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bisulcus</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>sulcus</ets>
furrow.]</ety> <def>Bisulcate.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulphate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"phate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulphide</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"phide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as
in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called
<xex>bisulphuret</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulphite</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"phite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the
hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bisulphuret</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*sul"phu*ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>sulphuret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bisulphide</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw> <pr>(b<icr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bitt</ets>, <ets>bite</ets>, AS. <ets>bite</ets>, bite, fr.
<ets>b<imac/tan</ets> to bite. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &
<pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bit</er> a morsel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The foamy bridle with the <qex>bit</qex> of gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In the British West Indies, a fourpenny
piece, or groat.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bitted</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To put a bridle upon; to put the
bit in the mouth of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Bite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bite</ets>, AS.
<ets>bita</ets>, fr. <ets>b<imac/tan</ets> to bite; akin to D.
<ets>beet</ets>, G. <ets>bissen</ets> bit, morsel, Icel.
<ets>biti</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bit</er>
part of a bridle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Somewhat; something, but not very great.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My young companion was a <qex>bit</qex> of a poet.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Hook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This word is used, also, like <xex>jot</xex> and
<xex>whit</xex>, to express the smallest degree; as, he is not a
<xex>bit</xex> wiser.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes,
usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See
<er>Bitstock</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The part of a key which enters the lock and acts
upon the bolt and tumblers.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The cutting iron of a plane.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw> <fld>(Information theory, Computers)</fld>
<ety>[<ets>bi</ets>nary digi<ets>t</ets>.]</ety>
<pos>n.</pos><sn>1.</sn> <def>The smallest unit of information,
equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as <it>yes</it> or
<it>no</it>; <it>on</it> or <it>off</it>. See also
<er>qubit</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bit my bit</b></col>, <cd>piecemeal.</cd>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bit</ent><br/
<hw>Bit</hw>, <def><pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> of <er>Bid</er>, for
<xex>biddeth</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitake</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*take"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Betake</er>, <er>Betaught</er>.]</ety> <def>To commend; to
commit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitangent</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tan"gent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>tangent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<def>Possessing the property of touching at two points.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A line that touches a curve in two
points.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitartrate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tar"trate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the
acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitch</ent><br/
<hw>Bitch</hw> <pr>(b<icr/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>biche</ets>, <ets>bicche</ets>, AS. <ets>bicce</ets>; cf. Icel.
<ets>bikkja</ets>, G. <ets>betze</ets>, <ets>peize</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and
fox.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd
woman.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive
person.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>something difficult or unpleasant.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a <er>complaint</er>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitch</ent><br/
<hw>Bitch</hw> <pr>(b<icr/ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to complain in
a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bitching</ent><br/
<hw>bitch"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>complaining; griping.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bitching</ent><br/
<hw>bitch"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>an informal intensifier; <as>as,
we had a <ex>bitching</ex> good time</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark>
<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bitchy</ent><br/
<hw>bitchy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marked by or arising from
malice.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catty, cattish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bite</ent><br/
<hw>Bite</hw> <pr>(b<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Bit</conjf> <pr>(b<icr/t)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bitten</conjf> <pr>(b<icr/t"t'n)</pr>,
<conjf>Bit</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Biting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>biten</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<imac/tan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bijten</ets>, OS.
<ets>b<imac/tan</ets>, OHG. <ets>b<imac/zan</ets>, G.
<ets>beissen</ets>, Goth. <ets>beitan</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<imac/ta</ets>,
Sw. <ets>bita</ets>, Dan. <ets>bide</ets>, L. <ets>findere</ets> to
cleave, Skr. <ets>bhid</ets> to cleave. <root/87. Cf.
<er>Fissure</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip
the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; <as>as,
to <ex>bite</ex> an apple; to <ex>bite</ex> a crust; the dog
<ex>bit</ex> a man</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Such smiling rogues as these,<br/
Like rats, oft <qex>bite</qex> the holy cords atwain.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some
insects) used in taking food.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or
injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; <as>as, pepper
<ex>bites</ex> the mouth</as>.</def> <ldquo/Frosts do <xex>bite</xex>
the meads.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cheat; to trick; to take in.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; <as>as,
the anchor <ex>bites</ex> the ground</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The last screw of the rack having been turned so often that its
purchase crumbled, . . . it turned and turned with nothing to
<qex>bite</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bite the dust</b></col>, <col><b>To bite the
ground</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to fall in the agonies of death; as, he
made his enemy <xex>bite the dust</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bite
in</b></col> <fld>(Etching)</fld>, <cd>to corrode or eat into metallic
plates by means of an acid.</cd> -- <col><b>To bite the thumb
at</b></col> (any one), <cd>formerly a mark of contempt, designed to
provoke a quarrel; to defy.</cd> <ldquo/Do you <xex>bite your thumb
at</xex> us?<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To bite the
tongue</b></col>, <cd>to keep silence.</cd> <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bite</ent><br/
<hw>Bite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To seize
something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the
habit of so doing; as, does the dog <xex>bite</xex>?</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property
which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; <as>as, it <ex>bites</ex>
like pepper or mustard</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or
injure; to have the property of so doing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At the last it [wine] <qex>biteth</qex> like serpent, and stingeth
like an adder.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii. 32.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does;
hence, to take a tempting offer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take or keep a firm hold; <as>as, the anchor
<ex>bites</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bite</ent><br/
<hw>Bite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bite</ets>, <ets>bit</ets>,
<ets>bitt</ets>, AS. <ets>bite</ets> bite, fr. <ets>b<imac/tan</ets> to
bite, akin to Icel. <ets>bit</ets>, OS. <ets>biti</ets>, G.
<ets>biss</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Bit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to give anything
a hard <ex>bite</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours
for a river carp, and not have a <qex>bite</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for
taking food, as is done by some insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The wound made by biting; <as>as, the pain of a
dog's or snake's <ex>bite</ex>; the <ex>bite</ex> of a
mosquito</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A morsel; as much as is taken at once by
biting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A cheat; a trick; a fraud.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The baser methods of getting money by fraud and <qex>bite</qex>,
by deceiving and overreaching.</q> <rj><qau>Humorist.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A sharper; one who cheats.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biter</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as
a dog or fish.</def> <ldquo/Great barkers are no
<xex>biters</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who cheats; a sharper.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biternate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ternate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Bi*ter"nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitheism</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"the*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>theism</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belief in the existence
of two gods; dualism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biting</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That bites; sharp;
cutting; sarcastic; caustic.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>biting</xex>
affliction.<rdquo/ <ldquo/A <xex>biting</xex> jest.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biting in</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ing in"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Etching.)</fld> <def>The
process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an
acid. See <er>Etch</er>.</def> <rj><au>G. Francis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a biting manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitless</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not having a bit or
bridle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitola</ent><br/
<hw>Bitola</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The second
largest <isa>city</isa> of the Republic of Macedonia (the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), population 84,002 (2000). It is also
known as city of consuls. The city of <city>Bitola</city> is situated in
Pelagonian flat, at the foot of Baba mountain. It was established by
Slavs and it was given the slavic name Obitel - Bitola. It is assumed
that the city got this name because of the many monasteries being built
there. Later, during the rule of Turks, the Turks called it Monastir and
it was a significant administrative and military center with 12
consulates. It managed to preserve the primacy of a leading city,
especially in the XIX century when it rapidly grew to about 40.000
inhabitants. Bitola developed trading relations with Vienna, Paris,
Leipzig, London and Thessalonika to the south. In that time Bitola
exceeded Skopje, both in wealth and beauty. During World War II it was
destroyed by heavy bombing. Bitola started to grow and develop
economically only after liberation in 1945. See also
<er>Macedonia</er>{2}.</def> <au>Goce Vasilevski</au><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bito tree</ent><br/
<ent>Bito</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bi"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Bi"to tree`</hw>
}</mhw>. <ety>[Etym. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small
scrubby tree (<spn>Balanites <AE/gyptiaca</spn>) growing in dry regions
of tropical Africa and Asia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy fish; the ripe
fruit is edible, when green it is an anthelmintic; the fermented juice
is used as a beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
<xex>zachun</xex>. The African name of the tree is
<altname>hajilij</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitstock</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"stock`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stock or handle
for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitt</ent><br/
<hw>Bitt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bitts</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitt</ent><br/
<hw>Bitt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bitts</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To put round the bitts;
<as>as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it
gradually, which is called <ex>veering away</ex></as>.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittacle</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ta*cle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A binnacle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitten</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ten</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitten</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ten</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitter</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bitts</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>AA turn of the cable
which is round the bitts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bitter end</b></col>, <cd>that part of a cable which is
abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at
anchor.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitter</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>biter</ets>; akin to Goth. <ets>baitrs</ets>, Icel.
<ets>bitr</ets>, Dan., Sw., D., & G. <ets>bitter</ets>, OS.
<ets>bittar</ets>, fr. root of E. <ets>bite</ets>. See <er>Bite</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a peculiar, acrid,
biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; <as>as, a
<ex>bitter</ex> medicine; <ex>bitter</ex> as aloes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp;
severe; <as>as, a <ex>bitter</ex> cold day</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the
mind; calamitous; poignant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is an evil thing and <qex>bitter</qex>, that thou hast forsaken
the Lord thy God.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. ii. 19.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty;
harsh; stern; virulent; <as>as, <ex>bitter</ex> reproach</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Husbands, love your wives, and be not <qex>bitter</qex> against
them.</q> <rj><qau>Col. iii. 19.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Mournful; sad; distressing; painful;
pitiable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Egyptians . . . made their lives <qex>bitter</qex> with hard
bondage.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. i. 14.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bitter apple</b></col>, <col><b>Bitter
cucumber</b></col>, <col><b>Bitter gourd</b></col></mcol>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Colocynth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter
cress</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus
<gen>Cardamine</gen>, esp. <spn>Cardamine amara</spn>.</cd> --
<col><b>Bitter earth</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>tale earth;
calcined magnesia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter principles</b></col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a class of substances, extracted from vegetable
products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined
chemical characteristics.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter salt</b></col>,
<cd>Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.</cd> -- <col><b>Bitter
vetch</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to two European
leguminous herbs, <spn>Vicia Orobus</spn> and <spn>Ervum
Ervilia</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>To the bitter end</b></col>, <cd>to the
last extremity, however calamitous.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting;
severe; acrimonious.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitter</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any substance that
is bitter. See <er>Bitters</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitter</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bitter.</def>
<rj><au>Wolcott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterbump</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*bump`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>the butterbump or bittern.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bittercress</ent><br/
<hw>bit"ter*cress</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitter cress.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterful</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
bitterness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittering</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bitter compound used in
adulterating beer; bittern.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterish</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat bitter.</def>
<rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterling</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A roachlike European fish (<spn>Rhodima
amarus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterly</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bitter manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittern</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"tern</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bitoure</ets>, <ets>betore</ets>, <ets>bitter</ets>, fr. F.
<ets>butor</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
wading bird of the genus <gen>Botaurus</gen>, allied to the herons, of
various species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common European bittern is <spn>Botaurus
stellaris</spn>. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is
<spn>Botaurus lentiginosus</spn>, and is also called
<altname>stake-driver</altname> and <altname>meadow hen</altname>. See
<er>Stake-driver</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>The name is applied to other related birds, as the
<altname>least bittern</altname> (<spn>Ardetta exilis</spn>), and the
<altname>sun bittern</altname>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittern</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"tern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bitter</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The brine which remains in salt
works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the
chloride of magnesium which it contains.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus,
etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.</def>
<rj><au>Cooley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterness</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>biternys</ets>; <ets>biter</ets> better + <ets>-nys</ets> =
<ets>-ness</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The lip that curls with <qex>bitterness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will complain in the <qex>bitterness</qex> of my soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Job vii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of extreme impiety or enmity to
God.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou art in the gall of <qex>bitterness</qex>, and in the bond of
iniquity.</q> <rj><qau>Acts viii. 23.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons
to apostasy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of <qex>bitterness</qex>
springing up trouble you.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xii. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitternut</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*nut"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The swamp
hickory (<spn>Carya amara</spn>). Its thin-shelled nuts are
bitter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterroot</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*root`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant (<spn>Lewisia rediviva</spn>) 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
<xex>Sp<ae/t'lum</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitters</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ters</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A liquor,
generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is
steeped.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitter spar</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter spar"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A common name of dolomite;
-- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which
are bitter. See <er>Dolomite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittersweet</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*sweet`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sweet and
then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after
taste; hence (<mark>Fig.</mark>), pleasant but painful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittersweet</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*sweet`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything which
is bittersweet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of apple so called.</def>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A climbing shrub,
with oval coral-red berries (<spn>Solanum dulcamara</spn>); woody
nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first
sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal
<prod>dulcamara</prod>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American woody
climber (<spn>Celastrus scandens</spn>), whose yellow capsules open late
in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also
called <altname>Roxbury waxwork</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterweed</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A species of <gen>Ambrosia</gen> (<spn>Ambrosia
artemisi<ae/folia</spn>); Roman worm wood.</def>
<rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterwood</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A West Indian
tree (<spn>Picr<ae/na excelsa</spn>) from the wood of which the bitter
drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitterwort</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The yellow gentian (<spn>Gentiana lutea</spn>), which has a very
bitter taste.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittock</ent><br/
<hw>Bit"tock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bit</er> a
morsel.]</ety> <def>A small bit of anything, of indefinite size or
quantity; a short distance.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bittor Bittour</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bit"tor Bit"tour</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Bittern</er>]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
bittern.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitts</ent><br/
<hw>Bitts</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bitte</ets>, Icel. <ets>biti</ets>, a beam. <?/87.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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 (<xex>belaying bitts</xex>), for sustaining the windlass
(<xex>carrick bitts</xex>, <xex>winch bitts</xex>, or <xex>windlass
bitts</xex>), to hold the pawls of the windlass (<xex>pawl bitts</xex>)
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitume</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tume"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Bitumen</er>.]</ety> <def>Bitumen.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>May.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitumed</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tumed"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Smeared with
bitumen.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/The hatches caulked and
<xex>bitumed</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitumen</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu"men</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bitumen</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bitume</ets>. Cf.
<er>B<eacute/ton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>Asphalt</er>. </def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 150 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bitumen process</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu"men proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Any process in
which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered
insoluble by exposure to light, as in photolithography.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bituminate</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(b<icr/*t<umac/"m<icr/*n<amac/t)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bituminated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bituminating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>bituminatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>bituminare</ets> to bituminate. See
<er>Bitumen</er>.]</ety> <def>To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to
cement with bitumen.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bituminated</xex> walls of
Babylon.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bituminiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bitumen</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing
bitumen.</def> <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bituminization</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bituminisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The process of
bituminizing.</def> <rj><au>Mantell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bituminize</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu"mi*nize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bituminized</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bituminizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bituminiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To prepare, treat, impregnate, or
coat with bitumen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bituminoid</ent><br/
<hw>bi*tu"min*oid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
bitumen.</def> <illu>like a <ex>bitumenoid</ex> remark</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitumenoid.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bituminous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*tu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bituminosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bitumineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing
bitumen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Near that <qex>bituminous</qex> lake where Sodom flamed.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bituminous coal</b></col>, <cd>a kind of coal which
yields, when heated, a considerable amount of volatile bituminous
matter. It burns with a yellow smoky flame.</cd> -- <col><b>Bituminous
limestone</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bituminous
shale</b></col>, <cd>an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen,
often accompanying coal.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biuret</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"u*ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>urea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, <chform>C2O2N3H5</chform>,
formed by heating urea. It is intermediate between urea and cyanuric
acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalency</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"a*len*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>The quality of being bivalent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalent</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"a*lent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>valens</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> See
<er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Equivalent in combining
or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalve</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"valve</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bivalve</ets>; <ets>bi-</ets> (L. <ets>bis</ets>) +
<ets>valve</ets> valve.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>teeth</xex>. 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A pericarp in which the seed case
opens or splits into two parts or valves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalve</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"valve</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>valve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool. & Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and
certain seed vessels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalved</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"valved</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two valves,
as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalvous</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*val"vous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bivalvular.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivalvular</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*val"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having two
valves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivaulted</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*vault"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>vault</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two vaults or
arches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivector</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*vec"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>vector</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A
term made up of the two parts <?/ + <?/1 <?/-1, where <?/ and <?/1 are
vectors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biventral</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*ven"tral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>ventral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Having two bellies or protuberances; <as>as, a <ex>biventral</ex>,
or digastric, muscle, or the <ex>biventral</ex> lobe of the
cerebellum</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivial</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"i*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to
the bivium.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bivious</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"i*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bivius</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>via</ets> way.]</ety>
<def>Having, or leading, two ways.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bivious</qex> theorems and Janus-faced doctrines.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Biv"i*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a place
with two ways. See <er>Bivious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One
side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction
from the opposite side (<xex>trivium</xex>), which includes three
ambulacra.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivouac</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"ouac</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bivouac</ets>, <ets>bivac</ets>, prab. fr. G. <ets>beiwache</ets>,
or <ets>beiwacht</ets>; <ets>bei</ets> by, near + <ets>wachen</ets> to
watch, <ets>wache</ets> watch, guard. See <er>By</er>, and
<er>Watch</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The watch of
a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An encampment for the night without tents or
covering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bivouac</ent><br/
<hw>Biv"ouac</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bivouacked</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bivouacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To encamp for the night without tents or
covering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biweekly</ent><br/
<hw>Bi"week`ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>weekly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring or appearing
once every two weeks; fortnightly.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
publication issued every two weeks.</def></def2> --
<wordforms><wf>Bi"week"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Biwreye</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*wreye"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bewray; to
reveal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bizantine</ent><br/
<hw>Biz"an*tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See
<er>Byzantine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bizarre</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*zarre"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bizarre</ets> odd, fr. Sp. <ets>bizarro</ets> gallant, brave,
liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque <ets>bizarra</ets> beard,
whence the meaning <ets>manly</ets>, <ets>brave</ets>.]</ety> <def>Odd
in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant;
grotesque.</def> <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bize</ent><br/
<hw>bize</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a dry cold north wind in southeastern
France.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bise.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bizet</ent><br/
<hw>Bi*zet"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Bezel</er>.]</ety> <def>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 <er>Brilliant</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bizonal</ent><br/
<hw>bi*zon"al</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or concerned with
the combined affairs of two administrative zones.</def>
<illu><ex>Bizonal</ex> currency was used in occupied Germany after World
War II</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bk</ent><br/
<hw>Bk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the chemical symbol for
<er>berkelium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blab</ent><br/
<hw>Blab</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/b)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blabbed</conjf> (bl<acr/bd); <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blabbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OE.
<ets>blaberen</ets>, or Dan. <ets>blabbre</ets>, G. <ets>plappern</ets>,
Gael. <ets>blabaran</ets> a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf.
also <er>Blubber</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To utter or tell
unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or
trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with
<ptcl>out</ptcl>.</def> <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And yonder a vile physician <qex>blabbing</qex><br/
The case of his patient.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blab</ent><br/
<hw>Blab</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To talk thoughtlessly or without
discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She must burst or <qex>blab</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blab</ent><br/
<hw>Blab</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blabbe</ets>.]</ety>
<def>One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.</def> <ldquo/Avoided as a
<xex>blab</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For who will open himself to a <qex>blab</qex> or a babbler.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blabber</ent><br/
<hw>Blab"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>one who blabr; a
tattler; a telltale.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blabbermouth.</syn>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blabbermouth</ent><br/
<hw>blabbermouth</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who gossips
indiscreetly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blabber, tattletale, taleteller, talebearer,
telltale.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blabbermouthed</ent><br/
<hw>blabbermouthed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tending to talk
excessively.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bigmouthed, blabby, talkative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>prone to revealing secrets; -- of people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> leaky, talebearing(prenominal),
tattling(prenominal).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blabby</ent><br/
<hw>blab"by</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>blabbermouthed</er>
1.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, talkative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaberus</ent><br/
<hw>Blaberus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of insects consisting of
giant cockroaches.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blaberus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black</ent><br/
<hw>Black</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blak</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<ae/c</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>blakkr</ets>
dark, swarthy, Sw. <ets>bl<aum/ck</ets> ink, Dan. <ets>bl<ae/k</ets>,
OHG. <ets>blach</ets>, LG. & D. <ets>blaken</ets> to burn with a black
smoke. Not akin to AS. <ets>bl<amac/c</ets>, E. <ets>bleak</ets> pallid.
<root/98.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <ant>white</ant>; characterized by such a
color; <as>as, <ex>black</ex> cloth; <ex>black</ex> hair or
eyes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O night, with hue so <qex>black</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in
darkness; very dark or gloomy; <as>as, a <ex>black</ex> night; the
heavens <ex>black</ex> with clouds</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I spy a <qex>black</qex>, suspicious, threatening cloud.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;
destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel;
mournful; calamitous; horrible.</def> <ldquo/This day's <xex>black</xex>
fate.<rdquo/ <ldquo/<xex>Black</xex> villainy.<rdquo/ <ldquo/Arise,
<xex>black</xex> vengeance.<rdquo/ <ldquo/Black day.<rdquo/
<ldquo/<xex>Black</xex> despair.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening;
sullen; foreboding; <as>as, to regard one with <ex>black</ex>
looks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Black</xex> is often used in self-explaining
compound words; as, <xex>black-</xex>eyed, <xex>black-</xex>faced,
<xex>black-</xex>haired, <xex>black-</xex>visaged.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Black act</b></col>, <cd>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 <xex>black acts</xex>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black angel</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the West
Indies and Florida (<spn>Holacanthus tricolor</spn>), with the head and
tail yellow, and the middle of the body black.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
antimony</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the black sulphide of
antimony, <chform>Sb2S3</chform>, used in pyrotechnics, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Black bear</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common American
bear (<spn>Ursus Americanus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Black
beast</b></col>. <cd>See <er>B<ecir/te noire</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common large cockroach
(<spn>Blatta orientalis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Black bonnet</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the black-headed bunting (<spn>Embriza
Sch<oe/niclus</spn>) of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Black canker</b></col>,
<cd>a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of
caterpillar.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but
larger. See <er>Fisher</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cattle</b></col>,
<cd>any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy
cattle.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Black cherry</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Cherry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black cockatoo</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the palm cockatoo. See <er>Cockatoo</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Black copper</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Melaconite</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Black currant</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Currant</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black diamond</b></col>.
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Carbonado</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
draught</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a cathartic medicine, composed
of senna and magnesia.</cd> -- <col><b>Black drop</b></col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation
consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.</cd> --
<col><b>Black earth</b></col>, <cd>mold; earth of a dark color.</cd>
<au>Woodward.</au> -- <col><b>Black flag</b></col>, <cd>the flag of a
pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of
defiance.</cd> -- <col><b>Black flea</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
flea beetle (<spn>Haltica nemorum</spn>) injurious to turnips.</cd> --
<col><b>Black flux</b></col>, <cd>a mixture of carbonate of potash and
charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of
niter.</cd> <au>Brande & C.</au> -- <col><b>Black Forest</b></col>
<ety>[a translation of G. <ets>Schwarzwald</ets>]</ety>, <cd>a forest in
Baden and W<uum/rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian
forest.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Black game</b></col>, or <col><b>Black
grouse</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Blackcock</er>,
<er>Grouse</er>, and <er>Heath grouse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a grasslike rush of the species
<spn>Juncus Gerardi</spn>, growing on salt marshes, and making good
hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Black gum</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See <er>Tupelo</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black Hamburg (grape)</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a sweet
and juicy variety of dark purple or <ldquo/black<rdquo/ grape.</cd> --
<col><b>Black horse</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the
Mississippi valley (<spn>Cycleptus elongatus</spn>), of the sucker
family; the Missouri sucker.</cd> -- <col><b>Black lemur</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Lemurniger</spn> of Madagascar; the
<altname>acoumbo</altname> of the natives.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
list</b></col>, <cd>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 <er>Blacklist</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd> --
<col><b>Black manganese</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the black
oxide of manganese, <chform>MnO2</chform>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
Maria</b></col>, <cd>the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to
or from jail.</cd> -- <col><b>Black martin</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the chimney swift. See <er>Swift</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
moss</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common so-called long moss of
the southern United States. See <er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black oak</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Oak</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black ocher</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Wad</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black pigment</b></col>, <cd>a very fine, light carbonaceous
substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of
printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.</cd> --
<col><b>Black plate</b></col>, <cd>sheet iron before it is tinned.</cd>
<au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Black quarter</b></col>, <cd>malignant
anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an
ox.</cd> -- <col><b>Black rat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>one of
the species of rats (<spn>Mus rattus</spn>), commonly infesting
houses.</cd> -- <col><b>Black rent</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Blackmail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
rust</b></col>, <cd>a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter
is deposited in the fissures of the grain.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
sheep</b></col>, <cd>one in a family or company who is unlike the rest,
and makes trouble.</cd> -- <col><b>Black silver</b></col>.
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Silver</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
and tan</b></col>, <cd>black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish
brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs.</cd> --
<col><b>Black tea</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Tea</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Black tin</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>tin ore
(cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It
is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand.</cd> <au>Knight.</au>
-- <col><b>Black walnut</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Walnut</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Black warrior</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an American
hawk (<spn>Buteo Harlani</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy;
swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black</ent><br/
<hw>Black</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sullenly;
threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black</ent><br/
<hw>Black</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is destitute
of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all
color; <as>as, a cloth has a good <ex>black</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Black</qex> is the badge of hell,<br/
The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A black pigment or dye.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or
shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African
races.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A black garment or dress; <as>as, she wears
<ex>black</ex></as></def>; <pluf>pl.</pluf> <mark>(Obs.)</mark>
<def>Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Friends weeping, and <qex>blacks</qex>, and obsequies, and the
like show death terrible.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That was the full time they used to wear <qex>blacks</qex> for the
death of their fathers.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. North.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The part of a thing which is distinguished from the
rest by being black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>black</qex> or sight of the eye.</q> <rj><qau>Sir K.
Digby.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A stain; a spot; a smooch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly <qex>blacks</qex> of
lust.</q> <rj><qau>Rowley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Black and white</b></col>, <cd>writing or print; <as>as,
I must have that statement in <ex>black and white</ex></as>.</cd> --
<col><b>Blue black</b></col>, <cd>a pigment of a blue black color.</cd>
-- <col><b>Ivory black</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Berlin black</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Berlin</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black</ent><br/
<hw>Black</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blacked</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Black</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Blacken</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To make black; to blacken; to soil; to
sully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They have their teeth <qex>blacked</qex>, both men and women, for
they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black
theirs.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sins which <qex>black</qex> thy soul.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by
applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackamoor</ent><br/
<hw>Black"a*moor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>Moor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A negro or
negress.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-and-blue</ent><br/
<ent>black and blue</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>black and blue</hw>, <hw>black-and-blue</hw></mhw>
<pos>adj.</pos> <def>discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of
skin.</def> <illu><ex>livid</ex> bruises</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> livid.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black and blue</ent><br/
<hw>black and blue</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the dark color of a bruise in
the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue.</def> <ldquo/To
pinch the slatterns <xex>black and blue</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Hudibras.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black and white</ent><br/
<ent>black-and-white</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>black-and-white</hw>, <hw>black and white</hw></mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <def>print or writing, especially the result of the
printing process.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> print.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black and white</ent><br/
<ent>black-and-white</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>black-and-white</hw>, <hw>black and white</hw></mhw>
<pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Photography, Imaging; Printing)</fld>
<def>depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also
called <altname>monochromatic</altname> and
<altname>monochrome</altname>; -- of images. Opposite of
<ant>color</ant> or <ant>in color</ant>, and contrasting with
<contr>polychrome</contr> <contr>technicolor</contr>
<contr>three-color</contr>; <as>as, a <ex>black-and-white</ex> TV;
<ex>black-and-white</ex> film; the movie <ldquo/Schindler's List<rdquo/
was shot in <ex>black and white</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black and white, monochromatic,
monochrome.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black art</ent><br/
<hw>Black" art`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The art practiced by conjurers
and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy,
under the idea that the latter term was derived from <ets>niger</ets>
black, instead of <grk>nekro`s</grk>, a dead person, and
<grk>mantei`a</grk>, divination. <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj> </note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-a-vised</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-a-vised`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Dark-visaged; swart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackball</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ball`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking
impressions of engraved work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative
in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackball</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ball`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blackballed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blackballing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was <qex>blackballed</qex> at two clubs in succession.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with
blacking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackband</ent><br/
<hw>Black"band`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous
matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black bass</ent><br/
<hw>Black" bass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus
<gen>Micropterus</gen>. The small-mouthed kind is <spn>Micropterus
dolomie<imac/</spn>; the large-mouthed is <spn>Micropterus
salmoides</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sea bass. See <er>Blackfish</er>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black belt</ent><br/
<hw>Black" belt`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<ecr/lt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Martial arts)</fld> <def>a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic,
gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the
plot.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackberry</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<ecr/r*r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>blakberye</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<ae/cberie</ets>;
<ets>bl<ae/c</ets> black + <ets>berie</ets> berry.]</ety> <def>The fruit
of several species of bramble (<gen>Rubus</gen>); also, the plant
itself. <spn>Rubus fruticosus</spn> is the blackberry of England;
<spn>Rubus villosus</spn> and <spn>Rubus Canadensis</spn> are the high
blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other
kinds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackberry-lily</ent><br/
<hw>blackberry-lily</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>garden plant whose capsule
discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackbird</ent><br/
<hw>Black"bird</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In England, a species of thrush (<spn>Turdus
merula</spn>), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the
name is given to several birds, as the <spn>Quiscalus versicolor</spn>,
or crow blackbird; the <spn>Agel<ae/us ph<oe/niceus</spn>, or red-winged
blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See
<er>Redwing</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackbird</ent><br/
<hw>Black"bird</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Among slavers and
pirates, a negro or Polynesian.</def> <mark>[Cant,
pejorative]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A native of any of the islands near Queensland; --
called also <altname>Kanaka</altname>.</def> <mark>[Australia,
pejorative]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackbird</ent><br/
<hw>Black"bird</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<def>to engage in the slave trade.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackbirder</ent><br/
<hw>Black"bird*er</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<etil/rd*<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A slave ship; a slaver.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>F. T. Bullen.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackbirding</ent><br/
<hw>Black"bird*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The kidnapping
of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of collecting natives of the
islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar
plantations.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackboard</ent><br/
<hw>Black"board`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<omac/rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>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;
writing on the slate boards 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, usually
called <altname>chalkboards</altname> are nevertheless still sometimes
referred to as <ex>blackboards</ex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black book</ent><br/
<hw>Black" book`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k" b<oocr/k`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 151 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority,
compiled in the reign of Edw. III.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>
<au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Any book which treats of necromancy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A book containing a <er>black list</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>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 <cref>little black book</cref>.</def> <mark>[jocose]</mark>
<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black box</ent><br/
<hw>Black" box`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"b<ocr/ks`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to treat the meter as a <ex>black box</ex> and take
its readings on faith</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(aviation)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<note>They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not actually
black.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-browed</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-browed`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"broud`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening;
forbidding.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackburnian warbler</ent><br/
<hw>Black*bur"ni*an war"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Named from Mrs.
<etsep>Blackburn</etsep>, an English lady.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A beautiful warbler of the United States (<spn>Dendroica
Blackburni<ae/</spn>). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow,
and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow
breast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackcap</ent><br/
<hw>Black"cap`</hw> <pr>(-k<acr/p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small European song bird
(<spn>Sylvia atricapilla</spn>), with a black crown; the mock
nightingale.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An American titmouse (<spn>Parus
atricapillus</spn>); the chickadee. Also called the <altname>black-cap
chickadee</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>An apple roasted till black, to
be served in a dish of boiled custard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The black raspberry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackcap chickadee</ent><br/
<hw>black"cap` chick"a*dee`</hw> <def>Same as <er>black
cap</er>{1b}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackcoat</ent><br/
<hw>Black"coat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clergyman; --
familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a
<xex>redcoat</xex> or a <xex>bluecoat</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackcock</ent><br/
<hw>Black"cock`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The male of the European black grouse (<spn>Tetrao tetrix</spn>,
Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called <xex>gray
hen</xex>. See <er>Heath grouse</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black comedy</ent><br/
<hw>Black" com`e*dy</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k" k<ocr/m`<ecr/d*<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>a comedy that treats of morbid,
tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the
plot.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black death</ent><br/
<hw>Black" death`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A pestilence which ravaged
Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacken</ent><br/
<hw>Black"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blackened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blackening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Black</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Black</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or render black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While the long funerals <qex>blacken</qex> all the way.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make dark; to darken; to cloud.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Blackened</xex> the whole heavens.<rdquo/
<rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make
infamous; <as>as, vice <ex>blackens</ex> the character</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander;
calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacken</ent><br/
<hw>Black"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow black or
dark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackener</ent><br/
<hw>Black"en*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
blackens.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having black
eyes.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-eyed Susan</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-eyed` Su"san</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The
coneflower, or yellow daisy (<spn>Rudbeckia hirta</spn>).</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bladder ketmie.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-faced</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackfeet</ent><br/
<hw>Black"feet`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Ethn.)</fld> <def>A tribe of North American Indians formerly
inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the
Saskatchewan, but now much reduced in numbers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackfin</ent><br/
<hw>Black"fin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bluefin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackfish</ent><br/
<hw>Black"fish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small kind of whale, of the genus
<gen>Globicephalus</gen>, of several species. The most common is
<spn>Globicephalus melas</spn>. Also sometimes applied to other whales
of larger size.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The tautog of New England
(<gen>Tautoga</gen>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The black sea bass
(<spn>Centropristis atrarius</spn>) of the Atlantic coast. It is
excellent food fish; -- locally called also <altname>black
Harry</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of southern Europe
(<spn>Centrolophus pompilus</spn>) of the Mackerel family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The female salmon in the spawning
season.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is locally applied to other fishes.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Flags</ent><br/
<hw>Black Flags</hw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackfly</ent><br/
<ent>black fly</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>black fly</hw>, <hw>blackfly</hw></mhw>, <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly
of the genus <gen>Simulium</gen> of several species, exceedingly
abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; -- called also
<altname>buffalo gnat</altname>. The larv<ae/ are aquatic. It sucks the
blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (<spn>Aphis
fab<ae/</spn>), which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called
also <altname>bean aphid</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackfoot</ent><br/
<hw>Black"foot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Blackfeet; <as>as, a <ex>Blackfoot</ex> Indian</as>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A Blackfoot Indian.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-footed ferret</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-foot`ed fer"ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a
weasellike mammal (<spn>Mustela nigripes</spn>) 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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black friar</ent><br/
<ent>Blackfriar</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Black"fri`ar</hw>, <hw>Black" fri`ar</hw></mhw>
<pr>(bl<acr/k"fr<imac/`<etil/r)</pr>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A friar of
the Dominican order, so named because wearing the black mantle of the
Dominicans; -- called also <altname>predicant</altname> and
<altname>preaching friar</altname>; in France,
<altname>Jacobin</altname>. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Dominican.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Friday</ent><br/
<hw>Black Friday</hw>. <def>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, and especially October 29, 1929,
when a dramatic drop in stock prices contributed to the factors which
began the great depression of the 1930's.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>The last week of October 1929 remains forever imprinted in the
American memory.<br/
It was, of course, the week of the Great Crash, the stock market
collapse that signaled the collapse of the world economy and the Great
Depression of the 1930s. From an all-time high of 381 in early September
1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average drifted down to a level of 326 on
October 22, then, in a series of traumatic selling waves, to 230 in the
course of the following six trading days.<br/
The stock market's drop was far from over; it continued its sickening
slide for nearly three more years, reaching an ultimate low of 41 in
July 1932. But it was that last week of October 1929 that burned itself
into the American consciousness. After a decade of unprecedented boom
and prosperity, there suddenly was panic, fear, a yawning gap in the
American fabric. The party was over.</q> <qau>Wall street Journal,
October 28, 1977</qau><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackguard</ent><br/
<hw>Black"guard</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/g"g<aum/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>guard</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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
<ldquo/black guard<rdquo/; also, the servants and hangers-on of an
army.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A lousy slave, that . . . rode with the <qex>black guard</qex> in
the duke's carriage, 'mongst spits and dripping pans.</q>
<rj><qau>Webster (1612).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or
community, collectively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person of stained or low character, esp. one who
uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel;
a rough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of
his class deserves to be called a <qex>blackguard</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackguard</ent><br/
<hw>Black"guard`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blackguarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blackguarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To revile or abuse in
scurrilous language.</def> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackguard</ent><br/
<hw>Black"guard</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scurrilous; abusive; low;
worthless; vicious; <as>as, <ex>blackguard</ex> language</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackguardism</ent><br/
<hw>Black"guard*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The conduct
or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackguardly</ent><br/
<hw>Black"guard*ly</hw>, <pos>adv. & a.</pos> <def>In the manner of or
resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-haired</ent><br/
<hw>black-haired</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having black head hair; -- of
people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dark-haired, raven-haired.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Hamburg</ent><br/
<hw>Black Ham"burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A sweet and juicy variety of
European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown under glass
in northern latitudes.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Hand</ent><br/
<hw>Black Hand</hw>. <ety>[A trans. of Sp. <ets>mano negra</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish anarchistic society, many of the members of
which were imprisoned in 1883.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among
Italians.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackhead</ent><br/
<hw>Black"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The scaup duck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackheart</ent><br/
<hw>Black"heart`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A heart-shaped
cherry with a very dark-colored skin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-hearted</ent><br/
<hw>black"-heart`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a wicked, malignant
disposition; morally bad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black hole</ent><br/
<hw>black" hole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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
<altname>Black Hole of Calcutta</altname>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods, and ferules,
and the <qex>black hole</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics, Astron.)</fld> <def>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 <cref>event
horizon</cref>). 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 <ex>black holes</ex>. Some theorists suggest that
the centers of many galaxies may have large black holes at their cores.
See also <er>escape velocity</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[from the astronomical <ets>black hole</ets>.]</ety>
<def>a place into which things may enter, but can never emerge.</def>
<mark>[Fig., Jocose]</mark> "He was so disorganized his office was a
<xex>black hole</xex>."<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blacking</ent><br/
<hw>black"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any preparation for
making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and
shoes, or to stoves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of making black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackish</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-jack</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-jack`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; --
called also <altname>false galena</altname>. See
<er>Blende</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines,
spirits, ground coffee, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large leather vessel for beer, etc.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Quercus nigra</spn>, or
barren oak.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The ensign of a pirate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black lead</ent><br/
<hw>Black` lead"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Plumbago; graphite. It leaves
a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See <er>Graphite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-lead</ent><br/
<ent>Blacklead</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Black`lead"</hw>, <hw>black-lead</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To coat or to polish with black lead (graphite).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackleg</ent><br/
<hw>Black"leg`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
notorious gambler.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a
settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the
neck.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black letter</ent><br/
<hw>Black" let`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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 <er>Type</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-letter</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-let`ter</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Written or
printed in black letter; <as>as, a <ex>black-letter</ex> manuscript or
book</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to the study of books in black letter; that
is, of old books; out of date.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Kemble, a <qex>black-letter</qex> man!</q> <rj><qau>J.
Boaden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not
marked with red letters as saints' days; -- compare
<contr>red-letter</contr>.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Unlucky;
inauspicious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacklist</ent><br/
<hw>Black"list`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>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>as, to
<ex>blacklist</ex> a workman who has been discharged</as>. See
<cref>Black list</cref>, under <er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If you <qex>blacklist</qex> us, we will boycott you.</q>
<rj><qau>John Swinton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black lung disease</ent><br/
<ent>black lung</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>black lung</hw> <hw>black lung disease</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>the popular name for a form of the
chronic lung disease <er>pneumoconiosis</er> 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
(<er>pneumomelanosis</er>) of those affected with the disease. See also
the related condition <er>anthracosis</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackly</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a black manner; darkly, in
color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously.</def> <ldquo/Deeds so
<xex>blackly</xex> grim and horrid.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackmail</ent><br/
<hw>Black"mail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>mail</ets> a piece of money.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation;
also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation,
exposure, or censure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Black rent, or rent paid in
corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to <ldquo/white rent<rdquo/,
which paid in silver.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To levy blackmail</b></col>, <cd>to extort money by
threats, as of injury to one's reputation.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackmail</ent><br/
<hw>Black"mail`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blackmailed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blackmailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To extort money from by
exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to
reputation, distress of mind, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>blackmail</ex> a
merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud</as>.</def> <mark>[U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackmailer</ent><br/
<hw>Black"mail`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackmailing</ent><br/
<hw>Black"mail`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of
extorting money by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as
injury to reputation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Maria</ent><br/
<hw>Black" Ma*ri"a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>a <er>paddy
wagon</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> patrol wagon, paddy wagon.</syn>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black market</ent><br/
<hw>black market</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the illicit buying
and selling of goods, in violation of price controls, rationing, tax
laws, prohibition of sale, etc.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or
the entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a whole;
<as>as, the <ex>black market</ex> accounts for twenty percent of the
Ukrainian economy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-market</ent><br/
<hw>black-market</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>distributed or sold
illicitly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bootleg, contraband, smuggled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Monday</ent><br/
<hw>Black" Mon`day</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Stow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on
<qex>Black Monday</qex> last.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first Monday after the holidays; -- so called by
English schoolboys.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black monk</ent><br/
<hw>Black" monk`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A Benedictine monk.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackmoor</ent><br/
<hw>Black"moor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Blackamoor</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black-mouthed</ent><br/
<hw>Black"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Using foul
or scurrilous language; slanderous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackness</ent><br/
<hw>Black"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being
black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They're darker now than <qex>blackness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Donne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackout</ent><br/
<hw>blackout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a suspension of radio
or tv broadcasting.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any darkness resulting from the extinction of
lights.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the failure of electric power for a general region
sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brownout, dimout.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a momentary loss of consciousness.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>partial or total loss of memory.</def> <illu>he has
a total <ex>blackout</ex> for events of the evening</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amnesia, memory loss.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a period during which artificial lighting is
forbidden, as in a city as a precaution against an air raid.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>the darkening of all stage
lights, as at then end of a performance or between acts.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>suppression of information distribution; <as>as,
there was a <ex>blackout</ex> on news from the military for the first
day of the Gulf War</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black out</ent><br/
<hw>black out</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to experience a temporary loss
of consciousness, memory, or vision.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black out</ent><br/
<hw>black out</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to cause to become
black, such as a stage, a computer screen, or a city.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to impose a blackout on (news or a sports
event).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to make (a written text) illegible by applying a
black ink over it; to blot out.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to suppress (a memory).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackpoll</ent><br/
<hw>Black"poll`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>poll</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A warbler of the United States (<spn>Dendroica
striata</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black pudding</ent><br/
<hw>Black" pud"ding</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A kind of sausage made of
blood, suet, etc., thickened with meal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And fat black <qex>puddings</qex>, -- proper food,<br/
For warriors that delight in blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Rod</ent><br/
<hw>Black" Rod`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>the usher to the
Chapter of the Garter, so called from the <ets>black rod</ets> which he
carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of
Lords.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An usher in the
legislature of British colonies.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Committed to the custody of the <qex>Black Rod</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackroot</ent><br/
<hw>Black"root`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Colicroot</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacks</ent><br/
<hw>Blacks</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soot flying in the air.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Black garments, etc. See <er>Black</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacksalter</ent><br/
<hw>Black"salt`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes
crude potash, or black salts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black salts</ent><br/
<hw>Black" salts`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Crude potash.</def>
<rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacksmith</ent><br/
<hw>Black"smith`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> (in allusion to the color of the metal) +
<ets>smith</ets>. Cf. <er>Whitesmith</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils,
horseshoes, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q> The <qex>blacksmith</qex> may forge what he pleases.</q>
<rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Pacific coast
(<spn>Chromis punctipinnis</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Heliastes
punctipinnis</spn>), of a blackish color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacksnake</ent><br/
<ent>Black snake</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Black" snake`</hw> <pr>(sn<amac/k)</pr> <it>or</it>
<hw>Black"snake</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United
States, the <spn>Bascanium constrictor</spn>, or racer, sometimes six
feet long, and the <spn>Scotophis Alleghaniensis</spn>, seven or eight
feet long.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as <spn>Natrix atra</spn> of Jamaica.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black Spanish</ent><br/
<hw>Black Spanish</hw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackstrap</ent><br/
<hw>Black"strap`</hw> <pr>(-str<acr/p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and
molasses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No <qex>blackstrap</qex> to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.</q>
<rj><qau>Judd.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean;
-- so called by sailors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blacktail</ent><br/
<hw>Black"tail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Black</ets> + <ets>tail</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish; the ruff or pope.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The black-tailed deer
(<spn>Cervus Columbianus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Cariacus
Columbianus</spn>) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the
Rocky Mountains. See <er>Mule deer</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackthorn</ent><br/
<hw>Black"thorn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (<spn>Prunus
spinosa</spn>), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums,
which are called sloes; the sloe.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of
<gen>Crat<ae/gus</gen> or hawthorn (<spn>Crat<ae/gus tomentosa</spn>).
Both are used for hedges.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>black-tie</ent><br/
<hw>black-tie</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>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 <contr>white-tie</contr>, for
a fully formal occasion, and with <contr>informal</contr>, and
<contr>casual</contr>.</def> <illu>a <ex>black-tie</ex>
dinner</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> semi-formal, semiformal.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blacktop</ent><br/
<hw>blacktop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bituminous material
used for providing a smooth paving to a road.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the surface of a road paved with
blacktop{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blacktopped</ent><br/
<hw>blacktopped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>paved with a bituminous
material; -- of roads or paths; <as>as, a <ex>blacktopped</ex>
driveway</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Black vomit</ent><br/
<hw>Black" vom"it</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A copious
vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one
of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackwash</ent><br/
<ent>Black wash</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Black" wash`</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"w<ocr/sh)</pr> <it>or</it>
<hw>Black"wash</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wash that blackens, as opposed to
<contr>whitewash</contr>; hence, figuratively, calumny.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To remove as far as he can the modern layers of <qex>black
wash</qex>, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen.</q>
<rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackwash</ent><br/
<hw>black"wash</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"w<ocr/sh)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>defame</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to color with blackwash.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackwater State</ent><br/
<hw>Black"wa`ter State</hw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blackwater</ent><br/
<hw>black"wa*ter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several human or animal
diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of
red blood cells; -- used especially of <styp><col><b>blackwater
fever</b></col></styp>, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood
parasite <spn>Plasmodium falciparum</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackwood</ent><br/
<hw>Black"wood</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/k"w<oocr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian black wood
is from the tree <spn>Dalbergia latifolia</spn>.</def>
<rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blackwork</ent><br/
<hw>Black"work`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work wrought by
blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by
whitesmiths.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladder</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"der</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/d"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>bleddre</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<aemac/dre</ets>,
<ets>bl<aemac/ddre</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bla<edh/ra</ets>, SW.
<ets>bl<aum/ddra</ets>, Dan. <ets>bl<ae/re</ets>, D. <ets>blaar</ets>,
OHG. <ets>bl<amac/tara</ets> the bladder in the body of animals, G.
<ets>blatter</ets> blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS.
<ets>bl<amac/wan</ets>, E. <ets>blow</ets>, to puff. See <er>Blow</er>
to puff.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bag or sac in animals, which
serves as the receptacle of some fluid; <as>as, the urinary
<ex>bladder</ex>; the gall <ex>bladder</ex></as>; -- applied especially
to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and
inflated with air.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with
air, or a thin, watery fluid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A distended, membranaceous
pericarp.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.</def>
<ldquo/To swim with <xex>bladders</xex> of philosophy.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Rochester.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bladder nut</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Bladder
tree</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of plants
(<spn>Staphylea</spn>) with bladderlike seed pods.</cd> --
<col><b>Bladder pod</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of low
herbs (<spn>Vesicaria</spn>) with inflated seed pods.</cd> --
<col><b>Bladdor senna</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of shrubs
(<spn>Colutea</spn>), with membranaceous, inflated pods.</cd> --
<col><b>Bladder worm</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of any
species of tapeworm (<gen>T<ae/nia</gen>), found in the flesh or other
parts of animals. See <er>Measle</er>, <er>Cysticercus</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Bladder wrack</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common black
rock weed of the seacoast (<spn>Fucus nodosus</spn> and <spn>Fucus
vesiculosus</spn>) -- called also <altname>bladder tangle</altname>. See
<er>Wrack</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladder</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bladdered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bladdering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell out like
a bladder with air; to inflate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>G.
Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put up in bladders; <as>as, <ex>bladdered</ex>
lard</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bladderlike</ent><br/
<hw>blad"der*like</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>similar to a
bladder.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bladdery.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bladdernose</ent><br/
<hw>blad"der*nose</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a medium-sized blackish-gray
seal (<spn>Cystophora cristata</spn>) with a large inflatable sac on the
head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hooded seal.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bladderpod</ent><br/
<hw>blad"der*pod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a North American
wild lobelia (<spn>Lobelia inflata</spn>) having small blue flowers and
inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Indian tobacco.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of a number of annual or perennial herbs with
inflated seed pods; some are placed in the genus
<gen>Lesquerella</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any of several plants of the genus
<gen>Physaria</gen> having racemose yellow flowers and inflated
pods.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>any of several hairy North American herbs having
yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladderwort</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus (<gen>Utricularia</gen>) of aquatic or marshy plants, which
usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These
serve as traps for minute animals. See <er>Ascidium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bladderwrack</ent><br/
<hw>bladderwrack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>similar to and
found with black rockweed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ascophyllum nodosum.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as
manure.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus
vesiculosus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladdery</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"der*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having bladders;
also, resembling a bladder.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blade</ent><br/
<hw>Blade</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blade</ets>, <ets>blad</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<ae/d</ets> leaf; akin to
OS., D., Dan., & Sw. <ets>blad</ets>, Icel. <ets>bla<edh/</ets>, OHG.
<ets>blat</ets>, G. <ets>blatt</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>folium</ets>,
Gr. <grk>fy`llon</grk>. The root is prob. the same as that of AS.
<ets>bl<omac/wan</ets>, E. <ets>blow</ets>, to blossom. See
<er>Blow</er> to blossom, and cf. <er>Foil</er> leaf of
metal.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>The crimson dulse . . . with its waving <qex>blade</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>First the <qex>blade</qex>, then ear, after that the full corn in
the ear.</q> <rj><qau>Mark iv. 28.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cutting part of an instrument; <as>as, the
<ex>blade</ex> of a knife or a sword</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The broad part of an oar; also, one of the
projecting arms of a screw propeller.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The scapula or shoulder blade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The principal
rafters of a roof.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow;
-- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He saw a turnkey in a trice<br/
Fetter a troublesome <qex>blade</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The flat part of the tongue immediately behind the
tip, or point.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/Lower <qex>blade</qex><rdquo/ implies, of course, the lower
instead of the upper surface of the tongue.</q> <rj><qau>H.
Sweet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>


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<p><ent>Blade</ent><br/
<hw>Blade</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish
with a blade.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blade</ent><br/
<hw>Blade</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To put forth or have a
blade.</def><br/
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<p><q>As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded<br/
As ever in the Muses' garden <qex>bladed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bladebone</ent><br/
<hw>Blade"bone`</hw> <pr>(-b<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
scapula. See <er>Blade</er>, 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladed</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"ed</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/d"<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a blade or blades; <as>as, a two-<ex>bladed</ex>
knife</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Decking with liquid pearl the <qex>bladed</qex> grass.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divested of blades; <as>as, <ex>bladed</ex>
corn</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of long and narrow
plates, shaped like the blade of a knife.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bladefish</ent><br/
<hw>Blade"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A long, thin, marine fish of Europe (<spn>Trichiurus
lepturus</spn>); the ribbon fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bladesmith</ent><br/
<hw>Blade"smith`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sword
cutler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blady</ent><br/
<hw>Blad"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of
blades.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Blady</xex> grass.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blae</ent><br/
<hw>Bl<ae/</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Blue</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Blaeberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bl<ae/"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bl<ae/</ets> + <ets>berry</ets>; akin to Icel
<ets>bl<amac/ber</ets>, Sw. <ets>bl<aring/b<aum/r</ets>, D.
<ets>blaab<ae/r</ets>. Cf. <er>Blueberry</er>.]</ety> <def>The
bilberry.</def> <mark>[North of Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Blague</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blague</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blain</ent><br/
<hw>Blain</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blein</ets>, <ets>bleyn</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<emac/gen</ets>; akin to
Dan. <ets>blegn</ets>, D. <ets>blein</ets>; perh. fr. the same root as
E. <ets>bladder</ets>. See <er>Bladder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Blotches and <qex>blains</qex> must all his flesh emboss.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A bladder growing on the root of
the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the
breath.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blamable</ent><br/
<hw>Blam"a*ble</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/m"<adot/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bl<acir/mable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deserving of censure;
faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Blam"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Blam"a*bly</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blame</ent><br/
<hw>Blame</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blamed</conjf> <pr>(bl<amac/md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blamen</ets>, F. <ets>bl<acir/mer</ets>, OF. <ets>blasmer</ets>, fr.
L. <ets>blasphemare</ets> to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr.
<grk>blasfhmei^n</grk> to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr.
<grk>bla`sfhmos</grk> evil speaking, perh, for <grk>blapsi`fhmos</grk>;
<grk>bla`psis</grk> injury (fr. <grk>bla`ptein</grk> to injure) +
<grk>fh`mh</grk> a saying, fr. <grk>fa`nai</grk> to say. Cf.
<er>Blaspheme</er>, and see <er>Fame</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find
fault with; to reproach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We have none to <qex>blame</qex> but ourselves.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring reproach upon; to blemish.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q> She . . . <qex>blamed</qex> her noble blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To blame</b></col>, <cd>to be blamed, or deserving blame;
in fault; as, the conductor was <xex>to blame</xex> for the
accident.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You were <qex>to blame</qex>, I must be plain with you.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blame</ent><br/
<hw>Blame</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blame</ets>, fr. F.
<ets>bl<acir/me</ets>, OF. <ets>blasme</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<acir/mer</ets>,
OF. <ets>blasmer</ets>, to blame. See <er>Blame</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An expression of disapprobation
fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault;
censure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let me bear the <qex>blame</qex> forever.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xiiii.
9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is deserving of censure or
disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Holy and without <qex>blame</qex> before him in love.</q>
<rj><qau>Eph. i. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hurt; injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach;
fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blameable</ent><br/
<hw>blame"a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>blameworthy</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable,
culpable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blameful</ent><br/
<hw>Blame"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Faulty; meriting blame.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying
censure; faultfinding; censorious.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blame"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Blame"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blameless</ent><br/
<hw>Blame"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from blame; without fault;
innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A bishop then must be <qex>blameless</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim.
iii. 2.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Blameless</qex> still of arts that polish to deprave.</q>
<rj><qau>Mallet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We will be <qex>blameless</qex> of this thine oath.</q>
<rj><qau>Josh. ii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished;
inculpable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Blameless</er>, <er>Spotless</er>,
<er>Faultless</er>, <er>Stainless</er>. We speak of a thing as
<xex>blameless</xex> when it is free from blame, or the just imputation
of fault; as, a <xex>blameless</xex> life or character. The others are
stronger. We speak of a thing as <xex>faultless</xex>,
<xex>stainless</xex>, or <xex>spotless</xex>, only when we mean that it
is absolutely <xex>without</xex> fault or blemish; as, a
<xex>spotless</xex> or <xex>stainless</xex> reputation; a
<xex>faultless</xex> course of conduct. The last three words apply only
to the general character, while <xex>blameless</xex> may be used in
reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly
<xex>blameless</xex>. We also apply <xex>faultless</xex> to personal
appearance; as, a <xex>faultless</xex> figure; which can not be done in
respect to any of the other words.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blamelessly</ent><br/
<hw>Blame"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blameless
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blamelessness</ent><br/
<hw>Blame"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being blameless; innocence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blamer</ent><br/
<hw>Blam"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
blames.</def> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blameworthy</ent><br/
<hw>Blame"wor`thy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deserving
blame; culpable; reprehensible.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Blame"wor`thi*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanc</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blanc</hw> <pr>(bl<aum/N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
white.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A white cosmetic.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used
esp. for braised meat.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blancard</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"card</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/<nsm/"k<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., fr. <ets>blanc</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A kind of linen cloth
made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is
woven.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/nch)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blanched</conjf>
<pr>(bl<adot/ncht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blanching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blanchen</ets>,
<ets>blaunchen</ets>, F. <ets>blanchir</ets>, fr. <ets>blanc</ets>
white. See <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach;
<as>as, to <ex>blanch</ex> linen; age has <ex>blanched</ex> his
hair</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>To bleach by excluding the
light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying
them together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Confectionery & Cookery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To
make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; <as>as, to
<ex>blanch</ex> almonds</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping,
in the process of coining.).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of
tin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to;
to whitewash; to palliate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Blanch</qex> over the blackest and most absurd things.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Blanch</er>, <er>Whiten</er>.</syn>
<usage> To <xex>whiten</xex> is the generic term, denoting, to render
white; as, to <xex>whiten</xex> 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
<xex>blanch</xex> is to whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to
<xex>blanch</xex> linen. So the cheek is <xex>blanched</xex> by fear, i.
e., by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/nch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or
become white; <as>as, his cheek <ex>blanched</ex> with fear; the rose
<ex>blanches</ex> in the sun</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[Bones] <qex>blanching</qex> on the grass.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blench</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave
unnoticed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man
might express his malice and <qex>blanch</qex> his danger.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I suppose you will not <qex>blanch</qex> Paris in your way.</q>
<rj><qau>Reliq. Wot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to turn aside or back; <as>as, to
<ex>blanch</ex> a deer</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use evasion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Books will speak plain, when counselors <qex>blanch</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Ore, not in
masses, but mixed with other minerals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanchard lathe</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"chard lathe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[After Thomas
<etsep>Blanchard</etsep>, American inventor.]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blancher</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch"er</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/nch"<etil/e)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals
and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this
purpose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blancher</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, frightens
away or turns aside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And Gynecia, a <qex>blancher</qex>, which kept the dearest deer
from her.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And so even now hath he divers <qex>blanchers</qex> belonging to
the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.</q>
<rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanch holding</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch" hold`ing</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/nch" h<omac/ld`<icr/ng)</pr>.
<fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A mode of tenure by the payment of a small
duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanchimeter</ent><br/
<hw>Blanch*im"e*ter</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/nch*<icr/m"<esl/*t<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[1st <ets>blanch</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<def>An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime
and potash; a chlorometer.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blancmange</ent><br/
<hw>Blanc*mange"</hw> <pr>(bl<aum/*m<aum/Nzh; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>blancmanger</ets>, lit. white food; <ets>blanc</ets> white
+ <ets>manger</ets> to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A
preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss,
cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with milk, usually
sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blancmanger</ent><br/
<hw>Blanc*man"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Blancmange</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of fricassee with white sauce,
variously made of capon, fish, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bland</ent><br/
<hw>Bland</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blandus</ets>, of unknown origin.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner;
suave; <as>as, a bland temper; <ex>bland</ex> persuasion; a
<ex>bland</ex> sycophant</as>.</def> <ldquo/Exhilarating vapor
<xex>bland</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or
irritating; not stimulating; <as>as, a <ex>bland</ex> oil; a
<ex>bland</ex> diet</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandation</ent><br/
<hw>Blan*da"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>blanditia</ets>, <ets>blandities</ets>, fr. <ets>blandus</ets>. See
<er>Bland</er>.]</ety> <def>Flattery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandiloquence</ent><br/
<hw>Blan*dil"o*quence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blandiloquentia</ets>; <ets>blandus</ets> mild + <ets>loqui</ets>
to speak.]</ety> <def>Mild, flattering speech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandiloquious</ent><br/
<ent>Blandiloquous</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blan*dil"o*quous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Blan*di*lo"qui*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Fair-spoken; flattering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandise</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"dise</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Same word as
<er>Blandish</er>.]</ety> <def>To blandish any one.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandish</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"dish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blandished</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blandishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blaundisen</ets>, F. <ets>blandir</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>blandiri</ets>, fr. <ets>blandus</ets> mild, flattering.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to
caress; to cajole.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make agreeable and enticing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mustering all her wiles,<br/
With <qex>blandished</qex> parleys.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandisher</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"dish*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who uses
blandishments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandishment</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"dish*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>blandissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cowering low with <qex>blandishment</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Attacked by royal smiles, by female <qex>blandishments</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandly</ent><br/
<hw>Bland"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bland
manner; mildly; suavely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blandness</ent><br/
<hw>Bland"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
bland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blank</ent><br/
<hw>Blank</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blank</ets>,
<ets>blonc</ets>, <ets>blaunc</ets>, <ets>blaunche</ets>, fr. F.
<ets>blanc</ets>, fem. <ets>blanche</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>blanch</ets>
shining, bright, white, G. <ets>blank</ets>; akin to E.
<ets>blink</ets>, cf. also AS. <ets>blanc</ets> white. <?/98. See
<er>Blink</er>, and cf. 1st <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Of a white or pale color; without color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To the <qex>blank</qex> moon<br/
Her office they prescribed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, <ex>blank</ex> paper; a
<ex>blank</ex> check; a <ex>blank</ex> ballot</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Utterly confounded or discomfited.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Adam . . . astonied stood, and <qex>blank</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Empty; void; without result; fruitless; <as>as, a
<ex>blank</ex> space; a <ex>blank</ex> day</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Lacking characteristics which give variety; <as>as,
a <ex>blank</ex> desert; a <ex>blank</ex> wall</as>; destitute of
interests, affections, hopes, etc.; <as>as, to live a <ex>blank</ex>
existence</as>; destitute of sensations; <as>as, <ex>blank</ex>
unconsciousness</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Lacking animation and intelligence, or their
associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;
expressionless; vacant.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Blank</xex> and
horror-stricken faces.<rdquo/ <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blank</qex> . . . glance of a half returned
consciousness.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Absolute; downright; unmixed; <as>as, <ex>blank</ex>
terror</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blank bar</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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 <altname>common
bar</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank cartridge</b></col>, <cd>a
cartridge containing no ball.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank deed</b></col>.
<cd>See <er>Deed</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Blank door</b></col>,
<it>or</it> <col><b>Blank window</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank
indorsement</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Blank line</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>a vacant space of
the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.</cd> --
<col><b>Blank tire</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a tire without a
flange.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank tooling</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Blind
tooling</cref>, under <er>Blind</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank
verse</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Verse</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blank
wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall in which there is no opening; a dead
wall.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blank</ent><br/
<hw>Blank</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any void
space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval
void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I can not write a paper full, I used to do; and yet I will not
forgive a <qex>blank</qex> of half an inch from you.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From this time there ensues a long <qex>blank</qex> in the history
of French legislation.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I was ill. I can't tell how long -- it was a <qex>blank</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a
lottery on which no prize is indicated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In Fortune's lottery lies<br/
A heap of <qex>blanks</qex>, like this, for one small prize.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and
their dissent by a <qex>blank</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white
spot; hence, the object to which anything is directed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let me still remain<br/
The true <qex>blank</qex> of thine eye.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Aim; shot; range.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have stood . . . within the <qex>blank</qex> of his
displeasure<br/
For my free speech.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A piece of metal prepared to be
made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw,
nuts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Dominoes)</fld> <def>A piece or division of a
piece, without spots; <as>as, the <ldquo/double <ex>blank</ex><rdquo/;
the <ldquo/six <ex>blank</ex>.<rdquo/</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In blank</b></col>, <cd>with an essential portion to be
supplied by another; as, to make out a check <xex>in
blank</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blank</ent><br/
<hw>Blank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blanked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blanking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. 3d <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make void; to annul.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to
dispirit or confuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Each opposite that <qex>blanks</qex> the face of joy.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanket</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>blanchet</ets>, OF. also <ets>blanket</ets>, a woolen waistcoat or
shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim.
of <ets>blanc</ets> white; <ets>blanquette</ets> a kind of white pear,
fr. <ets>blanc</ets> white. See <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A piece of rubber, felt, or
woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A streak or layer of blubber in whales.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters
explains the following figure of Shakespeare.</note>
<rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor heaven peep through the <qex>blanket</qex> of the dark<br/
To cry, <ldquo/Hold, hold!<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blanket sheet</b></col>, <cd>a newspaper of folio
size.</cd> -- <col><b>A wet blanket</b></col>, <cd>anything which damps,
chills, dispirits, or discourages.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanket</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blanketed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blanketing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with a
blanket.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll . . . <qex>blanket</qex> my loins.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We'll have our men <qex>blanket</qex> 'em i' the hall.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take the wind out of the sails of (another
vessel) by sailing to windward of her.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blanket cattle</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Belted
cattle</cref>, under <er>Belted</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanket clause</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"ket clause`</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanketing</ent><br/
<hw>Blan"ket*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cloth for
blankets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or punishment of tossing in a
blanket.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That affair of the <qex>blanketing</qex> happened to thee for the
fault thou wast guilty of.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanket policy</ent><br/
<ent>Blanket mortgage</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blanket mortgage</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Blanket policy</hw>
}</mhw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanket stitch</ent><br/
<hw>Blanket stitch</hw>. <def>A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on
the edge of material, as blankets, too thick to hem.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blankly</ent><br/
<hw>Blank"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a
blank manner; without expression; vacuously; <as>as, to stare
<ex>blankly</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Directly; flatly; point blank.</def> <rj><au>De
Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blankness</ent><br/
<hw>Blank"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
blank.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanquette</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blan*quette"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>blanquette</ets>, from <ets>blanc</ets> white.]</ety>
<fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A white fricassee.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blanquillo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blan*quil"lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>blanquillo</ets> whitish.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large
fish of Florida and the W. Indies (<spn>Caulolatilus chrysops</spn>). It
is red, marked with yellow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blare</ent><br/
<hw>Blare</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blared</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blaren</ets>,
<ets>bloren</ets>, to cry, woop; cf. G. <ets>pl<aum/rren</ets> to bleat,
D. <ets>blaren</ets> to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but
cf. also E. <ets>blast</ets>. Cf. <er>Blore</er>.]</ety> <def>To sound
loudly and somewhat harshly.</def> <ldquo/The trumpet
<xex>blared</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blare</ent><br/
<hw>Blare</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to sound like the blare
of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>blare</qex> its own interpretation.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blare</ent><br/
<hw>Blare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud
and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or
bellowing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With <qex>blare</qex> of bugle, clamor of men.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His ears are stunned with the thunder's <qex>blare</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blarina</ent><br/
<hw>Blarina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mammals consisting of the
shrews.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blarina</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blaring</ent><br/
<hw>blar"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>harshly or unpleasantly loud (in
sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices,
such as TV, radio, or phonograph.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blarney</ent><br/
<hw>blar"ney</hw> <pr>(bl<aum/r"n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<etsep>Blarney</etsep>, a village and castle near Cork in
Ireland.]</ety> <def>Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blarney stone</b></col>, <cd>a stone in Blarney castle,
Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in
the use of blarney.</cd> <note>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.</note></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blarney</ent><br/
<hw>Blar"ney</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blarneyed</conjf> <pr>(-n<icr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blarneying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To influence by blarney; to
wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Blarneyed</xex> the landlord.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Had <qex>blarneyed</qex> his way from Long Island.</q> <rj><qau>S.
G. Goodrich.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blase</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bla*s<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/*z<asl/")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>blaser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the
sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of enjoyment; sated or
surfeited with pleasure; uninterested because of frequent exposure or
indulgence; used up.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bored.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>very sophisticated; versed in the ways of the
world.</def> <illu>the <ex>blase</ex> traveler refers to the ocean he
has crossed as `the pond'</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> knowing, worldly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>uninterested and attaching little importance; -- of
attitudes toward duties.</def> <illu>a <ex>blase</ex> attitude about
housecleaning</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unconcerned.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>


<p><-- p. 153 --></p>

<p><ent>Blaspheme</ent><br/
<hw>Blas*pheme"</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/s*f<emac/m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blasphemed</conjf>
<pr>(-f<emac/mf")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blaspheming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blasfem<emac/n</ets>, L. <ets>blasphemare</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>blasfhmei^n</grk>: cf. F. <ets>blasph<eacute/mer</ets>. See
<er>Blame</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak of, or
address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything
sacred); <as>as, to <ex>blaspheme</ex> the Holy Spirit</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,<br/
Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,<br/
Disglorified, <qex>blasphemed</qex>, and had in scorn.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge
thyself on all those who thus continually <qex>blaspheme</qex> thy great
and all-glorious name?</q> <rj><qau>Dr. W. Beveridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously
sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to
abuse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You do <qex>blaspheme</qex> the good in mocking me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those who from our labors heap their board,<br/
<qex>Blaspheme</qex> their feeder and forget their lord.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaspheme</ent><br/
<hw>Blas*pheme"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter
blasphemy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that shall <qex>blaspheme</qex> against the Holy Ghost hath
never forgiveness.</q> <rj><qau>Mark iii. 29.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasphemer</ent><br/
<hw>Blas*phem"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
blasphemes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And each <qex>blasphemer</qex> quite escape the rod,<br/
Because the insult's not on man, but God ?</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasphemous</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"phe*mous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blasphemus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>Speaking or
writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent;
profane; <as>as, a <ex>blasphemous</ex> person</as>; containing
blasphemy; <as>as, a <ex>blasphemous</ex> book; a <ex>blasphemous</ex>
caricature</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Blasphemous</xex>
publications.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Porteus.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor from the Holy One of Heaven<br/
Refrained his tongue <qex>blasphemous</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable,
as in the above example.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasphemously</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"phe*mous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blasphemous
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasphemy</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"phe*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blasphemia</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>blasphemie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ When used generally in statutes or at common law,
<xex>blasphemy</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny;
abuse; vilification.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Punished for his <qex>blasphemy</qex> against learning.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>-blast</ent><br/
<hw>-blast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout,
shoot.]</ety> <def>A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in
biological terms, and signifying <xex>growth</xex>,
<xex>formation</xex>; <as>as, bio<ex>blast</ex>, epi<ex>blast</ex>,
meso<ex>blast</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blast</ent><br/
<hw>Blast</hw> <pr>(bl<adot/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<aemac/st</ets> a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel.
<ets>bl<amac/str</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl<amac/st</ets>, and fr. a verb akin
to Icel. <ets>bl<amac/sa</ets> to blow, OHG. <ets>bl<acir/san</ets>,
Goth. <ets>bl<emac/san</ets> (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as
E. <ets>blow</ets>. See <er>Blow</er> to eject air.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A violent gust of wind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And see where surly Winter passes off,<br/
Far to the north, and calls his ruffian <qex>blasts</qex>;<br/
His <qex>blasts</qex> obey, and quit the howling hill.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to melt so
many tons of iron at a <ex>blast</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The terms <xex>hot blast</xex> and <xex>cold blast</xex>
are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated
before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to be <xex>in
blast</xex> while it is in operation, and <xex>out of blast</xex> when
not in use.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The sound made by blowing a wind instrument;
strictly, the sound produces at one breath.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One <qex>blast</qex> upon his bugle horn<br/
Were worth a thousand men.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blast</qex> of triumph o'er thy grave.</q>
<rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious
wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By the <qex>blast</qex> of God they perish.</q> <rj><qau>Job iv.
9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Virtue preserved from fell destruction's <qex>blast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/Large
<xex>blasts</xex> are often used.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A flatulent disease of sheep.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blast furnace</b></col>, <cd>a furnace, usually a shaft
furnace for smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.</cd> --
<col><b>Blast hole</b></col>, <cd>a hole in the bottom of a pump stock
through which water enters.</cd> -- <col><b>Blast nozzle</b></col>,
<cd>a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe; --
called also <altname>blast orifice</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>In full
blast</b></col>, <cd>in complete operation; in a state of great
activity. See <er>Blast</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blast</ent><br/
<hw>Blast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Seven thin ears, and <qex>blasted</qex> with the east wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xii. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>blast</ex> pride,
hopes, or character</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll cross it, though it <qex>blast</qex> me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Blasted</qex> with excess of light.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Gray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confound by a loud blast or din.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Trumpeters,<br/
With brazen din <qex>blast</qex> you the city's ear.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder,
dynamite, etc.; to shatter; <as>as, to <ex>blast</ex>
rocks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blast</ent><br/
<hw>Blast</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be blighted or
withered; <as>as, the bud <ex>blasted</ex> in the
blossom</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To blow; to blow on a trumpet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Toke his blake trumpe faste<br/
And gan to puffen and to <qex>blaste</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasted</ent><br/
<hw>Blast"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Blighted; withered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Upon this <qex>blasted</qex> heath.</q> <qau>Shak.</qau><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Confounded; accursed; detestable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some of her own <qex>blasted</qex> gypsies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rent open by an explosive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blasted</qex> quarry thunders, heard remote.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastema</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blas*te"ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Blastemata</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>bla`sthma</grk> bud, sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The
structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of
an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastemal</ent><br/
<hw>Blas*te"mal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Relating to the blastema; rudimentary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastematic</ent><br/
<hw>Blas`te*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema;
blastemal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaster</ent><br/
<hw>Blast"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, blasts or destroys.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastide</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"tide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to grow.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A small, clear space in the segments of the
ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasting</ent><br/
<hw>Blast"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have smitten you with <qex>blasting</qex> and mildew.</q>
<rj><qau>Amos iv. 9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of one who, or that which,
blasts; the business of one who blasts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blast lamp</ent><br/
<hw>Blast lamp</hw>. <def>A lamp provided with some arrangement for
intensifying combustion by means of a blast.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastment</ent><br/
<hw>Blast"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sudden stroke
or injury produced by some destructive cause.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastocarpous</ent><br/
<hw>Blas`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> sprout, germ + <ets><?/</ets> fruit.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Germinating inside the pericarp, as the
mangrove.</def> <rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastocoele</ent><br/
<ent>Blastocoele</ent><br/
<ent>blastocoel</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blastocoel</hw>, <hw>Blas"to*c<oe/le</hw>
<hw>blastocoele</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called
<altname>segmentation cavity</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastocoelic</ent><br/
<hw>blastocoelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
blastocoel.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastocyst</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*cyst</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The germinal vesicle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastocyte</ent><br/
<hw>blastocyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an undifferentiated embryonic
cell.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastoderm</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*derm</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>derm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Embryology)</fld> <def>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;</def> <specif>specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel
has formed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>in an insect embryo, the layer of
cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastodermic</ent><br/
<ent>Blastodermatic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blas`to*der*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Blas`to*der"mic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to the blastoderm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastodisc</ent><br/
<hw>blastodisc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> germinal disc, germinal area.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastoff</ent><br/
<hw>blast"off`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the launching of a rocket,
especially of a spacecraft, under its own power.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocket firing, rocket launching, shoot.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blast off</ent><br/
<hw>blast" off</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to begin ascending from the
ground under rocket power; -- of a rocket.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastogenesis</ent><br/
<hw>Blas`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Multiplication or increase by gemmation or
budding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastoid</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"toid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>One of the Blastoidea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastoidea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blas*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil
in paleozoic rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their
budlike form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastomere</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*mere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum.</def>
<rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastomycete</ent><br/
<hw>blastomycete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various yeastlike
budding fungi of the genus <gen>Blastomyces</gen>; -- they may cause
disease in humans and other animals.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastomycosis</ent><br/
<hw>blastomycosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several fungal
infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by
inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal
organs.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastomycotic</ent><br/
<hw>blastomycotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
blastomycosis.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastophoric</ent><br/
<ent>Blastophoral</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blas`toph"o*ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Blas`to*phor"ic</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the
blastophore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastophore</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*phore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + <ets><?/</ets> to bear.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That portion of the spermatospore which is not
converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blastoporic</ent><br/
<ent>blastoporal</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blastoporal</hw> <hw>blastoporic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>of or pertaining to a blastopore.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastopore</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*pore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>pore</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The pore or opening leading into the cavity of
invagination, or archenteron.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<er>Invagination</er>.]</note> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastosphere</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*sphere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout + E. <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The hollow globe or sphere formed by the
arrangement of the blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated
ovum.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<er>Invagination</er>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastostyle</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"to*style</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>blasto`s</grk> sprout, bud + <ets><?/</ets> a pillar.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose
special function is to produce medusoid buds. See <er>Hydroidea</er>,
and <er>Athecata</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blast pipe</ent><br/
<hw>Blast" pipe`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The exhaust pipe of a steam
engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to
cause a blast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastula</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blas"tu*la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of
Gr. <grk>blasto`s</grk> a sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That
stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the
morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blastule</ent><br/
<hw>Blas"tule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Blastula</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blasty</ent><br/
<hw>Blast"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affected
by blasts; gusty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing blast or injury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blat</ent><br/
<hw>Blat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cry, as a calf or
sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk
inconsiderately.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blat</ent><br/
<hw>Blat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter inconsiderately.</def>
<mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If I have anything on my mind, I have to <qex>blat</qex> it right
out.</q> <rj><qau>W. D. Howells.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatancy</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"tan*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Blatant
quality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatant</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"tant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Bleat</er>.]</ety> <def>Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling;
clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.</def>
<ldquo/Harsh and <xex>blatant</xex> tone.<rdquo/ <rj><au>R. H.
Dana.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A monster, which the <qex>blatant</qex> beast men call.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Glory, that <qex>blatant</qex> word, which haunts some military
minds like the bray of the trumpet.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatantly</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blatant
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blate</ent><br/
<hw>blate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to of sheep, goats, or
calves.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blate</ent><br/
<hw>blate</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly
<mark>Scottish</mark>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bashful, timid, sheepish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blather</ent><br/
<hw>Blath"er</hw> <pr>(bl<acr/<th/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blathered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blathering</conjf>.]</vmorph>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>blether</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>bla<edh/ra</ets>. Cf. <er>Blatherskite</er>.]</ety> <def>To talk
foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no
consequence.</def> <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babble, smatter, blether, blither.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blather</ent><br/
<hw>Blath"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>blether</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk;
-- often in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def> <rj><au>Hall Caine.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatherskite</ent><br/
<hw>Blath"er*skite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blustering,
talkative fellow.</def> <mark>[Local slang, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Barllett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatter</ent><br/
<hw>Blat"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blattered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.
<ets>blaterare</ets> to babble: cf. F. <ets>blat<eacute/rer</ets> to
bleat.]</ety> <def>To prate; to babble; to rail; to make a senseless
noise; to patter.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <ldquo/The rain
<xex>blattered</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Jeffrey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They procured . . . preachers to <qex>blatter</qex> against me, .
. . so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully.</q>
<rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatteration</ent><br/
<hw>Blat`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blateratio</ets> a babbling.]</ety> <def>Blattering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatterer</ent><br/
<hw>Blat"ter*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blattering</ent><br/
<hw>Blat"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Senseless babble or
boasting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blatteroon</ent><br/
<hw>Blat`ter*oon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blatero</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>.]</ety> <def>A senseless babbler or
boaster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/I hate such
<xex>blatteroons</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaubok</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blau"bok</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>blauwbok</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The blue buck. See
<cref>Blue buck</cref>, under <er>Blue</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blay</ent><br/
<hw>Blay</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<aemac/ge</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<aemac/c</ets>, bleak, white; akin to
Icel. <ets>bleikja</ets>, OHG. <ets>bleicha</ets>, G. <ets>bleihe</ets>.
See <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>n.</pos> & <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish. See <er>Bleak</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaze</ent><br/
<hw>Blaze</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blase</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<ae/se</ets>, <ets>blase</ets>; akin to
OHG. <ets>blass</ets> whitish, G. <ets>blass</ets> pale, MHG.
<ets>blas</ets> torch, Icel. <ets>blys</ets> torch; perh. fr. the same
root as E. <ets>blast</ets>. Cf. <er>Blast</er>, <er>Blush</er>,
<er>Blink</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stream of gas or vapor
emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright
flame.</def> <ldquo/To heaven the <xex>blaze</xex> uprolled.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Croly.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; <as>as,
to seek shelter from the <ex>blaze</ex> of the sun</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O dark, dark, dark, amid the <qex>blaze</qex> of noon!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an
outburst; a brilliant display.</def> <ldquo/Fierce <xex>blaze</xex> of
riot.<rdquo/ <ldquo/His <xex>blaze</xex> of wrath.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For what is glory but the <qex>blaze</qex> of fame?</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bles</ets>; akin to E. <ets>blaze</ets>
light.]</ety> <def>A white spot on the forehead of a horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the
bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Three <qex>blazes</qex> in a perpendicular line on the same tree
indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or
neighborhood road.</q> <rj><qau>Carlton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In a blaze</b></col>, <cd>on fire; burning with a flame;
filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.</cd>
-- <col><b>Like blazes</b></col>, <cd>furiously; rapidly.</cd>
<mark>[Low]</mark> <ldquo/The horses did along <xex>like blazes</xex>
tear.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Poem in Essex dialect.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In <xex>low</xex> language in the U. S.,
<xex>blazes</xex> is frequently used of something extreme or excessive,
especially of something very bad; as, blue as <xex>blazes</xex>.
<rj><au>Neal.</au></rj></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Blaze</er>, <er>Flame</er>.</syn> <usage> A
<xex>blaze</xex> and a <xex>flame</xex> are both produced by burning
gas. In <xex>blaze</xex> the idea of light rapidly evolved is prominent,
with or without heat; as, the <xex>blaze</xex> of the sun or of a
meteor. <xex>Flame</xex> includes a stronger notion of heat; as, he
perished in the <xex>flames</xex>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaze</ent><br/
<hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blazed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shine with flame;
to glow with flame; <as>as, the fire <ex>blazes</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light;
to show a blaze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And far and wide the icy summit <qex>blazed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be resplendent.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To blaze away</b></col>, <cd>to discharge a firearm, or
to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of
soldiers. Also used (<mark>fig.</mark>) of speech or action.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaze</ent><br/
<hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark (a tree) by
chipping off a piece of the bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I found my way by the <qex>blazed</qex> trees.</q>
<rj><qau>Hoffman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed
trees; <as>as, to <ex>blaze</ex> a line or path</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than
<qex>blaze</qex> out the road to be traveled by others.</q>
<rj><qau>Nott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blaze</ent><br/
<hw>Blaze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blasen</ets> to blow;
perh. confused with <ets>blast</ets> and <ets>blaze</ets> a flame, OE.
<ets>blase</ets>. Cf. <er>Blaze</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, and see
<er>Blast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make public far and wide; to
make known; to render conspicuous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On charitable lists he <qex>blazed</qex> his name.</q>
<rj><qau>Pollok.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>blaze</qex> those virtues which the good would hide.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To blazon.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blazer</ent><br/
<hw>Blaz"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who spreads
reports or blazes matters abroad.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Blazers</xex> of
crime.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blazer</ent><br/
<hw>Blaz"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything
that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light jacket, usually of wool or silk and of a
bright color, for wear at tennis, cricket, or other sport.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dish used when cooking directly over the flame
of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brasier.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blazing</ent><br/
<hw>Blaz"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burning with a blaze; <as>as, a
<ex>blazing</ex> fire; <ex>blazing</ex> torches</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir
W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blazing star</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A comet.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A brilliant center of
attraction.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A name given to
several plants; as, to <spn>Cham<ae/lirium luteum</spn> of the Lily
family; <spn>Liatris squarrosa</spn>; and <spn>Aletris farinosa</spn>,
called also <altname>colicroot</altname> and <altname>star
grass</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blazing-star</ent><br/
<hw>blazing-star</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various
North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of
small discoid flower heads.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather,
snakeroot.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blazon</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blason</ets>, <ets>blasoun</ets>, shield, fr. F. <ets>blason</ets>
coat of arms, OF. shield, from the root of AS. <ets>bl<ae/se</ets>
blaze, <it>i. e.</it>, luster, splendor, MHG. <ets>blas</ets> torch See
<er>Blaze</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shield.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on
a coat of arms; armorial bearings.</def><br/
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<p><q>Their <qex>blazon</qex> o'er his towers displayed.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic
bearings in the proper language or manner.</def>
<rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ostentatious display, either by words or other
means; publication; show; description; record.</def><br/
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<p><q>Obtrude the <qex>blazon</qex> of their exploits upon the
company.</q> <rj><qau>Collier.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit,<br/
Do give thee fivefold <qex>blazon</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blazon</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blazoned</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blazoning</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<ets>blazon</ets>, n.; confused with 4th <ets>blaze</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>blasonner</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To depict in colors; to
display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and
wide.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thyself thou <qex>blazon'st</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>There pride sits <qex>blazoned</qex> on th' unmeaning brow.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>blazon</qex> his own worthless name.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deck; to embellish; to adorn.</def><br/
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<p><q>She <qex>blazons</qex> in dread smiles her hideous form.</q>
<rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To describe in proper terms (the
figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to
emblazon.</def><br/
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<p><q>The coat of , arms, which I am not herald enough to
<qex>blazon</qex> into English.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blazon</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shine; to be
conspicuous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Blazoner</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who gives
publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a
herald.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 154 --></p>

<p><ent>Blazonment</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon*ment</hw> <pr>(bl<amac/"z'n*m<eit/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of blazoning; blazoning; emblazonment.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blazonry</ent><br/
<hw>Bla"zon*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>Blazon</er>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><q>The principles of <qex>blazonry</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Peacham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or
bearings.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>blazonry</qex> of Argyle.</q> <rj><qau>Lord
Dufferin.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artistic representation or display.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blea</ent><br/
<hw>Blea</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The part of a tree
which lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or
sapwood.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleaberry</ent><br/
<hw>Blea"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Blaeberry</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleach</ent><br/
<hw>Bleach</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bleached</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bleaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blakien</ets>, <ets>blechen</ets>, v. t. & v. i., AS.
bl<amac/<ets>cian</ets>, <ets>bl<aemac/can</ets>, to grow pale; akin to
Icel. <ets>bleikja</ets>, Sw. <ets>bleka</ets>, Dan. <ets>blege</ets>,
D. <ets>bleeken</ets>, G. <ets>bleichen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<amac/c</ets>
pale. See <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make white, or
whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to
whiten.</def><br/
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<p><q>The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to
be <qex>bleached</qex> is effected either by the action of the air and
light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid.</q>
<rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Immortal liberty, whose look sublime<br/
Hath <qex>bleached</qex> the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.</q>
<rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleach</ent><br/
<hw>Bleach</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow white or lose color; to
whiten.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleached</ent><br/
<hw>Bleached</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Whitened; make
white.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let their <qex>bleached</qex> bones, and blood's unbleaching
stain,<br/
Long mark the battlefield with hideous awe.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleacher</ent><br/
<hw>Bleach"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who whitens,
or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleachery</ent><br/
<hw>Bleach"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bleacheries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A place or an
establishment where bleaching is done.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleaching</ent><br/
<hw>Bleach"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of whitening,
by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by
chemical agents.</def> <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bleaching powder</b></col>, <cd>a powder for bleaching,
consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or
chemicals.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bleak</ent><br/
<hw>Bleak</hw> <pr>(bl<emac/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blac</ets>, <ets>bleyke</ets>, <ets>bleche</ets>, AS.
<ets>bl<amac/c</ets>, <ets>bl<aemac/c</ets>, pale, wan; akin to Icel.
<ets>bleikr</ets>, Sw. <ets>blek</ets>, Dan. <ets>bleg</ets>, OS.
<ets>bl<emac/k</ets>, D. <ets>bleek</ets>, OHG. <ets>pleih</ets>, G.
<ets>bleich</ets>; all from the root of AS. <ets>bl<imac/can</ets> to
shine; akin to OHG. <ets>bl<imac/chen</ets> to shine; cf. L.
<ets>flagrare</ets> to burn, Gr. <grk>fle`gein</grk> to burn, shine,
Skr. <ets>bhr<amac/j</ets> to shine, and E. <ets>flame</ets>. <root/98.
Cf. <er>Bleach</er>, <er>Blink</er>, <er>Flame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Without color; pale; pallid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>When she came out she looked as pale and as <qex>bleak</qex> as
one that were laid out dead.</q> <rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.</def><br/
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<p><q>Wastes too <qex>bleak</qex> to rear<br/
The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>At daybreak, on the <qex>bleak</qex> sea beach.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cold and cutting; cheerless; <as>as, a
<ex>bleak</ex> blast</as>.</def><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bleak"ish</wf>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Bleak"ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bleak"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Bleak</ent><br/
<hw>Bleak</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bleak</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
cf. <er>Blay</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small European river
fish (<spn>Leuciscus alburnus</spn>), of the family Cyprinid<ae/; the
blay.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>blick</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The silvery pigment lining the scales of the
<xex>bleak</xex> is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.</note>
<rj><au>Baird.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleaky</ent><br/
<hw>Bleak"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bleak.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blear</ent><br/
<hw>Blear</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Blear</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dim or sore with water or rheum;
-- said of the eyes.</def><br/
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<p><q>His <qex>blear</qex> eyes ran in gutters to his chin.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing or caused by dimness of sight;
dim.</def><br/
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<p><q>Power to cheat the eye with <qex>blear</qex> illusion.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blear</ent><br/
<hw>Blear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bleared</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleren</ets>; cf. Dan.
<ets>plire</ets> to blink, Sw. <ets>plira</ets> to twinkle, wink, LG.
<ets>plieren</ets>; perh. from the same root as E. <ets>blink</ets>. See
<er>Blink</er>, and cf. <er>Blur</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That tickling rheums<br/
Should ever tease the lungs and <qex>blear</qex> the sight.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To blear the eye of</b></col>, <cd>to deceive; to impose
upon.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleared</ent><br/
<hw>Bleared</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dimmed, as by a
watery humor; affected with rheum.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Blear"ed*ness</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><q>Dardanian wives,<br/
With <qex>bleared</qex> visages, come forth to view<br/
The issue of the exploit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleareye</ent><br/
<hw>Blear"eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the
margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blear-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Blear"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum;
dim-sighted.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>blear-eyed</qex> Crispin.</q>
<rj><qau>Drant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted;
<as>as, a <ex>blear-eyed</ex> bigot</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleareyedness</ent><br/
<hw>Blear"eyed`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
blear-eyed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleary</ent><br/
<hw>Blear"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat
blear.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bleary-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>bleary-eyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having eyes sore or unfocused,
due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as
<er>blear-eyed{1}</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blear, bleary.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>teary</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleat</ent><br/
<hw>Bleat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bleated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bleating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleten</ets>, AS.
<ets>bl<aemac/tan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>blaten</ets>,
<ets>bleeten</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl<amac/zan</ets>, <ets>pl<amac/zan</ets>;
prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>To make the noise of, or one like
that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then suddenly was heard along the main,<br/
To low the ox, to <qex>bleat</qex> the woolly train.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will never
answer a calf when he <qex>bleats</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleat</ent><br/
<hw>Bleat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plaintive cry of, or like that of,
a sheep.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bleat</qex> of fleecy sheep.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman's
Homer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bleater</ent><br/
<hw>Bleat"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bleats; a
sheep.</def><br/
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<p><q>In cold, stiff soils the <qex>bleaters</qex> oft complain<br/
Of gouty ails.</q> <rj><qau>Dyer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleating</ent><br/
<hw>Bleat"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crying as a sheep does.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then came the shepherd back with his <qex>bleating</qex> flocks
from the seaside.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleating</ent><br/
<hw>Bleat"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The cry of, or as of, a
sheep.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleb</ent><br/
<hw>Bleb</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>bleb</ets>, <ets>bleib</ets>, <ets>blob</ets>, bubble, blister.
This word belongs to the root of <ets>blub</ets>, <ets>blubber</ets>,
<ets>blabber</ets>, and perh. <ets>blow</ets> to puff.]</ety> <def>A
large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a
bubble, as in water, glass, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Arsenic abounds with air <qex>blebs</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>blebbed</ent><br/
<hw>blebbed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>marred by small bubbles or small
particles of foreign material; -- of glass or quartzite.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blebby.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blebby</ent><br/
<hw>Bleb"by</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing blebs, or
characterized by blebs; <as>as, <ex>blebby</ex> glass</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blebbed.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Blek</ent><br/
<ent>Bleck</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bleck</hw>, <hw>Blek</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>To blacken; also, to defile.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bled</ent><br/
<hw>Bled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Bleed</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blee</ent><br/
<hw>Blee</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ble<oacute/</ets>, <ets>ble<oacute/h</ets>.]</ety> <def>Complexion;
color; hue; likeness; form.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For him which is so bright of <qex>blee</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lament. of Mary Magd.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That boy has a strong <qex>blee</qex> of his father.</q>
<rj><qau>Forby.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleed</ent><br/
<hw>Bleed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bleeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleden</ets>, AS.
<ets>bl<emac/dan</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<emac/d</ets> blood; akin to Sw.
<ets>bl<oum/da</ets>, Dan. <ets>bl<oum/de</ets>, D. <ets>bloeden</ets>,
G. <ets>bluten</ets>. See <er>Blood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; <as>as,
the arm <ex>bleeds</ex>; the wound <ex>bled</ex> freely; to
<ex>bleed</ex> at the nose</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood;
<as>as, Dr. A. <ex>bleeds</ex> in fevers</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent
death or severe wounds; to die by violence.</def> <ldquo/C<ae/sar must
<xex>bleed</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>The lamb thy riot dooms to <qex>bleed</qex> to-day.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an
incision.</def><br/
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<p><q>For me the balm shall <qex>bleed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To lose sap, gum, or juice; <as>as, a tree or a vine
<ex>bleeds</ex> when tapped or wounded</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or
extorted; <as>as, to <ex>bleed</ex> freely for a cause</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To make the heart bleed</b></col>, <cd>to cause extreme
pain, as from sympathy or pity.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bleed</ent><br/
<hw>Bleed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To let blood from; to
take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as
sap.</def><br/
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<p><q>A decaying pine of stately size, <qex>bleeding</qex> amber.</q>
<rj><qau>H. Miller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; <as>as,
they <ex>bled</ex> him freely for this fund</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bleeder</ent><br/
<hw>Bleed"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who, or that which, draws blood.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or
uncontrollable bleeding.</def> <-- hemophiliac. --><br/
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<p><ent>Bleeding</ent><br/
<hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Emitting, or appearing to emit,
blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bleeding</ent><br/
<hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>bleep</ent><br/
<hw>bleep</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a short high-pitched tone produced as
a signal or warning.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beep.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bleep</ent><br/
<hw>bleep</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Broadcasting)</fld> <def>to to
obscure or replace (an offensive word or phrase) by substituting a
beeping sound while broadcasting.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleep out.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>bleeping</ent><br/
<hw>bleep"ing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>damned.</def> <note>Used as a
euphemistic emphatic adjective to express displeasure, in place of
<xex>damned</xex>, <xex>goddammed</xex> or stronger (more offensive)
words.</note><br/
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<p><ent>bleep out</ent><br/
<hw>bleep out</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Broadcasting)</fld> <def>same
as <er>bleep</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleep.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blemish</ent><br/
<hw>Blem"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blemished</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blemishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blemissen</ets>, <ets>blemishen</ets>, OF. <ets>blemir</ets>,
<ets>blesmir</ets>, to strike, injure, soil, F. <ets>bl<ecir/mir</ets>
to grow pale, fr. OF. <ets>bleme</ets>, <ets>blesme</ets>, pale, wan, F.
<ets>bl<ecir/me</ets>, prob. fr. Icel <ets>bl<amac/man</ets> the livid
color of a wound, fr. <ets>bl<amac/r</ets> blue; akin to E.
<ets>blue</ets>. OF. <ets>blemir</ets> properly signifies to beat one
(black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See <er>Blue</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sin is a soil which <qex>blemisheth</qex> the beauty of thy
soul.</q> <rj><qau>Brathwait.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tarnish, as reputation or character; to
defame.</def><br/
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<p><q>There had nothing passed between us that might <qex>blemish</qex>
reputation.</q> <rj><qau>Oldys.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blemish</ent><br/
<hw>Blem"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Blemishes</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>He shall take two he lambs without <qex>blemish</qex>, and one ewe
lamb of the first year without blemish.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xiv.
10.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The reliefs of an envious man are those little
<qex>blemishes</qex> and imperfections that discover themselves in an
illustrious character.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect;
fault; taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Blemishless</ent><br/
<hw>Blem"ish*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without blemish;
spotless.</def><br/
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<p><q>A life in all so <qex>blemishless</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Feltham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blemishment</ent><br/
<hw>Blem"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage; impairment.</def><br/
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<p><q>For dread of blame and honor's <qex>blemishment</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blench</ent><br/
<hw>Blench</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blenched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blenching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blenchen</ets> to blench, elude, deceive, AS. <ets>blencan</ets> to
deceive; akin to Icel. <ets>blekkja</ets> to impose upon. Prop. a
causative of <ets>blink</ets> to make to wink, to deceive. See
<er>Blink</er>, and cf. 3d <er>Blanch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution;
to flinch; to quail.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Blench</qex> not at thy chosen lot.</q>
<rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never
<qex>blenched</qex> from its fulfillment.</q>
<rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fly off; to turn aside.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Though sometimes you do <qex>blench</qex> from this to that.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blench</ent><br/
<hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To baffle; to
disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Ye should have somewhat <qex>blenched</qex> him therewith, yet he
might and would of likelihood have gone further.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw back from; to deny from fear.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He now <qex>blenched</qex> what before he affirmed.</q>
<rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blench</ent><br/
<hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A looking aside or askance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>These <qex>blenches</qex> gave my heart another youth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blench</ent><br/
<hw>Blench</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Blanch</er>.]</ety> <def>To grow or make pale.</def>
<rj><au>Barbour.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blencher</ent><br/
<hw>Blench"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to
prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See <er>Blancher</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks
back.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blench holding</ent><br/
<hw>Blench" hold`ing</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>See <er>Blanch
holding</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blend</ent><br/
<hw>Blend</hw> <pr>(bl<ecr/nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blended</conjf> or <conjf>Blent</conjf>
<pr>(bl<ecr/nt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blenden</ets>,
<ets>blanden</ets>, AS. <ets>blandan</ets> to blend, mix; akin to Goth.
<ets>blandan</ets> to mix, Icel. <ets>blanda</ets>, Sw.
<ets>blanda</ets>, Dan. <ets>blande</ets>, OHG. <ets>blantan</ets> to
mis; to unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Blending</qex> the grand, the beautiful, the gay.</q>
<rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or
corrupt; to blot; to stain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
harmonize.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Blend</ent><br/
<hw>Blend</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mingle; to mix;
to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as
colors.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that
<qex>blends</qex> with our conviviality.</q>
<rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blend</ent><br/
<hw>Blend</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blend</ent><br/
<hw>Blend</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>blendan</ets>, from
<ets>blind</ets> blind. See <er>Blind</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To
make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blende</ent><br/
<hw>Blende</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr.
<ets>blenden</ets> to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. <ets>blind</ets>
blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or
(<ets>Dana</ets>) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no
lead. Cf. <er>Sphalerite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A mineral, called also <altname>sphalerite</altname>, and by miners
<altname>mock lead</altname>, <altname>false galena</altname>, and
<altname>black-jack</altname>. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains
some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster
resinous.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A general term for some minerals,
chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but
nonmetallic luster.</def><br/
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<p><ent>blended</ent><br/
<hw>blended</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>combined or mixed
together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable. Antonym of
<ant>unblended</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>alloyed</stype>;
<stype>emulsified</stype>; <stype>homogenized</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mingled, commingled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <hascons>homogeneous</hascons>
<ant>heterogeneous</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blender</ent><br/
<hw>Blend"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, blends; an instrument, as a brush, used in blending.</def>
<specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>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.</def> container are <br/
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<p><ent>Blending</ent><br/
<hw>Blend"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
mingling.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The method of laying on
different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade
into each other insensibly.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blendous</ent><br/
<hw>Blend"ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
consisting of, or containing, blende.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blendwater</ent><br/
<hw>Blend"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A distemper
incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected.</def>
<rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blenheim spaniel</ent><br/
<hw>Blen"heim span"iel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[So called from
<ets>Blenheim House</ets>, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in
England.]</ety> <def>A small variety of spaniel, kept as a
pet.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blenk</ent><br/
<hw>Blenk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To blink; to shine; to look.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Blenniid</ent><br/
<ent>Blennioid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blen"ni*oid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Blen"ni*id</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blenny</ets> +
<ets>-oid</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
resembling, the blennies.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blennogenous</ent><br/
<hw>Blen*nog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> mucus + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Generating
mucus.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blennorrhea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blen`nor*rhe"a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> mucus + <ets><?/</ets> to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Gonorrhea.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blenny</ent><br/
<hw>Blen"ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Blennies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>blennius</ets>,
<ets>blendius</ets>, <ets>blendea</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr.
<ets><?/</ets> slime, mucus.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A marine
fish of the genus <gen>Blennius</gen> or family <fam>Blenniid<ae/</fam>;
-- so called from its coating of mucus. The species are
numerous.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blent</ent><br/
<hw>Blent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Blend</er>
to mingle. <def>Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted;
stained.</def><br/
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<p><q>Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial
<qex>blent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blent</ent><br/
<hw>Blent</hw>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Blend</er> to blind.
<def>Blinded. Also (<au>Chaucer</au>), <pos>3d sing. pres.</pos>
Blindeth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Blepharitis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bleph`a*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ eyelid + <ets>-ilis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the eyelids.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bleph`a*rit"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Blesbok</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bles"bok</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., fr.
<ets>bles</ets> a white spot on the forehead + <ets>bok</ets>
buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A South African antelope
(<spn>Alcelaphus albifrons</spn>), having a large white spot on the
forehead.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bless</ent><br/
<hw>Bless</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blessed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr> or <conjf>Blest</conjf>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blessing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blessien</ets>, <ets>bletsen</ets>, AS. <ets>bletsian</ets>,
<ets>bledsian</ets>, <ets>bloedsian</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<omac/d</ets>
blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See
<er>Blood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or pronounce holy; to
consecrate</def><br/
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<p><q>And God <qex>blessed</qex> the seventh day, and sanctified it.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. ii. 3.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer
prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.</def><br/
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<p><q>The quality of mercy is . . . twice <qex>blest</qex>;<br/
It <qex>blesseth</qex> him that gives and him that takes.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It hath pleased thee to <qex>bless</qex> the house of thy servant,
that it may continue forever before thee.</q> <rj><qau>1 Chron. xvii. 27
(R. V. )</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to
invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Bless</qex> them which persecute you.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii.
14.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or
qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on
food.</def><br/
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<p><q>Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he <qex>blessed</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ix.
16.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's
self).</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To guard; to keep; to protect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To praise, or glorify; to extol for
excellences.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bless</qex> the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me,
<qex>bless</qex> his holy name.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. ciii. 1.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The nations shall <qex>bless</qex> themselves in him.</q>
<rj><qau>Jer. iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To wave; to brandish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And burning blades about their heads do <qex>bless</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Round his armed head his trenchant blade he <qex>blest</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson,
Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a
field by directing the hands to all parts of it. <ldquo/In drawing
[their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about
and <xex>bless</xex> all the field.<rdquo/</note>
<rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 155 --></p>

<cs><p><mcol><col><b>Bless me!</b></col> <col><b>Bless
us!</b></col></mcol> <cd>an exclamation of surprise.</cd>
<au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To bless from</b></col>, <cd>to secure,
defend, or preserve from.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Bless</xex> me
<xex>from</xex> marrying a usurer.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bless</qex> the doors <qex>from</qex> nightly harm.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <mcol><col><b>To bless with</b></col>, <col><b>To be blessed
with</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to favor or endow with; to be favored or
endowed with; <as>as, God <ex>blesses</ex> us <ex>with</ex> health; we
are <ex>blessed with</ex> happiness</as>.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>Blessed</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"ed</hw> <pr>(bl<ecr/s"<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly;
holy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode,<br/
And lay it lowly at his <qex>blessed</qex> feet.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings;
happy; highly favored.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All generations shall call me <qex>blessed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Luke i. 48.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Towards England's <qex>blessed</qex> shore.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with
happiness; blissful; joyful.</def> <ldquo/Then was a <xex>blessed</xex>
time.<rdquo/ <ldquo/So <xex>blessed</xex> a disposition.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or
heavenly felicity; <as>as, the <ex>blessed</ex> in
heaven</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Reverenced like a <qex>blessed</qex> saint.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cast out from God and <qex>blessed</qex> vision.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Beatified.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Used euphemistically, ironically, or
intensively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not a <qex>blessed</qex> man came to set her [a boat] free.</q>
<rj><qau>R. D. Blackmore.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blessedly</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Happily; fortunately;
joyfully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We shall <qex>blessedly</qex> meet again never to depart.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blessedness</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blessed;
happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The assurance of a future <qex>blessedness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Single blessedness</b></col>, <cd>the unmarried
state.</cd> <ldquo/Grows, lives, and dies in <xex>single
blessedness</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See
<er>Happiness</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blessed thistle</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"ed this"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Thistle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blesser</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blesses;
one who bestows or invokes a blessing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blessing</ent><br/
<hw>Bless"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bletsung</ets>. See
<er>Bless</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one
who blesses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation
imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of
happiness pronounces.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is the <qex>blessing</qex>, where with Moses the man of God
blessed the children of Israel.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxiii.
1.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity
and welfare; a beneficent gift.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nature's full <qex>blessings</qex> would be well dispensed.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bib.)</fld> <def>A gift.</def> <mark>[A
Hebraism]</mark> <rj><au>Gen. xxxiii. 11.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Grateful praise or worship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blest</ent><br/
<hw>Blest</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blessed.</def> <ldquo/This patriarch
<xex>blest</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>White these <qex>blest</qex> sounds my ravished ear assail.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blet</ent><br/
<hw>Blet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>blet</ets>,
<ets>blette</ets>, a., soft from over ripeness.]</ety> <def>A form of
decay in fruit which is overripe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blet</ent><br/
<hw>Blet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bletted</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bletting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To decay internally when
overripe; -- said of fruit.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bletonism</ent><br/
<hw>Ble"ton*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The supposed
faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation;
-- so called from one <xex>Bleton</xex>, of France.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bletting</ent><br/
<hw>Blet"ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A form of decay
seen in fleshy, overripe fruit.</def> <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blew</ent><br/
<hw>Blew</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Blow</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blewit</ent><br/
<hw>blewit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an edible agaric
(<spn>Tricholoma personatum</spn>) that is pale lilac when
young.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blewits.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blewits</ent><br/
<hw>blewits</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as
<er>blewit</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blewit, Tricholoma personatum.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleyme</ent><br/
<hw>Bleyme</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bleime</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An inflammation in the
foot of a horse, between the sole and the bone.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bleynte</ent><br/
<hw>Bleyn"te</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Blench</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blickey</ent><br/
<hw>Blick"ey</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>blik</ets>
tin.]</ety> <def>A tin dinner pail.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blighia</ent><br/
<hw>Blighia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small genus of West African
evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits
edible when neither unripe nor overripe.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blighia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blight</ent><br/
<hw>Blight</hw> <pr>(bl<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Perh. contr. from
AS. <ets>bl<imac/cettan</ets> to glitter, fr. the same root as E.
<ets>bleak</ets>. The meaning <ldquo/to blight<rdquo/ comes in that case
from to glitter, hence, to be white or pale, grow pale, make pale,
bleach. Cf. <er>Bleach</er>, <er>Bleak</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility
of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[This vapor] blasts vegetables, <qex>blights</qex> corn and fruit,
and is sometimes injurious even to man.</q>
<rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar
essentially; to frustrate; <as>as, to <ex>blight</ex> one's
prospects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Seared in heart and lone and <qex>blighted</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blight</ent><br/
<hw>Blight</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be affected by blight; to
blast; <as>as, this vine never <ex>blights</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blight</ent><br/
<hw>Blight</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's
hopes; that which impairs or destroys.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>blight</qex> seemed to have fallen over our fortunes.</q>
<rj><qau>Disraeli.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A rashlike eruption on the human
skin.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blighting</ent><br/
<hw>Blight"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing blight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blightingly</ent><br/
<hw>Blight"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to cause
blight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blimbing</ent><br/
<ent>Blimbi</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blim"bi</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Blim"bing</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bilimbi</er>, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blimp</ent><br/
<hw>Blimp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from Colonel <etsep>Blimp</etsep>, a
fictional character]</ety> <def>any elderly pompous
reactionary.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Colonel Blimp.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as
a barrage balloon.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sausage balloon, sausage.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blimpish</ent><br/
<hw>blimpish</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[from Colonel
<etsep>Blimp</etsep>, a fictional character]</ety> <def>pompously
ultraconservative and nationalistic.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blin</ent><br/
<hw>Blin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blinnen</ets>, AS. <ets>blinnan</ets>; pref. <ets>be-</ets> +
<ets>linnan</ets> to cease.]</ety> <def>To stop; to cease; to
desist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blin</ent><br/
<hw>Blin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>blinn</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Cessation; end.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blin</ent><br/
<hw>blin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blini</plw>,
<plw>bliny</plw> or <plw>blinis</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Russian.]</ety>
<def>a thin buckwheat pancake made with yeast and usually filled with
sour cream and folded over. See also <er>blini</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blind</ent><br/
<hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.; akin to D., G.,
OS., Sw., & Dan. <ets>blind</ets>, Icel. <ets>blindr</ets>, Goth.
<ets>blinds</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by
deprivation; without sight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that is strucken <qex>blind</qex> can not forget<br/
The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of
intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; <as>as,
authors are <ex>blind</ex> to their own defects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But hard be hardened, <qex>blind</qex> be blinded more,<br/
That they may stumble on, and deeper fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Undiscerning; undiscriminating;
inconsiderate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This plan is recommended neither to <qex>blind</qex> approbation
nor to <qex>blind</qex> reprobation.</q> <rj><qau>Jay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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>as, a <ex>blind</ex> path; a
<ex>blind</ex> ditch</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Involved; intricate; not easily followed or
traced.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blind</qex> mazes of this tangled wood.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Having no openings for light or passage; <as>as, a
<ex>blind</ex> wall</as>; open only at one end; <as>as, a <ex>blind</ex>
alley; a <ex>blind</ex> gut</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; <as>as,
a <ex>blind</ex> passage in a book</as>; illegible; <as>as,
<ex>blind</ex> writing</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>Abortive; failing to produce
flowers or fruit; <as>as, <ex>blind</ex> buds; <ex>blind</ex>
flowers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blind alley</b></col>, <cd>an alley closed at one end; a
<xex>cul-de-sac</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind axle</b></col>, <cd>an axle
which turns but does not communicate motion.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> --
<col><b>Blind beetle</b></col>, <cd>one of the insects apt to fly
against people, esp. at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind cat</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a species of catfish (<spn>Gronias
nigrolabris</spn>), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in
Pennsylvania.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind coal</b></col>, <cd>coal that burns
without flame; anthracite coal.</cd> <au>Simmonds.</au> --
<mcol><col><b>Blind door</b></col>, <col><b>Blind
window</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an imitation of a door or window, without
an opening for passage or light. See <cref>Blank door</cref> <it>or</it>
<cref>Blank window</cref>, under <er>Blank</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> --
<col><b>Blind level</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a level or
drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an
inverted siphon.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Blind nettle</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>dead nettle. See <cref>Dead nettle</cref>, under
<er>Dead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind shell</b></col>
<fld>(Gunnery)</fld>, <cd>a shell containing no charge, or one that does
not explode.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind side</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <au>Swift.</au> --
<col><b>Blind snake</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small, harmless,
burrowing snake, of the family <fam>Typhlopid<ae/</fam>, with
rudimentary eyes.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind spot</b></col>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the point in the retina of the eye where the
optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light.</cd> --
<col><b>Blind tooling</b></col>, <cd>in bookbinding and leather work,
the indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; -- called also
<altname>blank tooling</altname>, and <altname>blind
blocking</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall
without an opening; a blank wall.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blind</ent><br/
<hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blinded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blinding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make blind; to
deprive of sight or discernment.</def> <ldquo/To <xex>blind</xex> the
truth and me.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that
<qex>blinds</qex> those whom he should lead is . . . a much greater.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deprive partially of vision; to make vision
difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her beauty all the rest did <qex>blind</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>P.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding;
to conceal; to deceive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such darkness <qex>blinds</qex> the sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all
his art, to <qex>blind</qex> and confound.</q>
<rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blind</ent><br/
<hw>Blind</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something to mislead the eye or the understanding,
or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>blindes</ets>, prob. fr. G.
<ets>blende</ets>, fr. <ets>blenden</ets> to blind, fr. <ets>blind</ets>
blind.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A blindage. See
<er>Blindage</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A halting place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinde</ent><br/
<ent>Blind</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blind</hw>, <hw>Blinde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Blende</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindage</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>blindage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A cover or protection
for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth
supported by a framework.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blinded</ent><br/
<hw>blinded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>deprived of one's sight; rendered
blind.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinder</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, blinds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>One of the leather screens on
a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a
blinker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindfish</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small fish
(<spn>Amblyopsis spel<ae/us</spn>) destitute of eyes, found in the
waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves
take the same name.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindfold</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"fold`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blindfolded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blindfolding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blindfolden</ets>,
<ets>blindfelden</ets>, <ets>blindfellen</ets>; AS. <ets>blind</ets>
blind + prob. <ets>fellan</ets>, <ets>fyllan</ets>, to fell, strike
down.]</ety> <def>To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder
from seeing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And when they had <qex>blindfolded</qex> him, they struck him on
the face.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 64.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindfold</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"fold`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the eyes covered;
blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless;
<as>as, <ex>blindfold</ex> zeal; <ex>blindfold</ex> fury</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fate's <qex>blindfold</qex> reign the atheist loudly owns.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blindfold</ent><br/
<hw>blind"fold`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blindfolded</ent><br/
<hw>blind"fold*ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a blindfold placed
over the eyes; -- done to prevent the wearer from seeing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blindfold.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinding</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making blind or as if blind;
depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; <as>as,
<ex>blinding</ex> tears; <ex>blinding</ex> snow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinding</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin coating of sand and fine
gravel over a newly paved road. See <er>Blind</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindly</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without sight, discernment, or
understanding; without thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of
one's own.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By his imperious mistress <qex>blindly</qex> led.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blind man's buff</ent><br/
<ent>Blindman's buff</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Blind"man's buff"</hw>, <hw>Blind" man's buff"</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Buff</er> a buffet.]</ety> <def>A game in
which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the
other players, and tell who it is.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Surely he fancies I play at <qex>blindman's buff</qex> with him,
for he thinks I never have my eyes open.</q>
<rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindman's holiday</ent><br/
<hw>Blind`man's hol"i*day</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The time between
daylight and candle light.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindness</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or
condition of being blind, literally or figuratively.</def>
<rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Color blindness</b></col>, <cd>inability to distinguish
certain color. See <er>Daltonism</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blind reader</ent><br/
<hw>Blind reader</hw>. <def>A post-office clerk whose duty is to
decipher obscure addresses.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blindside</ent><br/
<hw>blindside</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to attack a
person from his <cref>blind side</cref>; metaphorically, to give a
person an unpleasant surprise.</def> <illu>He had completed his plan to
develop a new office building, but was <ex>blindsided</ex> by the sudden
drop in real estate values.</illu><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindstory</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"sto`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blindworm</ent><br/
<hw>Blind"worm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (<spn>Anguis
fragilis</spn>), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the
slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Newts and <qex>blindworms</qex> do no wrong.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blini</ent><br/
<hw>bli"ni</hw> <pr>(bl<emac/"n<emac/; bl<icr/"n<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos>; <sing><it>sing.</it> <singw>blin</singw>.</sing>
<ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>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 <it>blin</it>) but in America,
often used as singular; thus the common plural
<plw>blinis</plw>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bliny, blinis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blinks</ent><br/
<hw>blinks</hw> <pr>(bl<icr/<nsm/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of
small Indian lettuce (<spn>Montia lamprosperma</spn>) of northern
regions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blinking chickweed, water chickweed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blink</ent><br/
<hw>Blink</hw> <pr>(bl<icr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blinked</conjf>
<pr>(bl<icr/<nsm/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blinking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blenken</ets>; akin to
dan. <ets>blinke</ets>, Sw. <ets>blinka</ets>, G. <ets>blinken</ets> to
shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D.
<ets>blikken</ets> to glance, twinkle, G. <ets>blicken</ets> to look,
glance, AS. bl<imac/<ets>can</ets> to shine, E. <ets>bleak</ets>.
<root/98. See <er>Bleak</er>; cf. 1st <er>Blench</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the
eye.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One eye was <qex>blinking</qex>, and one leg was lame.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and
with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Show me thy chink, to <qex>blink</qex> through with mine eyne.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle;
to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The dew was falling fast, the stars began to <qex>blink</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sun <qex>blinked</qex> fair on pool and stream .</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blink</ent><br/
<hw>Blink</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shut out of sight;
to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; <as>as, to <ex>blink</ex> the
question</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To trick; to deceive.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blink</ent><br/
<hw>Blink</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blink</ets>. See
<er>Blink</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos> ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A glimpse or
glance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is the first <qex>blink</qex> that ever I had of him.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gleam; glimmer; sparkle.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not a <qex>blink</qex> of light was there.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The dazzling whiteness about the
horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice
blink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blencher</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn
or check them.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinkard</ent><br/
<hw>Blink"ard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blind</ets>
+ <ets>-ard</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who blinks with, or as
with, weak eyes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Among the blind the one-eyed <qex>blinkard</qex> reigns.</q>
<rj><qau>Marvell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which
appears and disappears.</def> <rj><au>Hakewill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blink beer</ent><br/
<hw>Blink" beer`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <def>Beer kept unbroached until it
is sharp.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blinker</ent><br/
<hw>Blink"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, blinks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor bigots who but one way see,<br/
through <qex>blinkers</qex> of authority.</q> <rj><qau>M.
Green.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <def>A kind of goggles, used to protect
the eyes form glare, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blink-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Blink"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitually
winking.</def> <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blintze</ent><br/
<ent>blintz</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blintz</hw>, <hw>blintze</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blintzes</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Yiddish
<ets>blintze</ets>, fr. Byelorussian <ets>blinets</ets>, dimin. of Russ.
<ets>blin</ets>. See also <er>blin</er> and <er>blini</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Jewish Cookery)</fld> <def>a thin wheat pancake folded around a
filling (such as cheese or fruit) and sauteed, fried, or
baked.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bliny</ent><br/
<hw>blin"y</hw> <pr>(bl<emac/"n<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>blini</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blini.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blip</ent><br/
<hw>blip</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Radar)</fld> <def>a spot
of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting
surface, such as an airplane or ship.</def> <note>this sense is also
used metaphorically to mean <xex>a barely perceptible object</xex>;
<as>, Kennedy's candidacy was a mere <ex>blip</ex> on Humphrey's radar
screen until he won the West Virginia primary.</as> This is the probably
origin of sense 3.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> radar echo, radar target.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, a brief <ex>blip</ex> upward in
the unemployment</as> rate.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>something small or insignificant.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded
or transmitted signal; <as>as, there is a blip on my CD of Beethoven's
ninth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blirt</ent><br/
<hw>Blirt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A
gust of wind and rain.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bliss</ent><br/
<hw>Bliss</hw> <pr>(bl<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Blisses</plw> <pr>(bl<icr/s"<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blis</ets>, <ets>blisse</ets>, AS. <ets>blis</ets>,
<ets>bl<imac/<edh/s</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<imac/<edh/e</ets> blithe. See
<er>Blithe</er>.]</ety> <def>Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the
highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly
joy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An then at last our <qex>bliss</qex><br/
Full and perfect is.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy;
enjoyment. See <er>Happiness</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blissful</ent><br/
<hw>Bliss"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of,
characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest
degree.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Blissful</xex> solitude.<rdquo/
<au>Milton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bliss"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Bliss"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blissless</ent><br/
<hw>Bliss"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of bliss.</def>
<rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blissom</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"som</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>blithesome</ets>: but cf. also Icel. <ets>bl<?/sma</ets> of a goat
at heat.]</ety> <def>To be lustful; to be lascivious.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blissom</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"som</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said
of ewes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blissus</ent><br/
<hw>Blissus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the chinch bugs.
See <er>chinch</er>, 2.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Blissus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blister</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.; akin to OD.
<ets>bluyster</ets>, fr. the same root as <ets>blast</ets>,
<ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>blow</ets>. See <er>Blow</er> to eject
wind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And painful <qex>blisters</qex> swelled my tender hands.</q>
<rj><qau>Grainger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other
matter, applied to raise a blister.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blister beetle</b></col>, <cd>a beetle used to raise
blisters, esp. the <spn>Lytta vesicatoria</spn> (<it>or</it>
<spn>Cantharis vesicatoria</spn>), called <altname>Cantharis</altname>
or <altname>Spanish fly</altname> by druggists. See
<er>Cantharis</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blister fly</b></col>, <cd>a blister
beetle.</cd> -- <col><b>Blister plaster</b></col>, <cd>a plaster
designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies.</cd> --
<col><b>Blister steel</b></col>, <cd>crude steel formed from wrought
iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface.
Called also <altname>blistered steel</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood
blister</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blister</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blistered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blistering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be affected with a blister
or blisters; to have a blister form on.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let my tongue <qex>blister</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blister</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To raise a blister
or blisters upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My hands were <qex>blistered</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a
blister.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This tyrant, whose sole name <qex>blisters</qex> our tongue.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blistering</ent><br/
<hw>blistering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>harshly or
corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments about people or their
actions.</def> <illu><ex>blistering</ex> criticism</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing,
venomous, virulent, vitriolic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>intensely hot.</def> <illu><ex>blistering</ex>
sun</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blistery.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>very fast; <as>as, a <ex>blistering</ex>
pace</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red-hot, scorching.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blistery</ent><br/
<hw>Blis"ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
blisters.</def> <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blite</ent><br/
<hw>Blite</hw> <pr>(bl<imac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>blitum</ets>, Gr. <grk>bli`ton</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of herbs (<gen>Blitum</gen>) with a fleshy calyx.
<spn>Blitum capitatum</spn> is the strawberry <ex>blite</ex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 156 --></p>

<p><ent>Blithe</ent><br/
<hw>Blithe</hw> <pr>(bl<imac/<th/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<imac/<edh/e</ets> blithe, kind; akin to Goth.
<ets>blei<thorn/s</ets> kind, Icel. <ets>bl<imac/<edh/r</ets> mild,
gentle, Dan. & Sw. <ets>blid</ets> gentle, D. <ets>blijd</ets> blithe,
OHG. <ets>bl<imac/di</ets> kind, blithe.]</ety> <def>Gay; merry;
sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; <as>as, a <ex>blithe</ex>
spirit</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blithe</qex> sounds of festal music.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A daughter fair,<br/
So buxom, <qex>blithe</qex>, and debonair.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blitheful</ent><br/
<hw>Blithe"ful</hw> <pr>(bl<imac/<th/"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Gay; full of gayety; joyous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blithely</ent><br/
<hw>Blithe"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blithe manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blitheness</ent><br/
<hw>Blithe"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
blithe.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blither</ent><br/
<hw>blither</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>blather</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> babble, blather, smatter, blether.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blithering</ent><br/
<hw>blithering</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>talking incoherently; <as>as, a
<ex>blithering</ex> idiot</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jabbering.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blithesome</ent><br/
<hw>Blithe"some</hw> <pr>(-s<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cheery;
gay; merry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blithesome</qex> sounds of wassail gay.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blithe"some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Blithe"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blitz</ent><br/
<hw>blitz</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(football)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> safety linebacker blitzing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a rapid and violent military attack with intensive
aerial bombardment. Same as <er>blitzkrieg</er></def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>any vigorous and intensive attack, bombardment, or
assault, literally or figuratively; <as>as, they used a <ex>blitz</ex>
of television commercials to launch their new product</as>; the German
<ex>blitz</ex> on London.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>same as <er>blitz chess</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blitzkrieg</ent><br/
<hw>blitz"krieg</hw> <pr>(bl<icr/tz"kr<emac/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[German, <ets>blitz</ets> lightning + <ets>krieg</ets> war.]</ety>
<def>an overwhelming all-out attack with infantry, armor, and air
forces, especially by surprise against an unprepared enemy.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blitzkrieg</ent><br/
<hw>blitz"krieg</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to fight a quick and surprising
war.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fight a blitzkrieg.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blive</ent><br/
<hw>Blive</hw> <pr>(bl<imac/v)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[A contraction
of <er>Belive</er>.]</ety> <def>Quickly; forthwith.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blizzard</ent><br/
<hw>Bliz"zard</hw> <pr>(bl<icr/z"z<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. <er>Blaze</er> to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling
volley; cf. <ldquo/to <ets>blaze</ets> away<rdquo/ to fire away.]</ety>
<def>A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and
blinding snow; a furious blast.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloat</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat</hw> <pr>(bl<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bloated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bloating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>blotna</ets> to
become soft, <ets>blautr</ets> soft, wet, Sw. <ets>bl<oum/t</ets> soft,
<ets>bl<oum/ta</ets> to soak; akin to G. <ets>bloss</ets> bare, and AS.
<ets>ble<aacute/t</ets> wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th
<ets>blow</ets>. Cf. <er>Blote</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloat</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow turgid as by effusion of
liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.</def>
<rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloat</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bloated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloat</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A term of contempt for a worthless,
dissipated fellow.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloat</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dry (herrings) in smoke. See
<er>Blote</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloated</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat"ed</hw> <pr>(bl<omac/t"<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos>
<def>Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of
water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; <as>as, a <ex>bloated</ex>
face</as>. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloatedness</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
bloated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloater</ent><br/
<hw>Bloat"er</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bloat</er>, <er>Blote</er>.]</ety> <def>The common herring, esp.
when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also
<altname>bloat herring</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blob</ent><br/
<hw>Blob</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bleb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something blunt and round; a
small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a
blister.</def> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small fresh-water fish
(<spn>Uranidea Richardsoni</spn>); the miller's thumb.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blobber</ent><br/
<hw>Blob"ber</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/b"b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Blubber</er>, <er>Blub</er>.]</ety> <def>A bubble; blubber.</def>
<mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>T. Carew.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blobber lip</b></col>, <cd>a thick, protruding
lip.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His <qex>blobber</qex> lips and beetle brows commend.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blobber-lipped</ent><br/
<hw>Blob"ber-lipped`</hw> <pr>(-l<icr/pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having thick lips.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>blobber-lipped</xex>
shell.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blocage</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Blo*cage"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in
masonry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block</ent><br/
<hw>Block</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blok</ets>; cf. F. <ets>bloc</ets> (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan.
<ets>blok</ets>, Sw. & G. <ets>block</ets>, OHG. <ets>bloch</ets>. There
is also an OHG. <ets>bloch</ets>, <ets>biloh</ets>; <ets>bi</ets> by +
the same root as that of E. <ets>lock</ets>. Cf. <er>Block</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, <er>Blockade</er>, and see <er>Lock</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, a <ex>block</ex> on which a butcher chops his
meat; a <ex>block</ex> by which to mount a horse; children's playing
<ex>blocks</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke,<br/
And Christmas <qex>blocks</qex> are burning.</q>
<rj><qau>Wither.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All her labor was but as a <qex>block</qex><br/
Left in the quarry.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons
lay their necks when they are beheaded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Noble heads which have been brought to the <qex>block</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are
shaped.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>The pattern or shape of a
hat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes
with the next <qex>block</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,
whether occupied by buildings or not.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The new city was laid out in rectangular <qex>blocks</qex>, each
<qex>block</qex> containing thirty building lots. Such an average
<qex>block</qex>, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of
ground, exists in Oxford Street.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Quart.
Rev.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>The perch on which a bird of
prey is kept.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a
hindrance; an obstacle; -- also called <altname>blockage</altname>;
<as>as, a <ex>block</ex> in the way; a <ex>block</ex> in an artery; a
<ex>block</ex> in a nerve</as>; a <ex>block</ex> in a biochemical
pathway.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A piece of box or other wood for engravers'
work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A piece of hard wood (as
mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is
mounted to make it type high.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What a <qex>block</qex> art thou !</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A section of a railroad where the block system is
used. See <cref>Block system</cref>, below.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>In Australia, one of the large lots into which
public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government
surveyors.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The position of a
player or bat when guarding the wicket.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A block
hole.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The popping crease.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>a number of individual items sold as a unit;
<as>as, a <ex>block</ex> of airline tickets; a <ex>block</ex> of hotel
rooms; a <ex>block</ex> of stock</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>the length of one side of a city block{5},
traversed along any side; <as>as, to walk three <ex>blocks</ex> ahead
and turn left at the corner</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>17.</sn> <def>a halt in a mental process, especially one due to
stress, memory lapse, confusion, etc.; <as>as, a writer's
<ex>block</ex>; to have a <ex>block</ex> in remembering a
name</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>18.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>a quantity of binary-encoded
information transferred, or stored, as a unit to, from, or on a data
storage device; <as>as, to divide a disk into 512-byte
<ex>blocks</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>19.</sn> <fld>(computers)</fld> <def>a number of locations in a
random-access memory allocated to storage of specific data; <as>as, to
allocate a <ex>block</ex> of 1024 bytes for the stack</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A block of shares</b></col> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld>,
<cd>a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump.</cd>
<au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Block printing</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>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.</cd> <au>S. W. Williams.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A method of
printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them
upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter.</cd> --
<col><b>Block system</b></col> <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Back
blocks</b></col>, <cd>Australian pastoral country which is remote from
the seacoast or from a river.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block</ent><br/
<hw>Block</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blocked</conjf> <pr>(bl<ocr/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blocking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bloquer</ets>, fr. <ets>bloc</ets> block. See <er>Block</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>block</ex> up a road or
harbor; to <ex>block</ex> an entrance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With moles . . . would <qex>block</qex> the port.</q>
<rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A city . . . besieged and <qex>blocked</qex> about.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shape on, or stamp with, a block; <as>as, to
<ex>block</ex> a hat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an
obstruction; <as>as, to <ex>block</ex> a nerve impulse; to
<ex>block</ex> a biochemical reaction with a drug</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To block out</b></col>, <cd>to begin to reduce to shape;
to mark out roughly; to lay out; to outline; <as>as, to <ex>block
out</ex> a plan</as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockade</ent><br/
<hw>Block*ade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>bloccata</ets>. See <er>Block</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the
purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies;
<as>as, the <ex>blockade</ex> of the ports of an enemy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Blockade</xex> is now usually applied to an
investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment
by land forces. To constitute a <xex>blockade</xex>, 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
<xex>blockade</xex> of that port where its force can not be brought to
bear.</note> <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An obstruction to passage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(physiology)</fld> <def>interference with
transmission of a physiological signal, or a physiological
reaction.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To raise a blockade</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Raise</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockade</ent><br/
<hw>Block*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blockaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blockading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>Blockade</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>
<ldquo/<xex>Blockaded</xex> the place by sea.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Gilpin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Till storm and driving ice <qex>blockade</qex> him there.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To obstruct entrance to or egress from.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Huge bales of British cloth <qex>blockade</qex> the door.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blockaded</ent><br/
<hw>blockaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having access obstructed by
emplacement of a barrier, or by threat of force.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barricaded, barred.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockader</ent><br/
<hw>Block*ad"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who blockades.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A vessel employed in
blockading.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockage</ent><br/
<hw>Block"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
blocking up; the state of being blocked up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block book</ent><br/
<hw>Block" book`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A book printed from engraved
wooden blocks instead of movable types.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block chain</ent><br/
<hw>Block chain</hw>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blocked</ent><br/
<hw>blocked</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>closed to
traffic.</def> <illu>Traffic was <ex>blocked</ex> by an overturned
tractor-trailor</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> out of use(predicate).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>at a complete standstill because of opposition of
two unrelenting forces or factions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> deadlocked, stalemated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>unusable because of some obstruction.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockhead</ent><br/
<hw>Block"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Block</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow; a
dolt; a person deficient in understanding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The bookful <qex>blockhead</qex>, ignorantly read,<br/
With loads of learned lumber in his head.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockheaded</ent><br/
<hw>Block"head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stupid; dull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockheadism</ent><br/
<hw>Block"head*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.</def>
<rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Block"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Block</ets> + <ets>house</ets>: cf. G.
<ets>blockhaus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A house of squared logs.</def> <mark>[West. & South.
U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blocking</ent><br/
<hw>Block"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or
blocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Blocks used to support (a building, etc.)
temporarily.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blocking course</ent><br/
<hw>Block"ing course`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The
finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blockish</ent><br/
<hw>Block"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a block; deficient in
understanding; stupid; dull.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Blockish</xex>
Ajax.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Block"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Block"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blocklike</ent><br/
<hw>Block"like`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a block;
stupid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block signal</ent><br/
<hw>Block signal</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block system</ent><br/
<hw>Block system</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>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 <col><b>absolute blocking</b></col>,
or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as
it proceeds with excessive caution, as in <col><b>permissive
blocking</b></col>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Block tin</ent><br/
<hw>Block" tin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Tin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloedite</ent><br/
<hw>Bloe"dite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the chemist
<ets>Bl<oum/de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate
of magnesium and sodium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blolly</ent><br/
<hw>Blol"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West
Indies (<spn>Pisonia obtusata</spn>) with smooth oval leaves and a hard,
10-ribbed fruit.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The rubiaceous shrub
<spn>Chicocca racemosa</spn>, of the same region.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blomary</ent><br/
<hw>Blom"a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bloomery</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blonket</ent><br/
<ent>Bloncket</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blonc"ket</hw>, <hw>Blon"ket</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>blanquet</ets> whitish, dim. of
<ets>blanc</ets> white. Cf. <er>Blanket</er>.]</ety> <def>Gray; bluish
gray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our <qex>bloncket</qex> liveries been all too sad.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blonde</ent><br/
<ent>Blond</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blond</hw>, <hw>Blonde</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fair, light, of uncertain origin; cf. AS.
<ets>blonden-feax</ets> gray-haired, old, prop. blended-haired, as a
mixture of white and brown or black. See <er>Blend</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> ]</ety> <def>Of a fair color; light-colored; <as>as,
<ex>blond</ex> hair; a <ex>blond</ex> complexion</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blonde</ent><br/
<hw>Blonde</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and
light blue eyes.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>blond</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[So called from its color.]</ety> <def>A kind of
silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; --
called also <altname>blond lace</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blond metal</ent><br/
<hw>Blond" met`al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A variety of clay ironstone,
in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blondness</ent><br/
<hw>Blond"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being blond.</def>
<rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood</ent><br/
<hw>Blood</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blod</ets>, <ets>blood</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<omac/d</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>bloed</ets>, OHG. <ets>bluot</ets>, G. <ets>blut</ets>, Goth.
<ets>bl<omac/<thorn/</ets>, Icel. <ets>bl<omac/<edh/</ets>, Sw. & Dan.
<ets>blod</ets>; prob. fr. the same root as E. <ets>blow</ets> to bloom.
See <er>Blow</er> to bloom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>Arterial</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The blood consists of a liquid, the plasma, containing
minute particles, the blood corpuscles. In the invertebrate animals it
is usually nearly colorless, and contains only one kind of corpuscles;
but in all vertebrates, except Amphioxus, it contains some colorless
corpuscles, with many more which are red and give the blood its
uniformly red color. See <er>Corpuscle</er>, <er>Plasma</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relationship by descent from a common ancestor;
consanguinity; kinship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To share the <qex>blood</qex> of Saxon royalty.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A friend of our own <qex>blood</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Half blood</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>relationship
through only one parent.</cd> -- <col><b>Whole blood</b></col>,
<cd>relationship through both father and mother. In American Law,
<xex>blood</xex> includes both half blood, and whole blood.</cd>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Peters.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the
highest royal lineage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Give us a prince of <qex>blood</qex>, a son of Priam.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I am a gentleman of <qex>blood</qex> and breeding.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Stock Breeding)</fld> <def>Descent from parents of
recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In stock breeding <xex>half blood</xex> is descent
showing one half only of pure breed. <xex>Blue blood</xex>, <xex>full
blood</xex>, or <xex>warm blood</xex>, is the same as
<xex>blood</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The fleshy nature of man.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor gives it satisfaction to our <qex>blood</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder;
manslaughter; destruction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So wills the fierce, avenging sprite,<br/
Till <qex>blood</qex> for <qex>blood</qex> atones.</q>
<rj><qau>Hood.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was a thing of <qex>blood</qex>, whose every motion<br/
Was timed with dying cries.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions;
-- as if the blood were the seat of emotions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When you perceive his <qex>blood</qex> inclined to mirth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Often, in this sense, accompanied with <xex>bad</xex>,
<xex>cold</xex>, <xex>warm</xex>, or other qualifying word. Thus, to
commit an act in <xex>cold blood</xex>, is to do it deliberately, and
without sudden passion; to do it in <xex>bad blood</xex>, is to do it in
anger. <xex>Warm blood</xex> denotes a temper inflamed or irritated. To
<xex>warm</xex> or <xex>heat the blood</xex> is to excite the passions.
Qualified by <xex>up</xex>, excited feeling or passion is signified; as,
my <xex>blood</xex> was <xex>up</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy
man; a rake.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Seest thou not . . . how giddily 'a turns about all the hot
<qex>bloods</qex> between fourteen and five and thirty?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was the morning costume of a dandy or <qex>blood</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The juice of anything, especially if red.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He washed . . . his clothes in the <qex>blood</qex> of grapes.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xiix. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Blood</xex> is often used as an adjective, and as
the first part of self-explaining compound words; as,
<xex>blood-</xex>bespotted, <xex>blood-</xex>bought,
<xex>blood-</xex>curdling, <xex>blood-</xex>dyed, <xex>blood-</xex>red,
<xex>blood-</xex>spilling, <xex>blood-</xex>stained,
<xex>blood-</xex>warm, <xex>blood-</xex>won.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blood baptism</b></col> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood blister</b></col>, <cd>a blister
or bleb containing blood or bloody serum, usually caused by an
injury.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood brother</b></col>, <cd>brother by blood or
birth.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood clam</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. <spn>Argina
pexata</spn> of the American coast. So named from the color of its
flesh.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood corpuscle</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Corpuscle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood crystal</b></col>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>one of the crystals formed by the separation
in a crystalline form of the h<ae/moglobin of the red blood corpuscles;
h<ae/matocrystallin. All blood does not yield blood crystals.</cd> --
<col><b>Blood heat</b></col>, <cd>heat equal to the temperature of human
blood, or about 98<frac12/ <deg/ Fahr.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood
horse</b></col>, <cd>a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from the
purest and most highly prized origin or stock.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood
money</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood
orange</b></col>, <cd>an orange with dark red pulp.</cd> --
<col><b>Blood poisoning</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>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<ae/mia.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood
pudding</b></col>, <cd>a pudding made of blood and other materials.</cd>
-- <col><b>Blood relation</b></col>, <cd>one connected by blood or
descent.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood spavin</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Spavin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blood vessel</b></col>. <cd>See in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue blood</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Flesh and blood</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
blood relation, esp. a child.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Human nature.</cd>
-- <col><b>In blood</b></col> <fld>(Hunting)</fld>, <cd>in a state of
perfect health and vigor.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To let
blood</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Let</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Prince of
the blood</b></col>, <cd>the son of a sovereign, or the issue of a royal
family. The sons, brothers, and uncles of the sovereign are styled
<xex>princes of the blood royal</xex>; and the daughters, sisters, and
aunts are <xex>princesses of the blood royal</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood</ent><br/
<hw>Blood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blooded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blooding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bleed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 157 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stain, smear or wet, with blood.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Reach out their spears afar,<br/
And <qex>blood</qex> their points.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight
of blood, as in hunting or war.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was most important too that his troops should be
<qex>blooded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To heat the blood of; to exasperate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much
<qex>blooded</qex> one against another.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodbath</ent><br/
<hw>blood"bath`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indiscriminate
slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bloodletting, bloodshed, battue.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[fig.]</mark> <def>Substantial losses by many
people, as in a mass termination of employment or widespread financial
loss; <as>as, the sudden market drop created a <ex>bloodbath</ex> among
overoptimistic investors</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blood berry</ent><br/
<ent>bloodberry</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blood"ber*ry</hw>, <hw>blood" ber*ry</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A bushy houseplant (<spn>Rivina humilis</spn>) having white to pale
pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; it is native to the
tropical Americas.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rougeberry, rouge plant.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodbird</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"bird`</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/d"b<etil/rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An Australian honeysucker (<spn>Myzomela
sanguineolata</spn>); -- so called from the bright red color of the male
bird.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood-boltered</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"-bol`tered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + Prov. E. <ets>bolter</ets> to mat in tufts. Cf.
<er>Balter</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the hair matted with clotted
blood.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>blood-boltered</qex> Banquo smiles upon me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodcurdling</ent><br/
<hw>blood"curd*ling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>causing sudden intense
fear due to an apprehension of imminent bodily harm, to oneself or
others.</def> <illu>Awakened by a <ex>bloodcurdling</ex> scream from
right outside her window</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hair-raising, nightmarish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blooded</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having pure blood, or a large
admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Used also in composition in phrases indicating a
particular condition or quality of blood; as, cold-<xex>blooded</xex>;
warm-<xex>blooded</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodflower</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"flow`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
color of the flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of bulbous
plants, natives of Southern Africa, named <gen>H<ae/manthus</gen>, of
the Amaryllis family. The juice of <spn>H<ae/manthus toxicarius</spn> is
used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodguilty</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"guilt`y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of
murder or bloodshed.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bloodguilty</xex> life.<rdquo/
<au>Fairfax.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Blood"guilt`i*ness</wf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Blood"guilt`less</wf>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodhound</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"hound`</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/d"hound`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodied</ent><br/
<hw>blood"ied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Covered with blood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gory, sanguinary.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodily</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"i*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bloody
manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodiness</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being
bloody.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposition to shed blood;
bloodthirstiness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All that <qex>bloodiness</qex> and savage cruelty which was in our
nature.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodless</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<omac/dle<aacute/s</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of
blood, or apparently so; <as>as, <ex>bloodless</ex> cheeks</as>;
lifeless; dead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bloodless</qex> carcass of my Hector sold.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter;
<as>as, a <ex>bloodless</ex> victory</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Without spirit or activity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou <qex>bloodless</qex> remnant of that royal blood !</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Blood"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Blood"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodlet</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"let`</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/d"l<ecr/t`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[AS. <ets>bl<omac/dl<aemac/tan</ets>; <ets>bl<omac/d</ets> blood +
<ets>l<aemac/atan</ets> to let.]</ety> <def>bleed; to let blood.</def>
<rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodletter</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"let`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodletting</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"let`ting</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodlust</ent><br/
<hw>blood"lust</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a desire for bloodshed.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodmobile</ent><br/
<hw>bloodmobile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a motor vehicle equipped to
collect blood donations.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood money</ent><br/
<hw>Blood" mon`ey</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Money paid to
the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blood-red</ent><br/
<hw>blood-red</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having any of numerous bright or
strong colors reminiscent of the color of cherries or tomatoes or rubies
or blood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson,
ruby, ruby-red, scarlet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blood-related</ent><br/
<hw>blood-related</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>related by
blood, i.e. by a common genetic heritage.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akin(predicate), cognate, consanguine,
consanguineous, kin(predicate).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <-- how far back can one go? at least four
generations, possibly over 10 --></p>

<p><ent>Bloodroot</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"root`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant (<spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>), with a red root and
red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called
also <altname>puccoon</altname>, <altname>redroot</altname>,
<altname>bloodwort</altname>, <altname>tetterwort</altname>,
<altname>turmeric</altname>, and <altname>Indian paint</altname>. It has
acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
expectorant. See <er>Sanguinaria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used
as a remedy for dysentery.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodshed</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"shed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + <ets>shed</ets>]</ety> <def>The shedding or
spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking
life, as in war, riot, or murder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodshedder</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"shed`der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sheds
blood; a manslayer; a murderer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodshedding</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"shed`ding</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Bloodshed.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodshot</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"shot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + <ets>shot</ets>, p. p. of <ets>shoot</ets> to
variegate.]</ety> <def>Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having
the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or
irritated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His eyes were <qex>bloodshot</qex>, . . . and his hair
disheveled.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood-shotten</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"-shot`ten</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bloodshot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodstained</ent><br/
<hw>bloodstained</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>stained with blood; <as>as, a
<ex>bloodstained</ex> shirt; a <ex>bloodstained</ex> carpet; a
<ex>bloodstained</ex> sidewalk</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodstick</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"stick"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld>
<def>A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to
strike the fleam into the vein.</def> <rj><au>Youatt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodstock</ent><br/
<hw>bloodstock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>thoroughbred horses
(collectively).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodstone</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as
if with blood; hence the name; -- called also
<altname>heliotrope</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Hematite, an ore
of iron yielding a blood red powder or <ldquo/streak.<rdquo/</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodstroke</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"stroke`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>coup de sang</ets>.]</ety> <def>Loss of sensation and motion from
hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodsucker</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"suck`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech
(<spn>Hirudo medicinalis</spn>), and related species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one
guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money
lender; an extortioner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloodsucking</ent><br/
<hw>bloodsucking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drawing blood
from the body of another; <as>as, a plague of <ex>bloodsucking</ex>
insects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech;
living off another; -- of plants or persons; <as>as, a
<ex>bloodsucking</ex> blackmailer; <ex>bloodsucking</ex>
lawyers</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodthirsty</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"thirst`y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Eager to shed
blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Blood"thirst`i*ness</wf> (<?/),
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blood-twig</ent><br/
<hw>blood-twig</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a European deciduous
shrub (<spn>Cornus sanguinea</spn>) turning red in autumn having dull
white flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> common European dogwood, red dogwood,
pedwood.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodulf</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"ulf</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The European bullfinch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blood vessel</ent><br/
<hw>Blood" ves`sel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any
vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or
vein.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodwit</ent><br/
<ent>Bloodwite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blood"wite`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Blood"wit`</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<omac/w<imac/te</ets>; <ets>bl<omac/d</ets> blood, +
<ets>w<imac/te</ets> wite, fine.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Law)</fld> <def>A
fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the shedding of
blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodwood</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"wood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Norfolk Island <xex>bloodwood</xex> is a euphorbiaceous tree
(<spn>Baloghia lucida</spn>), 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 <spn>Gordonia H<ae/matoxylon</spn> of Jamaica, and
several species of Australian <spn>Eucalyptus</spn>; also the true
logwood (<spn> H<ae/matoxylon campechianum</spn>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodwort</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant, <spn>Rumex sanguineus</spn>, or bloody-veined dock. The
name is applied also to bloodroot (<spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>),
and to an extensive order of plants (<spn>H<ae/modorace<ae/</spn>), the
roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in
dyeing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<omac/dig</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing or resembling
blood; of the nature of blood; <as>as, <ex>bloody</ex> excretions;
<ex>bloody</ex> sweat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Smeared or stained with blood; <as>as,
<ex>bloody</ex> hands; a <ex>bloody</ex> handkerchief</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having
a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some <qex>bloody</qex> passion shakes your very frame.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary;
esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; <as>as, a <ex>bloody</ex>
battle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere
emphasis or as a low epithet.</def> <mark>[Vulgar]</mark>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bloodied</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bloodying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To stain with blood.</def>
<rj><au>Overbury.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloodybones</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y*bones`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A terrible
bugbear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody flux</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y flux`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The dysentery, a disease in
which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of
blood.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody hand</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y hand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A red hand, as in the arms of
Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United
Kingdom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody-minded</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloody sweat</ent><br/
<hw>Blood"y sweat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A sweat accompanied by a
discharge of blood; a disease, called <xex>sweating sickness</xex>,
formerly prevalent in England and other countries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloom</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blome</ets>,
fr. Icel. <ets>bl<oacute/m</ets>, <ets>bl<oacute/mi</ets>; akin to Sw.
<ets>blom</ets>, Goth. <ets>bl<?/ma</ets>, OS. <ets>bl<?/mo</ets>, D.
<ets>bloem</ets>, OHG. <ets>bluomo</ets>, <ets>bluoma</ets>, G.
<ets>blume</ets>; fr. the same root as AS. <ets>bl<?/wan</ets> to blow,
blossom. See <er>Blow</er> to bloom, and cf. <er>Blossom</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud;
flowers, collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The rich <qex>blooms</qex> of the tropics.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The opening of flowers in general; the state of
blossoming or of having the flowers open; <as>as, the cherry trees are
in <ex>bloom</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/Sight of vernal
<xex>bloom</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an
opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms;
<as>as, the <ex>bloom</ex> of youth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter
<qex>bloom</qex>, a more delicate and briefer beauty.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the <qex>bloom</qex> upon
it.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes
upon the surface of a picture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears
on well-tanned leather.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A popular term for a bright-hued
variety of some minerals; <as>as, the rose-red cobalt
<ex>bloom</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloom</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bloomed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blooming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce or yield
blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A flower which once<br/
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,<br/
Began to <qex>bloom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A better country <qex>blooms</qex> to view,</q> <q>Beneath a
brighter sky.</q> <rj><qau>Logan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloom</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to blossom;
to make flourish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Charitable affection <qex>bloomed</qex> them.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or
radiant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While barred clouds <qex>bloom</qex> the soft-dying day.</q>
<rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloom</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl<?/ma</ets> a mass or
lump, <ets><imac/senes bl<?/ma</ets> a lump or wedge of iron.]</ety>
<fld>(Metal.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by
hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further
working.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomary</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bloomery</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomer</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Mrs.
<ets>Bloomer</ets>, an American, who sought to introduce this style of
dress.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A costume for women, consisting of a
short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a
broad-brimmed hat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomery</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blooming</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The process
of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blooming</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opening in blossoms;
flowering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating
the freshness and beauties of youth or health.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blooming
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomingness</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blooming
condition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomless</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bloom or flowers.</def>
<rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bloomy</ent><br/
<hw>Bloom"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of
bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; <as>as, a
<ex>bloomy</ex> spray</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But all the <qex>bloomy</qex> flush of life is fled.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered with bloom, as fruit.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blooth</ent><br/
<hw>Blooth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bloom; a
blossoming.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All that <qex>blooth</qex> means heavy autumn work for him and his
hands.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hardy.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blore</ent><br/
<hw>Blore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a variant of
<ets>blare</ets>, v. i.; or cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>blor</ets> a loud
noise.]</ety> <def>The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A most tempestuous <qex>blore</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blosmy</ent><br/
<hw>Blos"my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blossomy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blossom</ent><br/
<hw>Blos"som</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/s"s<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blosme</ets>, <ets>blostme</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<omac/sma</ets>,
<ets>bl<omac/stma</ets>, blossom; akin to D. <ets>bloesem</ets>, L.
<ets>fios</ets>, and E. <ets>flower</ets>; from the root of E.
<ets>blow</ets> to blossom. See <er>Blow</er> to blossom, and cf.
<er>Bloom</er> a blossom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The flower of a plant,
or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages;
florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; <as>as, the
<ex>blossoms</ex> and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in
<ex>blossom</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The term has been applied by some botanists, and is also
applied in common usage, to the <xex>corolla</xex>. It is more commonly
used than <xex>flower</xex> or <xex>bloom</xex>, when we have reference
to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use <xex>flowers</xex> when we
speak of plants cultivated for ornament, and <xex>bloom</xex> in a more
general sense, as of flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty
of flowers.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Blossoms</qex> flaunting in the eye of day.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blooming period or stage of development; something
lovely that gives rich promise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the <qex>blossom</qex> of my youth.</q>
<rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed
with sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called <xex>peach
color</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In blossom</b></col>, <cd>having the blossoms open; in
bloom.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blossom</ent><br/
<hw>Blos"som</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blossomed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blossoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bl<omac/stmian</ets>. See <er>Blossom</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to
flower.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The moving whisper of huge trees that branched<br/
And <qex>blossomed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior
type.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Israel shall <qex>blossom</qex> and bud, and full the face of the
world with fruit.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xxvii. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out
rapidly.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blossoming</ent><br/
<hw>blossoming</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of budding and
unfolding of blossoms.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flowering, inflorescence, anthesis,
efflorescence.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blossomless</ent><br/
<hw>Blos"som*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without blossoms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blossomy</ent><br/
<hw>Blos"som*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of blossoms;
flowery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blot</ent><br/
<hw>Blot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Blotted</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Dan.
<ets>plette</ets>. See 3d <er>Blot</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The brief was writ and <qex>blotted</qex> all with gore.</q>
<rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It <qex>blots</qex> thy beauty, as frosts do bite the meads.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stain with infamy; to disgrace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Blot</qex> not thy innocence with guiltless blood.</q>
<rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to
efface; -- generally with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>blot</ex> out a
word or a sentence</as>. Often figuratively; <as>as, to <ex>blot</ex>
out offenses</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One act like this <qex>blots</qex> out a thousand crimes.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He sung how earth <qex>blots</qex> the moon's gilded wane.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obliterate; expunge; erase; efface; cancel;
tarnish; disgrace; blur; sully; smear; smutch.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blot</ent><br/
<hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take a blot; <as>as, this paper
<ex>blots</ex> easily</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blot</ent><br/
<hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>blettr</ets>, Dan.
<ets>plet</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot or stain, as of ink on
paper; a blur.</def> <ldquo/Inky <xex>blots</xex> and rotten parchment
bonds.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An obliteration of something written or printed; an
erasure.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a
reproach; a blemish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This deadly <qex>blot</qex> in thy digressing son.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blot</ent><br/
<hw>Blot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>blot</ets> bare, naked,
Sw. <ets>blott</ets>, d. bloot, G. <ets>bloss</ets>, and perh. E.
<ets>bloat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Backgammon)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An exposure of a single man to be taken up.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken
up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He is too great a master of his art to make a <qex>blot</qex>
which may be so easily hit.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or
mark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotch</ent><br/
<hw>Blotch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE.
<ets>blacche</ets> in <ets>blacchepot</ets> blacking pot, akin to
<ets>black</ets>, as <ets>bleach</ets> is akin to <ets>bleak</ets>. See
<er>Black</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, or cf. <er>Blot</er> a spot.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a
large or irregular spot. Also <mark>Fig.</mark>; <as>as, a moral
<ex>blotch</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Spots and <qex>blotches</qex> . . . some red, others yellow.</q>
<rj><qau>Harvey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A large pustule, or a coarse
eruption.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Foul scurf and <qex>blotches</qex> him defile.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotched</ent><br/
<hw>Blotched</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked or covered
with blotches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To give their <qex>blotched</qex> and blistered bodies ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotchy</ent><br/
<hw>Blotch"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
blotches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blote</ent><br/
<hw>Blote</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bloted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bloting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bl<oum/t-fisk</ets>
soaked fish, fr. <ets>bl<oum/ta</ets> to soak. See 1st
<er>Bloat</er>.]</ety> <def>To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking
them; to bloat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotless</ent><br/
<hw>Blot"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
blot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotter</ent><br/
<hw>Blot"ter</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/t"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for
absorbing superfluous ink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 158 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A wastebook, in which entries of
transactions are made as they take place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blottesque</ent><br/
<hw>Blot*tesque"</hw> <pr>(bl<ocr/t*t<ecr/sk")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Painting)</fld> <def>Characterized by blots or heavy touches;
coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation.</def>
<rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blotting paper</ent><br/
<hw>Blot"ting pa`per</hw> <pr>(p<amac/`p<etil/r)</pr>. <def>A kind of
thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from a
freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blotto</ent><br/
<hw>blot"to</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <pr>(bl<ocr/t"t<osl/)</pr>
<def>drunk{1}.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blouse</ent><br/
<hw>Blouse</hw> <pr>(blouz; F. bl<oomac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>blouse</ets>. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bloviate</ent><br/
<hw>blo"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(bl<omac/"v<icr/*<amac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>bloviated</conjf>
<pr>(bl<omac/"v<icr/*<amac/*t<ecr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>bloviating</conjf>
<pr>(bl<omac/"v<icr/*<amac/*t<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To orate
pompously; -- used especially of politicians and news
commentators.</def> <au>Frank Rich (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p.
A23)</au> -- <wordforms><wf>blo"vi*a*tor</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>blo"vi*a*tion</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/We've had almost three weeks of lawyers
<qex>bloviating</qex> about what the facts in the case are,<rdquo/ Mr.
Rogan said. <ldquo/Wouldn't it be easier to bring the
witnesses?<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Quoted by Eric Schmitt in <publ>The New
York Times</publ>, Jan 22, 1999, p. A15.</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw> <pr>(bl<omac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Blew</conjf> <pr>(bl<umac/)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blown</conjf> <pr>(bl<omac/n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<omac/wan</ets> to blossom; akin to OS.
<ets>bl<omac/jan</ets>, D. <ets>bloeijen</ets>, OHG. <ets>pluojan</ets>,
MHG. <ets>bl<uum/ejen</ets>, G. <ets>bl<uum/hen</ets>, L.
<ets>florere</ets> to flourish, OIr. <ets>blath</ets> blossom. Cf.
<er>Blow</er> to puff, <er>Flourish</er>.]</ety> <def>To flower; to
blossom; to bloom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How <qex>blows</qex> the citron grove.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to blossom; to put forth
(blossoms or flowers).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The odorous banks, that <qex>blow</qex><br/
Flowers of more mingled hue.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A blossom; a flower;
also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.</def> <ldquo/Such a
<xex>blow</xex> of tulips.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tatler.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>blaw</ets>,
<ets>blowe</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bliuwan</ets>, <ets>pliuwan</ets>, to
beat, G. <ets>bl<aum/uen</ets>, Goth. <ets>bliggwan</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some
instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Well struck ! there was <qex>blow</qex> for <qex>blow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden or forcible act or effort; an
assault.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A vigorous <qex>blow</qex> might win [Hanno's camp].</q>
<rj><qau>T. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something
which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp.
when sudden); a buffet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A most poor man, made tame to fortune's <qex>blows</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>At a blow</b></col>, <cd>suddenly; at one effort; by a
single vigorous act.</cd> <ldquo/They lose a province <xex>at a
blow</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>To come to
blows</b></col>, <cd>to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of
individuals, armies, and nations.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos>
<conjf>Blew</conjf> <pr>(bl<umac/)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blown</conjf> <pr>(bl<omac/n)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>blawen</ets>,
<ets>blowen</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<amac/wan</ets> to blow, as wind; akin to
OHG. <ets>pl<amac/jan</ets>, G. <ets>bl<aum/hen</ets>, to blow up,
swell, L. <ets>flare</ets> to blow, Gr. <grk>'ekflai`nein</grk> to spout
out, and to E. <ets>bladder</ets>, <ets>blast</ets>, <ets>inflate</ets>,
etc., and perh. <ets>blow</ets> to bloom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with
power; <as>as, the wind <ex>blows</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hark how it rains and <qex>blows</qex> !</q>
<rj><qau>Walton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the
mouth or from a pair of bellows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to
puff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
<qex>blowing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To sound on being blown into, as a
trumpet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There let the pealing organ <qex>blow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a
whale.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To be carried or moved by the wind; <as>as, the dust
<ex>blows</ex> in from the street</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The grass <qex>blows</qex> from their graves to thy own.</q>
<rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You <qex>blow</qex> behind my back, but dare not say anything to
my face.</q> <rj><qau>Bartlett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To stop functioning due to a failure in an
electrical circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
used with <ptcl>out</ptcl>; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
components, fuses; <as>as, the dome light in the car <ex>blew</ex>
out</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with
<ptcl>out</ptcl>; -- of inflatable tires.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To blow hot and cold</b></col> <ety>(a saying derived
from a fable of <AE/sop's)</ety>, <cd>to favor a thing at one time and
treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
oppose.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow off</b></col>, <cd>to let steam escape
through a passage provided for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is
<xex>blowing off</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow out</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
vapor; <as>as, a steam cock or valve sometimes <ex>blows
out</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To talk violently or
abusively.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>To blow over</b></col>,
<cd>to pass away without effect; to cease, or be dissipated; <as>as, the
storm and the clouds have <ex>blown over</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To
blow up</b></col>, <cd>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 <xex>blows
up</xex>.</cd> <ldquo/The enemy's magazines <xex>blew up</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Tatler.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To force a current of
air upon with the mouth, or by other means; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> the
fire</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive by a current air; to impel; <as>as, the
tempest <ex>blew</ex> the ship ashore</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Off at sea northeast winds <qex>blow</qex><br/
Sabean odors from the spicy shore.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause air to pass through by the action of the
mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; <as>as, to
<ex>blow</ex> a trumpet; to <ex>blow</ex> an organ; to <ex>blow</ex> a
horn</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hath she no husband<br/
That will take pains to <qex>blow</qex> a horn before her?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Boy, <qex>blow</qex> the pipe until the bubble rise,<br/
Then cast it off to float upon the skies.</q>
<rj><qau>Parnell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To clear of contents by forcing air through; <as>as,
to <ex>blow</ex> an egg; to <ex>blow</ex> one's nose</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; --
usually with <xex>up</xex>, <xex>down</xex>, <xex>open</xex>, or similar
adverb; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> up a building</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to
reveal, intentionally or inadvertently; <as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> an
agent's cover</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Through the court his courtesy was <qex>blown</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His language does his knowledge <qex>blow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Whiting.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air;
<as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> bubbles; to <ex>blow</ex> glass</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Look how imagination <qex>blows</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue;
<as>as, to <ex>blow</ex> a horse</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To deposit eggs or larv<ae/ upon, or in (meat,
etc.).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To suffer<br/
The flesh fly <qex>blow</qex> my mouth.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate
another's penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>to smoke (e. g. marijuana); <as>to <ex>blow</ex>
pot</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>to botch; to bungle; <as>as, he <ex>blew</ex> his
chance at a good job by showing up late for the interview</as>.</def>
<mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>to leave; to depart from; <as>as, to blow
town</as>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>to squander; <as>as, he <ex>blew</ex> his
inheritance gambling</as>.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>To blow great guns</b></col>, <cd>to blow furiously and
with roaring blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast.</cd>
-- <col><b>To blow off</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow
one's own trumpet</b></col>, <cd>to vaunt one's own exploits, or sound
one's own praises.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow out</b></col>, <cd>to
extinguish by a current of air, as a candle.</cd> -- <col><b>To blow
up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fill with air; to swell; as, to
<xex>blow up</xex> a bladder or bubble.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To
inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; <as>as, to
<ex>blow</ex> one <ex>up</ex> with flattery</as>.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Blown
up</xex> with high conceits engendering pride.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au>
<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To excite; <as>as, to <ex>blow up</ex> a
contention</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To burst, to raise into the air,
or to scatter, by an explosion; <as>as, to <ex>blow up</ex> a
fort</as>.</cd> <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To scold violently; as, to blow up a
person for some offense.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have <qex>blown</qex> him <qex>up</qex> well -- nobody can say I
wink at what he does.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <col><b>To blow upon</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To blast; to
taint; to bring into discredit; to render stale, unsavory, or
worthless.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To inform against.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and
<qex>blows upon</qex> a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from
[Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of
schoolboys.</q> <rj><qau>C. Lamb.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A lady's maid whose character had been <qex>blown upon</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>Blow</ent><br/
<hw>Blow</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A blowing,
esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; <as>as, a heavy
<ex>blow</ex> came on, and the ship put back to port</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or
from some instrument; <as>as, to give a hard <ex>blow</ex> on a whistle
or horn; to give the fire a <ex>blow</ex> with the
bellows</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The spouting of a whale.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A single heat or operation of
the Bessemer converter.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in
flesh, or the act of depositing it.</def> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowback</ent><br/
<hw>blowback</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the backward escape of
unburned gunpowder after a shot.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowball</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"ball`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The downy seed
head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away.</def>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blow-by</ent><br/
<ent>blowby</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blow"by`</hw>, <hw>blow"-by`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(bl<omac/"b<imac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the leakage of gases
from the combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine between
the piston and cylinder wall into the crankcase.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowess</ent><br/
<ent>Blowen</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blow"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Blow"ess</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A prostitute; a courtesan; a
strumpet.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blower</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, blows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A device for producing a current
of air; as: <sd>(a)</sd> A metal plate temporarily placed before the
upper part of a grate or open fire. <sd>(b)</sd> 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a
hole or fissure in a mine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the
circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small fish of the Atlantic
coast (<spn>Tetrodon turgidus</spn>); the puffer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A braggart, or loud talker.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowfish</ent><br/
<hw>blow"fish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <note>In Japan it is called
<altname>fugu</altname>. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this
fish occur almost every year.</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of numerous marine fishes of the family
<fam>Tetraodontidae</fam> whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself
with water or air to form a globe; several species contain
<prod>tetrodotoxin</prod>, a potent nerve poison; they are closely
related to spiny puffers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puffer, globefish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowfly</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Any species of fly of the genus <gen>Musca</gen> that deposits its
eggs or young larv<ae/ (called <xex>flyblows</xex> and
<xex>maggots</xex>) upon meat or other animal products.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowgun</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"gun`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <altname>blowpipe</altname>, and
<altname>blowtube</altname>. See <er>Sumpitan</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowhard</ent><br/
<hw>blow"hard</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a very boastful and talkative
person.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowhole</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"hole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a
whale or other cetacean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common
whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come
to breathe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>An air hole in a
casting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowing</ent><br/
<hw>blowing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>processing that involves
blowing a gas.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowing</ent><br/
<hw>blowing</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>windy.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery,
gusty.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blow job</ent><br/
<ent>blowjob</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blow"job`</hw>, <hw>blow" job`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
act of <er>fellatio</er>, a form of <isa>oral sex</isa>; -- a slang
term. See <er>blow</er>{11}, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Vulgar
slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cock sucking.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowlamp</ent><br/
<hw>blow"lamp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burner that produces a hot
flame.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blowtorch, torch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blown</ent><br/
<hw>Blown</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with
green food which develops gas.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stale; worthless.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Out of breath; tired; exhausted.</def> <ldquo/Their
horses much blown.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Covered with the eggs and larv<ae/ of flies; fly
blown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blown</ent><br/
<hw>Blown</hw>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Opened; in blossom or having
blossomed, as a flower.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow-off</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"-off`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
blowing off steam, water, etc.;</def> -- Also, <def2><pos>adj.</pos>
<def><as>as, a <ex>blow-off</ex> cock or pipe</as>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An outburst of temper or excitement.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow-out</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"-out`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The cleaning of
the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blowout</ent><br/
<hw>blowout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a gay or lavish
festivity.</def> <mark>[colloq.]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gala, gala affair, jamboree.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a
puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowpipe</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"pipe`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It is called a <xex>mouth blowpipe</xex> when used with
the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often
worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common <stype>mouth
blowpipe</stype> is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end
to be inserted in the flame. The <stype>oxyhydrogen blowpipe</stype>,
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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blowgun; a blowtube.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blowpipe analysis</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<cd>analysis by means of the blowpipe.</cd> -- <col><b>Blowpipe
reaction</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the characteristic behavior
of a substance subjected to a test by means of the
blowpipe.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowpoint</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"point`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A child's
game.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowse</ent><br/
<hw>Blowse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Blowze</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowth</ent><br/
<hw>Blowth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Blow</er>
to blossom: cf. <er>Growth</er>.]</ety> <def>A blossoming; a
bloom.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> <ldquo/In the
<xex>blowth</xex> and bud.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowtube</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"tube`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
blowgun.</def> <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys
for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Glassmaking)</fld> <def>A long wrought iron tube,
on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of
<ldquo/metal<rdquo/ (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand
or shape it; -- called also <altname>blowing tube</altname>, and
<altname>blowpipe</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blow valve</ent><br/
<hw>Blow" valve`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Snifting valve</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowy</ent><br/
<hw>Blow"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Windy; <as>as,
<ex>blowy</ex> weather; a <ex>blowy</ex> upland</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowze</ent><br/
<hw>Blowze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same
root as <ets>blush</ets>.]</ety> <def>A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a
wench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowzed</ent><br/
<hw>Blowzed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having high color
from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; blowzy; disordered.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Huge women <qex>blowzed</qex> with health and wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blowzy</ent><br/
<hw>Blowz"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Coarse and
ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blub</ent><br/
<hw>Blub</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Bleb</er>, <er>Blob</er>.]</ety> <def>To swell; to puff out, as with
weeping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubber</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Blobber</er>, <er>Blob</er>, <er>Bleb</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A bubble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At his mouth a <qex>blubber</qex> stood of foam.</q>
<rj><qau>Henryson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large sea nettle or
medusa.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubber</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"ber</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blubbered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blubbering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To weep noisily, or so as to
disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She wept, she <qex>blubbered</qex>, and she tore her hair.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubber</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or
disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dear Cloe, how <qex>blubbered</qex> is that pretty face!</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or
cries); -- with <xex>forth</xex> or <xex>out</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubbered</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"bered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Swollen;
turgid; <as>as, a <ex>blubbered</ex> lip</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubbering</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"ber*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of weeping
noisily.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He spake well save that his <qex>blubbering</qex> interrupted
him.</q> <rj><qau>Winthrop.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blubbery</ent><br/
<hw>Blub"ber*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Swollen; protuberant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; <as>as, a
<ex>blubbery</ex> mass</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bluchers</ent><br/
<ent>blucher</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>blu"cher</hw>, <hw>blu"chers</hw></mhw>
<pr>(bl<umac/"k<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of half boot, or
high shoe, with laces over the tongue; -- named from the Prussian
general <etsep>Bl<uum/cher</etsep>.</def>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bludgeon</ent><br/
<hw>Bludg"eon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir.
<ets>blocan</ets> a little block, Gael. <ets>plocan</ets> a mallet, W.
<ets>plocyn</ets>, dim. of <ets>ploc</ets> block; or perh. connected
with E. <ets>blow</ets> a stroke. Cf. <er>Block</er>, <er>Blow</er> a
stroke.]</ety> <def>A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and
heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue</ent><br/
<hw>Blue</hw> <pr>(bl<umac/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Bluer</adjf>
<pr>(bl<umac/"<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<adjf>Bluest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bla</ets>, <ets>blo</ets>,
<ets>blew</ets>, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.<ets>bl<amac/r</ets>
livid; akin to Dan. <ets>blaa</ets> blue, Sw. <ets>bl<aring/</ets>, D.
<ets>blauw</ets>, OHG. <ets>bl<amac/o</ets>, G. <ets>blau</ets>; but
influenced in form by F. <ets>bleu</ets>, from OHG.
<ets>bl<amac/o</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the color of the
clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; <as>as,
the deep, <ex>blue</ex> sea; as <ex>blue</ex> as a sapphire;
<ex>blue</ex> violets</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>blue</xex>
firmament.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame;
hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of
ghosts or devils; <as>as, the candle burns <ex>blue</ex>; the air was
<ex>blue</ex> with oaths</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Low in spirits; melancholy; <as>as, to feel
<ex>blue</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect;
<as>as, thongs looked <ex>blue</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; <as>as,
<ex>blue</ex> and sour religionists</as>; suiting one who is over strict
in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality;
<as>as, <ex>blue</ex> laws</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of
<altname>bluestocking</altname>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The ladies were very <qex>blue</qex> and well informed.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blue asbestus</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Crocidolite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue black</b></col>, <cd>of, or
having, a very dark blue color, almost black.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
blood</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
buck</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small South African antelope
(<spn>Cephalophus pygm<ae/us</spn>); also applied to a larger species
(<spn><AE/goceras leucoph<ae/us</spn>); the blaubok.</cd> --
<col><b>Blue cod</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the buffalo cod.</cd>
-- <col><b>Blue crab</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the common edible
crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States (<spn>Callinectes
hastatus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Blue curls</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a common plant (<spn>Trichostema dichotomum</spn>), resembling
pennyroyal, and hence called also <altname>bastard
pennyroyal</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue devils</b></col>,
<cd>apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with
<cref>delirium tremens</cref>; hence, very low spirits.</cd> <ldquo/Can
Gumbo shut the hall door upon <xex>blue devils</xex>, or lay them all in
a red sea of claret?<rdquo/ <au>Thackeray.</au> -- <col><b>Blue
gage</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Gage</er>, a plum.</cd> --
<col><b>Blue gum</b></col>, <cd>an Australian myrtaceous tree
(<spn>Eucalyptus globulus</spn>), 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 <er>Eucalyptus</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Blue jack</b></col>, <col><b>Blue stone</b></col></mcol>,
<cd>blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
jacket</b></col>, <cd>a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval
uniform.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue jaundice</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Jaundice</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue laws</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Blue
light</b></col>, <cd>a composition which burns with a brilliant blue
flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in
military operations.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue mantle</b></col>
<fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>one of the four pursuivants of the English
college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes.</cd>
-- <col><b>Blue mass</b></col>, <cd>a preparation of mercury from which
is formed the blue pill.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Blue
mold</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Blue mould</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the
blue fungus (<spn>Aspergillus glaucus</spn>) which grows on cheese.</cd>
<au>Brande & C.</au> -- <col><b>Blue Monday</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to
dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>a Monday
considered as depressing because it is a workday in contrast to the
relaxation of the weekend.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue ointment</b></col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>mercurial ointment.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
Peter</b></col> <fld>(British Marine)</fld>, <cd>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 <ets>blue repeater</ets>, one of the
British signal flags.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue pill</b></col>.
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pill of prepared mercury, used as
an aperient, etc.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Blue mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
ribbon</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The ribbon worn by members of the
order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a
distinction; a prize.</cd> <ldquo/These [scholarships] were the <au>blue
ribbon</au> of the college.<rdquo/ <au>Farrar.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The
distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence
organizations, as of the <au>Blue ribbon</au> Army.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
ruin</b></col>, <cd>utter ruin; also, gin.</cd> <mark>[Eng.
Slang]</mark> <au>Carlyle.</au> -- <col><b>Blue spar</b></col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>azure spar; lazulite. See <er>Lazulite</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Blue thrush</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a European and
Asiatic thrush (<spn>Petrocossyphus cyaneas</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
verditer</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Verditer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue
vitriol</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sulphate of copper, a violet
blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue water</b></col>, <cd>the open ocean.</cd> --
<col><b>Big Blue</b></col>, <cd>the International Business Machines
corporation.</cd> <mark>[Wall Street slang.]</mark> <source>PJC</source>
-- <col><b>To look blue</b></col>, <cd>to look disheartened or
dejected.</cd> -- <col><b>True blue</b></col>, <cd>genuine and thorough;
not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising
Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the
Covenanters.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 159 --></p>

<p><q>For his religion . . . <br/
'T was Presbyterian, <qex>true blue</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue</ent><br/
<hw>Blue</hw> <pr>(bl<umac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <specif>Sometimes,</specif> <mark>poetically</mark>,
<def>the sky; <as>as, to fly off into the <ex>blue</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pedantic woman; a bluestocking.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>pl.</pos> <ety>[Short for <ets>blue
devils</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low spirits; a fit of despondency;
melancholy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Berlin blue</b></col>, <cd>Prussian blue.</cd> --
<col><b>Mineral blue</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Mineral</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Prussian blue</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Prussian</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue</ent><br/
<hw>Blue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blued</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bluing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make blue; to dye of a blue
color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blueback</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"back`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A trout (<spn>Salmo oquassa</spn>) inhabiting some of
the lakes of Maine.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A salmon (<spn>Oncorhynchus
nerka</spn>) of the Columbia River and northward.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>An American river herring (<spn>Clupea <ae/stivalis</spn>), closely
allied to the alewife.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluebeard</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"beard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hero of a
medi<ae/val 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>Bluebeard</qex> chamber of his mind, into which no eye
but his own must look.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluebell</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"bell`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Campanula</gen>, especially
the <spn>Campanula rotundifolia</spn>, which bears blue bell-shaped
flowers; the harebell.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus
<gen>Scilla</gen> (<spn>Scilla nutans</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blueberry</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"berry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Blaeberry</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The berry of several
species of <gen>Vaccinium</gen>, an ericaceous genus, differing from the
American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of
ten nutlets. The commonest species are <spn>Vaccinium
Pennsylvanicum</spn> and <spn>Vaccinium vacillans</spn>. <spn>Vaccinium
corymbosum</spn> is the tall blueberry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluebill</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"bill`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A duck of the genus <gen>Fuligula</gen>. Two American species
(<spn>Fuligula marila</spn> and <spn>Fuligula affinis</spn>) are common.
See <er>Scaup duck</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluebird</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small song bird (<spn>Sialia sialis</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Pairy bluebird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus <gen>Irena</gen>, of
several species.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-blind</ent><br/
<hw>blue-blind</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>unable to see the color blue or
to distinguish the colors blue and yellow.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tritanopic.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-blindness</ent><br/
<hw>blue-blindness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inability to distinguish blue
and yellow.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tritanopia.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue blood</ent><br/
<hw>Blue blood</hw> <pr>(bl<umac/"bl<ucr/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of
high social status.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the quality of status that qualifies one as a
<er>blue blood</er>; -- used metaphorically, as <ldquo/They have
<ex>blue blood</ex> in their veins.<rdquo/.</def><br/
-- <wordforms><wf>Blue"-blood`ed</wf>, <pos>adj.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-blooded</ent><br/
<hw>blue-blooded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of aristocratic birth and
refined upbringing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aristocratic, coroneted, gentle, highborn,
patrician, titled, wellborn, upper-class.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-bonnet</ent><br/
<ent>Blue bonnet</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Blue" bon`net</hw> or <hw>Blue"-bon`net</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad, flat Scottish
cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant. Same as
<er>Bluebottle</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The European blue titmouse
(<spn>Parus c<oe/ruleus</spn>); the bluecap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue book</ent><br/
<hw>Blue" book`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A parliamentary
publication, so called from its blue paper covers.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The United States official <ldquo/Biennial
Register.<rdquo/</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-bottle</ent><br/
<ent>Bluebottle</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Blue"bot`tle</hw></mhw>, <hw>blue-bottle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>an annual Eurasian
plant (<spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn>) which grows in grain fields; --
called also <altname>bachelor's button</altname>. 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</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cornflower, bachelor's button.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large and troublesome species
of blowfly (<spn>Musca vomitoria</spn>). Its body is steel
blue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluebreast</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"breast`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluecap</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"cap`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bluepoll.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue
bonnet.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluecoat</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"coat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One dressed in
blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-collar</ent><br/
<hw>blue-collar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or designating
work or workers in industry not requiring well-groomed appearance.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>industrial</stype>] <ant>white-collar</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of those who work for wages especially manual or
industrial laborers.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>lower-class,
low-class</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> propertyless, wage-earning, working-class.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-eye</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"-eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having blue eyes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>favorite.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fair-haired(prenominal),
white-headed(prenominal).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-eyed grass</ent><br/
<hw>Blue-eyed grass</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a
grasslike plant (<spn>Sisyrinchium anceps</spn>), with small flowers of
a delicate blue color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluefin</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"fin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A species of whitefish (<spn>Coregonus nigripinnis</spn>) found in
Lake Michigan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluefish</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A large voracious fish (<spn>Pomatomus
saitatrix</spn>), of the family <fam>Carangid<ae/</fam>, valued as a
food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New
Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the <altname>horse
mackerel</altname>, in Virginia <altname>saltwater tailor</altname>, or
<altname>skipjack</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A West Indian fish (<spn>Platyglossus
radiatus</spn>), of the family <fam>Labrid<ae/</fam>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluegown</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"gown`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue grass</ent><br/
<hw>Blue" grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species
of grass (<spn>Poa compressa</spn>) with bluish green stems, valuable in
thin gravelly soils; wire grass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Kentucky blue grass</b></col>, <cd>a species of grass
(<spn>Poa pratensis</spn>) 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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-grass State</ent><br/
<hw>Blue-grass State</hw>. <def>The Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname
alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-green alga</ent><br/
<hw>blue"-green al"ga</hw>. <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>blue"-green
al"gae</plw></plu> <ety>[from the color and resemblance to algae.]</ety>
<def>any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing
characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria,
they are assigned to the <class>Cyanobacteria</class>; when classed as
plants, they are assigned to the <phylum>Cyanophyta</phylum>. They are
now known to be prokaryotic, and are usually called
<altname>cyanobacteria</altname> in technical contexts. See
<er>cyanobacterium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue Hen State</ent><br/
<hw>Blue Hen State</hw>. <def>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 <col><b>Blue Hen's Chickens</b></col> came to be a nickname
for the people of Delaware.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blueing</ent><br/
<hw>blue"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <ex>bluing</ex>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bluejacket</ent><br/
<hw>blue"jack*et</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a serviceman in the
navy.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> navy man, sailor, sailor boy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue jay</ent><br/
<hw>Blue" jay`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The common
jay of the United States (<spn>Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata</spn>).
The predominant color is bright blue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue jeans</ent><br/
<hw>blue" jeans`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>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 <ecol><b>designer jeans</b></ecol>have also
become popular among girls and women.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jeans, Levis.</syn>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-john</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"-john`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name given to
fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental
purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluely</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a blue color.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue moon</ent><br/
<hw>blue moon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <def>The second full moon occurring
in the same month; -- derived from the expression <cref>once in a blue
moon</cref>; <as>as, we had a <ex>blue moon</ex> on January 31, 1999,
and another in March</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>once in a blue moon</b></col> <cd>very rarely; -- from
the observation that the moon rarely has a bluish tint.</cd> <note>In
1980, the phrase <er>blue moon</er> was applied to the second full moon
of any month, because this phenomenon is unusual. This new meaning for
<ex>blue moon</ex>, <i>a long time</i>, used primarily in the phrase
<ex>once in a blue moon</ex>, has become widely
accepted.</note></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blueness</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being blue; a blue
color.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluenoser</ent><br/
<ent>Bluenose</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname for a
Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also
<hw>Blue"nos`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>); a Nova Scotian potato,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-pencil</ent><br/
<hw>blue-pencil</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluepoll</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"poll`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Blue</ets>
+ <ets>poll</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A kind of salmon
(<spn>Salmo Cambricus</spn>) found in Wales.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blueprint</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"print</hw>. <def>See under <er>Print</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blue-ribbon</ent><br/
<hw>blue-ribbon</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>selected or chosen for
special qualifications; <as>as, a <ex>blue-ribbon</ex> grand
jury</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue ribbon(predicate), select.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blues</ent><br/
<hw>blues</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type of folk song that originated
among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a
melancholy sound from repeated used of blue notes.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a state of depression; <as>as, he had a bad case of
the <ex>blues</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> megrims.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-skylaw</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"-sky"law`</hw>. <def>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.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bluestem</ent><br/
<hw>bluestem</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>tall grass with smooth bluish leaf
sheaths grown for hay in Western U.S.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon
gerardii.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluestocking</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"stock`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
literary lady; a female pedant.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ As explained in Boswell's <ldquo/Life of Dr.
Johnson<rdquo/, this term is derived from the name given to certain
meetings held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation with
distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant of these assemblies was
a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore <xex>blue stockings</xex>. 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,
<ldquo/We can do nothing without the <xex>blue stockings</xex>.<rdquo/
Hence these meetings were sportively called <xex>bluestocking
clubs</xex>, and the ladies who attended them,
<xex>bluestockings</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The American avocet
(<spn>Recurvirostra Americana</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluestockingism</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"stock`ing*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluestone</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Blue
vitriol.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used
in the eastern United States.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluethroat</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"throat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (<spn>Cyanecula
Suecica</spn>), related to the nightingales; -- called also
<altname>blue-throated robin</altname> and <altname>blue-throated
warbler</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluets</ent><br/
<hw>Blu"ets</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bluet</ets>, <ets>bleuet</ets>, dim. of <ets>bleu</ets> blue. See
<er>Blue</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given
to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the
<spn>Houstonia c<oe/rulea</spn>, the <spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn> or
bluebottle, and the <spn>Vaccinium angustifolium</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blue-veined</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"-veined`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having blue
veins or blue streaks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blueweed</ent><br/
<hw>blue"weed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a coarse prickly European weed
(<spn>Echium vulgare</spn>) with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in
the U. S.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluewing</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"wing`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The blue-winged teal. See <er>Teal</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluey</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,<pos>a.</pos> <def>Bluish.</def>
<rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluey</ent><br/
<hw>Blue"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Blue</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Australasia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We had to wring our <qex>blueys</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lawson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a
blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluff</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OD.
<ets>blaf</ets> flat, broad, <ets>blaffaert</ets> one with a broad face,
also, a boaster; or G. <ets>verbl<uum/ffen</ets> to confuse, LG.
<ets>bluffen</ets> to frighten; to unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a broad, flattened front; <as>as, the <ex>bluff</ex> bows of
a ship</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bluff</xex> visages.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.</def>
<ldquo/A <xex>bluff</xex> or bold shore.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Falconer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Its banks, if not really steep, had a <qex>bluff</qex> and
precipitous aspect.</q> <rj><qau>Judd.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt;
brusque; <as>as, a <ex>bluff</ex> answer; a <ex>bluff</ex> manner of
talking; a <ex>bluff</ex> sea captain</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bluff</xex> King Hal.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is indeed a <qex>bluff</qex> pertinacity which is a proper
defense in a moment of surprise.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluff</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A high, steep bank, as by
a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad
face.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beach, <qex>bluff</qex>, and wave, adieu.</q>
<rj><qau>Whittier.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence
for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; <as>as, that is only
<ex>bluff</ex>, or a <ex>bluff</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A game at cards; poker.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bluff</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bluffed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bluffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Poker)</fld>
<def>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.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by
making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; <as>as, he
<ex>bluffed</ex> me off</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bluff</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as in the game of
bluff.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluff-bowed</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff"-bowed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluffer</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff"er</hw>, <pr>(<?/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bluffs.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluff-headed</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluffness</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being
bluff.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluffy</ent><br/
<hw>Bluff"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having
bluffs, or bold, steep banks.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined to be bluff; brusque.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluing</ent><br/
<hw>Blu"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of rendering blue; <as>as, the <ex>bluing</ex> of steel</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to
give a bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being
washed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bluish</ent><br/
<hw>Blu"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat blue;
<as>as, <ex>bluish</ex> veins</as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bluish</xex>
mists.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Blu"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Blu"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blunder</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blundered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blundering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>blunderen</ets>, <ets>blondren</ets>, to stir, confuse, blunder;
perh. allied to <ets>blend</ets> to mix, to confound by mixture.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a gross error or mistake; <as>as, to
<ex>blunder</ex> in writing or preparing a medical
prescription</as>.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder
and stumble.</def><br/
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<p><q>I was never distinguished for address, and have often even
<qex>blundered</qex> in making my bow.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,<br/
And <qex>blunders</qex> on, and staggers every pace.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To blunder on</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To continue
blundering.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To find or reach as if by an accident
involving more or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable; as,
to <xex>blunder on</xex> a useful discovery.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Blunder</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to
blunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/To <xex>blunder</xex> an
adversary.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Ditton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do or treat in a blundering manner; to
confuse.</def><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>blunders</qex> and confounds all these together.</q>
<rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blunder</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confusion;
disturbance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gross error or mistake, resulting from
carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Blunder</er>, <er>Error</er>,
<er>Mistake</er>, <er>Bull</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>error</xex> is a
departure or deviation from that which is right or correct; as, an
<xex>error</xex> of the press; an <xex>error</xex> of judgment. A
<xex>mistake</xex> is the interchange or taking of one thing for
another, through haste, inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless
<xex>mistake</xex>. A <xex>blunder</xex> 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 <xex>bull</xex> is a verbal
blunder containing a laughable incongruity of ideas.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>Blunderbuss</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der*buss</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Either fr.
<ets>blunder</ets> + D. <ets>bus</ets> tube, box, akin to G.
<ets>b<uum/chse</ets> box, gun, E. <ets>box</ets>; or corrupted fr. D.
<ets>donderbus</ets> (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of
holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact
aim.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stupid, blundering fellow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blunderer</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is apt
to blunder.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blunderhead</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Blunder +
head.]</mark> <def>A stupid, blundering fellow.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blundering</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by
blunders.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blunderingly</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"der*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blundering
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blunge</ent><br/
<hw>Blunge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To amalgamate and
blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blunger</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from
<ets>plunger</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wooden blade with a cross handle, used
for mixing the clay in potteries; a plunger.</def>
<rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blunging</ent><br/
<hw>Blun"ging</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of
mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.</def>
<rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blunt</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G.
<ets>bludde</ets> a dull or blunt knife, Dan. <ets>blunde</ets> to
sleep, Sw. & Icel. <ets>blunda</ets>; or perh. akin to E.
<ets>blind</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a thick edge or point,
as an instrument; dull; not sharp.</def><br/
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<p><q>The murderous knife was dull and <qex>blunt</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid;
-- opposed to <ant>acute</ant>.</def><br/
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<p><q>His wits are not so <qex>blunt</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the
forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.</def> <ldquo/Hiding his
bitter jests in <xex>blunt</xex> behavior.<rdquo/ <ldquo/A plain,
<xex>blunt</xex> man.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hard to impress or penetrate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>I find my heart hardened and <qex>blunt</qex> to new
impressions.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Blunt</xex> is much used in composition, as
<xex>blunt-</xex>edged, <xex>blunt-</xex>sighted,
<xex>blunt-</xex>spoken.</note><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse;
rude; brusque; impolite; uncivil.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Blunt</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Blunted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Blunting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dull the edge or
point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or
power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of;
<as>as, to <ex>blunt</ex> the feelings</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Blunt</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fencer's foil.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A short needle with a strong point. See
<er>Needle</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Money.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>
<rj><au>Beaconsfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>blunted</ent><br/
<hw>blunted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made dull or
blunt.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dulled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>reduced in force or effectiveness.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluntish</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat blunt.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Blunt"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluntly</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blunt manner; coarsely;
plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of
civility.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sometimes after <qex>bluntly</qex> giving his opinions, he would
quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations.</q>
<rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bluntness</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Want of edge or
point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of sharpness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The multitude of elements and <qex>bluntness</qex> of angles.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abruptness of address; rude plainness.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bluntness</xex> of speech.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blunt-witted</ent><br/
<hw>Blunt"-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dull;
stupid.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Blunt-witted</qex> lord, ignoble in demeanor!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Blur</ent><br/
<hw>Blur</hw> <pr>(bl<ucir/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blurred</conjf> <pr>(bl<ucir/rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blurring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. of same
origin as <ets>blear</ets>. See <er>Blear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and
uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused;
<as>as, to <ex>blur</ex> manuscript by handling it while damp; to
<ex>blur</ex> the impression of a woodcut by an excess of
ink</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>But time hath nothing <qex>blurred</qex> those lines of favor<br/
Which then he wore.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to
darken.</def><br/
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<p><q>Her eyes are <qex>blurred</qex> with the lightning's glare.</q>
<rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sully; to stain; to blemish, as
reputation.</def><br/
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<p><q>Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,<br/
But can not <qex>blur</qex> my lost renown.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 160 --></p>

<p><ent>Blur</ent><br/
<hw>Blur</hw> <pr>(bl<ucir/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other
substance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As for those who cleanse <qex>blurs</qex> with blotted fingers,
they make it worse.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of
vision; <as>as, to see things with a <ex>blur</ex>; it was all
<ex>blur</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A moral stain or blot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great <qex>blur</qex>
on mine honesty and good name.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blurred</ent><br/
<hw>blurred</hw> <pr>(bl<ucir/rd)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>out of
focus; not sharply defined.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bleary, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blurry</ent><br/
<hw>Blur"ry</hw> <pr>(bl<ucir/r"r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
blurs; blurred.</def><-- note: in orig. pronunc., ycr was a plain y.<br/
This is inconsistent with other usage. See "berry" --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blurt</ent><br/
<hw>Blurt</hw> <pr>(bl<ucir/rt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blurted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blurting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Blare</er>.]</ety> <def>To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to
divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with
<ptcl>out</ptcl>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Others . . . can not hold, but <qex>blurt</qex> out, those words
which afterward they are forced to eat.</q>
<rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To blurt at</b></col>, <cd>to speak contemptuously
of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blush</ent><br/
<hw>Blush</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/sh)</pr> <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blushed</conjf> <pr>(bl<ucr/sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Blushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bluschen</ets> to shine, look, turn red, AS. <ets>blyscan</ets> to
glow; akin to <ets>blysa</ets> a torch, <ets><amac/bl<ymac/sian</ets> to
blush, D. <ets>blozen</ets>, Dan. <ets>blusse</ets> to blaze,
blush.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>To the nuptial bower<br/
I led her <qex>blushing</qex> like the morn.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young
offender is ashamed to <qex>blush</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He would stroke<br/
The head of modest and ingenuous worth,<br/
That <qex>blushed</qex> at its own praise.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,<br/
But stayed, and made the western welkin <qex>blush</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and
other flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Full many a flower is born to <qex>blush</qex> unseen.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Gray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blush</ent><br/
<hw>Blush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suffuse with a
blush; to redden; to make roseate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>blush</qex> and beautify the cheek again.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To express or make known by blushing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll <qex>blush</qex> you thanks.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blush</ent><br/
<hw>Blush</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A suffusion of the cheeks
or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or
modesty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The rosy <qex>blush</qex> of love.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Light's last <qex>blushes</qex> tinged the distant hills.</q>
<rj><qau>Lyttleton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At first blush</b></col>, or <col><b>At the first
blush</b></col></mcol>, <cd>at the first appearance or view.</cd>
<ldquo/<xex>At the first blush</xex>, we thought they had been ships
come from France.<rdquo/ <au>Hakluyt.</au> <note>This phrase is used now
more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. <ldquo/All
purely identical propositions, obviously, and <xex>at first blush</xex>,
appear,<rdquo/ etc. <au>Locke.</au></note> -- <col><b>To put to the
blush</b></col>, <cd>to cause to blush with shame; to put to
shame.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>blush-colored</ent><br/
<hw>blush-colored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rose-colored.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blushful, rosy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blusher</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"er</hw> <pr>(bl<ucr/sh"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
that blushes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushet</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A modest
girl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushful</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
blushes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>While from his ardent look the turning Spring<br/
Averts her <qex>blushful</qex> face.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushing</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing blushes; rosy red; having
a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming;
ruddy; roseate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The dappled pink and <qex>blushing</qex> rose.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushing</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of turning red; the
appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushingly</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blushing manner; with a
blush or blushes; <as>as, to answer or confess
<ex>blushingly</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushless</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from blushes; incapable of
blushing; shameless; impudent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Vice now, secure, her <qex>blushless</qex> front shall raise.</q>
<rj><qau>Dodsley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blushy</ent><br/
<hw>Blush"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a blush; having
the color of a blush; rosy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/A
<xex>blushy</xex> color.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluster</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Blustered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Blustering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Allied to
<ets>blast</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind;
to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And ever-threatening storms<br/
Of Chaos <qex>blustering</qex> round.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your ministerial directors <qex>blustered</qex> like tragic
tyrants.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluster</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter, or do, with noisy
violence; to force by blustering; to bully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He bloweth and <qex>blustereth</qex> out . . . his abominable
blasphemy.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As if therewith he meant to <qex>bluster</qex> all princes into a
perfect obedience to his commands.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bluster</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitful noise and
violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To the winds they set<br/
Their corners, when with <qex>bluster</qex> to confound<br/
Sea, air, and shore.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and
boastful language.</def> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence;
confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blusterer</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blustering</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exhibiting noisy
violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A tempest and a <qex>blustering</qex> day.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering;
boisterous.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>blustering</xex> fellow.<rdquo/
<rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blusteringly</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a blustering
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blusterous</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to
bluster; given to blustering; blustering.</def>
<rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Blustrous</ent><br/
<hw>Blus"trous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Blusterous.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BM</ent><br/
<hw>BM</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abbreviation for <er>bowel
movement</er>; -- used as an informal euphemism, especially in
hospitals.</def> <mark>[informal, abbrev.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>b-meson</ent><br/
<hw>b-meson</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an exceedingly
short-lived meson.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BMW</ent><br/
<hw>BMW</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any automobile manufactured by the
German firm <company>BMW AG</company> (from the German
<company>Bayerische MotorWerke</company>); -- sometimes referred to
colloquially as a <altname>beemer</altname>.</def>
<mark>[abbrev.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bo</ent><br/
<hw>Bo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W.
<ets>bw</ets>, an interj. of threatening or frightening; n., terror,
fear, dread.]</ety> <def>An exclamation used to startle or
frighten.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>boh</asp> and
<asp>boo</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boa</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"a</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boas</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>boa</ets> a kind
of water serpent. Perh. fr. <ets>bos</ets> an ox.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of large American serpents, including
the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (<spn>Boa
imperator</spn>), and the chevalier boa of Peru (<spn>Boa
eques</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to related genera; as, the
<stype>dog-headed boa</stype> (<spn>Xiphosoma caninum</spn>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its
resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boa constrictor</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"a con*strict"or</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Boa</er>,
and <er>Constrictor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large and
powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet
long. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It has a succession of spots, alternately black and
yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by constriction. The
name is also loosely applied to other large serpents which crush their
prey, particularly to those of the genus <gen>Python</gen>, found in
Asia and Africa.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boanerges</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo`a*ner"ges</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr.
Heb. <ets>bn<emac/ hargem</ets> sons of thunder. -- an appellation given
by Christ to two of his disciples (James and John). See <ets>Mark</ets>
iii. 17.]</ety> <def>Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or
orator.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boar</ent><br/
<hw>Boar</hw> <pr>(b<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bar</ets>, <ets>bor</ets>, <ets>bore</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<amac/r</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>p<emac/r</ets>, MHG.
<ets>b<emac/r</ets>, G. <ets>b<aum/r</ets>, boar (but not
<ets>b<aum/r</ets> bear), and perh. Russ. <ets>borov'</ets> boar.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the
wild hog.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Board</ent><br/
<hw>Board</hw> <pr>(b<omac/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bord</ets>, AS. <ets>bord</ets> board, shipboard; akin to
<ets>bred</ets> plank, Icel. <ets>bor<edh/</ets> board, side of a ship,
Goth. f<omac/tu-<ets>baurd</ets> footstool, D. <ets>bord</ets> board, G.
<ets>brett</ets>, <ets>bort</ets>. See def. 8. <root/92.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable
length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,
it is usually called a <xex>plank</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A table to put food upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The term <xex>board</xex> answers to the modern
<xex>table</xex>, but it was often movable, and placed on
trestles.</note> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fruit of all kinds . . . <br/
She gathers, tribute large, and on the <qex>board</qex><br/
Heaps with unsparing hand.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated
meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;
<as>as, to work for one's <ex>board</ex>; the price of
<ex>board</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A table at which a council or court is held.</def>
<specif>Hence:</specif> <def>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>as, the <ex>Board</ex>
of Admiralty; a <ex>board</ex> of trade; a <ex>board</ex> of directors,
trustees, commissioners, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at
that <qex>board</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We may judge from their letters to the <qex>board</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other
material used for some special purpose, <as>as, a molding
<ex>board</ex></as>; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game;
<as>as, a chess<ex>board</ex>; a backgammon
<ex>board</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book
covers, etc.; pasteboard; <as>as, to bind a book in
<ex>boards</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The stage in a theater; <as>as, to
go upon the <ex>boards</ex>, to enter upon the theatrical
profession</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <ety>[In this use originally perh. a different word
meaning <ets>border</ets>, <ets>margin</ets>; cf. D. <ets>boord</ets>,
G. <ets>bord</ets>, shipboard, and G. <ets>borte</ets> trimming; also F.
<ets>bord</ets> (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. <er>Border</er>.]</ety>
<def>The border or side of anything.</def> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The side of a ship.</def> <ldquo/Now <xex>board</xex>
to <xex>board</xex> the rival vessels row.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au>
<see>See <cref>On board</cref>, below.</see> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
stretch which a ship makes in one tack.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ex>Board</ex> is much used adjectively or as the last
part of a compound; as, fir <ex>board</ex>, clap<ex>board</ex>, floor
<ex>board</ex>, ship<ex>board</ex>, side<ex>board</ex>, ironing
<ex>board</ex>, chess<ex>board</ex>, card<ex>board</ex>,
paste<ex>board</ex>, sea<ex>board</ex>; <ex>board</ex>
measure.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>The American Board</b></col>, <cd>a shortened form of
<ldquo/The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions<rdquo/
(the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational
churches).</cd> -- <col><b>Bed and board</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Bed</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Board and board</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>side by side.</cd> -- <col><b>Board of
control</b></col>, <cd>six privy councilors formerly appointed to
superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.</cd>
<au>Stormonth.</au> -- <col><b>Board rule</b></col>, <cd>a figured scale
for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a
board.</cd> <au>Haldeman.</au> -- <col><b>Board of trade</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Board wages</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services;
as, to work hard, and get only <xex>board wages</xex>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and
lodging.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A separate or special allowance of wages
for the procurement of food, or food and lodging.</cd> <au>Dryden.</au>
-- <col><b>By the board</b></col>, <cd>over the <xex>board</xex>, or
side.</cd> <ldquo/The mast went <xex>by the board</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Totten.</au> Hence (Fig.), <col><b>To go by the board</b></col>,
<cd>to suffer complete destruction or overthrow.</cd> -- <col><b>To
enter on the boards</b></col>, <cd>to have one's name inscribed on a
board or tablet in a college as a student.</cd> <mark>[Cambridge,
England.]</mark> <ldquo/Having been <xex>entered on the boards</xex> of
Trinity college.<rdquo/ <au>Hallam.</au> -- <col><b>To make a good
board</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to sail in a straight line when
close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.</cd> -- <col><b>To make short
boards</b></col>, <cd>to tack frequently.</cd> -- <col><b>On
board</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on
board of; as, I came <xex>on board</xex> early; to be <xex>on
board</xex> ship.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In or into a railway car or
train.</cd> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Returning
board</b></col>, <cd>a board empowered to canvass and make an official
statement of the votes cast at an election.</cd>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Board</ent><br/
<hw>Board</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Boarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with boards
or boarding; <as>as, to <ex>board</ex> a house</as>.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>boarded</xex> hovel.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Board</er> to accost, and see
<er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To go on board of, or enter,
as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You <qex>board</qex> an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to
receive news or make a communication.</q>
<rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To enter, as a railway car.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and
lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To place at board, for compensation; <as>as, to
<ex>board</ex> one's horse at a livery stable</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Board</ent><br/
<hw>Board</hw> <pr>(b<omac/rd)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To obtain
meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; <as>as, he
<ex>boards</ex> at the hotel</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who <qex>board</qex>
in the same house.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Board</ent><br/
<hw>Board</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aborder</ets>. See
<er>Abord</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To approach; to accost; to
address; hence, to woo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will <qex>board</qex> her, though she chide as loud<br/
As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boardable</ent><br/
<hw>Board"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can be
boarded, as a ship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boarder</ent><br/
<hw>Board"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his
house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who boards a ship; one
selected to board an enemy's ship.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boarding</ent><br/
<hw>Board"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly
purpose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Both slain at one time, as they attempted the <qex>boarding</qex>
of a frigate.</q> <rj><qau>Sir F. Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of covering with boards; also, boards,
collectively; or a covering made of boards.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of supplying, or the state of being
supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for pay.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boarding house</b></col>, <cd>a house in which boarders
are kept.</cd> -- <col><b>Boarding nettings</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a strong network of cords or ropes erected at
the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.</cd> --
<col><b>Boarding pike</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a pike used by
sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board
it.</cd> <au>Totten.</au> -- <col><b>Boarding school</b></col>, <cd>a
school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as
instruction.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boardinghouse</ent><br/
<hw>boardinghouse</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a private house that provides
accommodations and meals for paying guests.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boarding house.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boardroom</ent><br/
<hw>boardroom</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a room where a committee meets
(such as the board of directors of a company).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> council chamber.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boards</ent><br/
<hw>boards</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the boarding that
surrounds an ice hockey rink.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the stage; <as>as, to walk the <ex>boards</ex>, i.e.
to act on stage</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>board examinations (in a profession, as in
medicine); -- an informal contraction; <as>as, to take the
<ex>boards</ex>; he flunked the <ex>boards</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boardwalk</ent><br/
<hw>board"walk</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/On the Boardwalk in Atlantic
City<rdquo/<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boarfish</ent><br/
<hw>Boar"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A Mediterranean fish (<spn>Capros aper</spn>), of the
family <fam>Caproid<ae/</fam>; -- so called from the resemblance of the
extended lips to a hog's snout.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An Australian
percoid fish (<spn>Histiopterus recurvirostris</spn>), valued as a food
fish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boarish</ent><br/
<hw>Boar"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swinish; brutal; cruel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In his anointed flesh stick <qex>boarish</qex> fangs.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boast</ent><br/
<hw>Boast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Boasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bosten</ets>,
<ets>boosten</ets>, v., <ets>bost</ets>, <ets>boost</ets>, n., noise,
boasting; cf. G. <ets>bausen</ets>, <ets>bauschen</ets>, to swell,
<ets>pusten</ets>, Dan. <ets>puste</ets>, Sw. <ets>pusta</ets>, to blow,
Sw. <ets>p<oum/sa</ets> to swell; or W. <ets>bostio</ets> to boast,
<ets>bost</ets> boast, Gael. <ets>bosd</ets>. But these last may be from
English.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>boast</ex> of
one's exploits courage, descent, wealth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: .
. not of works, lest any man should <qex>boast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Eph.
ii. 8, 9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak in exulting language of another; to glory;
to exult.</def><br/
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<p><q>In God we <qex>boast</qex> all the day long.</q> <rj><qau>Ps.
xliv. 8</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk
big.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boast</ent><br/
<hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To display in
ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation,
with a view to self-commendation; to extol.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lest bad men should <qex>boast</qex><br/
Their specious deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To display vaingloriously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To possess or have; <as>as, to <ex>boast</ex> a
name</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To boast one's self</b></col>, <cd>to speak with
unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by
<xex>of</xex> and the thing to which the boasting relates.</cd>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Boast</qex> not <qex>thyself</qex> of to-morrow.</q>
<rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 1</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boast</ent><br/
<hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymology.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To dress, as a stone, with a broad
chisel.</def> <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>To shape roughly as a
preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form
required.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boast</ent><br/
<hw>Boast</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of boasting; vaunting
or bragging.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Reason and morals? and where live they most,<br/
In Christian comfort, or in Stoic <qex>boast</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or
exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>boast</qex> of historians.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boastance</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"ance</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Boasting.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boaster</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boasts; a
braggart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boaster</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone mason's broad-faced
chisel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boastful</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to, or full
of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious;
self-praising.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boast"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Boast"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boasting</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of glorying or vaunting;
vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When <qex>boasting</qex> ends, then dignity begins.</q>
<rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boastingly</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Boastfully; with
boasting.</def> <ldquo/He <xex>boastingly</xex> tells you.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boastive</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"ive</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Presumptuous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boastless</ent><br/
<hw>Boast"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without boasting or
ostentation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat</ent><br/
<hw>Boat</hw> <pr>(b<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boot</ets>, <ets>bat</ets>, AS. <ets>b<amac/t</ets>; akin to Icel.
<ets>b<amac/tr</ets>, Sw. <ets>b<aring/t</ets>, Dan. <ets>baad</ets>, D.
& G. <ets>boot</ets>. Cf. <er>Bateau</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved
by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Different kinds of boats have different names; as,
<xex>canoe</xex>, <xex>yawl</xex>, <xex>wherry</xex>,
<xex>pinnace</xex>, <xex>punt</xex>, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet
descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; <as>as, pilot
<ex>boat</ex>, packet <ex>boat</ex>, passage <ex>boat</ex>, advice
<ex>boat</ex>, etc.</as> The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels,
even of the largest class; <as>as, the Cunard
<ex>boats</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a
boat in shape; <as>as, a stone <ex>boat</ex>; a gravy
<ex>boat</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 161 --></p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Boat</xex> is much used either adjectively or in
combination; as, <xex>boat</xex> builder or <xex>boat</xex>builder;
<xex>boat</xex> building or <xex>boat</xex>building; <xex>boat</xex>
hook or <xex>boat</xex>hook; <xex>boat</xex>house; <xex>boat</xex>
keeper or <xex>boat</xex>keeper; <xex>boat</xex> load; <xex>boat</xex>
race; <xex>boat</xex> racing; <xex>boat</xex> rowing; <xex>boat</xex>
song; <xex>boat</xex>like; <xex>boat</xex>-shaped.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Advice boat</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Advice</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Boat hook</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull
or push a boat, raft, log, etc.</cd> <au>Totten.</au> -- <col><b>Boat
rope</b></col>, <cd>a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a
<altname>painter</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>In the same boat</b></col>,
<cd>in the same situation or predicament.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>F. W. Newman.</au></rj> </cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat</ent><br/
<hw>Boat</hw> <pr>(b<omac/t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To transport in a
boat; <as>as, to <ex>boat</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in a boat; <as>as, to <ex>boat</ex>
oars</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To boat the oars</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Oar</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat</ent><br/
<hw>Boat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go or row in a boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I <qex>boated</qex> over, ran my craft aground.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatable</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Such
as can be transported in a boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Navigable for boats, or small river craft.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>boatable</qex> waters of the Alleghany.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Morse.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatage</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conveyance by boat;
also, a charge for such conveyance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatbill</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"bill`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A wading bird (<spn>Cancroma cochlearia</spn>) of the
tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with
the keel uppermost.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perching bird of India, of the genus
<gen>Eurylaimus</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat bug</ent><br/
<hw>Boat" bug`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An aquatic
hemipterous insect of the genus <gen>Notonecta</gen>; -- so called from
swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat.
Called also <altname>boat fly</altname>, <altname>boat insect</altname>,
<altname>boatman</altname>, and <altname>water
boatman</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatful</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boatfuls</plw>.</plu> <def>The quantity or amount that fills a
boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boathouse</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house for
sheltering boats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Half the latticed <qex>boathouse</qex> hides.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boating</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of
rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by
laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to
perish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boation</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>boatus</ets>, fr. <ets>boare</ets> to roar.]</ety> <def>A crying
out; a roaring; a bellowing; reverberation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The guns were heard . . . about a hundred Italian miles, in long
<qex>boations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatman</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boatmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who
manages a boat; a rower of a boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As late the <qex>boatman</qex> hies him home.</q>
<rj><qau>Percival.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A boat bug. See <er>Boat
bug</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatmanship</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of managing a
boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat-shaped</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Cymbiform</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat shell</ent><br/
<hw>Boat" shell`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A marine gastropod of the genus <gen>Crepidula</gen>. The species
are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A marine univalve shell of the genus
<gen>Cymba</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatsman</ent><br/
<hw>Boats"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boatman.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatswain</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"swain</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boat</ets>
+ <ets>swain</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The jager
gull.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The tropic bird.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boatswain's mate</b></col>, <cd>an assistant of the
boatswain.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boat-tail</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"-tail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A large grackle or blackbird (<spn>Quiscalus major</spn>), found in
the Southern United States.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boatwoman</ent><br/
<hw>Boat"wom`an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boatwomen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman who manages a
boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bob</ent><br/
<hw>Bob</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An onomatopoetic
word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. <ets>bob</ets> bunch,
<ets>bobben</ets> to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng.
<ets>bob</ets>, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt,
scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF.
<ets>bober</ets> to mock.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything that hangs so
as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a
string; a pendant; <as>as, the <ex>bob</ex> at the end of a kite's
tail</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In jewels dressed and at each ear a <qex>bob</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in
angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or yellow <qex>bobs</qex>, turned up before the plow,<br/
Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow.</q>
<rj><qau>Lauson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a
fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball
or weight at the end of a plumb line.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges,
used in polishing spoons, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; <as>as, a
<ex>bob</ex> of the head</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>A working beam.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob
wig.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A plain brown <qex>bob</qex> he wore.</q>
<rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A peculiar mode of ringing changes on
bells.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The refrain of a song.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To bed, to bed, will be the <qex>bob</qex> of the song.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the
fist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a
trick.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that a fool doth very wisely hit,<br/
Doth very foolishly, although he smart,<br/
Not to seem senseless of the <qex>bob</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>A shilling.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bob</ent><br/
<hw>Bob</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bobbed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bobbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bobben</ets>.
See <er>Bob</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to move
in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.</def>
<ldquo/He <xex>bobbed</xex> his head.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W.
Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike with a quick, light blow; to
tap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly
<qex>bobbed</qex> on the face by the servants.</q>
<rj><qau>Elyot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to
filch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Gold and jewels that I <qex>bobbed</qex> from him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mock or delude; to cheat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To play her pranks, and <qex>bob</qex> the fool,<br/
The shrewish wife began.</q> <rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cut short; <as>as, to <ex>bob</ex> the hair, or a
horse's tail</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bob</ent><br/
<hw>Bob</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a short, jerking
motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against
anything.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bobbing</xex> and courtesying.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To angle with a bob. See <er>Bob</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 2 & 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He ne'er had learned the art to <qex>bob</qex><br/
For anything but eels.</q> <rj><qau>Saxe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bob at an apple</b></col>,
<col><b>cherry</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobac</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"bac</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The Poland marmot (<spn>Arctomys bobac</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobance</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*bance"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bobance</ets>, F. <ets>bombance</ets>, boasting, pageantry, fr. L.
<ets>bombus</ets> a humming, buzzing.]</ety> <def>A boasting.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobber</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, bobs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobbery</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"ber*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. an
Anglo-Indian form of Hindi <ets>b<amac/p re</ets> O thou father! (a very
disrespectful address).]</ety> <def>A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a
noisy disturbance; <as>as, to raise a <ex>bobbery</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobbin</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"bin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bobine</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. L. <ets>bombus</ets> a
humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. <ets>baban</ets>
tassel, or E. <ets>bob</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a
latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Haberdashery)</fld> <def>A fine cord or narrow
braid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bobbin and fly frame</b></col>, <cd>a roving
machine.</cd> -- <col><b>Bobbin lace</b></col>, <cd>lace made on a
pillow with bobbins; pillow lace.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobbinet</ent><br/
<hw>Bob`bi*net"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bobbin</ets> + <ets>net</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of cotton
lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand.</def>
<altsp>[Sometimes written <asp>bobbin net</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The English machine-made net is now confined to point net, warp
net, and <qex>bobbin net</qex>, so called from the peculiar construction
of the machines by which they are produced.</q>
<rj><qau>Tomlinsom.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobbinwork</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"bin*work`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work woven
with bobbins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobbish</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"bish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hearty; in good
spirits.</def> <mark>[Low, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobby</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"by</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname for a
British policeman; -- from <person>Sir <etsep>Robert</etsep>
Peel</person>, who remodeled the police force. See
<er>Peeler</er>.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bobbysocker</ent><br/
<hw>bobbysocker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>bobbysoxer</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobbysoxer.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bobbysocks</ent><br/
<hw>bob"by*socks`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sock that reaches just above
the ankle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anklet, anklets, bobbysock.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bobbysoxer</ent><br/
<hw>bob"by*sox`er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an adolescent girl wearing
bobby socks (common in the 1940s); -- sometimes used for any adolescent
girl, especially one following the latest youthful fashion .</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobbysocker.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bobcat</ent><br/
<hw>bob"cat</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/b"k<acr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>small lynx (<spn>Lynx rufus</spn>) of North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bay lynx.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bob-cherry</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"-cher`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A play among
children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to
be caught with the teeth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bobfloat</ent><br/
<hw>bob"float</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small float usually
made of cork; attached to a fishing line.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bob, bobber, cork.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobfly</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fishing)</fld>
<def>The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobolink</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"o*link`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An American singing bird (<spn>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</spn>). The
male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,
<altname>ricebird</altname>, <altname>reedbird</altname>, and
<altname>Boblincoln</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The happiest bird of our spring is the <qex>bobolink</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobsleigh</ent><br/
<ent>Bobsled</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bob"sled`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bob"sleigh`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short sled, mostly used
as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound
sled so formed.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The long wagon body set on <qex>bobsleds</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. D.
Howells.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bobsled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobstay</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"stay`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bob</ets> +
<ets>stay</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope or chain to
confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; --
usually in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobtail</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"tail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bob</ets> +
<ets>tail</ets>.]</ety> <def>An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short
tail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Rag, tag, and bobtail</b></col>, <cd>the
rabble.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobtail</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"tail`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bobtailed.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bobtail</xex> cur.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobtailed</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"tailed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the tail
cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; <as>as, a <ex>bobtailed</ex>
horse or dog; a <ex>bobtailed</ex> coat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bobwhite</ent><br/
<hw>Bob"white`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The common quail of North America (<spn>Colinus, or Ortyx,
Virginianus</spn>); -- so called from its note.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bob wig</ent><br/
<hw>Bob" wig`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A short wig with bobs or short
curls; -- called also <altname>bobtail wig</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bocal</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"cal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bocardo</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*car"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A mnemonic
word.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A form of syllogism of
which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the
middle term a universal affirmative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Baroko and <qex>Bocardo</qex> have been stumbling blocks to the
logicians.</q> <rj><qau>Bowen.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A prison; -- originally the name of the old north
gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bocasine</ent><br/
<hw>Boc"a*sine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bocassin</ets>, <ets>boucassin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of fine
buckram.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bocca</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boc"ca</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
mouth.]</ety> <def>The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory
through which the fused glass is taken out.</def>
<rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boce</ent><br/
<hw>Boce</hw> <pr>(b<omac/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>box</ets>, <ets>bocis</ets>, Gr. <grk>bo`ax</grk>,
<grk>bw^x</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A European fish
(<spn>Box vulgaris</spn>), having a compressed body and bright colors;
-- called also <altname>box</altname>, and
<altname>bogue</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bock beer</ent><br/
<hw>Bock" beer`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[G. <ets>bockbier</ets>;
<ets>bock</ets> a buck + <ets>bier</ets> beer; -- said to be so named
from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.]</ety>
<def>A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria.</def> <altsp>[Also
written <asp>buck beer</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bockelet</ent><br/
<hw>Bock"e*let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also
<altname>bockerel</altname>, and <altname>bockeret</altname>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bockey</ent><br/
<hw>Bock"ey</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>bokaal</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bowl or vessel made from a gourd.</def>
<mark>[Local, New York]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bocking</ent><br/
<hw>Bock"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse woolen fabric, used for
floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of
<etsep>Bocking</etsep>, in England, where it was first made.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bockland</ent><br/
<hw>Bock"land</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bookland</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boddhisatva</ent><br/
<hw>Boddhisatva</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a Buddhist, worthy of nirvana,
who postpones it to help others.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bodhisattva.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boddice</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"dice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bodick</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Boded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bodien</ets>, AS.
<ets>bodian</ets> to announce, tell from <ets>bod</ets> command; akin to
Icel. <ets>bo<edh/a</ets> to announce, Sw. <ets>b<aring/da</ets> to
announce, portend. <root/89. See <er>Bid</er>.]</ety> <def>To indicate
by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to
foreshow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A raven that <qex>bodes</qex> nothing but mischief.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Good onset <qex>bodes</qex> good end.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To foreshow something; to
augur.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whatever now<br/
The omen proved, it <qex>boded</qex> well to you.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To forebode; foreshadow; augur;
betoken.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An omen; a
foreshadowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The owl eke, that of death the <qex>bode</qex> bringeth.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bid; an offer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>boda</ets>; akin to OFries.
<ets>boda</ets>, AS. <ets>bodo</ets>, OHG. <ets>boto</ets>. See
<er>Bode</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A messenger; a herald.</def>
<rj><au>Robertson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <def>A
stop; a halting; delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> from <er>Bide</er>.
<def>Abode.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There that night they <qex>bode</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bode</ent><br/
<hw>Bode</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bid</er>.</mord> <def>Bid
or bidden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodeful</ent><br/
<hw>Bode"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Portentous;
ominous.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodement</ent><br/
<hw>Bode"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An omen; a
prognostic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl<br/
Makes all these <qex>bodements</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodge</ent><br/
<hw>Bodge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A botch; a
patch.</def> <mark>[Dial.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodge</ent><br/
<hw>Bodge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bodged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To botch;
to mend clumsily; to patch.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodge</ent><br/
<hw>Bodge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Budge</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodhisattwa</ent><br/
<ent>Bodhisattva</ent><br/
<ent>Bodhisat</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bo"dhi*sat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Bo`dhi*satt"va</hw>,
\'d8<hw>Bo`dhi*satt"wa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Skr. <ets>b<omac/dhisattva</ets> (perh. through Pali
<ets>b<omac/dhisatt<omac/</ets>); fr. <ets>b<omac/dhi</ets> knowledge,
enlightenment + <ets>sattva</ets> being, essence.]</ety>
<fld>(Buddhism)</fld> <def>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.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bo"dhi*sat`ship</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodian</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"di*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A large food fish (<spn>Diagramma lineatum</spn>), native of the
East Indies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodice</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"ice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[This is properly
the plural of <ets>body</ets>, Oe. <ets>bodise</ets> a pair of bodies,
equiv. to a bodice. Cf. <er>Corset</er>, and see <er>Body</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc.,
worn esp. by women; a corset; stays.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the
upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her <qex>bodice</qex> half way she unlaced.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bodiced</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"iced</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a
bodice.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodied</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"ied</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a body; --
usually in composition; <as>as, able-<ex>bodied</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A doe . . . not altogether so fat, but very good flesh and good
<qex>bodied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bodikin</ent><br/
<hw>bod"i*kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>bodkin</er>; -- a variant spelling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodiless</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"i*less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having no body.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without material form; incorporeal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Phantoms <qex>bodiless</qex> and vain.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bodiliness</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"i*li*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Corporeality.</def> <rj><au>Minsheu.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodily</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"i*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having
a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of
matter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the
<qex>bodily</qex> part of us.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from
the mind.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bodily</xex> defects.<rdquo/
<rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Real; actual; put in execution.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be brought to <qex>bodily</qex> act.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bodily fear</b></col>, <cd>apprehension of physical
injury.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Corporal</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodily</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Corporeally; in
bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead
<qex>bodily</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Col. ii. 9</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body
or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away
<xex>bodily</xex>. <ldquo/Leapt <xex>bodily</xex> below.<rdquo/ </def>
<rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 162 --></p>

<p><ent>Boding</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"ing</hw> <pr>(b<omac/d"<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Foreshowing; presaging; ominous.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bod"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boding</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A prognostic; an omen; a
foreboding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodkin</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"kin</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/d"k<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boydekyn</ets> dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>bidog</ets>
hanger, short sword, Ir. <ets>bideog</ets>, Gael.
<ets>biodag</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dagger.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When he himself might his quietus make<br/
With a bare <qex>bodkin</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Needlework)</fld> <def>An implement of steel, bone,
ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a
stiletto; an eyeleteer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A sharp tool, like an awl, used
for picking out letters from a column or page in making
corrections.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wedged whole ages in a <qex>bodkin's</qex> eye.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of pin used by women to fasten the
hair.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To sit</b></col>, <col><b>ride</b></col>, or
<col><b>travel bodkin</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to sit closely wedged
between two persons.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodkin</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Baudekin</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shirley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodle</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small Scotch coin
worth about one sixth of an English penny.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodleian</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"lei*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas
Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the
sixteenth century.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodock</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*dock"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. fr.
<ets>bois d'arc</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Osage orange.</def>
<mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodrage</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"rage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Celtic
origin: cf. <er>Bordrage</er>.]</ety> <def>A raid.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bod veal</ent><br/
<hw>Bod veal</hw>. <def>Veal too immature to be suitable for
food.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Body</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bodies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bodi</ets>, AS.
<ets>bodig</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>botah</ets>. <root/257. Cf.
<er>Bodice</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The material organized substance of an animal,
whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital
principle; the physical person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Absent in <qex>body</qex>, but present in spirit.</q> <rj><qau>1
Cor. v. 3</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For of the soul the <qex>body</qex> form doth take.<br/
For soul is form, and doth the <qex>body</qex> make.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who set the <qex>body</qex> and the limbs<br/
Of this great sport together?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the
<qex>body</qex> was the king and the prince.</q>
<rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rivers that run up into the <qex>body</qex> of Italy.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the
substance, as opposed to the shadow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which are a shadow of things to come; but the <qex>body</qex> is
of Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Col. ii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person; a human being; -- frequently in
composition; <as>as, any<ex>body</ex>, no<ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A dry, shrewd kind of a <qex>body</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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>as, a legislative
<ex>body</ex>; a clerical <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A numerous <qex>body</qex> led unresistingly to the slaughter.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A number of things or particulars embodied in a
system; a general collection; <as>as, a great <ex>body</ex> of facts; a
<ex>body</ex> of laws or of divinity</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any mass or portion of matter; any substance
distinct from others; <as>as, a metallic <ex>body</ex>; a moving
<ex>body</ex>; an a<eum/riform <ex>body</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>body</xex> of cold air.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By collision of two <qex>bodies</qex>, grind<br/
The air attrite to fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Amount; quantity; extent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>That part of a garment covering the body, as
distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the
load is placed; <as>as, a wagon <ex>body</ex>; a cart
<ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The shank of a type, or the
depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); <as>as, a nonpareil
face on an agate <ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A figure that has length,
breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>Consistency; thickness; substance; strength;
<as>as, this color has <ex>body</ex>; wine of a good
<ex>body</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Colors <xex>bear a body</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>The central,
longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the
planes or a<eum/rocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and
propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called
<er>fuselage</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>After body</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the part of
a ship abaft the dead flat.</cd> -- <col><b>Body cavity</b></col>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the space between the walls of the body and the
inclosed viscera; the c<ae/lum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm
into thoracic and abdominal cavities.</cd> -- <col><b>Body of a
church</b></col>, <cd>the nave.</cd> -- <col><b>Body cloth</b></col>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <col><b>Body cloths</b></col></plu>, <cd>a cloth or
blanket for covering horses.</cd> -- <col><b>Body clothes</b></col>.
(<pluf>pl.</pluf>) <sn>1.</sn> <cd>Clothing for the body; esp.
underclothing.</cd> <sn>2.</sn> <cd>Body cloths for horses.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>Body coat</b></col>,
<cd>a gentleman's dress coat.</cd> -- <col><b>Body color</b></col>
<fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or
body, in distinction from a tint or wash.</cd> -- <col><b>Body of a
law</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the main and operative part.</cd> --
<col><b>Body louse</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a species of louse
(<spn>Pediculus vestimenti</spn>), which sometimes infests the human
body and clothes. See <er>Grayback</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Body
plan</b></col> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld>, <cd>an end elevation, showing
the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length.</cd>
-- <col><b>Body politic</b></col>, <cd>the collective body of a nation
or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions;
also, a corporation.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As to the persons who compose the <qex>body politic</qex> or
associate themselves, they take collectively the name of
<ldquo/people<rdquo/, or <ldquo/nation<rdquo/.</q>
<rj><qau>Bouvier.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <col><b>Body servant</b></col>, <cd>a valet.</cd> -- <col><b>The
bodies seven</b></col> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld>, <cd>the metals
corresponding to the planets.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>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.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <col><b>Body snatcher</b></col>, <cd>one who secretly removes
without right or authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a
resurrectionist.</cd> -- <col><b>Body snatching</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the unauthorized removal of a dead body from the
grave; usually for the purpose of dissection.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>Body</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bodied</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bodying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To furnish with, or as with, a
body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>To body forth</b></col>, <cd>to give from or shape to
mentally.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Imagination <qex>bodies</qex> forth<br/
The forms of things unknown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>bodybuilder</ent><br/
<hw>bodybuilder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who does special
exercises to develop the musculature.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> musclebuilder.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bodybuilding</ent><br/
<hw>bodybuilding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>exercise that builds muscles
through tension.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bodyguard</ent><br/
<hw>Bod"y*guard`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a
lifeguard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Retinue; attendance; following.</def> <rj><au>Bp.
Porteus.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>body shop</ent><br/
<hw>body shop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an establishment where the frame
or outer body of a vehicle may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted
with a <contr>mechanic</contr>, who repairs the motor and other working
components.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bodywork</ent><br/
<hw>bodywork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the exterior body of a
motor vehicle.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the work of making or repairing vehicle
bodies.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boehmenism</ent><br/
<hw>Boehmenism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the mystical theological doctrine
of <person>Jakob <etsep>Boehme</etsep></person> that influenced the
Quakers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Behmenism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boehmeria</ent><br/
<hw>Boehmeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the false
nettle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boehmeria</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boeotia</ent><br/
<hw>Boeotia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a district of ancient
Greece northwest of Athens.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boeotian</ent><br/
<hw>B<oe/*o"tian</hw> <pr>(b<esl/*<omac/"sh<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>Boeotia</ets>, Gr. <grk>boiwti`a</grk>, noted for its
moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its
inhabitants.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to B<oe/otia.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of B<oe/otia; also, one who is dull
and ignorant.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>Stupid; dull; obtuse.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is dull and
ignorant.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boer</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., a farmer. See
<er>Boor</er>.]</ety> <def>A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch
descent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boes</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"es</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> of
<er>Behove</er>. <def>Behoves or behooves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boeuf</ent><br/
<hw>boeuf</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>meat from an adult domestic
bovine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beef.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boffo</ent><br/
<ent>boff</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>boff</hw>, <hw>bof"fo</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>a hearty laugh.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>a joke or gag line that
produces hearty laughter.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theater)</fld> <def>something very successful,
especially a box-office hit.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boffin</ent><br/
<hw>bof"fin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a scientist or technician,
especially one engaged in military research.</def> <mark>[British
slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boffo</ent><br/
<hw>bof"fo</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>highly successful; superbly well
done.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bog</ent><br/
<hw>bog</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. & Gael.
<ets>bog</ets> soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. <ets>bogach</ets> bog, moor,
marsh, Gael. <ets>bogan</ets> quagmire.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Appalled with thoughts of <qex>bog</qex>, or caverned pit,<br/
Of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread.</q> <rj><qau>R.
Jago.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and
grass, in a marsh or swamp.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bog bean</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Buck bean</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Bog bumper</b></col> (bump, to make a loud noise),
<col><b>Bog blitter</b></col>, <col><b>Bog bluiter</b></col>,
<col><b>Bog jumper</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the bittern.</cd>
<mark>[Prov.]</mark> -- <col><b>Bog butter</b></col>, <cd>a hydrocarbon
of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland.</cd> --
<col><b>Bog earth</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soil composed for
the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber.</cd>
<au>P. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Bog moss</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <er>Sphagnum</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog myrtle</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog
ore</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An ore of iron found
in boggy or swampy land; a variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.</cd>
-- <col><b>Bog rush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any rush growing in
bogs; saw grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog spavin</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Spavin</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bog</ent><br/
<hw>Bog</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bogged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bogging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To sink, as into a bog; to
submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and
mire.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At another time, he was <qex>bogged</qex> up to the middle in the
slough of Lochend.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogart</ent><br/
<hw>Bogart</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def><person>Humphrey DeForest
Bogart</person>, famous movie actor; most commonly called
<person><altname>Humphrey Bogart</altname></person>; b. 1899, d.
1957.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Humphrey Bogart, Humphrey DeForest Bogart.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogartian</ent><br/
<hw>Bogartian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
<person>Humphrey Bogart</person>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bogbean</ent><br/
<hw>bogbean</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a perennial plant of Europe and
America (<spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>) 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
<altname>bog myrtle</altname>, <altname>water shamrock</altname> and
<altname>marsh trefoil</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> water shamrock, buckbean, bog myrtle, marsh
trefoil.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The small cranberry (<spn>Vaccinium oxycoccus</spn>), which grows
in boggy places.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogey</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bogeys</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <altsp>[Also <asp>bogie</asp> and <asp>bogy</asp>,
plural <asp>bogies</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A goblin; a
bugbear.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bogeyman.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have become a sort of <qex>bogey</qex> -- a kill-joy.</q>
<rj><qau>Wm. Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>a score one stroke over par for a
hole; formerly, the definition of <ex>bogey</ex> was the same as that
now used for <altname>par</altname>, 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 <etsep>Bogey</etsep>. Now the standard score is
called <altname>par</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>an unidentified aircraft; in
combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to
be hostile.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogeyman</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gey*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Bogeymen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <def>A goblin; a bugbear; a
<er>bogey{1}</er>. This is the form used by parents to frighten
children; <as>as, if you don't eat your vegetables, the
<ex>bogeyman</ex> will get you</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bogey.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boggard</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"gard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bogey.</def>
<mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boggle</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boggled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Boggling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[ See
<er>Bogle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stop or
hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by
unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and
indecision.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We start and <qex>boggle</qex> at every unusual appearance.</q>
<rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Boggling</qex> at nothing which serveth their purpose.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To play fast and loose; to dissemble.</def>
<rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle;
demur.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boggle</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To embarrass with difficulties;
to make a bungle or botch of.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boggler</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"gler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
boggles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogglish</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"glish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Doubtful;
skittish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boggy</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or
containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of a bog; swampy; <as>as,
<ex>boggy</ex> land</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogie</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[A dialectic word.
N. of Eng. & Scot.]</mark> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogie engine</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gie en"gine</hw>. <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A switching engine
the running gear and driving gear of which are on a bogie, or
truck.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogle</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. and North Eng.
<ets>bogle</ets>, <ets>bogill</ets>, <ets>bugill</ets>, specter; as a
verb, to terrify, fr. W. <ets>bwgwl</ets> threatening, fear,
<ets>bwg</ets>, <ets>bwgan</ets>, specter, hobgoblin. Cf.
<er>Bug</er>.]</ety> <def>A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a
bogy; a bugbear.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>boggle</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogota</ent><br/
<hw>Bogota</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Colombia</country>. Population
(2000) = 45,448.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogsucker</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"suck`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The American woodcock; -- so called from its feeding among the
bogs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogtrotter</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"trot`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lives
in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of
Irish.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogtrotting</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"trot`ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Living among
bogs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogue</ent><br/
<hw>Bogue</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said only of
inferior craft.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogue</ent><br/
<hw>Bogue</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
boce; -- called also <altname>bogue bream</altname>. See
<er>Boce</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogus</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term
originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything
counterfeit.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogus</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A liquor made of rum and
molasses.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogwood</ent><br/
<hw>Bog"wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogy</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bogies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Bogle</er>.]</ety>
<def>A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear.</def> <ldquo/Death's heads and
<xex>bogies</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>J. H. Newman.</au> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bogey</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing
<qex>bogy</qex> in the history of savages.</q> <rj><qau>C.
Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohea</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*hea"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Wu-i</ets>, pronounced by the Chinese <ets>bu-i</ets>, the name of
the hills where this kind of tea is grown.]</ety> <def>Bohea tea, an
inferior kind of black tea. See under <er>Tea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of black
tea, or to black tea in general.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohemia</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*he"mi*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
country of central Europe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians.
See <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She knew every one who was any one in the land of
<qex>Bohemia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Compton Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohemian</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*he"mi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants
or their descendants. See <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or
<ldquo/Bohemian<rdquo/ (see <er>Bohemian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3);
vagabond; unconventional; free and easy.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hers was a pleasant <qex>Bohemian</qex> life till she was five and
thirty.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Artists have abandoned their <qex>Bohemian</qex> manners and
customs nowadays.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bohemian chatterer</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Bohemian waxwing</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
small bird of Europe and America (<spn>Ampelis garrulus</spn>); the
waxwing.</cd> -- <col><b>Bohemian glass</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohemian</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*he"mi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
native of Bohemia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants
of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the
Slavic family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<mark>[Modern]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In this sense from the French
<xex>boh<eacute/mien</xex>, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular
habits.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and
mother, who were both <qex>Bohemians</qex> by taste and
circumstances.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohemianism</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*he"mi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian.</def>
<mark>[Modern]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bohun upas</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"hun u"pas</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See
<er>Upas</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boiar</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo*iar"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Boyar</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boil</ent><br/
<hw>Boil</hw> <pr>(boil)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Boiled</conjf> <pr>(boild)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Boiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>boilen</ets>,
OF. <ets>boilir</ets>, <ets>builir</ets>, F. <ets>bouillir</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>bullire</ets> to be in a bubbling motion, from <ets>bulla</ets>
bubble; akin to Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, Lith. <ets>bumbuls</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bull</er> an edict, <er>Budge</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and
<er>Ebullition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the water
<ex>boils</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be agitated like boiling water, by any other
cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; <as>as, the <ex>boiling</ex>
waves</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He maketh the deep to <qex>boil</qex> like a pot.</q> <rj><qau>Job
xii. 31.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass from a liquid to an a<eum/riform state or
vapor when heated; <as>as, the water <ex>boils</ex> away</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or
fervid; <as>as, his blood <ex>boils</ex> with anger</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then <qex>boiled</qex> my breast with flame and burning wrath.</q>
<rj><qau>Surrey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be in boiling water, as in cooking; <as>as, the
potatoes are <ex>boiling</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To boil away</b></col>, <cd>to vaporize; to evaporate or
be evaporated by the action of heat.</cd> -- <col><b>To boil
over</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boil</ent><br/
<hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To heat to the boiling
point, or so as to cause ebullition; <as>as, to <ex>boil</ex>
water</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation;
<as>as, to <ex>boil</ex> sugar or salt</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid
so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.;
<as>as, to <ex>boil</ex> meat; to <ex>boil</ex> clothes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The stomach cook is for the hall,<br/
And <qex>boileth</qex> meate for them all.</q>
<rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To steep or soak in warm water.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can not inform; but
if you <qex>boil</qex> them in water, the new seeds will sprout
sooner.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To boil down</b></col>, <cd>to reduce in bulk by boiling;
as, to <xex>boil down</xex> sap or sirup.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boil</ent><br/
<hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act or state of boiling.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boil</ent><br/
<hw>Boil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Influenced by <ets>boil</ets>, v. See
<er>Beal</er>, <er>Bile</er>.]</ety> <def>A hard, painful, inflamed
tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and
discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the
<xex>core</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A blind boil</b></col>, <cd>one that suppurates
imperfectly, or fails to come to a head.</cd> -- <col><b>Delhi
boil</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar affection of the skin,
probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as among the British
troops) and especially at Delhi.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boilary</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Boilery</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boiled</ent><br/
<hw>Boiled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dressed or cooked by
boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; <as>as,
<ex>boiled</ex> meat; a <ex>boiled</ex> dinner; <ex>boiled</ex>
clothes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boiled-down</ent><br/
<hw>boiled-down</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>expressing the essence;
condensed; summarized.</def> <illu>the final <ex>boiled-down</ex> crux
of the matter</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boiled down.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boiler</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
boils.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel in which any thing is boiled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word <xex>boiler</xex> is a generic term covering a
great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators,
coppers, retorts, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the
<xex>wagon boiler</xex> (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 <xex>cylinder boilers</xex>, <xex>flue
boilers</xex>, <xex>sectional</xex> and <xex>tubular
boilers</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Barrel of a boiler</b></col>, <cd>the cylindrical part
containing the flues.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Boiler plate</b></col>,
<col><b>Boiler iron</b></col></mcol>, <cd>plate or rolled iron of about
a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and
tanks, for covering ships, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Cylinder
boiler</b></col>, <cd>one which consists of a single iron cylinder.</cd>
-- <col><b>Flue boilers</b></col> <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Locomotive
boiler</b></col>, <cd>a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a
large number of small flues leading to the chimney.</cd> --
<col><b>Multiflue boiler</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Tubular boiler</er>,
below.</cd> -- <col><b>Sectional boiler</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular
boiler</b></col>, <cd>a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and
are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See
<xex>Illust.</xex> <cref>of Steam boiler</cref>, under
<er>Steam</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubulous boiler</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Tubulous</er>. See <er>Tube</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6, and 1st
<er>Flue</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 163 --></p>

<p><ent>Boiler</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef
on which the sea breaks heavily.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boilersuit</ent><br/
<hw>boilersuit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a loose protective smock worn
over ordinary clothing for dirty work.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> overall, boilers suit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boilery</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"er*y</hw> <pr>(boil"<etil/r*<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bouillerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place and apparatus
for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boiling</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heated to the point of bubbling;
heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid;
surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boiling point</b></col>, <cd>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 <deg/ Fahrenheit; for alcohol, 172.96<deg/; for ether, 94.8<deg/;
for mercury, about 675<deg/. The boiling point of water is lowered one
degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the
sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Boiling spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring which gives
out very hot water, or water and steam, often ejecting it with much
force; a geyser.</cd> -- <col><b>To be at the boiling point</b></col>,
<cd>to be very angry.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the pot boiling</b></col>,
<cd>to keep going on actively, as in certain games.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boiling</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ebullition
or of tumultuous agitation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boilingly</ent><br/
<hw>Boil"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With boiling or
ebullition.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And lakes of bitumen rise <qex>boiling</qex> higher.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bois d'arc</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bois" d'arc"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F., bow wood. So called
because used for bows by the Western Indians.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The Osage orange (<spn>Maclura aurantiaca</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bois d'arc</qex> seems to be the characteristic growth of
the black prairies.</q> <rj><qau>U. S. Census (1880).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bois durci</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bois" dur`ci"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F., hardened
wood.]</ety> <def>A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine
sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and
pressed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boist</ent><br/
<hw>Boist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>boiste</ets>, F. <ets>bo<icir/te</ets>, from the same root as E.
<ets>box</ets>.]</ety> <def>A box.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boisterous</ent><br/
<hw>Bois"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boistous</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>bwyst</ets> wild,
savage, wildness, ferocity, <ets>bwystus</ets> ferocious.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong;
powerful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Boisterous</xex>
sword.<rdquo/ <ldquo/<xex>Boisterous</xex> hand.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with
noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The waters swell before a <qex>boisterous</qex> storm.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The brute and <qex>boisterous</qex> force of violent men.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Noisy; rough; turbulent; <as>as, <ex>boisterous</ex>
mirth; <ex>boisterous</ex> behavior</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I like not that loud, <qex>boisterous</qex> man.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Vehement; excessive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The heat becomes too powerful and <qex>boisterous</qex> for
them.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent;
furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boisterously</ent><br/
<hw>Bois"ter*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a boisterous
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boisterousness</ent><br/
<hw>Bois"ter*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boistous</ent><br/
<hw>Bois"tous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rough or rude;
coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chaucer.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bois"tous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
-- <wf>Bois"tous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <au>Chaucer.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bojanus organ</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*ja"nus or"gan</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Bojanus</ets>,
the discoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A glandular organ of
bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bokadam</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ka*dam`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Cerberus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boke</ent><br/
<hw>Boke</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To poke; to thrust.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolar</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bole</er>
clay.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the
nature and qualities of bole; clayey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolas</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"las</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bold</ent><br/
<hw>Bold</hw> <pr>(b<omac/ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bald</ets>, <ets>bold</ets>, AS. <ets>bald</ets>, <ets>beald</ets>;
akin to Icel. <ets>ballr</ets>, OHG. <ets>bald</ets>, MHG.
<ets>balt</ets>, D. boud, Goth. <ets>bal<thorn/ei</ets> boldness, It.
<ets>baldo</ets>. In Ger. there remains only <ets>bald</ets>, adv. soon.
Cf. <er>Bawd</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forward to meet
danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave;
courageous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Throngs of knights and barons <qex>bold</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of
danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>bold</xex> design leased highly.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties;
over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude;
impudent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou art too wild, too rude and <qex>bold</qex> of voice.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional
rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or
expression; <as>as, the figures of an author are
<ex>bold</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bold</xex> tales.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cathedral church is a very <qex>bold</qex> work.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Standing prominently out to view; markedly
conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shadows in painting . . . make the figure <qex>bolder</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Steep; abrupt; prominent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where the <qex>bold</qex> cape its warning forehead rears.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bold eagle</ent><br/
<hw>Bold eagle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>an
Australian eagle (<spn>Aquila audax</spn>), which destroys lambs and
even the kangaroo.</def> -- <cs><col><b>To make bold</b></col>, <cd>to
take liberties or the liberty; to venture.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless;
dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited;
adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bold</ent><br/
<hw>Bold</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make bold or
daring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bold</ent><br/
<hw>Bold</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be or become bold.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolden</ent><br/
<hw>Bold"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boldened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. ]</vmorph> <def>To
make bold; to encourage; to embolden.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ready speakers, being <qex>boldened</qex> with their present
abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study.</q>
<rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boldface</ent><br/
<hw>boldface</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a typeface with thick heavy lines;
-- also called <altname>bold-faced</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boldface</ent><br/
<hw>boldface</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to print in boldface.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bold-faced</ent><br/
<hw>Bold"-faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; <as>as, a <ex>bold-faced</ex>
woman</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have seen enough to confute all the <qex>bold-faced</qex>
atheists of this age.</q> <rj><qau>Bramhall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Having a conspicuous or heavy
face; -- also called <altname>boldface</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <bold>This line is <xex>bold-faced</xex>
nonpareil.</bold></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boldly</ent><br/
<hw>Bold"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bealdl<imac/ce</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a bold manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boldness</ent><br/
<hw>Bold"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being
bold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness;
hardihood; assurance.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boldu</ent><br/
<ent>Boldo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bol"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, \'d8<hw>Bol"du</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fragrant
evergreen shrub of Chili (<spn>Peumus Boldus</spn>). The bark is used in
tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the
drupes are eaten.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bole</ent><br/
<hw>Bole</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bole</ets>,
fr. Icel. <ets>bolr</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>b<aring/l</ets>, Dan.
<ets>bul</ets>, trunk, stem of a tree, G. <ets>bohle</ets> a thick plank
or board; cf. LG. <ets>boll</ets> round. Cf. <er>Bulge</er>.]</ety>
<def>The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Enormous elm-tree <qex>boles</qex> did stoop and lean.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bole</ent><br/
<hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etym. doubtful.]</ety> <def>An
aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving,
occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Open the <qex>bole</qex> wi'speed, that I may see if this be the
right Lord Geraldin.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bole</ent><br/
<hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A measure. See <er>Boll</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bole</ent><br/
<hw>Bole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> a clod or lump of
earth: cf. F. <ets>bol</ets>, and also L. <ets>bolus</ets> morsel. Cf.
<er>Bolus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>Clay</er>, and
<er>Terra alba</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bolus; a dose.</def>
<rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Armenian bole</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Armenian</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bole Armoniac</b></col>, or
<col><b>Armoniak</b></col></mcol>, <cd>Armenian bole.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolection</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>A projecting molding round a panel. Same as
<er>Bilection</er>.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolero</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo*le"ro</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish dance, or the lively music
which accompanies it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of small outer jacket, with or without
sleeves, worn by women.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolete</ent><br/
<hw>bolete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any fungus of the family
<fam>Boletaceae</fam>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boletic</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*let"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the <gen>Boletus</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boletic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from the
<spn>Boletus fomentarius</spn>, variety <spn>pseudo-igniarius</spn>.
Same as <er>Fumaric acid</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boletus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo*le"tus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>boletus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolye</ent><br/
<ent>Boley</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bo"ley</hw>, <hw>Bo"lye</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Booly</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolide</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"lide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Bolis</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of meteor; a bolis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"lis</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>
missile, arrow, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to throw.]</ety> <def>A meteor or
brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp.
one which explodes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolivian</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*liv"i*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Bolivia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of
Bolivia.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boll</ent><br/
<hw>Boll</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolle</ets>
boll, bowl, AS. <ets>bolla</ets>. See <er>Bowl</er> a vessel.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a
pericarp of a globular form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelled
<asp>bole</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boll</ent><br/
<hw>Boll</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bolled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To form a boll or
seed vessel; to go to seed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The barley was in the ear, and the flax was <qex>bolled</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Ex. ix. 31.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bollandists</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"land*ists</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The Jesuit
editors of the <ldquo/Acta Sanctorum<rdquo/, or Lives of the Saints; --
named from <person>John Bolland</person>, who began the work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bollard</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bole</er>
the stem of a tree, and <er>Pollard</er>.]</ety> <def>An upright wooden
or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening
ropes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bollard timber</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a
timber, also called a <xex>knighthead</xex>, rising just within the stem
in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its
end.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bollen</ent><br/
<hw>Boll"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Boln</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolling</ent><br/
<hw>Boll"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bole</er>
stem of a tree, and <er>Poll</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A tree
from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bollock</ent><br/
<hw>bollock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>one of the two male reproductive
glands; a testis; -- usually spelled <asp>ballock</asp>, and usually
used in the plural.</def> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gonad, testicle, ball, nut, egg.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pulley-block at the head of a topmast.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullock block.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bollocks</ent><br/
<hw>bollocks</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to make a mess of.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 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.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bollworm</ent><br/
<hw>Boll"worm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The larva of a moth (<spn>Heliothis armigera</spn>) which devours
the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage
to the crops.</def> <-- <spn>Heliothis zea</spn> ?? = cotton bollworm,
corn earworm, tomato fuitworm ?? --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boln</ent><br/
<hw>Boln</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bolnen</ets>, <ets>bollen</ets>; cf. Dan. <ets>bulne</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <def>To swell; to puff.</def>
<rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bollen</ent><br/
<ent>Boln</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Boln</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Boll"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swollen; puffed out.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thin, and <qex>boln</qex> out like a sail.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A
kind of large knife resembling a machete.</def> <mark>[Phil.
Islands]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bologna</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*lo"gna</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A city
of Italy which has given its name to various objects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Bologna sausage; also informally called
<altname>baloney</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bologna sausage</b></col> <ety>[It. salsiccia di
<etsep>Bologna</etsep>]</ety>, <cd>a large sausage made of bacon or ham,
beef, veal, and pork, cooked and smoked, chopped fine and inclosed in a
skin.</cd> -- <col><b>Bologna stone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>,
<cd>radiated barite, or barium sulphate, found in roundish masses
composed of radiating fibers, first discovered near Bologna. It is
phosphorescent when calcined.</cd> -- <col><b>Bologna vial</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolognese</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*lo`gnese"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Bologna.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of
Bologna.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bolognese school</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolognian</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*lo"gnian</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<def>Bolognese.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bolognian stone</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Bologna
stone</cref>, under <er>Bologna</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolograph</ent><br/
<hw>bolograph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a record or recording made by a
bolometer.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bologram.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolographic</ent><br/
<hw>bolographic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
bolograph.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolometric</ent><br/
<hw>bolometric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a
bolometer.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> a stroke, ray + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring minute quantities
of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; --
called also <altname>actinic balance</altname>, <altname>thermic
balance</altname>.</def> <rj><au>S. P. Langley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolsa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bol"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., lit., purse.
See <er>Bourse</er>.]</ety> <def>An exchange for the transaction of
business.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolshevik</ent><br/
<hw>Bolshevik</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian <ets>bol'shevik</ets> fr.
<ets>bol'she</ets> more + <ets>-vik</ets>, a person, i.e. one who is a
member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament).]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <note>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.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>communist</er>, especially used of
Russian communists.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>anyone with communist leanings or sympathies; --
used very loosely in a derogatory sense by some people with economically
conservative views.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolshevik</ent><br/
<hw>Bolshevik</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to Bolsheviks
or bolshevism.</def> <illu><ex>Bolshevik</ex> Revolution</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bolshevik.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolshevize</ent><br/
<ent>bolshevise</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bolshevise</hw>, <hw>bolshevize</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos>
<ety>[see <er>Bolshevik</er>.]</ety> <def>to render communistic; -- of
governments.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> communize, make communist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolshevism</ent><br/
<hw>bolshevism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[see <er>Bolshevik</er>.]</ety>
<def>a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and
Lenin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Leninism, Marxism,
Sovietism, sovietism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolshy</ent><br/
<ent>bolshie</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bolshie</hw>, <hw>bolshy</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a
<er>communist</er> or <er>Bolshevik</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.</def>
<mark>[slang.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bolshy</ent><br/
<hw>bolshy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>obstreperous.</def> <mark>[British
slang.]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stroppy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolster</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"ster</hw> <pr>(b<omac/l"st<etil/r; 110)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[AS. <ets>bolster</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b<omac/lstr</ets>, Sw.
& Dan. <ets>bolster</ets>, OHG. <ets>bolstar</ets>, <ets>polstar</ets>,
G. <ets>polster</ets>; from the same root as E. <ets>bole</ets> stem,
<ets>bowl</ets> hollow vessel. Cf. <er>Bulge</er>,
<er>Poltroon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A long pillow or cushion,
used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid
under the pillows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And here I'll fling the pillow, there the <qex>bolster</qex>,<br/
This way the coverlet, another way the sheets.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This arm shall be a <qex>bolster</qex> for thy head.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various
forms of mechanism, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>A cushioned or a piece part of
a saddle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Anything used to
prevent chafing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which
the bed or body rests.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body
of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car
truck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>the perforated plate in a
punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Cutlery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a
knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.</def> <rj><au>G.
Francis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The rolls forming the ends or
sides of the Ionic capital.</def> <rj><au>G. Francis.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A block of wood on the carriage
of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for
transportation.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Gun
carriage</er>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bolster work</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>members
which are bellied or curved outward like cushions, as in friezes of
certain classical styles.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolster</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"ster</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bolstered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bolstering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To support with a
bolster or pillow.</def> <rj><au>S. Sharp.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or
unusual effort; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bolster</qex> baseness.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shoddy inventions designed to <qex>bolster</qex> up a factitious
pride.</q> <rj><qau>Compton Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolstered</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"stered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Supported; upheld.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Swelled out.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolsterer</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"ster*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
supporter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bolt</ets>;
akin to Icel. <ets>bolti</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolt</ets>, D.
<ets>bout</ets>, OHG. <ets>bolz</ets>, G. <ets>bolz</ets>,
<ets>bolzen</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Look that the crossbowmen lack not <qex>bolts</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A fool's <qex>bolt</qex> is soon shot.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lightning; a thunderbolt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle;
a fetter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Away with him to prison!<br/
lay <qex>bolts</qex> enough upon him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or
silk, often containing about forty yards.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A bundle, as of oziers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bolt auger</b></col>, <cd>an auger of large size; an
auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights.</cd> --
<col><b>Bolt and nut</b></col>, <cd>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 <xex>illust.</xex>
above.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>See <er>Tap bolt</er>, <er>Screw bolt</er>, and <er>Stud
bolt</er>.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bolted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bolting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot; to
discharge or drive forth.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw
out.</def><br/
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<p><q>I hate when Vice can <qex>bolt</qex> her arguments.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To swallow without chewing; <as>as, to <ex>bolt</ex>
food</as>; often used with <ptcl>down</ptcl>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To cause to start or spring
forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or
bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let tenfold iron <qex>bolt</qex> my door.</q>
<rj><qau>Langhorn.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Which shackles accidents and <qex>bolts</qex> up change.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw> <pr>(b<omac/lt; 110)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or
go suddenly; to dart; <as>as, to <ex>bolt</ex> out of the
room</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . <br/
And oft out of a bush doth <qex>bolt</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.</def><br/
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<p><q>His cloudless thunder <qex>bolted</qex> on their heads.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular
path; <as>as, the horse <ex>bolted</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(U.S. Politics)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a bolt; suddenly;
straight; unbendingly.</def><br/
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<p><q>[He] came <qex>bolt</qex> up against the heavy dragoon.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bolt upright</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Perfectly
upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect.</cd>
<au>Addison.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>On the back at full length.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bolt</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden spring or start; a sudden
spring aside; <as>as, the horse made a <ex>bolt</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.</def><br/
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<p><q>This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a
<qex>bolt</qex> to America -- or anywhere.</q> <rj><qau>Compton
Reade.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld> <def>A refusal to support a
nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a
breaking away from one's party.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bolted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bolting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolten</ets>,
<ets>boulten</ets>, OF. <ets>buleter</ets>, F. <ets>bluter</ets>, fr.
Ll. <ets>buletare</ets>, <ets>buratare</ets>, cf. F. <ets>bure</ets>
coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. <ets>burrus</ets> red. See <er>Borrel</er>,
and cf. <er>Bultel</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>He now had <qex>bolted</qex> all the flour.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Ill schooled in <qex>bolted</qex> language.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with
<xex>out</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Time and nature will <qex>bolt</qex> out the truth of things.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To discuss or argue privately, and
for practice, as cases at law.</def> <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bolt to the bran</b></col>, <cd>to examine thoroughly,
so as to separate or discover everything important.</cd>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><q>This <qex>bolts</qex> the matter fairly <qex>to the
bran</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Harte.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The report of the committee was examined and sifted and
<qex>bolted to the bran</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used
in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.</def> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boltel</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Boultel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolter</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bolts; esp.:
<sd>(a)</sd> A horse which starts suddenly aside. <sd>(b)</sd> A man who
breaks away from his party.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolter</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sifts flour or
meal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument or machine for separating bran from
flour, or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolter</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of fishing line. See
<er>Boulter</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolthead</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for
chemical distillations; -- called also a <altname>matrass</altname> or
receiver.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The head of a bolt.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolting</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A darting away; a starting off or
aside.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolting</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sifting, as of flour
or meal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A private arguing of cases for
practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bolting cloth</b></col>, <cd>wire, hair, silk, or other
sieve cloth of different degrees of fineness; -- used by millers for
sifting flour.</cd> <au>McElrath.</au> -- <col><b>Bolting
hutch</b></col>, <cd>a bin or tub for the bolted flour or meal</cd>;
(<mark>fig.</mark>) <cd>a receptacle.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Boltonite</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"ton*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in
Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the
chrysolite family.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boltrope</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"rope`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the
sail.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boltsprit</ent><br/
<hw>Bolt"sprit`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>bowsprit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bowsprit</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bolty</ent><br/
<hw>Bol"ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An
edible fish of the Nile (genus <gen>Chromis</gen>).</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bulti</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bolus</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"lus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boluses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bolus</ets> bit,
morsel; cf. G. <ets><?/</ets> lump of earth. See <er>Bole</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, clay.]</ety> <def>A rounded mass of anything, esp. a
large pill.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bom</ent><br/
<hw>Bom</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bomb</ent><br/
<hw>Bomb</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bombe</ets>
bombshell, fr. L. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming or buzzing noise, Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A great noise; a hollow sound.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a
great <qex>bomb</qex> in the chamber beneath.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A shell; esp. a spherical shell,
like those fired from mortars. See <er>Shell</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bomb ketch.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bomb chest</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a chest
filled with bombs, or only with gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause
destruction by its explosion.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bomb
ketch</b></col>, <col><b>Bomb vessel</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on
which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; -- called
also <altname>mortar vessel</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bomb
lance</b></col>, <cd>a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in
whale fishing.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic bomb</b></col>, <cd>a mass of
lava of a spherical or pear shape.</cd> <ldquo/I noticed <xex>volcanic
bombs</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bomb</ent><br/
<hw>Bomb</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bombard.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bomb</ent><br/
<hw>Bomb</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boom</er>.]</ety> <def>To
sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bombacaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Bombacaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of tropical
trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly
seeds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bombacaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombace</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bace</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety>
<def>Cotton; padding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bombard</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bombarde</ets>, LL. <ets>bombarda</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bombus</ets> +
<ets>-ard</ets>. Cf. <er>Bumper</er>, and see <er>Bomb</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A piece of heavy ordnance formerly
used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the
earliest kind of cannon.</def><br/
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<p><q>They planted in divers places twelve great <qex>bombards</qex>,
wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into
the city, might break down the houses.</q>
<rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bombardment.</def> <mark>[Poetic & R.]</mark>
<rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle,
for carrying liquor or beer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul
<qex>bombard</qex> that would shed his liquor.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Padded breeches.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bombard phrase</b></col>, <cd>inflated language;
bombast.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombard</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bombarde</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bombarde</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bombardo</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bombard</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*bard"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bombarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bombarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To attack with bombards or
with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or
into.</def><br/
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<p><q>Next, she means to <qex>bombard</qex> Naples.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His fleet <qex>bombarded</qex> and burnt down Dieppe.</q>
<rj><qau>Wood.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bombardier</ent><br/
<hw>Bom`bar*dier"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bombardier</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One
who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A noncommissioned officer in
the British artillery.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bombardier beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
kind of beetle (<spn>Brachinus crepitans</spn>), 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 <spn>Brachinus displosor</spn>, which can produce ten or twelve
explosions successively. The common American species is <spn>Brachinus
fumans</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bombardman</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bard*man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who carried
liquor or beer in a can or bombard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They . . . made room for a <qex>bombardman</qex> that brought
bouge for a country lady.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombardment</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*bard"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bombardement</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombardon</ent><br/
<ent>Bombardo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bom*bar"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bom*bar"don</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>bombardo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Originally, a
deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed
stop on the organ. The name <xex>bombardon</xex> is now given to a brass
instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the
ophicleide.</def> <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombasine</ent><br/
<hw>Bom`ba*sine"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bombazine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bombast</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bast</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m"b<adot/st <it>or</it> b<ucr/m"b<adot/st;
277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bombace</ets> cotton, LL.
<ets>bombax</ets> cotton, <ets>bombasium</ets> a doublet of cotton;
hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>A candle with a wick of <qex>bombast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lupton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as
stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How now, my sweet creature of <qex>bombast</qex>!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Doublets, stuffed with four, five, or six pounds of
<qex>bombast</qex> at least.</q> <rj><qau>Stubbes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style;
language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet noisy <qex>bombast</qex> carefully avoid.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bombast</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bast</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>High-sounding; inflated; big
without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[He] evades them with a <qex>bombast</qex> circumstance,<br/
Horribly stuffed with epithets of war.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor a tall metaphor in <qex>bombast</qex> way.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombast</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*bast"</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m*b<adot/st" <it>or</it>
b<ucr/m*b<adot/st")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To swell or fill out; to
pad; to inflate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not <qex>bombasted</qex> with words vain ticklish ears to
feed.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombastical</ent><br/
<ent>Bombastic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bom*bas"tic</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m*b<adot/s"t<icr/k <it>or</it>
b<ucr/m*b<adot/s"t<icr/k)</pr>, <hw>Bom*bas"tic*al</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by bombast;
high-sounding; inflated.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bom*bas"tic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A theatrical, <qex>bombastic</qex>, windy phraseology.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombastry</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bast*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Swelling words
without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bombastry</qex> and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light,
soar highest of all.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombax</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bom"bax</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., cotton.
See <er>Bombast</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
genus of trees, called also the <altname>silkcotton tree</altname>;
also, a tree of the genus Bombax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombazet Bombazette</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of thin
woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or
twilled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombazine</ent><br/
<hw>Bom`ba*zine"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bombasin</ets>, LL. <ets>bombacinium</ets>, <ets>bambacinium</ets>,
L. <ets>bombycinus</ets> silken, <ets>bombycinum</ets> a silk or cotton
texture, fr. <ets>bombyx</ets> silk, silkworm, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bombast</er>, <er>Bombycinous</er>.]</ety> <def>A twilled fabric for
dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black
bombazine has been much used for mourning garments.</def>
<altsp>[Sometimes spelt <asp>bombasin</asp>, and
<asp>bombasine</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bomb calorimeter</ent><br/
<hw>bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a type
of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists
high pressure, designed for measuring the amount of heat developed
during chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an
oxygen atmosphere.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bomber</ent><br/
<hw>bomber</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a military aircraft that
drops bombs during flight.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine
sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a person who drops bombs or plants and explodes
bombs, especially surreptitiously.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a <er>bomber jacket</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bomber jacket</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"ber jack`et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From its
resemblance to the style of jacket work by the crews of World War II
bomber airplanes.]</ety> <def>a short men's jacket made of leather,
having a zipper in front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombic</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bombyx</ets> silk, silkworm: cf. F. <ets>bombique</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; <as>as,
<ex>bombic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombilate</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bi*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bombilare</ets>, for L. <ets>bombitare</ets>. See <er>Bomb</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To hum; to buzz.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombilation</ent><br/
<hw>Bom`bi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming
sound; a booming.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To . . . silence the <qex>bombilation</qex> of guns.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombinate</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bi*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To hum; to
boom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombination</ent><br/
<hw>Bom`bi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming or
buzzing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombolo</ent><br/
<hw>Bom"bo*lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bomboloes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. It
<ets>bombola</ets> a pitcher.]</ety> <def>A thin spheroidal glass retort
or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bumbelo</asp>, and <asp>bumbolo</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombproof</ent><br/
<hw>Bomb"proof`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Secure against
the explosive force of bombs.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
structure which heavy shot and shell will not
penetrate.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombshell</ent><br/
<hw>Bomb"shell`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
bomb. See <er>Bomb</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>something or someone that stuns or amazes,
especially suddenly and unexpectedly; <as>as, the news of the
president's affair was a political <ex>bombshell</ex>; a blonde
<ex>bombshell</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bombsight</ent><br/
<hw>bombsight</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a sighting device in
an aircraft for aiming bombs.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombus</ent><br/
<hw>Bombus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>bumblebees.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Bombus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombycid</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*by"cid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Like or pertaining to the genus <gen>Bombyx</gen>, or the family
<fam>Bombycid<ae/</fam>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombycilla</ent><br/
<hw>Bombycilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>waxwings.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bombycilla</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombycinous</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*byc"i*nous</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m*b<icr/s"<icr/*n<ucr/s)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bombycinus</ets>. See
<er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Silken; made of silk.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with
a yellow tint.</def> <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombyliidae</ent><br/
<hw>Bombyliidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of dipterous
insects comprising the bee flies.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bombyliidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombylious</ent><br/
<hw>Bom*byl"i*ous</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m*b<icr/l"<icr/*<ucr/s)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bombylius</ets> a bumblebee, Gr.
<grk>bombylio`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Buzzing, like a bumblebee; <as>as,
the <ex>bombylious</ex> noise of the horse fly</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bombyx</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bom"byx</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/m"b<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., silkworm. See <er>Bombazine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See
<er>Silkworm</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>bonus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Good; valid as security for
something.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bon-accord</ent><br/
<hw>Bon-ac*cord"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Good will; good
fellowship; agreement.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonaci</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo`na*ci"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Amer. Sp.
<ets>bonas<iacute/</ets>, prob. from native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A large grouper (<spn>Mycteroperca
bonaci</spn>) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish;
-- called also <altname>aguaji</altname> and, in Florida, <altname>black
grouper</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Also, any one of several
other similar fishes.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bona fide</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"na fi"de</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>In or with
good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually;
genuine or genuinely; <as>as, you must proceed <ex>bona fide</ex>; a
<ex>bona fide</ex> purchaser or transaction</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bona fides</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"na fi"des</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"n<adot/ f<imac/"d<emac/z)</pr>.
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or
deception.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonair</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*nair"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE., also
<ets>bonere</ets>, OF. <ets>bonnaire</ets>, Cotgr., abbrev. of
<ets>debonnaire</ets>. See <er>Debonair</er>.]</ety> <def>Gentle;
courteous; complaisant; yielding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonanza</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*nan"za</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. calm.,
fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets> good.]</ety> <def>In
mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is
a mine of wealth or yields a large income.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonapartean</ent><br/
<hw>Bo`na*part"e*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonapartism</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"na*part`ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The policy of
Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonapartist</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"na*part`ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One attached to the policy
or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bona peritura</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"na per`i*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Perishable goods.</def>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bona roba</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"na ro"ba</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[It., prop. <ldquo/good
stuff.<rdquo/]</ety> <def>A showy wanton; a courtesan.</def>
<rj><au>Shak</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonassus</ent><br/
<ent>Bonasus</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bo*na"sus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bo*nas"sus</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bonasus</ets>, Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
aurochs or European bison. See <er>Aurochs</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonbon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon"bon`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bonbon</ets>, fr. <ets>bon bon</ets> very good, a superlative by
reduplication, fr. <ets>bon</ets> good.]</ety> <def>Sugar confectionery;
a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonbonniere</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon`bon`ni<egrave/re"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-ni<egrave/res</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
small fancy box or dish for bonbons.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonce</ent><br/
<hw>Bonce</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
unknown.]</ety> <def>A boy's game played with large marbles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonchretien</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon`chr<eacute/`tien"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., good Christian.]</ety> <def>A name given to several kinds of
pears. See <er>Bartlett</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boncilate</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ci*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Empirical trade
name.]</ety> <def>A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters,
etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond</ent><br/
<hw>Bond</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as
band. Cf. <er>Band</er>, <er>Bend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Gnawing with my teeth my <qex>bonds</qex> in sunder,<br/
I gained my freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The state of being bound;
imprisonment; captivity, restraint.</def> <ldquo/This man doeth nothing
worthy of death or of <xex>bonds</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Acts
xxvi.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a
uniting tie; <as>as, the <ex>bonds</ex> of fellowship</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A people with whom I have no tie but the common <qex>bond</qex> of
mankind.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Moral or political duty or obligation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I love your majesty<br/
According to my <qex>bond</qex>, nor more nor less.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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 <stype>single
bond</stype>. 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.</def> <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>
<au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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>as, a
government, city, or railway <ex>bond</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till
the duties are paid; <as>as, merchandise in
<ex>bond</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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 <stype>English bond</stype> or
<stype>block bond</stype> (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks
with their ends toward the face of the wall, called <xex>headers</xex>,
and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of
the wall, called <xex>stretchers</xex>; <xex>Flemish bond</xex> (Fig.2),
where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so
laid as always to break joints; <xex>Cross bond</xex>, 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; <xex>Combined cross and English
bond</xex>, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method,
the outer in the other.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 165 pr= PJC --></p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A unit of chemical attraction
between atoms; <as>as, oxygen has two <ex>bonds</ex> of affinity</as>.
Also called <cref>chemical bond</cref>. It is often represented in
graphic formul<ae/ by a short line or dash. See <xex>Diagram</xex> of
<er>Benzene nucleus</er>, and <er>Valence</er>. Several types of bond
are distinguished by chemists, as <cref>double bond</cref>, <cref>triple
bond</cref>, <cref>covalent bond</cref>, <cref>hydrogen
bond</cref>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A heavy copper wire or rod
connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a
part of the electric circuit.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>League; association; confederacy.</def>
<mark>[South Africa]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Africander <qex>Bond</qex>, a league or association appealing
to African, but practically to Boer, patriotism.</q> <rj><qau>James
Bryce.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Arbitration bond</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Arbitration</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bond creditor</b></col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond.</cd>
<au>Blackstone.</au> -- <col><b>covalent bond</b></col>, <cd>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 <er>valence</er> for each of the
atoms thus bonded. Contrasted with <cref>hydrogen bond</cref>, which is
weaker and does not satisfy the valence of either atom involved.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>double bond</b></col>, <col><b>triple
bond</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a <isa><cref>covalent bond</cref></isa> 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 <it>unsaturated</it>.</cd> --
<col><b>Bond debt</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a debt contracted
under the obligation of a bond.</cd> <au>Burrows.</au> --
<col><b>hydrogen bond</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bond of a slate</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>lap of a slate</b></col></mcol>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bond timber</b></col>, <cd>timber
worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Chains; fetters; captivity;
imprisonment.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond</ent><br/
<hw>Bond</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bonded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bonding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To dispose in building, as the
materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond</ent><br/
<hw>Bond</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bond</ets>,
<ets>bonde</ets>, peasant, serf, AS. <ets>bonda</ets>, <ets>bunda</ets>,
husband, bouseholder, from Icel. <ets>b<omac/ndi</ets> husbandman, for
<ets>b<umac/andi</ets>, fr. <ets>b<umac/a</ets> to dwell. See
<er>Boor</er>, <er>Husband</er>.]</ety> <def>A vassal or serf; a
slave.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond</ent><br/
<hw>Bond</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a state of servitude or slavery;
captive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By one Spirit are we all baptized . . . whether we be Jews or
Gentiles, whether we be <qex>bond</qex> or free.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor.
xii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bondable</ent><br/
<hw>bondable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>capable of being
fastened or secured with a rope or bond.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bindable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>capable of holding together or cohering; as
particles in a mass.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondage</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"age</hw> <pr>(-<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bondagium</ets>. See <er>Bond</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being bound; condition of being under
restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary
servitude; slavery; captivity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The King, when he designed you for my guard,<br/
Resolved he would not make my <qex>bondage</qex> hard.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obligation; tie of duty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the
<qex>bondage</qex> of observing oaths.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Villenage; tenure of land
on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondager</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"a*ger</hw> <pr>(-<asl/*j<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondar</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon"dar</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"d<aum/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small quadruped of
Bengal (<spn>Paradoxurus bondar</spn>), allied to the genet; -- called
also <altname>musk cat</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonded</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"ed</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd"<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed
under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for
conformity to certain regulations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bonded goods</b></col>, <cd>goods placed in a bonded
warehouse; goods, for the duties on which bonds are given at the
customhouse.</cd> -- <col><b>Bonded warehouse</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonder</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"er</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A bonding stone or brick; a
bondstone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonder</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Norwegian <ets>bonde</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A freeholder on a small scale.</def> <mark>[Norway]</mark>
<rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondholder</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"hold`er</hw> <pr>(-h<omac/ld`<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for
the payment of money at a certain time.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonding</ent><br/
<hw>bonding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of fastening firmly
together.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> soldering.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondmaid</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"maid`</hw> <pr>(-m<amac/d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>, <pos>a.</pos> or <pos>n.</pos> +
<ets>maid</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female slave, or one bound to service
without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondman</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"man</hw> <pr>(-m<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bondmen</plw> <pr>(-m<eit/n)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>or<pos>n.</pos>+
<ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man slave, or one bound to
service without wages.</def> <ldquo/To enfranchise
<xex>bondmen</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A villain, or tenant in
villenage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond servant</ent><br/
<ent>bond-servant</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bond-servant</hw>, <hw>Bond" serv`ant</hw></mhw>
<pr>(s<etil/rv`<ait/nt)</pr>. <def>A slave; one who is bound to service
without wages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou
shalt not compel him to serve as a <qex>bond servant</qex>: but as an
hired servant.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxv. 39, 40.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bond service</ent><br/
<hw>Bond" serv`ice</hw> <pr>(s<etil/rv`<icr/s)</pr>. <def>The condition
of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of
<qex>bond service</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings ix. 21.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondslave</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"slave`</hw> <pr>(-sl<amac/v`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the
authority of a master.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondsman</ent><br/
<hw>Bonds"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bondsmen</plw>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>, <pos>a.</pos> or
<pos>n.</pos> + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A slave; a
villain; a serf; a bondman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy
upon their poor <qex>bondsmen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A surety; one who is bound, or who
gives security, for another.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondstone</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"stone`</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd"st<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>stone</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A stone running through a wall from one face
to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondswoman</ent><br/
<hw>Bonds"wom`an</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nds"w<oocr/m`<ait/n)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bondwoman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonduc</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon"duc</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"d<ucr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bonduc</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bunduq</ets> hazel nut, filbert
nut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nicker tree</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bondwoman</ent><br/
<hw>Bond"wom`an</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/nd"w<oocr/m`<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bondwomen</plw> <pr>(-w<icr/m`<eit/n)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[<ets>Bond</ets>,<pos>a.</pos>or<pos>n.</pos>+
<ets>woman</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman who is a slave, or in
bondage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He who was of the <qex>bondwoman</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gal. iv.
23.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bone</ent><br/
<hw>Bone</hw> <pr>(b<omac/n; 110)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bon</ets>, <ets>ban</ets>, AS. <ets>b<amac/n</ets>; akin to Icel.
<ets>bein</ets>, Sw. <ets>ben</ets>, Dan. & D. <ets>been</ets>, G.
<ets>bein</ets> bone, leg; cf. Icel. <ets>beinn</ets> straight.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The hard, calcified tissue of the
skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcium
carbonate, calcium phosphate, and gelatine; <as>as, blood and
<ex>bone</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute
cavities containing living matter and connected by minute canals, some
of which connect with larger canals through which blood vessels
ramify.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton;
<as>as, a rib or a thigh <ex>bone</ex>; a <ex>bone</ex> of the arm or
leg</as>; also, any fragment of bony substance. (<pluf>pl.</pluf>) The
frame or skeleton of the body.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone
lace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Two or four pieces of bone held
between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of
music.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Dice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel
for a corset.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Fig.: The framework of anything.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A bone of contention</b></col>, <cd>a subject of
contention or dispute.</cd> -- <col><b>A bone to pick</b></col>,
<cd>something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to
be settled (with some one).</cd> -- <col><b>Bone ash</b></col>, <cd>the
residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning
jewelry.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone black</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<cd>the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by
calcination in close vessels; -- called also <altname>animal
charcoal</altname>. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering
sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. See <cref>Ivory
black</cref>, under <er>Black</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone cave</b></col>,
<cd>a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals,
mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man.</cd> <au>Am.
Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Bone dust</b></col>, <cd>ground or pulverized
bones, used as a fertilizer.</cd><-- same as bone meal --> --
<col><b>Bone earth</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the earthy residuum
after the calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of
calcium.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone lace</b></col>, <cd>a lace made of linen
thread, so called because woven with bobbins of bone.</cd> --
<col><b>Bone oil</b></col>, <cd>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 <altname>Dippel's oil</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone
setter</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Bonesetter</er>. See in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone shark</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the basking shark.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone spavin</b></col>. <cd>See
under <er>Spavin</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone turquoise</b></col>,
<cd>fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color, sometimes used as an
imitation of true turquoise.</cd> -- <col><b>Bone whale</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a right whale.</cd> -- <col><b>To be upon the
bones of</b></col>, <cd>to attack.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<col><b>To make no bones</b></col>, <cd>to make no scruple; not to
hesitate.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>To pick a bone
with</b></col>, <cd>to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone; to
settle a disagreement.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bone</ent><br/
<hw>Bone</hw> <pr>(b<omac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boned</conjf> <pr>(b<omac/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Boning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw
bones from the flesh of, as in cookery.</def> <ldquo/To <xex>bone</xex>
a turkey.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Soyer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put whalebone into; <as>as, to <ex>bone</ex>
stays</as>.</def> <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fertilize with bone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To steal; to take possession of.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bone</ent><br/
<hw>Bone</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bornoyer</ets> to look at
with one eye, to sight, fr. <ets>borgne</ets> one-eyed.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Joiners, etc., <qex>bone</qex> their work with two straight
edges.</q> <rj><qau>W. M. Buchanan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boneache</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"ache`</hw> <pr>(-<amac/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pain in the
bones.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boneblack</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"black`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Bone
black</cref>, under <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boned</ent><br/
<hw>Boned</hw> <pr>(b<omac/nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; <as>as,
big-<ex>boned</ex>; strong-<ex>boned</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No big-<qex>boned</qex> men framed of the Cyclops' size.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deprived of bones; <as>as, <ex>boned</ex> turkey or
codfish</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Manured with bone; <as>as, <ex>boned</ex>
land</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bone-dry</ent><br/
<hw>bone-dry</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>without a trace of
moisture.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonedog</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"dog`</hw> <pr>(-d<ocr/g`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The spiny dogfish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonefish</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"fish`</hw> <pr>(-f<icr/sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ladyfish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonehead</ent><br/
<hw>bone"head`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person of low intelligence; a
dunce; a blockhead; -- used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of
someone's intelligence or capabilities.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, lunkhead,
hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead,
fuckhead.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boneheaded</ent><br/
<hw>bone"head*ed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>very stupid; -- used of
people or actions.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>bone"head*ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blockheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick,
thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bone-lazy</ent><br/
<ent>bone-idle</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bone-idle</hw> <hw>bone-lazy</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>disinclined to work or exertion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> do-nothing(prenominal), faineant, indolent, lazy,
otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boneless</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bones.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Boneless</xex> gums.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonelet</ent><br/
<hw>bonelet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small bone; especially one in the
middle ear.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ossicle, ossiculum.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonelike</ent><br/
<hw>bonelike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling bone.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonemeal</ent><br/
<hw>bone"meal`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>ground bones, used as a
fertilizer or as a component in animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate
content.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boner</ent><br/
<hw>boner</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an embarrassing
mistake.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch,
boo-boo, misdoing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one who bones food.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boneset</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"set`</hw> <pr>(-s<ecr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (<spn>Eupatorium
perfoliatum</spn>). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonesetter</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"set*ter</hw> <pr>(-s<ecr/t*t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to
one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting
bones.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bone"set*ting</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boneshaw</ent><br/
<hw>Bone"shaw</hw> <pr>(-sh<add/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Sciatica.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonetta</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*net"ta</hw> <pr>(b<osl/*n<ecr/t"t<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>See <er>Bonito</er>.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonfire</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"fire`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bonefire</ets>, <ets>banefire</ets>, orig. a fire of bones;
<ets>bone</ets> + <ets>fire</ets>; but cf. also Prov. E. <ets>bun</ets>
a dry stalk.]</ety> <def>A large fire built in the open air, as an
expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Full soon by <qex>bonfire</qex> and by bell,<br/
We learnt our liege was passing well.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bongo</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Either of two large
antelopes (<spn>Bo<oum/cercus eurycercus</spn> of West Africa, and
<spn>Bo<oum/cercus isaaci</spn> of East Africa) of a reddish or
chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh
is especially esteemed as food.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bongo</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/<nsm/"g<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Either of two large antelopes (<spn>Bo<oum/cercus eurycercus</spn>
of West Africa, and <spn>Bo<oum/cercus isaaci</spn> of East Africa) of a
reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body.
Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bongo</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"go</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/<nsm/"g<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>bongos</plw> or <plw>bongo</plw>.</plu> <def>one
of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch,
played by striking with the hands.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bongrace</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"grace`</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"gr<amac/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>gr<acir/ce</ets> grace, charm.]</ety>
<def>A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a
wide-brimmed hat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonhommie</ent><br/
<ent>Bonhomie</ent><br/
<mhw>\'d8<hw>Bon`ho*mie"</hw>, \'d8<hw>Bon`hom*mie"</hw>
<pr>(b<ocr/n`<ocr/*m<emac/")</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Good nature; pleasant and easy manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonibell</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*bell</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bonnibel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boniface</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*face</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the sleek,
jolly landlord in Farquhar's comedy of <ldquo/The Beaux'
Stratagem.<rdquo/]</ety> <def>An innkeeper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boniform</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bonus</ets> good + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sensitive or
responsive to moral excellence.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonify</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*fy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bonus</ets> good + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bonifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into, or make,
good.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>bonify</qex> evils, or tincture them with good.</q>
<rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boniness</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or
quality of being bony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boning</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st
<er>Bone</er>, sense 3 fr. 3d <er>Bone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
clearing of bones from fish or meat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manuring of land with bones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <er>Bone</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonitary</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beneficial, as
opposed to statutory or civil; <as>as, <ex>bonitary</ex> dominion of
land</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonito</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*ni"to</hw> <pr>(b<osl/*n<emac/"t<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonitoes</plw> <pr>(-t<osl/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Sp. & Pg. <ets>bonito</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>bain<imac/t</ets> and
<ets>bain<imac/th</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Often incorrectly written
<asp>bonita</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large
tropical fish (<spn>Orcynus pelamys</spn>) 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera
<gen>Sarda</gen> or <gen>Euthynnus</gen>, with a size intermediate
between those of the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied
especially to the <altname>skipjack tuna</altname> (<spn>Euthynnus
pelamis</spn>, syn. <spn>Katsuwonus pelamis</spn>, formerly <spn>Sarda
Mediterranea</spn>, also called <altname>skipjack</altname>) of the
Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United
States, and (<spn>Sarda Chilensis</spn>) 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.</def>
<au>MW10</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The medregal (<spn>Seriola fasciata</spn>), an
edible fish of the southern part of the United States and the West
Indies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The cobia or crab eater (<spn>Elacate canada</spn>),
an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonmot</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon"mot`</hw> <pr>(b<ocir/N"m<osl/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonsmots</plw> <pr>(-m<osl/z`)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[
F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>mot</ets> word.]</ety> <def>A witty
repartee; a jest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnaz</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"naz</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of embroidery
made with a complicated sewing machine, said to have been originally
invented by a Frenchman of the name of <etsep>Bonnaz</etsep>. The work
is done either in freehand or by following a perforated
design.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonne</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bonne</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prop.
good woman.]</ety> <def>A female servant charged with the care of a
young child.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonne bouche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bonne" bouche"</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n' b<oocr/sh`)</pr>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonnes bouches</plw> <pr>(b<ocr/n'
b<oocr/sh`)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets>, fem. <ets>bonne</ets>,
good + <ets>bouche</ets> mouth.]</ety> <def>A delicious morsel or
mouthful; a tidbit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnet</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"net</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"n<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bonet</ets>, OF. <ets>bonet</ets>, <ets>bonete</ets>. F.
<ets>bonnet</ets> fr. LL. <ets>bonneta</ets>, <ets>bonetum</ets>; orig.
the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
headdress for men and boys; a cap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au> <au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick,
seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And plaids and <qex>bonnets</qex> waving high.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use</def>;
as, <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small defense work at a
salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part
from enfilade fire.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A metallic canopy, or
projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to
increase the draught of a chimney, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A frame
of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of
sparks.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A roofing over the cage of a mine, to
protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.</def>
<sd>(e)</sd> <def>In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the
valve chambers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An additional piece of canvas
laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.</def>
<rj><au>Hakluyt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The second stomach of a ruminating animal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who
entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Automobiles)</fld> <def>The metal cover or shield
over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called
the <altname>hood</altname>.</def> <mark>[Brit.]</mark> <br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bonnet limpet</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a name
given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family
<fam>Calyptr<ae/id<ae/</fam>).</cd> -- <col><b>Bonnet monkey</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian monkey (<spn>Macacus
sinicus</spn>), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.</cd> --
<col><b>Bonnet piece</b></col>, <cd>a gold coin of the time of James V.
of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet.</cd> <au>Sir W.
Scott.</au> -- <col><b>To have a bee in the bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See
under <er>Bee</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Black bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See
under <er>Black</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue bonnet</b></col>. <cd>See in
the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnet</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"net</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take off the bonnet or cap as
a mark of respect; to uncover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonneted</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"net*ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing a
bonnet.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bonneted</xex> and shawled.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>Protected by a bonnet. See
<er>Bonnet</er>, 4 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonnethead</ent><br/
<ent>bonnet head</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bonnet head</hw>, <hw>bonnethead</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <def>small harmless hammerhead shark (<spn>Sphyrna
tiburio</spn>) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a
spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnetless</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"net*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bonnet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnet rouge</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon`net" rouge"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnibel</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ni*bel</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"n<icr/*b<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bonne et belle</ets>, good and beautiful. Cf.
<er>Bellibone</er>.]</ety> <def>A handsome girl.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnie</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"nie</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Scot.</ets>]</ety> <def>See <er>Bonny</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnilass</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ni*lass`</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"n<ycr/*l<adot/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bonny</ets> + <ets>lass</ets>.]</ety> <def>A <ldquo/bonny
lass<rdquo/; a beautiful girl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnily</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ni*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Gayly; handsomely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonniness</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ni*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being bonny;
gayety; handsomeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonny</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ny</hw> <pr>(-n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Spelled
<asp>bonnie</asp> by the Scotch.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>boni</ets>,
prob. fr. F. <ets>bon</ets>, fem. <ets>bonne</ets>, good, fr. L.
<ets>bonus</ets> good. See <er>Bounty</er>, and cf. <er>Bonus</er>,
<er>Boon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Handsome; beautiful; pretty;
attractively lively and graceful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Till <qex>bonny</qex> Susan sped across the plain.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Far from the <qex>bonnie</qex> banks of Ayr.</q>
<rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be you blithe and <qex>bonny</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Report speaks you a <qex>bonny</qex> monk, that would hear the
matin chime ere he quitted his bowl.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonny</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A round and
compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a
vein.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonnyclabber</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ny*clab`ber</hw> <pr>(-kl<acr/b`b<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Ir. <ets>bainne</ets>, <ets>baine</ets>, milk + <ets>clabar</ets>
mud, mire.]</ety> <def>Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled
milk; -- sometimes called simply <altname>clabber</altname>.</def>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonobo</ent><br/
<hw>bo*no"bo</hw> <pr>(b<osl/*n<omac/"b<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>An anthropoid ape (<spn>Pan paniscus</spn>), resembling but smaller
than the common chimpanzee (<spn>Pan troglodytes</spn>); -- called also
<altname>pygmy chimpanzee</altname>. It is found in the forests of
Zaire. Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less than
2% in nucleotide sequence.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bon Silene</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon" Si`l<egrave/ne"</hw> <pr>(b<ocir/N" s<esl/`l<asl/n")</pr>.
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very fragrant tea rose with
petals of various shades of pink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonspiel</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"spiel</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"sp<emac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Scot.; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A curling match between
clubs.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bontebok</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon"te*bok</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"t<esl/*b<ocr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[D. <ets>bont</ets> a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated +
<ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The pied antelope of
South Africa (<spn>Alcelaphus pygarga</spn>). Its face and rump are
white. Called also <altname>nunni</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bon ton</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon" ton"</hw> <pr>(b<ocir/N" t<ocir/N")</pr>. <ety>[F., good
tone, manner.]</ety> <def>The height of the fashion; fashionable
society.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonus</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"nus</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"n<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bonuses</plw> <pr>(-<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.
<ets>bonus</ets> good. Cf. <er>Bonny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or
other privilege granted to a company; <as>as the bank paid a
<ex>bonus</ex> for its charter</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint
stock company, out of accumulated profits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Money paid in addition to a stated
compensation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bon vivant</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bon` vi`vant"</hw> <pr>(b<ocir/N` v<esl/`v<aum/N")</pr>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bons vivants</plw> <pr>(-v<aum/N"z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets> good + <ets>vivant</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of
<ets>vivre</ets> to live.]</ety> <def>A good fellow; a jovial companion;
a free liver.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bony</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"y</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to
bones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having large or prominent bones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bony fish</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
menhaden.</cd> -- <col><b>Bony pike</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the gar pike (<gen>Lepidosteus</gen>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bonze</ent><br/
<hw>Bon"ze</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/n"z<esl/; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>bonzo</ets>, fr. Japan. <ets>b<omac/zu</ets> a Buddhist priest: cf.
F. <ets>bonze</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or
nun.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name was given by the Portuguese to the priests of
Japan, and has since been applied to the priests of China, Cochin China,
and the neighboring countries.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bonzer</ent><br/
<hw>bonzer</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>remarkable or wonderful.</def>
<mark>[Australian]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boo</ent><br/
<hw>boo</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to show displeasure (after a performance
or speech) by making a prolonged sound of <ldquo/boo<rdquo/.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boob</ent><br/
<hw>boob</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to commit a faux pas or
fault.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sin, commit an offence, blunder, goof.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boob</ent><br/
<hw>boob</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ignorant or foolish
person.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dumbbell, dummy, dope, booby, pinhead.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a female breast.</def> <mark>[informal or
vulgar]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breast, bosom, knocker, tit, titty.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boo-boo</ent><br/
<hw>boo-boo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an embarrassing
mistake.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch,
boner, misdoing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a minor injury, such as an abrasion on the skin; --
child's talk.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booby</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"by</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/"b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boobies</plw> <pr>(-b<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Sp. <ets>bobo</ets> dunce, idiot; cf. L. <ets>balbus</ets>
stammering, E. <ets>barbarous</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A dunce; a stupid fellow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A swimming bird
(<spn>Sula fiber</spn> or <spn>Sula sula</spn>) 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,
<spn>Sula piscator</spn>, the <stype>red-footed booby</stype>; and
<spn>Sula nebouxii</spn>, the <stype>blue-footed booby</stype>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 166 pr=KC --></p>

<p><cs><col><b>Booby hatch</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd>, <cd>an insane asylum.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> --
<col><b>Booby hut</b></col>, <cd>a carriage body put upon sleigh
runners.</cd> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> <au>Bartlett.</au> --
<col><b>Booby hutch</b></col>, <cd>a clumsy covered carriage or seat,
used in the eastern part of England.</cd> <au>Forby.</au> --
<col><b>Booby prize</b></col>, <cd>an award for the poorest performance
in a competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a strikingly
inferior or incompetent performance.</cd> -- <col><b>Booby
trap</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd>, <cd>a schoolboy's practical joke, as a
shower bath when a door is opened.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>, <cd>any concealed
device causing surprise or injury when a usually harmless object is
touched; -- in military operations, typically containing an explosive
charge.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booby</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"by</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/"b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the characteristics of a booby; stupid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boobyish</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"by*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stupid; dull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boodh</ent><br/
<hw>Boodh</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Buddha</er>.</def> <rj><au>Malcom.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boodhism</ent><br/
<hw>Boodh"ism</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/d"<icr/z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Same as <er>Buddhism</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boodhist</ent><br/
<hw>Boodh"ist</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/d"<icr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Buddhist</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boodle</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"dle</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/"d`l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin
uncertain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole collection or lot;
caboodle.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Money given in payment for votes or political
influence; bribe money; swag.</def> <mark>[Polit. slang, U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogey</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"gey</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"g<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <pl>pl.
<plw>bogeys</plw> <pr>(b<omac/"g<emac/z)</pr></pl>, <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
goblin; a bugbear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster Supplement</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have become a sort of <qex>bogey</qex> -- a killjoy.</q>
<rj><qau>Wm. Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster Supplement</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A score on a given hole which is
one stroke over par. Originally, <ex>bogey</ex> had the same meaning as
<altname>par</altname> does now, i.e. a given score or number of
strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- said to be
so-called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate
player called Colonel Bogey. A <altname>double bogey</altname> is a
score of two strokes over par.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>Par. See sense 2, above.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster Supplement</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Military)</fld> <def>An unidentified aircraft,
especially one detected on a radar screen and believed to be an enemy
airplane.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bogie</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bogeyman</ent><br/
<ent>Boogeyman</ent><br/
<mhw>{<hw>Boog"ey*man</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/g"<emac/*m<acr/n)</pr>,
<hw>Bo"gey*man</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/Go to sleep or the <xex>Boogeyman</xex> will get
you.<rdquo/<br/
<syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger;
bugaboo; bugbear.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boogie</ent><br/
<hw>boogie</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/"g<emac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Music)</fld> <def>An instrumental version of the blues (especially
for piano).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boogie-woogie.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A black person; -- offensive and disparaging.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boogie</ent><br/
<hw>boog"ie</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/g"<emac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To do
a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the
accompaniment of rock music.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boogie-woogie</ent><br/
<hw>boogie-woogie</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/g"<emac/*w<oocr/g"<emac/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Music)</fld>, <def>An instrumental version of the
blues (especially for piano).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boogie.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boohoo</ent><br/
<hw>Boo`hoo"</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/`h<oomac/")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boohooed</conjf>
<pr>(b<oomac/`h<oomac/d")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boohooing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[An imitative word.]</ety>
<def>To bawl; to cry loudly.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boohoo</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"hoo`</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/"h<oomac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The sailfish; -- called also
<altname>woohoo</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Book</ent><br/
<hw>Book</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>book</ets>, <ets>bok</ets>, AS. <ets>b<omac/c</ets>; akin to Goth.
<ets>b<omac/ka</ets> a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel.
<ets>b<omac/k</ets>, Sw. <ets>bok</ets>, Dan. <ets>bog</ets>, OS.
<ets>b<omac/k</ets>, D. <ets>boek</ets>, OHG. <ets>puoh</ets>, G.
<ets>buch</ets>; and fr. AS. <ets>b<omac/c</ets>, <ets>b<emac/ce</ets>,
beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on
pieces of beechen board. Cf. <er>Beech</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ When blank, it is called a <xex>blank book</xex>. When
printed, the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a volume of
some size, from a pamphlet.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ It has been held that, under the copyright law, a
<xex>book</xex> 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.</note> <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A composition, written or printed; a
treatise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A good <qex>book</qex> is the precious life blood of a master
spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary
work; <as>as, the tenth <ex>book</ex> of <ldquo/Paradise
Lost</as>.<rdquo/</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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>as, they got a subpoena to
examine our <ex>books</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ledger, leger, account book, book of account.</syn>
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>a written version of a play or
other dramatic composition; -- used in preparing for a
performance.</def> <syn><b>Syn. --</b> script, playscript.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches,
checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; <as>as, he bought
a <ex>book</ex> of stamps</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing
records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; -- used
in the phrase <col><b>one for the book</b></col> or <col><b>one for the
books</b></col>.</def> <syn><b>Syn. --</b> record, recordbook.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>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>as, the
<ex>book</ex> on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and
outside</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>same as <er>book
value</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Stock market)</fld> <def>the list of current buy
and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Commerce)</fld> <def>the purchase orders still
outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; <as>as, <ex>book</ex> to
bill ratio</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Book</xex> is used adjectively or as a part of many
compounds; as, <xex>book</xex> buyer, <xex>book</xex>rack,
<xex>book</xex> club, <xex>book</xex> lore, <xex>book</xex> sale,
<xex>book</xex> trade, memorandum <xex>book</xex>,
cash<xex>book</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Book account</b></col>, <cd>an account or register of
debt or credit in a book.</cd> -- <col><b>Book debt</b></col>, <cd>a
debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of
accounts.</cd> -- <col><b>Book learning</b></col>, <cd>learning acquired
from books, as distinguished from practical knowledge.</cd>
<ldquo/Neither does it so much require <xex>book learning</xex> and
scholarship, as good natural sense, to distinguish true and
false.<rdquo/ <au>Burnet.</au> -- <col><b>Book louse</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of minute, wingless
insects injurious to books and papers. They belong to the
<spn>Pseudoneuroptera</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Book moth</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the name of several species of moths, the
larv<ae/ of which eat books.</cd> -- <col><b>Book oath</b></col>, <cd>an
oath made on <er>The Book</er>, or Bible.</cd> -- <col><b>The Book of
Books</b></col>, <cd>the Bible.</cd> -- <col><b>Book post</b></col>,
<cd>a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be
transmitted by mail.</cd> -- <col><b>Book scorpion</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>one of the false scorpions (<spn>Chelifer
cancroides</spn>) found among books and papers. It can run sidewise and
backward, and feeds on small insects.</cd> -- <col><b>Book
stall</b></col>, <cd>a stand or stall, often in the open air, for
retailing books.</cd> -- <col><b>Canonical books</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Canonical</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>In one's books</b></col>, <cd>in
one's favor.</cd> <ldquo/I was so much <xex>in his books</xex>, that at
his decease he left me his lamp.<rdquo/ <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To
bring to book</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To compel to give an
account.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To compare with an admitted
authority.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>To bring</xex> it manifestly <xex>to
book</xex> is impossible.<rdquo/ <au>M. Arnold.</au> -- <col><b>by the
book</b></col>, <cd>according to standard procedures; using the correct
or usual methods.</cd> -- <col><b>cook the books</b></col>, <cd>make
fallacious entries in or otherwise manipulate a financial record book
for fraudulent purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>To curse by bell, book, and
candle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bell</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make
book</b></col> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld>, <cd>to conduct a business of
accepting or placing bets from others on horse races.</cd> -- <col><b>To
make a book</b></col> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>off the books</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>one for the
book</b></col>, <col><b>one for the books</b></col></mcol>,
<cd>something extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a
remarkable accomplishment.</cd> -- <col><b>To speak by the
book</b></col>, <cd>to speak with minute exactness.</cd> -- <col><b>to
throw the book at</b></col>, <cd>to impose the maximum fine or penalty
for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing penalties for
criminal acts.</cd> -- <col><b>Without book</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>By memory.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Without authority.</cd> --
<col><b>to write the book</b></col>, <cd>to be the leading authority in
a field; -- usually used in the past tense; <as>as, he's not just an
average expert, he <ex>wrote the book</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Book</ent><br/
<hw>Book</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Booked</conjf> <pr>(b<oocr/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Booking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enter, write, or
register in a book or list.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let it be <qex>booked</qex> with the rest of this day's deeds.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to be <ex>booked</ex>
for Southampton; to <ex>book</ex> a seat in a theater; to <ex>book</ex>
a reservation at a restaurant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark out for; to destine or assign for; <as>as,
he is <ex>booked</ex> for the valedictory</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here I am <qex>booked</qex> for three days more in Paris.</q>
<rj><qau>Charles Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make an official record of a charge against (a
suspect in a crime); -- performed by police.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bookable</ent><br/
<hw>bookable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>subject to being reserved or
booked.</def> <illu>all seats <ex>bookable</ex> in advance</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> reservable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookbinder</ent><br/
<hw>Book"bind`er</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"b<imac/nd`<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to bind books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookbindery</ent><br/
<hw>Book"bind`er*y</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"b<imac/nd`<etil/r*<ycr/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for
binding books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookbinding</ent><br/
<hw>Book"bind`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art, process, or business
of binding books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookcase</ent><br/
<hw>Book"case`</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"k<amac/s`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed
doors.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookcraft</ent><br/
<hw>Book"craft`</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"kr<adot/ft`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Authorship; literary skill.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booked</ent><br/
<hw>Booked</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Registered.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the way; destined.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>reserved in advance; held for future use. See
<er>reserve{2}</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bookend</ent><br/
<hw>book"end</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"<ecr/nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a
shelf or table).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booker</ent><br/
<hw>Book"er</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookful</ent><br/
<hw>Book"ful</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"f<usdot/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>As
much as will fill a book; a book full.</def> <au>Shak.</au> --
<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Filled with book learning.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/The <xex>bookful</xex> blockhead.<rdquo/</def2>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookholder</ent><br/
<hw>Book"hold`er</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"h<omac/ld`<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prompter at a theater.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A support for a book, holding it open, while one
reads or copies from it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booking clerk</ent><br/
<hw>Book"ing clerk`</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"<icr/ng kl<etil/rk`; Eng.
kl<aum/rk`)</pr>. <def>A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc.,
for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets
at a booking office.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booking office</ent><br/
<hw>Book"ing of`fice</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/k"<icr/ng <ocr/f`f<icr/s)</pr>.
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are
registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An office where passage tickets are sold.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bookish</ent><br/
<hw>Book"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to reading; fond
of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from
books.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bookish</xex> man.<rdquo/ <au>Addison.</au>
<ldquo/<xex>Bookish</xex> skill.<rdquo/ <au>Bp. Hall.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by a method of expression generally
found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; <as>as, a <ex>bookish</ex>
way of talking; <ex>bookish</ex> sentences</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Book"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Book"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookkeeper</ent><br/
<hw>Book"keep`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps
accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an
office.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookkeeping</ent><br/
<hw>Book"keep`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <xex>daybook</xex>, <xex>cashbook</xex>,
<xex>journal</xex>, and <xex>ledger</xex>. See <er>Daybook</er>,
<er>Cashbook</er>, <er>Journal</er>, and <er>Ledger</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bookkeeping by single entry</b></col>, <cd>the method of
keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or
credit of a single account.</cd> -- <col><b>Bookkeeping by double
entry</b></col>, <cd>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 that the one entry may check the other;
-- sometimes called, from the place of its origin, the <xex>Italian
method</xex>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bockland</ent><br/
<ent>Bookland</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Book"land`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bock"land`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>b<omac/cland</ets>;
<ets>b<omac/c</ets> book + <ets>land</ets> land.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Book-learned</ent><br/
<hw>Book"-learned`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Versed in
books; having knowledge derived from books.</def> <mark>[Often in a
disparaging sense.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whate'er these <qex>book-learned</qex> blockheads say,<br/
Solon's the veriest fool in all the play.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookless</ent><br/
<hw>Book"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without books; unlearned.</def>
<rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booklet</ent><br/
<hw>Book"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
book.</def> <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>booklouse</ent><br/
<hw>book"louse`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>a minute
wingless psocopterous insect (<spn>Liposcelis divinatorius</spn>)
injurious to books and papers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> book louse, deathwatch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookmaker</ent><br/
<hw>Book"mak`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his
materials from other books; a compiler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld> <def>A betting man who
<ldquo/makes a book.<rdquo/ See <cref>To make a book</cref>, under
<er>Book</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookman</ent><br/
<hw>Book"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bookmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A studious man; a
scholar.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookmark</ent><br/
<hw>Book"mark`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookmate</ent><br/
<hw>Book"mate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Book</ets>
+ <ets>mate</ets>.]</ety> <def>A schoolfellow; an associate in
study.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookmonger</ent><br/
<hw>Book"mon`ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dealer in
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Book muslin</ent><br/
<hw>Book" mus`lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of muslin
used for the covers of books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of thin white muslin for ladies'
dresses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookplate</ent><br/
<hw>Book"plate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A label, placed
upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a
library.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookseller</ent><br/
<hw>Book"sell`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sells
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookselling</ent><br/
<hw>Book"sell`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The employment
of selling books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookshelf</ent><br/
<hw>Book"shelf`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bookshelves</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A shelf to hold
books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookshop</ent><br/
<hw>Book"shop`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bookseller's
shop.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookstall</ent><br/
<hw>Book"stall`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stall or stand
where books are sold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookstand</ent><br/
<hw>Book"stand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a
bookstall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stand to hold books for reading or
reference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookstore</ent><br/
<hw>Book"store`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A store where
books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's
shop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookwork</ent><br/
<hw>Book"work`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Work
done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from
newspaper or job work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Study; application to books.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bookworm</ent><br/
<hw>Book"worm`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is
injurious to books. Many species are known.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A student closely attached to books or addicted to
study; a reader without appreciation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a
<qex>bookworm</qex> as any there.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booky</ent><br/
<hw>Book"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bookish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booly</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boolies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Ir. <ets>buachail</ets>
cowherd; <ets>bo</ets> cow + <ets>giolla</ets> boy.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>boley</asp>, <asp>bolye</asp>, <asp>bouillie</asp>.]</altsp>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boom</ent><br/
<hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>boom</ets> tree, pole, beam, bar. See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A long pole or spar, run out for the
purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; <as>as, the jib
<ex>boom</ex>, the studding-sail <ex>boom</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the
channel in a river or harbor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil. & Naval)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Lumbering)</fld> <def>A line of connected floating
timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep
saw logs, etc., from floating away.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boom iron</b></col>, <cd>one of the iron rings on the
yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse.</cd> --
<col><b>The booms</b></col>, <cd>that space on the upper deck of a ship
between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc.,
are stowed.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boom</ent><br/
<hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; <as>as, to <ex>boom</ex>
out a sail; to <ex>boom</ex> off a boat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boom</ent><br/
<hw>Boom</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/m)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boomed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Booming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Of imitative origin;
cf. OE. <ets>bommen</ets> to hum, D. <ets>bommen</ets> to drum, sound as
an empty barrel, also W. <ets>bwmp</ets> a hollow sound; <ets>aderyn y
bwmp</ets>, the bird of the hollow sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf.
<er>Bum</er>, <er>Bump</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Bomb</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cry with a hollow note; to make a
hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At eve the beetle <qex>boometh</qex><br/
Athwart the thicket lone.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a hollow sound, as of waves or
cannon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alarm guns <qex>booming</qex> through the night air.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a
press of sail, before a free wind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She comes <qex>booming</qex> down before it.</q>
<rj><qau>Totten.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular
favor; to go on rushingly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boom</ent><br/
<hw>Boom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow roar, as of waves
or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, a <ex>boom</ex> in the stock market; a
<ex>boom</ex> in coffee</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boom</ent><br/
<hw>Boom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to advance rapidly in
price; <as>as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a
<ldquo/boom<rdquo/ for; as to <ex>boom</ex> Mr. C. for
senator</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boom box</ent><br/
<hw>boom box</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large portable cassette 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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ghetto blaster.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomdas</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boom"das</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>boom</ets> tree + <ets>das</ets> badger.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small African hyracoid mammal (<spn>Dendrohyrax arboreus</spn>)
resembling the daman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomer</ent><br/
<hw>Boom"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, booms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A North American rodent, so named
because it is said to make a booming noise. See
<er>Sewellel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large male kangaroo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who works up a <ldquo/boom<rdquo/.</def>
<mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomerang</ent><br/
<hw>Boom"er*ang</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booming</ent><br/
<hw>Boom"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rushing with violence;
swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring;
resounding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O'er the sea-beat ships the <qex>booming</qex> waters roar.</q>
<rj><qau>Falcone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement;
<as>as, <ex>booming</ex> prices; <ex>booming</ex> popularity</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booming</ent><br/
<hw>Boom"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of producing a hollow or
roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; <as>as, the
<ex>booming</ex> of the sea</as>; a deep, hollow sound; <as>as, the
<ex>booming</ex> of bitterns</as>.</def> <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomkin</ent><br/
<hw>Boom"kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bumkin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomorah</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boo"mo*rah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small West African chevrotain
(<spn>Hy<ae/moschus aquaticus</spn>), resembling the musk
deer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boomslange</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boom"slang*e</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>boom</ets> tree + <ets>slang</ets> snake.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A large South African tree snake (<spn>Bucephalus Capensis</spn>).
Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison
fangs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boon</ent><br/
<hw>Boon</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bone</ets>, <ets>boin</ets>, a petition, fr. Icel.
<ets>b<omac/n</ets>; akin to Sw. & Dan. <ets>b<aum/n</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<emac/n</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>ban</ets>; but influenced by
F. <ets>bon</ets> good, fr. L. <ets>bonus</ets>. <root/86. See 2d
<er>Ban</er>, <er>Bounty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prayer or
petition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For which to God he made so many an idle <qex>boon</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is asked or granted as a benefit or
favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Every good gift and every perfect <qex>boon</qex> is from
above.</q> <rj><qau>James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boon</ent><br/
<hw>Boon</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bon</ets>. See <er>Boon</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Good; prosperous; <as>as,
<ex>boon</ex> voyage</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kind; bountiful; benign.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which . . . Nature <qex>boon</qex><br/
Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>boon</qex> companion, loving his bottle.</q>
<rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boon</ent><br/
<hw>Boon</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>boon</ets>,
<ets>bune</ets>, <ets>been</ets>, Gael. & Ir. <ets>bunach</ets> coarse
tow, fr. <ets>bun</ets> root, stubble.]</ety> <def>The woody portion
flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting,
braking, and scutching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boondocks</ent><br/
<hw>boondocks</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a remote and undeveloped area; --
sometimes used deprecatingly.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> backwoods, back country, hinterland.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boondoggle</ent><br/
<hw>boon"dog*gle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a braided cord made
by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord
or a key chain.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boondoggle</ent><br/
<hw>boon"dog*gle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to do useless, wasteful, or
trivial work.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boor</ent><br/
<hw>Boor</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>boer</ets> farmer, boor; akin to AS. <ets>geb<umac/r</ets>
countryman, G. <ets>bauer</ets>; fr. the root of AS.
<ets>b<umac/an</ets> to inhabit, and akin to E. <ets>bower</ets>,
<ets>be</ets>. Cf. <er>Neighbor</er>, <er>Boer</er>, and <er>Big</er> to
build.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a
clownish or unrefined countryman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch
colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in
manners.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boone</ent><br/
<hw>Boone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def><person>Daniel Boone</person>, a noted
American frontiersman, 1734-1820.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Daniel Boone.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boorish</ent><br/
<hw>Boor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a boor; clownish; uncultured;
unmannerly.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boor"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Boor"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Which is in truth a gross and <qex>boorish</qex> opinion.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boort</ent><br/
<hw>Boort</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bort</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boose</ent><br/
<hw>Boose</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<omac/s</ets>, <ets>b<omac/sig</ets>; akin to Icel.
<ets>b<amac/ss</ets>, Sw. <ets>b<aring/s</ets>, Dan. <ets>baas</ets>,
stall, G. <ets>banse</ets>, Goth. <ets>bansts</ets> barn, Skr.
<ets>bh<amac/sas</ets> stall. <root/252.]</ety> <def>A stall or a crib
for an ox, cow, or other animal.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boose</ent><br/
<hw>Boose</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink
excessively. See <er>Booze</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booser</ent><br/
<hw>Boos"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toper; a guzzler.
See <er>Boozer</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boost</ent><br/
<hw>Boost</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boosted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boosting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Boast</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 167 --></p>

<p><ent>Boost</ent><br/
<hw>Boost</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A push from
behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booster</ent><br/
<hw>Boost"er</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/st"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An instrument for regulating the
electro-motive force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called
because used to <ldquo/boost<rdquo/, or raise, the pressure in the
circuit.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an enthusiastic supporter.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <altname>booster rocket</altname>. In some cases, a
booster has been used to assist the takeoff of airplanes.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an immunizing medication given
after an initial immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called <altname>booster dose</altname>. When in the form
of an injection, it may be called a <altname>booster
shot</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a pumping
device.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bot</ets>, <ets>bote</ets>, advantage, amends, cure, AS.
<ets>b<omac/t</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>b<omac/t</ets>, Sw.
<ets>bot</ets>, Dan. <ets>bod</ets>, Goth. <ets>b<omac/ta</ets>, D.
<ets>boete</ets>, G. <ets>busse</ets>; prop., a making good or better,
from the root of E. <ets>better</ets>, adj. <root/255.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who
brings relief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He gaf the sike man his <qex>boote</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou art <qex>boot</qex> for many a bruise<br/
And healest many a wound.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Next her Son, our soul's best <qex>boot</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to
make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things
exchanged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll give you <qex>boot</qex>, I'll give you three for one.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Profit; gain; advantage; use.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then talk no more of flight, it is no <qex>boot</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To boot</b></col>, <cd>in addition; over and above;
besides; as a compensation for the difference of value between things
bartered.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Helen, to change, would give an eye to <qex>boot</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>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 <qex>boot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Booted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Booting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To profit; to
advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by <xex>it</xex>; as, what
<xex>boots</xex> it?</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What <qex>booteth</qex> it to others that we wish them well, and
do nothing for them?</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What subdued<br/
To change like this a mind so far imbued<br/
With scorn of man, it little <qex>boots</qex> to know.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What <qex>boots</qex> to us your victories?</q>
<rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And I will <qex>boot</qex> thee with what gift beside<br/
Thy modesty can beg.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bote</ets>, OF.
<ets>bote</ets>, F. <ets>botte</ets>, LL. <ets>botta</ets>; of uncertain
origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A covering for the foot and lower part
of the leg, ordinarily made of leather.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used
to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the
<qex>boots</qex>; for they put a pair of iron <qex>boots</qex> close on
the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place at the side of a coach, where attendants
rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the
coach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place for baggage at either end of an
old-fashioned stagecoach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for
the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Plumbing)</fld> <def>The metal casing and flange
fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boot catcher</b></col>, <cd>the person at an inn whose
business it was to pull off boots and clean them.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Swift.</au> -- <col><b>Boot closer</b></col>,
<cd>one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots.</cd> --
<col><b>Boot crimp</b></col>, <cd>a frame or device used by bootmakers
for drawing and shaping the body of a boot.</cd> -- <col><b>Boot
hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook with a handle, used for pulling on
boots.</cd> -- <col><b>Boots and saddles</b></col> <fld>(Cavalry
Tactics)</fld>, <cd>the trumpet call which is the first signal for
mounted drill.</cd> -- <col><b>Sly boots</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Slyboots</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Booted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Booting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put boots on, esp.
for riding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Coated and <qex>booted</qex> for it.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish by kicking with a booted foot.</def>
<mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- boot out. (obj=a person) (Colloq.) Eject; throw out. --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To boot one's self; to put on one's
boots.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boot</ent><br/
<hw>Boot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Booty; spoil.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootblack</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"black`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who blacks
boots.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booted</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing
boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; <as>as, a
<ex>booted</ex> squire</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having an undivided, horny,
bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootee</ent><br/
<hw>Boot*ee"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A half boot or
short boot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo*<oum/"tes</hw> <pr>(b<osl/*<omac/"t<emac/z)</pr>, <pos>prop.
n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bootes</ets>, Gr. <grk>bow`ths</grk> herdsman,
fr. <grk>boy^s</grk>, gen. <grk>boo`s</grk>, ox, cow.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation of stars near Ursa
Major, containing the bright star Arcturus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booth</ent><br/
<hw>Booth</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/<th/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bothe</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>b<umac/<edh/</ets>, Dan. & Sw.
<ets>bod</ets>, MHG. <ets>buode</ets>, G. <ets>bude</ets>,
<ets>baude</ets>; from the same root as AS. <ets>b<umac/an</ets> to
dwell, E. <ets>boor</ets>, <ets>bower</ets>, <ets>be</ets>; cf. Bohem.
<ets>bauda</ets>, Pol. <ets>buda</ets>, Russ. <ets>budka</ets>, Lith.
buda, W. <ets>bwth</ets>, pl. <ets>bythod</ets>, Gael. <ets>buth</ets>,
Ir. <ets>both</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A house or shed built of
boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary
occupation.</def> <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covered stall or other temporary structure in a
fair, or market, or at a polling place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a small structure designed for the use of one person
performing a special activity; <as>as, a telephone <ex>booth</ex>; a
highway toll <ex>booth</ex>; a projection <ex>booth</ex>; a guard
<ex>booth</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boothale</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"hale`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Boot</ets>, for <ets>booty</ets> + <ets>hale</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To forage for booty; to plunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boothose</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"hose`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on
horseback.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boothy</ent><br/
<hw>Booth"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bothy</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootikin</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"i*kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boot</ets>
+ <ets>-kin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little boot, legging, or
gaiter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for
the gout.</def> <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booting</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advantage; gain; gain by plunder;
booty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir. J.
Harrington.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booting</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of torture. See
<er>Boot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kicking, as with a booted foot.</def> <mark>[U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootjack</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"jack`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A device for
pulling off boots.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bootlace</ent><br/
<hw>bootlace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a long lace for fastening
boots.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bootleg</ent><br/
<hw>bootleg</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>distributed or sold illicitly;
especially, imported illegally.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black-market, contraband, smuggled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bootleg</ent><br/
<hw>bootleg</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to sell illicit products
such as drugs or alcohol.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> smuggle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to produce alcohol illegally.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootless</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Boot</er> profit.]</ety> <def>Unavailing; unprofitable; useless;
without advantage or success.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll follow him no more with <qex>bootless</qex> prayers.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boot"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Boot"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootlick</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"lick`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toady; a
bootlicker.</def> <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bootlicker</ent><br/
<hw>bootlicker</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who humbles himself as a
sign of respect; who behaves as he had no self-respect.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple polisher, bootlick, fawner, groveller,
truckler, ass-kisser, toady.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bootlicking</ent><br/
<hw>bootlicking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>attempting to win favor from
influential people by flattery.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish,
ass-kissing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bootmaker</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"mak`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes
boots.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Boot"mak`ing</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boots</ent><br/
<hw>Boots</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A servant at a hotel
or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boottopping</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"top`ping</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Sheathing a vessel with planking
over felt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boottree</ent><br/
<hw>Boot"tree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boot</ets>
+ <ets>tree</ets> wood, timber.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The pretty boots trimly stretched on <qex>boottrees</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booty</ent><br/
<hw>Boo"ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>b<ymac/ti</ets> exchange, barter, Sw. <ets>byte</ets> barter,
booty, Dan. <ets>bytte</ets>; akin to D. <ets>buit</ets> booty, G.
<ets>beute</ets>, and fr. Icel. <ets>byta</ets>, Sw. <ets>byta</ets>,
Dan. <ets>bytte</ets>, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word
was influenced in English by <ets>boot</ets> profit.]</ety> <def>That
which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially
collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To play booty</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>booyong</ent><br/
<hw>booyong</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>large tree (<spn>Heritiera
trifoliolata</spn> or <spn>Terrietia trifoliolata</spn>) of
Australasia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky
elm.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booze</ent><br/
<hw>Booze</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boozed</conjf> <pr>(b<oomac/zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[D.
<ets>buizen</ets>; akin to G. <ets>bausen</ets>, and perh. fr. D.
<ets>buis</ets> tube, channel, <ets>bus</ets> box, jar.]</ety> <def>To
drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bouse</asp>, and <asp>boose</asp>.]</altsp>
<rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This is better than <qex>boozing</qex> in public houses.</q>
<rj><qau>H. R. Haweis.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Booze</ent><br/
<hw>Booze</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carouse; a
drinking.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any alcoholic beverage, especially a strong beverage
such as whiskey.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boozed-up</ent><br/
<hw>boozed"-up</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>drunk; intoxicated.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bombed; soused.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boozer</ent><br/
<hw>Booz"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boozes; a
toper; a guzzler of alcoholic liquors; a bouser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>booze-up</ent><br/
<hw>booze-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an occasion for heavy
drinking.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bust, tear, bender, binge, toot.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boozing</ent><br/
<hw>booz"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of drinking alcoholic
beverages to excess.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> drink, drinking, drunkenness, crapulence.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boozy</ent><br/
<hw>Booz"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>A little intoxicated;
fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bop</ent><br/
<hw>bop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an early form of modern jazz
(originating around 1940).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bebop.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bopeep</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*peep"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bo</ets> +
<ets>peep</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I for sorrow sung,<br/
That such a king should play <qex>bopeep</qex>,<br/
And go the fools among.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borable</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
bored.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borachte</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*rach"te</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>borracha</ets> a leather bottle for wine, <ets>borracho</ets>
drunk, fr. <ets>borra</ets> a lamb.]</ety> <def>A large leather bottle
for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A
drunkard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You're an absolute <qex>borachio</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boracic</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>boracique</ets>. See <er>Borax</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or
produced from, borax; containing boron; boric; <as>as, <ex>boracic</ex>
acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boracite</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ra*cite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in
isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with
magnesium chloride.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boracous</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ra*cous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borage</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>borage</ets> (cf. F. <ets>bourrache</ets>, It.
<ets>borraggine</ets>, <ets>borrace</ets>, LL. <ets>borago</ets>,
<ets>borrago</ets>, LGr. <ets><?/</ets>), fr. LL. <ets>borra</ets>, F.
<ets>bourre</ets>, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy
leaves.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A mucilaginous plant of the genus
Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent
and diaphoretic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boragewort</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"age*wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Plant of the
Borage family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boraginaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*rag`i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of
plants (<spn>Boraginace<ae/</spn>) which includes the borage,
heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boragineous</ent><br/
<hw>Bor`a*gin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boramez</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"a*mez</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Barometz</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borassus</ent><br/
<hw>Borassus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of palm trees including the
<styp><er>palmyra</er></styp> (<spn>Borassus flabellifer</spn>, formerly
<spn>Borassus flabelliformis</spn>).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Borassus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borate</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Boric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the
combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borated</ent><br/
<hw>borated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>mixed or impregnated with
borax.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borax</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"rax</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boras</ets>, fr. F. <ets>borax</ets>, earlier spelt
<ets>borras</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>borax</ets>, Sp. <ets>borraj</ets>; all
fr. Ar. <ets>bawraq</ets>, fr. Pers. <ets>b<omac/rah</ets>.]</ety>
<def>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 <xex>tincal</xex>. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of
sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Borax bead</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Bead</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borborygm</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"bo*rygm</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>borborygme</ets>, fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to
rumble in the bowels.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rumbling or
gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bord</ent><br/
<hw>Bord</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Board</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A board; a table.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The face of coal parallel to the
natural fissures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bord</ent><br/
<hw>Bord</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bourd</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordage</ent><br/
<hw>Bord"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bordagium</ets>.]</ety> <def>The base or servile tenure by which a
bordar held his cottage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordar</ent><br/
<hw>Bord"ar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bordarius</ets>, fr. <ets>borda</ets> a cottage; of uncertain
origin.]</ety> <def>A villein who rendered menial service for his
cottage; a cottier.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The cottar, the <qex>bordar</qex>, and the laborer were bound to
aid in the work of the home farm.</q> <rj><qau>J. R.
Green.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordeaux</ent><br/
<hw>Bor*deaux"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
Bordeaux in the south of France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
claret wine from Bordeaux.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordeaux mixture</ent><br/
<hw>Bor*deaux" mix"ture</hw>. <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordello</ent><br/
<ent>Bordel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bor"del</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bor*del"lo</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bordel</ets>, orig.
a little hut, OF. <ets>borde</ets> hut, cabin, of German origin, and
akin to E. <ets>board</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>See. <er>Board</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to
prostitution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordelais</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bor`de*lais"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around
Bordeaux.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordeller</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"del*ler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A keeper or a
frequenter of a brothel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordello</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"del*lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a building where
prostitutes are available for hire; a brothel.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of
prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy house, cathouse,
sporting house.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Border</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bordure</ets>, F. <ets>bordure</ets>, fr. <ets>border</ets> to
border, fr. <ets>bord</ets> a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte
border, trimming, G. <ets>borte</ets> trimming, ribbon; akin to E.
<ets>board</ets> in sense 8. See <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Bordure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The outer part or edge of
anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge;
brink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Upon the <qex>borders</qex> of these solitudes.</q>
<rj><qau>Bentham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the <qex>borders</qex> of death.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled
part of a country; a frontier district.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of
something, as an ornament or finish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A narrow flower bed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Border land</b></col>, <cd>land on the frontiers of two
adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the
<xex>border land</xex> of science.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>The
Border</b></col>, <col><b>The Borders</b></col></mcol>,
<cd>specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which
lie adjacent.</cd> -- <col><b>Over the border</b></col>, <cd>across the
boundary line or frontier.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary;
confine.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Border</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bordered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bordering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To touch at the
edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with <xex>on</xex> or
<xex>upon</xex> as, Connecticut <xex>borders</xex> on
Massachusetts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To approach; to come near to; to verge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wit which <qex>borders</qex> upon profaneness deserves to be
branded as folly.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Border</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a border
for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; <as>as, to
<ex>border</ex> a garment or a garden</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, the region <ex>borders</ex> a forest, or is <ex>bordered</ex> on
the north by a forest</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The country is <qex>bordered</qex> by a broad tract called the
<ldquo/hot region.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shebah and Raamah . . . <qex>border</qex> the sea called the
Persian gulf.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confine within bounds; to limit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That nature, which contemns its origin,<br/
Can not be <qex>bordered</qex> certain in itself.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordereau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bor`de*reau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Bordereaux</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A note or
memorandum, esp. one containing an enumeration of documents.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bordered</ent><br/
<hw>bor"dered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a border especially of a
specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; <as>as,
black-<ex>bordered</ex> handkerchief</as>. Antonym of
<ant>unbordered</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>boxed</stype>;
<stype>deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged</stype>;
<stype>lined</stype>; <stype>seagirt, sea-girt</stype>] <see>Also See:
<er>finite</er>.</see><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borderer</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"der*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Borderers</qex> of the Caspian.</q>
<rj><qau>Dyer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordland</ent><br/
<hw>Bord"land`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) +
<ets>land</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Either land held
by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his
board, or table.</def> <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordlode</ent><br/
<hw>Bord"lode`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) +
<ets>lode</ets> leading.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The
service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to
the lord's house.</def> <rj><au>Bailey. Mozley & W.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordman</ent><br/
<hw>Bord"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets>
(or perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
bordar; a tenant in bordage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordraging</ent><br/
<ent>Bordrag</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bord"rag</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bord"ra`ging</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from OE.
<ets>bord</ets>, for <ets>border</ets> + <ets>raging</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bodrage</er>.]</ety> <def>An incursion upon the borders of a
country; a raid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bord service</ent><br/
<hw>Bord" serv`ice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Bordar</ets> (or
perh. <ets>bord</ets> a board) + <ets>service</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O.
Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Service due from a bordar; bordage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bordure</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"dure</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bordure</ets>. See <er>Border</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A border one fifth the width of the shield,
surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be
charged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bore</ent><br/
<hw>Bore</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bored</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>borien</ets>, AS.
<ets>borian</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bora</ets>, Dan. <ets>bore</ets>,
D. <ets>boren</ets>, OHG. <ets>por<omac/n</ets>, G. <ets>bohren</ets>,
L. <ets>forare</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets> to plow, Zend <ets>bar</ets>.
<root/91.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bore</ex> a
plank</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be <qex>bored</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument
or apparatus; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> a steam cylinder or a gun barrel;
to <ex>bore</ex> a hole</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the insect can
<qex>bore</qex>, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical passage through the
most solid wood.</q> <rj><qau>T. W. Harris.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in
boring; <as>as, to <ex>bore</ex> one's way through a crowd</as>; to
force a narrow and difficult passage through.</def> <ldquo/What bustling
crowds I <xex>bored</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to
tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>bores</qex> me with some trick.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Used to come and <qex>bore</qex> me at rare intervals.</q>
<rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To befool; to trick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,<br/
Baffled and <qex>bored</qex>, it seems.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &
Fl.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bore</ent><br/
<hw>Bore</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bore</ex> for water
or oil (<it>i. e.</it>, to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to
<ex>bore</ex> with a gimlet; to <ex>bore</ex> into a tree (as
insects)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that
cuts as it turns; <as>as, this timber does not <ex>bore</ex> well, or is
hard to <ex>bore</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To push forward in a certain direction with
laborious effort.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They take their flight . . . <qex>boring</qex> to the west.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 168 --></p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>To shoot out the nose or toss it
in the air; -- said of a horse.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bore</ent><br/
<hw>Bore</hw> <pr>(b<omac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole
made by boring; a perforation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon,
pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bores</qex> of wind instruments.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Love's counselor should fill the <qex>bores</qex> of hearing.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube
or gun barrel; the caliber.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tool for making a hole by boring, as an
auger.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Caliber; importance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet are they much too light for the <qex>bore</qex> of the
matter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or
dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes
ennui.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is as great a <qex>bore</qex> as to hear a poet read his own
verses.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bore</ent><br/
<hw>Bore</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>b<amac/ra</ets> wave: cf.
G. <ets>empor</ets> upwards, OHG. <ets>bor</ets> height,
<ets>burren</ets> to lift, perh. allied to AS. <ets>beran</ets>, E. 1st
<er>bear</er>. <root/92.]</ety> <fld>(Physical Geog.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bore</ent><br/
<hw>Bore</hw>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of 1st & 2d <er>Bear</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boreal</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"re*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>borealis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bor<eacute/al</ets>. See
<er>Boreas</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Northern; pertaining to the
north, or to the north wind; <as>as, a <ex>boreal</ex> bird; a
<ex>boreal</ex> blast</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So from their own clear north in radiant streams,<br/
Bright over Europe bursts the <qex>boreal</qex> morn.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>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
<xex>Holarctic region</xex> 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 <xex>Boreal</xex> region
includes approximately all of North and Central America in which the
mean temperature of the hottest season does not exceed 18<deg/ C. (=
64.4<deg/ F.). Its subdivisions are the Arctic zone and <col><b>Boreal
zone</b></col>, the latter including the area between the Arctic and
Transition zones.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boreas</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"re*as</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>boreas</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <def>The north wind; --
usually a personification.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borecole</ent><br/
<hw>Bore"cole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>boerenkool</ets> (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bored</ent><br/
<hw>bored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tired of the world; bored with
life.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> world-weary.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>uninterested because of frequent exposure or
indulgence. Opposite of <ant>interested</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blase.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boredom</ent><br/
<hw>Bore"dom</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.</def>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The realm of bores; bores, collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boree</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*ree"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bourr<eacute/e</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bore-hole</ent><br/
<hw>bore-hole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(mining)</fld> <def>a hole or
passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory
purposes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bore, drill hole.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borel</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borele</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"e*le</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (<spn>Atelodus
bicornis</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borer</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One that
bores; an instrument for boring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A marine, bivalve
mollusk, of the genus <gen>Teredo</gen> and allies, which burrows in
wood. See <er>Teredo</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any bivalve mollusk
(<gen>Saxicava</gen>, <gen>Lithodomus</gen>, etc.) which bores into
limestone and similar substances.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the
larv<ae/ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the
apple, peach, pine, etc. See <cref>Apple borer</cref>, under
<er>Apple</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The hagfish
(<gen>Myxine</gen>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boric</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ric</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boric acid</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline substance
<chform>B(OH)3</chform>, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring
in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boride</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ride</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or
radical; -- formerly called <altname>boruret</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boring</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
or process of one who, or that which, bores; <as>as, the <ex>boring</ex>
of cannon; the <ex>boring</ex> of piles and ship timbers by certain
marine mollusks</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One of the most important applications of <qex>boring</qex> is in
the formation of artesian wells.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hole made by boring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The chips or fragments made by
boring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boring bar</b></col>, <cd>a revolving or stationary bar,
carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes.</cd> --
<col><b>Boring tool</b></col> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld>, <cd>a cutting
tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes.</cd>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Born</ent><br/
<hw>Born</hw> <pr>(b<ocir/rn)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bear</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought forth,
as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No one could be <qex>born</qex> into slavery in Mexico.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having from birth a certain character; by or from
birth; by nature; innate; <as>as, a <ex>born</ex> liar</as>.</def>
<ldquo/A <xex>born</xex> matchmaker.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W. D.
Howells.</au></rj><-- now sometimes replaced by <er>congenital</er>
--><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Born again</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>,
<cd>regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life.</cd>
<ldquo/Except a man be <xex>born again</xex>, he can not see the kingdom
of God.<rdquo/ <au>John iii. 3.</au> -- <col><b>Born days</b></col>,
<cd>days since one was born; lifetime.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borne</ent><br/
<hw>Borne</hw> <pr>(b<omac/rn)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Bear</er>.
<def>Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See <er>Bear</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borneol</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ne*ol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Borneo</ets>
+ <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare variety of
camphor, <chform>C10H17.OH</chform>, resembling ordinary camphor, from
which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the
camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (<spn>Dryobalanops camphora</spn>),
but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American
commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also
<altname>Borneo camphor</altname>, <altname>Malay camphor</altname>, and
<altname>camphol</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bornite</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Von
<ets>Born</ets>, a mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also
called <altname>purple copper ore</altname> (or
<altname>erubescite</altname>), in allusion to the colors shown upon the
slightly tarnished surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borofluoride</ent><br/
<hw>Bo`ro*flu"or*ide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>fluoride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive
element, or radical; -- called also <altname>fluoboride</altname>, and
formerly <altname>fluoborate</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroglyceride</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ro*glyc"er*ide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>glyceride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an
antiseptic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boron</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ron</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"r<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Borax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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 <it>B</it>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boronic</ent><br/
<hw>bo*ron"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
boron.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borosilicate</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ro*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Boron</ets> + <ets>silicate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural
minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borough</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burgh</ets>, <ets>burw</ets>, <ets>boru</ets>, port, town, burrow,
AS. <ets>burh</ets>, <ets>burg</ets>; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan.
<ets>borg</ets>, OS. & D. <ets>burg</ets>, OHG. <ets>puruc</ets>,
<ets>purc</ets>, MHG. <ets>burc</ets>, G. <ets>burg</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ba<uacute/rgs</ets>; and from the root of AS. <ets>beorgan</ets> to
hide, save, defend, G. <ets>bergen</ets>; or perh. from that of AS.
<ets>beorg</ets> hill, mountain. <root/95. See <er>Bury</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Burrow</er>, <er>Burg</er>, <er>Bury</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, <er>Burgess</er>, <er>Iceberg</er>, <er>Borrow</er>,
<er>Harbor</er>, <er>Hauberk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au>
<au>Erskine.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a
borough; <as>as, the <ex>borough</ex> voted to lay a tax</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Close borough</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Pocket
borough</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a borough having the right of sending a
member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single
person.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotten borough</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borough</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Borrow</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An association of men who
gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each
other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The pledge or surety thus given.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone. Tomlins.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borough-English</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough-Eng"lish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroughhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Headborough</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroughholder</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough*hold"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
headborough; a borsholder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroughmaster</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough*mas"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Burgomaster</er>.]</ety> <def>The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a
borough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroughmonger</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boroughmongery</ent><br/
<ent>Boroughmongering</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger*ing</hw>, <hw>Bor"ough*mon"ger*y</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices of a
boroughmonger.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borracho</ent><br/
<hw>Bor*rach"o</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Borachio</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borraginaceous</ent><br/
<ent>Borrage</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bor"rage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>Bor*rag`i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, etc.</mhw>
<def>See <er>Borage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"rel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>burel</ets> a kind of coarse woolen cloth, fr. F. <ets>bure</ets>
drugget. See <er>Bureau</er>. Rustic and common people dressed in this
cloth, which was prob. so called from its color.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"rel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from <er>Borrel</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the
laity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"row</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Borrowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Borrowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>borwen</ets>, AS. <ets>borgian</ets>, fr. <ets>borg</ets>,
<ets>borh</ets>, pledge; akin to D. <ets>borg</ets>, G. <ets>borg</ets>;
prob. fr. root of AS. <ets>beorgan</ets> to protect. <?/95. See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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
<xex>lend</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To copy or imitate; to adopt; <as>as, to
<ex>borrow</ex> the style, manner, or opinions of
another</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rites <qex>borrowed</qex> from the ancients.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to
<qex>borrow</qex> good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make
them his own is a work of grace only from above.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To feign or counterfeit.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Borrowed</xex> hair.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>borrowed</qex> majesty of England.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To receive; to take; to derive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Any drop thou <qex>borrowedst</qex> from thy mother.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To borrow trouble</b></col>, <cd>to be needlessly
troubled; to be overapprehensive.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"row</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something deposited as
security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ye may retain as <qex>borrows</qex> my two priests.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of borrowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of your royal presence I'll adventure<br/
The <qex>borrow</qex> of a week.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borrower</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"row*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
borrows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Neither a <qex>borrower</qex> nor a lender be.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borscht</ent><br/
<hw>borscht</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr.
Russian]</ety> <def>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
<altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borsht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borsh</ent><br/
<hw>borsh</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr.
Russian]</ety> <def>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
<altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borshch</ent><br/
<hw>borshch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish <ets>borscht</ets>, fr.
Russian]</ety> <def>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
<altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, bortsch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borsholder</ent><br/
<hw>Bors"hold`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>borsolder</ets>; prob. fr. AS. <ets>borg</ets>, gen.
<ets>borges</ets>, pledge + <ets>ealdor</ets> elder. See
<er>Borrow</er>, and <er>Elder</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d
<er>Borough</er>); the headborough; a parish constable.</def>
<rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borsht</ent><br/
<hw>borsht</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian]</ety> <def>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 <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borstal</ent><br/
<hw>Borstal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a British reform school for youths
between 16 and 22.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bort</ent><br/
<hw>Bort</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Imperfectly
crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good
diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary
work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bortsch</ent><br/
<hw>bortsch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian]</ety> <def>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 <altname>shchi</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boruret</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"ru*ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A boride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Borwe</ent><br/
<hw>Bor"we</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pledge; borrow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>borzoi</ent><br/
<hw>borzoi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russian.]</ety> <def>tall, slender
fast-moving dog breed; called also <altname>Russian
wolfhound</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Russian wolfhound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bos</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bos</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., ox,
cow.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>bo"sa</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"z<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>b<umac/za</ets>, Pers. <ets>b<umac/zah</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bosan</ets>.]</ety> <def>A drink, used in the East. See
<er>Boza</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosc</ent><br/
<hw>bosc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A greenish-yellow variety of
pear.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boscage</ent><br/
<hw>bos"cage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>boscage</ets> grove, F. <ets>bocage</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, thicket, wood. See 1st
<er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A growth of trees or shrubs;
underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Food or sustenance for
cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bose-Einstein statistics</ent><br/
<hw>Bo`se-Ein"stein sta*tis"tics</hw> <pr>(b<omac/`z<esl/
<imac/n"st<imac/n st<adot/*t<icr/s"t<icr/ks)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<ety>[From physicists S. N. <ets>Bose</ets>, and Albert
<ets>Einstein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>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 <contr>Fermi-Dirac statistics</contr>. See also
<er>boson</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boselaphus</ent><br/
<hw>Boselaphus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A genus of Indian
antelopes; the nilgais.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boselaphus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosh</ent><br/
<hw>Bosh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>posse</ets> joke, trifle; It. <ets>bozzo</ets> a rough stone,
<ets>bozzetto</ets> a rough sketch, <ets>s-bozzo</ets> a rough draught,
sketch.]</ety> <def>Figure; outline; show.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosh</ent><br/
<hw>Bosh</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.]</ety> <def>Empty talk;
contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosh</ent><br/
<hw>Bosh</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boshes</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>b<oum/schung</ets> a
slope.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The lower part of a blast furnace,
which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this
part.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and
ingots are cooled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boshbok</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bosh"bok</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>bosch</ets> wood + <ets>bok</ets> buck.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A kind of antelope. See <er>Bush buck</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boshvark</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bosh"vark</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>bosch</ets> wood + <ets>varken</ets> pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The bush hog. See under <er>Bush</er>, a thicket.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosjesman</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bos"jes*man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <er>Bosjesmans</er>.</plu> <ety>[D.
<ets>boschjesman</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bushman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosk</ent><br/
<hw>bosk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bosket</er>.]</ety> <def>A thicket; a small wood.</def>
<ldquo/Through <xex>bosk</xex> and dell.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boskage</ent><br/
<hw>bos"kage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Boscage</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thridding the somber <qex>boskage</qex> of the wood.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosquet</ent><br/
<ent>Bosket</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bos"ket</hw>, <hw>Bos"quet</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bosquet</ets> a little wood, dim. fr. LL.
<ets>boscus</ets>. See <er>Boscage</er>, and cf.
<er>Bouquet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A grove; a thicket;
shrubbery; an inclosure formed by branches of trees, regularly or
irregularly disposed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boskiness</ent><br/
<hw>Bosk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Boscage; also,
the state or quality of being bosky.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosky</ent><br/
<hw>Bosk"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Bushy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woody or bushy; covered with
boscage or thickets.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caused by boscage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Darkened over by long <qex>bosky</qex> shadows.</q> <rj><qau>H.
James.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bo's'n</ent><br/
<hw>bo's'n</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a petty officer on a merchant ship
who controls the work of other seamen.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boatswain, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosnia-Herzegovina</ent><br/
<hw>Bosnia-Herzegovina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A country in the Balkan
peninsula of southeastern Europe, formerly a part of
Yugoslavia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bosnia and Herzegovina.</syn>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosnian</ent><br/
<hw>Bosnian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
Bosnia-Herzegovina.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosom</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"om</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/z"<ucr/m; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<omac/sm</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bozem</ets>, Fries.
<ets>b<omac/sm</ets>, OHG. <ets>puosum</ets>, G. <ets>busen</ets>, and
prob. E. <ets>bough</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The breast of a human
being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when
embraced by them.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You must prepare your <qex>bosom</qex> for his knife.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>The breasts of a
woman; <as>as, an ample <ex>bosom</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The breast, considered as the seat of the passions,
affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret
thoughts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tut, I am in their <qex>bosoms</qex>, and I know<br/
Wherefore they do it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in
my <qex>bosom</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxi. 33.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure;
fold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Within the <qex>bosom</qex> of that church.</q>
<rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any thing or place resembling the breast; a
supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; <as>as, the
<ex>bosom</ex> of the earth</as>.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bosom</xex> of
the ocean.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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>as, the <ex>bosom</ex> of a shirt; a linen
<ex>bosom</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He put his hand into his <qex>bosom</qex>: and when he took it
out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. iv.
6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Inclination; desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A depression round the eye of a millstone.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bosom</ent><br/
<hw>bos"om</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the
bosom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted;
cherished; beloved; <as>as, a <ex>bosom</ex> friend</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosom</ent><br/
<hw>bos"om</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bosomed</conjf> <pr>(-<ucr/md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bosoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To inclose or carry
in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bosom</qex> up my counsel,<br/
You'll find it wholesome.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To happy convents <qex>bosomed</qex> deep in vines.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bosomed</ent><br/
<hw>bos"omed</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/z"<ucr/md)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[Combining form]</mark> <def>Having such a bosom;
<as>as, a big-<ex>bosomed</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosomy</ent><br/
<hw>bos"om*y</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/z"<ucr/m*<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by recesses or sheltered
hollows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a large bosom; -- of a woman.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boson</ent><br/
<hw>bo"son</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"z<ocr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From S.
N. <ets>Bose</ets>, an Indian physicist.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boson</ent><br/
<hw>bo"son</hw> <pr>(b<omac/"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Boatswain</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>bosun</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosporian</ent><br/
<hw>Bos*po"ri*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Bosporus</ets>, G. <grk>Bo`sporos</grk>, lit., <ets>ox-ford</ets>,
the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's passage here as a heifer;
fr. <grk>boy^s</grk> ox, heifer + <grk>po`ros</grk> ford.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Alans forced the <qex>Bosporian</qex> kings to pay them
tribute and exterminated the Taurians.</q>
<rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bosporus</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"po*rus</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/s"p<osl/*r<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake
and a seas; <as>as, the <ex>Bosporus</ex> (formerly the Thracian
Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of
Marmora; the Cimmerian <ex>Bosporus</ex>, between the Black Sea and Sea
of Azof</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Bosphorus</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Bosquet</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"quet</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bosket</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boss</ent><br/
<hw>Boss</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/s; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bosses</plw> <pr>(-<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>boce</ets>,
<ets>bose</ets>, <ets>boche</ets>, OF. <ets>boce</ets>,
<ets>boche</ets>, <ets>bosse</ets>, F. <ets>bosse</ets>, of G. origin;
cf. OHG. <ets>b<omac/zo</ets> tuft, bunch, OHG. <ets>b<omac/zan</ets>,
MHG. <ets>b<ocir/zen</ets>, to beat. See <er>Beat</er>, and cf.
<er>Botch</er> a swelling.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any protuberant part;
a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; <as>as, a
<ex>boss</ex> of wood</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <er>Umbilicus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 169 --></p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting ornament placed at
the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and
in other situations.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>bus</ets> box, Dan.
<ets>b<oum/sse</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The enlarged part of
a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled
to another.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A swage or die used for shaping
metals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A head or reservoir of water.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Boss</ent><br/
<hw>Boss</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bossed</conjf> <pr>(b<ocr/st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bossing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocen</ets>,
fr. OF. <ets>bocier</ets>. See the preceding word.]</ety> <def>To
ornament with bosses; to stud.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boss</ent><br/
<hw>Boss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>baas</ets> master.]</ety>
<def>A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a
political dictator.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bossage</ent><br/
<hw>Boss"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bossage</ets>, fr. <ets>bosse</ets>. See <er>Boss</er> a
stud.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A stone in a building,
left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape.</def>
<rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bossed</ent><br/
<hw>Bossed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Embossed; also,
bossy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bosset</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"set</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Boss</er> a
stud.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A rudimental antler of a young male
of the red deer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bossism</ent><br/
<hw>Boss"ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rule or
practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bossy</ent><br/
<hw>Boss"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with
bosses; studded.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bossy</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"sy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. Prov. E. <ets>boss</ets>
in <ets>boss-calf</ets>, <ets>buss-calf</ets>, for
<ets>boose-calf</ets>, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st
<er>Boose</er>.]</ety> <def>A cow or calf; -- familiarly so
called.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boston</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game at cards,
played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said
to be so called from <etsep>Boston,</etsep> Massachusetts, and to have
been invented by officers of the French army in America during the
Revolutionary war.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bostryx</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bos"tryx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; irreg. fr.
Gr. <?/ a curl.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A form of cymose
inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually
causing it to curl; -- called also a <altname>uniparous helicoid
cyme</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bosun</ent><br/
<hw>bosun</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a petty officer on a merchant ship who
controls the work of other seamen; a contraction of
<er>boatswain</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>bo'sun</asp>.]</altsp><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bo'sun, boson.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boswellia</ent><br/
<hw>Boswellia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of incense-yielding trees
of North Africa and India.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Boswellia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boswellian</ent><br/
<hw>Bos*well"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or
characteristic of, <person>Dr. Johnson's</person> biographer,
<person>James <etsep>Boswell</etsep></person>, whose hero worship made
his narrative a faithful but often uncritical record of details.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Bos"well*ize</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &
t.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boswellism</ent><br/
<hw>Bos"well*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The style of
<person>Boswell</person>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bot</ent><br/
<hw>Bot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bots</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanical</ent><br/
<ent>Botanic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bo*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bo*tan"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>botanique</ets>.
See <er>Botany</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to botany; relating to
the study of plants; <as>as, a <ex>botanical</ex> system, arrangement,
textbook, expedition</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bo*tan"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Botanic garden</b></col>, <cd>a garden devoted to the
culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science
of botany.</cd> -- <col><b>Botanic physician</b></col>, <cd>a physician
whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>botanise</ent><br/
<hw>botanise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to collect and study
plants.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botanize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanist</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*nist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>botaniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in botany; one versed in
the knowledge of plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanize</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*nize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Botanized</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Botanizing</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>botaniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To seek after plants for botanical
investigation; to study plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanize</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*nize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To explore for botanical
purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanizer</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
botanizes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanologer</ent><br/
<hw>Bot`a*nol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
botanist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanology</ent><br/
<hw>Bot`a*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Botany</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>botanologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of botany.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botanomancy</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*no*man`cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Botany</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>botanomantie</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ancient species of divination by
means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botany</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Botanies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>botanique</ets>,
<pos>a. & n.</pos>, fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets> botanic, fr. <ets><?/</ets>
herb, plant, fr. <ets><?/</ets> to feed, graze.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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
<er>Plant</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book which treats of the science of
botany.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Botany is divided into various departments; as,
<col><b>Structural Botany</b></col>, which investigates the structure
and organic composition of plants; <col><b>Physiological
Botany</b></col>, the study of their functions and life; and
<col><b>Systematic Botany</b></col>, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botany Bay</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"a*ny Bay"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Botany Bay kino</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an
astringent, reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of
several Australian species of <gen>Eucalyptus</gen>.</cd> --
<col><b>Botany Bay resin</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a resin of
reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different
Australian species of <gen>Xanthorrh<ae/a</gen>, esp. the grass tree
(<spn>Xanthorrh<ae/a hastilis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botargo</ent><br/
<hw>Bo*tar"go</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>bottarga</ets>, <ets>bottarica</ets>; or Sp. <ets>botarga</ets>; a
kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches: cf. F.
<ets>boutargue</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botch</ent><br/
<hw>Botch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Botches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Same as Boss a stud. For
senses 2 & 3 cf. D. <ets>botsen</ets> to beat, akin to E.
<ets>beat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A swelling on the skin; a large
ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Dial.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Botches</qex> and blains must all his flesh emboss.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or
mended in a clumsy manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To leave no rubs nor <qex>botches</qex> in the work.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botch</ent><br/
<hw>Botch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Botched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Botching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Botch</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark with, or as with,
botches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Young Hylas, <qex>botched</qex> with stains.</q>
<rj><qau>Garth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a clumsy or
imperfect manner, as a garment; -- sometimes with
<xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sick bodies . . . to be kept and <qex>botched</qex> up for a
time.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To put together unsuitably or unskillfully; to
express or perform in a bungling manner; to bungle; to spoil or mar, as
by unskillful work.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For treason <qex>botched</qex> in rhyme will be thy bane.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botchedly</ent><br/
<hw>Botch"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a clumsy
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botcher</ent><br/
<hw>Botch"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A young salmon; a
grilse.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Botcherly</ent><br/
<hw>Botch"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bungling; awkward.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Botchery</ent><br/
<hw>Botch"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A botching, or
that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless
workmanship.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Botchy</ent><br/
<hw>Botch"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marked with botches;
full of botches; poorly done.</def> <ldquo/This <xex>botchy</xex>
business.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp. Watson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bote</ent><br/
<hw>Bote</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Old form of
<ets>boot</ets>; -- used in composition. See 1st <er>Boot</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Compensation; amends; satisfaction;
expiation; <as>as, man <ex>bote</ex>, a compensation or a man
slain</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Payment of any kind.</def>
<au>Bouvier.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A privilege or allowance of
necessaries.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This word is still used in composition as equivalent to
the French <xex>estovers</xex>, supplies, necessaries; as,
house<xex>bote</xex>, a sufficiency of wood to repair a house, or for
fuel, sometimes called fire<xex>bote</xex>; so plow<xex>bote</xex>,
cart<xex>bote</xex>, wood for making or repairing instruments of
husbandry; hay<xex>bote</xex> or hedge<xex>bote</xex>, wood for hedges,
fences, etc. These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal
system. <rj><au>Burrill.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au>
<au>Blackstone.</au></rj> </note><br/
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<p><ent>Boteless</ent><br/
<hw>Bote"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unavailing; in vain. See
<er>Bootless</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Botfly</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A dipterous insect of the family (<spn>Estrid<ae/</spn>, 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
(<spn>Gastrophilus equi</spn>), the larv<ae/ of which (<xex>bots</xex>)
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
<er>Gadfly</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Both</ent><br/
<hw>Both</hw> <pr>(b<omac/th)</pr>, <pos>a. or pron.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bothe</ets>, <ets>ba<thorn/e</ets>, fr. Icel.
<ets>b<amac/<edh/ir</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>baade</ets>, Sw.
<ets>b<aring/da</ets>, Goth. <ets>baj<omac/<thorn/s</ets>, OHG.
<ets>beid<emac/</ets>, <ets>b<emac/d<emac/</ets>, G. & D.
<ets>beide</ets>, also AS. <ets>begen</ets>, <ets>b<amac/</ets>,
<ets>b<umac/</ets>, Goth. <ets>bai</ets>, and Gr. <grk>'a`mfw</grk>, L.
<ets>ambo</ets>, Lith. <ets>ab<agrave/</ets>, OSlav. <ets>oba</ets>,
Skr. <ets>ubha</ets>. <root/310. Cf. <er>Amb-</er>.]</ety> <def>The one
and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ It is generally used adjectively with nouns; as, both
horses ran away; but with pronouns, and often with nous, it is used
substantively, and followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/
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<p><note>It frequently stands as a pronoun.</note><br/
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<p><q>She alone is heir to <qex>both</qex> of us.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and
<qex>both</qex> of them made a covenant.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxi.
27.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the
loss of his estate; but he will bear <qex>both</qex>, because he is
prepared for <qex>both</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bolingbroke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note>It is often used in apposition with nouns or
pronouns.</note><br/
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<p><q>Thy weal and woe are <qex>both</qex> of them extremes.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This said, they <qex>both</qex> betook them several ways.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note><xex>Both</xex> now always precedes any other attributive
words; as, <xex>both</xex> their armies; both our eyes.</note><br/
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<p><note><xex>Both of</xex> is used before pronouns in the objective
case; as, <xex>both of</xex> us, them, whom, etc.; but before
substantives its used is colloquial, <xex>both</xex> (without
<it>of</it>) being the preferred form; as, <xex>both</xex> the
brothers.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Both</ent><br/
<hw>Both</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>As well; not only;
equally.</def><br/
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<p><note><xex>Both</xex> precedes the first of two co<oum/rdinate words
or phrases, and is followed by <it>and</it> before the other,
<xex>both</xex> . . . <it>and</it> . . . ; 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<oum/rdinate words, connected
by <it>and</it> expressed or understood.</note><br/
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<p><q>To judge <qex>both</qex> quick and dead.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A masterpiece <qex>both</qex> for argument and style.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To whom <qex>bothe</qex> heven and erthe and see is sene.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Both</qex> mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He prayeth well who loveth well<br/
<qex>Both</qex> man and bird and beast.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bother</ent><br/
<hw>Both"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bothered</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bothering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Ir. <ets>buaidhirt</ets>
trouble, <ets>buaidhrim</ets> I vex.]</ety> <def>To annoy; to trouble;
to worry; to perplex. See <er>Pother</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation
mildly imprecatory.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Bother</ent><br/
<hw>Both"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feel care or anxiety; to make
or take trouble; to be troublesome.</def><br/
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<p><q>Without <qex>bothering</qex> about it.</q> <rj><qau>H.
James.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bother</ent><br/
<hw>Both"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, bothers;
state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance;
petty trouble; <as>as, to be in a <ex>bother</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botheration</ent><br/
<hw>Both`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity;
annoyance; vexation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Botherer</ent><br/
<hw>Both"er*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bothers.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bothersome</ent><br/
<hw>Both"er*some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Vexatious;
causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Both-hands</ent><br/
<hw>Both"-hands`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
factotum.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>He is his master's <qex>both-hands</qex>, I assure you.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bothie</ent><br/
<hw>Both"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bothy</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bothnic</ent><br/
<ent>Bothnian</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Both"ni*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Both"nic</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bothrenchyma</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Both*ren"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> pit + <ets><?/</ets> something poured in. Formed like
<ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dotted or pitted
ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boothy</ent><br/
<ent>Bothy</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Both"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <hw>Booth"y</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ies</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr></plu> <ety>[Scottish. Cf. <er>Booth</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Botocudos</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo`to*cu"dos</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>botoque</ets> stopple. So called because they wear a wooden plug in
the pierced lower lip.]</ety> <def>A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted
for their use of poisons; -- also called
<xex>Aymbor<eacute/s</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bo tree</ent><br/
<hw>Bo" tree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>The sacred <qex>bo tree</qex> of the Buddhists (<spn>Ficus
religiosa</spn>), 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 (<spn>Ficus Indica</spn>) by sending down no
roots from its branches.</q> <rj><qau>Tennent.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botryogen</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"ry*o*gen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> cluster of grapes + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color.
It often occurs in botryoidal form.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Botryoidal</ent><br/
<ent>Botryoid</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bot"ry*oid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bot`ry*oid"al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> cluster
of grapes + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>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>as,
<ex>botryoidal</ex> hematite</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botryose.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Botryolite</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"ry*o*lite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets> cluster of grapes + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of datolite, usually having a
botryoidal structure.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Botryose</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"ry*ose`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the form of a cluster of grapes.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of the racemose or acropetal type of
inflorescence.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bots</ent><br/
<hw>Bots</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael.
<ets>botus</ets> belly worm, <ets>boiteag</ets> maggot.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The larv<ae/ of several species of botfly,
especially those larv<ae/ which infest the stomach, throat, or
intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various
ailments.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>botts</asp>.]</altsp>
<note>See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Botfly</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottine</ent><br/
<hw>Bot*tine"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Boot</er> (for the foot.).]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A small boot; a lady's boot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with
straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the
lower extremities of children.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bote</ets>, <ets>botelle</ets>, OF. <ets>botel</ets>,
<ets>bouteille</ets>, F. <ets>bouteille</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>buticula</ets>, dim. of <ets>butis</ets>, <ets>buttis</ets>,
<ets>butta</ets>, flask. Cf. <er>Butt</er> a cask.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of
leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle
contains; <as>as, to drink a <ex>bottle</ex> of wine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; <as>as, to drown one's
reason in the <ex>bottle</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bottle</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the
first part of a compound.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bottle ale</b></col>, <cd>bottled ale.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Bottle brush</b></col>,
<cd>a cylindrical brush for cleansing the interior of bottles.</cd> --
<col><b>Bottle fish</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of deep-sea
eel (<spn>Saccopharynx ampullaceus</spn>), remarkable for its baglike
gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won
size.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle flower</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <er>Bluebottle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle glass</b></col>,
<cd>a coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles.</cd>
<au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Bottle gourd</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>the common gourd or calabash (<spn>Lagenaria Vulgaris</spn>), whose
shell is used for bottles, dippers, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle
grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a nutritious fodder grass
(<spn>Setaria glauca</spn> and <spn>Setaria viridis</spn>); -- called
also <altname>foxtail</altname>, and <altname>green
foxtail</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle tit</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the European long-tailed titmouse; -- so called
from the shape of its nest.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottle tree</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian tree (<spn>Sterculia
rupestris</spn>), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen, trunk.</cd>
-- <mcol><col><b>Feeding bottle</b></col>, <col><b>Nursing
bottle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a bottle with a rubber nipple (generally
with an intervening tube), used in feeding infants.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bottled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bottling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To put into
bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or
restrain as in a bottle; <as>as, to <ex>bottle</ex> wine or porter; to
<ex>bottle</ex> up one's wrath</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botel</ets>, OF.
<ets>botel</ets>, dim. of F. <ets>botte</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>bozo</ets>
bunch. See <er>Boss</er> stud.]</ety> <def>A bundle, esp. of hay.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au>
<au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bottlebrush</ent><br/
<hw>bottlebrush</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cylindrical brush on a thin
shaft that is used to clean bottles.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottlecap</ent><br/
<hw>bottlecap</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a cap that seals a
bottle.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottled</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Put
into bottles; inclosed in bottles; pent up in, or as in, a
bottle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bottle-feed</ent><br/
<ent>bottlefeed</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bottlefeed</hw>, <hw>bottle-feed</hw></mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>to feed with a bottle; -- of infants or baby
animals.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to train, manage or instruct (a person) with great
attention to detail.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottleful</ent><br/
<hw>bottleful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quantity contained in a
bottle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottlegrass</ent><br/
<hw>bottlegrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a European
foxtail naturalized in North America; it is often a troublesome
weed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough
bristlegrass, bottle grass, Setaria viridis.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle green</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle green`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <def>A dark shade of green, like
that of bottle glass.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bot"tle-green`</wf>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Bottlehead</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also
<altname>bottle-nosed whale</altname><-- bottle-nosed dolphin?
-->.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ There are several species so named, as the pilot whales,
of the genus <gen>Globicephalus</gen>, and one or more species of
<gen>Hypero<oum/don</gen> (<spn>Hypero<oum/don bidens</spn>, etc.),
found on the European coast. See <er>Blackfish</er>, 1.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottleholder</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle*hold`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the
bottle of water of which he has charge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who assists or supports another in a contest; an
abettor; a backer.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lord Palmerston considered himself the <qex>bottleholder</qex> of
oppressed states.</q> <rj><qau>The London Times.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottleneck</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle*neck`</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>a location or situation in
which otherwise rapid progress is impeded.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a point at which road traffic slows due to
congestion or narrowing of the roadway.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an impasse.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a narrowing.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> constriction.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottleneck</ent><br/
<hw>bottleneck</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>obstruct</er>;
<as>as, his laziness has <ex>bottlenecked</ex> our efforts to reform the
system</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottleneck</ent><br/
<hw>bottleneck</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to become narrower as one
approaches a point; -- said of roads; <as>as, right by the bridge, the
road <ex>bottlenecks</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle-neck frame</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle-neck` frame"</hw>. <fld>(Automobiles)</fld> <def>An inswept
frame.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle-nosed dolphin</ent><br/
<ent>Bottle-nose</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bot"tle-nose`</hw> <hw>Bot"tle-nosed` dolphin</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grey
cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as <spn>Delphinus
Tursio</spn> and <spn>Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus</spn>, of Europe.</def>
<note>Also <spn>Tursiops truncatus</spn> -- a synonym?</note><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottlenose dolphin.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The puffin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous
forehead.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon
ampullatus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottle-nosed</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle-nosed`</hw> <pr>(-n<omac/zd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end.</def>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottler</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tler</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/t"tl<etil/r/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottlescrew</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tle*screw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
corkscrew.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottling</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tling</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/t"tl<icr/ng)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 170 --></p>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/t"t<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>botum</ets>, <ets>botme</ets>, AS. <ets>botm</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>bodom</ets>, D. <ets>bodem</ets>, OHG. <ets>podam</ets>, G.
<ets>boden</ets>, Icel. <ets>botn</ets>, Sw. <ets>botten</ets>, Dan.
<ets>bund</ets> (for <ets>budn</ets>), L. <ets>fundus</ets> (for
<ets>fudnus</ets>), Gr. <grk>pyqmh`n</grk> (for <grk>fyqmh`n</grk>),
Skr. <ets>budhna</ets> (for <ets>bhudhna</ets>), and Ir. <ets>bonn</ets>
sole of the foot, W. <ets>bon</ets> stem, base. <root/257. Cf. 4th
<er>Found</er>, <er>Fund</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
lowest part of anything; the foot; <as>as, the <ex>bottom</ex> of a tree
or well; the <ex>bottom</ex> of a hill, a lane, or a
page</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or dive into the <qex>bottom</qex> of the deep.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Barrels with the <qex>bottom</qex> knocked out.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low backs and
leather <qex>bottoms</qex> and worsted <qex>bottoms</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a
literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake,
sea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The fundament; the buttocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An abyss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river;
low-lying ground; a dale; a valley.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bottoms</xex>
and the high grounds.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Stoddard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The part of a ship which is
ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My ventures are not in one <qex>bottom</qex> trusted.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not to sell the teas, but to return them to London in the<br/
same <qex>bottoms</qex> in which they were shipped.</q>
<rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Full bottom</b></col>, <cd>a hull of such shape as
permits carrying a large amount of merchandise.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Power of endurance; <as>as, a horse of a good
<ex>bottom</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><mcol><col><b>At bottom</b></col>, <col><b>At the
bottom</b></col></mcol>, <cd>at the foundation or basis; in
reality.</cd> <ldquo/He was <xex>at the bottom</xex> a good man.<rdquo/
<au>J. F. Cooper.</au> -- <col><b>To be at the bottom of</b></col>,
<cd>to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of.</cd>
<mark>[Usually in an opprobrious sense.]</mark> <au>J. H.
Newman.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>was at the bottom of</qex> many excellent counsels.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <col><b>To go to the bottom</b></col>, <cd>to sink; esp. to be
wrecked.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch bottom</b></col>, <cd>to reach the
lowest point; to find something on which to rest.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the bottom;
fundamental; lowest; under; <as>as, <ex>bottom</ex> rock; the
<ex>bottom</ex> board of a wagon box; <ex>bottom</ex>
prices</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bottom glade</b></col>, <cd>a low glade or open place; a
valley; a dale.</cd> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs> -- <col><b>Bottom grass</b></col>, <cd>grass growing on bottom
lands.</cd> -- <col><b>Bottom land</b></col>. <cd>See 1st
<er>Bottom</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 7.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bottomed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bottoming</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; --
followed by <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Action is supposed to be <qex>bottomed</qex> upon principle.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many
<qex>bottom</qex> their eternal state].</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with a bottom; <as>as, to <ex>bottom</ex>
a chair</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reach or get to the bottom of.</def>
<rj><au>Smiles.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rest, as upon an
ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with <xex>on</xex>
or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Find on what foundation any proposition <qex>bottoms</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>botme</ets>, perh.
corrupt. for <ets>button</ets>. See <er>Button</er>.]</ety> <def>A ball
or skein of thread; a cocoon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Silkworms finish their <qex>bottoms</qex> in . . . fifteen
days.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottom</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wind round something, as in
making a ball of thread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As you unwind her love from him,<br/
Lest it should ravel and be good to none,<br/
You must provide to <qex>bottom</qex> it on me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottomed</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tomed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having at the
bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in
composition; <as>as, sharp-<ex>bottomed</ex>;
well-<ex>bottomed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottom fermentation</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom fer`men*ta"tion</hw>. <def>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<deg/ - 10<deg/ C. (39<deg/
- 50<deg/F.). It is used in making lager beer and wines of low alcohol
content but fine bouquet.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottomland</ent><br/
<hw>bottomland</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>low-lying alluvial land near a
river.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bottom.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottomless</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bottom; hence,
fathomless; baseless; <as>as, a <ex>bottomless</ex> abyss</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Bottomless</xex> speculations.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottomry</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"tom*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Bottom</er> in sense 8: cf. D. <ets>bodemerij</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bummery</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>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 <er>Hypothecation</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bottom-up</ent><br/
<hw>bottom-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>planning
or building the smallest parts first; <as>as, <ex>bottom-up</ex>
programming</as>. Opposite of <ant>top-down</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bottone</ent><br/
<ent>Bottony</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bot"ton*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bot"to*n<eacute/</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boutonn<eacute/</ets>, fr. <ets>boutonner</ets> to bud,
button.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having a bud or button, or a kind
of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Cross bottony</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a cross
having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of
trefoil.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botts</ent><br/
<hw>Botts</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bots</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Botuliform</ent><br/
<hw>Bot"u*li*form`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>botulus</ets> sausage + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having the shape of a sausage.</def> <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bouche</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Bush</er>, a lining.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouche</ent><br/
<hw>Bouche</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bush</er>, to
line.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouch</ent><br/
<ent>Bouche</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bouche</hw>, <hw>Bouch</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth, victuals.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of
inferior officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouchees</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`ch<eacute/es"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[F., morsels, mouthfuls, fr. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth.]</ety>
<fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Small patties.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boucherize</ent><br/
<hw>Bou"cher*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[After Dr.
Auguste <etsep>Boucherie</etsep>, a French chemist, who invented the
process.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with a preservative solution of
copper sulphate, as timber, railroad ties, etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boud</ent><br/
<hw>Boud</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A weevil; a worm that
breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Tusser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boudoir</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou*doir"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bouder</ets> to pout, be sulky.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bouffant</ent><br/
<hw>bouffant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>being puffed out; -- used mostly
of hair style, and sometimes clothing; <as>as, a <ex>bouffant</ex>
hairdo</as>; a <ex>bouffant</ex> skirt.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puffy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouffe</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bouffe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
buffoon.]</ety> <def>Comic opera. See <er>Opera Bouffe</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bougainvillaea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`gain*vil*l<ae/`a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos>
<ety>[Named from <etsep>Bougainville</etsep>, the French
navigator.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the order
<ord>Nyctoginace<ae/</ord>, from tropical South America, having the
flowers surrounded by large bracts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouge</ent><br/
<hw>Bouge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bouged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[Variant of
<ets>bulge</ets>. Cf. <er>Bowge</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bilge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Their
ship <xex>bouged</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hakluyt.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouge</ent><br/
<hw>Bouge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stave in; to bilge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouge</ent><br/
<hw>Bouge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bouche</ets> mouth,
victuals.]</ety> <def>Bouche (see <er>Bouche</er>, 2); food and drink;
provisions.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q> [They] made room for a bombardman that brought <qex>bouge</qex>
for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouget</ent><br/
<hw>Bou"get</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bougette</ets> sack, bag. Cf. <er>Budget</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A charge representing a leather vessel for
carrying water; -- also called <altname>water
bouget</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bough</ent><br/
<hw>Bough</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bogh</ets>,
AS. <ets>b<omac/g</ets>, <ets>b<omac/h</ets>, bough, shoulder; akin to
Icel. <ets>b<omac/gr</ets> shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. <ets>bog</ets>,
Dan. <ets>bov</ets>, OHG. <ets>buog</ets>, G. <ets>bug</ets>, and to
Gr.<?/ ( for <?/ ) forearm, Skr. <ets>b<amac/hu</ets> (for
<ets>bh<amac/ghu</ets>) arm. <root/88, 251. Cf. <er>Bow</er> of a
ship.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main
branch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gallows.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>boughless</ent><br/
<hw>boughless</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having no limbs.
Opposite of <ant>limbed</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> limbless.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>lacking a bough or boughs. Opposite of
<ant>boughed</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bought</ent><br/
<hw>Bought</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan.
<ets>bugt</ets> bend, turning, Icel. <ets>bug<?/a</ets>. Cf.
<er>Bight</er>, <er>Bout</er>, and see <er>Bow</er> to bend.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a
rope; as the <xex>boughts</xex> of a serpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>boughts</qex> of the fore legs.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a sling that contains the stone.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bought</ent><br/
<hw>Bought</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Buy</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bought</ent><br/
<hw>Bought</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Purchased; bribed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boughten</ent><br/
<hw>Bought"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Purchased; not
obtained or produced at home.</def> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boughty</ent><br/
<hw>Bought"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bending.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bougie</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou*gie"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bougie</ets> wax candle, bougie, fr. <ets>Bougie</ets>,
<ets>Bugia</ets>, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were
first imported into Europe.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bougie decimale</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou*gie" d<eacute/`ci`male"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit.,
decimal candle.]</ety> <def>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
<altname>decimal candle</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouilli</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`illi"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouillon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`illon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bouillir</ets> to boil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A nutritious liquid
food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or
broth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An excrescence on a horse's frush
or frog.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bouk</ent><br/
<hw>Bouk</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<umac/c</ets> belly; akin to G. <ets>bauch</ets>, Icel.
<ets>b<umac/kr</ets> body.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bulk; volume.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boul</ent><br/
<hw>Boul</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A curved
handle.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulangerite</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*lan"ger*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<etsep>Boulanger</etsep>, a French mineralogist.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic
luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of
antimony and lead.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulangism</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*lan"gism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boulangisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bou*lan"gist</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulder</ent><br/
<hw>Boul"der</hw> <pr>(b<omac/l"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Bowlder</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bouldered</ent><br/
<hw>bouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>abounding in large rocks or
stones; <as>as, <ex>bouldered</ex> fields</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocky, bouldery, stony.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouldery</ent><br/
<hw>Boul"der*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by
bowlders.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boulework</ent><br/
<ent>Boule</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Boule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Boule"work`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Buhl</er>,
<er>Buhlwork</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boule</ent><br/
<hw>Bou"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A legislative council of elders
or chiefs; a senate.</def> <note>The <xex>boule</xex> of Homeric times
was an aristocratic body of princes and leaders, merely advisory to the
king. The Athenian <xex>boule</xex> of Solon's time was an elective
senate of 400, acting as a check on the popular <xex>ecclesia</xex>, 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.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Legislature of modern Greece. See
<er>Legislature</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulevard</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou"le*vard`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boulevard</ets>, <ets>boulevart</ets>, fr. G. <ets>bollwerk</ets>.
See <er>Bulwark</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or
fortified town.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A public walk or street occupying the site of
demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a
city.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulevardier</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boule`var`dier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris.</def> <rj><au>F.
Harrison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouleversement</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boule`verse`ment"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>bouleverser</ets> to overthrow.]</ety> <def>Complete overthrow;
disorder; a turning upside down.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boult</ent><br/
<hw>Boult</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Corrupted form
<er>Bolt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boultin</ent><br/
<ent>Boultel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Boul"tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Boul"tin</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the shafts of a
clustered column.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bowtel</asp>,
<asp>boltel</asp>, <asp>boultell</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulter</ent><br/
<hw>Boul"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks
are attached.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boun</ent><br/
<hw>Boun</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bound</er>
ready.]</ety> <def>Ready; prepared; destined; tending.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boun</ent><br/
<hw>Boun</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or get ready.</def>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bounce</ent><br/
<hw>Bounce</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bounced</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bouncing</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bunsen</ets>; cf. D. <ets>bonzen</ets> to strike, bounce,
<ets>bons</ets> blow, LG. <ets>bunsen</ets> to knock; all prob. of
imitative origin.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a
sudden noise; a knock loudly.</def><br/
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<p><q>Another <qex>bounces</qex> as hard as he can knock.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Against his bosom <qex>bounced</qex> his heaving heart.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to
bound; <as>as, she <ex>bounced</ex> into the room</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Out <qex>bounced</qex> the mastiff.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bounced</qex> off his arm+chair.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To boast; to talk big; to bluster.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bounce</ent><br/
<hw>Bounce</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To drive against
anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to
toss.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge
unceremoniously, as from employment.</def> <mark>[Collog. U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bully; to scold.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>
<rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bounce</ent><br/
<hw>Bounce</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or
thump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bounce</qex> burst open the door.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An explosion, or the noise of one.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious
exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.</def> <rj><au>Johnson. De
Quincey.<?/</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A dogfish of Europe
(<spn>Scyllium catulus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bounce</ent><br/
<hw>Bounce</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a sudden leap;
suddenly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This impudent puppy comes <qex>bounce</qex> in upon me.</q>
<rj><qau>Bickerstaff.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouncer</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"cer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boaster; a bully.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bold lie; also, a liar.</def>
<mark>[Collog.]</mark> <rj><au>Marryat.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something big; a good stout example of the
kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The stone must be a <qex>bouncer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De
Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other
place of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or
unruly.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouncing</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"cing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Stout;
plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many tall and <qex>bouncing</qex> young ladies.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive; big.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>bouncing</xex>
reckoning.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. & Fl.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bouncing Bet</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common
soapwort (<spn>Saponaria officinalis</spn>).</cd> <rj><au>Harper's
Mag.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouncingly</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a bounce.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bouncy</ent><br/
<hw>bouncy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>readily regaining its
original shape or position after stretching, compression, or other
deformation; <as>as, clean <ex>bouncy</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>showing a joyous enthusiasm. Opposite of
<ant>dull</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animated, bouncing, buoyant, exuberant, peppy,
perky, spirited, zippy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw> <pr>(bound)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bounde</ets>, <ets>bunne</ets>, OF. <ets>bonne</ets>,
<ets>bonde</ets>, <ets>bodne</ets>, F. <ets>borne</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>bodina</ets>, <ets>bodena</ets>, <ets>bonna</ets>; prob. of Celtic
origin; cf. Arm. <ets>bonn</ets> boundary, limit, and <ets>boden</ets>,
<ets>bod</ets>, a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit
could be marked. Cf. <er>Bourne</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He hath compassed the waters with <qex>bounds</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Job xxvi. 10.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On earth's remotest <qex>bounds</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And mete the <qex>bounds</qex> of hate and love.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To keep within bounds</b></col>, <cd>not to exceed or
pass beyond assigned limits; to act with propriety or
discretion.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Boundary</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bounding</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where full measure only <qex>bounds</qex> excess.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Phlegethon . . .<br/
Whose fiery flood the burning empire <qex>bounds</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To name the boundaries of; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex>
France</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bondir</ets> to leap, OF.
<ets>bondir</ets>, <ets>bundir</ets>, to leap, resound, fr. L.
<ets>bombitare</ets> to buzz, hum, fr. <ets>bombus</ets> a humming,
buzzing. See <er>Bomb</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a
succession of springs or leaps; as the beast <xex>bounded</xex> from his
den; the herd <xex>bounded</xex> across the plain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Before his lord the ready spaniel <qex>bounds</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And the waves <qex>bound</qex> beneath me as a steed<br/
That knows his rider.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rebound, as an elastic ball.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make to bound or
leap; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex> a horse</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will
rebound; <as>as, to <ex>bound</ex> a ball on the floor</as>.</def>
<mark>[Collog.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A leap; an elastic
spring; a jump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>bound</qex> of graceful hardihood.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rebound; <as>as, the <ex>bound</ex> of a
ball</as>.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>Spring from one foot to the
other.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of <er>Bind</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Restrained by a
hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclosed in a binding or cover; <as>as, a
<ex>bound</ex> volume</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Under legal or moral restraint or
obligation.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; --
followed by the infinitive; <as>as, he is <ex>bound</ex> to succeed; he
is <ex>bound</ex> to fail</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Resolved; <as>as, I am <ex>bound</ex> to do
it</as>.</def> <mark>[Collog. U. S.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Constipated; costive.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ Used also in composition; as, ice<xex>bound</xex>,
wind<xex>bound</xex>, hide<xex>bound</xex>, etc.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bound bailiff</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a
sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff
being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually
under <xex>bond</xex> for the faithful discharge of his trust.</cd> --
<col><b>Bound up in</b></col>, <cd>entirely devoted to; inseparable
from.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bound</ent><br/
<hw>Bound</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Past p. of OE. <ets>bounen</ets> to
prepare, fr. <ets>boun</ets> ready, prepared, fr. Icel.
<ets>b<umac/inn</ets>, p. p. of <ets>b<umac/a</ets> to dwell, prepare;
akin to E. <ets>boor</ets> and <ets>bower</ets>. See <er>Bond</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Busk</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ready or
intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with <xex>to</xex> or
<xex>for</xex>, or with an adverb of motion; <as>as, a ship is
<ex>bound</ex> to Cadiz, or <ex>for</ex> Cadiz</as>.</def> <ldquo/The
mariner <xex>bound</xex> homeward.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boundary</ent><br/
<hw>Bound"a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boundaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu> <ety>[From <er>Bound</er> a
limit; cf. LL. <xex>bonnarium</xex> piece of land with fixed
limits.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>But still his native country lies<br/
Beyond the <qex>boundaries</qex> of the skies.</q> <rj><qau>N.
Cotton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q> That bright and tranquil stream, the <qex>boundary</qex> of Louth
and Meath.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Sensation and reflection are the <qex>boundaries</qex> of our
thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier;
verge; confines; precinct.</syn> <usage><er>Bound</er>,
<er>Boundary</er>. <xex>Boundary</xex>, in its original and strictest
sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. <xex>Bound</xex>
is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made
interchangeable.</usage><br/
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<p><ent>bounded</ent><br/
<hw>bounded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having the limits or
boundaries established.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> delimited.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a defined physical border.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boundedness</ent><br/
<hw>boundedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>the quality
of being finite.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> finiteness, finitude.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bounden</ent><br/
<hw>Bound"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p & a.</pos> <ety>[Old. p. p.
of <ets>bind</ets>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Bound; fastened by bonds.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><-- p. 171 --></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered;
obliged; beholden.</def><br/
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<p><q>This holy word, that teacheth us truly our <qex>bounden</qex> duty
toward our Lord God in every point.</q> <rj><qau>Ridley.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made obligatory; imposed as a duty;
binding.</def><br/
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<p><q>I am much <qex>bounden</qex> to your majesty.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bounder</ent><br/
<hw>Bound"er</hw> <pr>(bound"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.</def> <rj><au>Sir T.
Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who behaves dishonorably or objectionably; a
cad.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bounding</ent><br/
<hw>Bound"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moving with a bound or
bounds.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>bounding</qex> pulse, the languid limb.</q>
<rj><qau>Montgomery.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boundless</ent><br/
<hw>Bound"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bounds or confines;
illimitable; vast; unlimited.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>boundless</xex>
sky.<rdquo/ <au>Bryant.</au> <ldquo/The <xex>boundless</xex>
ocean.<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Boundless</xex>
rapacity.<rdquo/ <ldquo/<xex>Boundless</xex> prospect of gain.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable;
infinite.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bound"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Bound"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>boundlessness</ent><br/
<hw>boundlessness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being
infinite.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bounds</ent><br/
<hw>bounds</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the line or plane
indicating the limit or extent of something; <as>as, the football was
caught out of <ex>bounds</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boundary, bound.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the greatest possible extent or degree of
something.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> limit, boundary.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bounteous</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"te*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bountevous</ets>, fr. <ets>bounte</ets> bounty.]</ety> <def>Liberal
in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent;
beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; <as>as, <ex>bounteous</ex>
production</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>But O, thou <qex>bounteous</qex> Giver of all good.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boun"te*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Boun"te*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>bountied</ent><br/
<hw>bountied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rewarded or rewardable by a
bounty; <as>as, a <ex>bountied</ex> animal pelt</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bountiful</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"ti*ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and
favors.</def><br/
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<p><q>God, the <qex>bountiful</qex> Author of our being.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Plentiful; abundant; <as>as, a <ex>bountiful</ex>
supply of food</as>.</def><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liberal; munificent; generous;
bounteous.</syn><br/
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Boun"ti*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Boun"ti*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
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<p><ent>Bountyhood</ent><br/
<ent>Bountihead</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Boun"ti*head</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Boun"ty*hood</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Goodness; generosity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bounty</ent><br/
<hw>Boun"ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bounties</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bounte</ets> goodness, kindness, F.
<ets>bont<eacute/</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bonitas</ets>, fr. <ets>bonus</ets>
good, for older <ets>duonus</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>duvas</ets> honor,
respect.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Nature set in her at once beauty with <qex>bounty</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gower.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or
liberal giving; generosity; munificence.</def><br/
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<p><q>My <qex>bounty</qex> is as boundless as the sea.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is given generously or liberally.</def>
<ldquo/Thy morning <xex>bounties</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bounty jumper</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd>
<mark>[Collog.]</mark> -- <col><b>Queen Anne's bounty</b></col>
<fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for
augmenting poor clerical livings.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Munificence; generosity; beneficence.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouquet</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*quet"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bouquet</ets> bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for
<ets>bousquet</ets>, <ets>bosquet</ets>, thicket, a little wood, dim. of
LL. <ets>boscus</ets>. See <er>Bush</er> thicket, and cf.
<er>Bosket</er>, <er>Busket</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perfume; an aroma; <as>as, the <ex>bouquet</ex> of
wine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bouquetin</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`que*tin"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The ibex.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bour</ent><br/
<hw>Bour</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bower</er> a
chamber.]</ety> <def>A chamber or a cottage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bourbon</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"bon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the castle
and seigniory of <ets>Bourbon</ets> in central France.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of a family which has occupied several
European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of
France.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or
politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate
conservative.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourbonism</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"bon*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles
of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate
conservatism.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bourbonist</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"bon*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to the house
of Bourbon; a legitimist.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bourbon whisky</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"bon whis"ky</hw>. <def>See under <er>Whisky</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourd</ent><br/
<hw>Bourd</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bourde</ets>
fib, lie, OF. <ets>borde</ets>, <ets>bourde</ets>, jest, joke.]</ety>
<def>A jest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourd</ent><br/
<hw>Bourd</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To jest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourder</ent><br/
<hw>Bourd"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A jester.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bourdon</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"don</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>burdo</ets> mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp.
<ets>muleta</ets> a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.]</ety> <def>A
pilgrim's staff.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bourdon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bour"don`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Burden</er> a refrain.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See <er>Burden</er> (of a
song.)</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of organ stop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourgeois</ent><br/
<hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From a French
type founder named <ets>Bourgeois</ets>, or fr. F. <ets>bourgeois</ets>
of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type
between brevier and long primer: cf. G. <ets>bourgeois</ets>,
<ets>borgis</ets>. Cf. <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld>
<def>A size of type between long primer and brevier. See
<er>Type</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <bourgeoistype>This line is printed in
<xex>bourgeois</xex> type.</bourgeoistype></note><br/
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<p><ent>Bourgeois</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bour*geois"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bourg</ets> town; of German origin. See <er>Burgess</er>.]</ety>
<def>A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping
class.</def> <mark>[France.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of the middle class, as in
France.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourgeoisie</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bour*geoi*sie"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The
French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent
on, trade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourgeon</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"geon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burjoun</ets> a bud, <ets>burjounen</ets> to bud, F.
<ets>bourgeon</ets> a bud, <ets>bourgeonner</ets> to bud; cf. OHG.
<ets>burjan</ets> to raise.]</ety> <def>To sprout; to put forth buds; to
shoot forth, as a branch.</def><br/
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<p><q>Gayly to <qex>bourgeon</qex> and broadly to grow.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bouri</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou"ri</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A mullet (<spn>Mugil capito</spn>)
found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourne</ent><br/
<ent>Bourn</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bourn</hw>, <hw>Bourne</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burne</ets>, <ets>borne</ets>, AS.
<ets>burna</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brunno</ets> spring, G.
<ets>born</ets>, <ets>brunnen</ets>, OHG. <ets>prunno</ets>, Goth.
<ets>brunna</ets>, Icel. <ets>brunnr</ets>, and perh. to Gr. <?/. The
root is prob. that of <ets>burn</ets>, v., because the source of a
stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf.
<er>Torrent</er>, and see <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
stream or rivulet; a burn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My little boat can safely pass this perilous <qex>bourn</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bourne</ent><br/
<ent>Bourn</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bourn</hw>, <hw>Bourne</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>borne</ets>. See <er>Bound</er> a
limit.]</ety> <def>A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at;
goal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where the land slopes to its watery <qex>bourn</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The undiscovered country, from whose <qex>bourn</qex><br/
No traveler returns.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sole <qex>bourn</qex>, sole wish, sole object of my song.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual
<qex>bourne</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bournless</ent><br/
<hw>Bourn"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a bourn or
limit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bournonite</ent><br/
<hw>Bour"non*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after
Count <etsep>Bournon</etsep>, a mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bournous</ent><br/
<hw>Bour*nous"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burnoose</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bourree</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bour*r<eacute/e</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An old French dance tune in
common time.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bourse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bourse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bourse</ets> purse, exchange, LL. <ets>bursa</ets>, fr. Gr.<?/
skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf. <er>Purse</er>,
<er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <def>An exchange, or place where merchants,
bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock
Exchange of Paris.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bourtree</ent><br/
<hw>bourtree</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>common black-fruited shrub or small
tree (<spn>Sambucus nigra</spn>) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is
used for wines and jellies.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> black elder, common elder, elderberry, European
elder.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouse</ent><br/
<hw>Bouse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To drink
immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See <er>Booze</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bouse</ent><br/
<hw>Bouse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a
carouse; a booze.</def> <ldquo/A good <xex>bouse</xex> of liquor.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bouser</ent><br/
<hw>Bous"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toper; a
boozer.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boustrophedon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`stro*phe"don</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ turning like oxen in plowing; <?/ to turn.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boustrophedonic</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*stroph`e*don"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating
to the boustrophedon made of writing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boustorphic</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*storph"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
ox-guiding.]</ety> <def>Boustrophedonic.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bousy</ent><br/
<hw>Bousy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Drunken; sotted;
boozy.</def><br/
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<p><q>In his cups the <qex>bousy</qex> poet songs.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bout</ent><br/
<hw>Bout</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A different spelling
and application of <ets>bought</ets> bend.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>In notes with many a winding <qex>bout</qex><br/
Of linked sweetness long drawn out.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no
danger of starving for this <qex>bout</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at
anything; <as>as, a fencing <ex>bout</ex>; a drinking
<ex>bout</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one <qex>bout</qex>
with you; he can not by the duello avoid it.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boutade</ent><br/
<hw>Bou*tade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>bouter</ets> to thrust. See <er>Butt</er>.]</ety> <def>An outbreak;
a caprice; a whim.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boutefeu</ent><br/
<hw>Boute"feu</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.;
<ets>bouter</ets> to thrust, put + <ets>feu</ets> fire.]</ety> <def>An
incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Animated by . . . John <agrave/ Chamber, a very
<qex>boutefeu</qex>, . . . they entered into open rebellion.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Boutonniere</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bou`ton`ni<egrave/re"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., buttonhole.]</ety> <def>A bouquet worn in a
buttonhole.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bouts-rimes</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bouts`-ri*m<eacute/s"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>bout</ets> end + <ets>rim<eacute/</ets> rhymed.]</ety>
<def>Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out
by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bouvines</ent><br/
<hw>Bouvines</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>The location where in 1214
the French under <person>King Philip Augustus</person> defeated a
coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the
middle ages.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bovate</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"vate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bovata</ets>, fr. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox.]</ety>
<fld>(O. Eng. Law.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bovey coal</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"vey coal`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of
mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally
a disagreeable odor; -- found at <ets>Bovey</ets> Tracey, Devonshire,
England. It is of geological age of the o<oum/lite, and not of the true
coal era.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bovid</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"vid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bos</ets>,
<ets>bovis</ets>, ox, cow.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Relating to
that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus <gen>Bos</gen> is the
type.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Boviform</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"vi*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bovinae</ent><br/
<hw>Bovinae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a term essentially coextensive with
the genus <gen>Bos</gen>, including cattle, buffalo, and sometimes kudu;
-- it is not used technically.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily Bovinae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bovini</ent><br/
<hw>Bovini</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a term essentially coextensive with
the genus <gen>Bos</gen>; -- it is not used technically.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tribe Bovini.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bovine</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"vine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bovinus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bos</ets>, <ets>bovis</ets>, ox, cow:
cf. F. <ets>bovine</ets>. See <er>Cow</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus
<gen>Bos</gen>; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike;
<as>as, the <ex>bovine</ex> genus; a <ex>bovine</ex>
antelope</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows;
sluggish and patient; dull; <as>as, a <ex>bovine</ex>
temperament</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>bovine</qex> gaze of gaping rustics.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Black.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bovril</ent><br/
<hw>Bovril</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an extract of beef (given to people
who are ill).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beef tea.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bowen</ets>,
<ets>bogen</ets>, <ets>bugen</ets>, AS. <ets>b<umac/gan</ets> (generally
v. i.); akin to D. <ets>buigen</ets>, OHG. <ets>biogan</ets>, G.
<ets>biegen</ets>, <ets>beugen</ets>, Icel. <ets>boginn</ets> bent,
<ets>beygja</ets> to bend, Sw. <ets>b<oum/ja</ets>, Dan.
<ets>b<oum/ie</ets>, <ets>bugne</ets>, Coth. <ets>biugan</ets>; also to
L. <ets>fugere</ets> to flee, Gr. <?/, and Skr. <ets>bhuj</ets> to bend.
<root/88. Cf. <er>Fugitive</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to
inflect; to make crooked or curved.</def><br/
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<p><q>We <qex>bow</qex> things the contrary way, to make them come to
their natural straightness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The whole nation <qex>bowed</qex> their necks to the worst kind of
tyranny.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To exercise powerful or controlling influence over;
to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.</def><br/
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<p><q>Adversities do more <qex>bow</qex> men's minds to religion.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Not to <qex>bow</qex> and bias their opinions.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of
respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.</def><br/
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<p><q>They came to meet him, and <qex>bowed</qex> themselves to the
ground before him.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings ii. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;<?/
to crush; to subdue.</def><br/
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<p><q>Whose heavy hand hath <qex>bowed</qex> you to the grave.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To express by bowing; <as>as, to <ex>bow</ex> one's
thanks</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend;
to curve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They stoop, they <qex>bow</qex> down together.</q> <rj><qau>Is.
xlvi. 2<?/</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of
reverence or submission; -- often with <xex>down</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O come, let us worship and <qex>bow</qex> down: let us kneel
before the Lord our maker.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xcv. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To incline the head in token of salutation,
civility, or assent; to make bow.</def><br/
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<p><q>Admired, adored by all circling crowd,<br/
For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they <qex>bowed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(bou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inclination of the
head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect,
civility, or submission; an obeisance; <as>as, a <ex>bow</ex> of deep
humility</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bowe</ets>, <ets>boge</ets>, AS. <ets>boga</ets>, fr. AS.
<ets>b<umac/gan</ets> to bend; akin to D. <ets>boog</ets>, G.
<ets>bogen</ets>, Icel. <ets>bogi</ets>. See <er>Bow</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the
rainbow.</def><br/
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<p><q>I do set my <qex>bow</qex> in the cloud.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ix.
13.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by
doubling a ribbon or string.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox
and fastens it to the yoke.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An arcograph.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech. & Manuf.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rude sort of quadrant formerly
used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <pos>sing. or pl.</pos> <def>Two
pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a
saddletree.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bow bearer</b></col> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>an
under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers.</cd> --
<col><b>Bow drill</b></col>, <cd>a drill worked by a bow and
string.</cd> -- <col><b>Bow instrument</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<cd>any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the
bow.</cd> -- <col><b>Bow window</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Bay window</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To draw a long bow</b></col>,
<cd>to lie; to exaggerate.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b<omac/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To play (music) with a
bow.</def> -- <def2><pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To manage the
bow.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow</hw> <pr>(b<omac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>b<omac/gr</ets> shoulder, bow of a ship. See
<er>Bough</er>.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The bending or rounded part of a
ship forward; the stream or prow.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>One who rows in the forward part
of a boat; the bow oar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bow chaser</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a gun in the
bow for firing while chasing another vessel.</cd>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs>-- <col><b>Bow piece</b></col>, <cd>a piece of ordnance carried
at the bow of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>On the bow</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>on that part of the horizon within 45<deg/ on
either side of the line ahead.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj> </cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowable</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowbell</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"bell`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One born within
hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney.</def>
<rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow-bells</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"-bells`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The bells of
Bow Church in London; cockneydom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>People born within the sound of <qex>Bow-bells</qex> are usually
called cockneys.</q> <rj><qau>Murray's Handbook of
London.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowbent</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"bent`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bent, like a
bow.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow-compass</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"-com`pass</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bow-compasses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
arcograph.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate
riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bowdlerisation</ent><br/
<hw>bowdlerisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the deletion of all passages
considered to be indecent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerization, expurgation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bowdlerise</ent><br/
<hw>bowdlerise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as
<er>bowdlerize</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bowdlerization</ent><br/
<hw>bowdlerization</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the deletion of all passages
considered to be indecent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerisation, expurgation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowdlerize</ent><br/
<hw>Bowd"ler*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowdlerized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bowdlerizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[After
Dr. Thomas <etsep>Bowdler</etsep>, an English physician, who published
an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.]</ety> <def>To expurgate,
as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive; to
remove morally objectionable parts; -- said of literary texts.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that
a <qex>Bowdlerized</qex> version of it would be hardly intelligible as a
tale.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bowd`ler*i*za"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
-- <wf>Bowd"ler*ism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bowed</ent><br/
<hw>bowed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>bent over; -- used of
back or head.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bent, inclined.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>sounded by stroking with a bow;
-- of a stringed musical instrument; <as>as, <ex>bowed</ex>
instruments</as>. Contrasted with <ant>plucked</ant>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>resembling an arch.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>same as <er>bow-legged</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>submitting to the authority of another.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowel</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouel</ets>,
<ets>bouele</ets>, OF. <ets>boel</ets>, <ets>boele</ets>, F.
<ets>boyau</ets>, fr. L. <ets>botellus</ets> a small sausage, in LL.
also intestine, dim. of L. <ets>botulus</ets> sausage.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail,
especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He burst asunder in the midst, and all his <qex>bowels</qex>
gushed out.</q> <rj><qau>Acts i. 18.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Hence, figuratively: The interior
part of anything; <as>as, the <ex>bowels</ex> of the
earth</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His soldiers . . . cried out amain,<br/
And rushed into the <qex>bowels</qex> of the battle.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The seat of pity or kindness.
Hence: Tenderness; compassion.</def> <ldquo/Thou thing of no
<xex>bowels</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bloody Bonner, that corpulent tyrant, full (as one said) of guts,
and empty of <qex>bowels</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Offspring.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowel</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Boweled</conjf> or <conjf>Bowelled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Boweling</conjf> or
<conjf>Bowelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To take out the bowels of; to
eviscerate; to disembowel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boweled</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"eled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bowelled</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Having bowels; hollow.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>boweled</xex> cavern.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowelless</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"el*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without pity.</def> <rj><au>Sir
T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowenite</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"en*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From G.T.
<ets>Bowen</ets>, who analyzed it in 1822.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is
of a light green color and resembles jade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bo"wer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bow</er>,
<pos>v. & n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bows or bends.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An anchor carried at the bow of a
ship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned <qex>bowers</qex><br/
Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Best bower</b></col>, <col><b>Small
bower</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>the Note under
Anchor</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 172 --></p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er</hw> <pr>(bou"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>bauer</ets> a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for
the knave in cards. See <er>Boor</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the two
highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Right bower</b></col>, <cd>the knave of the trump suit,
the highest card (except the <ldquo/Joker<rdquo/) in the game.</cd> --
<col><b>Left bower</b></col>, <cd>the knave of the other suit of the
same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in
value.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Best bower</b></col> or
<col><b>Joker</b></col></mcol>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bour</ets>,
<ets>bur</ets>, room, dwelling, AS. <ets>b<umac/r</ets>, fr. the root of
AS. <ets>b<umac/an</ets> to dwell; akin to Icel. <ets>b<umac/r</ets>
chamber, storehouse, Sw. <ets>b<umac/r</ets> cage, Dan. <ets>buur</ets>,
OHG. <ets>p<umac/r</ets> room, G. <ets>bauer</ets> cage,
<ets>bauer</ets> a peasant. <root/97] Cf.<er>Boor</er>,
<er>Byre</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's
private apartment.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Give me my lute in bed now as I lie,<br/
And lock the doors of mine unlucky <qex>bower</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive
abode or retreat.</def> <rj><au>Shenstone. B. Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with
boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady
recess.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To embower; to inclose.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lodge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bough</er>, cf.
<er>Brancher</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A young hawk, when
it begins to leave the nest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower-Barff process</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er-Barff" proc`ess</hw> . <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>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 1600<deg/ F. in a closed space, a coating containing
more or less of the ferric oxide (<chform>Fe2O3</chform>) and the
subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the magnetic oxide
(<chform>Fe2O4</chform>).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bower bird</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An
Australian bird (<spn>Ptilonorhynchus violaceus</spn> <it>or</it>
<spn>Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to other related birds of the
same region, having similar habits; as, the <stype>spotted bower
bird</stype> (<spn>Chalmydodera maculata</spn>), and the regent bird
(<spn>Sericulus melinus</spn>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowery</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shading, like a
bower; full of bowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>bowery</qex> maze that shades the purple streams.</q>
<rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowery</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boweries</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[D. <ets>bouwerij</ets>.]</ety> <def>A farm
or plantation with its buildings.</def> <mark>[U. S. Hist.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The emigrants [in New York] were scattered on <qex>boweries</qex>
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 <ldquo/villages, towns, and hamlets, as the English were in
the habit of doing.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowery</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"er*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of the street
called the <er>Bowery</er>, in New York city; swaggering;
flashy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowess</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"ess</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Falconry)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bower</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowfin</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"fin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A voracious ganoid fish (<spn>Amia calva</spn>) found in the fresh
waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also <altname>Johnny
Grindle</altname>, and <altname>dogfish</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowge</ent><br/
<hw>Bowge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swell out. See
<er>Bouge</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowge</ent><br/
<hw>Bowge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to leak.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Bouge</er>.</see><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowgrace</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"grace`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow hand</ent><br/
<hw>Bow" hand`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Archery)</fld>
<def>The hand that holds the bow, <it>i. e.</it>, the left
hand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Surely he shoots wide on the <qex>bow hand</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The hand that draws the bow,
<it>i. e.</it>, the right hand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (<spn>Bal<ae/na
mysticetus</spn>). See <er>Baleen</er>, and <er>Whale</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowiea</ent><br/
<hw>Bowiea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small genus of tropical African
perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed
in family <fam>Hyacinthaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bowiea</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowie knife</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"ie knife`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>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,
<person>Colonel James <etsep>Bowie</etsep></person>. Also, by extension,
any large sheath knife.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowing</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art of managing the bow in playing on
stringed instruments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bowing</qex> constitutes a principal part of the art of the
violinist, the violist, etc.</q> <rj><qau>J. W. Moore.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and
distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for
felting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bending
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowknot</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"knot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowl</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(b<omac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bolle</ets>, AS. <ets>bolla</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bolli</ets>,
Dan. <ets>bolle</ets>, G. <ets>bolle</ets>, and perh. to E.
<ets>boil</ets> a tumor. Cf. <er>Boll</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A concave vessel of various forms (often
approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Brought them food in <qex>bowls</qex> of basswood.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other
spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will
hold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The hollow part of a thing; <as>as, the
<ex>bowl</ex> of a spoon</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowl</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(b<omac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble, stud. Cf.
<er>Bull</er> an edict, <er>Bill</er> a writing.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An ancient game, popular in Great
Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of
greensward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack
by delivering his <qex>bowl</qex> straightforward upon it.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl</pluf>. <def>The game of tenpins or
bowling.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowl</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bowled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bowling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To roll, as
a bowl or cricket ball.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,<br/
And <qex>bowl</qex> the round nave down the hill of heaven.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels;
<as>as, we were <ex>bowled</ex> rapidly along the road</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pelt or strike with anything rolled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,<br/
And <qex>bowled</qex> to death with turnips!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bowl</b></col> (a player)
<col><b>out</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in cricket, to put out a striker by
knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowl</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To play with
bowls.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; <as>as,
the carriage <ex>bowled</ex> along</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boulder</ent><br/
<ent>Bowlder</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bowl"der</hw>, <hw>Boul"der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bullra</ets> to roar, rattle, Dan.
<ets>buldre</ets>, dial. Sw. <ets>bullersteen</ets> larger kind of
pebbles; perh. akin to E. <ets>bellow</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action
of water; a large pebble.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A mass of any rock, whether
rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its
native bed. See <er>Drift</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowlder clay</b></col>, <cd>the unstratified clay deposit
of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
bowlders.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowlder wall</b></col>, <cd>a wall constructed
of large stones or bowlders.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowldery</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl"der*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by
bowlders.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowleg</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"leg`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A crooked
leg.</def> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowl-legged</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl"-legged`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having crooked
legs, esp. with the knees bent outward.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowler</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays at
bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowler</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Bowl</er>.]</ety> <def>A derby hat.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowless</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a bow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bowlful</ent><br/
<hw>bowlful</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quantity contained in a
bowl.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bowl.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowline</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>boelijn</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<oum/gl<ium/na</ets><?/, Dan.
<ets>bovline</ets>; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side
of the sail. See <er>Bow</er> (of a ship), and <er>Line</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or
perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
<xex>bridles</xex>, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowline bridles</b></col>, <cd>the ropes by which the
bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowline
knot</b></col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust.</xex> <er>under Knot</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>On a bowline</b></col>, <cd>close-hauled or sailing close to the
wind; -- said of a ship.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowling</ent><br/
<hw>Bowl"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of playing
at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of
bowls or of tenpins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowling alley</b></col>, <cd>a covered place for playing
at bowls or tenpins.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowling green</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowls</ent><br/
<hw>Bowls</hw> <pr>(b<omac/lz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bowl</er>, a ball, a game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowman</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bowmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who uses a bow; an
archer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and
<qex>bowmen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iv. 29.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowman's root</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Indian physic</cref>, under <er>Indian</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowman</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowne</ent><br/
<hw>Bowne</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Boun</er>.]</ety> <def>To make ready; to prepare; to dress.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We will all <qex>bowne</qex> ourselves for the banquet.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow net</ent><br/
<hw>Bow" net`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trap for lobsters,
being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one
end.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A net for catching birds.</def> <rj><au>J. H.
Walsh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow oar</ent><br/
<hw>Bow" oar`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The oar used by the
bowman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rows at the bow of a boat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow-pen</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"-pen`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bow-compasses
carrying a drawing pen. See <er>Bow-compass</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow-pencil</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"-pen`cil</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bow-compasses,
one leg of which carries a pencil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bow-saw</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"-saw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A saw with a thin
or narrow blade set in a strong frame.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowse</ent><br/
<hw>Bowse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Booze</er>, and <er>Bouse</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To carouse; to bouse; to booze.</def> <rj><au>De
Quincey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To pull or haul; <as>as, to
<ex>bowse</ex> upon a tack; to <ex>bowse</ex> away, <it>i. e.</it>, to
pull all together</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowse</ent><br/
<hw>Bowse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A carouse; a drinking bout; a
booze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowshot</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"shot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The distance
traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowsprit</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"sprit`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bow</ets> +
<ets>sprit</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boegspriet</ets>; <ets>boeg</ets> bow
of a ship + <ets>spriet</ets>, E. <ets>sprit</ets>, also Sw.
<ets>bogspr<oum/t</ets>, G. <ets>bugspriet</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A large boom or spar, which projects over the
stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowssen</ent><br/
<hw>Bows"sen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drench; to
soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative
properties).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There were many <qex>bowssening</qex> places, for curing of mad
men.<br/
. . . If there appeared small amendment he was <qex>bowssened</qex>
again and again.</q> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowstring</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"string`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
string of a bow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A string used by the Turks for strangling
offenders.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowstring bridge</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowstring
girder</b></col>, <cd>an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting
its two ends.</cd> -- <col><b>Bowstring hemp</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the tenacious fiber of the <spn>Sanseviera
Zeylanica</spn>, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are
made.</cd> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowstring</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"string`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bowstringed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr> or
<conjf>Bowstrung</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bowstringing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strangle with a
bowstring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowstringed</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"stringed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Furnished with bowstring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowtel</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Boultel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowwow</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"wow`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An onomatopoetic
name for a dog or its bark.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos>
<def>Onomatopoetic; <as>as, the <ex>bowwow</ex> theory of language; a
<ex>bowwow</ex> word</as>.</def></def2> <mark>[Jocose.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bowyer</ent><br/
<hw>Bow"yer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bow</er>,
like <ets>lawyer</ets> from <ets>law</ets>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An archer; one who uses bow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes or sells bows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As.
<ets>box</ets>, L. <ets>buxus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Box</er> a
case.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree or shrub, flourishing in
different parts of the world. The common box (<spn>Buxus
sempervirens</spn>) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box
(<spn>Buxus suffruticosa</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Box elder</b></col>, <cd>the ash-leaved maple
(<spn>Negundo aceroides</spn>), of North America.</cd> -- <col><b>Box
holly</b></col>, <cd>the butcher's broom (<spn>Russus
aculeatus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Box thorn</b></col>, <cd>a shrub
(<spn>Lycium barbarum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Box tree</b></col>,
<cd>the tree variety of the common box.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Boxes</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr></plu> <ety>[As. <ets>box</ets> a small case or vessel
with a cover; akin to OHG. <ets>buhsa</ets> box, G.
<ets>b<uum/chse</ets>; fr. L. <ets>buxus</ets> boxwood, anything made of
boxwood. See <er>Pyx</er>, and cf. <er>Box</er> a tree,
<er>Bushel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A receptacle or case of any
firm material and of various shapes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity that a box contain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A space with a few seats partitioned off in a
theater, or other place of public amusement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Laughed at by the pit, <qex>box</qex>, galleries, nay, stage.</q>
<rj><qau>Dorset.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>boxes</qex> and the pit are sovereign judges.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money;
<as>as, a poor <ex>box</ex>; a contribution <ex>box</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,<br/
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted <qex>box</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Warton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A small country house.</def> <ldquo/A shooting
<xex>box</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Wilson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tight <qex>boxes</qex> neatly sashed.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A boxlike shed for shelter; <as>as, a sentry
<ex>box</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mach)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An axle box, journal
box, journal bearing, or bushing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A chamber or
section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting
pump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box
or gift.</def> <ldquo/A Christmas <xex>box</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The square in which the
pitcher stands.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A Mediterranean food fish; the
bogue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Box</xex> is much used adjectively or in
composition; as <xex>box</xex> lid, <xex>box</xex> maker, <xex>box</xex>
circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money <xex>box</xex>,
letter <xex>box</xex>, band<xex>box</xex>, hat<xex>box</xex> or hat
<xex>box</xex>, snuff <xex>box</xex> or snuff<xex>box</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Box beam</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a beam made of
metal plates so as to have the form of a long box.</cd> -- <col><b>Box
car</b></col> <fld>(Railroads)</fld>, <cd>a freight car covered with a
roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.</cd> --
<col><b>Box chronometer</b></col>, <cd>a ship's chronometer, mounted in
gimbals, to preserve its proper position.</cd> -- <col><b>Box
coat</b></col>, <cd>a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy
cape to carry off the rain.</cd> -- <col><b>Box coupling</b></col>,
<cd>a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in
machinery.</cd> -- <col><b>Box crab</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
crab of the genus <gen>Calappa</gen>, which, when at rest with the legs
retracted, resembles a box.</cd> -- <col><b>Box drain</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a drain constructed with upright sides, and with
flat top and bottom.</cd> -- <col><b>Box girder</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a box beam.</cd> -- <col><b>Box groove</b></col>
<fld>(Metal Working)</fld>, <cd>a closed groove between two rolls,
formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another.</cd>
<au>R. W. Raymond.</au> -- <col><b>Box metal</b></col>, an alloy of
copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of
journals, etc. -- <col><b>Box plait</b></col>, <cd>a plait that doubles
both to the right and the left.</cd> -- <col><b>Box turtle</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>Box tortoise</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
land tortoise or turtle of the genera <gen>Cistudo</gen> and
<gen>Emys</gen>; -- 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.</cd> <au>Emerson.</au> --
<col><b>In a box</b></col>, <cd>in a perplexity or an embarrassing
position; in difficulty.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark> -- <col><b>In the
wrong box</b></col>, <cd>out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark> <au>Ridley
(1554)</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Boxed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boxing</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To inclose in a box.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>To inclose with boarding,
lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To box a tree</b></col>, <cd>to make an incision or hole
in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap.</cd> -- <col><b>To box
off</b></col>, <cd>to divide into tight compartments.</cd> -- <col><b>To
box up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To put into a box in order to save;
as, he had <xex>boxed up</xex> twelve score pounds.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>To confine; as, to be <xex>boxed up</xex> in narrow
quarters.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Dan. <ets>baske</ets> to slap,
<ets>bask</ets> slap, blow. Cf. <er>Pash</er>.]</ety> <def>A blow on the
head or ear with the hand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A good-humored <qex>box</qex> on the ear.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fight with the fist; to combat
with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strike with the hand or fist,
especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box</ent><br/
<hw>Box</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Sp. <ets>boxar</ets>, now spelt
<ets>bojar</ets>.]</ety> <def>To boxhaul.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To box off</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn the
head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.</cd> --
<col><b>To box the compass</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to name the
thirty-two points of the compass in their order.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxberry</ent><br/
<hw>Box"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The wintergreen. (<spn>Gaultheria procumbens</spn>).</def>
<mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boxed</ent><br/
<hw>boxed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld>
<def>enclosed in or set off by a border or box; <as>as, <ex>boxed</ex>
sections of the report; <ex>boxed</ex> announcements in the
newspaper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>enclosed in a box.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 173 --></p>

<p><ent>Boxen</ent><br/
<hw>Box"en</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/ks"'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of
boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (<gen>Buxus</gen>).</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The faded hue of sapless <qex>boxen</qex> leaves.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxer</ent><br/
<hw>Box"er</hw> <pr>(b<ocr/ks"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
packs boxes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxer</ent><br/
<hw>Box"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who boxes; a pugilist.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxer</ent><br/
<hw>Box"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A breed of dog.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxfish</ent><br/
<hw>Box"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The trunkfish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxhaul</ent><br/
<hw>Box"haul`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boxhauled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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).</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxhauling</ent><br/
<hw>Box"haul`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A method of
going from one tack to another. See <er>Boxhaul</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxing</ent><br/
<hw>Box"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inclosing
(anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Material used in making boxes or casings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The external case of thin
material used to bring any member to a required form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxing</ent><br/
<hw>Box"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of fighting with the fist;
a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boxing glove</b></col>, <cd>a large padded mitten or
glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxing day</ent><br/
<hw>Box"ing day`</hw>. <def>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 <xex>boxing night</xex>.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box-iron</ent><br/
<hw>Box"-i`ron</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hollow
smoothing iron containing a heater within.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxkeeper</ent><br/
<hw>Box"keep`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An attendant at
a theater who has charge of the boxes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box kite</ent><br/
<hw>Box kite</hw>. <def>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
<altname>Hargrave kite</altname>, or <altname>cellular
kite</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boxy</ent><br/
<ent>boxlike</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>boxlike</hw> <hw>boxy</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<def>resembling a box in rectangularity.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>box-number</ent><br/
<hw>box-number</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the mailing address to which
answers to a newspaper ad can be sent.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Box tail</ent><br/
<hw>Box tail</hw>. <fld>(A<eum/ronautics)</fld> <def>In a flying
machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box
kite.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxthorn</ent><br/
<hw>Box"thorn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the genus <gen>Lycium</gen>, esp. <spn>Lycium
barbarum</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boxwood</ent><br/
<hw>Box"wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wood of the
box (<gen>Buxus</gen>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boy</ent><br/
<hw>Boy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>boef</ets>,
Fries. <ets>boi</ets>, <ets>boy</ets>; akin to G. <ets>bube</ets>, Icel.
<ets>bofi</ets> rouge.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A male child, from birth
to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My only <qex>boy</qex> fell by the side of great Dundee.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Boy</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<mark>[derog.]</mark></p>

<p><q>He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of
importing <qex>boys</qex> from Capetown.</q> <rj><qau>Frances
Macnab.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Boy bishop</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>The Old
Boy</b></col>, <cd>the Devil.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> --
<col><b>Yellow boys</b></col>, <cd>guineas.</cd> <mark>[Slang,
Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Boy's love</b></col>, <cd>a popular English name
of Southernwood (<spn>Artemisia abrotonum</spn>); -- called also
<altname>lad's love</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Boy's play</b></col>,
<cd>childish amusements; anything trifling.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boy</ent><br/
<hw>Boy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act as a boy; -- in allusion to
the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I shall see<br/
Some squeaking Cleopatra <qex>boy</qex> my greatness.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyard</ent><br/
<ent>Boyar</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bo*yar"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bo*yard"</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.
<ets>boi<aacute/rin'</ets>.]</ety> <def>A member of a Russian
aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a
privileged class in Roumania.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ English writers sometimes call Russian landed
proprietors <xex>boyars</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Boy"au</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Boyaux</plw> or <plw>Boyaus</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>boyau</ets> gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a
branch. See <er>Bowel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A winding or
zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to
another, to a magazine, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boycott</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"cott`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Boycotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Boycotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From Captain
<ets>Boycott</ets>, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in
1880.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boycott</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"cott</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boycotter</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"cott`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A participant in
boycotting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boycottism</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"cott*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Methods of
boycotters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boydekin</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"de*kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dagger; a
bodkin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyer</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>boeijer</ets>; -- so called because these vessels were employed for
laying the <ets>boeijen</ets>, or buoys: cf. F. <ets>boyer</ets>. See
<er>Buoy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A Flemish sloop with a
castle at each end.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyhood</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boy</ets> +
<ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being a boy; the time during
which one is a boy.</def> <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyish</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a boy in a manners or
opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>boyish</qex>, odd conceit.</q>
<rj><qau>Baillie.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyishly</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a boyish manner; like a
boy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyishness</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The manners or behavior of a
boy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyism</ent><br/
<hw>Boy"ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Boyhood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The nature of a boy; childishness.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyle's law</ent><br/
<hw>Boyle's" law`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Law</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boylike</ent><br/
<hw>boylike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as <er>boyish</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boyish, schoolboyish.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boyne</ent><br/
<hw>Boyne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Boyne, battle of the Boyne.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boys-and-girls</ent><br/
<hw>boys-and-girls</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a
Eurafrican annual (<spn>Mercurialis annua</spn>) naturalized in America
as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or
antisyphilitic.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> herb mercury, herbs mercury.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boy scout</ent><br/
<hw>Boy scout</hw>. <def>Orig., a member of the <ldquo/Boy
Scouts,<rdquo/ an organization of boys founded in 1908, by <person>Sir
R. S. S. Baden-Powell</person>, 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 <ldquo/The Boy Scouts of
America<rdquo/ 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, <stype>tenderfoot</stype>, <stype>second-class scout</stype>,
and <stype>first-class scout</stype>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>boysenberry</ent><br/
<hw>boysenberry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a cultivated hybrid
bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a
raspberrylike flavor.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross
between blackberries and raspberries.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Boza</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bo"za</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bosa</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bosa</asp>, <asp>bozah</asp>,
<asp>bouza</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bra</ent><br/
<hw>bra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>brassiere</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassiere, bandeau.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brabantine</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*bant"ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
<etsep>Brabant</etsep>, an ancient province of the
Netherlands.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brabble</ent><br/
<hw>Brab"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>brabbelen</ets> to talk confusedly. <root/95. Cf. <er>Blab</er>,
<er>Babble</er>.]</ety> <def>To clamor; to contest noisily.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brabble</ent><br/
<hw>Brab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A broil; a noisy contest; a
wrangle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This petty <qex>brabble</qex> will undo us all.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brabblement</ent><br/
<hw>Brab"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
brabble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brabbler</ent><br/
<hw>Brab"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clamorous,
quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler.</def> <mark>[R]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braccate</ent><br/
<hw>Brac"cate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L.
<ets>bracatus</ets> wearing breeches, fr. <ets>bracae</ets>
breeches.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Furnished with feathers which
conceal the feet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brace</ent><br/
<hw>Brace</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>brace</ets>,
<ets>brasse</ets>, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. <ets>brasse</ets>
fathom, fr. L. <ets>bracchia</ets> the arms (stretched out), pl. of
<ets>bracchium</ets> arm; cf. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a
prop.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or
maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it
as the <qex>braces</qex> of the war drum do in that.</q>
<rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being braced or tight;
tension.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its <qex>brace</qex>
or tension.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch. & Engin.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>brace</xex> is a diagonal stay, connecting the
head with the shell.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A vertical curved line
connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together;
thus, <xex>boll</xex>, <xex>bowl</xex>; or, in music, used to connect
staves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope reeved through a block at
the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a
rudder gudgeon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A curved instrument or handle of
iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A pair; a couple; <as>as, a <ex>brace</ex> of
ducks</as>; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with
some contempt.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>brace</xex> of greyhounds.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He is said to have shot . . . fifty <qex>brace</qex> of
pheasants.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>brace</qex> of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But you, my <qex>brace</qex> of lords.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Straps or bands to sustain
trousers; suspenders.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of <qex>braces</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Harness; warlike preparation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For that it stands not in such warlike <qex>brace</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>Armor for the arm; vantbrace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The mouth of a shaft.</def>
<mark>[Cornwall]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Angle brace</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Angle</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brace</ent><br/
<hw>Brace</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Braced</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bracing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish
with braces; to support; to prop; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> a beam in a
building</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of
tension; to strain; to strengthen; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> the
nerves</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And welcome war to <qex>brace</qex> her drums.</q>
<rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The women of China, by <qex>bracing</qex> and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some who spurs had first <qex>braced</qex> on.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To place in a position for resisting pressure; to
hold firmly; <as>as, he <ex>braced</ex> himself against the
crowd</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A sturdy lance in his right hand he <qex>braced</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To move around by means of
braces; <as>as, to <ex>brace</ex> the yards</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To brace about</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn
(a yard) round for the contrary tack.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace a
yard</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace in</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To
brace one's self</b></col>, <cd>to call up one's energies.</cd>
<ldquo/He <xex>braced himself</xex> for an effort which he was little
able to make.<rdquo/ <au>J. D. Forbes.</au> -- <col><b>To brace
to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) by checking or
easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in
tacking.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace up</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the
lee brace.</cd> -- <col><b>To brace up sharp</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging
will permit.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brace</ent><br/
<hw>Brace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To get tone or vigor; to rouse
one's energies; -- with <xex>up</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>braced</ent><br/
<hw>braced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>held up by braces or
buttresses.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buttressed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracelet</ent><br/
<hw>Brace"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bracelet</ets>, dim. of OF. <ets>bracel</ets> armlet, prop. little
arm, dim. of <ets>bras</ets> arm, fr. L. <ets>bracchium</ets>. See
<er>Brace</er>,<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ornamental band
or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament
encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of defensive armor for the arm.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracer</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"cer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the
vibration of the string; also, a brassart.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives
tension or tone to any part of the body.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brach</ent><br/
<hw>Brach</hw> <pr>(br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brache</ets> a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF.
<ets>brache</ets>, F. <ets>braque</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>braccho</ets>, G.
<ets>bracke</ets>; possibly akin to E. <ets>fragrant</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>fragrare</ets> to smell.]</ety> <def>A bitch of the hound
kind.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachelytra</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach*el"y*tra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. (<?/) short + <?/ a covering.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brache</ent><br/
<ent>brach</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>brach</hw>, <hw>brache</hw></mhw> <pr>(br<acr/k <it>or</it>
br<acr/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brache</ets> a kind of
scenting hound or setting dog, OF. <ets>brache</ets>, F.
<ets>braque</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>braccho</ets>, G. <ets>bracke</ets>;
related to Sw. <ets>brack</ets> a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin
to E. <ets>fragrant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fragrare</ets> to smell.]</ety>
<def>A bitch of the hound kind. See also <er>bratchet</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>bratch</asp> when
pronounced <pr>(br<acr/ch)</pr>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><q>A sow pig by chance sucked a <qex>brach</qex>, and when she was
grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer.</q> <rj><qau>Burton
(Anatomy of Melancholy).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brachet</ent><br/
<hw>brachet</hw>, <pr>(br<acr/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as
<er>bratchet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach"i*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brachium</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachial</ent><br/
<hw>Brach"i*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> or <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>brachialis</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-), from
<ets>bracchium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm: cf. F.
<ets>brachial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining or belonging to the arm; <as>as, the <ex>brachial</ex>
artery; the <ex>brachial</ex> nerve</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the nature of an arm; resembling an
arm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachiata</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach`i*a"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brachiate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of the
Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See
<er>Crinoidea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachiate</ent><br/
<hw>Brach"i*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brachiatus</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) with boughs or branches like
arms, from <ets>brackium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly
horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple
and lilac.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachioganoid</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`i*og"a*noid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Brachioganoidei.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachioganoidei</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach`i*o*ga*noid"e*i</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos><ety>[NL., from L. <ets>brachium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm
+ NL. <ets>ganoidei</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An order of
ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See
<er>Crossopterygii</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachiolaria</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach`i*o*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>brachiolum</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-), dim. of
<ets>brachium</ets> (<ets>bracch</ets>-) arm.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a
bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating
cilia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachiopod</ent><br/
<hw>Brach"i*o*pod</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>brachiopode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of the
Brachiopoda, or its shell.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachiopoda</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach`i*op"o*da</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ arm + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached
by a fleshy peduncle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Within the shell is a pair of <ldquo/arms,<rdquo/ often
long and spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a
current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity, bringing the
microscopic food to the mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell
is both opened and closed by special muscles. They form two orders;
<xex>Lyopoma</xex>, in which the shell is thin, and without a distinct
hinge, as in <xex>Lingula</xex>; and <xex>Arthropoma</xex>, in which the
firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge, as in
<xex>Rhynchonella</xex>. See <er>Arthropomata</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach"i*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bracchia</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>brachium</ets>
or <ets>bracchium</ets>, arm.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The upper
arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the
elbow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachman</ent><br/
<hw>Brach"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Brachmanae</ets>, pl., Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Brahman</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachycatalectic</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <?/ to leave off; cf. <?/
incomplete.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Last. Pros.)</fld> <def>A verse wanting
two syllables at its termination.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachycephalous</ent><br/
<ent>Brachycephalic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <?/ head.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the skull short in proportion to its
breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from
<contr>dolichocephalic</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachycephalism</ent><br/
<ent>Brachycephaly</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Brach`y*ceph"a*lism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Brachyc<eacute/phalie</ets>]</ety> .
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of being brachycephalic;
shortness of head.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachyceral</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chyc"er*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Having short antenn<ae/, as certain
insects.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachydiagonal</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>diagonal</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic
prism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brachydiagonal axis</b></col>, <cd>the shorter lateral
axis of an orthorhombic crystal.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachydiagonal</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The shorter of the
diagonals in a rhombic prism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachydome</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*dome</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>dome</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A dome parallel to the shorter lateral
axis. See <er>Dome</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachygrapher</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chyg"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer in
short hand; a stenographer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He asked the <qex>brachygrapher</qex> whether he wrote the notes
of the sermon.</q> <rj><qau>Gayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachygraphy</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chyg"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>brachygraphie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stenography.</def> <rj><au>B.
Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachylogy</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chyl"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ :
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <?/ discourse: cf. F.
<ets>brachylogie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Conciseness of
expression; brevity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachypinacoid</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*pin"a*coid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + E. <ets>pinacoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crytallog.)</fld> <def>A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is
parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral
(brachydiagonal) axis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachyptera</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bra*chyp"te*ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ short-winged; <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <?/ feather,
wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A group of Coleoptera having short
wings; the rove beetles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachypteres</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bra*chyp"te*res</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Brachyptera</er>. ]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A group of
birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachypterous</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chyp"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ :
cf. F. <ets>brachypt<egrave/re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having short wings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachystochrone</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*chys"to*chrone</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Incorrect for <ets>brachistochrone</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>bra`chistos</grk> shortest (superl. of <grk>brachy`s</grk> short) +
<?/ time : cf. F. <ets>brachistochrone</ets>. ]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>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 <xex>curve
of quickest descent</xex>, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum,
the same as the <altname>cycloid</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brachytactyly</ent><br/
<hw>brachytactyly</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>abnormal shortness of fingers
and toes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brachydactylia.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachytypous</ent><br/
<hw>Brach"y*ty`pous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <?/ stamp, form.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Of a short form.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachyura</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brach`y*u"ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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. <altsp>[Also spelt
<asp>Brachyoura</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Crab</er>, and
<xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachyurous</ent><br/
<ent>Brachyural</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brach`y*u"ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brach`y*u"rous</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>brachyure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to,
or belonging to the Brachyura.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brachyuran</ent><br/
<hw>Brach`y*u"ran</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Brachyura.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracing</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"cing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imparting strength
or tone; strengthening; invigorating; <as>as, a <ex>bracing</ex> north
wind</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracing</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"cing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the
state of being braced.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>Any system of braces; braces,
collectively; <as>as, the <ex>bracing</ex> of a truss</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 174 --></p>

<p><ent>Brack</ent><br/
<hw>Brack</hw> <pr>(br<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.D.
<ets>braak</ets>, Dan. <ets>br<ae/k</ets>, a breaking, Sw. & Icel.
<ets>brak</ets> a crackling, creaking. Cf. <er>Breach</er>.]</ety>
<def>An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or
breach; a flaw.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Stain or <qex>brack</qex> in her sweet reputation.</q> <rj><qau>J.
Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brack</ent><br/
<hw>Brack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>brak</ets>, adj., salt; cf.
LG. <ets>wrak</ets> refuse, G. <ets>brack</ets>.]</ety> <def>Salt or
brackish water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracken</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>braken</ets>, AS. <ets>bracce</ets>. See <er>2d Brake</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A brake or fern.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracket</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>braguette</ets> codpiece, F. <ets>brayette</ets>, Sp.
<ets>bragueta</ets>, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim. fr. L.
<ets>bracae</ets> breeches; cf. also, OF. <ets>bracon</ets> beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This is the more general word. See <er>Brace</er>,
<er>Cantalever</er>, <er>Console</er>, <er>Corbel</er>,
<er>Strut</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin. & Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A shot, crooked timber,
resembling a knee, used as a support.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The cheek or side of an ordnance
carriage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>crotchet</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the
face of a wall, column, or the like.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld> <def>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, <xex>to establish a bracket</xex>. 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
<altname>fork</altname>.</def><-- bracketing fire? --><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bracket light</b></col>, <cd>a gas fixture or a lamp
attached to a wall, column, etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracket</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bracketed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bracketing</conjf>]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place within
brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gunnery)</fld> <def>To shoot so as to establish a
bracket for (an object).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracketing</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"et*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A series or
group of brackets; brackets, collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brackish</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brack</er> salt water.]</ety> <def>Saltish, or salt in a moderate
degree, as water in saline soil.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all <qex>brackish</qex>
though they be.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brackishness</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being brackish, or somewhat salt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracky</ent><br/
<hw>Brack"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brackish.</def>
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bract</ent><br/
<hw>Bract</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bractea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A leaf,
usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which
a flower stalk arises.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any modified leaf, or
scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bracts</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bractea</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brac"te*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a thin
plate of metal or wood, gold foil.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
bract.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracteal</ent><br/
<hw>Brac"te*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>bract<eacute/al</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the nature or appearance
of a bract.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracteate</ent><br/
<hw>Brac"te*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>bracteatus</ets> covered with gold plate.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having a bract or bracts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracted</ent><br/
<hw>Bract"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Furnished with bracts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracteolate</ent><br/
<hw>Brac"te*o*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bracteole</ent><br/
<hw>Brac"te*ole</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bracteola</ets>, dim. of <ets>bractea</ets>. See
<er>Bractea</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Bractlet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bractless</ent><br/
<hw>Bract"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of
bracts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bractlet</ent><br/
<hw>Bract"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bract</ets>
+ <ets>-let</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A bract on the stalk of
a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several
flowers.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brad</ent><br/
<hw>Brad</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE.
<ets>brod</ets>, Dan. <ets>braad</ets> prick, sting, <ets>brodde</ets>
ice spur, frost nail, Sw. <ets>brodd</ets> frost nail, Icel.
<ets>broddr</ets> any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS.
<ets>brord</ets> point, spire of grass, and perh. to E.
<ets>bristle</ets>. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brad awl</ent><br/
<hw>Brad" awl`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A straight awl with chisel
edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.</def>
<rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bradoon</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*doon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bridoon</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bradykinin</ent><br/
<hw>bra`dy*ki"nin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a hypotensive tissue hormone
(<chform>C50H73N15O11</chform>) 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:
<chname>Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg</chname>.</def>
<au>MI11</au><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> kallidin I; callidin I; kallidin-9.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bradypodidae</ent><br/
<hw>Bradypodidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the
true sloths.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bradypodidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bradypus</ent><br/
<hw>Bradypus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the
<fam>Bradypodidae</fam>, comprising the three-toed sloths.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bradypus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brae</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brae</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bray</er>
a hill.]</ety> <def>A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brag</ent><br/
<hw>Brag</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bragged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bragging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braggen</ets>
to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. <ets>braguer</ets> to lead a merry life,
flaunt, boast, OF. <ets>brague</ets> merriment), from Icel.
<ets>braka</ets> to creak, <ets>brak</ets> noise, fr. the same root as
E. <ets>break</ets>; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
<?/<er>95</er>.]</ety> <def>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
<xex>of</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>brag</ex> of one's exploits, courage, or
money, or of the great things one intends to do</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,<br/
<qex>Brags</qex> of his substance, not of ornament.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt;
flourish; talk big.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brag</ent><br/
<hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To boast of.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brag</ent><br/
<hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A boast or boasting;
bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>C<ae/sar . . . made not here his <qex>brag</qex><br/
Of <ldquo/came,<rdquo/ and <ldquo/saw,<rdquo/ and
<ldquo/overcame.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing which is boasted of.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beauty is Nature's <qex>brag</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A game at cards similar to bluff.</def>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brag</ent><br/
<hw>Brag</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brag</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Brisk; full of spirits; boasting;
pretentious; conceited.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>brag</qex> young fellow.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brag</ent><br/
<hw>Brag</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Proudly; boastfully.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brage</ent><br/
<hw>Brage</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Norse mythol.)</fld> <def>the Norse
god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Bragi.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braggadocio</ent><br/
<hw>Brag`ga*do"cio</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Braggadocchio</ets>, a boastful character in Spenser's
<ldquo/Fa<eum/rie Queene.<rdquo/]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A braggart; a
boaster; a swaggerer.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braggardism</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"gard*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Braggart</er>.]</ety> <def>Boastfulness; act of bragging.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braggart</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"gart</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bragard</ets> flaunting, vain, bragging. See <er>Brag</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A boaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O, I could play the woman with mine eyes,<br/
And <qex>braggart</qex> with my tongue.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braggart</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"gart</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Boastful.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Brag"gart*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bragger</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brags; a
boaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bragget</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"get</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>braket</ets>, <ets>bragot</ets>, fr. W. <ets>bragawd</ets>,
<ets>bragod</ets>, fr. <ets>brag</ets> malt.]</ety> <def>A liquor made
of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braggingly</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"ging`ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Boastingly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bragi</ent><br/
<hw>Bragi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Norse mythol.)</fld> <def>the Norse
god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brage.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bragless</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bragging.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bragly</ent><br/
<hw>Brag"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to be bragged of;
finely; proudly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahma</ent><br/
<hw>Brah"ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brahman</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Myth.)</fld> <def>The
One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad
consists of <ex>Brahma</ex>, the Creator, <contr>Vishnu</contr>, the
Preserver, and <contr>Siva</contr>, the Destroyer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ According to the Hindu religious books,
<xex>Brahma</xex> (with the final <xex>a</xex> short), or
<xex>Brahm</xex>, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in
All, while the personal gods, <xex>Brahm<aacute/</xex> (with the final
<xex>a</xex> long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations
of Brahma the Divine Essence.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>Brahmapootra</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahmin</ent><br/
<ent>Brahman</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brahmans</plw>, <plw>Brahmins</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Skr.
<ets>Br<amac/hmana</ets> (cf. <ets>Brahman</ets> worship, holiness; the
God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. <ets>Brahmane</ets>,
<ets>Brachmane</ets>, <ets>Bramine</ets>, L. <ets>Brachmanae</ets>,
<ets>-manes</ets>, <ets>-mani</ets>, pl., Gr. <?/, pl.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the
Hindus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brahman bull</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the male
of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the
Hindus.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, a Boston
<ex>brahmin</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahmaness</ent><br/
<hw>Brah"man*ess</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
Brahmani.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahmani</ent><br/
<hw>Brah"man*i</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fem. of
<ets>Brahman</ets>.]</ety> <def>Any Brahman woman.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>Brahmanee</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>ical</ent><br/
<ent>Brahminic</ent><br/
<ent>-ical</ent><br/
<ent>Brahmanic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brah*man"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>-ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brah*min"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>*ic*al</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>,}</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahminism</ent><br/
<ent>Brahmanism</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min*ism</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion or system of
doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahminist</ent><br/
<ent>Brahmanist</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brah"man*ist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brah"min*ist</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adherent of the religion
of the Brahmans.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahmoism</ent><br/
<hw>Brah"mo*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious
system of Brahmo-somaj.</def> <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahmo-somaj</ent><br/
<hw>Brah`mo-so*maj"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Bengalese,
a worshiping assembly.]</ety> <def>A modern reforming theistic sect
among the Hindus.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Brama-samaj</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brahms</ent><br/
<hw>Brahms</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a famous German composer,
b. 1833, d. 1897.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Johannes Brahms.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the music composed by Brahms; <as>as, the program
consisted mostly of <ex>Brahms</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braid</ent><br/
<hw>Braid</hw> <pr>(br<amac/d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Braided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Braiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braiden</ets>,
<ets>breiden</ets>, to pull, reach, braid, AS. <ets>bregdan</ets> to
move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. <ets>breg<edh/a</ets>, D.
<ets>breiden</ets> to knit, OS. <ets>bregdan</ets> to weave, OHG.
<ets>brettan</ets> to brandish. Cf. <er>Broid</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three
or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Braid</qex> your locks with rosy twine.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft
consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary
operations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reproach. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See
<er>Upbraid</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braid</ent><br/
<hw>Braid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A plait,
band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together
different strands.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>braid</qex> of hair composed of two different colors twined
together.</q> <rj><qau>Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used
for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braid</ent><br/
<hw>Braid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.Icel. <ets>breg<?/a</ets> to move
quickly.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A quick motion; a start.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sackville.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fancy; freak; caprice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>R. Hyrde.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braid</ent><br/
<hw>Braid</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To start; to awake.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braid</ent><br/
<hw>Braid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>br<ae/d</ets>,
<ets>bred</ets>, deceit; akin to Icel. <ets>brag<edh/</ets> trick, AS.
<ets>bredan</ets>, <ets>bregdan</ets>, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a
net, to draw into a net, <it>i. e.</it>, to deceive. See <er>Braid</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Deceitful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Since Frenchmen are so <qex>braid</qex>,<br/
Marry that will, I live and die a maid.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>braided</ent><br/
<hw>braided</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>adorned with braid;
<as>as, his <ex>braided</ex> collar</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>formed into a braid or braids; <as>as,
<ex>braided</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braiding</ent><br/
<hw>Braid"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of making or
using braids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Braids, collectively; trimming.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and
<qex>braiding</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brail</ent><br/
<hw>Brail</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brayle</ets>
furling rope, OF. <ets>braiol</ets> a band placed around the breeches,
fr.F. <ets>braies</ets>, pl., breeches, fr. L. <ets>braca</ets>,
<ets>bracae</ets>, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. <ets>bragez</ets>.
Cf. <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A thong of soft leather to
bind up a hawk's wing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Ropes passing
through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or
corners of sails, preparatory to furling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stock at each end of a seine to keep it
stretched.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brail</ent><br/
<hw>Brail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To haul up by
the brails; -- used with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, <ex>to brail</ex> up a
sail</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braille</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Braille</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <person>Louis <etsep>Braille</etsep></person>, a French
teacher of the blind.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>braille</ent><br/
<hw>braille</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to transcribe in
Braille.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brain</ent><br/
<hw>Brain</hw> <pr>(br<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brain</ets>, <ets>brein</ets>, AS. <ets>bragen</ets>,
<ets>br<ae/gen</ets>; akin to LG. <ets>br<aum/gen</ets>,
<ets>bregen</ets>, D. <ets>brein</ets>, and perh. to Gr.
<grk>bre`gma</grk>, <grk>brechmo`s</grk>, the upper part of head, if
<beta/ = <phi/. <root/95.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part
of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to overhang the
cerebellum, the great lobe of the hindbrain, and completely cover the
lobes of the midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into
irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves (the so-called
fissures and sulci), and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom
of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous
matter, the <xex>corpus callosum</xex>, while the two halves of the
cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge,
or <xex>pons Varolii</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The anterior or cephalic ganglion
in insects and other invertebrates.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the
understanding; <as>as, use your <ex>brains</ex></as>.</def> <ldquo/ My
<xex>brain</xex> is too dull.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In this sense, often used in the plural.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The affections; fancy; imagination.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a very intelligent person.</def>
<mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot,
guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of
self-regulation.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To have on the brain</b></col>, <cd>to have constantly in
one's thoughts, as a sort of monomania.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> --
<col><b>no-brainer</b></col> <cd>a decision requiring little or no
thought; an obvious choice.</cd></cs> <mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Brain box</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Brain
case</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the bony or cartilaginous case inclosing the
brain.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brain coral</b></col>, <col><b>Brain stone
coral</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>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 <gen>M<ae/andrina</gen> and <gen>Diploria</gen>.</cd> --
<col><b>Brain fag</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>brain weariness. See
<er>Cerebropathy</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brain fever</b></col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>fever in which the brain is specially affected;
any acute cerebral affection attended by fever.</cd> -- <col><b>Brain
sand</b></col>, <cd>calcareous matter found in the pineal
gland.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brain</ent><br/
<hw>Brain</hw> <pr>(br<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brained</conjf> <pr>(br<amac/nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braining</conjf>.]</vmorph><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out
the brains.</def> <specif>Hence, Fig.:</specif> <def>To destroy; to put
an end to; to defeat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There thou mayst <qex>brain</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was the swift celerity of the death . . . <br/
That <qex>brained</qex> my purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To conceive; to understand.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen<br/
Tongue, and <qex>brain</qex> not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>braincase</ent><br/
<hw>brain"case</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the part of the skull that
encloses the brain.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cranium, brainpan.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainchild</ent><br/
<hw>brainchild</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a product of one's creative
thinking and work; <as>as, the project was the <ex>brainchild</ex> of
the director</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inspiration.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brained</ent><br/
<hw>Brained</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Supplied with
brains.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If th' other two be <qex>brained</qex> like us.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainish</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hot-headed; furious.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainless</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without understanding; silly;
thoughtless; witless.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Brain"less*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainpan</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"pan`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brain</ets>
+ <ets>pan</ets>.]</ety> <def>The bones which inclose the brain; the
skull; the cranium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainpower</ent><br/
<hw>brainpower</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>mental ability; intellectual
acuity.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brain, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality,
wit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainsick</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"sick`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disordered in
the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Brain"sick*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainsickly</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"sick`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brainsick
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainstorm</ent><br/
<hw>brain"storm`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the clear (and often sudden)
understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant
insight.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insight, brainwave.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainstorm</ent><br/
<hw>brain"storm`</hw> <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>to try to solve a
problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting
encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all
members.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> practice brainstorming.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brain-teaser</ent><br/
<hw>brain-teaser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a difficult problem.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> riddle, conundrum, enigma.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainwash</ent><br/
<hw>brainwash</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>brainwashed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>brainwashing</er>]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to persuade
completely; <as>as, the propaganda <ex>brainwashed</ex> many
people</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture,
or by constant psychological pressure.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> submit to brainwashing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainwashed</ent><br/
<hw>brainwashed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>subjected to intensive forced
indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance
of new ones.</def> <illu><ex>brainwashed</ex> prisoners of war</illu>;
<illu>captive audiences for TV commercials can become
<ex>brainwashed</ex> consumers</illu> <ant>unbrainwashed</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainwashing</ent><br/
<hw>brainwashing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of forcible
indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brainwave</ent><br/
<hw>brain"wave`</hw> <pr>(br<amac/n"w<amac/v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the
brain.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brain wave, cortical potential.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a
complex situation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> insight, brainstorm.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brainy</ent><br/
<hw>Brain"y</hw> <pr>(br<amac/n"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having an active or vigorous mind.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>highly intelligent.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braize</ent><br/
<ent>Braise</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its iridescent colors.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A European marine fish (<spn>Pagrus
vulgaris</spn>) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is
sometimes applied to the related species.</def> <altsp>[Also written
<asp>brazier</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braize</ent><br/
<ent>Braise</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Braise</hw>, <hw>Braize</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Charcoal powder; breeze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Braised meat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braise</ent><br/
<hw>Braise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>braiser</ets>, fr.
<ets>braise</ets> coals.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To stew or
broil in a covered kettle or pan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>braising</qex> kettle has a deep cover which holds coals;
consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below.</q>
<rj><qau>Mrs. Henderson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braiser</ent><br/
<hw>Brais"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kettle or pan for
braising.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brait</ent><br/
<hw>Brait</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.W.
<ets>braith</ets> variegated, Ir. <ets>breath</ets>, <ets>breagh</ets>,
fine, comely.]</ety> <def>A rough diamond.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braize</ent><br/
<hw>Braize</hw> <pr>(br<amac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Braise</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brake</ent><br/
<hw>Brake</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Break</er>.</def> <mark>[Arhaic]</mark>
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brake</ent><br/
<hw>Brake</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brake</ets> fern; cf. AS.
<ets>bracce</ets> fern, LG. <ets>brake</ets> willow bush, Da.
<ets>bregne</ets> fern, G. <ets>brach</ets> fallow; prob. orig. the
growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See
<er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, cf. <er>Bracken</er>, and 2d
<er>Brake</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fern of the genus
<gen>Pteris</gen>, esp. the <spn>Pteris aquilina</spn>, common in almost
all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal
branches. Less properly: Any fern.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and
brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Rounds rising hillocks, <qex>brakes</qex> obscure and rough,<br/
To shelter thee from tempest and from rain.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He stayed not for <qex>brake</qex>, <qex>and he stopped not for
stone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Cane brake</b></col>, <cd>a thicket of canes. See
<er>Canebrake</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 175 --></p>

<p><ent>Brake</ent><br/
<hw>Brake</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brake</ets>; cf. LG. <ets>brake</ets> an instrument for breaking
flax, G. <ets>breche</ets>, fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See
<ets>Break</ets>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Breach</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody
part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the
fiber.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extended handle by means of which a number of men
can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A baker's kneading though.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sharp bit or snaffle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Pampered jades . . . which need nor <qex>break</qex> nor bit.</q>
<rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A frame for confining a refractory horse while the
smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and because of his
fierceness kept him within a <qex>brake</qex> of iron bars.</q>
<rj><qau>J. Brende.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or
engine, which enables it to turn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An ancient engine of war analogous
to the crossbow and ballista.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A large, heavy harrow for
breaking clods after plowing; a drag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking
in horses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>An ancient instrument of torture.</def>
<rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Air brake</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Air brake</er>, in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brake beam</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Brake bar</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the beam that connects the brake
blocks of opposite wheels.</cd> -- <col><b>Brake block</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The part of a brake holding the brake shoe.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A brake shoe.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brake
shoe</b></col> or <col><b>Brake rubber</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the part of
a brake against which the wheel rubs.</cd> -- <col><b>Brake
wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which
brakes are operated.</cd> -- <col><b>Continuous brake</b></col> .
<cd>See under <er>Continuous</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brakeman</ent><br/
<hw>Brake"man</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k"m<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brakemen</plw>
<pr>(br<amac/k"m<eit/n)</pr>.</plu><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A man in charge of a brake or
brakes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The man in charge of the winding
(or hoisting) engine for a mine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brakes</ent><br/
<hw>brakes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the combination of interacting parts
that work to slow a moving vehicle.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brake system.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braky</ent><br/
<hw>Brak"y</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k"<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough;
thorny.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the woods and <qex>braky</qex> glens.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Browne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>braless</ent><br/
<hw>bra"less</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>wearing no brassiere.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brama</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brahma</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bramah press</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"mah press`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A hydrostatic press of
immense power, invented by Joseph <xex>Bramah</xex> of London. See under
<er>Hydrostatic</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bramble</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"ble</hw> <pr>(br<acr/m"b'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brembil</ets>, AS. <ets>br<emac/mel</ets>, <ets>br<emac/mbel</ets>,
<ets>br<aemac/mbel</ets> (akin to OHG. <ets>br<amac/mal</ets>), fr. the
same root as E. <ets>broom</ets>, As. <ets>br<omac/m</ets>. See
<er>Broom</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of
the genus <gen>Rubus</gen>, including the raspberry and blackberry.
Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The thorny <qex>brambles</qex>, and embracing bushes.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The brambling or bramble
finch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bramble bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"ble bush`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/sh`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing
together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He jumped into a <qex>bramble bush</qex><br/
And scratched out both his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Mother
Goose.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brambled</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"bled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overgrown with
brambles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Forlorn she sits upon the <qex>brambled</qex> floor.</q>
<rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bramble net</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"ble net`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A net to catch
birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brambling</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"bling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bramline</ets>. See <er>Bramble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The European mountain finch (<spn>Fringilla
montifringilla</spn>); -- called also <altname>bramble finch</altname>
and <altname>bramble</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brambly</ent><br/
<hw>Bram"bly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
resembling, or full of, brambles.</def> <ldquo/In <xex>brambly</xex>
wildernesses.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brame</ent><br/
<hw>Brame</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Breme</er>.]</ety> <def>Sharp passion; vexation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Heart-burning <qex>brame</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braminic</ent><br/
<ent>Bramin</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bra"min</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bra*min"ic</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, etc.}</mhw> <def>See <er>Brahman</er>,
<er>Brachmanic</er>, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bran</ent><br/
<hw>Bran</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bren</ets>,
<ets>bran</ets>, OF. <ets>bren</ets>, F. <ets>bran</ets>, from Celtic;
cf. Armor. <ets>brenn</ets>, Ir. <ets>bran</ets>, bran, chaff.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The European carrion
crow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brancard</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"card</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
litter on which a person may be carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Coigrave.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branch</ent><br/
<hw>Branch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Branches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>braunche</ets>,
F. <ets>branche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>branca</ets> claw of a bird or beast
of prey; cf. Armor. <ets>brank</ets> branch, bough.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any division extending like a branch; any arm or
part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; <as>as, the
<ex>branch</ex> of an antler; the <ex>branch</ex> of a chandelier; a
<ex>branch</ex> of a river; a <ex>branch</ex> of a
railway</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Most of the <qex>branches</qex> , or streams, were dried up.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Branches</xex> of knowledge.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is a <qex>branch</qex> and parcel of mine oath.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>One of the portions of a curve
that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; <as>as, the
<ex>branches</ex> of an hyperbola</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A line of family descent, in distinction from some
other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line;
<as>as, the English <ex>branch</ex> of a family</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His father, a younger <qex>branch</qex> of the ancient stock.</q>
<rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A warrant or commission given to
a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Branches of a bridle</b></col>, <cd>two pieces of bent
iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.</cd> --
<col><b>Branch herring</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alewife</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Root and branch</b></col> , <cd>totally, wholly.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig;
sprig.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branch</ent><br/
<hw>Branch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Diverging from, or
tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; <as>as, a
<ex>branch</ex> vein; a <ex>branch</ex> road or line; a <ex>branch</ex>
topic; a <ex>branch</ex> store</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branch</ent><br/
<hw>Branch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Branched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Branching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot or spread
in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide into separate parts or
subdivision.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To branch off</b></col>, <cd>to form a branch or a
separate part; to diverge.</cd> -- <col><b>To branch out</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>branch out</qex> into a long disputation.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branch</ent><br/
<hw>Branch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To divide as into
branches; to make subordinate division in.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adorn with needlework representing branches,
flowers, or twigs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The train whereof loose far behind her strayed,<br/
<qex>Branched</qex> with gold and pearl, most richly wrought.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>branched</ent><br/
<hw>branched</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling a fork;
divided or separated into two branches; <as>as, long <ex>branched</ex>
hairs on its legs, on which pollen collects</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged,
prongy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>branching</er>, <pos>a.</pos>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brancher</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various
directions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>A young hawk when it begins to
leave the nest and take to the branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchery</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of
branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Branchi<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, pl.
of <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A gill; a respiratory organ for
breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and
semiaquatic animals have.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchial</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to branchi<ae/ or gills.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Branchial arches</b></col>, <cd>the bony or cartilaginous
arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and
amphibians. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</cd> --
<col><b>Branchial clefts</b></col>, <cd>the openings between the
branchial arches through which water passes.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiate</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Furnished with branchi<ae/; <as>as, <ex>branchiate</ex>
segments</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bran*chif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having gills; branchiate; <as>as,
<ex>branchiferous</ex> gastropods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiness</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fullness of
branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branching</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with branches;
shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shaded with <qex>branching</qex> palm.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branching</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or state of separation
into branches; division into branches; a division or branch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sciences, with their numerous <qex>branchings</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>L. Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiogastropoda</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ gill + E. <ets>gastropoda</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi<ae/,
including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiomerism</ent><br/
<hw>Bran`chi*om"er*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
gill + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The state of
being made up of branchiate segments.</def> <rj><au>R.
Wiedersheim.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiopod</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"chi*o*pod</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Branchiopoda.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiopoda</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bran"chi*o*poda</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ gill + <ets>-poda</ets>: cf. F. <ets>branchiopode</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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 <gen>Branchipus</gen>,
<gen>Apus</gen>, and <gen>Limnadia</gen>, and the genus
<gen>Artemia</gen> found in salt lakes. It is also called
<altname><ord>Phyllopoda</ord></altname>. See <er>Phyllopoda</er>,
<er>Cladocera</er>. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiostegal</ent><br/
<hw>Bran`chi*os"te*gal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
gill + <?/ to cover: cf. F. <ets>branchiost<egrave/ge</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of
fishes.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A
branchiostegal ray. See <xex>Illustration</xex> of <cref>Branchial
arches</cref> in Appendix.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes
having boneless branchi<ae/. But the arrangement was artificial, and has
been rejected.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiostege</ent><br/
<hw>Bran`chi*os"tege</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
branchiostegal membrane. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in
Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiostegous</ent><br/
<hw>Bran`chi*os"te*gous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Branchiostegal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiostoma</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bran`chi*os"to*ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr., Gr. <?/ gill + <?/ mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The
lancelet. See <er>Amphioxus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchiura</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bran"chi*u"ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr., Gr. <?/ gill + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species
parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (<spn>Argulus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchless</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of
branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren;
naked.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchlet</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Branch</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little branch;
a twig.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branch pilot</ent><br/
<hw>Branch" pi`lot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A pilot who has a branch or
commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special
navigation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branchy</ent><br/
<hw>Branch"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of branches;
having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beneath thy <qex>branchy</qex> bowers of thickest gloom.</q>
<rj><qau>J. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand</ent><br/
<hw>Brand</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brand</ets>,
<ets>brond</ets>, AS. <ets>brand brond</ets> brand, sword, from
<ets>byrnan</ets>, <ets>beornan</ets>, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., &
G. <ets>brand</ets> brand, Icel. <ets>brandr</ets> a brand, blade of a
sword. <root/32. See <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Brandish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A burning piece of wood; or a
stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire
is extinct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Snatching a live <qex>brand</qex> from a wigwam, Mason threw it on
a matted roof.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing
brightness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Paradise, so late their happy seat,<br/
Waved over by that flaming <qex>brand</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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>as, a good <ex>brand</ex> of
flour</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence:
Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>brand</qex> of private vice.</q>
<rj><qau>Channing.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An instrument to brand with; a branding
iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any minute fungus which produces a
burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several
genera of the order <ord>Puccini<ae/i</ord>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand</ent><br/
<hw>Brand</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Branded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Branding</conjf>.]</vmorph>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>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).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other
way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
manufacture, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma,
upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Inquisition <qex>branded</qex> its victims with infamy.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There were the enormities, <qex>branded</qex> and condemned by the
first and most natural verdict of common humanity.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot
iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As if it were <qex>branded</qex> on my mind.</q> <rj><qau>Geo.
Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandenburg</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"den*burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named after
<etsep>Brandenburg</etsep>, a province and a town of Prussia.]</ety>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He wore a coat . . . trimmed with <qex>Brandenburgs</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brander</ent><br/
<hw>Brand"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gridiron.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand goose</ent><br/
<hw>Brand" goose`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Prob. fr. 1st
<ets>brand</ets> + <ets>goose</ets>: cf. Sw. <ets>brandg<aring/s</ets>.
Cf. <er>Brant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A species of wild
goose (<spn>Branta bernicla</spn>) usually called in America
<altname>brant</altname>. See <er>Brant</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandied</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"died</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mingled with
brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated
with brandy; <as>as, <ex>brandied</ex> peaches</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branding iron</ent><br/
<hw>Brand"ing i`*ron</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>An iron to brand
with.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand iron</ent><br/
<hw>Brand" i`ron</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A branding iron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A trivet to set a pot on.</def>
<rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The horizontal bar of an andiron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandish</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brandished</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brandishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>braundisen</ets>, F. <ets>brandir</ets>, fr. <ets>brand</ets> a
sword, fr. OHG. <ets>brant</ets> brand. See <er>Brand</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or wave, as a weapon; to
raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The quivering lance which he <qex>brandished</qex> bright.</q>
<rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To play with; to flourish; <as>as, to
<ex>brandish</ex> syllogisms</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandish</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flourish, as with a weapon,
whip, etc.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Brandishes</xex> of the fan.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tailer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandisher</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dish*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
brandishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandle</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brandiller</ets>.]</ety> <def>To shake; to totter.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandlin</ent><br/
<ent>Brandling</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brand"ling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brand"lin</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Branlin</er>, fish and worm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand-new</ent><br/
<hw>Brand"-new"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brand</er>, and cf. <er>Brannew</er>.]</ety> <def>Quite new; bright
as if fresh from the forge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brand spore</ent><br/
<hw>Brand" spore`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of
several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the
fungi called <xex>brand</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandy</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brandies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From older
<ets>brandywine</ets>, <ets>brandwine</ets>, fr. D.
<ets>brandewijn</ets>, fr. p. p. of <ets>branden</ets> to burn, distill
+ <ets>wijn</ets> wine, akin to G. <ets>branntwein</ets>. See
<er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brandy fruit</b></col>, <cd>fruit preserved in brandy and
sugar.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brandywine</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"dy*wine`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brandy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brangle</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>brangled</ets> confused, entangled, Scot. <ets>brangle</ets> to
shake, menace; probably a variant of <ets>wrangle</ets>, confused with
<ets>brawl</ets>. <root/95. ]</ety> <def>A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy
contest or dispute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>brangle</qex> between him and his neighbor.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brangle</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brangled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brangling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To wrangle; to
dispute contentiously; to squabble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branglement</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrangle;
brangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brangler</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"gler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quarrelsome
person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brangling</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"gling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quarrel.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brank</ent><br/
<hw>Brank</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. of Celtic
origin; cf. L. <ets>brance</ets>, <ets>brace</ets>, the Gallic name of a
particularly white kind of corn.]</ety> <def>Buckwheat.</def>
<mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branks</ent><br/
<ent>Brank</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brank</hw>, <hw>Branks</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
Gael. <ets>brangus</ets>, <ets>brangas</ets>, a sort of pillory, Ir.
<ets>brancas</ets> halter, or D. <ets>pranger</ets> fetter.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.</def>
<mark>[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brank</ent><br/
<hw>Brank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold up and toss
the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.</def> <mark>[Scot. &
Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prance; to caper.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brankursine</ent><br/
<hw>Brank"ur*sine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>branc-ursine</ets>, <ets>branch-ursine</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>branca</ets> claw + L. <ets>ursinus</ets> belonging to a bear (fr.
<ets>ursus</ets> bear), <it>i. e.</it>, bear's claw, because its leaves
resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. <er>Branch</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branlin</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.
<ets>branlie</ets> fr. <ets>brand</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse
black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branlin</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"lin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>A
small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so
called from its red color.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bran-new</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"-new"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brand-new</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branny</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
appearance of bran; consisting of or containing bran.</def>
<rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bransle</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"sle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brawl</er>
a dance.]</ety> <def>A brawl or dance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 176 --></p>

<p><ent>Brant</ent><br/
<hw>Brant</hw> <pr>(br<acr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.<er>Brand
goose</er>, <er>Brent</er>, <er>Brenicle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A species of wild goose (<spn>Branta bernicla</spn>) -- called also
<altname>brent</altname> and <altname>brand goose</altname>. The name is
also applied to other related species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brant</ent><br/
<hw>Brant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brent</er>.]</ety>
<def>Steep.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brantail</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"tail`</hw> <pr>(br<acr/n"t<amac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The European redstart; -- so called from the red
color of its tail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brant-fox</ent><br/
<hw>Brant"-fox`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>brand-fox</ets>; cf. G. <ets>brandfuchs</ets>, Sw.
<ets>bradr<aum/f</ets>. So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat
black color. See <er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A kind
of fox found in Sweden (<spn>Vulpes alopex</spn>), smaller than the
common fox (<spn>Vulpes vulgaris</spn>), but probably a variety of
it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Branular</ent><br/
<hw>Bran"u*lar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the
brain; cerebral.</def> <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasen</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"sen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Brazen</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasenia</ent><br/
<hw>Brasenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a magnoliid genus; a genus of
dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant
angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family
<fam>Nymphaeaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brasenia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brash</ent><br/
<hw>Brash</hw> <pr>(br<acr/sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael.
<ets>bras</ets> or G. <ets>barsch</ets> harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous,
D. <ets>barsch</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>barsk</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hasty in
temper; impetuous.</def> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brash</ent><br/
<hw>Brash</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Amer. <ets>bresk</ets>,
<ets>brusk</ets>, fragile, brittle.]</ety> <def>Brittle, as wood or
vegetables.</def> <mark>[Colloq., U. S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brash</ent><br/
<hw>Brash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brash</er> brittle.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of
sickness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of
hedges.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Broken and angular fragments of
rocks underlying alluvial deposits.</def> <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Broken fragments of ice.</def>
<rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Water brash</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an affection
characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a
rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.</cd> -- <col><b>Weaning
brash</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a severe form of diarrhea which
sometimes attacks children just weaned.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brashy</ent><br/
<hw>Brash"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Resembling, or of the nature of, brash, or broken fragments;
broken; crumbly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft,
<qex>brashy</qex> floes that we encountered.</q> <rj><qau>F. T.
Bullen.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Showery; characterized by brashes, or
showers.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasier</ent><br/
<ent>Brazier</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bra"sier</hw>, <hw>Bra"zier</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brasiere</ets>, F. <ets>braise</ets> live
coals. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificer who works in
brass.</def> <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasier</ent><br/
<ent>Brazier</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bra"sier</hw>, <hw>Bra"zier</hw> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>brasier</ets>, <ets>brais<iacute/er</ets>, fr.
<ets>braise</ets> live coals. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>A large
metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal; it is used to warm
people who must stay outside for long times.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasilia</ent><br/
<hw>Brasilia</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Brazil</country>, built on the
central plateau. Population (2000) = 1,800,000.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brazilian capital.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brasilein</ent><br/
<ent>brasilin</ent><br/
<hw>bras"i*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>br<eacute/siline</ets>. See 2d <er>Brazil</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance, <chform>C16H14O5</chform>,
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 <hw>bra*sil"e*in</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<chform>C16H12O5</chform>, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing
properties.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasque</ent><br/
<hw>Brasque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>steep</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brass</ent><br/
<hw>Brass</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brasses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>bras</ets>,
<ets>bres</ets>, AS. <ets>br<ae/s</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bras</ets>
cement, solder, <ets>brasa</ets> to harden by fire, and to E.
<ets>braze</ets>, <ets>brazen</ets>. Cf. 1st & 2d <er>Braze</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>white metal
lining</xex>. See <er>Axle box</er>, <er>Journal Box</er>, and
<er>Bearing</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor <qex>brass</qex> in your
purses, nor scrip for your journey.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. x.
9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Impudence; a brazen face.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Utensils, ornaments, or other
articles of brass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The very scullion who cleans the <qex>brasses</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Hopkinson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Lumps of
pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of
brass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word <xex>brass</xex> as used in Sculpture language
is a translation for <xex>copper</xex> or some kind of
<xex>bronze</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Brass</xex> is often used adjectively or in
self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>brass</xex> button, <xex>brass</xex>
kettle, <xex>brass</xex> founder, <xex>brass</xex> foundry or
<xex>brass</xex>foundry.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brass band</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a band of
musicians who play upon wind instruments made of brass, as trumpets,
cornets, etc.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brass foil</b></col>, <col><b>Brass
leaf</b></col></mcol>, <cd>brass made into very thin sheets; -- called
also <altname>Dutch gold</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassage</ent><br/
<hw>Bras"sage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called
<altname>seigniorage</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brassard</ent><br/
<hw>brassard</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an armor plate that protects the
arm.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassart</ent><br/
<hw>Bras"sart</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brassard</ets>, fr. <ets>bras</ets> arm. See <er>Brace</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brassavola</ent><br/
<hw>brassavola</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brass-bound</ent><br/
<ent>brassbound</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>brassbound</hw>, <hw>brass-bound</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>inflexibly entrenched; <as>as, <ex>brassbound</ex>
traditions</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ironclad, unchangeable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having trim or fittings of brass; <as>as, a
<ex>brassbound</ex> campaign chest; the heavy <ex>brass-bound</ex>
door</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brasse</ent><br/
<hw>Brasse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a
transposition of <ets>barse</ets>; but cf. LG. <ets>brasse</ets> the
bream, G. <ets>brassen</ets> Cf. <er>Bream</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A spotted European fish of the genus
<gen>Lucioperca</gen>, resembling a perch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brasserie</ent><br/
<hw>brasserie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small restaurant serving beer
and wine as well as food; usually cheap.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassets</ent><br/
<hw>Bras"sets</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brassart</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassia</ent><br/
<hw>Brassia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brassia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassica</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bras"si*ca</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
cabbage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants embracing
several species and varieties differing much in appearance and
qualities: such as the common cabbage (<spn>Brassica oleracea</spn>),
broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (<spn>Brassica
campestris</spn>); the common turnip (<spn>Brassica rapa</spn>); the
rape or coleseed (<spn>Brassica napus</spn>), etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassicaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Brassicaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of plants with
four-petaled flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae,
mustard family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassicaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bras`si*ca"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brassica</ets> cabbage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Related to,
or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brassie</ent><br/
<hw>brassie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>formerly a golfing wood with a face
more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassiere</ent><br/
<ent>Brassiere</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bras`siere"</hw> <hw>Bras`si<egrave/re"</hw></mhw>
<pr>(br<adot/*z<emac/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>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
<altname>bra</altname>. It usually has straps which support it from the
shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bra, bandeau.</syn><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassiness</ent><br/
<hw>Brass"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state,
condition, or quality of being brassy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brasslike</ent><br/
<hw>brasslike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>resembling the sound
of a brass instrument.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having an appearance resembling that of
brass.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brassy.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brass-visaged</ent><br/
<hw>Brass"-vis"aged</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impudent;
bold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassy</ent><br/
<hw>Brass"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of
brass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Impudent; impudently bold.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brassy</ent><br/
<hw>Brass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>brassie</asp> and <asp>brassey</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Golf)</fld>
<def>A wooden club soled with brass.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brast</ent><br/
<hw>Brast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Burst</er>.]</ety> <def>To burst.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And both his y<eum/n <qex>braste</qex> out of his face.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dreadfull furies which their chains have <qex>brast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brat</ent><br/
<hw>Brat</hw> <pr>(br<acr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bratt</ets> coarse garnment, AS. <ets>bratt</ets> cloak, fr. the
Celtic; cf. W. <ets>brat</ets> clout, rag, Gael. <ets>brat</ets> cloak,
apron, rag, Ir. <ets>brat</ets> cloak; properly then, a child's bib or
clout; hence, a child.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coarse garment or
cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes
clean; a bib.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good
sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.</def> <ldquo/This
<xex>brat</xex> is none of mine.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/A beggar's
<xex>brat</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O Israel! O household of the Lord!<br/
O Abraham's <qex>brats</qex>! O brood of blessed seed!</q>
<rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The young of an animal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brat</ent><br/
<hw>Brat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A
thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bratchet</ent><br/
<hw>bratch"et</hw>, <pr>(br<acr/ch"<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sc.
also <ets>bratchart</ets>; fr. ME. <ets>brachet</ets>, fr. OF.
<ets>brachet</ets>; ML. <ets>brachetus</ets>, dim. of <ets>brache</ets>
a hound. See <er>brach</er>.]</ety> <def>a kind of hound; a
<er>brach</er>; -- applied contemptuously to a child. See also
<er>brach</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>brachet</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bratchet's</qex> bay<br/
From the dark covert drove the prey.</q> <rj><qau>Scott, (Marmion, ii.
int.).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><q>To be plagued with a <qex>bratchet</qex> whelp -- Whence came ye,
my fair-favoured little gossip? .</q> <rj><qau>Scott, (Kenilworth, II.
xxi).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bratislava</ent><br/
<hw>Bratislava</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Slovakia</country>. Population
(2000) = 446,600.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bratsche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brat"sche</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. It.
viola da <ets>braccio</ets> viola held on the arm.]</ety> <def>The tenor
viola, or viola.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brattice</ent><br/
<hw>Brat"tice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brettice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A wall
of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Planking to support a roof or wall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brattishing</ent><br/
<hw>Brat"tish*ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>See <er>Brattice</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Carved openwork, as of a shrine,
battlement, or parapet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bratwurst</ent><br/
<hw>brat"wurst</hw> <pr>(br<acr/t"w<ucir/rst; br<acr/t"w<oocr/rst;
br<acr/t"v<ucir/rst; br<aum/t"w<ucir/rst; G. br<acr/t"v<oocr/rsht)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German.]</ety> <def>a small pork sausage seasoned
with spices and herbs, and usually served broiled or sauteed.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braunite</ent><br/
<hw>Braun"ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was
named from a Mr. <etsep>Braun</etsep> of Gotha.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravade</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*vade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bravado.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fanshawe.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravado</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*va"do</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bravadoes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bravada</ets>,
<ets>bravata</ets>, boast, brag: cf. F. <ets>bravade</ets>. See
<er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <def>Boastful and threatening behavior; a
boastful menace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In spite of our host's <qex>bravado</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brave</ent><br/
<hw>Brave</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<adjf>Braver</adjf>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Bravest</adjf>.]</amorph>
<ety>[F. <ets>brave</ets>, It. or Sp. <ets>bravo</ets>, (orig.) fierce,
wild, savage, prob. from. L. <ets>barbarus</ets>. See
<er>Barbarous</er>, and cf. <er>Bravo</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to
<ant>cowardly</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>brave</ex> man; a <ex>brave</ex>
act</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having any sort of superiority or excellence; --
especially such as in conspicuous.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic as
applied to material things.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Iron is a <qex>brave</qex> commodity where wood aboundeth.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It being a <qex>brave</qex> day, I walked to Whitehall.</q>
<rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Making a fine show or display.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wear my dagger with the <qex>braver</qex> grace.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For I have gold, and therefore will be <qex>brave</qex>.<br/
In silks I'll rattle it of every color.</q> <rj><qau>Robert
Greene.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Frog and lizard in holiday coats<br/
And turtle <qex>brave</qex> in his golden spots.</q>
<rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous;
bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited;
stout-hearted. See <er>Gallant</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brave</ent><br/
<hw>Brave</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A brave
person; one who is daring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave<br/
O'er the land of the free and the home of the <qex>brave</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>F. S. Key.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, an Indian warrior.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hot <qex>braves</qex> like thee may fight.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A challenge; a defiance; bravado.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;<br/
And so in this, to bear me down with <qex>braves</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brave</ent><br/
<hw>Brave</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Braved</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Braving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To encounter with
courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>These I can <qex>brave</qex>, but those I can not bear.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adorn; to make fine or showy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast <qex>braved</qex>
meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravely</ent><br/
<hw>Brave"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a
brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly;
nobly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And [she] decked herself <qex>bravely</qex> to allure the eyes of
all men that should see her.</q> <rj><qau>Judith. x. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Well; thrivingly; prosperously.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braveness</ent><br/
<hw>Brave"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of state or being
brave.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravery</ent><br/
<hw>Brav"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>braverie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being brave;
fearless; intrepidity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Remember, sir, my liege, . . . <br/
The natural <qex>bravery</qex> of your isle.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of braving; defiance; bravado.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Reform, then, without <qex>bravery</qex> or scandal of former
times and persons.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance;
ostentation; fine dress.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With scarfs and fans and double change of <qex>bravery</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like a stately ship . . . <br/
With all her <qex>bravery</qex> on, and tackle trim.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A man that is the <qex>bravery</qex> of his age.</q>
<rj><qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor;
fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See
<er>Courage</er>, and <er>Heroism</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braving</ent><br/
<hw>Brav"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bravado; a
boast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With so proud a strain<br/
Of threats and <qex>bravings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravingly</ent><br/
<hw>Brav"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a defiant
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bravo</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"vo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bravoes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[I. See <er>Brave</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law
at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.<br/
And stab, like <qex>bravoes</qex>, all who come this way.</q>
<rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravo</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"vo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <def>Well done! excellent! an exclamation
expressive of applause.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bravura</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bra*vu"ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
(properly) bravery, spirit, from <ets>bravo</ets>. See
<er>Brave</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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;
<xex>virtuoso</xex> music.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aria di bravura</b></col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>
<ety>[It.]</ety>, <cd>a florid air demanding brilliant
execution.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Braw</ent><br/
<hw>Braw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brave</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons or their
clothing, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>braw</ex> lad</as>.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>braw</xex> new gown.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Good; fine.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>braw</xex>
night.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawl</ent><br/
<hw>Brawl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Brawled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brawling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>braulen</ets>
to quarrel, boast, <ets>brallen</ets> to cry, make a noise; cf. LG.
<ets>brallen</ets> to brag, MHG. <ets>pr</ets><?/<ets>ulen</ets>, G.
<ets>prahlen</ets>, F. <ets>brailler</ets> to cry, shout, Pr.
<ets>brailar</ets>, <ets>braillar</ets>, W. <ets>bragal</ets> to
vociferate, brag, Armor. <ets>bragal</ets> to romp, to strut, W.
<ets>broliaw</ets> to brag, <ets>brawl</ets> boast. <?/95.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To quarrel noisily and outrageously.</def><br/
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<p><q>Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that
<qex>brawleth</qex> openly with his wife.</q> <rj><qau>Golden
Boke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To complain loudly; to scold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a
rapid stream running over stones.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Where the brook <qex>brawls</qex> along the painful road.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawl</ent><br/
<hw>Brawl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A noisy quarrel; loud,
angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; <as>as, a drunken
<ex>brawl</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His sports were hindered by the <qex>brawls</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawler</ent><br/
<hw>Brawl"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that brawls;
wrangler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Common brawler</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who
disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at
common law as a nuisance).</cd> <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawling</ent><br/
<hw>Brawl"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quarreling;
quarrelsome; noisy.</def><br/
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<p><q>She is an irksome <qex>brawling</qex> scold.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Making a loud confused noise. See <er>Brawl</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>, 3.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>brawling</qex> stream.</q> <rj><qau>J. S.
Shairp.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brawlingly</ent><br/
<hw>Brawl"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brawling
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawn</ent><br/
<hw>Brawn</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>braon</ets>
fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. <ets>br<amac/to</ets> flesh, G.
<ets>braten</ets> roast meat; akin to Icel. <ets>br<?/<?/</ets> flesh,
food of beasts, AS. <ets>br</ets><?/de roast meat, <ets>br<?/dan</ets>
to roast, G. <ets>braten</ets>, and possibly to E.
<ets>breed</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A muscle; flesh.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Formed well of <qex>brawns</qex> and of bones.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg,
muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes,
the arm.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Brawn</qex> without brains is thine.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the
<qex>brawn</qex> of the left hand.</q> <rj><qau>E. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And in my vantbrace put this withered <qex>brawn</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared
flesh of a boar.</def><br/
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<p><q>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 <qex>brawn</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A boar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. &
Fl.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brawned</ent><br/
<hw>Brawned</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brawny; strong;
muscular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brawner</ent><br/
<hw>Brawn"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boor killed for
the table.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brawniness</ent><br/
<hw>Brawn"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being brawny.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brawny</ent><br/
<hw>Brawn"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having large, strong
muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Brawny</xex>
limbs.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy;
athletic; stalwart; powerful; robust.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Braxy</ent><br/
<hw>Brax"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>breac</ets> rheum, <ets>broc</ets> sickness, Ir. <ets>bracha</ets>
corruption. <ets>Jamieson</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A disease of
sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A diseased sheep, or its mutton.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bray</ent><br/
<hw>Bray</hw> <pr>(br<amac/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brayed</conjf> <pr>(br<amac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Braying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brayen</ets>, OF. <ets>breier</ets>, F. <ets>broyer</ets> to pound,
grind, fr. OHG. <ets>brehhan</ets> to break. See <er>Break</er>.]</ety>
<def>To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.</def><br/
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<p><q>Though thou shouldest <qex>bray</qex> a fool in a mortar, . . .
yet will not his foolishness depart from him.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii.
22.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bray</ent><br/
<hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE <ets>brayen</ets>, F.
<ets>braire</ets> to bray, OF. <ets>braire</ets> to cry, fr. LL.
<ets>bragire</ets> to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E.
<ets>break</ets>; or perh. of imitative origin.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Laugh, and they<br/
Return it louder than an ass can <qex>bray</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a harsh, grating, or discordant
noise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Heard ye the din of battle <qex>bray</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bray</ent><br/
<hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or utter with a loud,
discordant, or harsh and grating sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Arms on armor clashing, <qex>brayed</qex><br/
Horrible discord.</q> <rj><qau>MIlton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And varying notes the war pipes <qex>brayed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bray</ent><br/
<hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The harsh cry of an ass; also, any
harsh, grating, or discordant sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bray</qex> and roar of multitudinous London.</q>
<rj><qau>Jerrold.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bray</ent><br/
<hw>Bray</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>braye</ets>,
<ets>brey</ets>, <ets>brew</ets>, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank,
Scot. <ets>bra</ets>, <ets>brae</ets>, <ets>bray</ets>, fr. AS.
<ets>br<aemac/w</ets> eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel.
<ets>br<amac/</ets> eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. <ets>br<umac/</ets>
eyebrow. See <er>Brow</er>.]</ety> <def>A bank; the slope of a hill; a
hill. See <er>Brae</er>, which is now the usual spelling.</def>
<mark>[North of Eng. & Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brayer</ent><br/
<hw>Bray"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An implement for
braying and spreading ink in hand printing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brayer</ent><br/
<hw>Bray"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that brays like an ass.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Braying</ent><br/
<hw>Bray"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making a harsh noise;
blaring.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Braying</xex> trumpets.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braze</ent><br/
<hw>Braze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Brazed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>braser</ets> to
solder, fr. Icel. <ets>brasa</ets> to harden by fire. Cf.
<er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To solder with hard solder, esp.
with an alloy of copper and zinc; <as>as, to <ex>braze</ex> the seams of
a copper pipe</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To harden.</def> <ldquo/Now I am <xex>brazes</xex>
to it.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braze</ent><br/
<hw>Braze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>br<ae/sian</ets>, fr. <ets>br<ae/s</ets> brass. See
<er>Brass</er>.]</ety> <def>To cover or ornament with brass.</def>
<rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazen</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[OE.
<ets>brasen</ets>, AS. <ets>br<ae/sen</ets>. See <er>Brass</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding
brass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like
brass; <as>as, a <ex>brazen</ex> countenance</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brazen age</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Myth.)</fld>
<cd>The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Arch<ae/ol.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Bronze</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brazen sea</b></col> <fld>(Jewish
Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple
for the use of the priests.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazen</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brazened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brazening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To carry through impudently or
shamelessly; <as>as, to <ex>brazen</ex> the matter through</as>.</def>
<-- = brass it out --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sabina <qex>brazened</qex> it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly
she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazen-browed</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen-browed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shamelessly
impudent.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazenface</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen*face`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An impudent or
shameless person.</def> <ldquo/Well said, <xex>brazenface;</xex> hold it
out.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazenfaced</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen*faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impudent;
shameless.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazenly</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a bold,
impudent manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 177 --></p>

<p><ent>Brazenness</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zen*ness</hw> <pr>(br<amac/"z'n*n<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The quality or state of being brazen.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazier</ent><br/
<hw>Bra"zier</hw> <pr>(br<amac/"zh<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Brasier</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Braziletto</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Braz`i*let"to</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg. &
Sp. <ets>brasilete</ets>, It. <ets>brasiletto</ets>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Brazil wood</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazilian</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*zil"ian</hw> <pr>(br<adot/*z<icr/l"y<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>prop.
a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <country>Brazil</country>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of
<country>Brazil</country>.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brazilian pebble</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Pebble</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazilin</ent><br/
<hw>Braz"i*lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>br<eacute/siline</ets>. See <er>Brazil</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>brezilin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazil nut</ent><br/
<hw>Bra*zil" nut`</hw> <pr>(br<adot/*z<icr/l" n<ucr/t`)</pr>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the
<spn>Bertholletia excelsa</spn>; the cream nut.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ From eighteen to twenty-four of the seeds or
<ldquo/nuts<rdquo/ grow in a hard and nearly globular shell.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazilwood</ent><br/
<ent>Brazil wood</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bra*zil" wood`</hw>, <hw>Bra*zil"wood`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(br<adot/*z<icr/l" w<oocr/d`)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>brasil</ets>, LL.
<ets>brasile</ets> (cf. Pg. & Sp. <ets>brasil</ets>, Pr.
<ets>bresil</ets>, Pr. <ets>bresil</ets>); perh. from Sp. or Pg.
<ets>brasa</ets> a live coal (cf. <er>Braze</er>, <er>Brasier</er>); or
Ar. <ets>vars</ets> plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given
to the wood from its color; and it is said that <person>King
Emanuel</person>, of <country>Portugal</country>, gave the name Brazil
to the country in South America on account of its producing this
wood.]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The wood of the oriental <spn>C<ae/salpinia
Sapan</spn>; -- so called before the discovery of America.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <spn>Caesalpinia echinata</spn>, a
leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes
from Jamaica, the timber of <spn>Caesalpinia Braziliensis</spn> and
<spn>Caesalpinia crista</spn>. This is often distinguished as
<stype>Braziletto</stype> , but the better kind is also frequently so
named. The wood is also used for violin bows.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a tropical tree (<spn>Caesalpinia echinata</spn>)
with a prickly trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called
<ex>brazilwood</ex>) yields a red dye and is used for
cabinetry.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> peachwood, pernambuco wood.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Brazos</ent><br/
<hw>Brazos</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a North American river, flowing
into the Gulf of Mexico.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Brazos River.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brazzaville</ent><br/
<hw>Brazzaville</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Congo</country>. Population (2000) =
937,580.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breach</ent><br/
<hw>Breach</hw> <pr>(br<emac/ch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>breke</ets>, <ets>breche</ets>, AS. <ets>brice</ets>,
<ets>gebrice</ets>, <ets>gebrece</ets> (in comp.), fr. <ets>brecan</ets>
to break; akin to Dan. <ets>br<ae/k</ets>, MHG. <ets>breche</ets>, gap,
breach. See <er>Break</er>, and cf. <er>Brake</er> (the instrument),
<er>Brack</er> a break]</ety> . <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of breaking, in
a figurative sense.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or
of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; <as>as, a
<ex>breach</ex> of contract; a <ex>breach</ex> of
promise</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Once more unto the <qex>breach</qex>, dear friends, once more;<br/
Or close the wall up with our English dead.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters
themselves; surge; surf.</def><br/
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<p><q>The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the
<qex>breach</qex> of waters.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. v. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A clear breach</b></col> <cd>implies that the waves roll
over the vessel without breaking.</cd> -- <col><b>A clean
breach</b></col> <cd>implies that everything on deck is swept away.</cd>
<rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A breaking up of amicable relations;
rupture.</def><br/
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<p><q>There's fallen between him and my lord<br/
An unkind <qex>breach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A bruise; a wound.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Breach</qex> for <qex>breach</qex>, eye for eye.</q>
<rj><qau>Lev. xxiv. 20.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A hernia; a rupture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A breaking out upon; an assault.</def><br/
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<p><q> The Lord had made a <qex>breach</qex> upon Uzza.</q> <rj><qau>1.
Chron. xiii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Breach of falth</b></col>, <cd>a breaking, or a failure
to keep, an expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or
trust.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of peace</b></col>, <cd>disorderly
conduct, disturbing the public peace.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of
privilege</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd>
<rj><au>Mozley. Abbott.</au></rj></cs><br/
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<p><cs>- <col><b>Breach of promise</b></col>, <cd>violation of one's
plighted word, esp. of a promise to marry.</cd> -- <col><b>Breach of
trust</b></col>, <cd>violation of one's duty or faith in a matter
entrusted to one.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break;
disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement; violation;
quarrel; dispute; contention; difference; misunderstanding.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Breach</ent><br/
<hw>Breach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Breached</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr> ; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a breach or opening in;
<as>as, to <ex>breach</ex> the walls of a city</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breach</ent><br/
<hw>Breach</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To break the water, as by leaping
out; -- said of a whale.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breachy</ent><br/
<hw>Breach"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to break fences
or to break out of pasture; unruly; <as>as, <ex>breachy</ex>
cattle</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bread</ent><br/
<hw>Bread</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>br<ae/dan</ets> to make broad, to spread. See <er>Broad</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To spread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bread</ent><br/
<hw>Bread</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bre<aacute/d</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>br<amac/d</ets>, OS.
<ets>br<omac/d</ets>, D. <ets>brood</ets>, G. <ets>brod</ets>,
<ets>brot</ets>, Icel. <ets>brau<edh/</ets>, Sw. & Dan.
<ets>br<oum/d</ets>. The root is probably that of E. <ets>brew</ets>.
<root/93. See <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of food
made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <col><b>Raised bread</b></col> 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. -- <col><b>Cream of tartar bread</b></col> 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. -- <col><b>Unleavened bread</b></col> is usually mixed
with water and salt only.</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>A<eum/rated bread</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>A<eum/rated</er>.</cd> <col><b>Bread and butter</b></col>
<mark>(fig.)</mark>, <cd>means of living.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brown
bread</b></col>, <col><b>Indian bread</b></col>, <col><b>Graham
bread</b></col>, <col><b>Rye and Indian bread</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See
<cref>Brown bread</cref>, under <er>Brown</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bread
tree</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Breadfruit</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Food; sustenance; support of life, in
general.</def><br/
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<p><q>Give us this day our daily <qex>bread</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt.
vi. 11</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bread</ent><br/
<hw>Bread</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To cover with
bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; <as>as, <ex>breaded</ex>
cutlets</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breadbasket</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"bas`ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
stomach.</def> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> <rj><au>S. Foote.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>bread-bin</ent><br/
<hw>bread"-bin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a container used to store breads
or cake, to keep them fresh.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breadbox.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>breadbox</ent><br/
<hw>bread"box`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a container used to store breads
or cake, to keep them fresh.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bread-bin.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>breadline</ent><br/
<hw>bread"line`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a queue of people waiting for
free food.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bread line.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Breadcorn</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"corn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Corn of grain of which bread
is made, as wheat, rye, etc.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breaded</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Braided</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breaden</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of
bread.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Breadfruit</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"fruit`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of a tree (<spn>Artocarpus incisa</spn>)
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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>breadfruit tree</altname> and <altname>bread
tree</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breadless</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without bread; destitute of
food.</def><br/
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<p><q>Plump peers and <qex>breadless</qex> bards alike are dull.</q>
<rj><qau>P. Whitehead.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breadroot</ent><br/
<hw>Bread`root"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The root of a leguminous plant (<spn>Psoralea esculenta</spn>),
found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds
in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ It is the <xex>Pomme blanche</xex> of Canadian
voyageurs.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Breadstuff</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"stuff</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Grain, flour, or
meal of which bread is made.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breadth</ent><br/
<hw>Breadth</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/dth)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brede</ets>, <ets>breede</ets>, whence later <ets>bredette</ets>,
AS. <ets>br<aemac/du</ets>, fr. <ets>br<amac/d</ets> broad. See
<er>Broad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Distance from side to side of any surface or thing;
measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> 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 <altname>breadth of
effect</altname>.</p>

<p><q><qex>Breadth</qex> of coloring is a prominent character in the
painting of all great masters.</q> <rj><qau>Weale.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breadthless</ent><br/
<hw>Breadth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without breadth.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breadthways</ent><br/
<hw>Breadth"ways</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/dth"w<asl/z)</pr>, <pos>ads.</pos>
<def>Breadthwise.</def> <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breadthwise</ent><br/
<hw>Breadth"wise</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/dth"w<isl/z)</pr>, <pos>ads.</pos>
<def>In the direction of the breadth.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breadwinner</ent><br/
<hw>Bread"win`ner</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/d"w<icr/n`n<etil/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The member of a family whose labor supplies the food
of the family; one who works for his living.</def> <rj><au>H.
Spencer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Break</ent><br/
<hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>broke</conjf> <pr>(br<omac/k)</pr>,
(<mark>Obs.</mark> <conjf>Brake</conjf>); <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Broken</conjf> <pr>(br<omac/"k'n)</pr>, (<mark>Obs.</mark>
<conjf>Broke</conjf>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>breken</ets>, AS.
<ets>brecan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brekan</ets>, D. <ets>breken</ets>,
OHG. <ets>brehhan</ets>, G. <ets>brechen</ets>, Icel. <ets>braka</ets>
to creak, Sw. <ets>braka</ets>, <ets>br<aum/kka</ets> to crack, Dan.
<ets>br<ae/kke</ets> to break, Goth. <ets>brikan</ets> to break, L.
<ets>frangere</ets>. Cf. <er>Bray</er> to pound, <er>Breach</er>,
<er>Fragile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strain apart; to sever by
fracture; to divide with violence; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a rope or
chain; to <ex>break</ex> a seal; to <ex>break</ex> an axle; to
<ex>break</ex> rocks or coal; to <ex>break</ex> a lock</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay open as by breaking; to divide; <as>as, to
<ex>break</ex> a package of goods</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
communicate.</def><br/
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<p><q>Katharine, <qex>break</qex> thy mind to me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or
promise.</def><br/
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<p><q> Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . <br/
<qex>To break</qex> all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to
dissolve or terminate; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> silence; to
<ex>break</ex> one's sleep; to <ex>break</ex> one's
journey</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Go, release them, Ariel;<br/
My charms I'll <qex>break</qex>, their senses I'll restore.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part
from; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a set</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into
disorder; to pierce; <as>as, the cavalry were not able to <ex>break</ex>
the British squares</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To shatter to pieces; to reduce to
fragments.</def><br/
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<p><q>The victim <qex>broke</qex> in pieces the musical instruments with
which he had solaced the hours of captivity.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
denomination; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a five dollar
bill</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency
of; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> flax</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or
mind.</def><br/
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<p><q>An old man, <qex>broken</qex> with the storms of state.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of,
as a fall or blow.</def><br/
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<p><q>I'll rather leap down first, and <qex>break</qex> your fall.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>To impart, as news or information; to broach; --
with <xex>to</xex>, and often with a modified word implying some
reserve; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> the news gently to the widow; to
<ex>break</ex> a purpose cautiously to a friend</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>14.</sn> <def>To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make
tractable; to discipline; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> a horse to the
harness or saddle</as>.</def> <ldquo/To <xex>break</xex> a colt.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>Why, then thou canst not <qex>break</qex> her to the lute?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>15.</sn> <def>To destroy the financial credit of; to make
bankrupt; to ruin.</def><br/
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<p><q>With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,<br/
Attracts all fees, and little lawyers <qex>breaks</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>16.</sn> <def>To destroy the official character and standing of;
to cashier; to dismiss.</def><br/
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<p><q>I see a great officer <qex>broken</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><note>With prepositions or adverbs: --</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To break down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To crush; to
overwhelm; <as>as, to <ex>break down</ex> one's strength; to <ex>break
down</ex> opposition</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To remove, or open a
way through, by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break down</ex> a door or
wall</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To
force in; <as>as, to <ex>break in</ex> a door</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>To train; to discipline; <as>as, a horse well <ex>broken
in</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break of</b></col>, <cd>to rid of; to
cause to abandon; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> one <ex>of</ex> a
habit</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break off</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To
separate by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break off</ex> a twig</as>.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To stop suddenly; to abandon.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Break
off</xex> thy sins by righteousness.<rdquo/ <au>Dan. iv. 27.</au> --
<col><b>To break open</b></col>, <cd>to open by breaking.</cd>
<ldquo/Open the door, or I will <xex>break it open</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To break out</b></col>, <cd>to take or force
out by breaking; <as>as, to <ex>break out</ex> a pane of
glass</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break out a cargo</b></col>, <cd>to
unstow a cargo, so as to unload it easily.</cd> -- <col><b>To break
through</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To make an opening through, as, as
by violence or the force of gravity; to pass violently through; <as>as,
<ex>to break through</ex> the enemy's lines; <ex>to break through</ex>
the ice</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To disregard; <as>as, <ex>to break
through</ex> the ceremony</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break up</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
ground).</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Break up</xex> this capon.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/<xex>Break up</xex> your fallow ground.<rdquo/
<au>Jer. iv. 3.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To dissolve; to put an end
to.</cd> <ldquo/<xex>Break up</xex> the court.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> --
<mcol><col><b>To break</b></col> (one) <col><b>all up</b></col></mcol>,
<cd>to unsettle or disconcert completely; to upset.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>With an immediate object: --</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To break the back</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To
dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>To get through the worst part of; <as>as, to <ex>break the back</ex>
of a difficult undertaking</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break
bulk</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a code</b></col> <cd>to discover
a method to convert coded messages into the original understandable
text.</cd> -- <col><b>To break cover</b></col>, <cd>to burst forth from
a protecting concealment, as game when hunted.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To
break a deer</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To break a
stag</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to cut it up and apportion the parts among
those entitled to a share.</cd> -- <col><b>To break fast</b></col>,
<cd>to partake of food after abstinence. See <er>Breakfast</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>To break ground</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To open the earth as
for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations,
and the like; <as>as, to <ex>break ground</ex> for a foundation, a
canal, or a railroad</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Fig.: To begin to
execute any plan.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To release
the anchor from the bottom.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the
heart</b></col>, <cd>to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.</cd> --
<col><b>To break a house</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to remove or
set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
the fastenings provided to secure it.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the
ice</b></col>, <cd>to get through first difficulties; to overcome
obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject.</cd> --
<col><b>To break jail</b></col>, <cd>to escape from confinement in jail,
usually by forcible means.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a jest</b></col>,
<cd>to utter a jest.</cd> <ldquo/Patroclus . . . the livelong day
<xex>breaks</xex> scurril jests.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To
break joints</b></col>, <cd>to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc., so
that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the
preceding course.</cd> -- <col><b>To break a lance</b></col>, <cd>to
engage in a tilt or contest.</cd> -- <col><b>To break the
neck</b></col>, <cd>to dislocate the joints of the neck.</cd> --
<col><b>To break no squares</b></col>, <cd>to create no trouble.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To break a path</b></col>,
<col><b>road</b></col>, etc.,</mcol> <cd>to open a way through obstacles
by force or labor.</cd> -- <col><b>To break upon a wheel</b></col>,
<cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To break
wind</b></col>, <cd>to give vent to wind from the anus.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Break</ent><br/
<hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with
suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within,
as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Else the bottle <qex>break</qex>, and the wine runneth out.</q>
<rj><qau>Math. ix. 17.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to
appear; to dawn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The day begins to <qex>break</qex>, and night is fled.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And from the turf a fountain <qex>broke</qex>,<br/
and gurgled at our feet.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To burst forth violently, as a storm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q> The clouds are still above; and, while I speak,<br/
A second deluge o'er our head may <qex>break</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated;
<as>as, the clouds are <ex>breaking</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At length the darkness begins to <qex>break</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to
lose health or strength.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>See how the dean begins to <qex>break</qex>;<br/
Poor gentleman! he droops apace.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief;
<as>as, my heart is <ex>breaking</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To fall in business; to become bankrupt.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes <qex>break</qex>,
and come to poverty.</q> <rj><qau>Bacn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the
gait; <as>as, to <ex>break</ex> into a run or gallop</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>To fail in musical quality; <as>as, a singer's
voice <ex>breaks</ex> when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone
or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound
instead</as>. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at
puberty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>To fall out; to terminate friendship.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To <qex>break upon</qex> the score of danger or expense is to be
mean and narrow-spirited.</q> <rj><qau>Collier.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>With prepositions or adverbs: -</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To break away</b></col>, <cd>to disengage one's self
abruptly; to come or go away against resistance.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fear me not, man; I will not <qex>break away</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>To break down</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To come down by
breaking; <as>as, the coach <ex>broke down</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>To fail in any undertaking; to halt before successful completion;
<as>as, the negotiations <ex>broke down</ex> due to irreconcilable
demands</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cease functioning or to
malfunction; <as>as, the car <ex>broke down</ex> in the middle of the
highway</as>.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>He had <qex>broken down</qex> almost at the outset.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <col><b>To break forth</b></col>, <cd>to issue; to come out
suddenly, as sound, light, etc.</cd> <ldquo/Then shall thy light
<xex>break forth</xex> as the morning.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Isa. lviii.
8;</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>often with <xex>into</xex> in expressing or giving vent to
one's feelings. <ldquo/<xex>Break forth</xex> into singing, ye
mountains.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Isa. xliv. 23.</au></rj></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><col><b>To break from</b></col>, <cd>to go away from
abruptly.</cd><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>This radiant <qex>from</qex> the circling crowd he
<qex>broke</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <col><b>To break into</b></col>, <cd>to enter by breaking;
<as>as, <ex>to break into</ex> a house</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break in
upon</b></col>, <cd>to enter or approach violently or unexpectedly.</cd>
<ldquo/This, this is he; softly awhile; let us not <xex>break in
upon</xex> him.<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au> -- <col><b>To break
loose</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To extricate one's self forcibly.</cd>
<ldquo/Who would not, finding way, <xex>break loose</xex> from
hell?<rdquo/ <au>Milton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To cast off restraint, as
of morals or propriety.</cd> -- <col><b>To break off</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness and
violence.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To desist or cease suddenly.</cd>
<ldquo/Nay, forward, old man; do not <xex>break off</xex> so.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To break off from</b></col>, <cd>to desist
from; to abandon, as a habit.</cd> -- <col><b>To break out</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear
suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic.</cd> <ldquo/For in the wilderness
shall waters <xex>break out</xex>, and stream in the desert.<rdquo/
<au>Isa. xxxv. 6</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To show itself in cutaneous
eruptions; -- said of a disease.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To have a rash or
eruption on the akin; -- said of a patient.</cd> -- <col><b>To break
over</b></col>, <cd>to overflow; to go beyond limits.</cd> -- <col><b>To
break up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become separated into parts or
fragments; as, the ice <xex>break up</xex> in the rivers; the wreck will
<xex>break up</xex> in the next storm.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To
disperse.</cd> <ldquo/The company <xex>breaks up</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>I.
Watts.</au> -- <col><b>To break upon</b></col>, <cd>to discover itself
suddenly to; to dawn upon.</cd> -- <col><b>To break with</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part
friendship.</cd> <ldquo/It can not be the Volsces dare <xex>break
with</xex> us.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <ldquo/If she did not intend to
marry Clive, she should have <xex>broken with</xex> him
altogether.<rdquo/ <au>Thackeray.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To come to an
explanation; to enter into conference; to speak.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/I will <xex>break with</xex> her and
<xex>with</xex> her father.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><-- p. 178 --></p>

<p><ent>Break</ent><br/
<hw>Break</hw> <pr>(br<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Brake</er> (the
instrument), <er>Breach</er>, <er>Brack</er> a crack.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An opening made by fracture or disruption.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An interruption of continuity; change of direction;
as, a <xex>break</xex> in a wall; a <xex>break</xex> in the deck of a
ship.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projection or recess from the face of a
building.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An opening or
displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical
current.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An interruption; a pause; <as>as, a <ex>break</ex>
in friendship; a <ex>break</ex> in the conversation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An interruption in continuity in writing or
printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All modern trash is<br/
Set forth with numerous <qex>breaks</qex> and dashes.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the
dawn; <as>as, the <ex>break</ex> of day; the <ex>break</ex> of
dawn</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight
body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's
behind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A device for checking motion, or for measuring
friction. See <er>Brake</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 9 & 10.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Teleg.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Commutator</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breakability</ent><br/
<hw>breakability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the quality of being easily
damaged or destroyed.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fragility.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakable</ent><br/
<hw>Break"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
broken.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakage</ent><br/
<hw>Break"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance or compensation for things broken
accidentally, as in transportation or use.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakaway</ent><br/
<hw>Break"a*way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Break</ets>
+ <ets>away</ets>]</ety> <mark>[Australasia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell
or the sight of water); a stampede.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal that breaks away from a herd.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>an object designed to break off or shatter under
impact, as a safety measure.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>the sudden emergence of one or
more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a
goal, as bicyclists in a race, or basketball players after a rebound has
been caught.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breakaxe</ent><br/
<hw>breakaxe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a West Indian timber tree
(<spn>Sloanea jamaicensis</spn>) having very hard wood.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breakax.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakbone fever</ent><br/
<hw>Break"bone` fe`ver</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Dengue</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Break-circuit</ent><br/
<hw>Break"-cir`cuit</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A key or other device for breaking an electrical
circuit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>break dancing</ent><br/
<hw>break" danc`ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>break" dance`</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>break"
dan`cer</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakdown</ent><br/
<hw>Break"down`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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 <xex>break down</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any rude,
noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a
time.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to
have a <qex>breakdown</qex> to wind up with.</q> <rj><qau>New Eng.
Tales.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breaker</ent><br/
<hw>Break"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, breaks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll be no <qex>breaker</qex> of the law.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for
breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine
is placed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small water cask.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or
against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>breakers</qex> were right beneath her bows.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a quarry worker who splits off blocks of
stone.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ledgeman.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakfast</ent><br/
<hw>Break"fast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Break</ets>
+ <ets>fast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first meal in the day, or
that which is eaten at the first meal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A sorry <qex>breakfast</qex> for my lord protector.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A meal after fasting, or food in general.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The wolves will get a <qex>breakfast</qex> by my death.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakfast</ent><br/
<hw>Break"fast</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>breakfasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breakfasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To break one's fast in the
morning; too eat the first meal in the day.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>First, sir, I read, and then I <qex>breakfast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakfast</ent><br/
<hw>Break"fast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with
breakfast.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>break-in</ent><br/
<hw>break-in</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an act of trespassing into a closed
structure such as a house or place of business for an unlawful purpose,
usually as part of a burglary.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> housebreaking, breaking and entering.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breaking</ent><br/
<hw>breaking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> of <er>break</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Journalism)</fld> <def>Still happening or becoming
known at the present time; -- used of news reports; <as>as,
<ex>breaking</ex> news; a <ex>breaking</ex> story</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breaking</ent><br/
<hw>break"ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of breaking
something.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breakage, break.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakman</ent><br/
<hw>Break"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brakeman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakneck</ent><br/
<hw>Break"neck`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
fall that breaks the neck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A steep place endangering the neck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakneck</ent><br/
<hw>Break"neck`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing danger
of a broken neck; <as>as, <ex>breakneck</ex> speed</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breakstone</ent><br/
<hw>break"stone`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any of various
plants of the genus <gen>Saxifraga</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> saxifrage, rockfoil.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breakthrough</ent><br/
<hw>break"through`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a productive
insight.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> discovery, find.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a sudden change of situation, such as making an
important discovery, that permits further rapid advances toward a
goal.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a penetration of an enemy's
defense in depth and strength.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Break-up</ent><br/
<ent>Breakup</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Break"up`</hw>, <hw>Break"-up`</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion
of the parts or members; <as>as, a <ex>break-up</ex> of a meeting,
assembly, or dinner party; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a spacecraft on
re-entry into the atmosphere</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> separation, detachment.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the termination of a relationship; a
<ex>break-up</ex> of the government; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a
marriage; the <ex>break-up</ex> of a business partnership; the
<ex>break-up</ex> of a comedy team.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dissolution.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breakwater</ent><br/
<hw>Break"wa`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bream</ent><br/
<hw>Bream</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>breme</ets>,
<ets>brem</ets>, F. <ets>br<ecir/me</ets>, OF. <ets>bresme</ets>, of
German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>brahsema</ets>, <ets>brahsina</ets>, OLG.
<ets>bressemo</ets>, G. <ets>brassen</ets>. Cf.
<er>Brasse</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A European fresh-water cyprinoid
fish of the genus <gen>Abramis</gen>, little valued as food. Several
species are known.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An American fresh-water fish, of
various species of <gen>Pomotis</gen> and allied genera, which are also
called <altname>sunfishes</altname> and pondfishes. See
<er>Pondfish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A marine sparoid fish of the
genus <gen>Pagellus</gen>, and allied genera. See <er>Sea
Bream</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bream</ent><br/
<hw>Bream</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Breamed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Broom</er>, and G. ein
schiff <ets>brennen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To clean, as a
ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of
fire and scraping.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breast</ent><br/
<hw>Breast</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brest</ets>, <ets>breost</ets>, As. <ets>bre<oacute/st</ets>; akin
to Icel. <ets>brj<omac/st</ets>, Sw. <ets>br<oum/st</ets>, Dan.
<ets>bryst</ets>, Goth. <ets>brusts</ets>, OS. <ets>briost</ets>, D.
<ets>borst</ets>, G. <ets>brust</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fore
part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; <as>as, the
<ex>breast</ex> of a man or of a horse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My brother, that sucked the <qex>breasts</qex> of my mother.</q>
<rj><qau>Cant. viii. 1.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the
front or forward part of anything; <as>as, a chimney <ex>breast</ex>; a
plow <ex>breast</ex>; the <ex>breast</ex> of a hill</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mountains on whose barren <qex>breast</qex><br/
The laboring clouds do often rest.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The face of a coal
working.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The front of a furnace.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought
and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and
passions; the heart.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He has a loyal <qex>breast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called,
probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie
within the breast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By my troth, the fool has an excellent <qex>breast</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Breast drill</b></col>, <cd>a portable drilling machine,
provided with a breastplate, for forcing the drill against the
work.</cd> -- <col><b>Breast pang</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Angina
pectoris</cref>, under <er>Angina</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a clean
breast</b></col>, <cd>to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one; to
make full confession.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breast</ent><br/
<hw>Breast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Breasted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breasting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To meet, with the breast; to
struggle with or oppose manfully; <as>as, to <ex>breast</ex> the storm
or waves</as>.</def><-- #err = note that p. pr. & vb. n in original was
"breasted" --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The court <qex>breasted</qex> the popular current by sustaining
the demurrer.</q> <rj><qau>Wirt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To breast up a hedge</b></col>, <cd>to cut the face of it
on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the
plants.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastband</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"band`</hw> <pr>(-b<acr/nd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A band
for the breast. Specifically: <fld>(Naut.)</fld> A band of canvas, or a
rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who
heaves the lead in sounding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastbeam</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"beam`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"b<emac/m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The front transverse beam of a
locomotive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastbone</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"bone`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"b<omac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The bone of the breast; the sternum.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breast-deep</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"-deep`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"d<emac/p`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the
breast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Set him <qex>breast-deep</qex> in earth, and famish him.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breasted</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a breast; -- used in
composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical
sense; <as>as, a single-<ex>breasted</ex> coat</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The close minister is buttoned up, and the brave officer
open-<qex>breasted</qex>, on these occasions.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastfast</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"fast`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to
another vessel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastheight</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"height`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The interior
slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in
firing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breast-high</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"-high`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>High as the
breast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breasthook</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"hook`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>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.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breasting</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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 <er>Breast wheel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastknot</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"knot`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"n<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
knot of ribbons worn on the breast.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastpin</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"pin`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"p<icr/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a
brooch.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastplate</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"plate`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Before his old rusty <qex>breastplate</qex> could be scoured, and
his cracked headpiece mended.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece against which the workman presses his breast
in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A strap that runs across a horse's breast.</def>
<rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>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 <er>Ephod</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastplough</ent><br/
<ent>Breastplow</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Breast"plow`</hw>, <hw>Breast"plough`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of plow, driven by the breast
of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastrail</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"rail`</hw> <pr>(-r<amac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the
railing of a quarter-deck, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastrope</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"rope`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"r<omac/p`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>See <er>Breastband</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastsummer</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>brestsummer</asp> and <asp>bressummer</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastwheel</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"wheel`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st" hw<emac/l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breastwork</ent><br/
<hw>Breast"work`</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/st"w<ucir/rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A defensive work of moderate height,
hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A railing on the quarter-deck and
forecastle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breath</ent><br/
<hw>Breath</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>breth</ets>, <ets>breeth</ets>, AS. <ets>br<aemac/<edh/</ets> odor,
scent, breath; cf. OHG. <ets>br<amac/dam</ets> steam, vapor, breath, G.
<ets>brodem</ets>, and possibly E. <er>Brawn</er>, and
<er>Breed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Melted as <qex>breath</qex> into the wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power
or capacity to breathe freely; <as>as, I am out of
<ex>breath</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power of respiration, and hence, life.</def>
<rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thou takest away their <qex>breath</qex>, they die.</q>
<rj><qau>Ps. civ. 29.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Time to breathe; respite; pause.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Give me some <qex>breath</qex>, some little pause.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A single respiration, or the time of making it; a
single act; an instant.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He smiles and he frowns in a <qex>breath</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives or strengthens
life.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The earthquake voice of victory,<br/
To thee the <qex>breath of life</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A single word; the slightest effort; a
trifle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>breath</qex> can make them, as a <qex>breath</qex> has
made.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A very slight breeze; air in gentle
motion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea,<br/
when not a <qex>breath</qex> of wind flies o'er its surface.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.</def>
<rj><au>Tennison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>breath</qex> of flowers.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Gentle exercise, causing a quicker
respiration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An after dinner's <qex>breath</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Out of breath</b></col>, <cd>breathless, exhausted;
breathing with difficulty.</cd> -- <col><b>Under one's breath</b></col>,
<cd>in low tones.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathable</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"a*ble</hw> <pr>(br<emac/<th/"<adot/*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Such as can be breathed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathableness</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being
breathable.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breathalyze</ent><br/
<hw>breathalyze</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to test the alcohol content of
someone's blood by means of a breathalyzer.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breathalyse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breathalyzer</ent><br/
<hw>breathalyzer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[a Trademark.]</ety> <def>a
device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breathalyser, breath analyzer.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathe</ent><br/
<hw>Breathe</hw> <pr>(br<emac/<th/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Breathed</conjf>
<pr>(br<emac/<th/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breathing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<er>Breath</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to
live.</def> <ldquo/I am in health, I <xex>breathe</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Breathes</qex> there a man with soul so dead<br/
Who never to himself hath said,<br/
This is my own, my native land!</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott [The Lay of
the Last Minstrel].</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take breath; to rest from action.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Well! <qex>breathe</qex> awhile, and then to it again!</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to
exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The air <qex>breathes</qex> upon us here most sweetly.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There <qex>breathes</qex> a living fragrance from the shore.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathe</ent><br/
<hw>Breathe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To inhale and exhale
in the process of respiration; to respire.</def><br/
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<p><q>To view the light of heaven, and <qex>breathe</qex> the vital
air.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with
<xex>into</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Able to <qex>breathe</qex> life into a stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
<qex>breathed</qex> into his nostrils the breath of life.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. ii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to
whisper; <as>as, to <ex>breathe</ex> a vow</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>He softly <qex>breathed</qex> thy name.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Or let the church, our mother, <qex>breathe</qex> her curse,<br/
A mother's curse, on her revolting son.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exhale; to emit, as breath; <as>as, the flowers
<ex>breathe</ex> odors or perfumes</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To express; to manifest; to give forth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Others articles <qex>breathe</qex> the same severe spirit.</q>
<rj><qau>Milner.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by
breathing.</def> <ldquo/They <xex>breathe</xex> the flute.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To promote free respiration in; to
exercise.</def><br/
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<p><q>And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men
to <qex>breathe</qex> themselves upon thee.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural
breathing; to rest; <as>as, to <ex>breathe</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A moment <qex>breathed</qex> his panting steed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To put out of breath; to exhaust.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little
<qex>breathed</qex> by the journey up.</q>
<rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>To utter without vocality,
as the nonvocal consonants.</def><br/
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<p><q>The same sound may be pronounces either <qex>breathed</qex>,
voiced, or whispered.</q> <rj><qau>H. Sweet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Breathed</qex> elements, being already voiceless, remain
unchanged <note>[in whispering]</note>.</q> <rj><qau>H.
Sweet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To breathe again</b></col>, <cd>to take breath; to feel a
sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of
business.</cd> -- <col><b>To breathe one's last</b></col>, <cd>to die;
to expire.</cd> -- <col><b>To breathe a vein</b></col>, <cd>to open a
vein; to let blood.</cd> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breathed</ent><br/
<hw>breathed</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/tht)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having
breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; <as>as,
sweet-<ex>breathed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breathed</ent><br/
<hw>breathed</hw> <pr>(br<emac/<th/d)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>uttered
without voice.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> voiceless.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breather</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who breathes.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who
lives.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who utters.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>One who animates or inspires.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which puts one out of breath, as violent
exercise.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other
form of rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase <col><b>to take
a breather</b></col>, i.e. to pause for refreshment.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a vent in a container to allow equalization of
internal and external pressure.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or
people submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathful</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of breath;
full of odor; fragrant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathing</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Subject to a difficulty of <qex>breathing</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Air in gentle motion.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration;
<as>as, the <ex>breathings</ex> of the Spirit</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Aspiration; secret prayer.</def> <ldquo/Earnest
desires and <xex>breathings</xex> after that blessed state.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Exercising; promotion of respiration.</def><br/
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<p><q>Here is a lady that wants <qex>breathing</qex> too;<br/
And I have heard, you knights of Tyre<br/
Are excellent in making ladies trip.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Utterance; communication or publicity by
words.</def><br/
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<p><q>I am sorry to give <qex>breathing</qex> to my purpose.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Breathing place; vent.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Stop; pause; delay.</def><br/
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<p><q>You shake the head at so long a <qex>breathing</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>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
<it>h</it>.</def><br/
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<p><-- p. 179 --></p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>A mark to indicate
aspiration or its absence. See <cref>Rough breathing</cref>,
<cref>Smooth breathing</cref>, below.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Breathing place</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A pause.</cd>
<ldquo/That c<ae/sura, or <xex>breathing place</xex>, in the midst of
the verse.<rdquo/ <au>Sir P. Sidney.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A vent.</cd>
-- <col><b>Breathing time</b></col>, <cd>pause; relaxation.</cd> <au>Bp.
Hall.</au> -- <col><b>Breathing while</b></col>, <cd>time sufficient for
drawing breath; a short time.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Rough
breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus asper</altname>) (<asper/).
<cd>See 2d <er>Asper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Smooth
breathing</b></col> (<altname>spiritus lenis</altname>), <cd>a mark (')
indicating the absence of the sound of <xex>h</xex>, as in
<grk>'ie`nai</grk> (<it>ienai</it>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- ##Note: in the Greek transliterations in this dictionary, the
<xex>spiritus asper</xex> within Greek words tagged as <grk>...</grk> is
indicated by a double-quote (") in front of the letter it modifies
(usually, but not always, the first letter of the word). The
<ex>spiritus lenis</ex> is indicated by an apostrophe before the letter
to be modified. --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breathless</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"less</hw> <pr>(br<ecr/th"l<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Spent with labor or violent action; out of
breath.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of
fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the
breath; <as>as, <ex>breathless</ex> attention</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But <qex>breathless</qex>, as we grow when feeling most.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dead; <as>as, a <ex>breathless</ex>
body</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breathlessly</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a breathless
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breathlessness</ent><br/
<hw>Breath"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
breathless or out of breath.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breccia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brec"cia</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., breach,
pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. <ets>br<egrave/che</ets>; of German
origin. See <er>Breach</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bone breccia</b></col>, <cd>a breccia containing bones,
usually fragmentary.</cd> -- <col><b>Coin breccia</b></col>, <cd>a
breccia containing coins.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Brecciated</ent><br/
<hw>Brec"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of
angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in
appearance.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>brecciated</qex> appearance of many specimens [of
meteorites].</q> <rj><qau>H. A. Newton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bred</ent><br/
<hw>Bred</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Breed</er>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bred out</b></col>, <cd>degenerated.</cd> <ldquo/The
strain of man's <xex>bred out</xex> into baboon and monkey.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Bred to arms</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Arms</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Well bred</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Of
a good family; having a good pedigree.</cd> <ldquo/A gentleman <xex>well
bred</xex> and of good name.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <mark>[Obs., except
as applied to domestic animals.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Well brought
up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined;
polite.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Breede</ent><br/
<ent>Brede</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brede</hw>, <it>or</it> <hw>Breede</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Breadth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brede</ent><br/
<hw>Brede</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Braid</er>
woven cord.]</ety> <def>A braid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden <qex>brede</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breech</ent><br/
<hw>Breech</hw> <pr>(br<emac/ch <it>or</it> br<icr/ch; 277)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Breeches</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Breeches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a
cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The external angle of knee
timber, the inside of which is called the <xex>throat</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breech</ent><br/
<hw>Breech</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Breeched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breeching</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
put into, or clothe with, breeches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's
youngest boy was <qex>breeched</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cover as with breeches.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Their daggers unmannerly <qex>breeched</qex> with gore.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fit or furnish with a breech; <as>as, to
<ex>breech</ex> a gun</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To whip on the breech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went
to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have
<qex>breeched</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Old Play.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To fasten with breeching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breech action</ent><br/
<hw>Breech action</hw>. <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breechblock</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"block</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breechcloth</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"cloth`</hw> <pr>(br<emac/ch"kl<ocr/th` <it>or</it>
br<icr/ch"kl<ocr/th`; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cloth worn around
the breech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breechclout</ent><br/
<hw>breechclout</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>covering for the
loins.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> breechcloth, loincloth, G-string.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>breeched</ent><br/
<hw>breeched</hw> <pr>(br<emac/cht)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>dressed
in trousers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pantalooned, trousered.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breeches</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"es</hw> <pr>(br<icr/ch"<ecr/z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>brech</ets>, <ets>brek</ets>, AS. <ets>br<emac/k</ets>,
pl. of <ets>br<omac/c</ets> breech, breeches; akin to Icel.
<ets>br<omac/k</ets> breeches, ODan. <ets>brog</ets>, D.
<ets>broek</ets>, G. <ets>bruch</ets>; cf. L. <ets>bracae</ets>,
<ets>braccae</ets>, which is of Celtic origin. Cf.
<er>Brail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A garment worn by men, covering
the hips and thighs; smallclothes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His jacket was red, and his <qex>breeches</qex> were blue.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trousers; pantaloons.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Breeches buoy</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Breeches pipe</b></col>, <cd>a forked
pipe forming two branches united at one end.</cd> -- <col><b>Knee
breeches</b></col>, <cd>breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or
fastened there; smallclothes.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear the
breeches</b></col>, <cd>to usurp the authority of the husband; -- said
of a wife.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breeching</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes,<br/
Whose looks were as a <qex>breeching</qex> to a boy.</q>
<rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of a harness which passes round the breech
of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to
convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breechloader</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"load`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A firearm
which receives its load at the breech.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For cavalry, the revolver and <qex>breechloader</qex> will
supersede the saber.</q> <rj><qau>Rep. Sec. War (1860).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breech-loading</ent><br/
<hw>Breech"-load`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving the charge at
the breech instead of at the muzzle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breech screw</ent><br/
<ent>Breech pin</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Breech" pin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Breech" screw`</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A strong iron or steel plug screwed into
the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the
bore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breech sight</ent><br/
<hw>Breech" sight`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A device attached to the
breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front
sight, in taking aim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breed</ent><br/
<hw>Breed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bred</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Breeding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>breden</ets>, AS.
<ets>br<emac/dan</ets> to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from
<ets>br<omac/d</ets> brood; akin to D. <ets>broeden</ets> to brood, OHG.
<ets>bruoten</ets>, G. <ets>br<uum/ten</ets>. See <er>Brood</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to
procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.</def><br/
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<p><q>Yet every mother <qex>breeds</qex> not sons alike.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>If the sun <qex>breed</qex> maggots in a dead dog.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take care of in infancy, and through the age of
youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster.</def><br/
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<p><q>To bring thee forth with pain, with care to <qex>breed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Born and <qex>bred</qex> on the verge of the wilderness.</q>
<rj><qau>Everett.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to
train; -- sometimes followed by <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><q>But no care was taken to <qex>breed</qex> him a Protestant.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>His farm may not remove his children too far from him, or the
trade he <qex>breeds</qex> them up in.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to
produce; <as>as, to <ex>breed</ex> a storm; to <ex>breed</ex>
disease</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lest the place<br/
And my quaint habits <qex>breed</qex> astonishment.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To give birth to; to be the native place of; <as>as,
a pond <ex>breeds</ex> fish; a northern country <ex>breeds</ex> stout
men</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To raise, as any kind of stock.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To produce or obtain by any natural process.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Children would <qex>breed</qex> their teeth with less danger.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To engender; generate; beget; produce; hatch;
originate; bring up; nourish; train; instruct.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Breed</ent><br/
<hw>Breed</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear and nourish
young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant.</def><br/
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<p><q>That they <qex>breed</qex> abundantly in the earth.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. viii. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The mother had never <qex>bred</qex> before.</q>
<rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Ant</qex>. Is your gold and silver ewes and rams?<br/
<qex>Shy</qex>. I can not tell. I make it <qex>breed</qex> as fast.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated,
or to grow, as young before birth.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To have birth; to be produced or
multiplied.</def><br/
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<p><q>Heavens rain grace<br/
On that which <qex>breeds</qex> between them.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To raise a breed; to get progeny.</def><br/
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<p><q>The kind of animal which you wish to <qex>breed</qex> from.</q>
<rj><qau>Gardner.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To breed in and in</b></col>, <cd>to breed from animals
of the same stock that are closely related.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Breed</ent><br/
<hw>Breed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A race or variety of men
or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive
characteristics by inheritance.</def><br/
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<p><q>Twice fifteen thousand hearts of England's <qex>breed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Greyhounds of the best <qex>breed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or
qualities.</def><br/
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<p><q>Are these the <qex>breed</qex> of wits so wondered at?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This courtesy is not of the right <qex>breed</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A number produced at once; a brood.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><note><hand/ <xex>Breed</xex> is usually applied to domestic animals;
<xex>species</xex> or <xex>variety</xex> to wild animals and to plants;
and <xex>race</xex> to men.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Breedbate</ent><br/
<hw>Breed"bate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who breeds or
originates quarrels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/No telltale nor no
<xex>breedbate</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breeder</ent><br/
<hw>Breed"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.</def><br/
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<p><q>She was a great <qex>breeder</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. A.
Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>Italy and Rome have been the best <qex>breeders</qex> of worthy
men.</q> <rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cause.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>breeder</xex> of my
sorrow.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breeding</ent><br/
<hw>Breed"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act or process of generating or bearing.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The raising or improving of any kind of domestic
animals; <as>as, farmers should pay attention to
<ex>breeding</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Nurture; education; formation of manners.</def><br/
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<p><q>She had her <qex>breeding</qex> at my father's charge.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Delicacy of <qex>breeding</qex>, or that polite deference and
respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit
towards the persons with whom we converse.</q>
<rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Descent; pedigree; extraction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Honest gentlemen, I know not your <qex>breeding</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Close breeding</b></col>, <col><b>In and in
breeding</b></col></mcol>, <cd>breeding from a male and female from the
same parentage.</cd> -- <col><b>Cross breeding</b></col>, <cd>breeding
from a male and female of different lineage.</cd> -- <col><b>Good
breeding</b></col>, <cd>politeness; genteel deportment.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Education; instruction; nurture; training;
manners. See <er>Education</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Breeze fly</ent><br/
<ent>Breeze</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Breeze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Breeze" fly`</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brese</ets>, AS.
<ets>bri<oacute/sa</ets>; perh. akin to OHG. <ets>brimissa</ets>, G.
<ets>breme</ets>, <ets>bremse</ets>, D. <ets>brems</ets>, which are akin
to G. <ets>brummen</ets> to growl, buzz, grumble, L. <ets>fremere</ets>
to murmur; cf. G. <ets>brausen</ets>, Sw. <ets>brusa</ets>, Dan.
<ets>bruse</ets>, to roar, rush.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fly of
various species, of the family <fam>Tabanid<ae/</fam>, noted for buzzing
about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called
also <altname>horsefly</altname>, and <altname>gadfly</altname>. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is
also given to different species of botflies.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>breese</asp> and <asp>brize</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Breeze</ent><br/
<hw>Breeze</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brise</ets>; akin to It.
<ets>brezza</ets> breeze, Sp. <ets>briza</ets>, <ets>brisa</ets>, a
breeze from northeast, Pg. <ets>briza</ets> northeast wind; of uncertain
origin; cf. F. <ets>bise</ets>, Pr. <ets>bisa</ets>, OHG.
<ets>bisa</ets>, north wind, Arm. <ets>biz</ets> northeast wind.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing
wind.</def><br/
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<p><q>Into a gradual calm the <qex>breezes</qex> sink.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of
excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; <as>as, the discovery produced a
<ex>breeze</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Land breeze</b></col>, <cd>a wind blowing from the land,
generally at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea breeze</b></col>, <cd>a breeze
or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Breeze</ent><br/
<hw>Breeze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>braise</ets>
cinders, live coals. See <er>Brasier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning
charcoal.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Brickmaking)</fld> <def>Refuse coal, coal ashes,
and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breeze</ent><br/
<hw>Breeze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To blow gently.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To breeze up</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to blow
with increasing freshness.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Breezeless</ent><br/
<hw>Breeze"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Motionless; destitute of
breezes.</def><br/
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<p><q>A stagnant, <qex>breezeless</qex> air becalms my soul.</q>
<rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breeziness</ent><br/
<hw>Breez"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being
breezy.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breezy</ent><br/
<hw>Breez"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>breezy</xex> day in May.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'Mid lawns and shades by <qex>breezy</qex> rivulets fanned.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fresh; brisk; full of life.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bregma</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Breg"ma</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
front part of the head: cf. F. <ets>bregma</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point of junction of the coronal and
sagittal sutures of the skull.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bregmatic</ent><br/
<hw>Breg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the bregma.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brehon</ent><br/
<hw>Bre"hon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir.
<ets>breitheamh</ets> judge.]</ety> <def>An ancient Irish or Scotch
judge.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Brehon laws</b></col>, <cd>the ancient Irish laws, --
unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by
statute of Edward III.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Brelan</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bre*lan"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A French gambling game
somewhat like poker.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In French games, a pair
royal, or triplet.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brelan carre</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bre*lan" car`re"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.
<ets>carr<eacute/</ets> square.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In
French games, a double pair royal.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brelan favori</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bre*lan" fa`vo`ri"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>favori</ets>
favorite.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In French games, a pair
royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breloque</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*loque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
seal or charm for a watch chain.</def> <ldquo/His chains and
<xex>breloques</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Breme</ent><br/
<hw>Breme</hw> <pr>(br<emac/m)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>breme</ets>, <ets>brime</ets>, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS.
<ets>br<emac/me</ets>, <ets>br<ymac/me</ets>, famous. Cf. <er>Brim</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fierce; sharp; severe;
cruel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>From the septentrion cold, in the <qex>breme</qex> freezing
air.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Famous; renowned; well known.</def>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
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<p><altsp>[Written also <asp>brim</asp> and
<asp>brimme</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><ent>Brenne</ent><br/
<ent>Bren</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bren</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bren"ne</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brent</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brenning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Burn</er>.]</ety>
<def>To burn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Consuming fire <qex>brent</qex> his shearing house or stall.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Browne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bren</ent><br/
<hw>Bren</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bran.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brennage</ent><br/
<hw>Bren"nage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>brenage</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>brennagium</ets>, <ets>brenagium</ets>.
See <er>Bran</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A tribute which
tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to
furnish for his hounds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brenningly</ent><br/
<hw>Bren"ning*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Burningly; ardently.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>brenschluss</ent><br/
<hw>bren"schluss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German: end of
burning.]</ety> <fld>(Rocketry)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brant</ent><br/
<ent>Brent</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brent</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Brant</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>brant</ets>; akin to Dan.
<ets>brat</ets>, Icel. <ets>brattr</ets>, steep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Steep; high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Grapes grow on the <qex>brant</qex> rocks so wonderfully that ye
will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.</q>
<rj><qau>Ascham.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Smooth; unwrinkled.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your bonnie brow was <qex>brent</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brent</ent><br/
<hw>Brent</hw>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Bren</er>.</mord>
<def>Burnt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brent</ent><br/
<hw>Brent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Brant</er>.]</ety> <def>A
brant. See <er>Brant</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brequet chain</ent><br/
<hw>Breq"uet chain`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A watch-guard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brere</ent><br/
<hw>Brere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brier.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brest</ent><br/
<hw>Brest</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>3d sing. pr.</pos> <def>for
<sig>Bursteth</sig>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Breast</ent><br/
<ent>Brest</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brest</hw>, <hw>Breast</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A torus.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Breste</ent><br/
<hw>Bres"te</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Brast</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brusten</conjf>, <conjf>Borsten</conjf>,
<conjf>Bursten</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To burst.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brestsummer</ent><br/
<hw>Brest"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Breastsummer</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bret</ent><br/
<hw>Bret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Birt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bretful</ent><br/
<hw>Bret"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. also
<ets>brerdful</ets>, fr. <ets>brerd</ets> top, brim, AS.
<ets>brerd</ets>.]</ety> <def>Brimful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brethren</ent><br/
<hw>Breth"ren</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <def><pos>pl.</pos> of
<er>Brother</er>.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in
solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or
their members.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Breton</ent><br/
<hw>Bret"on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>breton</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne,
in France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of
Brittany; Armorican.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Brett</ent><br/
<hw>Brett</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Britzska</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brettice</ent><br/
<hw>Bret"tice</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brettices</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bretasce</ets>, <ets>bretage</ets>, parapet, OF.
<ets>bretesche</ets> wooden tower, F. <ets>bret<egrave/che</ets>, LL.
<ets>breteschia</ets>, <ets>bertresca</ets>, prob. fr. OHG.
<ets>bret</ets>, G. <ets>brett</ets> board; akin to E. <ets>board</ets>.
See <er>Board</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bartizan</er>.]</ety>
<def>The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal
mines. See <er>Brattice</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bretwalda</ent><br/
<hw>Bret"wal*da</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>Bretwalda</ets>, <ets>bryten walda</ets>, a powerful ruler.]</ety>
<fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Brande &
C.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bretzel</ent><br/
<hw>Bret"zel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Pretzel</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breve</ent><br/
<hw>Breve</hw> <pr>(br<emac/v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. & (in sense
2) LL. <ets>breve</ets>, fr. L. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See
<er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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: <?/ ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular
to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir
service.</def> <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any writ or precept under seal,
issued out of any court.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A curved mark [<breve/] used
commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The great ant thrush of Sumatra
(<spn>Pitta gigas</spn>), which has a very short tail.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevet</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vet"</hw> <pr>(br<esl/*v<ecr/t"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>brevet</ets>, LL. <ets>brevetum</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity.
<mark>[French usage]</mark>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A commission giving an officer
higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion
of an officer.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ In the United States army, rank by <xex>brevet</xex> is
conferred, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for
<ldquo/gallant actions or meritorious services.<rdquo/ A
<xex>brevet</xex> 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
<xex>brevet</xex> rank when on such duty.</note><br/
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<p><-- p. 180 --></p>

<p><ent>Brevet</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vet"</hw> <pr>(br<esl/*v<ecr/t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brevetted</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brevetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To confer
rank upon by brevet.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevet</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vet"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Taking or
conferring rank by brevet; <as>as, a <ex>brevet</ex> colonel; a
<ex>brevet</ex> commission</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevetcy</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vet"cy</hw> <pr>(br<esl/*v<ecr/t"s<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brevetcies</plw> <pr>(-s<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The rank or condition of a brevet
officer.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breviary</ent><br/
<hw>Bre"vi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Breviaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>br<eacute/viarie</ets>, L. <ets>breviarium</ets> summary,
abridgment, neut. noun fr. <ets>breviarius</ets> abridged, fr.
<ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er>, and cf.
<er>Brevier</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An abridgment; a compend; an
epitome; a brief account or summary.</def><br/
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<p><q>A book entitled the abridgment or <qex>breviary</qex> of those
roots that are to be cut up or gathered.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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
<xex>missal</xex>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Breviate</ent><br/
<hw>Bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>breviatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>breviare</ets> to shorten,
<ets>brevis</ets> short.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short compend; a
summary; a brief statement.</def><br/
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<p><q>I omit in this <qex>breviate</qex> to rehearse.</q>
<rj><qau>Hakluyt.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The same little <qex>breviates</qex> of infidelity have . . . been
published and dispersed with great activity.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Porteus.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A lawyer's brief.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Breviate</ent><br/
<hw>Bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
abbreviate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Breviature</ent><br/
<hw>Bre"vi*a*ture</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
abbreviature; an abbreviation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brevier</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vier"</hw> <pr>(br<esl/*v<emac/r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Prob. from being originally used in printing a
<ets>breviary</ets>. See <er>Breviary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld>
<def>A size of type between bourgeois and minion.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This line is printed in <xex>brevier</xex>
type.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Breviloquence</ent><br/
<hw>Bre*vil"o*quence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>breviloquentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A brief and pertinent mode of
speaking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Breviped</ent><br/
<hw>Brev"i*ped</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F.
<ets>br<eacute/vip<egrave/de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Having short legs.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A breviped
bird.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Brevipen</ent><br/
<hw>Brev"i*pen</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brevis</ets> short + <ets>penna</ets> wing: cf. F.
<ets>br<eacute/vipenne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
brevipennate bird.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevipennate</ent><br/
<hw>Brev`i*pen"nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>pennate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not
fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and
emu.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevirostrate</ent><br/
<ent>Brevirostral</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brev`i*ros"tral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Brev`i*ros"trate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brevis</ets> short + E. <ets>rostral</ets>,
<ets>rostrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Short-billed; having
a short beak.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brevity</ent><br/
<hw>Brev"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brevities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>brevitas</ets>,
fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short: cf. F. <ets>bri<egrave/vit<eacute/</ets>.
See <er>Brief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Shortness of duration;
briefness of time; <as>as, the <ex>brevity</ex> of human
life</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contraction into few words; conciseness.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Brevity</qex> is the soul of wit.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant
<qex>brevity</qex> and simplicity.</q> <rj><qau>Bp.
Porteus.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness;
terseness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Brevoortia</ent><br/
<hw>Brevoortia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of fishes consisting of
the menhaden.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brevoortia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brew</ent><br/
<hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(br<udd/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brewed</conjf> <pr>(br<udd/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brewing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brewen</ets>,
AS. <ets>bre<oacute/wan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>brouwen</ets>, OHG.
<ets>priuwan</ets>, MHG. <ets>briuwen</ets>, <ets>br<umac/wen</ets>, G.
<ets>brauen</ets>, Icel. <ets>brugga</ets>, Sw. <ets>brygga</ets>, Dan.
<ets>brygge</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>defrutum</ets> must boiled down,
Gr. <grk>bry^ton</grk> (for <grk>fry^ton</grk>?) a kind of beer. The
original meaning seems to have been <ets>to prepare by heat</ets>.
<root/93. Cf. <er>Broth</er>, <er>Bread</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
boil or seethe; to cook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and
hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and
fermentation.</def> <ldquo/She <xex>brews</xex> good ale.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To prepare by steeping and mingling; to
concoct.</def><br/
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<p><q>Go, <qex>brew</qex> me a pottle of sack finely.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to
plot; to concoct; to hatch; <as>as, to <ex>brew</ex>
mischief</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Hence with thy <qex>brewed</qex> enchantments, foul deceiver!</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brew</ent><br/
<hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or
making beer.</def><br/
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<p><q>I wash, wring, <qex>brew</qex>, bake, scour.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing,
forming, or gathering; <as>as, a storm <ex>brews</ex> in the
west</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is some ill a-<qex>brewing</qex> towards my rest.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brew</ent><br/
<hw>Brew</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The mixture formed by
brewing; that which is brewed.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brewage</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malt liquor; drink
brewed.</def> <ldquo/Some well-spiced <xex>brewage</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>A rich <qex>brewage</qex>, made of the best Spanish wine.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brewer</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who brews; one
whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brewery</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brewhouse; the
building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brewhouse</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"house`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house or
building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brewing</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and
ale.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quantity brewed at once.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>brewing</qex> of new beer, set by old beer.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mixing together.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a
<qex>brewing</qex> and sophistication of them they make.</q>
<rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A gathering or forming of a storm
or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brewis</ent><br/
<hw>Brew"is</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brewis</ets>, <ets>brouwys</ets>, <ets>browesse</ets>,
<ets>brewet</ets>, OF. <ets>brouet</ets>, <ets>-s</ets> being the OF.
ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. <ets>brod</ets>.
<root/93. See <er>Broth</er>, and cf. <er>Brose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Broth or pottage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Let them of their Bonner's <ldquo/beef<rdquo/ and
<ldquo/broth<rdquo/ make what <qex>brewis</qex> they please for their
credulous guests.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat,
milk, or water and butter.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brewsterite</ent><br/
<hw>Brews"ter*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after
Sir David <ets>Brewster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rare zeolitic mineral
occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a
hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brezilin</ent><br/
<hw>Brez"i*lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brazilin</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Briar</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"ar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Brier</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>briard</ent><br/
<hw>briard</hw> <pr>(br<emac/*<aum/r"; br<emac/*<aum/rd")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>an old French breed of large strong usually black
dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briarean</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*a"re*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Briareius</ets>, fr. <ets>Briareus</ets> a mythological
hundred-handed giant, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ strong.]</ety> <def>Pertaining
to, or resembling, <etsep>Briareus</etsep>, a giant fabled to have a
hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.</def><br/
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<p><ent>briarroot</ent><br/
<hw>briarroot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the hard woody root of the briar
<spn>Erica arborea</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>brierroot</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>briarwood</ent><br/
<hw>briarwood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>wood from the hard woody root of
the briar <spn>Erica arborea</spn>; used to make tobacco
pipes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brierwood.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>briary</ent><br/
<hw>briary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having or covered with
protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or
animals.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry,
prickly, spiny, thorny.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribable</ent><br/
<hw>Brib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being
bribed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A more <qex>bribable</qex> class of electors.</q> <rj><qau>S.
Edwards.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribe</ent><br/
<hw>Bribe</hw> <pr>(br<imac/b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bribe</ets> a lump of bread, scraps, leavings of meals (that are
generally given to a beggar), LL. <ets>briba</ets> scrap of bread; cf.
OF. <ets>briber</ets>, <ets>brifer</ets>, to eat gluttonously, to beg,
and OHG. <ets>bilibi</ets> food.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A gift begged;
a present.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Undue reward for anything against justice is a
<qex>bribe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hobart.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which seduces; seduction; allurement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not the <qex>bribes</qex> of sordid wealth can seduce to leave
these ever blooming sweets.</q> <rj><qau>Akenside.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribe</ent><br/
<hw>Bribe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bribed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rob or
steal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Neither is he worthy who <qex>bribes</qex> a man to vote against
his conscience.</q> <rj><qau>F. W. Robertson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a
bribe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribe</ent><br/
<hw>Bribe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To commit robbery or
theft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An attempt to <qex>bribe</qex>, though unsuccessful, has been
holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted.</q>
<rj><qau>Bouvier.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The bard may supplicate, but cannot <qex>bribe</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribeless</ent><br/
<hw>Bribe"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incapable of being bribed; free
from bribes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From thence to heaven's <qex>bribeless</qex> hall.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briber</ent><br/
<hw>Brib"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
thief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Lydgate.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who bribes, or pays for corrupt
practices.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which bribes; a bribe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His service . . . were a sufficient <qex>briber</qex> for his
life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bribery</ent><br/
<hw>Brib"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Briberies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>brybery</ets>
rascality, OF. <ets>briberie</ets>. See <er>Bribe</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Robbery; extortion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the
act of influencing the official or political action of another by
corrupt inducements.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bribery oath</b></col>, <cd>an oath taken by a person
that he has not been bribed as to voting.</cd>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bric-a brac</ent><br/
<hw>Bric"-a brac`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered
collectively.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A piece of bric-a-brac</b></col>, <cd>any curious or
antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal
work, or an odd knickknack.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brick</ent><br/
<hw>Brick</hw> <pr>(br<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brik</ets>, F. <ets>brique</ets>; of Ger. origin; cf. AS.
<ets>brice</ets> a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. <ets>brique</ets> piece,
<ets>brique de pain</ets>, equiv. to AS. <ets>hl<amac/fes brice</ets>,
fr. the root of E. <ets>break</ets>. See <er>Break</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of
<qex>bricks</qex> baked in the furnace than the Babylonians.</q>
<rj><qau>Layard.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of
material; <as>as, a load of <ex>brick</ex>; a thousand of
<ex>brick</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some of Palladio's finest examples are of <qex>brick</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Weale.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any oblong rectangular mass; <as>as, a
<ex>brick</ex> of maple sugar; a penny <ex>brick</ex> (of
bread)</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A good fellow; a merry person; <as>as, you 're a
<ex>brick</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <ldquo/He 's a dear
little <xex>brick</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To have a brick in one's hat</b></col>, <cd>to be
drunk.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ex>Brick</ex> is used adjectively or in combination;
<as>as, <ex>brick</ex> wall; <ex>brick</ex> clay; <ex>brick</ex> color;
<ex>brick</ex> red</as>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brick clay</b></col>, <cd>clay suitable for, or used in
making, bricks.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick dust</b></col>, <cd>dust of
pounded or broken bricks.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick earth</b></col>,
<cd>clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks.</cd> --
<col><b>Brick loaf</b></col>, <cd>a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a
brick in shape.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick nogging</b></col>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>rough brickwork used to fill in the spaces
between the uprights of a wooden partition; brick filling.</cd> --
<col><b>Brick tea</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <au>S. W.
Williams.</au> -- <col><b>Brick trimmer</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>a brick arch under a hearth, usually within the thickness of a
wooden floor, to guard against accidents by fire.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick
trowel</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Trowel</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brick
works</b></col>, <cd>a place where bricks are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Bath
brick</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bath</er>, a city.</cd> --
<col><b>Pressed brick</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brick</ent><br/
<hw>Brick</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bricked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bricking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay or pave with
bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To brick up</b></col>, <cd>to fill up, inclose, or line,
with brick.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickbat</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"bat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece or
fragment of a brick. See 1st <er>Bat</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 4.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickellia</ent><br/
<hw>Brickellia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>genus of herbs of SW America
having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a
prominent bristly sheath.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brickelia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brickfield</ent><br/
<hw>brick"field`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a place where bricks are made
and sold.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brickyard.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickfielder</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"field`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Australia]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <altname>southerly
buster</altname>. It blew across the <etsep>Brickfields</etsep>,
formerly so called, a district of Sydney, and carried clouds of dust
into the city.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By confusion, a midsummer hot wind from the
north.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickkiln</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"kiln`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bricklayer</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"lay`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brick</ets> + <ets>lay</ets>.]</ety> <def>One whose
occupation is to build with bricks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bricklayer's itch</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Itch</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bricklaying</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"lay`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of building with
bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the
act or occupation of laying bricks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickle</ent><br/
<hw>Bric"kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brekil</ets>, <ets>brokel</ets>, <ets>bruchel</ets>, fr. AS.
<ets>brecan</ets>, E. <ets>break</ets>. Cf. <er>Brittle</er>.]</ety>
<def>Brittle; easily broken.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As stubborn steel excels the <qex>brickle</qex> glass.</q>
<rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickleness</ent><br/
<hw>Bric"kle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brittleness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickmaker</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"mak`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose
occupation is to make bricks.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Brick"mak*ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickwork</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"work`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Anything made of bricks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Niches in <qex>brickwork</qex> form the most difficult part of the
bricklayer's art.</q> <rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of building with or laying bricks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bricky</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of bricks;
formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick dust.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brickyard</ent><br/
<hw>Brick"yard`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where
bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bricole</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bri*cole"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which
men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancient kind of military catapult.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A shot in which the cue ball
is driven first against the cushion.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brid</ent><br/
<hw>Brid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bird.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridal</ent><br/
<hw>Brid"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bride</er>. Cf. <er>Bridal</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; <as>as, <ex>bridal</ex>
ornaments; a <ex>bridal</ex> outfit; a <ex>bridal</ex>
chamber</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridal</ent><br/
<hw>Brid"al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bridale</ets>,
<ets>brudale</ets>, AS. <ets>br<ymac/dealo</ets> brideale, bridal feast.
See <er>Bride</er>, and <er>Ale</er>, 2.]</ety> <def>A nuptial festival
or ceremony; a marriage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,<br/
The <qex>bridal</qex> of the earth and sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridalty</ent><br/
<hw>Brid"al*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Celebration of
the nuptial feast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/In honor of this
<xex>bridalty</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bridalwreath</ent><br/
<hw>bridalwreath</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a shrub (<spn>Spiraea
prunifolia</spn>) having copious small white flowers in
spring.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's
wreath.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bride</ent><br/
<hw>Bride</hw> <pr>(br<imac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bride</ets>, <ets>brid</ets>, <ets>brude</ets>, <ets>brud</ets>,
<ets>burd</ets>, AS. <ets>br<ymac/d</ets>; akin to OFries.
<ets>breid</ets>, OSax. <ets>br<umac/d</ets>, D. <ets>bruid</ets>, OHG.
<ets>pr<umac/t</ets>, <ets>br<umac/t</ets>, G. <ets>braut</ets>, Icel.
<ets>br<umac/<edh/r</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>brud</ets>, Goth.
<ets>br<umac/<thorn/s</ets>; cf. Armor. <ets>pried</ets> spouse, W.
<ets>priawd</ets> a married person.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman
newly married, or about to be married.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Has by his own experience tried<br/
How much the wife is dearer than the <qex>bride</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lyttleton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will show thee the <qex>bride</qex>, the Lamb's wife.</q>
<rj><qau>Rev. xxi. 9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: An object ardently loved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bride of the sea</b></col>, <cd>the city of
Venice.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bride</ent><br/
<hw>Bride</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a bride of.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bride-ale</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"-ale`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bridal</er>.]</ety> <def>A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See
<er>Ale</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The man that 's bid to <qex>bride-ale</qex>, if he ha' cake,<br/
And drink enough, he need not fear his stake.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridebed</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"bed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The marriage
bed.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridecake</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"cake`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rich or highly
ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent
to friends after the wedding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridechamber</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"cham`ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nuptial
apartment.</def> <rj><au>Matt. ix. 15.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridegroom</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"groom`</hw> <pr>(-gr<oomac/m`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bridegome</ets>, <ets>brudgume</ets>, AS. <ets>br<ymac/dguma</ets>
(akin to OS. <ets>br<umac/digumo</ets>, D. <ets>bruidegom</ets>,
<ets>bruigom</ets>, OHG. <ets>pr<umac/tigomo</ets>, MHG.
<ets>briutegome</ets>, G. <ets>br<aum/utigam</ets>); AS.
<ets>br<ymac/d</ets> bride + <ets>guma</ets> man, akin to Goth.
<ets>guma</ets>, Icel. <ets>gumi</ets>, OHG. <ets>gomo</ets>, L.
<ets>homo</ets>; the insertion of <it>r</it> being caused by confusion
with <ets>groom</ets>. See <er>Bride</er>, and cf. <er>Groom</er>,
<er>Homage</er>.]</ety> <def>A man newly married, or just about to be
married.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brideknot</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"knot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A knot of
ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brideman</ent><br/
<ent>Bridemaid</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bride"maid`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>Bride"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>See
<er>Bridesmaid</er>, <er>Bridesman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridesmaid</ent><br/
<hw>Brides"maid`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female friend
who attends on a bride at her wedding.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridesman</ent><br/
<hw>Brides"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bridesmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A male friend who
attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the <ldquo/best
man.<rdquo/</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridestake</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"stake`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stake or post
set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Divide the broad bridecake<br/
Round about the <qex>bridestake</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B.
Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridewell</ent><br/
<hw>Bride"well</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house of
correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from
a hospital built in 1553 near <etsep>St. Bride's (<plain>or</plain>
Bridget's) well</etsep>, in London, which was subsequently a penal
workhouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridge</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge</hw> <pr>(br<icr/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brig</ets>, <ets>brigge</ets>, <ets>brug</ets>, <ets>brugge</ets>,
AS. <ets>brycg</ets>, <ets>bricg</ets>; akin to Fries.
<ets>bregge</ets>, D. <ets>brug</ets>, OHG. <ets>brucca</ets>, G.
<ets>br<uum/cke</ets>, Icel. <ets>bryggja</ets> pier, bridge, Sw.
<ets>brygga</ets>, Dan. <ets>brygge</ets>, and prob. Icel.
<ets>br<umac/</ets> bridge, Sw. & Dan. <ets>bro</ets> bridge, pavement,
and possibly to E. <ets>brow</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A device to measure the
resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric
circuit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber
of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a
<altname>bridge wall</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aqueduct bridge</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Aqueduct</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Asses' bridge</b></col>,
<col><b>Bascule bridge</b></col>, <col><b>Bateau
bridge</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Ass</er>, <er>Bascule</er>,
<er>Bateau</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridge of a steamer</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridge
of the nose</b></col>, <cd>the upper, bony part of the nose.</cd> --
<col><b>Cantalever bridge</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Cantalever</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Draw bridge</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Drawbridge</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Flying bridge</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Girder bridge</b></col>
<it>or</it> <col><b>Truss bridge</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a bridge formed
by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.</cd> --
<col><b>Lattice bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge formed by lattice
girders.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Pontoon bridge</b></col>, <col><b>Ponton
bridge</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Pontoon</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Skew bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge built obliquely from bank to
bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering.</cd> --
<col><b>Suspension bridge</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Suspension</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trestle bridge</b></col>, <cd>a
bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on
trestles.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular bridge</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheatstone's bridge</b></col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>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
<etsep>Wheatstone</etsep>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 181 --></p>

<p><ent>Bridge</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge</hw> <pr>(br<icr/j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bridged</conjf> <pr>(br<icr/jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bridging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
build a bridge or bridges on or over; <as>as, to <ex>bridge</ex> a
river</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Their simple engineering <qex>bridged</qex> with felled trees the
streams which could not be forded.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Xerxes . . . over Hellespont<br/
<qex>Bridging</qex> his way, Europe with Asia joined.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; --
generally with <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridge</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A card game resembling whist.</def>
<note>The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the
value of each trick taken over six being: for <ldquo/no trumps<rdquo/
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 <xex>game</xex>; the side
which first wins two games wins a <xex>rubber</xex>. 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 <xex>slam</xex>, <xex>little slam</xex>, and
<xex>chicane</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ For contract bridge, the scoring system has adopted
different values, with 100 points required for a game. The penalties for
failing to make a contract also vary with the score thus far achieved by
the playing team, and with the degree, if any, of doubling during the
auction.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bridgeable</ent><br/
<hw>bridgeable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>capable of being connected by a
bridge or as if by a bridge.</def> <ant>unbridgeable</ant><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgeboard</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"board`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A notched board to which the treads and risers
of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A board or plank used as a bridge.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bridged-T</ent><br/
<hw>bridged-T</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>a circuit
consisting of a T-network with an additional arm bridging the two series
arms.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgehead</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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<ecir/te-de-pont.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgeless</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no bridge; not
bridged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgepot</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"pot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld>
<def>The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgetown</ent><br/
<hw>Bridgetown</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Barbados</country>. Population
(2000) = 6,700.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgetree</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"tree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bridge</ets> + <ets>tree</ets> a beam.]</ety>
<fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The beam which supports the spindle socket of
the runner in a grinding mill.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridge-ward</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"-ward`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal ward of a key.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgeing</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to
distribute the weight.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bridging joist</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Binding
joist</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridgey</ent><br/
<hw>Bridge"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
bridges.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridle</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bridel</ets>, AS. <ets>bridel</ets>; akin to OHG.
<ets>britil</ets>, <ets>brittil</ets>, D. <ets>breidel</ets>, and
possibly to E. <ets>braid</ets>. Cf. <er>Bridoon</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The head gear with which a horse is governed and
restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other
appendages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A restraint; a curb; a check.</def> <rj><au>I.
Watts.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>The piece in the interior of a gun
lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A mooring
hawser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bowline bridle</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Bowline</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Branches of a bridle</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Branch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle cable</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4,
above.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle hand</b></col>, <cd>the hand which holds
the bridle in riding; the left hand.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bridle
path</b></col>, <col><b>Bridle way</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a path or way
for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for
vehicles.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle port</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or
bridle cables, etc., are passed.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle rein</b></col>,
<cd>a rein attached to the bit.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle road</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <cref>Bridle path</cref>.</cd> <au>Lowell.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback
exercise.</cd> -- <col><b>Bridle track</b></col>, <cd>a bridle
path.</cd> -- <col><b>Scolding bridle</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Branks</er>, 2.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- A check; restrain.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridle</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bridled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bridling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; <as>as, to <ex>bridle</ex> a
horse</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He <qex>bridled</qex> her mouth with a silkweed twist.</q>
<rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a
bridle; to check, curb, or control; <as>as, to <ex>bridle</ex> the
passions; to <ex>bridle</ex> a muse</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to
<qex>bridle</qex> Switzerland, are in that consolidation.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To check; restrain; curb; govern; control;
repress; master; subdue.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridle</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>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 <xex>up</xex>.</def> <ldquo/His
<xex>bridling</xex> neck.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By her <qex>bridling</qex> up I perceived she expected to be
treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridle iron</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"dle i`ron</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>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 <altname>stirrup</altname> and <altname>hanger</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridler</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"dler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bridles;
one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bridoon</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*doon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bridon</ets>, from <ets>bride</ets>; of German origin. See
<er>Bridle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Campbell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brie</ent><br/
<hw>Brie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Brie cheese</er>.</def><br/
<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brie cheese</ent><br/
<hw>Brie" cheese`</hw> <pr>(br<emac/" ch<emac/z`)</pr>. <def>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 <altname>fromage
de Brie</altname>, <altname>Brie</altname> and <altname>brie</altname>
(uncapitalized).</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brief</ent><br/
<hw>Brief</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bref</ets>, F. <ets>brief</ets>, <ets>bref</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>brevis</ets>; akin to Gr. <grk>brachy`s</grk> short, and perh. to
Skr. <ets>barh</ets> to tear. Cf. <er>Breve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Short in duration.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>How <qex>brief</qex> the life of man.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Concise; terse; succinct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>brief</qex> style is that which expresseth much in
little.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rife; common; prevalent.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>In brief</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Brief</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brief</ent><br/
<hw>Brief</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Briefly.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Adam, faltering long, thus answered <qex>brief</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soon; quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brief</ent><br/
<hw>Brief</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brief</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Breve</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bear this sealed <qex>brief</qex>,<br/
With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And she told me<br/
In a sweet, verbal <qex>brief</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An epitome.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Each woman is a <qex>brief</qex> of womankind.</q>
<rj><qau>Overbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a
<qex>brief</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Stephen.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In England, the <xex>brief</xex> is prepared by the
attorney; in the United States, counsel generally make up their own
briefs.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ; a breve. See
<er>Breve</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing
a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any
public or private purpose.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>a type of men's underpants without
legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
<altname>Jockey shorts</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Apostolical brief</b></col>, <cd>a letter of the pope
written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
secretary of briefs, dated <ldquo/a die Nativitatis,<rdquo/ <it>i.
e.</it>, <ldquo/from the day of the Nativity,<rdquo/ and sealed with the
ring of the fisherman. It differs from a <xex>bull</xex>, in its
parchment, written character, date, and seal. See <er>Bull</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Brief of title</b></col>, <cd>an abstract or abridgment of all
the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real
estate.</cd> -- <col><b>In brief</b></col>, <cd>in a few words; in
short; briefly.</cd> <ldquo/Open the matter <xex>in brief</xex>.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brief</ent><br/
<hw>Brief</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make an abstract or abridgment
of; to shorten; <as>as, to <ex>brief</ex> pleadings</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>briefcase</ent><br/
<hw>brief"case</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a small suitcase with a handle;
it is used for carrying papers or files or books.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>briefing</ent><br/
<hw>briefing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>giving detailed
instructions, as for a military operation.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a detailed set of instructions before an operation,
given to those who are to execute it.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a summary report of an operation or event after it
has occurred, by a participant or observer.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briefless</ent><br/
<hw>Brief"less</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f"l<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having no brief; without clients; <as>as, a <ex>briefless</ex>
barrister</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briefly</ent><br/
<hw>Brief"ly</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Concisely; in few words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briefman</ent><br/
<hw>Brief"man</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f"m<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes a brief.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A copier of a manuscript.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briefness</ent><br/
<hw>Brief"ness</hw> <pr>(br<emac/f"n<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or
writing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briar</ent><br/
<ent>Brier</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bri"er</hw>, <hw>Bri"ar</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(br<imac/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brere</ets>,
<ets>brer</ets>, AS. <ets>br<emac/r</ets>, <ets>br<ae/r</ets>; cf. Ir.
<ets>briar</ets> prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. <ets>preas</ets>
bush, brier, W. <ets>prys</ets>, <ets>prysg</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;
especially, species of <gen>Rosa</gen>, <gen>Rubus</gen>, and
<gen>Smilax</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the
feelings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The thorns and <qex>briers</qex> of reproof.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brier root</b></col>, <cd>the root of the southern
<spn>Smilax laurifolia</spn> and <spn>Smilax Walteri</spn>; -- used for
tobacco pipes. See also 2nd <er>brier</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Cat
brier</b></col>, <col><b>Green brier</b></col></mcol>, <cd>several
species of Smilax (<spn>Smilax rotundifolia</spn>, etc.)</cd> --
<col><b>Sweet brier</b></col> (<spn>Rosa rubiginosa</spn>). <cd>See
<er>Sweetbrier</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow brier</b></col>, <cd>the
<spn>Rosa Eglantina</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brier</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the white
heath <spn>Erica arborea</spn>.</def> <rj><au>RHUD.</au></rj><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a smoking pipe made of the root of the
brier{1}.</def> <note><ex>Brierroot</ex> seems to have been used
formerly as a term meaning root of the <spn>Smilax laurifolia</spn> and
is now defined as root of the <spn>Erica arborea</spn>. Not clear when
this changed. -- PJC.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briered</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"ered</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Set with
briers.</def> <rj><au>Chatterton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brierwood</ent><br/
<hw>bri"er*wood`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>wood from the hard
woody root of the briar <spn>Erica arborea</spn>; it is used to make
tobacco pipes. See also 2nd <er>brier</er> and <cref>brier
root</cref>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> briarwood.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briery</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of briers;
thorny.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briery</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"er*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place where briers grow.</def>
<rj><au>Huloet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brig</ent><br/
<hw>Brig</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bridge.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brig</ent><br/
<hw>Brig</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from
<er>Brigantine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted,
square-rigged vessel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Hermaphrodite brig</b></col>, <cd>a two-masted vessel
square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See
<xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brig</ent><br/
<hw>Brig</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety>
<fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>On a United States man-of-war, the prison or
place of confinement for offenders.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigade</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*gade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigade</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brigata</ets> troop, crew, brigade,
originally, a contending troop, fr. <ets>briga</ets> trouble, quarrel.
See <er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body
of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of
two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier
general.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by
a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or
<xex>corps d'arm<eacute/e</xex>. <mark>[U.S.]</mark></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any body of persons organized for acting or marching
together under authority; <as>as, a fire
<ex>brigade</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brigade inspector</b></col>, <cd>an officer whose duty is
to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into
service.</cd> -- <col><b>Brigade major</b></col>, <cd>an officer who may
be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his
duties.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigade</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*gade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brigaded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brigading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To form into
a brigade, or into brigades.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigadier general</ent><br/
<hw>Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F.
<ets>brigadier</ets>, fr. <ets>brigade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>
<def>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 <altname>brigadier</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigand</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"and</hw> <pr>(br<icr/g"<ait/nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigand</ets>, OF. <ets>brigant</ets> light-armed soldier, fr. LL.
<ets>brigans</ets> light-armed soldier (cf. It. <ets>brigante</ets>.)
fr. <ets>brigare</ets> to strive, contend, fr. <ets>briga</ets> quarrel;
prob. of German origin, and akin to E. <ets>break</ets>; cf. Goth.
<ets>brikan</ets> to break, <ets>brakja</ets> strife. Cf.
<er>Brigue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light-armed, irregular foot
soldier.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Giving them not a little the air of <qex>brigands</qex> or
banditti.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffery.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigandage</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"and*age</hw> <pr>(-<asl/j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigandage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Life and practice of brigands;
highway robbery; plunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigandine</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"an*dine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigandine</ets> (cf. It. <ets>brigantina</ets>), fr. OF.
<ets>brigant</ets>. See <er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>brigantine</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Jer. xlvi. 4.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,<br/
And <qex>brigandine</qex> of brass.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigandish</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"and*ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a brigand
or freebooter; robberlike.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigandism</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"and*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Brigandage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigantine</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"an*tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigantin</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brigantino</ets>, originally, a
practical vessel. See <er>Brigand</er>, and cf. <er>Brig</er>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A practical vessel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a
brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>See <er>Brigandine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brigge</ent><br/
<hw>Brig"ge</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bridge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright</ent><br/
<hw>Bright</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brite</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright</ent><br/
<hw>Bright</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>briht</ets>, AS. <ets>beorht</ets>, <ets>briht</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>berht</ets>, OHG. <ets>beraht</ets>, Icel. <ets>bjartr</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ba<iacute/rhts</ets>. <root/94.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Radiating
or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous;
not dark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sun was <qex>bright</qex> o'erhead.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The earth was dark, but the heavens were <qex>bright</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Drake.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The public places were as <qex>bright</qex> as at noonday.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Transmitting light; clear; transparent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From the <qex>brightest</qex> wines<br/
He 'd turn abhorrent.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having qualities that render conspicuous or
attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent
with charms; <as>as, <ex>bright</ex> beauty</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bright</qex> as an angel new-dropped from the sky.</q>
<rj><qau>Parnell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having a clear, quick intellect;
intelligent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding
cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be <qex>bright</qex> and jovial among your guests.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Illustrious; glorious.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the <qex>brightest</qex> annals of a female reign.</q>
<rj><qau>Cotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes;
clear; evident; plain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That he may with more ease, with <qex>brighter</qex> evidence, and
with surer success, draw the bearner on.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Watts.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Of brilliant color; of lively hue or
appearance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here the <qex>bright</qex> crocus and blue violet grew.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Bright</xex> is used in composition in the sense of
brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; <as>as, <ex>bright</ex>-eyed,
<ex>bright</ex>-haired, <ex>bright</ex>-hued</as>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>bright side</b></col> <cd>the positive or favorable
aspects of a situation.</cd> -- <col><b>to look on the bright
side</b></col> <cd>to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a
situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable
factors in a situation.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous;
brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling;
glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear;
vivacious; sunny.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright</ent><br/
<hw>Bright</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Splendor; brightness.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dark with excessive <qex>bright</qex> thy skirts appear.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright</ent><br/
<hw>Bright</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Brightly.</def>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I say it is the moon that shines so <qex>bright</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brighten</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brightened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brightening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <note>[From <er>Bright</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</note> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make bright or brighter; to
make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue
to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add
luster or splendor to.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The present queen would <qex>brighten</qex> her character, if she
would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or
removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make
cheerful; <as>as, to <ex>brighten</ex> one's prospects</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,<br/
Plays round my heart and <qex>brightens</qex> all my sorrow.</q>
<rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make acute or witty; to enliven.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brighten</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>beorhtan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To grow bright, or more bright; to
become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or
cheerful.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And night shall <qex>brighten</qex> into day.</q> <rj><qau>N.
Cotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And, all his prospects <qex>brightening</qex> to the last,<br/
His heaven commences ere world be past.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright-harnessed</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"-har`nessed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
glittering armor.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brightly</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brilliantly;
splendidly; with luster; <as>as, <ex>brightly</ex> shining
armor</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With lively intelligence; intelligently.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Looking <qex>brightly</qex> into the mother's face.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brightness</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>beorhines</ets>. See
<er>Bright</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being
bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A sudden <qex>brightness</qex> in his face appear.</q>
<rj><qau>Crabbe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness
9wit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>brightness</qex> of his parts . . . distinguished
him.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Splendor; luster; radiance; resplendence;
brilliancy; effulgence; glory; clearness.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright's disease</ent><br/
<hw>Bright's" dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From Dr.
<ets>Bright</ets> of London, who first described it.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brightsome</ent><br/
<hw>Bright"some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bright; clear;
luminous; brilliant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brigose</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*gose"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>brigosus</ets>, It. <ets>brigoso</ets>. See <er>Brigue</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Contentious; quarrelsome.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Puller.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brigue</ent><br/
<hw>Brigue</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brigue</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>briga</ets> quarrel. See
<er>Brigand</er>.]</ety> <def>A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention,
strife, or quarrel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brigue</ent><br/
<hw>Brigue</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>briguer</ets>. See
<er>Brigue</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To contend for; to canvass;
to solicit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hurd.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brike</ent><br/
<hw>Brike</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>brice</ets>.]</ety> <def>A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brill</ent><br/
<hw>Brill</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Corn.
<ets>brilli</ets> mackerel, fr. <ets>brith</ets> streaked,
speckled.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish allied to the turbot
(<spn>Rhombus levis</spn>), much esteemed in England for food; -- called
also <altname>bret</altname>, <altname>pearl</altname>,
<altname>prill</altname>. See <er>Bret</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brillante</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bril*lan"te</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a
gay, showy, and sparkling style.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brillance</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"lance</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brilliancy.</def>
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brillancy</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"lan*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being brilliant;
splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative
sense.</def><br/
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<p><q>With many readers <qex>brilliancy</qex> of style passes for
affluence of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brilliant</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"liant</hw> <pr>(br<icr/l"y<ait/nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brillant</ets>, <pos>p. pr.</pos> of <ets>briller</ets> to shine or
sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. <ets>brillar</ets>, It. <ets>brillare</ets>), fr.
L. <ets>beryllus</ets> a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It.
<ets>brill</ets>. See <er>Beryl</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sparkling
with luster; glittering; very bright; <as>as, a <ex>brilliant</ex>
star</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration;
splendid; shining; <as>as, <ex>brilliant</ex> talents</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to
perform <qex>brilliant</qex> exploits.</q> <rj><qau>Fisher
Ames.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished
accomplishment in a field; -- <as>as, a <ex>brilliant</ex>
chemist</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Shining</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Brilliant</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"liant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brillant</ets>. See
<er>Brilliant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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
<part>table</part>, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets
forming a <part>bizet</part>; below, it has a small face or
<part>collet</part>, parallel to the table, connected with the
<part>girdle</part> by a <part>pavilion</part> of elongated facets. It
is thus distinguished from the <xex>rose</xex> diamond, which is
entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat
below.</def><br/
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<p><q>This snuffbox -- on the hinge see <qex>brilliants</qex> shine.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The smallest size of type used
in England printing.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ This line is printed in the type called
Brilliant.</note><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of cotton goods, figured on the
weaving.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brilliantine</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"lian*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brillantine</ets>. See lst <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and
glossy.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides,
resembling alpaca but of superior quality.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brilliantly</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"liant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brilliant
manner.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brilliantness</ent><br/
<hw>Bril"liant*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brilliancy; splendor;
glitter.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brills</ent><br/
<hw>Brills</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[CF. G.
<ets>brille</ets> spectacles, D. <ets>bril</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>berillus</ets>. See <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The hair on the
eyelids of a horse.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brim</ent><br/
<hw>Brim</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brim</ets>,
<ets>brimme</ets>, AS. <ets>brymme</ets> edge, border; akin to Icel.
<ets>barmr</ets>, Sw. <ets>br<aum/m</ets>, Dan. <ets>br<ae/mme</ets>, G.
<ets>brame</ets>, <ets>br<aum/me</ets>. Possibly the same word as AS.
<ets>brim</ets> surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at
the border of the sea, and akin to L. <ets>fremere</ets> to roar,
murmur. Cf. <er>Breeze</er> a fly.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rim,
border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for
holding anything.</def><br/
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<p><q>Saw I that insect on this goblet's <qex>brim</qex><br/
I would remove it with an anxious pity.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the
water contained in it; the brink; border.</def><br/
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<p><q>The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the
<qex>brim</qex> of the water.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. iii. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The rim of a hat.</def>
<rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brim</ent><br/
<hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brimmed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brimming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To be full to the brim.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>brimming</xex> stream.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To brim over</b></col> <mark>(literally or
figuratively)</mark>, <cd>to be so full that some of the contents flows
over the brim; as, a cup <xex>brimming over</xex> with wine; a man
<xex>brimming over</xex> with fun.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Brim</ent><br/
<hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill to the brim, upper edge, or
top.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Arrange the board and <qex>brim</qex> the glass.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brim</ent><br/
<hw>Brim</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fierce; sharp; cold. See
<er>Breme</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brimful</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"ful</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full to the brim;
completely full; ready to overflow.</def> <ldquo/Her <xex>brimful</xex>
eyes.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brimless</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no brim; <as>as,
<ex>brimless</ex> caps</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brimmed</ent><br/
<hw>Brimmed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a
brim; -- usually in composition.</def> <ldquo/Broad-<xex>brimmed</xex>
hat.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full to, or level with, the brim.</def>
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brimmer</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brimful bowl; a
bumper.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brimming</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"ming</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full to the brim;
overflowing.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brimstone</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"stone</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brimston</ets>, <ets>bremston</ets>, <ets>bernston</ets>,
<ets>brenston</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>brennistein</ets>. See
<er>Burn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Stone</er>.]</ety>
<def>Sulphur; See <er>Sulphur</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brimstone</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"stone</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of, or pertaining to,
brimstone; <as>as, <ex>brimstone</ex> matches</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From his <qex>brimstone</qex> bed at break of day<br/
A-walking the devil has gone.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brimstony</ent><br/
<hw>Brim"sto`ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing or
resembling brimstone; sulphurous.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brin</ent><br/
<hw>Brin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>One of
the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and
are called <xex>panaches</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brinded</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"ded</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>br<oum/nd<omac/ttr</ets> brindled, fr. <ets>brandr</ets> brand; and
OE. <ets>bernen</ets>, <ets>brinnen</ets>, to burn. See <er>Brand</er>,
<er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of
darker hue; streaked; brindled.</def> <ldquo/Three <xex>brinded</xex>
cows,<rdquo/ <au>Dryden.</au> <ldquo/The <xex>brinded</xex> cat.<rdquo/
<au>Shak.</au><br/
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<p><ent>Brindle</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brindled</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being
brindled.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brindled color; also, that which is
brindled.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Brindle</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"dle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brindled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brindled</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"dled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[A dim. form of
<ets>brinded</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having dark streaks or spots on a gray
or tawny ground; brinded.</def> <ldquo/With a <xex>brindled</xex> lion
played.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Churchill.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Brine</ent><br/
<hw>Brine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>bryne</ets>
a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. <ets>brinnan</ets>,
<ets>brynnan</ets>, to burn. See <er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt
lake.</def><br/
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<p><q>Not long beneath the whelming <qex>brine</qex> . . . he lay.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Tears; -- so called from their saltness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What a deal of <qex>brine</qex><br/
Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for<br/
Rosaline!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Brine fly</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a fly of the
genus <gen>Ephydra</gen>, the larv<ae/ of which live in artificial
brines and in salt lakes.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine gauge</b></col>, <cd>an
instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine
pan</b></col>, <cd>a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by
cristallization.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine pit</b></col>, <cd>a salt spring
or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making
salt.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine pump</b></col> <fld>(Marine Engin.)</fld>,
<cd>a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of
the brine which collects at the bottom.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brine
shrimp</b></col>, <col><b>Brine worm</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a phyllopod crustacean of the genus
<gen>Artemia</gen>, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and
natural salt lakes. See <er>Artemia</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brine
spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring of salt water.</cd> -- <col><b>Leach
brine</b></col> <fld>(Saltmaking)</fld>, <cd>brine which drops from
granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled
again.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brine</ent><br/
<hw>Brine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
steep or saturate in brine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sprinkle with salt or brine; <as>as, to
<ex>brine</ex> hay</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bring</ent><br/
<hw>Bring</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Brought</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bringing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bringen</ets>, AS. <ets>bringan</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>brengian</ets>, D. <ets>brengen</ets>, Fries. <ets>brenga</ets>,
OHG. <ets>bringan</ets>, G. <ets>bringen</ets>, Goth.
<ets>briggan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said,
<qex>Bring</qex> me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.</q> <rj><qau>1
Kings xvii. 11.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To France shall we convey you safe,<br/
And <qex>bring</qex> you back.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure;
to make to come; to produce; to draw to.</def><br/
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<p><q>There is nothing will <qex>bring</qex> you more honor . . . than
to do what right in justice you may.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In distillation, the water . . . <qex>brings</qex> over with it
some part of the oil of vitriol.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I.
Newton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to
guide.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do not easily
<qex>bring</qex> themselves to it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him to think
otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is <qex>brought</qex> to reflect on
them.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as,
what does coal <xex>bring</xex> per ton?</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>To bring about</b></col>, <cd>to bring to pass; to
effect; to accomplish.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring back</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To recall.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To restore, as
something borrowed, to its owner.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring by the
lee</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring down</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To cause to come down.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To humble
or abase; <as>as, <ex>to bring down</ex> high looks</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bring down the house</b></col>, <cd>to cause tremendous
applause.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bring
forth</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To produce, as young fruit.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To bring to light; to make manifest.</cd> -- <col><b>To
bring forward</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To exhibit; to introduce; to
produce to view.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To hasten; to promote; to
forward.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To propose; to adduce; <as>as, <ex>to
bring forward</ex> arguments</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring
home</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To bring to one's house.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To prove conclusively; <as>as, <ex>to bring home</ex> a
charge of treason</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cause one to feel or
appreciate by personal experience.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<cd>To lift of its place, as an anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring
in</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fetch from without; to import.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative
assembly.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To return or repot to, or lay before, a
court or other body; to render; <as>as, <ex>to bring in</ex> a verdict
or a report</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To take to an appointed place of
deposit or collection; <as>as, <ex>to bring in</ex> provisions or money
for a specified object</as>.</cd> <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To produce, as
income.</cd> <sd>(f)</sd> <cd>To induce to join.</cd> -- <col><b>To
bring off</b></col>, <cd>to bear or convey away; to clear from
condemnation; to cause to escape.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring on</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To cause to begin.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To originate
or cause to exist; <as>as, <ex>to bring on</ex> a disease</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>To bring one on one's way</b></col>, <cd>to accompany, guide, or
attend one.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring out</b></col>, <cd>to expose; to
detect; to bring to light from concealment.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring
over</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To fetch or bear across.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to
change sides or an opinion.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life,
as a fainting person.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>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 <xex>lie to</xex>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To cause (a
vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her course.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd>
<cd>To apply a rope to the capstan.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to
light</b></col>, <cd>to disclose; to discover; to make clear; to
reveal.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring a sail to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>to bend it to the yard.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to pass</b></col>,
<cd>to accomplish to effect.</cd> <ldquo/Trust also in Him; and He shall
<xex>bring it to pass</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Ps. xxxvii. 5.</au> --
<col><b>To bring under</b></col>, <cd>to subdue; to restrain; to reduce
to obedience.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring up</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To
carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To
cause to stop suddenly.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <note>[<pos>v. i.</pos> by
dropping the reflexive pronoun]</note> <cd>To stop suddenly; to come to
a standstill.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To bring up (any
one) with a round turn</b></col>, <cd>to cause (any one) to stop
abruptly.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To be brought to
bed</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bed</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;
procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bringer</ent><br/
<hw>Bring"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
brings.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yet the first <qex>bringer</qex> of unwelcome news<br/
Hath but a losing office.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bringer in</b></col>, <cd>one who, or that which,
introduces.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brininess</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brinish</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like brine;
somewhat salt; saltish.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Brinish</xex> tears.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brinishness</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of being
brinish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brinjaree</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brin"ja*ree`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A rough-haired East Indian variety
of the greyhound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brink</ent><br/
<hw>Brink</hw> <pr>(br<icr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dan.
<ets>brink</ets> edge, verge; akin to Sw. <ets>brink</ets> declivity,
hill, Icel. <ets>brekka</ets>; cf. LG. <ets>brink</ets> a grassy hill,
W. <ets>bryn</ets> hill, <ets>bryncyn</ets> hillock.]</ety> <def>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>as, the
<ex>brink</ex> of a chasm</as>. Also Fig.</def> <ldquo/The
<xex>brink</xex> of vice.<rdquo/ <au>Bp. Porteus.</au> <ldquo/The
<xex>brink</xex> of ruin.<rdquo/ <au>Burke.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The plashy <qex>brink</qex> of weedy lake.</q>
<rj><qau>Bryant.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brinksmanship</ent><br/
<ent>brinkmanship</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>brink"man*ship</hw>, <hw>brinks"man*ship</hw></mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>brink</ets> + <ets>-manship</ets>.
(1956).]</ety> <def>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 <person>John Foster Dulles</person> under President
Eisenhower.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briny</ent><br/
<hw>Brin"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Brine</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea;
partaking of the nature of brine; salt; <as>as, a <ex>briny</ex> taste;
the <ex>briny</ex> flood</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brioche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bri`oche"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with
flour, butter, yeast, and eggs.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A knitted foot cushion.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briolette</ent><br/
<hw>Bri`o*lette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in
triangular facets.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briony</ent><br/
<hw>Bri"o*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bryony</er>.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brioschi</ent><br/
<hw>Brioschi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a type of
antacid sold over-the-counter.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briquette</ent><br/
<ent>briquet</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bri*quet"</hw>, <hw>Bri*quette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also <asp>briquet</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., dim.
of <ets>brique</ets> brick.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A block of compacted
charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal
<ex>briquettes</ex> are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue
grill.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bris</ent><br/
<hw>Bris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the Jewish rite of
circumcision.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Berith, Brith.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brisance</ent><br/
<hw>bri"sance</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brisant</ent><br/
<hw>bri"sant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
brisance.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with
merely fracturing; -- of explosives.</def> <note>the more brisant
explosives, such as dynamite, will shatter rock into smaller fragments
than the less brisant, such as gunpowder.</note><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brisk</ent><br/
<hw>Brisk</hw> <pr>(br<icr/sk)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W.
<ets>brysg</ets>, fr. <ets>brys</ets> haste, Gael. <ets>briosg</ets>
quick, lively, Ir. <ets>broisg</ets> a start, leap, jerk.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by
quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cheerily, boys; be <qex>brick</qex> awhile.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brisk</qex> toil alternating with ready ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of spirit of life; effervescing, as liquors;
sparkling; <as>as, <ex>brick</ex> cider</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick;
sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brisk</ent><br/
<hw>Brisk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bricked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bricking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make or become
lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or
bold attitude; -- usually with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brisken</ent><br/
<hw>brisken</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to become brisk.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brisk, brisk up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brisket</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bruskette</ets>, OF. <ets>bruschet</ets>, F.
<ets>br<eacute/chet</ets>, <ets>brichet</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin;
cf. W. <ets>brysced</ets> the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn.
<ets>vrys</ets> breast, Armor. <ets>brusk</ets>, <ets>bruched</ets>, the
front of the chest, Gael. <ets>brisgein</ets> the cartilaginous part of
a bone.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Beef</er>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briskly</ent><br/
<hw>Brisk"ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brisk
manner; nimbly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briskness</ent><br/
<hw>Brisk"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liveliness; vigor in action;
quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brisling</ent><br/
<hw>brisling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small fatty European
fish; usually smoked or canned.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sprat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a small herring (<spn>Clupea sprattus</spn>)
processed like a sardine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sprat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristle</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle</hw> <pr>(br<icr/s"s'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bristel</ets>, <ets>brustel</ets>, AS. <ets>bristl</ets>,
<ets>byrst</ets>; akin to D. <ets>borstel</ets>, OHG. <ets>burst</ets>,
G. <ets>borste</ets>, Icel. <ets>burst</ets>, Sw. <ets>borst</ets>, and
to Skr. <ets>bh<rsdot/shti</ets> edge, point, and prob, L.
<ets>fastigium</ets> extremity, Gr. <grk>'a`flaston</grk> stern of a
ship, and E. <ets>brush</ets>, <ets>burr</ets>, perh. to
<ets>brad</ets>. <root/96.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A short, stiff,
coarse hair, as on the back of swine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A stiff, sharp, roundish
hair.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristle</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bristled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bristling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry
hog; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty<br/
Doth dogged war <qex>bristle</qex> his angry crest.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Boy, <qex>bristle</qex> thy courage up.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix a bristle to; <as>as, to <ex>bristle</ex> a
thread</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristle</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise or stand
erect, like bristles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His hair did <qex>bristle</qex> upon his head.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To appear as if covered with bristles; to have
standing, thick and erect, like bristles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hill of La Haye Sainte <qex>bristling</qex> with ten thousand
bayonets.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ports <qex>bristling</qex> with thousands of masts.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To show defiance or indignation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bristle up</b></col>, <cd>to show anger or
defiance.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bristlegrass</ent><br/
<hw>bristlegrass</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>grasses of grasslands and
woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles
beneath each spikelet.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bristle grass.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bristlelike</ent><br/
<hw>bristlelike</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>resembling a bristle in
stiffness.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bristly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristle-pointed</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle-point`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some
leaves.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristle-shaped</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle-shaped`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling
a bristle in form; <as>as, a <ex>bristle-shaped</ex>
leaf</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristletail</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tle*tail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An insect of the genera <gen>Lepisma</gen>, <gen>Campodea</gen>,
etc., belonging to the Thysanura.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristliness</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tli*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of having bristles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristly</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Thick set with
bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat
<qex>bristly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bristol</ent><br/
<hw>Bris"tol</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seaport city in
the west of England.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bristol board</b></col>, <cd>a kind of fine pasteboard,
made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Bristol
brick</b></col>, <cd>a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing
cultery; -- originally manufactured at <ets>Bristol</ets>.</cd> --
<col><b>Bristol stone</b></col>, <cd>rock crystal, or brilliant crystals
of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near <ets>Bristol</ets>, and
used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called
<stype>Bristol diamond</stype>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brisure</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*sure"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>Any part of a rampart or parapet
which deviates from the general direction.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A mark of cadency or
difference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britt</ent><br/
<ent>Brit</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brit</hw>, <hw>Britt</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The young of the
common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The minute marine animals (chiefly
<class>Entomostraca</class>) upon which the right whales feed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britannia</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*tan"ni*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>Britannia</ets> Great Britain.]</ety> <def>A white-metal alloy of
tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and
is used for table ware. Called also <altname>Britannia
metal</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britannic</ent><br/
<hw>Bri*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Britannicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Britannia</ets> Great Britain.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; <as>as, her
<ex>Britannic</ex> Majesty</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bright</ent><br/
<ent>Brite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brite</hw>, <hw>Bright</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brith</ent><br/
<hw>Brith</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Jewish rite of
circumcision.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Berith, Bris.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briticism</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"i*cism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word, phrase,
or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words
that is peculiar to Great Britain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>British</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"ish</hw> <pr>(br<icr/t"<icr/sh)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>Brittisc</ets>, <ets>Bryttisc</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining
to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the
original inhabitants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>British gum</b></col>, <cd>a brownish substance, very
soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of
about 600<deg/ Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and
is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.</cd>
-- <col><b>British lion</b></col>, <cd>the national emblem of Great
Britain.</cd> -- <col><b>British seas</b></col>, <cd>the four seas which
surround Great Britain.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>British</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"ish</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>People of Great
Britain.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britisher</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"ish*er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Englishman; a subject or
inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval
service.</def> <mark>[Now used jocosely]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britishism</ent><br/
<hw>Britishism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an expression that is
limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted
with American English).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglicism, Briticism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a custom that is peculiar to England or its
citizens.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglicism.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Briton</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bryten</ets> Britain.]</ety> <def>British.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
native of Great Britain.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brits</ent><br/
<hw>Brits</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the people of Great Britain.</def>
<mark>[informal]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> British, British people, the British.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>britt</ent><br/
<hw>britt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the young of a herring or
sprat or similar fish.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>minute crustaceans, forming food for right
whales.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brittle</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>britel</ets>, <ets>brutel</ets>, AS. <ets>bryttian</ets> to
dispense, fr. <ets>bre<oacute/tan</ets> to break; akin to Icel.
<ets>brytja</ets>, Sw. <ets>bryta</ets>, Dan. <ets>bryde</ets>. Cf.
<er>Brickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not
tough or tenacious<-- contrast to flexible; usually hard -->.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Farewell, thou pretty, <qex>brittle</qex> piece<br/
Of fine-cut crystal.</q> <rj><qau>Cotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brittle silver ore</b></col>, <cd>the mineral
<altname>stephanite</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brittlebush</ent><br/
<hw>brittlebush</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brittlely</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"tle*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brittle manner.</def>
<rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brittleness</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"tle*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aptness to break;
fragility.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 183 --></p>

<p><ent>Brittle star</ent><br/
<hw>Brit"tle star`</hw> <pr>(br<icr/t"t'l st<aum/r`)</pr>,
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See
<er>Ophiuroidea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Britzska</ent><br/
<hw>Britz"ska</hw> <pr>(br<icr/ts"k<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Russ. <ets>britshka</ets>; cf. Pol. <ets>bryczka</ets>, dim. of
<ets>bryka</ets> freight wagon.]</ety> <def>A long carriage, with a
calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when
used on a journey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brize</ent><br/
<hw>Brize</hw> <pr>(br<imac/z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The breeze fly.
See <er>Breeze</er>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broach</ent><br/
<hw>Broach</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>broche</ets>, F. <ets>broche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>brocca</ets>;
prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>proc</ets> thrust, stab, Gael.
<ets>brog</ets> awl. Cf. <er>Brooch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
spit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He turned a <qex>broach</qex> that had worn a crown.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin,
sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A broad chisel for
stonecutting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A spire rising from a
tower.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A clasp for fastening a garment. See
<er>Brooch</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A spitlike start, on the head of a young
stag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for
dipping.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the
key.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broach</ent><br/
<hw>Broach</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Broached</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Broaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>brocher</ets>, fr.
<ets>broche</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To spit; to pierce as with a spit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll <qex>broach</qex> the tadpole on my rapier's point.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the
liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,<br/
He bravely <qex>broached</qex> his boiling bloody breast.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To open for the first time, as stores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the
old armories, I will <qex>broach</qex> my store, and will bring forth my
stores.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put
forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those very opinions themselves had <qex>broached</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cause to begin or break out.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>To shape roughly, as a block of
stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.</def> <mark>[Scot. & North of
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a
broach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To broach to</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to incline
suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the
vessel to the danger of oversetting.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broacher</ent><br/
<hw>Broach"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
spit; a broach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On five sharp <qex>broachers</qex> ranked, the roast they
turned.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first
publisher or promoter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some such <qex>broacher</qex> of heresy.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad</ent><br/
<hw>Broad</hw> <pr>(br<add/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Broader</adjf>
<pr>(br<add/d"<etil/r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<adjf>Broadest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brod</ets>,
<ets>brad</ets>, AS. <ets>br<amac/d</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>br<emac/d</ets>, D. <ets>breed</ets>, G. <ets>breit</ets>, Icel.
<ets>brei<edh/r</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>bred</ets>, Goth.
<ets>braids</ets>. Cf. <er>Breadth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wide;
extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to
<ant>narrow</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> street, a <ex>broad</ex>
table; an inch <ex>broad</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; <as>as, the
<ex>broad</ex> expanse of ocean</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear;
full.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Broad</xex> and open day.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Bp.
Porteus.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>broad</qex> mixture of falsehood.</q>
<rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Hence: -</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The words in the Constitution are <qex>broad</qex> enough to
include the case.</q> <rj><qau>D. Daggett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In a <qex>broad</qex>, statesmanlike, and masterly way.</q>
<rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Plain; evident; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex>
hint</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Free; unrestrained; unconfined.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As <qex>broad</qex> and general as the casing air.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Characterized by breadth. See
<er>Breadth</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Cross; coarse; indelicate; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex>
compliment; a <ex>broad</ex> joke; <ex>broad</ex> humor</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Strongly marked; <as>as, a <ex>broad</ex> Scotch
accent</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Broad</xex> is often used in compounds to signify
<xex>wide</xex>, <xex>large</xex>, etc.; <as>as, <ex>broad</ex>-chested,
<ex>broad</ex>-shouldered, <ex>broad</ex>-spreading,
<ex>broad</ex>-winged</as>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Broad acres</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Acre</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Broad arrow</b></col>, <cd>originally a pheon. See
<er>Pheon</er>, and <cref>Broad arrow</cref> under <er>Arrow</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>As broad as long</b></col>, <cd>having the length equal to
the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same
result by different ways or processes.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is as <qex>broad as long</qex>, whether they rise to others, or
bring others down to them.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Broad pennant</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Pennant</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;
extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad</ent><br/
<hw>Broad</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The broad part of
anything; <as>as, the <ex>broad</ex> of an oar</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a
flooded fen.</def> <mark>[Local, Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A lathe tool for turning down the insides and
bottoms of cylinders.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous;
-- usually considered offensive.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broad-ax</ent><br/
<ent>broad-axe</ent><br/
<ent>Broadaxe</ent><br/
<ent>Broadax</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Broad"ax`</hw>, <hw>Broad"axe`</hw>, <hw>broad-axe</hw>,
<hw>broad-ax</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ax with a broad edge, for hewing
timber.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broadbean</ent><br/
<hw>broadbean</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an Old World upright plant grown
esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European
bean, field bean, Vicia faba.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadbill</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"bill`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A wild duck (<spn>Aythya marila</spn>,
<it>or</it> <spn>Fuligula marila</spn>), which appears in large numbers
on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also
<altname>bluebill</altname>, <altname>blackhead</altname>, <altname>raft
duck</altname>, and <altname>scaup duck</altname>. See <er>Scaup
duck</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The shoveler. See
<er>Shoveler</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadbrim</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"brim`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of
Friends.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.</def>
<mark>[Sportive]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad-brimmed</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"-brimmed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
broad brim.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>broad-brimmed</qex> flat silver plate.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadcast</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"cast`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>A casting or throwing seed in all directions,
as from the hand in sowing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadcast</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cast or dispersed
in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely
diffused.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Scattering in all directions (as a method of
sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadcast</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadcast</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"cast`</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to cast or disperse
in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse
widely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in
all directions from a radio or television station.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to disseminate (information, a speech, an
advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>to spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any
means.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broadcaster</ent><br/
<hw>broadcaster</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>someone who
broadcasts on radio or television.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a mechanical device for scattering something (seed,
fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spreader.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broadcasting</ent><br/
<hw>broad"cast`ing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the medium that disseminates
via telecommunications; radio and television.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadcast media.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>taking part in a radio or tv program.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad Church</ent><br/
<hw>Broad" Church`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>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
<qex>Broad Church</qex>, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent,
by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of
comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration.</q>
<rj><qau>Conybeare.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadcloth</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"cloth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine
smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width
(<it>i.e.</it>, a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from
woolens three quarters of a yard wide.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broaden</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broadened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Broadening</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From
<er>Broad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To grow broad; to become
broader or wider.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>broadening</qex> sun appears.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broaden</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"en</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make broad or broader; to
render more broad or comprehensive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad gauge</ent><br/
<hw>Broad" gauge`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A
wider distance between the rails than the <ldquo/standard<rdquo/ gauge
of four feet eight inches and a half. See <er>Gauge</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broad-headed</ent><br/
<hw>broad-headed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a broad head.</def>
[Narrower terms: <stype>brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic),
brachycranal, brachycranic</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> roundheaded, short-headed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad-horned</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"-horned`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having horns
spreading widely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadish</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rather broad; moderately
broad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadleaf</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"leaf`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A tree (<spn>Terminalia latifolia</spn>) of Jamaica, the wood of
which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called
the <altname>almond tree</altname>, from the shape of its
fruit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad-leafed</ent><br/
<ent>Broad-leaved</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Broad"-leaved`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Broad"-leafed`</hw>
}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having broad, or relatively
broad, leaves, in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves.</def>
<rj><au>Keats.</au></rj> [Narrower terms: <stype>deciduous (vs.
evergreen)</stype>]<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadly</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a broad manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broad-minded</ent><br/
<hw>broad-minded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>incapable of
being shocked. Opposite of <ant>shockable</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unshockable.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ
from one's own. Opposite of <ant>narrow-minded</ant>.</def> [Narrower
terms: <stype>free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic,
undogmatical</stype>]<br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded,
open.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadmouth</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"mouth`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>One of the <fam>Eurylaimid<ae/</fam>, a family of East Indian
passerine birds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadness</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>br<amac/dnes</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being
broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadpiece</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"piece`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old English
gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broad seal</ent><br/
<hw>Broad" seal`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The great seal of England;
the public seal of a country or state.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadseal</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"seal`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stamp with the broad
seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thy presence <qex>broadseals</qex> our delights for pure.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broad-shouldered</ent><br/
<hw>broad-shouldered</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>same as
<er>big-shouldered</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> big-shouldered, square-shouldered.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadside</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"side`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The side of a ship above the water line, from
the bow to the quarter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a
ship, at the same time.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A volley of abuse or denunciation.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A sheet of paper containing one
large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also
<altname>broadsheet</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broad-side</ent><br/
<hw>broad-side</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to collide with the broad side
of.</def> <illu>her car <ex>broad-sided</ex> mine</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadside.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadspread</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"spread`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Widespread.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadspreading</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"spread`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spreading
widely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadsword</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"sword`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sword with a
broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I heard the <qex>broadsword's</qex> deadly clang.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broadtail</ent><br/
<hw>broadtail</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the fur of a very
young karakul lamb.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; the
lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> caracul, karakul.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadway</ent><br/
<hw>Broadway</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the theater district of Manhattan, located near
Times Square.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broadwise</ent><br/
<hw>Broad"wise`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Breadthwise.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brob</ent><br/
<hw>Brob</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael.
<ets>brog</ets>, E. <ets>brog</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A
peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end of an
abutting timber to prevent its slipping.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brobdingnagian</ent><br/
<hw>Brob`ding*nag"i*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Brobdingnag</ets>, a country of giants in <ldquo/Gulliver's
Travels.<rdquo/]</ety> <def>Colossal; of extraordinary height;
gigantic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A giant.</def></def2>
<altsp>[Spelt often <asp>Brobdignagian</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocade</ent><br/
<hw>Bro*cade"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>brocado</ets> (cf. It. <ets>broccato</ets>, F. <ets>brocart</ets>),
fr. LL. <ets>brocare</ets> *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to
emboss (linen), to stitch. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>Silk stuff,
woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers,
foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and
enriched.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A gala suit of faded <qex>brocade</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocaded</ent><br/
<hw>Bro*cad"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woven
or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brocaded</qex> flowers o'er the gay mantua shine.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dressed in brocade.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocage</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"cage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brokkerage</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocard</ent><br/
<hw>Broc"ard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr.
<ets>Brocardica</ets>, <ets>Brocardicorum</ets> opus, a collection of
ecclesiastical canons by <ets>Burkhard</ets>, Bishop of Worms, called,
by the Italians and French, <ets>Brocard</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law,
ethics, or metaphysics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The legal <qex>brocard</qex>, <ldquo/Falsus in uno, falsus in
omnibus,<rdquo/ is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to
consciousness.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocatel</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ca*tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brocatelle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>brocatello</ets>: cf. Sp.
<ets>brocatel</ets>. See <er>Brocade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry,
linings for carriages, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray,
yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called
<xex>Siena marble</xex>, from its locality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocatello</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`ca*tel"lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Brocatel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broccoli</ent><br/
<hw>Broc"co*li</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>broccoli</ets>, pl. of <ets>broccolo</ets> sprout, cabbage sprout,
dim. of <ets>brocco</ets> splinter. See <er>Broach</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the Cabbage
species (<spn>Brassica oleracea</spn>) of many varieties, resembling the
cauliflower. The <ldquo/curd,<rdquo/ or flowering head, is the part used
for food.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brochantite</ent><br/
<hw>Broch"an*tite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Brochant</ets> de Villiers, a French mineralogist.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in
emerald-green crystals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bro`ch<eacute/"</hw> <pr>(br<osl/`sh<amac/")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Woven with a figure; <as>as,
<ex>broch<eacute/</ex> goods</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a
paper one.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broche</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Broche</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brochette</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bro`chette"</hw> <pr>(br<osl/`sh<ecr/t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., dim. of <ets>broche</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A small spit or
skewer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> -- <cs><col><b>En bro`chette"</b></col> <pr>(<aum/n)</pr>
<ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>on a brochette; skewered.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brochure</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bro*chure"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>brocher</ets> to stitch. See <er>Broach</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A printed and stitched book containing only a few
leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brock</ent><br/
<hw>Brock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>broc</ets>,
fr. W. <ets>broch</ets>; akin to Ir. & Gael. <ets>broc</ets>, Corn. &
Armor. <ets>broch</ets>; cf. Ir. & Gael. <ets>breac</ets>
speckled.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A badger.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or with pretense of chasing thence the <qex>brock</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brock</ent><br/
<hw>Brock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Brocket</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A brocket.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocken spectre</ent><br/
<ent>Brocken specter</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Brock"en spec"ter</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Brock"en spec"tre</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Trans. of G.
<ets>Brockengespenst</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mountain specter (which see),
esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brocket</ent><br/
<hw>Brock"et</hw> <pr>(br<ocr/k"<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>broket</ets>, F. <ets>broquart</ets> fallow deer a year old, fr.
the same root as E. <ets>broach</ets>, meaning point (hence tine of a
horn).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A male red deer two
years old; -- sometimes called <altname>brock</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small South American deer, of
several species (<spn>Coassus superciliaris</spn>, <spn>Coassus
rufus</spn>, and <spn>Coassus auritus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brockish</ent><br/
<hw>Brock"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beastly; brutal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brodekin</ent><br/
<hw>Brode"kin</hw> <pr>(br<omac/d"k<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brodequin</ets>, OE. <ets>brossequin</ets>, fr. OD.
<ets>broseken</ets>, <ets>brosekin</ets>, dim. of <ets>broos</ets>
buskin, prob. fr. LL. <ets>byrsa</ets> leather, Gr. <grk>by`rsa</grk>
skin, hide. Cf. <er>Buskin</er>.]</ety> <def>A buskin or
half-boot.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>brodequin</asp>.]</altsp>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brog</ent><br/
<hw>Brog</hw> <pr>(br<ocr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. Cf.
<er>Brob</er>.]</ety> <def>A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a
brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brog</ent><br/
<hw>Brog</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prod with a pointed instrument,
as a lance; also, to broggle.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Prov.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brogan</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"gan</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stout, coarse
shoe; a brogue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broggle</ent><br/
<hw>Brog"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of Prov.
E. <ets>brog</ets> to broggle. Cf. <er>Brog</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To sniggle, or fish with a brog.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brogue</ent><br/
<hw>Brogue</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. & Gael.
<ets>brog</ets> shoe, hoof.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stout, coarse
shoe; a brogan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was
made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on,
gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to
any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Clouted brogues</b></col>, <cd>patched brogues; also,
brogues studded with nails. See under <er>Clout</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of
pronouncing English.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker <qex>brogue</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Lloyd.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brogues</ent><br/
<hw>Brogues</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Breeches</er>.]</ety> <def>Breeches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broid</ent><br/
<hw>Broid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To braid.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broider</ent><br/
<hw>Broid"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Broidered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>broiden</ets>, <ets>brouden</ets>, F. <ets>broder</ets>, confused
with E. <ets>braid</ets>; F. <ets>broder</ets> is either the same word
as <ets>border</ets> to border (see <er>Border</er>), or perh. of Celtic
origin; cf. W. <ets>brathu</ets> to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael.
<ets>brod</ets> goad, prickle, OE. <ets>brod</ets> a goad; and also
Icel. <ets>broddr</ets> a spike, a sting, AS. <ets>brord</ets> a
point.]</ety> <def>To embroider.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They shall make a <qex>broidered</qex> coat.</q> <rj><qau>Ex.
xxviii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broiderer</ent><br/
<hw>Broid"er*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
embroiders.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broidery</ent><br/
<hw>Broid"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Embroidery.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The golden <qex>broidery</qex> tender Milkah wove.</q>
<rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Broil</ent><br/
<hw>Broil</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brouiller</ets> to disorder, from LL. <ets>brogilus</ets>,
<ets>broilus</ets>, <ets>brolium</ets>, thicket, wood, park; of
uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>brog</ets> a swelling out, OHG.
<ets>pr<omac/il</ets> marsh, G. <ets>br<uum/hl</ets>, MHG.
<ets>brogen</ets> to rise. The meaning <ets>tumult</ets>,
<ets>confusion</ets>, comes apparently from <ets>tangled
undergrowth</ets>, <ets>thicket</ets>, and this possibly from the
meaning <ets>to grow</ets>, <ets>rise</ets>, <ets>sprout</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention;
discord, either between individuals or in the state.</def><br/
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<p><q>I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human
nature which will which will cause innumerable <qex>broils</qex>, place
men in what situation you please.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation;
dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Broil</ent><br/
<hw>Broil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Broiled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Broiling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>broilen</ets>, OF.
<ets>bruillir</ets>, fr. <ets>bruir</ets> to broil, burn; of Ger.
origin; cf. MHG. <ets>br<uum/ejen</ets>, G. <ets>br<uum/hen</ets>, to
scald, akin to E. <ets>brood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cook by
direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over
coals.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subject to great (commonly direct)
heat.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Broil</ent><br/
<hw>Broil</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be subjected to the action of
heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made
uncomfortable with heat.</def><br/
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<p><q>The planets and comets had been <qex>broiling</qex> in the
sun.</q> <rj><qau>Cheyne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>broiled</ent><br/
<hw>broiled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>cooked by direct exposure to
radiant heat.</def> <contr>baked</contr> <contr>fried</contr>
<contr>bolied</contr><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> grilled.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broiler</ent><br/
<hw>Broil"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who excites
broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What doth he but turn <qex>broiler</qex>, . . . make new libels
against the church?</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broiler</ent><br/
<hw>Broil"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who broils, or
cooks by broiling.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the
compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A chicken or other bird fit for broiling.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Broiling</ent><br/
<hw>Broil"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively hot; <as>as, a
<ex>broiling</ex> sun</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
causing anything to broil.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Brokage</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"kage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Brokerage</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Broke</ent><br/
<hw>Broke</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Broker</er>, and cf. <er>Brook</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
transact business for another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Brome.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>We do want a certain necessary woman to <qex>broke</qex> between
them, Cupid said.</q> <rj><qau>Fanshawe.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And <qex>brokes</qex> with all that can in such a suit<br/
Corrupt the tender honor of a maid.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 184 --></p>

<p><ent>Broke</ent><br/
<hw>Broke</hw> <pr>(br<omac/k)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> of
<er>Break</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Broken</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken</hw> <pr>(br<omac/"k'n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separated into
parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; <as>as, a
<ex>broken</ex> chain or rope; a <ex>broken</ex> dish</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven;
<as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> surface</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained;
apart; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> reed; <ex>broken</ex>
friendship</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or
hardships.</def><br/
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<p><q>The one being who remembered him as he been before his mind was
<qex>broken</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>broken</qex> soldier, kindly bade to stay,<br/
Sat by his fire, and talked the night away.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Subdued; humbled; contrite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sacrifices of God are a <qex>broken</qex> spirit.</q>
<rj><qau>Ps. li. 17.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys
hope; blighted.</def> <ldquo/Her <xex>broken</xex> love and life.<rdquo/
<rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated;
<as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> promise, vow, or contract; a <ex>broken</ex>
law</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises
made, or of paying debts incurred; <as>as, a <ex>broken</ex> bank; a
<ex>broken</ex> tradesman</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; <as>as,
<ex>broken</ex> English</as>; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion;
<as>as, to say a few <ex>broken</ex> words at parting</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Amidst the <qex>broken</qex> words and loud weeping of those grave
senators.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Broken ground</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>
<cd>Rough or uneven ground; <as>as, the troops were retarded in their
advance by <ex>broken ground</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Ground
recently opened with the plow.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken line</b></col>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the straight lines which join a number of given
points taken in some specified order.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken
meat</b></col>, <cd>fragments of meat or other food.</cd> --
<col><b>Broken number</b></col>, <cd>a fraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Broken
weather</b></col>, <cd>unsettled weather.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broken-backed</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken-backed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a broken back; <as>as, a <ex>broken-backed</ex>
chair</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hogged; so weakened in the frame
as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Broken-bellied</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken-bel`lied</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
ruptured belly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Broken breast</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken breast`</hw>. <def>Abscess of the mammary gland.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broken-hearted</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She left her husband almost <qex>broken-hearted</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable;
comfortless; woe-begone; forlorn.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Brokenly</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a broken, interrupted
manner; in a broken state; in broken language.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The pagans worship God . . . as it were <qex>brokenly</qex> and by
piecemeal.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brokenness</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or
quality of being broken; unevenness.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrition; <as>as, <ex>brokenness</ex> of
heart</as>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Broken wind</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken wind`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>The
heaves.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Broken-winded</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ken-wind`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Having
short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broker</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ker</hw> <pr>(br<omac/"k<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brocour</ets>, from a word akin to <ets>broken</ets>,
<ets>bruken</ets>, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS.
<ets>br<umac/can</ets> to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. <ets>broker</ets>, F.
<ets>brocanteur</ets>. See <er>Brook</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who transacts business for another; an
agent.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agent employed to effect
bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other
persons, for a compensation commonly called <xex>brokerage</xex>. 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.</def> <rj><au>Story.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A dealer in secondhand goods.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A pimp or procurer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bill broker</b></col>, <cd>one who buys and sells notes
and bills of exchange.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Curbstone broker</b></col>
or <col><b>Street broker</b></col></mcol>, <cd>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.</cd>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Exchange broker</b></col>, <cd>one who
buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to
money.</cd> -- <col><b>Insurance broker</b></col>, <cd>one who is agent
in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire.</cd> -- <col><b>Pawn
broker</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Pawnbroker</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Real
estate broker</b></col>, <cd>one who buys and sells lands, and
negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage.</cd> -- <col><b>Ship
broker</b></col>, <cd>one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships,
procuring freight, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Stock broker</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Stockbroker</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brokerage</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ker*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
business or employment of a broker.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for
transacting business as a broker.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broker-dealer</ent><br/
<hw>broker-dealer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a financial specialist who
trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and
principal.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brokerly</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ker*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mean; servile.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brokery</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ker*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a
broker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting,<br/
And tricks belonging unto <qex>brokery</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broking</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"king</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a broker or brokers, or to brokerage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Redeem from <qex>broking</qex> pawn the blemished crown.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Broma</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ma</hw> <pr>(br<omac/"m<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>brw^ma</grk> food, <grk>bibrw`skein</grk> to eat.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Aliment; food.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the
drink made from it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromal</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mal</hw> <pr>(br<omac/"m<ait/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily, colorless fluid,
<chform>CBr3.COH</chform>, related to bromoform, as chloral is to
chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromalin</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"ma*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bromine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A colorless or white
crystalline compound, <chform>(CH2)6N4C2H5Br</chform>, used as a
sedative in epilepsy.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromanil</ent><br/
<hw>Brom`an"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine
+ <ets>anil</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance
analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in place of
chlorine.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromate</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of bromic acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromate</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>To combine or impregnate with bromine; <as>as, <ex>bromated</ex>
camphor</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromatologist</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed
in the science of foods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromatology</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, food + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of aliments.</def>
<rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brome</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Brome</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bromine</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brome grass</ent><br/
<hw>Brome" grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>bromos</ets> a kind
of oats, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus
<gen>(Bromus)</gen> of grasses, one species of which is the chess or
cheat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromeliaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bro*me`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Named
after Olaf <ets>Bromel</ets>, a Swedish botanist.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of
endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera
<gen>Tillandsia</gen> and <gen>Billbergia</gen> are examples. The
pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromic</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>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>as, <ex>bromic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromide</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mide</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of bromine with a positive
radical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who is conventional and commonplace in his
habits of thought and conversation.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bromide</qex> conforms to everything sanctioned by the
majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and
arbitrary.</q> <rj><qau>Gelett Burgess.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the
phrase <ldquo/old <ex>bromide</ex><rdquo/.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromid paper</ent><br/
<ent>Bromide paper</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bromide paper</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>Bromid paper</hw>}</mhw>.
<fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A sensitized paper coated with gelatin
impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in
enlarging.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromidic</ent><br/
<hw>Bro*mid"ic</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or
pertaining to bromide (definition 2).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>conventional or trite; repeated too often;
overfamiliar through overuse -- of sayings, assertions, or discourses;
<as>as, <ex>bromidic</ex> sermons</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare,
timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromidiom</ent><br/
<hw>Bro*mid"i*om</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bromide</ets> + <ets>idiom</ets>.]</ety> <def>A conventional
comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{2}; a
bromide{3}.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brominate</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bromate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromine</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ bad smell,
stink. Cf. <er>Brome</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromism</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of
its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular
weakness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromize</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld>
<def>To prepare or treat with bromine; <as>as, to <ex>bromize</ex> a
silvered plate</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromlife</ent><br/
<hw>Brom"life</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Bromley</ets> Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate
between witherite and strontianite; -- called also
<altname>alstonite</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromoform</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mo*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>form</ets>yl.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A colorless liquid, <chform>CHBr3</chform>, 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.</def>
<rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromogelatin</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`mo*gel"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>gelatin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Designating or pertaining to, a process of
preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in
gelatin.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromoiodism</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`mo*i"o*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brom</ets>ine + <ets>iod</ets>ine + <ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and
iodine or of their compounds.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromoiodized</ent><br/
<hw>Bro`mo*i"o*dized</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Treated with bromides and iodides.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromol</ent><br/
<hw>Bro"mol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbr. fr.
tri<ets>bromo</ets>phen<ets>ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A
crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol,
<chform>C6H2Br3OH</chform>), used as an antiseptic and
disinfectant.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brompicrin</ent><br/
<hw>Brom*pi"crin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>brompikrin</ets>; <ets>brom</ets> bromine +
<ets>pikrin</ets>s<aum/ure picric acid.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
pungent colorless explosive liquid, <chform>CNO2Br3</chform>, analogous
to and resembling chlorpicrin.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>brompikrin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brompton cocktail</ent><br/
<ent>Brompton's cocktail</ent><br/
<ent>Brompton mixture</ent><br/
<ent>Brompton's mixture</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bromp"ton's mixture</hw>, <hw>Bromp"ton mixture</hw>,
<hw>Bromp"ton's cocktail</hw>, <hw>Bromp"ton cocktail</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <etsep>Brompton</etsep>
Hospital, London.]</ety><fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromuret</ent><br/
<hw>Brom"u*ret</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bromide</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bromyrite</ent><br/
<hw>Brom"y*rite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bromine</ets> + Gr. <?/ silver.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also
<altname>bromargyrite</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bronc</ent><br/
<hw>bronc</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an unbroken or imperfectly broken
mustang.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bronco, broncho.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchi</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron"chi</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bronchus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchia</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron"chi*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. ,
<ets>pl</ets>. Cf. <er>Bronchus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the
subdivision of the bronchi.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchial</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"chi*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bronchial</ets>. See <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the
lungs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bronchial arteries</b></col>, <cd>branches of the
descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their
ramifications.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial cells</b></col>, <cd>the air
cells terminating the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial
glands</b></col>, <cd>glands whose functions are unknown, seated along
the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial membrane</b></col>, <cd>the
mucous membrane lining the bronchia.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronchial
tube</b></col>, <cd>the bronchi, or the bronchia.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchic</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"chic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Bronchial.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bronchiolar</ent><br/
<hw>bron*chi*o"lar</hw> <pr>(br<ocr/<nsm/*k<emac/*<omac/"l<aum/r)</pr>,
<pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a bronchiole.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchiole</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"chi*ole</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>A minute bronchial tube.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bronchiolitis</ent><br/
<hw>bronchiolitis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>inflammation of the membranes
lining the bronchioles.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchitic</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*chit"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to bronchitis; <as>as, <ex>bronchitic</ex>
inflammation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchitis</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*chi"tis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bronchus</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part
of them.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broncho</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"cho</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>bronco</ets> rough, wild.]</ety> <def>A native or a Mexican horse
of small size.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchocele</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"cho*cele</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
windpipe + <?/ tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Goiter</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchophony</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*choph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
windpipe + <?/ sound.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broncho-pneumonia</ent><br/
<hw>Bron`cho-pneu*mo"ni*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bronchus</ets> + <ets>pneumonia</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal
pneumonia.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchotome</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"cho*tome</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
windpipe + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for
cutting into the bronchial tubes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchotomy</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*chot"o*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>
<def>An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations
of <xex>tracheotomy</xex> and <xex>laryngotomy</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronchus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron"chus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bronchi</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
windpipe. Cf. <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of
the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary
divisions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronco</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Broncho</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brond</ent><br/
<hw>Brond</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Brand</er>.]</ety> <def>A sword.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontograph</ent><br/
<hw>Bron"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thunder
+ <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording
brontometer.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontolith</ent><br/
<ent>Brontolite</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bron"to*lite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bron"to*lith</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <ets>-lite</ets>,
<ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>An a<eum/rolite.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontology</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thunder + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise upon
thunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bron*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thunder + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>An
instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on
thunderstorms.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brontosaur</ent><br/
<hw>bron`to*saur"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>bronth`</grk> thunder + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>a dinosaur of the genus
<gen>Brontosaurus</gen>; an individual may also be called a
<altname>brontosaurus</altname> or an
<altname>apatosaurus</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontosaurus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron`to*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>bronth`</grk> thunder + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>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 <altname>Apatosaurus</altname>, and individuals of the genus
are also called <altname>brontosaurs</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontotherium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron`to*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ thunder + <?/ beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>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 <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brontozoum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bron`to*zo"um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ thunder + <?/ animal.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in
Mesozoic sandstone.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The tracks made by these reptiles are found eighteen
inches in length, and were formerly referred to gigantic birds; but the
discovery of large bipedal three-toed dinosaurs has suggested that they
were made by those reptiles.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronze</ent><br/
<hw>Bronze</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bronze</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bronzo</ets> brown, fr. OHG.
<ets>br<uum/n</ets>, G. <ets>braun</ets>. See <er>Brown</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A print, a <qex>bronze</qex>, a flower, a root.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze;
also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Boldness; impudence; <ldquo/brass.<rdquo/</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Imbrowned with native <qex>bronze</qex>, lo! Henley stands.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aluminium bronze</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Aluminium</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronze age</b></col>, <cd>an age of
the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use
of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.</cd> -- <col><b>Bronze
powder</b></col>, <cd>a metallic powder, used with size or in
combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or
other metal, to any surface.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Phosphor
bronze</b></col> <and/ <col><b>Silicious bronze</b></col> <it>or</it>
<col><b>Silicium bronze</b></col></mcol> <cd>are made by adding
phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are
characterized by great tenacity.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronze</ent><br/
<hw>Bronze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bronzed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bronzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bronzer</ets>. See
<er>Bronze</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bronze</ex>
plaster casts; to <ex>bronze</ex> coins or medals</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The tall <qex>bronzed</qex> black-eyed stranger.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The lawer who <qex>bronzes</qex> his bosom instead of his
forehead.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bronzed skin disease</b></col>. <fld>(Pathol.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Addison's disease</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronze steel</ent><br/
<hw>Bronze steel</hw>. <def>A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron,
which can be used for guns.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzewing</ent><br/
<hw>Bronze"wing`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>An Australian pigeon of the genus <gen>Phaps</gen>, of several
species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzine</ent><br/
<hw>Bronz"ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A metal so
prepared as to have the appearance of bronze.</def> --
<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of bronzine; resembling bronze;
bronzelike.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzing</ent><br/
<hw>Bronz"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A material for bronzing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzist</ent><br/
<hw>Bronz"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes, imitates,
collects, or deals in, bronzes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzite</ent><br/
<hw>Bronz"ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bronzite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of
enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of
magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bronzy</ent><br/
<hw>Bronz"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like
bronze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brooch</ent><br/
<hw>Brooch</hw> <pr>(br<omac/ch; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Broach</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Honor 's a good <qex>brooch</qex> to wear in a man's hat.</q>
<rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A painting all of one color, as
a sepia painting, or an India painting.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brooch</ent><br/
<hw>Brooch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Brooched</er> <pr>(br<omac/cht)</pr>.]</ety> <def>To adorn as with a
brooch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brood</ent><br/
<hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br<oomac/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brod</ets>, AS. <ets>br<omac/d</ets>; akin to D. <ets>broed</ets>,
OHG. <ets>bruot</ets>, G. <ets>brut</ets>, and also to G.
<ets>br<uum/he</ets> broth, MHG. <ets>br<uum/eje</ets>, and perh. to E.
<ets>brawn</ets>, <ets>breath</ets>. Cf. <er>Breed</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The young birds hatched at one time; a
hatch; <as>as, a <ex>brood</ex> of chickens</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As a hen doth gather her <qex>brood</qex> under her wings.</q>
<rj><qau>Luke xiii. 34.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A hen followed by a <qex>brood</qex> of ducks.</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, a woman with a
<ex>brood</ex> of children</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The lion roars and gluts his tawny <qex>brood</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is bred or produced; breed;
species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Flocks of the airy <qex>brood</qex>,<br/
(Cranes, geese or long-necked swans).</q>
<rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Heavy waste in tin and copper
ores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To sit on brood</b></col>, <cd>to ponder.</cd>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brood</ent><br/
<hw>Brood</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sitting or inclined to
sit on eggs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kept for breeding from; <as>as, a <ex>brood</ex>
mare; <xex>brood</xex> stock</as>; having young; <as>as, a
<ex>brood</ex> sow</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brood</ent><br/
<hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br<omac/ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brooded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brooding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Birds of calm sir <qex>brooding</qex> on the charmed wave.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <xex>over</xex> or
<xex>on</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>brood</ex> over
misfortunes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brooding</qex> on unprofitable gold.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brooding</qex> over all these matters, the mother felt like
one who has evoked a spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When with downcast eyes we muse and <qex>brood</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 185 --></p>

<p><ent>Brood</ent><br/
<hw>Brood</hw> <pr>(br<oomac/d)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To sit over, cover, and cherish; <as>as, a hen <ex>broods</ex> her
chickens</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cherish with care.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To think anxiously or moodily upon.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You'll sit and <qex>brood</qex> your sorrows on a throne.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brooder</ent><br/
<hw>brood"er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a box designed to maintain a
constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or
premature infants.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incubator.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brooding</ent><br/
<hw>brood"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>worried and thinking long and intensely, especially about a
particular problem.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive,
pondering, reflective, ruminative, gloomy, morose.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brooding</ent><br/
<hw>brood"ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>good at incubating
eggs, especially of a fowl kept for that purpose; <as>as, a
<ex>brooding</ex> hen</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brood, hatching.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brooding</ent><br/
<hw>brooding</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of sitting on eggs so
as to hatch them by the warmth of the body; -- mostly used of
birds.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incubation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broodmare</ent><br/
<hw>broodmare</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a female horse used for
breeding.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stud mare.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broody</ent><br/
<hw>Brood"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined to
brood.</def> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brook</ent><br/
<hw>Brook</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>brok</ets>,
<ets>broke</ets>, <ets>brook</ets>, AS. <ets>br<omac/c</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>broek</ets>, LG. <ets>br<omac/k</ets>, marshy ground, OHG.
<ets>pruoh</ets>, G. <ets>bruch</ets> marsh; prob. fr. the root of E.
<ets>break</ets>, so as that it signifies water breaking through the
earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See <er>Break</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>A natural stream of water smaller than a
river or creek.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of
<qex>brooks</qex> of water.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. viii. 7.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Empires itself, as doth an inland <qex>brook</qex><br/
Into the main of waters.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brook</ent><br/
<hw>Brook</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brooked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brooking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>broken</ets>,
<ets>bruken</ets>, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. <ets>br<umac/can</ets>;
akin to D. <ets>gebruiken</ets> to use, OHG. <ets>pr<umac/hhan</ets>, G.
<ets>brauchen</ets>, <ets>gebrauchen</ets>, Icel. <ets>br<?/ka</ets>,
Goth. <ets>br<?/kjan</ets>, and L. <ets>frui</ets>, to enjoy. Cf.
<er>Fruit</er>, <er>Broker</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use; to
enjoy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate;
<as>as, young men can not <ex>brook</ex> restraint</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Shall we, who could not <qex>brook</qex> one lord,<br/
Crouch to the wicked ten?</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deserve; to earn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir J. Hawkins.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brookite</ent><br/
<hw>Brook"ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the
English mineralogist, H. J. <etsep>Brooke</etsep>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence
identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing
in the orthorhombic system.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brooklet</ent><br/
<hw>Brook"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
brook.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brooklime</ent><br/
<hw>Brook"lime`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant (<spn>Veronica Beccabunga</spn>), with flowers, usually
blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is <spn>Veronica
Americana</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written <asp>broklempe</asp> or
<asp>broklympe</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brook mint</ent><br/
<hw>Brook" mint`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Water mint</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brookside</ent><br/
<hw>Brook"side`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bank of a
brook.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brookweed</ent><br/
<hw>Brook"weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A small white-flowered herb (<spn>Samolus Valerandi</spn>) found
usually in wet places; water pimpernel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broom</ent><br/
<hw>Broom</hw> <pr>(br<oomac/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brom</ets>, <ets>brome</ets>, AS. <ets>br<omac/m</ets>; akin to LG.
<ets>bram</ets>, D. <ets>brem</ets>, OHG. <ets>br<amac/mo</ets> broom,
thornbush, G. <ets>brombeere</ets> blackberry. Cf. <er>Bramble</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant having
twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together;
esp., the <spn>Cytisus scoparius</spn> of Western Europe, which is a low
shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and
large yellow flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and <qex>broom</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butcher's broom</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Ruscus
aculeatus</spn>) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to
sweep their blocks; -- called also <altname>knee holly</altname>. See
<er>Cladophyll</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dyer's broom</b></col>, <cd>a
species of mignonette (<spn>Reseda luteola</spn>), used for dyeing
yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.</cd> -- <col><b>Spanish
broom</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spanish</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broom</ent><br/
<hw>Broom</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Bream</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>broom corn</ent><br/
<ent>broomcorn</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>broom"corn</hw>, <hw>broom" corn`</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall variety of grass (<spn>Sorghum
vulgare</spn> <varn>technicum</varn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broom rape</ent><br/
<hw>Broom" rape`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus
(<gen>Orobanche</gen>) 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 <spn>Aphyllon uniflorum</spn>and
<spn>Aphyllon Ludovicianum</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broomstaff</ent><br/
<hw>Broom"staff`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
broomstick.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broomstick</ent><br/
<hw>Broom"stick`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stick used as
a handle of a broom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broomy</ent><br/
<hw>Broom"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling broom or a broom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If land grow mossy or <qex>broomy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brose</ent><br/
<hw>Brose</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Gael.
<ets>brothas</ets>. Cf. <er>Brewis</er>, <er>Broth</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal),
and stirring it. It is called beef <xex>brose</xex>, water
<xex>brose</xex>, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth,
hot water, etc.) used.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotel</ent><br/
<hw>Brot"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brittle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotelness</ent><br/
<hw>Brot"el*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brittleness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broth</ent><br/
<hw>Broth</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bro<edh/</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>brod</ets>, <ets>brot</ets>; cf.
Ir. <ets>broth</ets>, Gael. <ets>brot</ets>. <root/93. Cf.
<er>Brewis</er>, <er>Brew</er>.]</ety> <def>Liquid in which flesh (and
sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or
simple soup.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love
<qex>broth</qex> better than soup.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brothel</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brothel</ets>, <ets>brodel</ets>, <ets>brethel</ets>, a prostitute,
a worthless fellow, fr. AS. <ets>ber<oacute/<edh/an</ets> to ruin,
destroy; cf. AS. <ets>bre<oacute/tan</ets> to break, and E.
<ets>brittle</ets>. The term <ets>brothel house</ets> was confused with
<ets>bordel</ets> brothel. CF. <er>Bordel</er>.]</ety> <def>A house of
lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a
bawdyhouse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotheler</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"el*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
frequents brothels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brothelry</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"el*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lewdness;
obscenity; a brothel.</def> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brother</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er</hw> <pr>(br<ucr/<th/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brothers</plw> <pr>(br<ucr/<th/"<etil/rz)</pr> or
<plw>Brethren</plw> <pr>(br<ecr/<th/"r<ecr/n)</pr>. See
<er>Brethren</er>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>brother</ets>, AS.
<ets>br<omac/<edh/or</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>brothar</ets>, D.
<ets>broeder</ets>, OHG. <ets>pruodar</ets>, G. <ets>bruder</ets>, Icel.
<ets>br<omac/<edh/ir</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>broder</ets>, Goth.
<ets>br<omac/<thorn/ar</ets>, Ir. <ets>brathair</ets>, W.
<ets>brawd</ets>, pl. <ets>brodyr</ets>, Lith. <ets>brolis</ets>, Lett.
<ets>brahlis</ets>, Russ. <ets>brat'</ets>, Pol. & Serv.
<ets>brat</ets>, OSlav. <ets>bratr<ucr/</ets>, L. <ets>frater</ets>,
Skr. <ets>bhr<amac/t<rsdot/</ets>, Zend <ets>bratar</ets> brother, Gr.
<grk>fra`thr</grk>, <grk>fra`twr</grk>, a clansman. The common plural is
<plw>Brothers</plw>; in the solemn style, <plw>Brethren</plw>, OE. pl.
<ets>brether</ets>, <ets>bretheren</ets>, AS. dative sing.
<ets>br<emac/<edh/er</ets>, nom. pl. <ets>br<omac/<edh/or</ets>,
<ets>br<omac/<edh/ru</ets>. <root/258. Cf. <er>Friar</er>,
<er>Fraternal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <stype>half
brother</stype>, or <stype>brother of the half blood</stype>.</def>
<note>A brother having the same mother but different fathers is called a
<stype>uterine brother</stype>, and one having the same father but a
different mother is called an <stype>agnate brother</stype>, or in
<fld>(Law)</fld> a <stype>consanguine brother</stype>. A brother having
the same father and mother is called a <stype>brother-german</stype> or
<stype>full brother</stype>. The same modifying terms are applied to
<er>sister</er> or <er>sibling</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two of us in the churchyard lie,<br/
My sister and my <qex>brother</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>brother</xex> of your order.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We few, we happy few, we band of <qex>brothers</qex>,<br/
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me<br/
Shall be my <qex>brother</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, resembles another in
distinctive qualities or traits of character.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He also that is slothful in his work is <qex>brother</qex> to him
that is a great waster.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xviii. 9.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That April morn<br/
Of this the very <qex>brother</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In Scripture, the term <xex>brother</xex> 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,
<xex>brother</xex> or <xex>brethren</xex> is used for
<xex>fellow-man</xex> or <xex>fellow-men</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For of whom such massacre<br/
Make they but of their <qex>brethren</qex>, men of men?</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brother Jonathan</b></col>, <cd>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 <ldquo/Brother
Jonathan.<rdquo/</cd> -- <col><b>Blood brother</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Blood</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brother</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brothered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To
make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a
brotherhood.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brother german</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er ger"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A
brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to
a <contr>uterine brother</contr>, one by the mother only.</def>
<rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotherhood</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er*hood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Brother</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being brothers or a brother.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An association for any purpose, as a society of
monks; a fraternity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The whole body of persons engaged in the same
business, -- especially those of the same profession; <as>as, the legal
or medical <ex>brotherhood</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like
kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A <qex>brotherhood</qex> of venerable trees.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fraternity; association; fellowship;
sodality.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brother-in-law</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er-in-law`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Brothers-in-law</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>
<def>The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's
sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotherliness</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being brotherly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotherly</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers;
kind; affectionate; <as>as, <ex>brotherly</ex> love</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotherly</ent><br/
<hw>Broth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like a brother;
affectionately; kindly.</def> <ldquo/I speak but <xex>brotherly</xex> of
him.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brotula</ent><br/
<hw>brotula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any fish of the family
<fam>Brotulidae</fam>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brotulidae</ent><br/
<hw>Brotulidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of chiefly
deep-sea fishes related to the <fam>Ophidiidae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Brotulidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brouded</ent><br/
<hw>Broud"ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Braided;
broidered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Alle his clothes <qex>brouded</qex> up and down.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brougham</ent><br/
<hw>Brough"am</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A light, enclosed
carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so
arranged as to turn short.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brouhaha</ent><br/
<hw>brouhaha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the confused noise of
many voices.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hubbub, uproar.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a confused disturbance far greater than its cause
merits.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Broussonetia</ent><br/
<hw>Broussonetia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of shade trees
including the <stype>paper mulberry</stype> (<spn>Broussonetia
papyrifera</spn>) of East Asia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Broussonetia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brow</ent><br/
<hw>Brow</hw> <pr>(brou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>browe</ets>,
<ets>bruwe</ets>, AS. <ets>br<umac/</ets>; akin to AS.
<ets>br<aemac/w</ets>, <ets>bre<aacute/w</ets>, eyelid, OFries.
<ets>br<emac/</ets>, D. <ets>braauw</ets>, Icel. <ets>br<amac/</ets>,
<ets>br<umac/n</ets>, OHG. <ets>pr<amac/wa</ets>, G. <ets>braue</ets>,
OSlav. <ets>br<ucr/v<icr/</ets>, Russ. <ets>brove</ets>, Ir.
<ets>brai</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>abhra</ets>, Armor. <ets>abrant</ets>,
Gr. <grk>'ofry`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>bhr<umac/</ets>. Cf. <er>Bray</er> a
bank, <er>Bridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The prominent ridge over
the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the
orbit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And his arched <qex>brow</qex>, pulled o'er his eyes,<br/
With solemn proof proclaims him wise.</q>
<rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes);
the eyebrow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'T is not your inky <qex>brows</qex>, your brack silk hair.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The forehead; <as>as, a feverish
<ex>brow</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beads of sweat have stood upon thy <qex>brow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The general air of the countenance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To whom thus Satan with contemptuous <qex>brow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He told them with a masterly <qex>brow</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place;
<as>as, the <ex>brow</ex> of a precipice; the <ex>brow</ex> of a
hill</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To bend the brow</b></col>, <col><b>To knit the
brows</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to frown; to scowl.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brow</ent><br/
<hw>Brow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bound to limit; to be at, or
form, the edge of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts<br/
That <qex>brow</qex> this bottom glade.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>browallia</ent><br/
<hw>browallia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several herbs of the genus
<gen>Browallia</gen> cultivated for their blue or violet or white
flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bush violet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browbeat</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"beat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Browbeat</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Browbeaten</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Browbeating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>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>as, to <ex>browbeat</ex> witnesses</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My grandfather was not a man to be <qex>browbeaten</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browbeating</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"beat`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of bearing down,
abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or
confident assertions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The imperious <qex>browbeatings</qex> and scorn of great men.</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browbound</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"bound`</hw> <pr>(-bound`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Crowned;
having the head encircled as with a diadem.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browdyng</ent><br/
<hw>Browd"yng</hw> <pr>(broud"<icr/ng/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Embroidery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of goldsmithrye, of <qex>browdyng</qex>, and of steel.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browed</ent><br/
<hw>Browed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having (such) a brow;
-- used in composition; <as>as, dark-<ex>browed</ex>,
stern-<ex>browed</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browless</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
shame.</def> <rj><au>L. Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown</ent><br/
<hw>Brown</hw> <pr>(broun)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Browner</adjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Brownest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brun</ets>, <ets>broun</ets>, AS. <ets>br<uum/n</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>bruin</ets>, OHG. <ets>br<uum/n</ets>, Icel.
<ets>br<uacute/nn</ets>, Sw. <ets>brun</ets>, Dan. <ets>bruun</ets>, G.
<ets>braun</ets>, Lith. <ets>brunas</ets>, Skr. <ets>babhru</ets>.
<root/93, 253. Cf. <er>Bruin</er>, <er>Beaver</er>, <er>Burnish</er>,
<er>Brunette</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a dark color, of various shades
between black and red or yellow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cheeks <qex>brown</qex> as the oak leaves.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brown Bess</b></col>, <cd>the old regulation flintlock
smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British
army.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown bread</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Dark
colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes
called in the United States <xex>Graham bread</xex>.</cd> <ldquo/He
would mouth with a beggar though she smelt <xex>brown bread</xex> and
garlic.<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Dark colored bread made
of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and
Indian bread.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Brown coal</b></col>,
<cd>wood coal. See <er>Lignite</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Brown
hematite</b></col> or <col><b>Brown iron ore</b></col></mcol>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a
brown streak. See <er>Limonite</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown
holland</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Holland</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown
paper</b></col>, <cd>dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper,
made of unbleached materials.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown spar</b></col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part
identical with ankerite.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown stone</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Brownstone</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown stout</b></col>, <cd>a strong
kind of porter or malt liquor.</cd> -- <col><b>Brown study</b></col>,
<cd>a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie.</cd> <rj><au>W.
Irving.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown</ent><br/
<hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown</ent><br/
<hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Browned</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Browning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make brown or
dusky.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,<br/
<qex>Browns</qex> the dim void and darkens deep the groves.</q>
<rj><qau>Barlow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make brown by scorching slightly; <as>as, to
<ex>brown</ex> meat or flour</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels,
by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface.</def>
<rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown</ent><br/
<hw>Brown</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become brown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownback</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"back`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See
<er>Dowitcher</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown bill</ent><br/
<hw>Brown" bill`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Brown</ets> +
<ets>bill</ets> cutting tool.]</ety> <def>A bill or halberd of the 16th
and 17th centuries. See 4th <er>Bill</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Many time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a
<qex>brown bill</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <xex>black</xex>, or as it is sometimes called, the
<xex>brown bill</xex>, 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.</note> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>browned</ent><br/
<hw>browned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having a tan color from exposure
to the sun; -- of skin color.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suntanned, tanned.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownian</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"i*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Dr.
<person>Robert <etsep>Brown</etsep></person>, who first demonstrated
(about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Brownian motion</b></col>, <col><b>Brownian
movement</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement
exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in
water or other fluids.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownie</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its
supposed <ets>tawny</ets> or <ets>swarthy</ets> color.]</ety> <def>An
imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform
important services around the house by night, such as thrashing,
churning, sweeping.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browning</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or operation
of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>A smooth coat of brown mortar,
usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of
plaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownish</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat brown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownism</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the
Brownists.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownism</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The doctrines
of the Brunonian system of medicine. See <er>Brunonian</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownist</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A
follower of Robert <xex>Brown</xex>, 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownist</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>One who
advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brownout</ent><br/
<hw>brown"out</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>darkness resulting
from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy
aircraft).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blackout, dimout.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <contr>blackout</contr>, which is the total loss
of electrical power in a region.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownness</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being
brown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair);<br/
Only in <qex>brownness</qex> beauty dwelleth there.</q>
<rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown race</ent><br/
<hw>Brown race</hw>. <def>The Malay or Polynesian race; -- loosely so
called.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownstone</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building, especially a dwelling, faced with
brownstone{1}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brown thrush</ent><br/
<hw>Brown" thrush"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A common
American singing bird (<spn>Harporhynchus rufus</spn>), allied to the
mocking bird; -- also called <altname>brown
thrasher</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brownwort</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A species of figwort or <gen>Scrophularia</gen> (<spn>Scrophularia
vernalis</spn>), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials
with inconspicuous coarse flowers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browny</ent><br/
<hw>Brown"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brown or, somewhat
brown.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Browny</xex> locks.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browpost</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"post`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>
<def>A beam that goes across a building.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browse</ent><br/
<hw>Browse</hw> <pr>(brouz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>brost</ets>, <ets>broust</ets>, sprout, shoot, F. <ets>brout</ets>
browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. <ets>burst</ets>, G.
<ets>borste</ets>, bristle; cf. also Armor. <ets>brousta</ets> to
browse. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Brush</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The tender branches or twigs of trees and
shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.</def>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,<br/
On <qex>browse</qex>, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browse</ent><br/
<hw>Browse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Browsed</conjf> <pr>(brouzd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Browsing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[For <ets>broust</ets>, OF.
<ets>brouster</ets>, <ets>bruster</ets>, F. <ets>brouter</ets>. See
<er>Browse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Brut</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other
animals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,<br/
The barks of trees thou <qex>browsedst</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to
graze.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fields . . . <qex>browsed</qex> by deep-uddered kine.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of
documents), reading those parts which arouse one's interest. Contrasted
with <er>scan</er>, in which one typically is searching for something
specific.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>To look at a series of
electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a
<er>browser{2}</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 186 --></p>

<p><ent>Browse</ent><br/
<hw>Browse</hw> <pr>(brouz)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle,
sheep, and deer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To look casually through a book, books, or a set of
documents, reading those parts which arouse one's interest.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To search through a group of items to find
something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browser</ent><br/
<hw>Brows"er</hw> <pr>(brouz"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An animal that browses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a computer program that
permits the user to view multiple electronic documents in a flexible
sequence by the process of activating hypertext <ldquo/buttons<rdquo/
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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browsewood</ent><br/
<hw>Browse"wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shrubs and
bushes upon which animals browse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browsing</ent><br/
<hw>Brows"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Browse; also, a place abounding
with shrubs where animals may browse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Browsings</qex> for the deer.</q>
<rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Browspot</ent><br/
<hw>Brow"spot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular
gland.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruang</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bru*ang"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The Malayan sun bear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brucine</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"cine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>brucine</ets>, fr. James <ets>Bruce</ets>, a Scottish
traveler.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A powerful vegetable alkaloid,
found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of
<gen>Strychnos</gen>, especially in the <er><it>Nux vomica</it></er>. It
is less powerful than strychnine. Called also <altname>brucia</altname>
and <altname>brucina</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brucite</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"cite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Dr. A.
<etsep>Bruce</etsep> of New York.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc,
and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The mineral chondrodite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruckeled</ent><br/
<hw>Bruck"eled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wet and dirty;
begrimed.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark>
<rj><au>Herrick.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brugmansia</ent><br/
<hw>Brugmansia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the
nightshade family, including some plants often placed in the genus
<gen>Datura</gen>, such as the angel's trumpets.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Brugmansia</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruh</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bruh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<ety>[Native name.]</ety> <def>The rhesus monkey. See
<er>Rhesus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bruin</ent><br/
<hw>bru"in</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bruin</ets>
brown. In the epic poem of <ldquo/Reynard the Fox<rdquo/ the bear is so
called from his color. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruise</ent><br/
<hw>Bruise</hw> <pr>(br<udd/z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bruised</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bruising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>brusen</ets>,
<ets>brisen</ets>, <ets>brosen</ets>, <ets>bresen</ets>, AS.
<ets>br<?/san</ets> or fr. OF. <ets>bruiser</ets>, <ets>bruisier</ets>,
<ets>bruser</ets>, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG.
<ets>brochis<omac/n</ets>. Cf. <er>Break</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To injure, as by a blow or collision, without
laceration; to contuse; <as>as, to <ex>bruise</ex> one's finger with a
hammer; to <ex>bruise</ex> the bark of a tree with a stone; to
<ex>bruise</ex> an apple by letting it fall</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals,
roots, etc.; to crush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor <qex>bruise</qex> her flowerets with the armed hoofs.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound;
contuse.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruise</ent><br/
<hw>Bruise</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fight with the fists; to
box.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bruising</qex> was considered a fine, manly, old English
custom.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruise</ent><br/
<hw>Bruise</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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>as, a <ex>bruise</ex>
on the head; <ex>bruises</ex> on fruit</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness
in it; but wounds, and <qex>bruises</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. i.
6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bruised</ent><br/
<hw>bruised</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>suffering from emotional injury;
<as>as, a <ex>bruised</ex> ego</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hurt, wounded.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>injured without breaking the skin; <as>as, a cut
forehead and <ex>bruised</ex> cheek</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> contused, contusioned.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruiser</ent><br/
<hw>Bruis"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, bruises.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person;
-- often used in the phrase <col><b>big bruiser</b></col>.</def>
<rj><au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like a new <qex>bruiser</qex> on Broughtonic sand,<br/
Amid the lists our hero takes his stand.</q> <rj><qau>T.
Warton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the
speculums of telescopes.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruisewort</ent><br/
<hw>Bruise"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant
supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the
comfrey.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruit</ent><br/
<hw>Bruit</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruit</ets>,
<ets>brut</ets>, noise, bruit, F. <ets>bruit</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>brugitus</ets>; cf. L. <ets>rugire</ets> to roar; perh. influenced
by the source of E. <ets>bray</ets> to make a harsh noise, Armor.
<ets>brud</ets> bruit.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Report; rumor;
fame.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bruit</qex> thereof will bring you many friends.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <pr>[<xex>French pron</xex>. <?/.]</pr> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on
auscultation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruit</ent><br/
<hw>Bruit</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bruited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bruiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To report; to noise
abroad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I find thou art no less than fame hath <qex>bruited</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brumaire</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bru`maire"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>bruma</ets> winter.]</ety> <def>The second month of the calendar
adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the
autumnal equinox. See <er>Vendemiaire</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brumal</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"mal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>brumalis</ets>, fr. <ets>bruma</ets> winter: cf. F.
<ets>brumal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to winter.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>brumal</xex> solstice.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Sir T.
Browne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brume</ent><br/
<hw>Brume</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brume</ets>
winter season, mist, L. <ets>bruma</ets> winter.]</ety> <def>Mist; fog;
vapors.</def> <ldquo/The drifting <xex>brume</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brummagem</ent><br/
<hw>Brum"ma*gem</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Birmingham</ets> (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., <ldquo/the
great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry,<rdquo/
etc.]</ety> <def>Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark> <ldquo/These <xex>Brummagem</xex> gentry.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Lady D. Hardy.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brumous</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"mous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Foggy;
misty.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brun</ent><br/
<hw>Brun</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Broun</er> a
brook.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Brun</er>, a brook.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brunch</ent><br/
<hw>brunch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a late breakfast or an
early lunch.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunei</ent><br/
<hw>Brunei</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sultanate in Northwestern
Borneo.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruneian</ent><br/
<hw>Bruneian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
Brunei; <as>as, <ex>Bruneian</ex> oil production</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Brunei.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunette</ent><br/
<ent>brunet</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bru*net"</hw>, <hw>Bru*nette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being or having dark-colored skin and
hair; contrasted with <contr>blond</contr>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun</stype>; <stype>black,
brown</stype>; <stype>black-haired, dark-haired</stype>; <stype>browned,
suntanned, tanned</stype>; <stype>grizzled, roan</stype>;
<stype>nutbrown</stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunette</ent><br/
<ent>brunet</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bru*net"</hw>, <hw>Bru*nette"</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brunet</ets>, <ets>brunette</ets>, brownish,
dim. of <ets>brun</ets>, <ets>brune</ets>, brown, fr. OHG.
<ets>br<?/n</ets>. See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A girl
or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion.</def> --
<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a dark tint.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunion</ent><br/
<hw>Brun"ion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brugnon</ets> (cf. It. <ets>brugna</ets>, <ets>prugna</ets>), fr.
L. <ets>prunum</ets>. See <er>Prune</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
nectarine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunonian</ent><br/
<hw>Bru*no"ni*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or invented by, <xex>Brown</xex>; -- a term applied to a system of
medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John <xex>Brown</xex>, 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunswick black</ent><br/
<hw>Bruns"wick black`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Japan
black</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunswick green</ent><br/
<hw>Bruns"wick green`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[G. <ets>Braunschweiger
gr<uum/n</ets>, first made at Brunswick, in Germany.]</ety> <def>An
oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of
copper similarly employed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brunt</ent><br/
<hw>Brunt</hw> <pr>(br<ucr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brunt</ets>, <ets>bront</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>bruna</ets> to rush;
cf. Icel. <ets>brenna</ets> to burn. Cf. <er>Burn</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The heat, or utmost violence, of an
onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; <as>as, the
<ex>brunt</ex> of a battle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The force of a blow; shock; collision.</def>
<ldquo/And heavy <xex>brunt</xex> of cannon ball.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first
<qex>brunt</qex> with some real affair of common life.</q> <rj><qau>I.
Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brush</ent><br/
<hw>Brush</hw> <pr>(br<ucr/sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brusche</ets>, OF. <ets>broche</ets>, <ets>broce</ets>,
<ets>brosse</ets>, brushwood, F. <ets>brosse</ets> brush, LL.
<ets>brustia</ets>, <ets>bruscia</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>brusta</ets>,
<ets>brust</ets>, bristle, G. <ets>borste</ets> bristle,
<ets>b<uum/rste</ets> brush. See <er>Bristle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and
cf. <er>Browse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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. <ex>Brushes</ex> have
different shapes and names according to their use; <as>as, clothes
<ex>brush</ex>, paint <ex>brush</ex>, tooth <ex>brush</ex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bushy tail of a fox.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A tuft of hair on the
mandibles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and
small trees in a wood; underbrush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>land covered with brush{5}; in Australia, a dense
growth of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees, mostly
small.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The act of brushing; <as>as, to give one's clothes a
<ex>brush</ex></as>; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light
touch; <as>as, we got a <ex>brush</ex> from the wheel as it
passed</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[As leaves] have with one winter's <qex>brush</qex><br/
Fell from their boughts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or
collision; <as>as, to have a <ex>brush</ex> with an enemy; a
<ex>brush</ex> with the law</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,<br/
And tempt not yet the <qex>brushes</qex> of the war.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>A short contest, or trial, of speed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let us enjoy a <qex>brush</qex> across the country.</q>
<rj><qau>Cornhill Mag.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Electrical brush</b></col>, <cd>a form of the electric
discharge characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays
diverging from an electrified body.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brush</ent><br/
<hw>Brush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Brushed</conjf> <pr>(br<ucr/sht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Brushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruschen</ets>; cf. F.
<ets>brosser</ets>. See <er>Brush</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub,
smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.</def> <ldquo/A'
<xex>brushes</xex> his hat o' mornings.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as
with a brush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep<br/
The waters smooth, and <qex>brush</qex> the buxom wave.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brushed</qex> with the kiss of rustling wings.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like
that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with
<xex>off</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As wicked dew as e'er my mother <qex>brushed</qex><br/
With raven's feather from unwholesome fen.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And from the boughts <qex>brush</qex> off the evil dew.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To brush aside</b></col>, <cd>to remove from one's way,
as with a brush.</cd> -- <col><b>To brush away</b></col>, <cd>to remove,
as with a brush or brushing motion.</cd> -- <col><b>To brush
up</b></col>, <cd>to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to
cleanse or improve; to renew.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my
best to <qex>brush</qex> you <qex>up</qex> like your neighbors.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brush</ent><br/
<hw>Brush</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To move nimbly in haste; to move
so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; <as>as, to <ex>brush</ex>
by</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Snatching his hat, he <qex>brushed</qex> off like the wind.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brushed</ent><br/
<hw>brushed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>brush</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a soft nap produced by brushing; <as>as, a
dress of <ex>brushed</ex> cotton</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brushwork</ent><br/
<hw>brush"work`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an artist's distinctive
technique of applying paint with a brush.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brusher</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, brushes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brushiness</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess.</def> <rj><au>Dr.
H. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brushing</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constructed or used
to brush with; as a <xex>brushing</xex> machine.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Brisk; light; <as>as, a <ex>brushing</ex>
gallop</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brushite</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From George J.
<etsep>Brush</etsep>, an American mineralogist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid
phosphate of calcium.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brush turkey</ent><br/
<hw>Brush" tur`key</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large,
edible, gregarious bird of Australia (<spn>Talegalla Lathami</spn>) of
the family <fam>Megapodid<ae/</fam>. Also applied to several allied
species of New Guinea.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <xex>brush turkeys</xex> live in the
<ldquo/brush,<rdquo/ 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brush wheel</ent><br/
<hw>Brush" wheel`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wheel without
teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or
something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A circular revolving brush used by turners,
lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brushwood</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"wood</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Small branches of trees cut off.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brushy</ent><br/
<hw>Brush"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a brush; shaggy;
rough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brusk</ent><br/
<hw>Brusk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Brusque</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brusque</ent><br/
<hw>Brusque</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brusque</ets>, from It. <ets>brusco</ets> brusque, tart, sour,
perh. fr. L. (<ets>vitis</ets>) <ets>labrusca</ets> wild (vine); or cf.
OHG. <ets>bruttisc</ets> grim, fr. <ets>brutti</ets> terror.]</ety>
<def>Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; <as>as, a
<ex>brusque</ex> man; a <ex>brusque</ex> style</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brusqueness</ent><br/
<hw>Brusque"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being brusque;
roughness joined with promptness; bluntness.</def> <rj><au>Brit.
Quar.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brussels</ent><br/
<hw>Brussels</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Belgium</country>. Population (2000)
= 949,070 (metro). It has given its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of
lace, etc.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Brussels carpet</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels ground</b></col>, <cd>a name
given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly
because of the extreme fineness of the threads.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels
lace</b></col>, <cd>an expensive kind of lace of several varieties,
originally made in Brussels; <as>as, <ex>Brussels</ex> point,
<ex>Brussels</ex> ground, <ex>Brussels</ex> wire ground</as>.</cd> --
<col><b>Brussels net</b></col>, <cd>an imitation of Brussels ground,
made by machinery.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels point</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Point lace</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels sprouts</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in
the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or
<ldquo/sprouts,<rdquo/ each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches
in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage.</cd> -- <col><b>Brussels wire
ground</b></col>, <cd>a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes
partly straight and partly arched.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brustle</ent><br/
<hw>Brus"tle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brustled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brustling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>brustlien</ets> and <ets>brastlien</ets>, AS. <ets>brastlian</ets>,
fr. <ets>berstan</ets> to burst, akin to G. <ets>prasseln</ets> to
crackle. See <er>Burst</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to
bristle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To brustle up</b></col>, <cd>to bristle up.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Otway.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brustle</ent><br/
<hw>Brus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bristle.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Prov.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brut</ent><br/
<hw>Brut</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>brouter</ets>, OF. <ets>brouster</ets>. See <er>Browse</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To browse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brut</ent><br/
<hw>Brut</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Birt</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brut</ent><br/
<hw>brut</hw> <pr>(br<oomac/t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Fr. lit.
rough.]</ety> <def>very dry; -- used of wine or champagne.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bru"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., neuter pl.,
fr. L. <ets>brutus</ets> heavy, stupid.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Edentata</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutal</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>brutal</ets>. See <er>Brute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a brute; <as>as, <ex>brutal</ex>
nature</as>.</def> <ldquo/Above the rest of <xex>brutal</xex>
kind.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish;
unfeeling; merciless; gross; <as>as, <ex>brutal</ex> manners</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Brutal</xex> intemperance.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brutalise</ent><br/
<hw>brutalise</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to treat
brutally.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to cause to become like a brute; <as>as, life in the
concentration camp had <ex>brutalised</ex> him</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>brutalise</ent><br/
<hw>brutalise</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to become brutal.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalize.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutalism</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Brutish quality;
brutality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutality</ent><br/
<hw>Bru*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Brutalities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>brutalit<eacute/</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inhuman act.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The . . . <qex>brutalities</qex> exercised in war.</q>
<rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutalization</ent><br/
<hw>Bru`tal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutalize</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brutalized</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Brutalizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>brutaliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or
inhuman.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutalize</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tal*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become brutal, inhuman,
barbarous, or coarse and beasty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He mixed . . . with his countrymen, <qex>brutalized</qex> with
them in their habits and manners.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutally</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a brutal manner;
cruelly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brute</ent><br/
<hw>Brute</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>brut</ets>,
nasc., <ets>brute</ets>, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L.
<ets>brutus</ets> stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp.
<ets>bruto</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not having sensation;
senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition;
<as>as, the <ex>brute</ex> earth; the <ex>brute</ex> powers of
nature</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking;
<as>as, a <ex>brute</ex> beast; the <ex>brute</ex>
creation</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A creature . . . not prone<br/
And <qex>brute</qex> as other creatures, but endued<br/
With sanctity of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute
beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless;
<as>as, <ex>brute</ex> violence</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The influence of capital and mere <qex>brute</qex> labor.</q>
<rj><qau>Playfair.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Having the physical powers predominating over the
mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A great <qex>brute</qex> farmer from Liddesdale.</q> <rj><qau>Sir
W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col>brute force</col>, <cd>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>as, the first prime numbers were discovered by the <ex>brute
force</ex> repetition of the <er>Sieve of
Eratosthenes</er></as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brute</ent><br/
<hw>Brute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal destitute of
human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Brutes</qex> may be considered as either a<eum/rial,
terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as
unfeeling or coarse person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An ill-natured <qex>brute</qex> of a husband.</q>
<rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Beast</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brute</ent><br/
<hw>Brute</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>bruit</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To report; to bruit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutely</ent><br/
<hw>Brute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a rude or violent
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruteness</ent><br/
<hw>Brute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brutality.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Insensibility.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bruteness</xex>
of nature.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutify</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Brutified</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Brutifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Brute</ets> +
<ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>brutifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make like a
brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Any man not quite <qex>brutified</qex> and void of sense.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutish</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature;
coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O, let all provocation<br/
Take every <qex>brutish</qex> shape it can devise.</q> <rj><qau>Leigh
Hunt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Man may . . . render himself <qex>brutish</qex>, but it is in vain
that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute.</q>
<rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel;
brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual;
bestial.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bru"tish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Bru"tish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Brutism</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"tism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nature or
characteristic qualities or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity, or
beastly vulgarity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bruting</ent><br/
<hw>Bru"ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Browsing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryological</ent><br/
<hw>Bry*o*log"i*cal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
bryology; <as>as, <ex>bryological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryologist</ent><br/
<hw>Bry*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in
bryology.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryology</ent><br/
<hw>Bry*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ moss +
<ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of botany which relates to
mosses.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryonin</ent><br/
<hw>Bry"o*nin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony
(<spn>Bryonia alba</spn> and <spn>Bryonia dioica</spn>). It is a white,
or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 187 --></p>

<p><ent>Bryony</ent><br/
<hw>Bry"o*ny</hw> <pr>(br<imac/"<osl/*n<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>bryonia</ets>, Gr. <grk>brywni`a</grk>, fr.
<grk>bry`ein</grk> to swell, esp. of plants.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus
<gen>Bryonia</gen>. The root of <spn>Bryonia alba</spn> (<stype>rough
bryony</stype> or <stype>white bryony</stype>) and of <spn>Bryonia
dioica</spn> is a strong, irritating cathartic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Black bryony</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Tamus
communis</spn>) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root;
black bindweed.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryophyta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bry*oph"y*ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bryophyte</ent><br/
<hw>bryophyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of numerous plants of the
division <er>Bryophyta</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nonvascular plant.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bryophytic</ent><br/
<hw>bryophytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to
bryophytes.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryopsida</ent><br/
<hw>Bryopsida</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the class of plants comprising the
true mosses, having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes; it
comprises the orders <ord>Andreaeales</ord>; <ord>Bryales</ord>;
<ord>Dicranales</ord>; <ord>Eubryales</ord>; and
<ord>Sphagnales</ord>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Bryopsida</class>, Musci, class
<class>Musci</class>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryozoa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bry`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ moss + <?/ animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A class of
Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound
colonies; -- called also <altname>Polyzoa</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ They are often coralike in form and appearance, each
small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in
delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name.
Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal
divisions are <stype><spn>Ectoprocta</spn></stype>,
<stype><spn>Entoprocta</spn></stype>, and
<stype><spn>Pterobranchia</spn></stype>. See <er>Cyclostoma</er>,
<er>Chilostoma</er>, and <er>Phylactolema</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryozoan</ent><br/
<hw>Bry`o*zo"an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>One of the Bryozoa.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bryozoum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bry`o*zo"um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Bryozoa</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An individual zooid of
a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a
single colony. The zo<oe/cia 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 (<spn>Avicularia</spn>,
<spn>O<oe/cia</spn>, etc.).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buansuah</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu`an*su"ah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The wild dog of northern India
(<spn>Cuon prim<ae/vus</spn>), supposed by some to be an ancestral
species of the domestic dog.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buat</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu"at</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot., of
uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A lantern; also, the moon.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bub</ent><br/
<hw>Bub</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Strong malt
liquor.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bub</ent><br/
<hw>Bub</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. 2d <er>Bubby</er>.]</ety> <def>A
young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small
boy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bub</ent><br/
<hw>Bub</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. from
<er>Bubble</er>.]</ety> <def>To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sackville.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubale</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ba*le</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>bubale</ets>. See <er>Buffalo</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus bubalis</spn>)
of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow
deer of the Bible.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubaline</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ba*line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Resembling a buffalo.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bubaline antelope</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
bubale.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubalus</ent><br/
<hw>Bubalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of ruminants which in some
classification systems is included in the genus <gen>Bos</gen>; the
water buffaloes.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Bubalus</gen>, tribe Bubalus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubble</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>bobbel</ets>, Dan. <ets>boble</ets>, Sw. <ets>bubbla</ets>. Cf.
<er>Blob</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thin film of
liquid inflated with air or gas; <as>as, a soap <ex>bubble</ex>;
<ex>bubbles</ex> on the surface of a river</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,<br/
Like <qex>bubbles</qex> in a late disturbed stream.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body;
<as>as, <ex>bubbles</ex> rising in champagne or a<eum/rated
waters</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a
transparent solid; <as>as, <ex>bubbles</ex> in window glass, or in a
lens</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly
used for testing the strength of spirits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The globule of air in the spirit tube of a
level.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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>as, the South Sea
<ex>bubble</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Then a soldier . . . <br/
Seeking the <qex>bubble</qex> reputation<br/
Even in the cannon's mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Ganny's a cheat, and I'm a
<xex>bubble</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubble</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bubbled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bubbling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>bobbelen</ets>, Dan. <ets>boble</ets>. See <er>Bubble</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise in bubbles, as liquids
when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The milk that <qex>bubbled</qex> in the pail.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles;
<as>as, a <ex>bubbling</ex> stream</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>At mine ear<br/
<qex>Bubbled</qex> the nightingale and heeded not.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubbler</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"bler</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat; to deceive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She has <qex>bubbled</qex> him out of his youth.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The great Locke, who was seldom outwitted by false sounds, was
nevertheless <qex>bubbled</qex> here.</q>
<rj><qau>Sterne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubbler</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
cheats.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All the Jews, jobbers, <qex>bubblers</qex>, subscribers,
projectors, etc.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fish of the Ohio river; -- so
called from the noise it makes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubble shell</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"ble shell`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A marine
univalve shell of the genus <gen>Bulla</gen> and allied genera,
belonging to the Tectibranchiata.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bubbling</ent><br/
<hw>bubbling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>giving off bubbles;
-- of a liquid.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>foaming, frothing</stype>;
<stype>effervescent</stype>; <stype>boiling</stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of
people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly,
vivacious.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubbling Jock</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"bling Jock`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The male
wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its
notes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubbly</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"bly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in
bubbles; bubbling.</def> <rj><au>Nash.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubby</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"by</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/b"b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov.
G. <ets>b<uum/bbi</ets>, or It. <ets>poppa</ets>, Pr. <ets>popa</ets>,
OF. <ets>poupe</ets>, a woman's breast.]</ety> <def>A woman's
breast.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubby</ent><br/
<hw>Bub"by</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>brother</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bub; -- a term of familiar or
affectionate address to a small boy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubo</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"bo</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"b<osl/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Buboes</plw> <pr>(-b<osl/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bubo</ets> the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr.
<grk>boubw`n</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An inflammation, with
enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in
syphilis.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubonic</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(b<usl/*b<ocr/n"<icr/k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by
buboes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubonic plague</ent><br/
<hw>Bubonic plague</hw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a severe and often fatal
disease caused by infection with the bacterium <spn>Yersinia
pestis</spn> (formerly <spn>Pasteurella pestis</spn>), 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 <altname>black death</altname>, and was
responsible for several devastating plagues throughout the middle ages.
When lungs became infected, the disease was called the <stype>pneumonic
plague</stype>. It is still found occasionally in poor areas of
undeveloped countries but is rare in developed countries.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubonocele</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*bon"o*cele</hw> <pr>(b<usl/*b<ocr/n"<osl/*s<emac/l)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>boubw`n</grk> groin + <?/ tumor: cf. F.
<ets>bubonoc<egrave/le</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bubukle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"bu*kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A red
pimple.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccal</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"cal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>bucca</ets>
cheek: cf. F. <ets>buccal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccan</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boucan</ets>.
See <er>Buccaneer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden frame or grid
for roasting, smoking, or drying meat over fire.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place where meat is smoked.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Buccaned meat.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccan</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"can</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>boucaner</ets>. See
<er>Buccaneer</er>.]</ety> <def>To expose (meat) in strips to fire and
smoke upon a buccan.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccaneer</ent><br/
<hw>Buc`ca*neer"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boucanier</ets>, fr. <ets>boucaner</ets> to smoke or broil meat and
fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, <ets>boucan</ets> a smoking
place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American
origin.]</ety> <def>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.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>bucanier</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Primarily, one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after
the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French
settlers in Haiti or Hispaniola, whose business was to hunt wild cattle
and swine.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccaneer</ent><br/
<hw>Buc`ca*neer"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of a
buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccaneerish</ent><br/
<hw>Buc`ca*neer"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a buccaneer;
piratical.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccinal</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"ci*nal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bucina</ets> a crooked horn or trumpet.]</ety> <def>Shaped or
sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccinator</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Buc`ci*na"tor</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
trumpeter, fr. <ets>bucinare</ets> to sound the trumpet.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use
in blowing wind instruments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccinoid</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"ci*noid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Buccinum</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Resembling the genus <gen>Buccinum</gen>, or pertaining to the
<fam>Buccinid<ae/</fam>, a family of marine univalve shells. See
<er>Whelk</er>, and <er>Prosobranchiata</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buccinum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Buc"ci*num</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
trumpet, a trumpet shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of
large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the
common whelk (<spn>Buccinum undatum</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucentaur</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*cen"taur</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>boy^s</grk> ox + <grk>ke`ntayros</grk> centaur.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[It. <ets>bucentoro</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state
barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the
Adriatic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucephalus</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*ceph"a*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/, lit., ox-headed; <?/ ox + <?/ head.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any riding horse.</def> <mark>[Jocose]</mark>
<au>Sir W. Scott</au>.<br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buceros</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu"ce*ros</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>boy`kerws</grk> horned like an ox; <grk>boy^s</grk> ox +
<grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of large
perching birds; the hornbills.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucharest</ent><br/
<hw>Bucharest</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Romania</country>. Population (2000)
= 2,351,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buchloe</ent><br/
<hw>Buchloe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of grasses comprising
buffalo grass.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buchloe</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucholzite</ent><br/
<hw>Buch"ol*zite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
<etsep>Bucholz</etsep>, a German chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Fibrolite</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buchu</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"chu</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
South African shrub (<gen>Barosma</gen>) 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to LG.
<ets>b<uum/ke</ets>, Dan. <ets>byg</ets>, Sw. <ets>byk</ets>, G.
<ets>bauche</ets>: cf. It. <ets>bucato</ets>, Prov. Sp.
<ets>bugada</ets>, F. <ets>bu<eacute/e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching,
or in which clothes are washed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bucked</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bucking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouken</ets>; akin to
LG. <ets>b<uum/ken</ets>, Dan. <ets>byge</ets>, Sw. <ets>byka</ets>, G.
<ets>bauchen</ets>, <ets>beuchen</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>buer</ets>. Cf. the
preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To soak, steep, or boil, in lye
or suds; -- a process in bleaching.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later
usage, by beating them on stones in running water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To break up or pulverize, as
ores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buk</ets>, <ets>bucke</ets>, AS. <ets>bucca</ets>, <ets>bua</ets>,
he-goat; akin to D. <ets>bok</ets>, OHG. <ets>pocch</ets>, G.
<ets>bock</ets>, Ir. <ets>boc</ets>, W. <ets>bwch</ets>, Corn.
<ets>byk</ets>; cf. Zend <ets>b<umac/za</ets>, Skr. <ets>bukka</ets>.
<root/256. Cf. <er>Butcher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of
goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ A male fallow deer is called a <xex>fawn</xex> in his
first year; a <xex>pricket</xex> in his second; a <xex>sorel</xex> in
his third; a <xex>sore</xex> in his fourth; a <xex>buck of the first
head</xex> in his fifth; and a <xex>great buck</xex> in his sixth. The
female of the fallow deer is termed a <xex>doe</xex>. The male of the
red deer is termed a <xex>stag</xex> or <xex>hart</xex> and not a
<xex>buck</xex>, and the female is called a <xex>hind</xex>.</note>
<rj><au>Brande & C.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a
dandy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The leading <qex>bucks</qex> of the day.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A male Indian or negro.</def> <mark>[Colloq.
U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The word <ex>buck</ex> is much used in composition for
the names of antelopes; as, bush <ex>buck</ex>, spring
<ex>buck</ex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blue buck</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Blue</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Water buck</b></col>, <cd>a South African variety of antelope
(<spn>Kobus ellipsiprymnus</spn>). See <xex>Illust.</xex> of
<er>Antelope</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/k)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
copulate, as bucks and does.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To throw by bucking. See <er>Buck</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The brute that he was riding had nearly <qex>bucked</qex> him out
of the saddle.</q> <rj><qau>W. E. Norris.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frame on which firewood is sawed; a
sawhorse; a sawbuck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buck saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw set in a frame and used for
sawing wood on a sawhorse.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck</ent><br/
<hw>Buck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Beech</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The beech tree.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buck mast</b></col>, <cd>the mast or fruit of the beech
tree.</cd> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buckaroo</ent><br/
<hw>buckaroo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[fr. Sp.
<ets>vaquero</ets>.]</ety> <def>a cowboy, especially used of one who
breaks broncos; -- used especially in California.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vaquero.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a fellow; a guy.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck-basket</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"-bas`ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Buck</er>.]</ety> <def>A basket in which clothes are carried to the
wash.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck bean</ent><br/
<ent>buckbean</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>buckbean</hw>, <hw>Buck" bean`</hw></mhw> <pr>(b<emac/n`)</pr>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial plant (<spn>Menyanthes
trifoliata</spn>) 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 <altname>bog bean</altname>. It often roots at
the water margin and spreads across the surface.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> water shamrock, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil,
<spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckboard</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"board`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 <altname>buck wagon</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucker</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who bucks ore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucker</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A horse or mule that
bucks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucket</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boket</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>buc</ets> pitcher, or Corn.
<ets>buket</ets> tub.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A vessel for drawing up
water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or
other liquids.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The old oaken <qex>bucket</qex>, the iron-bound
<qex>bucket</qex>,<br/
The moss-covered <qex>bucket</qex>, which hung in the well.</q>
<rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and
conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The valved piston of a lifting pump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>one of vanes on the rotor of a
turbine.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>a <er>bucketfull</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Fire bucket</b></col>, <cd>a bucket for carrying water to
put out fires.</cd> -- <col><b>To kick the bucket</b></col>, <cd>to
die.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucket</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bucketed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bucketing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw or
lift in, or as if in, buckets; <as>as, to <ex>bucket</ex>
water</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pour over from a bucket; to drench.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Rowing)</fld> <def>To make, or cause to make (the
recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the
body.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucket shop</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"et shop`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>An office or a place where
facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks,
petroleum, etc.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucketfull</ent><br/
<ent>bucketful</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>buck"et*ful`</hw>, <hw>Buck"et*full`</hw></mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.
<def>a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill
a bucket.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bucket.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckety</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"et*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>buckwheat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Paste used by weavers to dress their
webs.</def> <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckeye</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"eye`</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/k"<imac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several American trees and shrubs
of the same genus (<gen><AE/sculus</gen>) as the horse
chestnut.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><mcol><col><b>The Ohio buckeye</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Fetid buckeye</b></col></mcol>, <cd>is <spn>Aesculus
glabra</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red buckeye</b></col> <cd>is <spn>Aesculus
Pavia</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Small buckeye</b></col> <cd>is
<spn>Aesculus paviflora</spn>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Sweet
buckeye</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Yellow buckeye</b></col></mcol>,
<cd>is <spn>Aesculus flava</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buckeye State</b></col>, <cd>Ohio; -- so called because
buckeye trees abound there.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck-eyed</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having bad or
speckled eyes.</def> <ldquo/A <xex>buck-eyed</xex> horse.<rdquo/
<rj><au>James White.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck fever</ent><br/
<hw>Buck fever</hw>. <def>Intense excitement at the sight of deer or
other game, such as often unnerves a novice in hunting.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckhound</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"hound`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hound for
hunting deer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Master of the buckhounds</b></col>, <cd>an officer in the
royal household.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckie</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See
<er>Buccinum</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Deil's buckie</b></col>, <cd>a perverse, refractory
youngster.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs> <-- sic. deil = devil. See
deil. --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucking</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of
bleaching; also, the liquid used.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A washing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The process of breaking up or pulverizing
ores.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bucking iron</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a
broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores.</cd> --
<col><b>Bucking kier</b></col> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld>, <cd>a large circular
boiler, or kier, used in bleaching.</cd> -- <col><b>Bucking
stool</b></col>, <cd>a washing block.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckish</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dandified; foppish.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckle</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bocle</ets> buckle, boss of a shield, OF. <ets>bocle</ets>, F.
<ets>boucle</ets>, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. <ets>buccula</ets> a
little cheek or mouth, dim. of <ets>bucca</ets> cheek; this boss or knob
resembling a cheek.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade
or a plate of sheet metal.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly
worn; also, the state of being curled.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Earlocks in tight <qex>buckles</qex> on each side of a lantern
face.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Lets his wig lie in <qex>buckle</qex> for a whole half year.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A contorted expression, as of the face.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>'Gainst nature armed by gravity,<br/
His features too in <qex>buckle</qex> see.</q>
<rj><qau>Churchill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckle</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buckled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Buckling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>boclen</ets>,
F. <ets>boucler</ets>. See <er>Buckle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; <as>as,
to <ex>buckle</ex> a harness</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bend; to cause to kink, or to become
distorted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and
earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but by mid 20th
century, usually used with <ptcl>down</ptcl>; -- <as>as, the programmers
<ex>buckled down</ex> and worked late hours to finish the project in
time for the promised delivery date</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cartwright <qex>buckled</qex> himself to the employment.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To join in marriage.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 188 --></p>

<p><ent>Buckle</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kle</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/k"k'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to
kink.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Buckled</qex> with the heat of the fire like parchment.</q>
<rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a
wall.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to
<qex>buckle</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in
close fight; to struggle; to contend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The bishop was as able and ready to <qex>buckle</qex> with the
Lord Protector as he was with him.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In single combat thou shalt <qex>buckle</qex> with me.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To buckle to</b></col>, <cd>to bend to; to engage with
zeal.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To make our sturdy humor <qex>buckle</qex> there<qex>to</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Before <qex>buckling to</qex> my winter's work.</q> <rj><qau>J. D.
Forbes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckler</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bocler</ets>, OF. <ets>bocler</ets>, F. <ets>bouclier</ets>, a
shield with a boss, from OF. <ets>bocle</ets>, <ets>boucle</ets>, boss.
See <er>Buckle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the sword and <xex>buckler</xex> play of the Middle
Ages in England, the <xex>buckler</xex> was a small shield, used, not to
cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the large,
bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Blind buckler</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a solid
buckler.</cd> -- <col><b>Buckler mustard</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a genus of plants (<spn>Biscutella</spn>) with small bright yellow
flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or
shields.</cd> -- <col><b>Buckler thorn</b></col>, <cd>a plant with seed
vessels shaped like a buckler. See <er>Christ's thorn</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Riding buckler</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a buckler with
a hole for the passage of a cable.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckler</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kler</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shield; to defend.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,<br/
Now <qex>buckler</qex> falsehood with a pedigree?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckler-headed</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kler-head`ed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
head like a buckler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckling</ent><br/
<hw>Buc"kling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wavy; curling, as
hair.</def> <rj><au>Latham.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckra</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ra</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In the language of
the Calabar coast, <ets>buckra</ets> means <ldquo/demon, a powerful and
superior being.<rdquo/ <au>J. L. Wilson.</au>]</ety> <def>A white man;
-- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies,
etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckra</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ra</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>White; white man's; strong; good;
<as>as, <ex>buckra</ex> yam, a white yam</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckram</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ram</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bokeram</ets>, <ets>bougeren</ets>, OF. <ets>boqueran</ets>, F.
<ets>bougran</ets>, MHG. <ets>buckeram</ets>, LL. <ets>buchiranus</ets>,
<ets>boquerannus</ets>, fr. MHG. <ets>boc</ets>, G. <ets>bock</ets>,
goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. <ets>bouracan</ets>, by
transposing the letter <it>r</it>. See <er>Buck</er>,
<er>Barracan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>Buckram</xex> was formerly a very different
material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing
apparel, etc.</note> <rj><au>Beck (Draper's Dict. ).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant. See
<er>Ramson</er>.</def> <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckram</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ram</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of buckram;
<as>as, a <ex>buckram</ex> suit</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stiff; precise.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Buckram</xex>
dames.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Brooke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckram</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"ram</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strengthen with buckram; to
make stiff.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buck's-horn</ent><br/
<hw>Buck's"-horn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn
(<spn>Plantago Coronopus</spn>); also, <spn>Lobelia
coronopifolia</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckshot</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"shot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse leaden
shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large
game.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckskin</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"skin`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
skin of a buck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish
in color, made of deerskin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an
American soldier of the Revolutionary war.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,<br/
An' did the <qex>buckskins</qex> claw, man.</q>
<rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Breeches made of
buckskin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I have alluded to his <qex>buckskin</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckstall</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"stall`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toil or net to
take deer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buckthorn</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"thorn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus (<spn>Rhamnus</spn>) of shrubs or trees. The shorter
branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See
<er>Rhamnus</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Sea buckthorn</b></col>, <cd>a plant of the genus
<gen>Hippopha<eum/</gen>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucktooth</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"tooth`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any tooth that
juts out.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When he laughed, two white <qex>buckteeth</qex> protruded.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Buckwheat</ent><br/
<hw>Buck"wheat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Buck</ets>
a beech tree + <ets>wheat</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boekweit</ets>, G.
<ets>buchweizen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant
(<spn>Fagopyrum esculentum</spn>) of the Polygonum family, the seed of
which is used for food.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle
cakes, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucolic</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*col"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bucolicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ cowherd, herdsman; <?/ ox +
(perh.) <?/ race horse; cf. Skr. <ets>kal</ets> to drive: cf. F.
<ets>bucolique</ets>. See <er>Cow</er> the animal.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral;
rustic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucolic</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*col"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bucolic<ocir/n</ets>
po<eum/ma.]</ety> <def>A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and
the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; <as>as, the
<ex>Bucolics</ex> of Theocritus and Virgil</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucolical</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*col"ic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bucolic.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bucranium</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu*cra"ni*um</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Bucrania</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/ ox head.]</ety> <def>A sculptured ornament, representing an
ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bud</ent><br/
<hw>Bud</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>budde</ets>; cf. D. <ets>bot</ets>, G. <ets>butze</ets>,
<ets>butz</ets>, the core of a fruit, bud, LG. <ets>butte</ets> in
hage<ets>butte</ets>, hain<ets>butte</ets>, a hip of the dog-rose, or
OF. <ets>boton</ets>, F. <ets>bouton</ets>, bud, button, OF.
<ets>boter</ets> to bud, push; all akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>. See
<er>Button</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A small protuberance on certain
low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism,
either free or attached. See <er>Hydra</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bud moth</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
lepidopterous insect of several species, which destroys the buds of
fruit trees; esp. <spn>Tmetocera ocellana</spn> and <spn>Eccopsis
malana</spn> on the apple tree.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bud</ent><br/
<hw>Bud</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Budded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Budding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put forth or
produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or
shoot.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the
manner of a bud, as a horn.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness,
or growth and promise; <as>as, a <ex>budding</ex> virgin</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To sprout; germinate; blossom.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bud</ent><br/
<hw>Bud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The apricot and the nectarine may be, and usually are,
<qex>budded</qex> upon the peach; the plum and the peach are
<qex>budded</qex> on each other.</q> <rj><qau>Farm. Dict.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budapest</ent><br/
<hw>Budapest</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Hungary</country>. Population (2000)
= 2,008,546.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddha</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dha</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.
<ets>buddha</ets> wise, sage, 'the enlightened' fr. <ets>budh</ets> to
know.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The title of an incarnation of
self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The title of Siddhartha or Gautama, a deified
religious teacher of the Buddhists and the founder of Buddhism; called
also <altname>Gautama Siddartha</altname> or <altname>Sakya
Sinha</altname> (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 <persfn>Rahula</persfn>, 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.</def><br/
[<source>Century Dict. 1906.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddhism</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dhism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion based
upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha,
surnamed Buddha, <ldquo/the awakened or enlightened,<rdquo/ in the sixth
century <sc>b. c.</sc>, 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, <xex>Nirv<acir/na</xex>) 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddhist</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dhist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accepts
the teachings of Buddhism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddhist</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dhist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Buddha,
Buddhism, or the Buddhists.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddhistic</ent><br/
<hw>Bud*dhis"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Buddhist</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budding</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"ding</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
or process of producing buds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>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 <er>Hydroidea</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant
upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddle</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E., to
cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. <ets>butteln</ets>
to shake.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buddle</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>To wash ore
in a buddle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bude burner</ent><br/
<hw>Bude" burn`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Bude
light</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bude light</ent><br/
<hw>Bude" light`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>Bude</ets>, in
Cornwall, the residence of <person>Sir G. Gurney</person>, the
inventor.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budge</ent><br/
<hw>Budge</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/j)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Budged</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Budging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>bouger</ets> to
stir, move (akin to Pr. <ets>bojar</ets>, <ets>bolegar</ets>, to stir,
move, It. <ets>bulicare</ets> to boil, bubble), fr. L.
<ets>bullire</ets>. See <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To
move off; to stir; to walk away.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I'll not <qex>budge</qex> an inch, boy.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did <qex>budge</qex><br/
From rascals worse than they.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budge</ent><br/
<hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Budge</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Brisk; stirring; jocund.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budge</ent><br/
<hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bouge</ets> bag, OF.
<ets>boge</ets>, <ets>bouge</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulga</ets> a leathern
bag or knapsack; a Gallic word; cf. OIr. <ets>bolc</ets>, Gael.
<ets>bolg</ets>. Cf. <er>Budge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A kind of
fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; -- used formerly as
an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budge</ent><br/
<hw>Budge</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lined with budge; hence,
scholastic.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Budge</xex> gowns.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Austere or stiff, like scholastics.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those <qex>budge</qex> doctors of the stoic fur.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Budge bachelor</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Budge
barrel</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budgeness</ent><br/
<hw>Budge"ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sternness;
severity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A Sara for goodness, a great Bellona for <qex>budgeness</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Stanyhurst.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budger</ent><br/
<hw>Budg"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
budges.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>budgerygah</ent><br/
<ent>budgereegah</ent><br/
<ent>budgerigar</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>budg"er*i*gar</hw>, <hw>budgereegah</hw>,
<hw>budgerygah</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small Australian parakeet
(<spn>Melopsittacus undulatus</spn>) usually light green with black and
yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell
parakeet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>budgerow</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>budg"e*row</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi
<ets>bajr<amac/</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large and commodious, but generally
cumbrous and sluggish boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budget</ent><br/
<hw>Budg"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bogett</ets>, <ets>bouget</ets>, F. <ets>bougette</ets> bag,
wallet, dim. of OF. <ets>boge</ets>, <ets>bouge</ets>, leather bag. See
<er>Budge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Bouget</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or
store; an accumulation; <as>as, a <ex>budget</ex> of
inventions</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To open the budget</b></col>, <cd>to lay before a
legislative body the financial estimates and plans of the executive
government.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>budgetary</ent><br/
<hw>budgetary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to a budget;
<as>as, <ex>budgetary</ex> considerations</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>budgie</ent><br/
<hw>budg"ie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>small Australian parakeet
(<spn>Melopsittacus undulatus</spn>) usually light green with black and
yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, grass parakeet,
lovebird, shell parakeet.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budgy</ent><br/
<hw>Budg"y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Budge</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Consisting of fur.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budlet</ent><br/
<hw>Bud"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bud</ets> +
<ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little bud springing from a parent
bud.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the
parent bud from the numerous <qex>budlets</qex> which are its
offspring.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Budorcas</ent><br/
<hw>Budorcas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mammals comprising the
gnu goats.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Budorcas</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buenos Aires</ent><br/
<hw>Buenos Aires</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld>
<def>The capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Argentina</country>.
Population (2000) = 3,000,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buff</ets>, <ets>buffe</ets>, buff, buffalo, F. <ets>buffle</ets>
buffalo. See <er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/A suit of <xex>buff</xex>.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward
pink, gray, or brown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A visage rough,<br/
Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of <qex>buff</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A military coat, made of buff leather.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The grayish viscid substance
constituting the buffy coat. See <cref>Buffy coat</cref>, under
<er>Buffy</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A wheel covered with buff
leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The bare skin; <as>as, to strip to the
<ex>buff</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To be in <qex>buff</qex> is equivalent to being naked.</q>
<rj><qau>Wright.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of buff
leather.</def> <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the color of buff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buff coat</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Buff jerkin</b></col>,
<cd>originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff
color.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Nares.</au> -- <col><b>Buff
stick</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a strip of wood covered with
buff leather, used in polishing.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to polish with a soft cloth,
especially one similar to a <er>buff{5}</er>. See <er>Buff</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>bufer</ets> to cuff,
buffet. See <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> <def>To strike.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Buffet</er>.]</ety> <def>A
buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase <ldquo/Blindman's
<xex>buff</xex>.<rdquo/ See <er>blindman's buff</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nathless so sore a <qex>buff</qex> to him it lent<br/
That made him reel.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buff</ent><br/
<hw>Buff</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain etymol.]</ety>
<def>Firm; sturdy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And for the good old cause stood <qex>buff</qex>,<br/
'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.</q>
<rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Buf"fa</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. fem.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<ety>[It. See <er>Buffoon</er>.]</ety> <def>The comic actress in an
opera.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Comic,
farcical.</def></def2><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aria buffa</b></col>, <cd>a droll or comic air.</cd> --
<col><b>Opera buffa</b></col>, <cd>a comic opera. See <er>Opera
bouffe</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffalo</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fa*lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buffaloes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>bufalo</ets>
(cf. It. <ets>bufalo</ets>, F. <ets>buffle</ets>), fr. L.
<ets>bubalus</ets>, <ets>bufalus</ets>, a kind of African stag or
gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. <?/ buffalo, prob. fr.
<?/ ox. See <er>Cow</er> the animal, and cf. <er>Buff</er> the color,
and <er>Bubale</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
species of the genus <gen>Bos</gen> or <gen>Bubalus</gen> (<spn>Bubalus
bubalus</spn>), 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A very large and savage species
of the same genus (<spn>Syncerus Caffer</spn> syn. <spn>Bubalus
Caffer</spn>) found in South Africa; -- called also <altname>Cape
buffalo</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any species of wild ox.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The bison of North
America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A buffalo robe. See <cref>Buffalo robe</cref>,
below.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The buffalo fish. See
<er>Buffalofish</er>, below.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buffalo berry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrub of
the Upper Missouri (<spn>Sherherdia argentea</spn>) with acid edible red
berries.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo bird</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>an African bird of the genus <gen>Buphaga</gen>, of two species.
These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of
parasites.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo bug</b></col>, <cd>the carpet beetle.
See under <er>Carpet</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo chips</b></col>,
<cd>dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel.</cd>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Buffalo clover</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of clover (<spn>Trifolium reflexum</spn>
and <spn>Trifoliumsoloniferum</spn>) found in the ancient grazing
grounds of the American bison.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo cod</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a large, edible, marine fish (<spn>Ophiodon
elongatus</spn>) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also
<altname>blue cod</altname>, and <altname>cultus cod</altname>.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Buffalo fly</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Buffalo
gnat</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small dipterous insect
of the genus <gen>Simulium</gen>, 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo grass</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of short, sweet grass (<spn>Buchlo<eum/
dactyloides</spn>), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies
on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> --
<col><b>Buffalo nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the oily and
drupelike fruit of an American shrub (<spn>Pyrularia oleifera</spn>);
also, the shrub itself; oilnut.</cd> -- <col><b>Buffalo robe</b></col>,
<cd>the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on;
-- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffalo fish</ent><br/
<ent>buffalofish</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>buffalofish</hw>, <hw>buffalo fish</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of several large carplike North
American fish.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any of several large fresh-water
fishes of the family <fam>Catostomid<ae/</fam> (also called
<membof>suckers</membof> see <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030224205241/http://www.state.ia.us:80/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/suckerf.htm">Sucker family</a>), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown
(<spn>Ictiobus bubalus</spn>), the <stype>big-mouthed
buffalofish</stype> (<spn>Ictiobus cyrinellus</spn>, formerly called
<spn>Bubalichthys urus</spn>), the <stype>black buffalofish</stype>
(<spn>Ictiobus niger</spn>), and the <stype>small-mouthed
buffalofish</stype> (<spn>Ictiobus bubalus</spn>, formerly called
<spn>Bubalichthys altus</spn>), are among the more important species
used as food.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffalo nickel</ent><br/
<hw>buffalo nickel</hw> <def>A United States five-cent coin minted from
1913 to 1937 having an image of an American bison
(<ldquo/buffalo<rdquo/) on its reverse, and an American Indian on the
obverse.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffalo soldier</ent><br/
<hw>buffalo soldier</hw> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 189 --></p>

<p><ent>Buffel duck</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fel duck</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f"f<ecr/l d<ucr/k`)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small duck
(<spn>Charitonetta albeola</spn>); the spirit duck, or butterball. The
head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus
appears large. Called also <altname>bufflehead</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffer</ent><br/
<hw>Buff"er</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prop a
<ets>striker</ets>. See <er>Buffet</er> a blow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An elastic apparatus or fender, for
deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; <as>as, a
<ex>buffer</ex> at the end of a railroad car</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the
blow; -- sometimes called <altname>buffing
apparatus</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who polishes with a buff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wheel for buffing; a buff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said
of an elderly man.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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 <altname>antacid</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>any object or person that shields another object or
person from harm, shock, or annoyance; <as>as, the President's staff is
his <ex>buffer</ex> from constant interruptions of his
work</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffer</ent><br/
<hw>buff"er</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>to add a buffer{5} to (a solution), so as to
reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffered</ent><br/
<hw>buff"ered</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f"<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>containing a buffer{5}; -- of solutions, usually
aqueous solutions.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufferhead</ent><br/
<hw>Buff"er*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The head of a
buffer, which receives the concussion, in railroad carriages.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufferin</ent><br/
<hw>Bufferin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a brand of
<er>aspirin</er> tablets coated with a substance capable of neutralizing
acid (a <ldquo/buffer<rdquo/); -- sometimes applied generically to any
buffered aspirin preparation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buffered aspirin.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffet</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*fet"</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/f*f<amac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>buffet</ets>, LL. <ets>bufetum</ets>; of uncertain origin; perh.
fr. the same source as E. <ets>buffet</ets> a blow, the root meaning
<ets>to puff</ets>, hence (cf. <ets>puffed up</ets>) the idea of
ostentation or display.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not when a gilt <qex>buffet's</qex> reflected pride<br/
Turns you from sound philosophy aside.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A counter for food or refreshments.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>A restaurant containing such
a counter, as at a railroad station, or place of public
gathering.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A meal set out on a buffet[2], arranged so that
guests may serve themselves and choose those items that they desire;
<as>as, a <ex>buffet</ex> dinner</as>. 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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffet</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fet</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/f"f<ecr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buffet</ets>, <ets>boffet</ets>, OF. <ets>buffet</ets> a slap in
the face, a pair of bellows, fr. <ets>buffe</ets> blow, cf. F.
<ets>bouffer</ets> to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. <ets>puff</ets>. For
the meaning <ets>slap</ets>, <ets>blow</ets>, cf. F. <ets>soufflet</ets>
a slap, <ets>souffler</ets> to blow. See <er>Puff</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>, and cf. <er>Buffet</er> sidebroad, <er>Buffoon</er>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a
cuff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When on his cheek a <qex>buffet</qex> fell.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave
the <qex>buffets</qex> of the Bay of Biscay.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Fortune's <qex>buffets</qex> and rewards.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small stool; a stool for a buffet or
counter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Go fetch us a light <qex>buffet</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Townely
Myst.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffet</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Buffeted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Buffeting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>buffeten</ets>, OF.
<ets>buffeter</ets>. See the preceding noun.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to
slap.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They spit in his face and <qex>buffeted</qex> him.</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 67.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to
strive with or contend against; <as>as, to <ex>buffet</ex> the
billows</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,<br/
<qex>Buffets</qex> the bark, and whirls it from the shores.</q>
<rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own,
instead of being <qex>buffeted</qex> about the world.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Black.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Buffer</er>.]</ety> <def>To deaden the
sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffet</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fet</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exercise or play
at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If I might <qex>buffet</qex> for my love, or bound my horse for
her favors, I could lay on like a butcher.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make one's way by blows or struggling.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Strove to <qex>buffet</qex> to land in vain.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffeted</ent><br/
<hw>buffeted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>struck repeatedly; -- used
especially of impact from winds, and sometimes metaphorically; <as>as,
<ex>buffeted</ex> by criticism</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffeter</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fet*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who buffets;
a boxer.</def> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffeting</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fet*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A striking with the
hand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A succession of blows; continued violence, as of
winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to
endure the <qex>buffeting</qex> on the rudest storm.</q>
<rj><qau>Wirt.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffin</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
resembling <ets>buff</ets> <?/eather.]</ety> <def>A sort of coarse
stuff; <as>as, <ex>buffin</ex> gowns</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffing apparatus</ent><br/
<hw>Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Buffer</er>,
1.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffle</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., from F.
<ets>buffle</ets>. See <er>Buffalo</er>.]</ety> <def>The buffalo.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffle</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To puzzle; to be at a
loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufflehead</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fle*head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Buffle</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What makes you stare so, <qex>bufflehead</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Plautus (trans. 1694).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The buffel duck. See <er>Buffel
duck</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffle-headed</ent><br/
<hw>Buf"fle-head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a large head, like a
buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So fell this <qex>buffle-headed</qex> giant.</q>
<rj><qau>Gayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>buf"fo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. masc.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Buffoon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The comic actor in an
opera.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffoon</ent><br/
<hw>buf*foon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bouffon</ets> (cf. It. <ets>buffone</ets>, <ets>buffo</ets>,
<ets>buffa</ets>, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr.
<ets>bouffer</ets> to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their
cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See <er>Buffet</er> a
blow.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffoon</ent><br/
<hw>buf*foon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of,
or like, a buffoon.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Buffoon</xex> stories.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To divert the audience with <qex>buffoon</qex> postures and antic
dances.</q> <rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buffoon</ent><br/
<hw>buf*foon"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of a
buffoon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffoon</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*foon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with
buffoonery.</def> <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffoonery</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*foon"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buffooneries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F.
<ets>bouffonnerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The arts and practices of a
buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and
postures.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of
<qex>buffoonery</qex> with a <ldquo/What makes you blush?<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffoonish</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*foon"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a buffoon; consisting in
low jests or gestures.</def> <rj><au>Blair.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffoonism</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*foon"ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices
of a buffoon; buffoonery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffoonly</ent><br/
<hw>Buf*foon"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low; vulgar.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Apish tricks and <qex>buffoonly</qex> discourse.</q>
<rj><qau>Goodman.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buffy</ent><br/
<hw>Buff"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Resembling, or characterized by, buff.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buffy coat</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu"fo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bufo</ets> a toad.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of
Amphibia including various species of toads.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufonidae</ent><br/
<hw>Bufonidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family comprising the
true toads.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Bufonidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bufonite</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"fon*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bufo</ets> toad: cf. F. <ets>bufonite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>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<oum/lite and
chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was
originally formed in the head of a toad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bug</ent><br/
<hw>Bug</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bugge</ets>, fr. W. <ets>bwg</ets>, <ets>bwgan</ets>, hobgoblin,
scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. <er>Bogey</er>, <er>Boggle</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A bugbear; anything which terrifies.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sir, spare your threats:<br/
The <qex>bug</qex> which you would fright me with I seek.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A general name applied to various
insects belonging to the Hemiptera; <as>as, the squash <ex>bug</ex>; the
chinch <ex>bug</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An insect of the genus
<gen>Cimex</gen>, especially the bedbug (<spn>Cimex lectularius</spn>).
See <er>Bedbug</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of various species of
Coleoptera; <as>as, the lady<ex>bug</ex>; potato <ex>bug</ex>, etc.;
loosely, any beetle</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of certain kinds of
Crustacea; <as>as, the sow <ex>bug</ex>; pill <ex>bug</ex>; bait
<ex>bug</ex>; salve <ex>bug</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ According to popular usage in England and among
housekeepers in America around 1900, <ex>bug</ex>, when not joined with
some qualifying word, was used specifically for
<altname>bedbug</altname>. 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. <ldquo/God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest
<xex>bug</xex> that creeps.<rdquo/ <au>Rogers</au> (<au>Naaman</au>).
<ldquo/This <xex>bug</xex> with gilded wings.<rdquo/
<au>Pope.</au></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>An error in the coding of a
computer program, especially one causing the program to malfunction or
fail. See, for example, <er>year 2000 bug</er>.</def> <ldquo/That's not
a <xex>bug</xex>, it's a feature!<rdquo/<br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine
or a plan.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear
or record conversations surreptitiously.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>An infectious microorganism; a germ{4}.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to
be caused by an infectious organism.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<note>In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of AIDS is high
and AIDS is referred to colloquially as <ldquo/the
bug<rdquo/.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination,
<as>as a camera <ex>bug</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bait bug</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bait</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>Bug word</b></col>, <cd>swaggering or threatening language.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Beau. & Fl.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bug</ent><br/
<hw>Bug</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/g)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to
<er>annoy</er>; to bother or pester.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugbear</ent><br/
<ent>Bugaboo</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bug`a*boo"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bug"bear`</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bug</er>.]</ety>
<def>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.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bugaboos</xex> to fright ye.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Lloyd.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But, to the world no <qex>bugbear</qex> is so great<br/
As want of figure and a small estate.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>bugaboo</qex> of the liberals is the church pray.</q>
<rj><qau>S. B. Griffin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The great <qex>bugaboo</qex> of the birds is the owl.</q>
<rj><qau>J. Burroughs.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a source of concern; <as>as, the old
<ex>bugaboo</ex> of inflation still bothers them</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow;
bogeyman; boogeyman; booger.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugbane</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"bane`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A perennial white-flowered herb of the order
<ord>Ranunculace<ae/</ord> and genus <gen>Cimiciguga</gen>; bugwort.
There are several species.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugbear</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"bear`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bugaboo</er>.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing needless
fright.</def></def2> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugbear</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"bear`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alarm with idle
phantoms.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugfish</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The menhaden.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugger</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bougre</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>Bulgarus</ets>, a Bulgarian, and also a
heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy.
Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called <ets>heretics</ets>,
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.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One guilty of
buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful
disparagement.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buggery</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"ger*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>bougrerie</ets>, <ets>bogrerie</ets>, heresy. See
<er>Bugger</er>.]</ety> <def>Unnatural sexual intercourse;
sodomy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugginess</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"gi*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Buggy</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The state of being infested
with bugs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buggy</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bug</er>.]</ety> <def>Infested or abounding with bugs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buggy</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"gy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buggies</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light one horse two-wheeled
vehicle.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a
<qex>buggy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beaconsfield.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one
seat, and with or without a calash top.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buggy cultivator</b></col>, <cd>a cultivator with a seat
for the driver.</cd> -- <col><b>Buggy plow</b></col>, <cd>a plow, or set
of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also <altname>sulky
plow</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bugle</ets>
buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. <ets>bugle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>buculus</ets>
a young bullock, steer, dim. of <ets>bos</ets> ox. See <er>Cow</er> the
animal.]</ety> <def>A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.</def> <rj><au>E.
Phillips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bugle</er> a wild
ox.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A horn used by hunters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>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
<altname>Kent bugle</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bugulus</ets> a woman's
ornament: cf. G. <ets>b<uum/gel</ets> a bent piece of metal or wood, fr.
the same root as G. <ets>biegen</ets> to bend, E. <ets>bow</ets> to
bend.]</ety> <def>An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though
commonly black.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bugle</er> a bead.]</ety>
<def>Jet black.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bugle</xex> eyeballs.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bugle</ets>; cf. It.
<ets>bugola</ets>, L. <ets>bugillo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the genus <gen>Ajuga</gen> of the Mint family, a native
of the Old World.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Yellow bugle</b></col>, <cd>the <spn>Ajuga
cham<ae/pitys</spn>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugled</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with
bugles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugle horn</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle horn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
bugle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>One blast upon his <qex>bugle horn</qex><br/
Were worth a thousand men.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drinking vessel made of horn.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And drinketh of his <qex>bugle horn</qex> the wine.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugler</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who plays on a
bugle.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugleweed</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gle*weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the Mint family and genus <gen>Lycopus</gen>; esp.
<spn>Lycopus Virginicus</spn>, which has mild narcotic and astringent
properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugloss</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"gloss</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buglosses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>buglosse</ets>,
L. <ets>buglossa</ets>, <ets>buglossus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ oxtongue <?/
ox + <?/ tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus
<gen>Anchusa</gen>, and especially the <spn>Anchusa officinalis</spn>,
sometimes called <altname>alkanet</altname>; oxtongue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Small wild bugloss</b></col>, <cd>the <spn>Asperugo
procumbens</spn> and the <spn>Lycopsis arvensis</spn>.</cd> --
<col><b>Viper's bugloss</b></col>, <cd>a species of
<gen>Echium</gen>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bugwort</ent><br/
<hw>Bug"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Bugbane.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buhlwork</ent><br/
<ent>Buhl</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Buhl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Buhl"work</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From A. Ch. <ets>Boule</ets>, a
French carver in wood.]</ety> <def>Decorative woodwork in which tortoise
shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls,
cartouches, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>boule</asp>,
<asp>boulework</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buhlbuhl</ent><br/
<hw>Buhl"buhl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bulbul</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buhrstone</ent><br/
<hw>Buhr"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bur</ets> a whetstone for scythes.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>burrstone</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Build</ent><br/
<hw>Build</hw> <pr>(b<icr/ld)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Built</conjf> <pr>(b<icr/lt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Building</conjf>. The regular <pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Builded</conjf> is antiquated.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bulden</ets>, <ets>bilden</ets>, AS. <ets>byldan</ets> to build,
fr. <ets>bold</ets> house; cf. Icel. <ets>b<omac/l</ets> farm, abode,
Dan. <ets>bol</ets> small farm, OSw. <ets>bol</ets>,
<ets>b<oum/le</ets>, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel.
<ets>b<umac/a</ets> to dwell; akin to E. <ets>be</ets>,
<ets>bower</ets>, <ets>boor</ets>. <root/97.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Nor aught availed him now<br/
To have <qex>built</qex> in heaven high towers.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To raise or place on a foundation; to form,
establish, or produce by using appropriate means.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who <qex>builds</qex> his hopes in air of your good looks.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase and strengthen; to increase the power
and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently
with <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>build</ex> up one's
constitution</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able
to <qex>build</qex> you up.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xx. 32.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To erect; construct; raise; found;
frame.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Build</ent><br/
<hw>Build</hw> <pr>(b<icr/ld)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>build</ex> on the opinions or advice of
others</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Build</ent><br/
<hw>Build</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Form or mode of construction; general
figure; make; <as>as, the <ex>build</ex> of a ship; a great
<ex>build</ex> on a man</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Builder</ent><br/
<hw>Build"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who builds; one
whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a
mason.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>In the practice of civil architecture, the <qex>builder</qex>
comes between the architect who designs the work and the artisans who
execute it.</q> <rj><qau>Eng. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Building</ent><br/
<hw>Build"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
constructing, erecting, or establishing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Hence it is that the <qex>building</qex> of our Sion rises no
faster.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of
civil architecture.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes
<qex>building</qex>; but <qex>building</qex> is frequently employed when
the result is not architectural.</q> <rj><qau>Hosking.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is built; a fabric or edifice
constructed, as a house, a church, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thy sumptuous <qex>buildings</qex> and thy wife's attire<br/
Have cost a mass of public treasury.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>build-up</ent><br/
<ent>buildup</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>build"up</hw>, <hw>build-up</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of building up an accumulation.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> build-up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the events, such as advertising or publicity,
causing increased interest in some coming event.</def> <illu>The
<ex>buildup</ex> to Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the
series.</illu><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Built</ent><br/
<hw>Built</hw> <pr>(b<icr/lt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shape; build;
form of structure; <as>as, the <ex>built</ex> of a ship</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Built</ent><br/
<hw>Built</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed; shaped; constructed; made; --
often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form;
<as>as, frigate-<ex>built</ex>, clipper-<ex>built</ex>,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly
<qex>built</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buirdly</ent><br/
<hw>buirdly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>strong and heavily built; -- of
people.</def> <mark>[Scottish]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beefy, burly, husky, strapping, strong,
vigorous.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bujumbura</ent><br/
<hw>Bujumbura</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Geography)</fld> <def>The
capital <isa>city</isa> of <country>Burundi</country>. Population (2000)
= 300,000.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buke muslin</ent><br/
<hw>Buke" mus"lin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Book
muslin</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bukshish</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Buk"shish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulau</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu"lau</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An East Indian insectivorous mammal
(<spn>Gymnura Rafflesii</spn>), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but
allied to the hedgehog.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 190 --></p>

<p><ent>Bulb</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/lb)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bulbus</ets>, Gr. <grk>bolbo`s</grk>: cf. F.
<ets>bulbe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spheroidal
body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually
below), which is strictly a <xex>bud</xex>, 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
<xex>corm</xex> in not being solid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A name given to some parts that
resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; <as>as, the <ex>bulb</ex> of
the aorta</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bulb of the eye</b></col>, <cd>the eyeball.</cd> --
<col><b>Bulb of a hair</b></col>, <cd>the <ldquo/root,<rdquo/ or part
whence the hair originates.</cd> -- <col><b>Bulb of the spinal
cord</b></col>, <cd>the <xex>medulla oblongata</xex>, often called
simply <xex>bulb</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bulb of a tooth</b></col>,
<cd>the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the
tooth.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a <er>light bulb</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulb</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take the shape of a bulb; to
swell.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bul*ba"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bulbaceus</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>Bulbous.</def> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbar</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb"ar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal
cord, or <xex>medulla oblongata</xex>; <as>as, <ex>bulbar</ex>
paralysis</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbed</ent><br/
<hw>Bulbed</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a bulb;
round-headed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbel</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim., fr.
<ets>bulb</ets>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A separable bulb
formed on some flowering plants.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bul*bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>bulbif<egrave/re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing
bulbs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbil</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr.
<ets>bulb</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small or
secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An a<eum/rial bulb or
deciduous bud, produced in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or
replacing the flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated,
of propagating the plant; -- called also <altname>bulblet</altname> and
<altname>brood bud</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small hollow bulb, such as an
enlargement in a small vessel or tube.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulblet</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb,
or on some a<eum/rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the
tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbose</ent><br/
<hw>Bul*bose"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bulbous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbo-tuber</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"bo-tu`ber</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bulb</ets>,<pos>n.</pos>+ <ets>tuber</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A corm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbous</ent><br/
<hw>Bulb"ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bulbosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bulbeux</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing
from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbul</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bul"bul</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The Persian nightingale (<spn>Pycnonotus
jocosus</spn>). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic
singing birds, of the family <fam>Timaliid<ae/</fam>. The green bulbuls
belong to the <gen>Chloropsis</gen> and allied genera.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>buhlbuhl</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulbule</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"bule</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bulbulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>bulbus</ets>. See <er>Bulb</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A small bulb; a bulblet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulchin</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"chin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>bull</ets>.]</ety> <def>A little bull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulge</ent><br/
<hw>Bulge</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/lj)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bulge</ets> a swelling; cf. AS. <ets>belgan</ets> to swell, OSw.
<ets>bulgja</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<omac/lginn</ets> swollen, OHG.
<ets>belgan</ets> to swell, G. <ets>bulge</ets> leathern sack, Skr.
<ets>b<rsdot/h</ets> to be large, strong; the root meaning <ets>to
swell</ets>. Cf. <er>Bilge</er>, <er>Belly</er>, <er>Billow</er>,
<er>Bouge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The bilge or
protuberant part of a cask.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward,
esp. when caused by pressure; <as>as, a <ex>bulge</ex> in a
wall</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The bilge of a vessel. See
<er>Bilge</er>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bulge ways</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Bilge ways</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulge</ent><br/
<hw>Bulge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bulged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bulging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swell or jut out;
to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be
protuberant; <as>as, the wall <ex>bulges</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bilge, as a ship; to founder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And scattered navies <qex>bulge</qex> on distant shores.</q>
<rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulger</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Bulge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A driver or a brassy with
a convex face.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bulging</ent><br/
<hw>bulging</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>curving or bulging
outward. Opposite of <ant>concave</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms:
<stype>biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform</stype>;
<stype>broken-backed, hogged</stype>; <stype>convexo-concave</stype>;
<stype>gibbous, gibbose</stype>; <stype>planoconvex</stype>] <see>Also
See: <er>protrusive</er>.</see><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> convex.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>curving outward.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy,
protuberant.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bulgur</ent><br/
<hw>bulgur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turkish.]</ety> <def>parched crushed
wheat.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bulghur, bulgur wheat.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulgy</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"gy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bulged; bulging;
bending, or tending to bend, outward.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulimy</ent><br/
<ent>Bulimia</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bu*lim"i*a</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/*l<icr/m"<icr/*<adot/)</pr>,
<hw>Bu"li*my</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>bulimia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>boylimi`a</grk>, lit., ox-hunger;
<grk>boy^s</grk> ox + <grk>limo`s</grk> hunger: cf. F.
<ets>boulimie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease
in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a
diseased and voracious appetite.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <altname>bulimia
nervosa</altname> and <altname>binge-purge syndrome</altname>. It is
observed mainly in young women of normal weight.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bulimic</ent><br/
<hw>bu*lim"ic</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/*l<emac/m"<icr/k)</pr> <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to bulimia.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>suffering from bulimia.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulimus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu*li"mus</hw> <pr>(b<usl/*l<imac/"m<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>bulimus</ets> hunger. See <er>Bulimy</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of land snails having an elongated
spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant
in tropical America.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulk</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/lk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bulke</ets>, <ets>bolke</ets>, heap; cf. Dan. <ets>bulk</ets> lump,
clod, OSw. <ets>bolk</ets> crowd, mass, Icel. <ets>b<?/lkast</ets> to be
bulky. Cf. <er>Boll</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Bile</er> a boil,
<er>Bulge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Magnitude of
material substance; dimensions; mass; size; <as>as, an ox or ship of
great <ex>bulk</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships;
not so great of <qex>bulk</qex> indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and
more serviceable.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The main mass or body; the largest or principal
portion; the majority; <as>as, the <ex>bulk</ex> of a
debt</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>The <qex>bulk</qex> of the people must labor, Burke told them,
<ldquo/to obtain what by labor can be obtained.<rdquo/</q> <rj><qau>J.
Morley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The cargo of a vessel when
stowed.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>My liver leaped within my <qex>bulk</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Turbervile.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Barrel bulk</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Barrel</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To break bulk</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to begin to unload or more the cargo.</cd> --
<col><b>In bulk</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Laden in
bulk</b></col>, <col><b>Stowed in bulk</b></col></mcol>, <cd>having the
cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.</cd>
-- <col><b>Sale by bulk</b></col>, <cd>a sale of goods as they are,
without weight or measure.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness;
largeness; massiveness.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bulk</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bulked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bulking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To appear or seem to be,
as to bulk or extent; to swell.</def><br/
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<p><q>The fame of Warburton possibly <qex>bulked</qex> larger for the
moment.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie Stephen.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bulk</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>b<amac/lkr</ets> a beam,
partition. Cf. <er>Balk</er>, <pos>n.</pos> & <pos>v.</pos>]</ety>
<def>A projecting part of a building.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>Here, stand behind this <qex>bulk</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bulker</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A
person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix
the amount of freight or dues payable on them.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bulkhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bulk</er> part of a building.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same
deck.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bulked line</b></col>, <cd>a line beyond which a wharf
must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bulkiness</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greatness in
bulk; size.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bulky</ent><br/
<hw>Bulk"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of great bulk or
dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; <as>as, <ex>bulky</ex>
volumes</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A <qex>bulky</qex> digest of the revenue laws.</q>
<rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bull</ent><br/
<hw>Bull</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bule</ets>,
<ets>bul</ets>, <ets>bole</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bul</ets>, G.
<ets>bulle</ets>, Icel. <ets>boli</ets>, Lith. <ets>bullus</ets>, Lett.
<ets>bollis</ets>, Russ. <ets>vol'</ets>; prob. fr. the root of AS.
<ets>bellan</ets>, E. <ets>bellow</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The male of any species of cattle
(<spn>Bovid<ae/</spn>); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the
elephant; also, the male of the whale.</def><br/
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<p><note><hand/ The <xex>wild bull</xex> of the Old Testament is thought
to be the oryx, a large species of antelope.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, resembles a bull in
character or action.</def> <rj><au>Ps. xxii. 12.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Taurus, the second
of the twelve signs of the zodiac.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the
Pleiades.</def><br/
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<p><q>At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun,<br/
And the bright <qex>Bull</qex> receives him.</q>
<rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>One who operates in
expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such
a rise. See 4th <er>Bear</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used
as an expletive.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap,
crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot,
balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bull baiting</b></col>, <cd>the practice of baiting
bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack
them.</cd> -- <col><b>John Bull</b></col>, <cd>a humorous name for the
English, collectively; also, an Englishman.</cd> <ldquo/Good-looking
young <xex>John Bull</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>W. D.Howells.</au> -- <col><b>To
take the bull by the horns</b></col>, <cd>to grapple with a difficulty
instead of avoiding it.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bull</ent><br/
<hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling
a bull; male; large; fierce.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bull bat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the night
hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the
wing, in the evening.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull calf</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A stupid fellow.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the chub mackerel.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull
pump</b></col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a direct single-acting pumping
engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.</cd> --
<col><b>Bull snake</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the pine snake of
the United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull stag</b></col>, <cd>a castrated
bull. See <er>Stag</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull wheel</b></col>, <cd>a
wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as
logs, the tools in well boring, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bull</ent><br/
<hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be in heat; to manifest sexual
desire as cows do.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Bull</ent><br/
<hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>To
endeavor to raise the market price of; <as>as, to <ex>bull</ex> railroad
bonds; to <xex>bull</xex> stocks; to <xex>bull</xex> Lake Shore</as>; to
endeavor to raise prices in; <as>as, to <ex>bull</ex> the market</as>.
See 1st <er>Bull</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bull</ent><br/
<hw>Bull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bulle</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>bulla</ets> bubble, stud, knob, LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F.
<ets>bulle</ets>. Cf. <er>Bull</er> a writing, <er>Bowl</er> a ball,
<er>Boil</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seal. See
<er>Bulla</er>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in
Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated
<ldquo/a die Incarnationis,<rdquo/ <it>i. e.</it>, <ldquo/from the day
of the Incarnation.<rdquo/ See <xex>Apostolical brief</xex>, under
<er>Brief</er>.</def><br/
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<p><q>A fresh <qex>bull</qex> of Leo's had declared how inflexible the
court of Rome was in the point of abuses.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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 <xex>bulls</xex> and his
professions of humility.</def><br/
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<p><q>And whereas the papist boasts himself to be a Roman Catholic, it
is a mere contradiction, one of the pope's <qex>bulls</qex>, as if he
should say universal particular; a Catholic schimatic.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>The Golden Bull</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Blunder</er>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Bulla</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bul"la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bull<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>bulla</ets>
bubble. See <er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a
transparent watery fluid.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The ovoid prominence below the
opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; <as>as, the tympanic
or auditory <ex>bulla</ex></as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine shells. See
<er>Bubble shell</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullace</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lace</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bolas</ets>, <ets>bolace</ets>, OF. <ets>beloce</ets>; of Celtic
origin; cf. Arm. <ets>bolos</ets>, <ets>polos</ets>, Gael.
<ets>bulaistear</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
small European plum (<spn>Prunus communis</spn>, var.
<spn>insitita</spn>). See <er>Plum</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
bully tree.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullantic</ent><br/
<hw>Bul*lan"tic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or used in, papal
bulls.</def> <rj><au>Fry.</au></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bullantic letters</b></col>, <cd>Gothic letters used in
papal bulls.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bullary</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"la*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bullarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bullairie</ets>. See <er>Bull</er> an
edict.]</ety> <def>A collection of papal bulls.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullary</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"la*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bullaries</plw> <pr>(-r<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Boilary</er>.]</ety> <def>A place for boiling or preparing salt; a
boilery.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>And certain salt fats or <qex>bullaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bills
in Chancery.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bullate</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"late</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/l"l<asl/t/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bullatus</ets>, fr. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Appearing as if blistered; inflated;
puckered.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bullate leaf</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leaf, the
membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations
convex on one side and concave on the other.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bullbeggar</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"beg`gar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something used
or suggested to produce terror, as in children or persons of weak mind;
a bugbear.</def><br/
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<p><q>And being an ill-looked fellow, he has a pension from the church
wardens for being <qex>bullbeggar</qex> to all the forward children in
the parish.</q> <rj><qau>Mountfort (1691).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull brier</ent><br/
<hw>Bull" bri`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species
of Smilax (<spn>Smilax Pseudo-China</spn>) growing from <state>New
Jersey</state> to the <geog>Gulf of Mexico</geog>, 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 <altname>bamboo brier</altname> and <altname>China
brier</altname>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullcomber</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"comb*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A scaraboid beetle; esp. the <spn>Typh<ae/us vulgaris</spn> of
Europe.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bulldog</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"dog`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity,
courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being
formerly employed in baiting bulls.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A refractory material used as a
furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the
puddling furnace of a rolling mill.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bulldog</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"dog`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic of, or like, a
bulldog; stubborn; <as>as, <ex>bulldog</ex> courage; <ex>bulldog</ex>
tenacity</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bulldog bat</b></col> <fld>(Zo'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bat of
the genus <gen>Nyctinomus</gen>; -- so called from the shape of its
face.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Bulldoze</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"doze`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bulldozed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bulldozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To intimidate; to
restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of
the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.</def> <mark>[Slang,
U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulldozer</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"do`zer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
bulldozes.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
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<p><-- 2. A powered vehicle with a broad blade in front used for moving
earth, as in construction projects. --><br/
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<p><ent>Bulled</ent><br/
<hw>Bulled</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Boln</er>.]</ety> <def>Swollen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullen-bullen</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bul"len-bul"len</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
Australian name, from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The lyre
bird.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullen-nail</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"len-nail`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bull</ets> large, having a large head +
<ets>nail</ets>.]</ety> <def>A nail with a round head and short shank,
tinned and lacquered.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bullet</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"let</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>boulet</ets>, dim. of <ets>boule</ets> ball. See <er>Bull</er> an
edict, and cf. <er>Boulet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small
ball.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated
in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small
firearm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cannon ball.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece
being charged with a <qex>bullet</qex> of stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The fetlock of a horse.</def> <note>[See
<xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Horse</er>.]</note><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bullet tree</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bully tree</er>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Bullet wood</b></col>, <cd>the wood of the bullet
tree.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullethead</ent><br/
<hw>bullethead</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a head shaped like a
bullet.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulletin</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"le*tin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bulletin</ets>, fr. It. <ets>bullettino</ets>, dim. of
<ets>bulletta</ets>, dim. of <ets>bulla</ets>, <ets>bolla</ets>, an
edict of the pope, from L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble. See <er>Bull</er> an
edict.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any public notice or announcement, especially of
news recently received.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A periodical publication, especially one containing
the proceeding of a society.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>bulletin board</b></col>, <cd>a board on which
announcements are put, particularly at newsrooms, newspaper offices,
etc.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bulletproof</ent><br/
<ent>bullet-proof</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bul"let-proof`</hw>, <hw>bul"let*proof`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of resisting the
force of a bullet; resistant to penetration by a bullet; armored;
<as>as, a <ex>bulletproof</ex> vest; a <ex>bulletproof</ex>
window</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse
and incapable of malfunction under normal use; <as>as, a
<ex>bulletproof</ex> computer program</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>so well thought out as to be resistant to criticism
or certain to succeed; <as>as, a <ex>bulletproof</ex>
plan</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfaced</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"faced`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a large
face.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfeast</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"feast`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bullfight</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfighting</ent><br/
<ent>Bullfight</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bull"fight`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bull"fight`ing</hw>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bull"fight`er</wf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> corrida.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullfighting</ent><br/
<hw>bullfighting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the activity at a
bullfight.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfinch</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"finch`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A bird of the genus <gen>Pyrrhula</gen> and other related genera,
especially the <spn>Pyrrhula vulgaris</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Pyrrhula
rubicilla</spn>, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the
breast, cheeks, and neck, red.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Crimson-fronted bullfinch</b></col>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Burion</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pine bullfinch</b></col>,
<cd>the pine finch.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfice</ent><br/
<ent>Bullfist</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bull"fist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bull"fice</hw> }</mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>bofist</ets>, AS.
<ets>wulfes fist</ets> puffball, E. <ets>fizz</ets>,
<ets>foist</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of fungus. See
<er>Puffball</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfly</ent><br/
<ent>Bull fly</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bull" fly`</hw> or <hw>Bull"fly`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Any large fly troublesome to
cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullfrog</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"frog`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A very large species of frog (<spn>Rana Catesbiana</spn>), found in
North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullhead</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"head`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fresh-water fish of many species,
of the genus <gen>Uranidea</gen>, esp. <spn>Uranidea gobio</spn> of
Europe, and <spn>Uranidea Richardsoni</spn> of the United States; --
called also <altname>miller's thumb</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>In America, several species of <gen>Amiurus</gen>; -- called also
<altname>catfish</altname>, <altname>horned pout</altname>, and
<altname>bullpout</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A marine fish of
the genus <gen>Cottus</gen>; the sculpin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The black-bellied
plover (<spn>Squatarola helvetica</spn>); -- called also
<altname>beetlehead</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The golden
plover.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stupid fellow; a lubber.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small black water insect.</def>
<rj><au>E. Phillips.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bullhead whiting</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
kingfish of Florida (<spn>Menticirrus alburnus</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 191 --></p>

<p><ent>Bullheaded</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"head`ed</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"h<ecr/d`<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate;
dogged.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullheadedness</ent><br/
<hw>bullheadedness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>resolute adherence to one's
own ideas or desires.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness,
self-will.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullhorn</ent><br/
<hw>bullhorn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a portable loudspeaker with
built-in microphone and amplifier.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> loud-hailer.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullied</ent><br/
<hw>bullied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>frightened into submission or
compliance.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> browbeaten, cowed, hangdog, intimidated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullion</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lion</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"y<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
OE. <ets>bullyon</ets> a hook used for fastening the dress, a button,
stud, an embossed ornament of various kinds, <it>e. g.</it>, on the
cover of a book, on bridles or poitrels, for purses, for breeches and
doublets, LL. <ets>bullio</ets> the swelling of boiling water, a mass of
gold or silver, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> boss, stud, bubble (see
<er>Bull</er> an edict), or perh. corrupted fr. F. <ets>billon</ets>
base coin, LL. <ets>billio</ets> bullion. Cf. <er>Billon</er>,
<er>Billet</er> a stick.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uncoined gold or silver
in the mass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Properly, the precious metals are called
<xex>bullion</xex>, 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Base or uncurrent coin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And those which eld's strict doom did disallow,<br/
And damm for <qex>bullion</qex>, go for current now.</q>
<rj><qau>Sylvester.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or
copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The clasps and <qex>bullions</qex> were worth a thousand
pound.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver
wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords
are prominent.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullionist</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate for a metallic
currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullirag</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"li*rag</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<ets>bully</ets>,<pos>n. & v.</pos>, and <ets>rag</ets> to scold, rail.
Cf. <er>Ballarag</er>.]</ety> <def>To intimidate by bullying; to rally
contemptuously; to badger.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullish</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Partaking of the
nature of a bull, or a blunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Let me inform you, a toothless satire is as improper as a toothed
sleek stone, and as <qex>bullish</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullist</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bulliste</ets>. See
<er>Bull</er> an edict.]</ety> <def>A writer or drawer up of papal
bulls.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Harmar.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullition</ent><br/
<hw>Bul*li"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>bullire</ets>, <ets>bullitum</ets>, to boil. See <er>Boil</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>The action of boiling; boiling.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Ebullition</er>.</def>
<rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull Moose</ent><br/
<hw>Bull Moose</hw>. (<mark>U. S. Politics</mark>) <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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 <ldquo/like a bull moose.<rdquo/</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The figure of a bull moose used as
the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign
of 1912.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Bull Mooser</wf>.
<mark>[Cant]</mark></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bull-necked</ent><br/
<hw>bull"-necked`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj> [Narrower terms: <stype>mesomorphic</stype>] <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullock</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bulluc</ets> a young bull. See <er>Bull</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Take thy father's young <qex>bullock</qex>, even the second
<qex>bullock</qex> of seven years old.</q> <rj><qau>Judges vi.
25.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ox, steer, or stag.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullock</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lock</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bully.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She shan't think to <qex>bullock</qex> and domineer over me.</q>
<rj><qau>Foote.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullock's-eye</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"lock's-eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bull's-eye</er>, 3.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bul"lon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A West Indian fish (<spn>Scarus Croicensis</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullpen</ent><br/
<hw>bull"pen`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"p<ecr/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Baseball)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <mark>[collective]</mark> <def>the relief pitchers on a
baseball team. Contrasted with <contr>starters</contr>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullpout</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"pout`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bullhead</er>, 1 <sd>(b)</sd>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull-roarer</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"-roar`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull's-eye</ent><br/
<hw>Bull's"-eye`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small circular or oval wooden block without
sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for
connecting rigging.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed
by sailors to portend a storm.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck,
roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A circular or oval opening for air or
light.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for
concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself.</def>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Aldebaran, a bright star in the
eye of <xex>Taurus</xex> or the Bull.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Archery & Gun.)</fld> <def>The center of a
target.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the
end of the pipe through which it was blown.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A small and thick old-fashioned watch.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>something that exactly succeeds in achieving its
goal; <as>as, to score a <ex>bull's eye</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bell ringer, mark.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullshit</ent><br/
<hw>bullshit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a ludicrously false
statement.</def> <mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola,
bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash,
dogshit.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullshit</ent><br/
<hw>bullshit</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to talk through one's hat.</def>
<mark>[vulgar]</mark> <br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> waffle, bull, fake.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullshot</ent><br/
<hw>bullshot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>vodka and beef bouillon or
consomme.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bull snake</ent><br/
<ent>bullsnake</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bull"snake`</hw>, <hw>bull" snake`</hw></mhw>
<pr>(b<oocr/l"sn<amac/k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several large
harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes of the genus
<gen>Pituophis</gen>. They include the <stype>gopher snake</stype> and
<stype>pine snake</stype>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> .</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull's-nose</ent><br/
<hw>Bull's"-nose`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>An external angle when obtuse or rounded.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def> by crossing the bulldog with
terriers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bull terrier.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullterrier</ent><br/
<ent>Bull terrier</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bull" ter`ri*er</hw>, <hw>bull"ter`rier</hw></mhw>
<pr>(b<usdot/l" t<ecr/r`r<icr/*<etil/r)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the
bulldog and the terrier.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bull trout</ent><br/
<hw>Bull" trout`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as <spn>Salmo
trutta</spn> and <spn>Salmo Cambricus</spn>, which ascend rivers; --
called also <altname>sea trout</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def><spn>Salvelinus malma</spn> of California and Oregon; -- called
also <altname>Dolly Varden trout</altname> and <altname>red-spotted
trout</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The huso or salmon of the
Danube.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullweed</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bole</ets>
a stem + <ets>weed</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Knapweed.</def>
<rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullwort</ent><br/
<hw>Bull"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bishop's-weed</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bullies</plw> <pr>(b<ucr/l"l<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>bullerjaan</ets>, <ets>bullerb<aum/k</ets>,
<ets>bullerbrook</ets>, a blusterer, D. <ets>bulderaar</ets> a bluster,
<ets>bulderen</ets> to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG.
<ets>buole</ets> lover, G. <ets>buhle</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bullies</qex> seldom execute the threats they deal in.</q>
<rj><qau>Palmerston.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brisk, dashing fellow.</def> <mark>[Slang
Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully beef</ent><br/
<ent>Bully</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>Bul"ly beef`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/ b<emac/f`)</pr> }</mhw>.
<ety>[F. <ets>bouilli</ets> boiled meat, fr. <ets>bouillir</ets> to
boil. See <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v.</pos> The word <ets>bouilli</ets> was
formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]</ety> <def>Pickled
or canned beef.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Jovial and blustering; dashing.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>
<ldquo/Bless thee, <xex>bully</xex> doctor.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fine; excellent; <as>as, a <ex>bully</ex>
horse</as>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bullied</conjf> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<emac/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bullying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To intimidate or badger
with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part
of a bully{1} toward.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of
volunteers gone over to <qex>bully</qex> the French, upon hearing the
peace was just signing.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as a bully{1}.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bully</ent><br/
<hw>bul"ly</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos>
<def>Well done! Excellent!</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullying</ent><br/
<hw>bullying</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Noisily domineering; tending to
browbeat others.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> blustery.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bully pulpit</ent><br/
<hw>bul"ly pul"pit</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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 Roosevelt.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bullyrag</ent><br/
<hw>bul"ly*rag</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<icr/*r<acr/g)</pr>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Bullirag</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bullyrook</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly*rook`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<icr/*r<oocr/k`)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A bully.</def> <mark>[Slang Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bully tree</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ly tree`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"l<ycr/ tr<emac/`)</pr>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several West Indian trees of the
order <ord>Sapotace<ae/</ord>, as <spn>Dipholis nigra</spn> and species
of <gen>Sapota</gen> and <gen>Mimusops</gen>. Most of them yield a
substance closely resembling gutta-percha.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulrush</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"rush`</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/l"r<ucr/sh`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>bulrysche</ets>, <ets>bolroysche</ets>; of uncertain
origin, perh. fr. <ets>bole</ets> stem + <ets>rush</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in
water.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The name <ex>bulrush</ex> is applied in England
especially to the cat-tail (<spn>Typha latifolia</spn> and <spn>Typha
angustifolia</spn>) and to the lake club-rush (<spn>Scirpus
lacustris</spn>); in America, to the <spn>Juncus effusus</spn>, and also
to species of <gen>Scirpus</gen> or club-rush.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulse</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bulse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A purse or bag in
which to carry or measure diamonds, etc.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bultel</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"tel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bultellus</ets>. See <er>Bolt</er> to sift.]</ety> <def>A bolter or
bolting cloth; also, bran.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulti</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"ti</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bolty</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bultong</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bul"tong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Biltong.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bultow</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"tow`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A trawl; a boulter;
the mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulwark</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"wark</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D.
<ets>bolwerk</ets>, G. <ets>bollwerk</ets>, Sw. <ets>bolwerk</ets>, Dan.
<ets>bolv<aum/rk</ets>, <ets>bulv<aum/rk</ets>, rampart; akin to G.
<ets>bohle</ets> plank, and <ets>werk</ets> work, defense. See
<er>Bole</er> stem, and <er>Work</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Boulevard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A
rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which secures against an enemy, or defends from
attack; any means of defense or protection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . .
. the floating <qex>bulwark</qex> of our island.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The sides of a
ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the
deck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Rampart</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bulwark</ent><br/
<hw>Bul"wark</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bulwarked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bulwarking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fortify with, or as with, a
rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Of some proud city, <qex>bulwarked</qex> round and armed<br/
With rising towers.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bum</ent><br/
<hw>Bum</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr.
<ets>bottom</ets> in this sense.]</ety> <def>The buttock.</def>
<mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bum</ent><br/
<hw>bum</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>bummed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>bumming</conjf> (<?/).]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Boom</er>, <pos>v.
i.,</pos> to roar.]</ety> <def>To make murmuring or humming sound.</def>
<rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>to bum around</b></col> <cd>to wander about idly or
aimlessly.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bum</ent><br/
<hw>bum</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To borrow without
intention of returning; to cadge; <as>as, to <ex>bum</ex> a cigarette;
to <ex>bum</ex> a cup of coffee</as>; -- usually with inexpensive items
as the object.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bum</ent><br/
<hw>Bum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A humming noise.</def>
<rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumbailiff</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"bail"iff</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption
of <ets>bound bailiff</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Low, Eng.]</mark> <def>See
<cref>Bound bailiff</cref>, under <er>Bound</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumbard</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"bard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bombard</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumbarge</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"barge`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bumboat</er>.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumbast</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"bast</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Bombast</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumbelo</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"be*lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bumbeloes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.
<ets>bombola</ets>.]</ety> <def>A glass used in subliming camphor.</def>
<altsp>[Spelled also <asp>bombolo</asp> and
<asp>bumbolo</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumble</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bump</er>
to boom.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The bittern.</def> <mark>[Local,
Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumble</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a hollow or humming
noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As a bittern <qex>bumbleth</qex> in the mire.</q>
<rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumble</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to act ineptly or without clear
understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; --
sometimes used with <ptcl>around</ptcl>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumble</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to bungle (a task).</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumblebee</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble*bee`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bumblen</ets> to make a humming noise (dim. of <ets>bum</ets>, v.
i.) + <ets>bee</ets>. Cf. <er>Humblebee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A large bee of the genus <gen>Bombus</gen>, sometimes called
<altname>humblebee</altname>; -- so named from its sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ There are many species. All gather honey, and store it
in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumblepuppy</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"ble*pup`py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin
unknown; cf. <er>Bumble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
old game of nineholes.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>Whist played in an
unscientific way.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bumbling</ent><br/
<hw>bumbling</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not skillful in physical movement
especially with the hands; <as>as, a <ex>bumbling</ex>
mechanic</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed,
handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumboat</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"boat`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>bum</ets> the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D.
<ets>bun</ets> a box for holding fish in a boat.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions,
fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumkin</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Boom</ets> a
beam + <ets>-kin</ets>. See <er>Bumpkin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A projecting beam or boom; as: <sd>(a)</sd> One projecting from
each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a <xex>tack
bumpkin</xex>. <sd>(b)</sd> One from each quarter, for the main-brace
blocks, and called <stype>brace bumpkin</stype>. <sd>(c)</sd> A small
outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>boomkin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bummalo</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bum"ma*lo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A small marine Asiatic fish
(<spn>Saurus ophidon</spn>) used in India as a relish; -- called also
<altname>Bombay duck</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bummer</ent><br/
<hw>bum"mer</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/m"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of
support; a loafer; a dissipated sponger; one who bums.</def>
<mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an unpleasant event, experience, or situation;
<as>as, getting caught in a cloudburst while wearing my best suit was a
<ex>bummer</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bummery</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"me*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bottomery</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief
against a <qex>bummery</qex> bond.</q> <rj><qau>R. North.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bump</ent><br/
<hw>Bump</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/mp; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bumped</conjf>
<pr>(b<ucr/mpt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bumping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>pwmp</ets> round
mass, <ets>pwmpiaw</ets> to thump, bang, and E. <ets>bum</ets>, v. i.,
<ets>boom</ets> to roar.]</ety> <def>To strike, as with or against
anything large or solid; to thump; <as>as, to <ex>bump</ex> the head
against a wall</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bump</ent><br/
<hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come in violent contact with
something; to thump.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bumping</xex> and jumping.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bump</ent><br/
<hw>Bump</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Bump</er> to
strike, to thump.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thump; a heavy
blow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or
blow; a protuberance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It had upon its brow<br/
A <qex>bump</qex> as big as a young cockerel's stone.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>One of the protuberances on the
cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of
the mind; <as>as, the <ex>bump</ex> of <ldquo/veneration;<rdquo/ the
<ex>bump</ex> of <ldquo/acquisitiveness.<rdquo/</as></def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance
with the prow of the boat following.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bump</ent><br/
<hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Boom</er> to roar.]</ety>
<def>To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to
boom.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>As a bittern <qex>bumps</qex> within a reed.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bump</ent><br/
<hw>Bump</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The noise made by the
bittern.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumper</ent><br/
<hw>Bum"per</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>bumbard</ets>, <ets>bombard</ets>, a large drinking vessel.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor
runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He frothed his <qex>bumpers</qex> to the brim.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some
favorite performer.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumper</ent><br/
<hw>Bump"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That
which bumps or causes a bump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock,
such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a
buffer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Motor
vehicles)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bumper-to-bumper</ent><br/
<hw>bumper-to-bumper</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>moving slowly with little
space between; -- used of road traffic.</def>
<illu><ex>bumper-to-bumper</ex> traffic</illu><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> crawling.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumpkin</ent><br/
<hw>Bump"kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as
<ets>bumkin</ets>, which Cotgrave defines thus:
<ldquo/<ets>Bumkin</ets>, 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.<rdquo/ Hence, a clumsy man may
easily have been compared to such a block of wood; cf. OD.
<ets>boomken</ets> a little tree. See <er>Boom</er> a pole.]</ety>
<def>An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.</def>
<ldquo/Bashful country <xex>bumpkins</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W.
Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bumpkinly</ent><br/
<hw>bump"kin*ly</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>unsophisticated in a manner
resembling a lifelong resident of rural areas; <as>as,
<ex>bumpkinly</ex> country boys</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hick, rustic, unsophisticated.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumptious</ent><br/
<hw>Bump"tious</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Self-conceited;
forward; pushing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bump off</ent><br/
<hw>bump` off"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To kill (a
person); to murder; -- used commonly of planned assassination by
criminals; <as>as, the mob <ex>bumped off</ex> all the
witnesses</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bumptiousness</ent><br/
<hw>Bump"tious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conceitedness.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunn</ent><br/
<ent>Bun</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bun</hw>, <hw>Bunn</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Scot. <ets>bun</ets>, <ets>bunn</ets>, OE. <ets>bunne</ets>,
<ets>bonne</ets>; fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. <ets>bunna</ets>, Gael.
<ets>bonnach</ets>, or OF. <ets>bugne</ets> tumor, Prov. F.
<ets>bugne</ets> a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. <ets>bungo</ets> bulb,
MHG. <ets>bunge</ets>, Prov. E. <ets>bung</ets> heap, cluster,
<ets>bunny</ets> a small swelling.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, a hot cross
<ex>bun</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered
into a coil or knot at the top of the head.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>the buttocks.</def>
<mark>[slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BUN</ent><br/
<hw>BUN</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>same as <col><b>blood urea nitrogen</b></col>; the concentration of
nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of
kidney function.</def> <note>Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of
nitrogen per 100 ml in the form of urea. <au>Stedman.</au></note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buna</ent><br/
<hw>Buna</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[trademark.]</ety> <def>a synthetic
rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with another substance such as
acrylonitrile or styrene.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buna-S.</syn>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bunce</ent><br/
<hw>bunce</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sudden unexpected piece of good
fortune.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> windfall, gravy, godsend.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunch</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/nch; 224)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to
OSw. & Dan. <ets>bunke</ets> heap, Icel. <ets>bunki</ets> heap, pile,
<ets>bunga</ets> tumor, protuberance; cf. W. <ets>pwng</ets> cluster.
Cf. <er>Bunk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A protuberance; a hunch; a
knob or lump; a hump.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They will carry . . . their treasures upon the <qex>bunches</qex>
of camels.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xxx. 6.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things
of the same kind, growing or fastened together; <as>as, a <ex>bunch</ex>
of grapes; a <ex>bunch</ex> of keys</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A small isolated mass of ore, as
distinguished from a continuous vein.</def> <rj><au>Page.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunch</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bunched</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bunching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To swell out into a bunch or
protuberance; to be protuberant or round.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bunching</qex> out into a large round knob at one end.</q>
<rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunch</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into a bunch or
bunches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunch-backed</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch"-backed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
bunch on the back; crooked.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bunch-backed</xex>
toad.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunchberry</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The dwarf cornel (<spn>Cornus Canadensis</spn>), which bears a
dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunch grass</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch" grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grass
growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, <spn>Atropis
tenuifolia</spn>, <spn>Festuca scabrella</spn>, and several kinds of
<spn>Stipa</spn> are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, <spn>Eriocoma
cuspidata</spn> is a good bunch grass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunchiness</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunchy</ent><br/
<hw>Bunch"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Swelling
out in bunches.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>An unshapen, <qex>bunchy</qex> spear, with bark unpiled.</q>
<rj><qau>Phaer.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having
tufts; <as>as, the bird's <ex>bunchy</ex> tail</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Yielding irregularly; sometimes
rich, sometimes poor; <as>as, a <ex>bunchy</ex> mine</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Page.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunco</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>see
<er>bunko</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bunko</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunkum</ent><br/
<ent>Buncombe</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bun"combe</hw>, <hw>Bun"kum</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<etsep>Buncombe</etsep> a county of North
Carolina.]</ety> <def>Speech-making for the gratification of
constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish
purpose; anything said for mere show.</def> <mark>[Cant or Slang,
U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All that flourish about right of search was <qex>bunkum</qex> --
all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was <qex>bunkum</qex> .
. . slavery speeches are all <qex>bunkum</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Haliburton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To speak for Buncombe</b></col>, <cd>to speak for mere
show, or popularly.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/The phrase originated near the close of the
debate on the famous <lsquo/Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It
was then used by Felix Walker -- a <xex>na<ium/ve</xex> old mountaineer,
who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of
North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of
<etsep>Buncombe</etsep>, which formed part of his district. The old man
rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the
<lsquo/<xex>Question</xex>,' and several members gathered round him,
begging him to desist. He persevered, however, for a while, declaring
that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to
<lsquo/make a speech for <etsep>Buncombe</etsep>.'<rdquo/ <rj><au>W.
Darlington.</au></rj></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bund</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bund</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety>
<def>League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German
states.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bund</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bund</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi
<ets>band</ets>.]</ety> <def>An embankment against inundation.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark> <rj><au>S. Wells Williams.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunder</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bun"der</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/n"d<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pers. <ets>bandar</ets> a landing place, pier.]</ety> <def>A boat
or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and
goods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 192 --></p>

<p><ent>Bundesrath</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bun"des*rath`</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/n"d<ecr/s*r<aum/t`)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., from <ets>bund</ets> (akin to E.
<ets>bond</ets>) confederacy + <ets>rath</ets> council, prob. akin to E.
<ets>read</ets>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <xex>Bundesrath</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, --
the <qex>Bundesrath</qex> -- is chosen, and the head of this is a
president.</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Peters (Trans. M<uum/ller's Pol.
Hist.).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bundes-Versammlung</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bun"des-Ver*samm"lung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.;
<ets>bund</ets> confederacy + <ets>versammlung</ets> assembly.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Legislature</er>, <xex>Switzerland</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bundle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"dle</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/n"d'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bundel</ets>, AS. <ets>byndel</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bondel</ets>,
<ets>bundel</ets>, G. <ets>b<uum/ndel</ets>, dim. of <ets>bund</ets>
bundle, fr. the root of E. <ets>bind</ets>. See <er>Bind</er>.]</ety>
<def>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>as, a <ex>bundle</ex> of straw or of paper; a
<ex>bundle</ex> of old clothes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The fable of the rods, which, when united in a <qex>bundle</qex>,
no strength could bend.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bundle pillar</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a column
or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it.</cd>
<au>Weale.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bundle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bundled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bundling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
tie or bind in a bundle or roll.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send off abruptly or without ceremony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They unmercifully <qex>bundled</qex> me and my gallant second into
our own hackney coach.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hook.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to sell together as a single item at one inclusive
price; -- usually done for related products which work or are used
together.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bundle off</b></col>, <cd>to send off in a hurry, or
without ceremony; <as>as, the working mothers <ex>bundle</ex> their
children <ex>off</ex> to school and then try to get themselves to work
on time</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>To bundle one's self up</b></col>, <cd>to
wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bundle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare for
departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sleep on the same bed without undressing; --
applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus
sleeping.</def> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin
pies, dance at country frolics, and <qex>bundle</qex> with the Yankee
lasses.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bundle up</b></col>, <cd>to dress warmly, snugly, or
cumbrously.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bundled</ent><br/
<hw>bun"dled</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>sold together as a single item; --
usually done for related products which work or are used
together.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bundled-up</ent><br/
<hw>bundled-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>dressed warmly; <as>as,
<ex>bundled-up</ex> sailors and soldiers</as>.</def> <illu></illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bundling</ent><br/
<hw>bundling</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a former custom,
especially in New England, in which unmarried couples occupied the same
bed without undressing, especially during courtship. See
<er>bundle{2}</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the act of binding something into a
bundle.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the act of shoving hastily; <as>as, she complained
about <ex>bundling</ex> the children off to school</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bundobust</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bun"do*bust</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. & Per.
<ets>bando-bast</ets> tying and binding.]</ety> <def>System;
discipline.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He has more <qex>bundobust</qex> than most men.</q>
<rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bung</ent><br/
<hw>Bung</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W.
<ets>bwng</ets> orfice, bunghole, Ir. <ets>buinne</ets> tap, spout,
OGael. <ets>buine</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The large stopper of
the orifice in the bilge of a cask.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it
is filled; bunghole.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sharper or pickpocket.</def> <mark>[Obs. &
Low]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You filthy <qex>bung</qex>, away.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bung</ent><br/
<hw>Bung</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bunged</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bunging</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To stop, as the
orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with
<xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To bung up</b></col>, <cd>to use up, as by bruising or
over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action.</cd>
<mark>[Low]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He had <qex>bunged up</qex> his mouth that he should not have
spoken these three years.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton (Trans. Don
Quixote).</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bungaloid</ent><br/
<hw>bungaloid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to
a bungalow; similar to a bungalow.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having many bungalows.</def> <illu>the
<ex>bungaloid</ex> suburbs</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungalow</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ga*low</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Bengalee
<ets>b<amac/ngl<amac/</ets>]</ety> <def>A thatched or tiled house or
cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungarum</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bun"ga*rum</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bungar</ets>, the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A venomous snake of India, of the genus <gen>Bungarus</gen>, allied
to the cobras, but without a hood.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungee</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gee</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Aeronautics)</fld> <def>a spring or other elastic device,
especially one attached to a control to facilitate its
manipulation.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>bungee cord</er>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungee cord</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gee cord</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungee jumping</ent><br/
<ent>Bungee jump</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bun"gee jump`</hw>, <hw>Bun"gee jump`ing</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunghole</ent><br/
<hw>Bung"hole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bung</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bungled</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bungling</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. a
diminutive from, akin to <ets>bang</ets>; cf. Prov. G. <ets>bungen</ets>
to beat, bang, OSw. <ets>bunga</ets>. See <er>Bang</er>.]</ety> <def>To
act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or mend clumsily; to
manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I always had an idea that it would be <qex>bungled</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungle</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clumsy or awkward
performance; a botch; a gross blunder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those errors and <qex>bungles</qex> which are committed.</q>
<rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bungled</ent><br/
<hw>bungled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>performed poorly or inadequately;
<as>as, a <ex>bungled</ex> job; the Watergate scandal started with a
<ex>bungled</ex> burglary</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> botched, goofed up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungler</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A clumsy, awkward
workman; one who bungles.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If to be a dunce or a <qex>bungler</qex> in any profession be
shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be
such!</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bunglesome</ent><br/
<hw>bunglesome</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>awkward to move or use
especially because of shape; <as>as, a load of <ex>bunglesome</ex>
paraphernalia</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awkward, clumsy, ungainly.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungling</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gling</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unskillful;
awkward; clumsy; <as>as, a <ex>bungling</ex> workman</as>.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They make but <qex>bungling</qex> work.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunglingly</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"gling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Clumsily;
awkwardly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bungo</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"go</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A
kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat
used in the Southern United States.</def>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunion</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bunyon</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bunji-bunji</ent><br/
<hw>bunji-bunji</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an Australian timber tree
(<spn>Flindersia schottiana</spn>) whose bark yields a poison.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunk</ent><br/
<hw>Bunk</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/<nsm/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OSw.
<ets>bunke</ets> heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf.
<er>Bunch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden case or box, which
serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers;
<as>as, to sleep in the top <ex>bunk</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to
sustain the end of heavy timbers.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a bed.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunk</ent><br/
<hw>Bunk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bunked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bunking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To go to bed in a bunk; --
sometimes with <xex>in</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>
<rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunkbed</ent><br/
<hw>Bunk"bed</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/<nsm/k"b<ecr/d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunker</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ker</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.
<ets>bunker</ets>, <ets>bunkart</ets>, a bench, or low chest, serving
for a seat. Cf. <er>Bunk</er>, <er>Bank</er>, <er>Bench</er>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of
which serves for a seat.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Jamieson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A large bin or similar receptacle; <as>as, a coal
<ex>bunker</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>Hence, any rough hazardous ground
on the links; also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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 <ex>bunker</ex> may be
completely underground with no direct access to the surface.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunker</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ker</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>To drive (the
ball) into a bunker.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bunkmate</ent><br/
<hw>bunk"mate`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>someone who occupies
the same sleeping quarters as oneself.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunko</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ko</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sf. Sp.
<ets>banco</ets> bank, <ets>banca</ets> a sort of game at cards. Cf.
<er>Bank</er> (in the commercial sense).]</ety> <def>A kind of swindling
game or scheme, originally by means of cards or by a sham lottery, but
now used for any swindling tactic.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bunco</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunko</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ko</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Bunkoed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bunkoing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bunko steerer</b></col>, <cd>a person employed as a decoy
in bunko.</cd> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunkum</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"kum</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Buncombe</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunn</ent><br/
<hw>Bunn</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bun</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunnian</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"nian</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bunyon</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunny</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A
great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out
from it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunny</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pet name for a rabbit or a
squirrel.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunodonts</ent><br/
<ent>Bunodonta</ent><br/
<mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bu`no*don"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bu"no*donts</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>bunodonta</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ hill, heap + <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A division of the herbivorous mammals including
the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are
tuberculated.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buns</ent><br/
<hw>buns</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the <er>buttocks</er>.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 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.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bunsen</ent><br/
<hw>bunsen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>bunsen
burner</er>; a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to
regulate the mixture of gas and air.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bunsen burner, etna.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunsen's burner</ent><br/
<ent>Bunsen burner</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Bun"sen burn"er</hw>, <hw>Bun"sen's burn"er</hw></mhw>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <def>a kind of burner, invented by <person>Professor
<etsep>Bunsen</etsep></person> of <city>Heidelberg</city>, 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunsen's battery</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"sen's bat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Battery</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunsen cell</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"sen cell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunt</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A fungus (<spn>Ustilago f<oe/tida</spn>) which affects the ear of
cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called
<altname>pepperbrand</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunt</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw. <ets>bunt</ets> bundle, Dan.
<ets>bundt</ets>, G. <ets>bund</ets>, E. <ets>bundle</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the
part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunt</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A push or shove; a butt;</def>
<specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>, <def>the act of bunting
the ball.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunt</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To swell out;
<as>as, the sail <ex>bunts</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunt</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or push
with the horns or head; to butt; <as>as, the ram <ex>bunted</ex> the
boy</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>To bat or tap (the ball)
slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at
it.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buntal</ent><br/
<hw>buntal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fine white Philippine fiber from
the stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making
hats.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunter</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman
who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman.</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her . . . daughters, like <qex>bunters</qex> in stuff gowns.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>a batter who
bunts{2}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunting</ent><br/
<hw>Bun"ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot.
<ets>buntlin</ets>, <ets>corn-buntlin</ets>, OE. <ets>bunting</ets>,
<ets>buntyle</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A
bird of the genus <gen>Emberiza</gen>, or of an allied genus, related to
the finches and sparrows (family <fam>Fringillid<ae/</fam>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Among European species are the common or corn bunting
(<spn>Emberiza miliaria</spn>); the ortolan (<spn>Emberiza
hortulana</spn>); the cirl (<spn>Emberiza cirlus</spn>); and the
black-headed (<spn>Granitivora melanocephala</spn>). American species
are the bay-winged or grass (<spn>Po<oum/c<ae/tes gramineus</spn> or
<spn>Po<oe/cetes gramineus</spn>); the black-throated (<spn>Spiza
Americana</spn>); the towhee bunting or chewink (<gen>Pipilo</gen>); the
snow bunting (<spn>Plectrophanax nivalis</spn>); the rice bunting or
bobolink, and others. See <er>Ortolan</er>, <er>Chewick</er>, <er>Snow
bunting</er>, <er>Lark bunting</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buntine</ent><br/
<ent>Bunting</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bun"ting</hw>, <hw>Bun"tine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>bunting</ets> sifting flour, OE.
<ets>bonten</ets> to sift, hence prob. the material used for that
purpose.]</ety> <def>A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags,
colors, and ships' signals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buntline</ent><br/
<hw>Bunt"line</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[2d
<ets>bunt</ets> + <ets>line</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bunion</ent><br/
<ent>Bunyon</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bun"yon</hw>, <hw>Bun"ion</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>bunny</ets> a small swelling, fr.
OF. <ets>bugne</ets>, It. <ets>bugna</ets>, <ets>bugnone</ets>. See
<er>Bun</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An enlargement and
inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the <xex>burs<ae/
muscos<ae/</xex>), usually occurring on the first joint of the great
toe.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoy</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy</hw> <pr>(bwoi <it>or</it> boi; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[D. <ets>boei</ets> buoy, fetter, fr. OF. <ets>boie</ets>,
<ets>buie</ets>, chain, fetter, F. <ets>bou<eacute/e</ets> a buoy, from
L. <ets>boia</ets>. <ldquo/<ets>Boiae</ets> genus vinculorum tam ferreae
quam ligneae.<rdquo/ <au>Festus</au>. So called because chained to its
place.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Anchor buoy</b></col>, <cd>a buoy attached to, or marking
the position of, an anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Bell buoy</b></col>, <cd>a
large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be rung by the motion of the
waves.</cd> -- <col><b>Breeches buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Breeches</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Cable buoy</b></col>, <cd>an empty
cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.</cd> --
<col><b>Can buoy</b></col>, <cd>a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler
iron, usually conical or pear-shaped.</cd> -- <col><b>Life
buoy</b></col>, <cd>a float intended to support persons who have fallen
into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to save them.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>Nut buoy</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Nun
buoy</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a buoy large in the middle, and tapering
nearly to a point at each end.</cd> -- <col><b>To stream the
buoy</b></col>, <cd>to let the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into
the water, before letting go the anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling
buoy</b></col>, <cd>a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the
action of the waves.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoy</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Buoyed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Buoying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep from sinking
in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with
<xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into
ruin or despondency.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Those old prejudices, which <qex>buoy</qex> up the ponderous mass
of his nobility, wealth, and title.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys;
<as>as, to <ex>buoy</ex> an anchor; to <ex>buoy</ex> or <ex>buoy
off</ex> a channel</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not
<qex>buoyed</qex> by this floating weed.</q>
<rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoy</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To float; to rise like a
buoy.</def> <ldquo/Rising merit will <xex>buoy</xex> up at last.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoyage</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Buoys, taken
collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or
out of port; the providing of buoys.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoyance</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy"ance</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Buoyancy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoyancy</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy"an*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buoyancies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Such are <qex>buoyancies</qex> or displacements of the different
classes of her majesty's ships.</q> <rj><qau>Eng. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness;
-- the opposite of <ant>heaviness</ant>; <as>as, <ex>buoyancy</ex> of
spirits</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buoyant</ent><br/
<hw>Buoy"ant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Buoy</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the
quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float;
<as>as, iron is <ex>buoyant</ex> in mercury</as>.</def>
<ldquo/<xex>Buoyant</xex> on the flood.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by
being specifically heavier.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The water under me was <qex>buoyant</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; <as>as, a
<ex>buoyant</ex> disposition; <ex>buoyant</ex> spirits</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Buoy"ant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buprestidan</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*pres"ti*dan</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>buprestis</ets>, Gr. <?/, a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by
cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and and die; <?/ ox, cow +
<?/ to blow up, swell out.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe
of beetles, of the genus <gen>Buprestis</gen> and allied genera, usually
with brilliant metallic colors. The larv<ae/ are usually borers in
timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to
trees.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burr</ent><br/
<ent>Bur</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bur</hw>, <hw>Burr</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<ucir/r)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>burre</ets> burdock; cf. Dan.
<ets>borre</ets>, OSw. <ets>borra</ets>, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to
E. <ets>bristle</ets> (<ets>burr-</ets> for <ets>burz-</ets>), or perh.
to F. <ets>bourre</ets> hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave,
<ldquo/the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and
flowers, are covered,<rdquo/ fr. L. <ets>burrae</ets> trifles, LL.
<ets>reburrus</ets> rough.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Amongst rude <qex>burs</qex> and thistles.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bur</qex> and brake and brier.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping
metal. See <er>Burr</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See
<er>Burr</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The lobe of the ear. See <er>Burr</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The sweetbread.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small circular
saw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A triangular chisel.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- especially a
small drill bit used by dentists.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <ety>[Cf. Gael. <ets>borr</ets>, <ets>borra</ets>, a
knob, bunch.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The round knob of an antler
next to a deer's head.</def> <altsp>[Commonly written
<asp>burr</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bur oak</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a useful and
ornamental species of oak (<spn>Quercus macrocarpa</spn>) 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Bur reed</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Sparganium</gen>,
having long ribbonlike leaves.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burberry</ent><br/
<hw>Burberry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a light gabardine raincoat of the
type made by Burberry's of London.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burble</ent><br/
<hw>burble</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to to make a burbling sound; -- used
of water, especially brooks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burbly</ent><br/
<ent>burbling</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>burbling</hw> <hw>burbly</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; <as>as, a novel told in
<ex>burbly</ex> panting tones</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> effusive, gushing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of
water.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burbolt</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"bolt`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A birdbolt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burbot</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"bot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>barbote</ets>, fr. <ets>barbe</ets> beard. See 1st
<er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water fish of the
genus <gen>Lota</gen>, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a
larger one on the chin.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>burbolt</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The fish is also called an <altname>eelpout</altname> or
<altname>ling</altname>, and is allied to the codfish. The <spn>Lota
vulgaris</spn> is a common European species. An American species
(<spn>Lota maculosa</spn>) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and
farther north.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdelais</ent><br/
<hw>Bur`de*lais"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bourdelais</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>bordelais</ets>. See
<er>Bordelais</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of grape.</def>
<rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burden</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written
also <ets>burthen</ets>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>burden</ets>,
<ets>burthen</ets>, <ets>birthen</ets>, <ets>birden</ets>, AS.
<ets>byr<edh/en</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>byr<edh/i</ets>, Dan.
<ets>byrde</ets>, Sw. <ets>b<oum/rda</ets>, G. <ets>b<uum/rde</ets>,
OHG. <ets>burdi</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba<uacute/r<thorn/ei</ets>, fr. the
root of E. <ets>bear</ets>, AS. <ets>beran</ets>, Goth.
<ets>bairan</ets>. <root/92. See 1st <er>Bear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>That which is borne or carried; a load.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Plants with goodly <qex>burden</qex> bowing.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that
which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,<br/
To all my friends a <qex>burden</qex> grown.</q>
<rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo
that she will carry; <as>as, a ship of a hundred tons
<ex>burden</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The tops or heads of stream-work
which lie over the stream of tin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The proportion of ore and flux
to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.</def>
<rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A fixed quantity of certain commodities; <as>as, a
<ex>burden</ex> of gad steel, 120 pounds</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A birth.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Beast of burden</b></col>, <cd>an animal employed in
carrying burdens.</cd> -- <col><b>Burden of proof</b></col> <ety>[L.
<ets>onus probandi</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Burden</er>, <er>Load</er>.</syn> <usage> A
<xex>burden</xex> is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a
<xex>load</xex> is something <xex>laid</xex> upon us to be carried.
Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the
two words. Our <xex>burdens</xex> 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
<xex>load</xex>, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of
oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a
<xex>burden</xex>; but if to this be added a <xex>load</xex> of care for
others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burden</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Burdened</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Burdening</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon;
to load.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I mean not that other men be eased, and ye
<qex>burdened</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. viii. 13.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to
overload; <as>as, to <ex>burden</ex> a nation with taxes</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My <qex>burdened</qex> heart would break.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a
burden (something heavy or objectionable).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is absurd to <qex>burden</qex> this act on Cromwell.</q>
<rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To load; encumber; overload; oppress.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 193 --></p>

<p><ent>Burden</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burdoun</ets> the bass in music, F. <ets>bourdon</ets>; cf. LL.
<ets>burdo</ets> drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of
imitative origin. Cf. <er>Bourdon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the <ex>burden</ex> of a
prayer</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I would sing my song without a <qex>burden</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The drone of a bagpipe.</def>
<rj><au>Ruddiman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burden</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Burdon</er>.]</ety> <def>A
club.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burdened</ent><br/
<hw>bur"dened</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>bearing a heavy load; <as>as, a
hiker <ex>burdened</ex> with a heavy backpack</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy-laden, laden, weighed down.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdener</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who loads; an
oppressor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdenous</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Burdensome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/<xex>Burdenous</xex>
taxations.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdensome</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"den*some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grievous to be
borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The debt immense of endless gratitude<br/
So <qex>burdensome</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;
oppressive; troublesome.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bur"den*some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Bur"den*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdock</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"dock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bur</ets> +
<ets>dock</ets> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
coarse biennial herbs (<spn>Lappa</spn>), bearing small burs which
adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of
animals.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common <xex>burdock</xex> is the <spn>Lappa
officinalis</spn>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burdon</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"don</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bourdon</er>.]</ety> <def>A pilgrim's staff.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>burden</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bureau</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"reau</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Bureaus</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, F. <plw>Bureaux</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>bureau</ets> a writing table, desk,
office, OF., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered,
equiv. to F. <ets>bure</ets>, and fr. OF. <ets>buire</ets> dark brown,
the stuff being named from its color, fr. L. <ets>burrus</ets> red, fr.
Gr. <?/ flame-colored, prob. fr. <?/ fire. See <er>Fire</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Borel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.</def>
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where such a bureau is used; an office
where business requiring writing is transacted.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ On the continent of Europe, the highest departments, in
most countries, have the name of <xex>bureaux</xex>; as, the
<xex>Bureau</xex> of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England and
America, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments;
as, the <ldquo/Pension <xex>Bureau</xex>,<rdquo/ a subdepartment of the
Department of the Interior. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> In Spanish,
<xex>bureo</xex> denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons
belonging to the king's household.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made
as an ornamental piece of furniture.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bureau system</b></col>. <cd>See
<er>Bureaucracy</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bureau Veritas</b></col>, <cd>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<eum/stablished in Brussels in
1870.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bureaucracy</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*reau"cra*cy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Bureau</ets> + Gr. <?/ to be strong, to govern, <?/ strength:
cf. F. <ets>bureaucratie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Government officials, collectively; -- used
especially of nonelected government officials.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bureaucrat</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*reau"crat</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An official of
a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary
routine.</def> <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bureaucratese</ent><br/
<hw>bureaucratese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the formal and often obscure
style of writing characteristic of some government officials;
officialese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions,
vague abstractions, and circumlocutions.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bureaucratical</ent><br/
<ent>Bureaucratic</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<hw>Bu`reau*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>bureaucratique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, relating to, or
resembling, a bureaucracy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bureaucratism</ent><br/
<hw>bureaucratism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>nonelective government
officials; same as <er>bureaucracy</er>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bureaucratist</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*reau"cra*tist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate
for, or supporter of, bureaucracy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burel</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"el</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burette</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu*rette"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., can,
cruet, dim. of <ets>buire</ets> flagon.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bur fish</ent><br/
<hw>Bur" fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A spinose,
plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (esp.
<spn>Chilo mycterus geometricus</spn>) having the power of distending
its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called
also <altname>ball fish</altname>, <altname>balloon fish</altname>, and
<altname>swellfish</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burg</ent><br/
<hw>Burg</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>burh</ets>,
<ets>burg</ets>, cf. LL. <ets>burgus</ets>. See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fortified town.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A borough.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.<br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgage</ent><br/
<hw>Burg"age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Burg</er>: cf. F. <ets>bourgage</ets>, LL.
<ets>burgagium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgall</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gall</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A small marine fish; -- also called
<altname>cunner</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgamot</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"ga*mot</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bergamot</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burganet</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"ga*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burgonet</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgee</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gee</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind
of small coat.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A swallow-tailed flag; a
distinguishing pennant, used by cutters, yachts, and merchant
vessels.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgeois</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*geois"</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r*jois")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Bourgeois</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgeois</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bur*geois"</hw> <pr>(b<oocr/r*zhw<aum/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A burgess; a citizen. See 2d <er>Bourgeois</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgeon</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"geon</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bud. See
<er>Bourgeon</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burgess</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gess</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burgeis</ets>, OF. <ets>burgeis</ets>, fr. <ets>burc</ets>fortified
town, town, F. <ets>bourg</ets> village, fr. LL. <ets>burgus</ets> fort,
city; from the German; cf. MHG. <ets>burc</ets>, G. <ets>burg</ets>. See
1st <er>Borough</er>, and cf. 2d <er>Bourgeois</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a
tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/A <xex>burgess</xex> of a borough corresponds
with a citizen of a city.<rdquo/</note> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who represents a borough in
Parliament.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A magistrate of a borough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote
for municipal officers.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Before the Revolution, the representatives in the
popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called
<xex>burgesses</xex>; they are now called
<xex>delegates</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burgess oath</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Burgher</er>,
2.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgess-ship</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gess-ship</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
privilege of a burgess.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burggrave</ent><br/
<hw>Burg"grave</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>burggraf</ets>; <ets>burg</ets> fortress + <ets>graf</ets> count:
cf. D. <ets>burggraaf</ets>, F. <ets>burgrave</ets>. See
<er>Margrave</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Germany)</fld> <def>Originally, one
appointed to the command of a <xex>burg</xex> (fortress or castle); but
the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgh</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See
<er>Burg</er>.]</ety> <def>A borough or incorporated town, especially,
one in Scotland. See <er>Borough</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghal</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to a
burgh.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghbote</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"bote`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + <ets>bote</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld>
<def>A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls
for the defense of a city or town.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghbrech</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"brech`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + F. <ets>br<egrave/che</ets>, equiv. to E.
<ets>breach</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(AS. Law)</fld> <def>The offense of
violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the
peace; breach of the peace.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgher</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>burgh</ets>; akin to D. <ets>burger</ets>, G.
<ets>b<uum/rger</ets>, Dan. <ets>borger</ets>, Sw. <ets>borgare</ets>.
See <er>Burgh</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A freeman of a burgh or
borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant
of a borough.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of that party,
among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess
oath (in which burgesses profess <ldquo/the true religion professed
within the realm<rdquo/), the opposite party being called
<xex>antiburghers</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ These parties arose among the Presbyterians of Scotland,
in 1747, and in 1820 reunited under the name of the <ldquo/United
Associate Synod of the Secession Church.<rdquo/</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghermaster</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"er*mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burgomaster</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghership</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"er*ship</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
privileges of a burgher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghmaster</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
burgomaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An officer who directs and lays
out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also
<altname>bailiff</altname>, and <altname>barmaster</altname>.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burghmote</ent><br/
<hw>Burgh"mote`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(AS. Law)</fld>
<ety>[<ets>Burgh</ets> + <ets>mote</ets> meeting.]</ety> <def>A court or
meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times
yearly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burglar</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"glar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burg</ets> town, F. <ets>bourg</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>burgus</ets> (of
German origin) + OF. <ets>lere</ets> thief, fr. L. <ets>latro</ets>. See
<er>Borough</er>, and <er>Larceny</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One
guilty of the crime of burglary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burglar alarm</b></col>, <cd>a device for giving alarm if
a door or window is opened from without.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burglarer</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"glar*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burglar.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burglarious</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*gla"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To come down a chimney is held a <qex>burglarious</qex> entry.</q>
<rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burglariously</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*gla"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With an intent to
commit burglary; in the manner of a burglar.</def>
<rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burglarproof</ent><br/
<hw>burglarproof</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>secure against
burglary.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burglar-proof.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burglary</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gla*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Burglaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Fr. <er>Burglar</er>;
cf. LL. <ets>burglaria</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ By statute law in some of the United States,
<xex>burglary</xex> 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.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burgle</ent><br/
<hw>burgle</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <ety>[by back-formation from
<ets>burglar</ets>.]</ety> <def>to commit a burglary; to enter and rob a
dwelling.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burglarize, heist.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgomaster</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"go*mas`ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>burgemeester</ets>; <ets>burg</ets> borough + <ets>meester</ets>
master; akin to G. <ets>burgemeister</ets>,
<ets>b<uum/rgermeister</ets>. See 1st <er>Borough</er>, and
<er>Master</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chief magistrate of a
municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to
<xex>mayor</xex> in England and the United States; a
burghmaster.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>An aquatic bird, the glaucous
gull (<spn>Larus glaucus</spn>), common in arctic regions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgonet</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"go*net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>bouruignotte</ets>, because the Burgundians, F.
<ets>Bouruignons</ets>, first used it.]</ety> <def>A kind of
helmet.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>burganet</asp>.]</altsp>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgoo</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"goo</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>burgood</ets> yeast, perh. fr. W. <ets>burym</ets> yeast +
<ets>cawl</ets> cabbage, gruel.]</ety> <def>A kind of oatmeal pudding,
or thick gruel, used by seamen.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>burgout</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgrass</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"grass`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Grass of the genus <gen>Cenchrus</gen>, growing in sand, and having
burs for fruit.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgrave</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"grave</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Burggrave</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burgundy</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"gun*dy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
old province of France (in the eastern central part).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in
Burgundy, France.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burgundy pitch</b></col>, <cd>a resinous substance
prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (<spn>Abies
excelsa</spn>) 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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burh</ent><br/
<hw>Burh</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burg</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrhel</ent><br/
<ent>Burhel</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bur"hel</hw>, <hw>Burr"hel</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep
(<spn>Ovis burrhel</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burhinidae</ent><br/
<hw>Burhinidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of large wading
birds resembling the plovers; the stone curlews.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burhinidae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burhinus</ent><br/
<hw>Burhinus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>type genus of the Burhinidae,
comprising the stone curlews.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Burhinus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burial</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"i*al</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buriel</ets>, <ets>buriels</ets>, grave, tomb, AS.
<ets>byrgels</ets>, fr. <ets>byrgan</ets> to bury, and akin to OS.
<ets>burgisli</ets> sepulcher.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A grave; a tomb;
a place of sepulture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and <qex>biriels</qex>
weren opened.</q> <rj><qau>Wycliff [Matt. xxvii. 51, 52].</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/To give a public
<xex>burial</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now to glorious <qex>burial</qex> slowly borne.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burial case</b></col>, <cd>a form of coffin, usually of
iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.</cd>
-- <col><b>Burial ground</b></col>, <cd>a piece of ground selected and
set apart for a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by
religious ceremonies.</cd> -- <col><b>Burial place</b></col>, <cd>any
place where burials are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Burial service</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The religious service performed at the interment of the
dead; a funeral service.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>That portion of a liturgy
which is read at an interment; <as>as, the English <ex>burial
service</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sepulture; interment; inhumation.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buried</ent><br/
<hw>buried</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>covered from view;
<as>as, her face <ex>buried</ex> (or hidden) in her hands;
<ex>buried</ex> in the smoke of many rifles</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hidden.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>placed in a grave; <as>as, the hastily
<ex>buried</ex> corpses</as>. Opposite of <ant>unburied</ant>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inhumed, interred.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burier</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"i*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, buries.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Till the <qex>buriers</qex> have buried it.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek.
xxxix. 15.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And darkness be the <qex>burier</qex> of the dead.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burin</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"rin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>burin</ets>,
cf. It. <ets>burino</ets>, <ets>bulino</ets>; prob. from OHG.
<ets>bora</ets> borer, <ets>bor<omac/n</ets> to bore, G.
<ets>bohren</ets>. See 1st <er>Bore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manner or style of execution of an engraver;
<as>as, a soft <ex>burin</ex>; a brilliant
<ex>burin</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burinist</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"rin*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who works with the
burin.</def> <rj><au>For. Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burion</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ri*on</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The red-breasted house sparrow of California (<spn>Carpodacus
frontalis</spn>); -- called also <altname>crimson-fronted
bullfinch</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>burrion</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burke</ent><br/
<hw>Burke</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Burked</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Burking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From one
<etsep>Burke</etsep> of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in
1829.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to
smother; to shelve; <as>as, to <ex>burke</ex> a parliamentary
question</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The court could not <qex>burke</qex> an inquiry, supported by such
a mass of a affidavits.</q> <rj><qau>C. Reade.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burkism</ent><br/
<hw>Burk"ism</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of
killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for
dissection.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burl</ent><br/
<hw>Burl</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rl)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burled</conjf> <pr>(b<ucir/rld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burle</ets> stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F.
<ets>bourlet</ets>, <ets>bourrelet</ets>, OF. <ets>bourel</ets>, a
wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,
dim. of <ets>bourre</ets>. <root/92. See <er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <def>To
dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc.,
from, as in finishing cloth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burling iron</b></col>, <cd>a peculiar kind of nippers or
tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burl</ent><br/
<hw>Burl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knot or lump in thread
or cloth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree;
also, veneer made from such excrescences.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burlap</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"lap</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse fabric,
made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar
material, used for curtains, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>burlaps</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burled</ent><br/
<hw>burled</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rld)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burler</ent><br/
<hw>Burl"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who burls or
dresses cloth.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burlesque</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>burlesque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>burlesco</ets>, fr. <ets>burla</ets>
jest, mockery, perh. for <ets>burrula</ets>, dim. of L.
<ets>burrae</ets> trifles. See <er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is a dispute among the critics, whether <qex>burlesque</qex>
poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in
doggerel, like that of Hudibras.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burlesque</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque
satire.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>Burlesque</qex> 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.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ironical or satirical composition intended to
excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.</def><br/
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<p><q>The dull <qex>burlesque</qex> appeared with impudence,<br/
And pleased by novelty in spite of sense.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a
gross perversion.</def><br/
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<p><q>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 <qex>burlesque</qex> and abominable
perversion of that sacred institute?</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burlesque</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*lesque"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burlesqued</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Burlesquing</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<def>To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in
action or in language.</def><br/
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<p><q>They <qex>burlesqued</qex> the prophet Jeremiah's words, and
turned the expression he used into ridicule.</q>
<rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Burlesque</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*lesque"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To employ
burlesque.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burlesquer</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*les"quer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
burlesques.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burletta</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bur*let"ta</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r*l<ecr/t"t<adot/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>burla</ets> mockery. See
<er>Burlesque</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A comic
operetta; a music farce.</def> <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Burliness</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"li*ness</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r"l<icr/*n<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Quality of being burly.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burly</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"ly</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r"l<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burlich</ets> strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's
bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Cf. <er>Bower</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Burly</xex> sacks.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><q>In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was] somewhat
corpulent and <qex>burly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Burly</qex> and big, and studious of his ease.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarse and rough; boisterous.</def><br/
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<p><q>It was the orator's own <qex>burly</qex> way of nonsense.</q>
<rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Burman</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Burmans</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ldquo/The softened
modern <xex>M'yan-ma</xex>, <xex>M'yan-ma</xex> [native name] is the
source of the European corruption <ets>Burma</ets>.<rdquo/
<au>Balfour.</au>]</ety>, <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A member of the
Burman family, one of the four great families Burma; also, sometimes,
any inhabitant of Burma; a Burmese.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah.</def></def2> <note>Burma is
now (1998) named Myanmar.</note><br/
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<p><ent>Burmannia</ent><br/
<hw>Burmannia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Burmannia</gen>.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burmanniaceae</ent><br/
<hw>Burmanniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of chiefly
tropical herbs with basal or bractlike leaves and small
flowers.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burmanniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bur marigold</ent><br/
<hw>Bur" mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <er>Beggar's
ticks</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burmese</ent><br/
<hw>Bur`mese"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Burmah, or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<def>A native or the natives of Burma (Myanmar). Also
(<singf>sing.</singf>), the language of the Burmans.</def></def2><br/
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<p><ent>Burmese-Yi</ent><br/
<hw>Burmese-Yi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a language spoken in Northern
Burma and Yunnan.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Lolo-Burmese.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burn</ent><br/
<hw>Burn</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rn)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burned</conjf> (b<ucir/rnd) or <conjf>Burnt</conjf>
(b<ucir/rnt); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Burning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bernen</ets>,
<ets>brennen</ets>, v. t., early confused with <ets>beornen</ets>,
<ets>birnen</ets>, v. i., AS. <ets>b<ae/rnan</ets>, <ets>bernan</ets>,
v. t., <ets>birnan</ets>, v. i.; akin to OS. <ets>brinnan</ets>, OFries.
<ets>barna</ets>, <ets>berna</ets>, OHG. <ets>brinnan</ets>,
<ets>brennan</ets>, G. <ets>brennen</ets>, OD. <ets>bernen</ets>, D.
<ets>branden</ets>, Dan. <ets>br<ae/nde</ets>, Sw.
<ets>br<aum/nna</ets>, <ets>brinna</ets>, Icel. <ets>brenna</ets>, Goth.
<ets>brinnan</ets>, <ets>brannjan</ets> (in comp.), and possibly to E.
<ets>fervent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To consume with fire; to
reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified
by <xex>up</xex>: <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> up wood</as>.</def>
<ldquo/We'll <xex>burn</xex> his body in the holy place.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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>as, to
<ex>burn</ex> steel in forging; to <ex>burn</ex> one's face in the sun;
the sun <ex>burns</ex> the grass</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>burn</ex> clay in making bricks or pottery; to
<ex>burn</ex> wood so as to produce charcoal; to <ex>burn</ex> limestone
for the lime</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the
application of fire or heat; <as>as, to <ex>burn</ex> a hole; to
<ex>burn</ex> charcoal; to <ex>burn</ex> letters into a
block</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as
if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; <as>as, to
<ex>burn</ex> the mouth with pepper</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>This tyrant fever <qex>burns</qex> me up.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>This dry sorrow <qex>burns</qex> up all my tears.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth the
mountains, and <qex>burneth</qex> the wilderness, and consumeth the
grass as fire.</q> <rj><qau>Ecclus. xliii. 20, 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To apply a cautery to; to
cauterize.</def><br/
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To cause to combine with oxygen
or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize;
<as>as, a man <ex>burns</ex> a certain amount of carbon at each
respiration; to <ex>burn</ex> iron in oxygen</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To burn</b></col>, <col><b>To burn
together</b></col>, as two surfaces of metal</mcol> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>,
<cd>to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same
metal in a liquid state.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn a bowl</b></col>
<fld>(Game of Bowls)</fld>, <cd>to displace it accidentally, the bowl so
displaced being said to be <xex>burned</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn
daylight</b></col>, <cd>to light candles before it is dark; to waste
time; to perform superfluous actions.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>To
burn one's fingers</b></col>, <cd>to get one's self into unexpected
trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn out</b></col>, <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>to destroy
or obliterate by burning.</cd> <ldquo/Must you with hot irons <xex>burn
out</xex> mine eyes?<rdquo/ <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>to force
(people) to flee by burning their homes or places of business; <as>as,
the rioters <ex>burned out</ex> the Chinese businessmen.</as></cd> --
<col><b>To be burned out</b></col>, <cd>to suffer loss by fire, as the
burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents.</cd> --
<mcol><col><b>To burn up</b></col>, <col><b>To burn
down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to burn entirely.</cd></cs><-- <col><b>To
burn a card</b></col> <fld>(Casino Gambling)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> --><br/
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<p><ent>Burn</ent><br/
<hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be of fire; to
flame.</def> <ldquo/The mount <xex>burned</xex> with fire.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Deut. ix. 15.</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of
heat.</def><br/
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<p><q>Your meat doth <qex>burn</qex>, quoth I.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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>as, the face <ex>burns</ex>; to <ex>burn</ex> with
fever</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>Did not our heart <qex>burn</qex> within us, while he talked with
us by the way?</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxiv. 32.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne,<br/
<qex>Burned</qex> on the water.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>Burning</qex> with high hope.</q>
<rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The groan still deepens, and the combat <qex>burns</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>The parching air<br/
<qex>Burns</qex> frore, and cold performs the effect of fire.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To combine energetically, with
evolution of heat; <as>as, copper <ex>burns</ex> in
chlorine</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In certain games, to approach near to a concealed
object which is sought.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To burn up</b></col>, <col><b>To burn
down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be entirely consumed.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Burn</ent><br/
<hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hurt, injury, or effect
caused by fire or excessive or intense heat.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The operation or result of burning or baking, as in
brickmaking; <as>as, they have a good <ex>burn</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A disease in vegetables. See <er>Brand</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burn</ent><br/
<hw>Burn</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Bourn</er>.]</ety> <def>A
small stream.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Burnable</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Combustible.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Burned</ent><br/
<hw>Burned</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burnt</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burned</ent><br/
<hw>Burned</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Burnished.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>burnt-out</ent><br/
<ent>burned-out</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>burned-out</hw> <hw>burnt-out</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.
prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drained of energy or effectiveness;
driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; -- of
people.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 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).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; <as>as,
barricaded the street with <ex>burned-out</ex> cars</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> burned out(predicate), burnt
out(predicate).</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burner</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who,
or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the
flame is produced.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bunsen's burner</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>see
<er>Bunsen burner</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Argand burner</b></col>,
<col><b>Rose burner</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under
<er>Argand</er>, <er>Rose</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Burnet</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"net</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burnet</ets> burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named
from its color), fr. F. <ets>brunet</ets>, dim. of <ets>brun</ets>
brown; cf. OF. <ets>brunete</ets> a sort of flower. See
<er>Brunette</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial
herbs (<gen>Poterium</gen>); especially, <spn>Poterium
Sanguisorba</spn>, the common, or garden, burnet.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Burnet moth</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>in England,
a handsome moth (<spn>Zyg<ae/na filipendula</spn>), with crimson spots
on the wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Burnet saxifrage</b></col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Saxifrage</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Canadian
burnet</b></col>, <cd>a marsh plant (<spn>Poterium
Canadensis</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Great burnet</b></col>,
<col><b>Wild burnet</b></col></mcol>, <cd><spn>Poterium oficinalis</spn>
(<it>or</it> <spn>Sanguisorba oficinalis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Burnettize</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nett*ize</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burnettized</conjf>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Burnettizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld> <def>To
subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution
of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by
<person>Sir William <etsep>Burnett</etsep></person>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burnie</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"ie</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 4th
<er>Burn</er>.]</ety> <def>A small brook.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>
<rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Burniebee</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nie*bee`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
ladybird.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Burning</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That burns; being on
fire; excessively hot; fiery.</def><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;
powerful; <as>as, <ex>burning</ex> zeal</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like a young hound upon a <qex>burning</qex> scent.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Burning bush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
ornamental shrub (<spn>Euonymus atropurpureus</spn>), bearing a crimson
berry.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Burning</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Burning fluid</b></col>, <cd>any volatile illuminating
oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine
(camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol.</cd> --
<col><b>Burning glass</b></col>, <cd>a convex lens of considerable size,
used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a
focus.</cd> -- <col><b>Burning house</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>,
<cd>the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur
and arsenic from the pyrites.</cd> <au>Weale.</au> -- <col><b>Burning
mirror</b></col>, <cd>a concave mirror, or a combination of plane
mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame;
blaze.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burnish</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Burnished</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Burnishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burnischen</ets>, <ets>burnissen</ets>, <ets>burnen</ets>, OF.
<ets>burnir</ets>, <ets>brunir</ets>, to make brown, polish, F.
<ets>brunir</ets>, fr. F. <ets>brun</ets> brown, fr. OHG.
<ets>br<?/n</ets>; cf. MHG. <ets>briunen</ets> to make brown, polish.
See <er>Brown</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To cause to shine; to make
smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with
something hard and smooth; <as>as, to <ex>burnish</ex> brass or
paper</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The frame of <qex>burnished</qex> steel, that east a glare<br/
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now the village windows blaze,<br/
<qex>Burnished</qex> by the setting sun.</q>
<rj><qau>Cunningham.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burnishing machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for smoothing
and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnish</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nish</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shine forth; to brighten; to
become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to
grow large.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A slender poet must have time to grow,<br/
And spread and <qex>burnish</qex> as his brothers do.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My thoughts began to <qex>burnish</qex>, sprout, and swell.</q>
<rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnish</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The effect of burnishing; gloss;
brightness; luster.</def> <rj><au>Crashaw.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnisher</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"nish*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who burnishes.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnous</ent><br/
<ent>Burnoose</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bur"noose</hw>, <hw>Bur"nous</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>burnus</ets> a kind of high-crowned cap:
cf. F. <ets>bournous</ets>, <ets>burnous</ets>, Sp.
<ets>al-bornoz</ets>, a sort of upper garment, with a hood
attached.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cloaklike garment and hood woven in
one piece, worn by Arabs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination cloak and hood worn by women.</def>
<altsp>[Variously written <asp>bournous</asp>, <asp>bernouse</asp>,
<asp>bornous</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burn out</ent><br/
<hw>burn out</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burn till the
fuel is exhausted; <as>as, when the candle <ex>burned out</ex> the room
was totally dark; the firefighters couldn't control the oil tank fire
and had to let it <ex>burn out</ex> by itself</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop functioning due to failure of some component
caused by the heat of the electrical current used in its operation; --
of electrical devices.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become apathetic or depressed, and cease to
function effectively, due to the fatigue and frustration of prolonged
stress and overwork; -- of people; <as>as, the stress in the bond market
is so great that many traders <ex>burn out</ex> after only ten years on
the job</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnstickle</ent><br/
<hw>Burn"stic`kle</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A stickleback (<spn>Gasterosteus aculeatus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burnt</ent><br/
<hw>Burnt</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Consumed with,
or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or
hardened in the fire or the sun.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burnt ear</b></col>, <cd>a black, powdery fungus which
destroys grain. See <er>Smut</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Burnt
offering</b></col>, <cd>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
<altname>burnt sacrifice</altname>.</cd> <au>[2 Sam. xxiv.
22.]</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burn-up</ent><br/
<hw>burn-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a high-speed motorcycle race on a
public road.</def> <mark>[British slang]</mark> <br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burnup</ent><br/
<hw>burnup</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the amount of fuel used up (as in a
nuclear reactor).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burp</ent><br/
<hw>burp</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>to same as <er>belch</er>; <as>as,
In China it is polite to <ex>burp</ex> at the table</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burp</ent><br/
<hw>burp</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to cause to belch; -- used
especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants;
<as>as, mother fed and <ex>burped</ex> the baby, and put her to
bed</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burping</ent><br/
<ent>burp</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>burp</hw>, <hw>burping</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a reflex
that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> belch, belching, burping, eructation.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burr</ent><br/
<hw>Burr</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bur</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A prickly seed
vessel. See <er>Bur</er>, 1.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper,
raises corresponding ridges or <qex>burrs</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Tomlinson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the
gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The lobe or lap of the ear.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <ety>[Probably of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>A
guttural pronounciation of the letter <it>r</it>, produced by trilling
the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue;
rotacism; -- often called the <altname>Newcastle burr</altname>,
<altname>Northumberland burr</altname>, or <altname>Tweedside
burr</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The knot at the bottom of an antler. See
<er>Bur</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 8.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burr</ent><br/
<hw>Burr</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Burred</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Burring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To speak with burr; to
make a hoarse or guttural murmur.</def> <rj><au>Mrs.
Browning.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"rel</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>burel</ets> reddish (cf. <er>Borel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>), or F.
<ets>beurr<eacute/</ets> butter pear, fr. <ets>beurre</ets> butter. Cf.
<er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of pear, called also the
<altname>red butter pear</altname>, from its smooth, delicious, soft
pulp.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrel</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"rel</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Borrel</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrel fly</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"rel fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[From its reddish color. See
1st <er>Burrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The botfly or gadfly
of cattle (<spn>Hypoderma bovis</spn>). See <er>Gadfly</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrel shot</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"rel shot`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Either from annoying the
enemy like a <ets>burrel fly</ets>, or, less probably, fr. F.
<ets>bourreler</ets> to sting, torture.]</ety> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A
mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a
cannon at short range, in an emergency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burrfish</ent><br/
<hw>burrfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of several fishes having rigid
flattened spines.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burring machine</ent><br/
<hw>Burr"ing ma*chine"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A machine for cleansing
wool of burs, seeds, and other substances.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burrito</ent><br/
<hw>burrito</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mexico)</fld> <def>a flour tortilla
folded around a filling.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burr millstone</ent><br/
<hw>Burr" mill"stone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See
<er>Buhrstone</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burro</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"ro</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., an ass.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A donkey.</def> <mark>[Southern U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrock</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"rock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. from AS.
<ets>burg</ets>, <ets>burh</ets>, hill + <ets>-ock</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish
traps are placed.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"row</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An incorporated town. See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain
animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap or heaps of rubbish or
refuse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A mound. See 3d <er>Barrow</er>, and <er>Camp</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrow</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"row</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Burrowed</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Burrowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To excavate a hole
to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth,
as conies or rabbits.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed
place; to hide.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day
upon one point, are sure to <qex>burrow</qex> in another.</q>
<rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Burrowing owl</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small
owl of the western part of North America (<spn>Speotyto
cunicularia</spn>), which lives in holes, often in company with the
prairie dog.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrower</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"row*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in
it.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burrstone</ent><br/
<hw>Burr"stone`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Buhrstone</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burry</ent><br/
<hw>Burr"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in burs, or
containing burs; resembling burs; <as>as, <ex>burry</ex>
wool</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursa</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bur"sa</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Burs<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See
<er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursal</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"sal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs<ae/.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursar</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"sar</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bursarius</ets>, fr. <ets>bursa</ets> purse. See <er>Burse</er>,
and cf. <er>Purser</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A treasurer, or cash
keeper; a purser; <as>as, the <ex>bursar</ex> of a college, or of a
monastery</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for
his complete or partial support.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursarship</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"sar*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
bursar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursary</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursaria</ets>.
See <er>Bursar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The treasury of a college
or monastery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A scholarship or charitable foundation in a
university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue
his studies.</def> <ldquo/No woman of rank or fortune but would have a
<xex>bursary</xex> in her gift.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursch</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bursch</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Burschen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[G., ultimately fr. LL.
<ets>bursa</ets>. See <er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <def>A youth; especially, a
student in a german university.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burschenschaft</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bur"schen*schaft`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-schaften</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>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.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Bur"schen*schaft`ler</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<wf>Bur"schen*schaf`ter</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burse</ent><br/
<hw>Burse</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>bursa</ets>,
or F. <ets>bourse</ets>. See <er>Bourse</er>, and cf. <er>Bursch</er>,
<er>Purse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod;
a hull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy
scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the
beneficiaries.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An ornamental case of hold the
corporal when not in use.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the
cities of continental Europe. Same as <er>Bourse</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A kind of bazaar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>She says she went to the <qex>burse</qex> for patterns.</q>
<rj><qau>Old Play.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burseraceae</ent><br/
<hw>Burseraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of resinous or
aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Burseraceae</fam>, torchwood
family.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursiculate</ent><br/
<hw>Bur*sic"u*late</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Burse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bursiform.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursiform</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"si*form</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>bursa</ets> purse + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a
purse.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursitis</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bur*si"tis</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E.
<ets>bursa</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of a bursa.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burst</ent><br/
<hw>Burst</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Burst</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bursting</conjf>. The past participle <it>bursten</it> is
obsolete.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>bersten</ets>, <ets>bresten</ets>,
AS. <ets>berstan</ets> (pers. sing. <ets>berste</ets>, imp. sing.
<ets>b<ae/rst</ets>, imp. pl. <ets>burston</ets>, p. p.
<ets>borsten</ets>); akin to D. <ets>bersten</ets>, G.
<ets>bersten</ets>, OHG. <ets>brestan</ets>, OS. <ets>brestan</ets>,
Icel. <ets>bresta</ets>, Sw. <ets>brista</ets>, Dan. <ets>briste</ets>.
Cf. <er>Brast</er>, <er>Break</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the boiler had <ex>burst</ex>; the buds will
<ex>burst</ex> in spring</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>From the egg that soon<br/
<qex>Bursting</qex> with kindly rupture, forth disclosed<br/
Their callow young.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference to a
surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>No, no, my heart will <qex>burst</qex>, an if I speak:<br/
And I will speak, that so my heart may <qex>burst</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <xex>forth</xex>, <xex>out</xex>, <xex>away</xex>,
<xex>into</xex>, <xex>upon</xex>, <xex>through</xex>, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Tears, such as angels weep, <qex>burst</qex> forth.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>And now you <qex>burst</qex> (ah cruel!) from my arms.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>A resolved villain<br/
Whose bowels suddenly <qex>burst</qex> out.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>We were the first that ever <qex>burst</qex><br/
Into that silent sea.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>To <qex>burst</qex> upon him like an earthquake.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><-- p. 195 --></p>

<p><ent>Burst</ent><br/
<hw>Burst</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rst)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or
pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; <as>as, to
<ex>burst</ex> a cannon; to <ex>burst</ex> a blood vessel; to
<ex>burst</ex> open the doors</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>My breast I'll <qex>burst</qex> with straining of my courage.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To break.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>You will not pay for the glasses you have <qex>burst</qex>?</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>He <qex>burst</qex> his lance against the sand below.</q>
<rj><qau>Fairfax (Tasso).</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce as an effect of bursting; <as>as, to
<ex>burst</ex> a hole through the wall</as>.</def><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Bursting charge</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Charge</er>.</cd></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Burst</ent><br/
<hw>Burst</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sudden breaking forth;
a violent rending; an explosion; <as>as, a <ex>burst</ex> of thunder; a
<ex>burst</ex> of applause; a <ex>burst</ex> of passion; a
<ex>burst</ex> of inspiration</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Bursts</qex> of fox-hunting melody.</q> <rj><qau>W.
Irving.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt;
<as>as, a <ex>burst</ex> of speed</as>.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an
expanse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <ldquo/A fine <xex>burst</xex> of
country.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Jane Austen.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A rupture or hernia; a breach.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bursten</ent><br/
<hw>Burst"en</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of
<er>Burst</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burster</ent><br/
<hw>Burst"er</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rst"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
that bursts.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burstwort</ent><br/
<hw>Burst"wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant (<spn>Herniaria glabra</spn>) supposed to be valuable for
the cure of hernia or rupture.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burt</ent><br/
<hw>Burt</hw> <pr>(b<ucir/rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Birt</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burthen</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"then</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. & v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Burden</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Burton</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. & Prov. E.
<ets>bort</ets> to press or indent anything.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>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.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Burundian</ent><br/
<ent>Burundi</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Burundi</hw> <hw>Burundian</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi;
<as>as, the <ex>Burundi</ex> capital</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the
Burundian people; <as>as, the <ex>Burundian</ex>
population</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Burundian</ent><br/
<hw>Burundian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of
Burundi.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>burunduki</ent><br/
<hw>burunduki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a terrestrial Siberian squirrel
(<spn>Eutamius asiaticus</spn> or <spn>Eutamius
sibiricus</spn>).</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> baronduki, baranduki, barunduki.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bury</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"y</hw> <pr>(b<ecr/r"r<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Borough</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A borough; a manor; <as>as,
the <ex>Bury</ex> of St. Edmond's</as></def>; -- <note>used as a
termination of names of places; <as>as, Canter<ex>bury</ex>,
Shrews<ex>bury</ex></as>.</note><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A manor house; a castle.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark><br/
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<p><q>To this very day, the chief house of a manor, or the lord's seat,
is called <qex>bury</qex>, in some parts of England.</q>
<rj><qau>Miege.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bury</ent><br/
<hw>Bur"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <conjf>Buried</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Burying</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>burien</ets>, <ets>birien</ets>, <ets>berien</ets>, AS.
<ets>byrgan</ets>; akin to <ets>beorgan</ets> to protect, OHG.
<ets>bergan</ets>, G. <ets>bergen</ets>, Icel. <ets>bjarga</ets>, Sw.
<ets>berga</ets>, Dan. <ets>bierge</ets>, <ets>Goth</ets>.
<ets>ba<iacute/rgan</ets>. <root/95. Cf. <er>Burrow</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, to <ex>bury</ex> coals in ashes; to
<ex>bury</ex> the face in the hands</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q>And all their confidence<br/
Under the weight of mountains <qex>buried</qex> deep.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
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<p><q>Lord, suffer me first to go and <qex>bury</qex> my father.</q>
<rj><qau>Matt. viii. 21.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q>I'll <qex>bury</qex> thee in a triumphant grave.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to
abandon; <as>as, to <ex>bury</ex> strife</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Give me a bowl of wine<br/
In this I <qex>bury</qex> all unkindness, Cassius.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Burying beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the
general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe
<spn>Necrophaga</spn>; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit
of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them.
The larv<ae/ feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers.</cd>
-- <col><b>To bury the hatchet</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover;
conceal; overwhelm; repress.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Burying place</ent><br/
<ent>Burying ground</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Bur"y*ing ground`</hw>, <hw>Bur"y*ing place</hw> }</mhw>.
<def>The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bus</ent><br/
<hw>Bus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviated from
omni<ets>bus</ets>.]</ety> <def>An omnibus.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>bus-bar</ent><br/
<ent>busbar</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>busbar</hw>, <hw>bus-bar</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an
electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several
circuits.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> busbar, bus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busby</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"by</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/z"b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Busbies</plw> <pr>(b<icr/z)</pr>.</plu>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buscon</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bus"con</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a
searcher, fr. <ets>buscar</ets> to search.]</ety> <def>One who searches
for ores; a prospector.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bush</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bosch</ets>, <ets>busch</ets>, <ets>buysch</ets>, <ets>bosk</ets>,
<ets>busk</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bosch</ets>, OHG. <ets>busc</ets>, G.
<ets>busch</ets>, Icel. <ets>b<umac/skr</ets>, <ets>b<umac/ski</ets>,
Dan. <ets>busk</ets>, Sw. <ets>buske</ets>, and also to LL.
<ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, Pr. <ets>bosc</ets>, It.
<ets>bosco</ets>, Sp. & Pg. <ets>bosque</ets>, F. <ets>bois</ets>, OF.
<ets>bos</ets>. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain;
if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. <ets>box</ets> a
case. Cf. <er>Ambush</er>, <er>Boscage</er>, <er>Bouquet</er>,
<er>Box</er> a case.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thicket, or place
abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ This was the original sense of the word, as in the Dutch
<xex>bosch</xex>, 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 <xex>bush</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or
near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To bind a <qex>bush</qex> of thorns among sweet-smelling
flowers.</q> <rj><qau>Gascoigne.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree;
<as>as, <ex>bushes</ex> to support pea vines</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If it be true that good wine needs no <qex>bush</qex>, 't is true
that a good play needs no epilogue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Hunting)</fld> <def>The tail, or brush, of a
fox.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To beat about the bush</b></col>, <cd>to approach
anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
metaphor taken from hunting.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush bean</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of bean which is low and requires no
support (<spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>, variety <varn>nanus</varn>). See
<er>Bean</er>, 1.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Bush buck</b></col>, <it>or</it>
<col><b>Bush goat</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful
South African antelope (<spn>Tragelaphus sylvaticus</spn>); -- so called
because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to
other species.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush cat</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>the serval. See <er>Serval</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush chat</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a bird of the genus <gen>Pratincola</gen>, of
the Thrush family.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush dog</b></col>.
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Potto</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush
hammer</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Bushhammer</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>Bush harrow</b></col> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Harrow</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush hog</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>a South African wild hog (<spn>Potamoch<oe/rus Africanus</spn>); --
called also <altname>bush pig</altname>, and <altname>water
hog</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush master</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>,
<cd>a venomous snake (<spn>Lachesis mutus</spn>) of Guinea; -- called
also <altname>surucucu</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bush pea</b></col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.</cd> --
<col><b>Bush shrike</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a bird of the
genus <gen>Thamnophilus</gen>, and allied genera; -- called also
<altname>batarg</altname>. Many species inhabit tropical America.</cd>
-- <col><b>Bush tit</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a small bird of
the genus <gen>Psaltriparus</gen>, allied to the titmouse.
<spn>Psaltriparus minimus</spn> inhabits California.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bush</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/sh)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To branch
thickly in the manner of a bush.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>bushing</xex>
alders.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Bushed</conjf> (b<usdot/sht); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Bushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set bushes for; to
support with bushes; <as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> peas</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds
sown; to harrow with a bush; <as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> a piece of land;
to <ex>bush</ex> seeds into the ground</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>bus</ets> a box, akin to E.
<ets>box</ets>; or F. <ets>boucher</ets> to plug.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>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.</def>
<rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the larger machines, such a piece is called a
<xex>box</xex>, particularly in the United States.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A piece of copper, screwed into a
gun, through which the venthole is bored.</def>
<rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bush</ent><br/
<hw>Bush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with a bush, or lining;
<as>as, to <ex>bush</ex> a pivot hole</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bushbaby</ent><br/
<ent>bush baby</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>bush baby</hw>, <hw>bush"ba*by</hw></mhw>
<pr>(b<usdot/sh"b<amac/*b<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any
of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the
genus <gen>Galago</gen> with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears;
-- called also <altname>galago</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bushbuck</ent><br/
<hw>bush"buck`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>antelope with white
harnesslike markings and twisted horns.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> guib, Tragelaphus scriptus.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushboy</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"boy</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bushman</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bushed</ent><br/
<hw>bushed</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/sht)</pr>, <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <def>very
tired from exertion.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all in(predicate), beat(predicate), dead(predicate),
dead tired(predicate), knocked out(predicate).</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushel</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"el</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/sh"<ecr/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buschel</ets>, <ets>boischel</ets>, OF. <ets>boissel</ets>,
<ets>bussel</ets>, <ets>boistel</ets>, F. <ets>boisseau</ets>, LL.
<ets>bustellus</ets>; dim. of <ets>bustia</ets>, <ets>buxida</ets> (OF.
<ets>boiste</ets>), fr. <ets>pyxida</ets>, acc. of L. <ets>pyxis</ets>
box, Gr. <grk>pyxi`s</grk>. Cf. <er>Box</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two
quarts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England,
contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder
18<frac12/ inches in internal diameter and eight inches in depth. The
standard bushel measures, prepared by the United States Government and
distributed to the States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water,
at 39.8<deg/ Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure, being the
equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The imperial bushel now in use in
England is larger than the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic
inches, or 80 pounds of water at 62<deg/ Fahr.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in
measuring; a bushel measure.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Is a candle brought to be put under a <qex>bushel</qex>, or under
a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?</q> <rj><qau>Mark iv.
21.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A quantity that fills a bushel measure; <as>as, a
heap containing ten <ex>bushels</ex> of apples</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In the United States a large number of articles, bought
and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the number of pounds
that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom. For
some articles, as apples, potatoes, etc., heaped measure is required in
measuring a bushel.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large indefinite quantity.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with
<qex>bushels</qex> of gold, without counting the weight or the number of
the pieces.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
<mark>[Eng.]</mark> In the United States it is called a <xex>box</xex>.
See 4th <er>Bush</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushel</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <conjf>Busheled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Busheling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>bosseln</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Tailoring)</fld> <def>To mend or
repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.</def> <mark>[U.
S.]</mark><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushelage</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"el*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A duty payable
on commodities by the bushel.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushelman</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"el*man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tailor's
assistant for repairing garments; -- called also
<altname>busheler</altname>.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushet</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"et</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bosket</er>.]</ety> <def>A small bush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushfighter</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"fight`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One accustomed
to bushfighting.</def> <rj><au>Parkman.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushfighting</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"fight`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fighting in
the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushhammer</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"ham`mer</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushhammer</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"ham`mer</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dress with bushhammer;
<as>as, to <ex>bushhammer</ex> a block of granite</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushido</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bu"shi`do`</hw> <pr>(b<oomac/"sh<emac/`d<omac/`)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap. <ets>bu</ets> military + <ets>shi</ets> knight
+ <ets>d<omac/</ets> way, doctrine, principle.]</ety> <def>The unwritten
code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese
knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Unformulated, <qex>Bushido</qex> was and still is the animating
spirit, the motor force of our country.</q> <rj><qau>Inazo
Nitob<eacute/.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushiness</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"i*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition or
quality of being bushy.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushing</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Bush</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes
or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot
holes, etc.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A bush or lining; -- sometimes
called a <altname>thimble</altname>. See 4th <er>Bush</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushless</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"less</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from bushes;
bare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>O'er the long backs of the <qex>bushless</qex> downs.</q>
<rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushman</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"man</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bushmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>boschman</ets>, <ets>boschjesman</ets>. See 1st
<er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woodsman; a settler in the
bush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushment</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>busshement</ets> ambush, fr. <ets>bush</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A thicket; a cluster of bushes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ambuscade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir
T. More.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushranger</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"ran`ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who roams,
or hides, among the bushes; especially, in Australia, an escaped
criminal living in the bush.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bushwhack</ent><br/
<hw>bush"whack`</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to lie in ambush for, lie in
wait for.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk,
ambuscade.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bushwhack</ent><br/
<hw>bush"whack`</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to live in the
bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to cut one's way through the woods or
bush.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushwhacker</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"whack`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>They were gallant <qex>bushwhackers</qex>, and hunters of raccoons
by moonlight.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends
to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its
sympathizers.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushwhacking</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"whack`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Traveling, or
working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a
boat along the bushy margin of a stream.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>
<rj><au>T. Flint.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bushy</ent><br/
<hw>Bush"y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Thick and spreading, like a
bush.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bushy</xex> eyebrows.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Dingle, or <qex>bushy</qex> dell, of this wild wood.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busily</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"i*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a busy
manner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Business</ent><br/
<hw>Busi"ness</hw> <pr>(b<icr/z"n<ecr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Businesses</plw>
<pr>(b<icr/z"n<ecr/s*<ecr/z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From
<er>Busy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, the <ex>business</ex> of life;
<ex>business</ex> before pleasure</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's
<qex>business</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii. 49.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any particular occupation or employment engaged in
for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a
profession.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>business</xex> of instruction.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in
general; mercantile transactions.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree
of reputation for their knowledge of <qex>business</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Popteus.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which one has to do or should do; special
service, duty, or mission.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The daughter of the King of France,<br/
On serious <qex>business</qex>, craving quick despatch,<br/
Importunes personal conference.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What <qex>business</qex> has the tortoise among the clouds?</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite
sense, and modified by the connected words.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It was a gentle <qex>business</qex>, and becoming<br/
The action of good women.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Bestow<br/
Your needful counsel to our <qex>business</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Drama)</fld> <def>The position, distribution, and
order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined
by the stage manager in rehearsal.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Care; anxiety; diligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To do one's business</b></col>, <cd>to ruin one.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Wycherley.</au> -- <col><b>To make (a thing)
one's business</b></col>, <cd>to occupy one's self with a thing as a
special charge or duty.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>To mean
business</b></col>, <cd>to be earnest.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Affairs; concern; transaction; matter;
engagement; employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession;
vocation; office; duty.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Businesslike</ent><br/
<hw>Busi"ness*like`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/z"n<ecr/s*l<imac/k`)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>In the manner of one transacting business wisely and
by right methods; practical and efficient.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>serious and purposeful.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Businessman</ent><br/
<hw>Busi"ness*man`</hw> <pr>(b<icr/z"n<ecr/s*m<acr/n`)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>a person employed in a business at a managerial
level, especially an executive or proprietor.</def> <note>This term is
seldom applied to technical specialists, unless they are part of upper
management.</note><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>businesswoman</ent><br/
<hw>businesswoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a female
businessman.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busk</ent><br/
<hw>Busk</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>busc</ets>, perh. fr. the hypothetical older form of E.
<ets>bois</ets> wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See
<er>Bush</er>, and cf. OF. <ets>busche</ets>, F. <ets>b<ucir/che</ets>,
a piece or log of wood, fr. the same root.]</ety> <def>A thin, elastic
strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of
a corset.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her long slit sleeves, stiff <qex>busk</qex>, puff verdingall,<br/
Is all that makes her thus angelical.</q>
<rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busk</ent><br/
<hw>Busk</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/sk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busk</ent><br/
<hw>Busk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Busked</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/skt)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To entertain people for money in a public place, by dancing,
singing, playing a musical instrument, or reciting.</def> <mark>[Chiefly
Brit.]</mark><br/
[<source>RH</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a noisy or showy appeal.</def><br/
[<source>RH</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busk</ent><br/
<hw>Busk</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Busked</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/skt)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>busken</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>b<umac/ask</ets> to make one's self
ready, rexlexive of <ets>b<umac/a</ets> to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th
<er>Bound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare; to make ready; to
array; to dress.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Old Eng.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Busk</qex> you, <qex>busk</qex> you, my bonny, bonny
bride.</q> <rj><qau>Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To go; to direct one's course.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ye might have <qex>busked</qex> you to Huntly banks.</q>
<rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busked</ent><br/
<hw>Busked</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a busk.</def>
<rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>busker</ent><br/
<hw>busk"er</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who entertains people for
money in public places (as by singing or dancing).</def> <mark>[Chiefly
British]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busket</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"ket</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Bosket</er>, <er>Bouquet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small bush;
also, a sprig or bouquet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A part of a garden devoted to shrubs.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buskin</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"kin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from OF.
<ets>brossequin</ets>, or D. <ets>broosken</ets>. See
<er>Brodekin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong, protecting covering
for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hunted red deer's undressed hide<br/
Their hairy <qex>buskins</qex> well supplied.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W.
Scott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Great Fletcher never treads in <qex>buskins</qex> here,<br/
No greater Jonson dares in socks appear.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buskined</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"kined</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Wearing buskins.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Her <qex>buskined</qex> virgins traced the dewy lawn.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy.</def>
<ldquo/The <xex>buskined</xex> stage.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busky</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"ky</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Bosky</er>,
and 1st <er>Bush</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buss</ent><br/
<hw>Buss</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>basse</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>basium</ets>; cf. G. <ets>bus</ets> (<ets>Luther</ets>),
Prov. G. <ets>busserl</ets>, dim. of <ets>bus</ets> kiss,
<ets>bussen</ets> to kiss, Sw. <ets>puss</ets> kiss, <ets>pussa</ets> to
kiss, W. & Gael. <ets>bus</ets> lip, mouth.]</ety> <def>A kiss; a rude
or playful kiss; a smack.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 196 --></p>

<p><ent>Buss</ent><br/
<hw>Buss</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bussed</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Bussing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To kiss; esp. to kiss
with a smack, or rudely.</def> <ldquo/Nor <xex>bussed</xex> the milking
maid.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Kissing and <qex>bussing</qex> differ both in this,<br/
We <qex>buss</qex> our wantons, but our wives we kiss.</q>
<rj><qau>Herrick.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buss</ent><br/
<hw>Buss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>busse</ets>, Pr.
<ets>bus</ets>, LL. <ets>bussa</ets>, <ets>busa</ets>, G.
<ets>b<uum/se</ets>, D. <ets>buis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the
herring fishery.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Dutch whalers and herring <qex>busses</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bust</ent><br/
<hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>buste</ets>, fr. It. <ets>busto</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>busta</ets>,
<ets>bustula</ets>, box, of the same origin as E. <ets>box</ets> a case;
cf., for the change of meaning, E. <ets>chest</ets>. See
<er>Bushel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece of sculpture
representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head,
shoulders, and breast.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust<br/
The faithless column, and the crumbling <qex>bust</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Especially:</specif> <def>A woman's
bosom{2}.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bust</ent><br/
<hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/st)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To arrest, for
committing a crime; -- often used in the passive; <as>as, the whole gang
got <ex>busted</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bust</ent><br/
<hw>bust</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/st)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
break or burst.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>In blackjack, to draw a
card that causes one's total to exceed twenty-one.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go bankrupt.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>to go bust</b></col> <cd>to go bankrupt.</cd> <col><b>or
bust</b></col> <cd>or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases
expressing determination to do something; <as>as, Oregon <ex>or
bust</ex>, meaning <ldquo/We will get to Oregon or die
trying.<rdquo/</as></cd></cs><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bustard</ent><br/
<hw>bus"tard</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s"t<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
& Prov. F. <ets>bistarde</ets>, F. <ets>outarde</ets>, from L. <ets>avis
tarda</ets>, lit., slow bird. <au>Plin. 10, 22</au>; <ldquo/proxim<ae/
iis sunt, quas Hispania <ets>aves tardas</ets> appellat, Gr<ae/cia
<grk>'wti`das</grk>.<rdquo/]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A bird of the
genus <gen>Otis</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <xex>great</xex> or <stype>bearded bustard</stype>
(<spn>Otis tarda</spn>) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits
the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in
Great Britain. The <stype>little bustard</stype> (<spn>Otis
tetrax</spn>) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species
are known in Asia and Africa.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>busted</ent><br/
<hw>busted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inoperable due to
damage; broken; -- of a machine; <as>as, the coke machine is
<ex>busted</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person;
<as>as, the rock star was <ex>busted</ex> for coke
possession.</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>[predicate]</mark> <def>same as <er>demoted</er>;
-- said especially of military rank, and often followed by
<ptcl>to</ptcl>; <as>as, he was <ex>busted</ex> to corporal for being
AWOL</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <mark>[predicate]</mark> <def>same as <er>exhausted</er>;
-- of people.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buster</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"ter</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.</def>
<mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bustle</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"tle</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s"s'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bustled</conjf> (-s'ld); <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Bustling</conjf> (-sl<icr/ng).]</vmorph>
<ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>buskle</ets>, perh. fr. AS. <ets>bysig</ets> busy,
<ets>bysg-ian</ets> to busy + the verbal termination <ets>-le</ets>; or
Icel. <ets>bustla</ets> to splash, bustle.]</ety> <def>To move noisily;
to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance;
<as>as, to <ex>bustle</ex> through a crowd</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And leave the world for me to <qex>bustle</qex> in.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bustle</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Great stir; agitation; tumult from
stirring or excitement.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A strange <qex>bustle</qex> and disturbance in the world.</q>
<rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bustle</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of pad or cushion worn on
the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; --
called also <altname>bishop</altname>, and
<altname>tournure</altname>.</def><-- out of fashion by the 1900's
--><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bustler</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"tler</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s"sl<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
active, stirring person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bustling</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"tling</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/s"sl<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity;
<as>as, a <ex>bustling</ex> crowd</as>.</def> <ldquo/A
<xex>bustling</xex> wharf.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busto</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bus"to</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bustoes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A bust; a
statue.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>bust-up</ent><br/
<hw>bust-up</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a serious quarrel (especially one
that ends a friendship).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>With some antick <qex>bustoes</qex> in the niches.</q>
<rj><qau>Ashmole.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busy</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"y</hw> <pr>(b<icr/z"z<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>busi</ets>, <ets>bisi</ets>, AS. <ets>bysig</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>bezig</ets>, LG. <ets>besig</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bh<umac/sh</ets>
to be active, busy.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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>as, a <ex>busy</ex>
merchant</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Sir, my mistress sends you word<br/
That she is <qex>busy</qex>, and she can not come.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Constantly at work; diligent; active.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Busy</qex> hammers closing rivets up.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Religious motives . . . are so <qex>busy</qex> in the heart.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Crowded with business or activities; -- said of
places and times; <as>as, a <ex>busy</ex> street</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To-morrow is a <qex>busy</qex> day.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Officious; meddling; foolish active.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>On meddling monkey, or on <qex>busy</qex> ape.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Careful; anxious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active;
occupied; engaged.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busy</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"y</hw> <pr>(b<icr/z"z<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Busied</conjf>
<pr>(b<icr/z"z<icr/d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Busying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bysgian</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to
occupy; <as>as, to <ex>busy</ex> one's self with books</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Be it thy course to <qex>busy</qex> giddy minds<br/
With foreign quarrels.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>busybodied</ent><br/
<hw>busybodied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>intruding unasked into the
affairs of others.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious,
busy.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Busybody</ent><br/
<hw>Bus"y*bod`y</hw> <pr>(-b<ocr/d`<ycr/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Busybodies</plw>
<pr>(-b<ocr/d`<icr/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who officiously concerns
himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And not only idle, but tattlers also and <qex>busybodies</qex>,
speaking things which they ought not.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. v.
13.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>busyness</ent><br/
<hw>busyness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state of being or appearing to
be actively engaged in an activity; <as>as, they manifested all the
<ex>busyness</ex> of a pack of beavers</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>busywork</ent><br/
<hw>busywork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>active work of little value,
performed merely to occupy time, avoid boredom, or to look busy; <as>as,
while he was waiting he filled the days with
<ex>busywork</ex></as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> make-work.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But</ent><br/
<hw>But</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/t)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos>, <pos>adv. &
conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>bute</ets>, <ets>buten</ets>, AS.
<ets>b<umac/tan</ets>, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref.
<ets>be-</ets> + <ets><umac/tan</ets> outward, without, fr.
<ets><umac/t</ets> out. Primarily, <ets>b<umac/tan</ets>, as well as
<ets><umac/t</ets>, is an adverb. <root/198. See <er>By</er>,
<er>Out</er>; cf. <er>About</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Except with;
unless with; without.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So insolent that he could not go <qex>but</qex> either spurning
equals or trampling on his inferiors.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Touch not the cat <qex>but</qex> a glove.</q> <rj><qau>Motto of
the Mackintoshes.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Except; besides; save.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Who can it be, ye gods! <qex>but</qex> perjured Lycon?</q>
<rj><qau>E. Smith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ In this sense, <xex>but</xex> is often used with other
particles; as, <xex>but for</xex>, without, had it not been for.
<ldquo/Uncreated <xex>but for</xex> love divine.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Young.</au></rj></note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that;
were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for <xex>but
that</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And <qex>but</qex> my noble Moor is true of mind . . . it were
enough to put him to ill thinking.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a
negative, with <xex>that</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It cannot be <qex>but</qex> nature hath some director, of infinite
power, to guide her in all her ways.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is no question <qex>but</qex> the king of Spain will reform
most of the abuses.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Only; solely; merely.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Observe <qex>but</qex> how their own principles combat one
another.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>If they kill us, we shall <qex>but</qex> die.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings
vii. 4.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A formidable man <qex>but</qex> to his friends.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>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>as, the House of Representatives passed the bill,
<ex>but</ex> the Senate dissented; our wants are many, <ex>but</ex>
quite of another kind</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; <qex>but</qex> the
greatest of these is charity.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xiii.
13.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>When pride cometh, then cometh shame; <qex>but</qex> with the
lowly is wisdom.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xi. 2.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>All but</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>All</er>.</cd> --
<col><b>But and if</b></col>, <cd>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 <?/.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>But and if</qex> 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.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xii. 45,
46.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<cs><p><col><b>But if</b></col>, <cd>unless.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chaucer.</au><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>But this I read, that <qex>but if</qex> remedy<br/
Thou her afford, full shortly I her dead shall see.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p></cs>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>But</er>, <er>However</er>,
<er>Still</er>.</syn> <usage> These conjunctions mark
<xex>opposition</xex> in passing from one thought or topic to another.
<xex>But</xex> marks the opposition with a medium degree of strength;
<as>as, this is not winter, <ex>but</ex> it is almost as cold; he
requested my assistance, <xex>but</xex> I shall not aid him at
present</as>. <xex>However</xex> is weaker, and throws the opposition
(as it were) into the background; <as>as, this is not winter; it is,
<ex>however</ex>, almost as cold; he required my assistance; at present,
<ex>however</ex>, I shall not afford him aid. The plan,
<ex>however</ex>, is still under consideration, and may yet be
adopted.</as> <xex>Still</xex> is stronger than <xex>but</xex>, and
marks the opposition more emphatically; <as>as, your arguments are
weighty; <ex>still</ex> they do not convince me.</as> See
<er>Except</er>, <er>However</er>.</usage><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <ldquo/The chief error with <xex>but</xex> is to use it
where <xex>and</xex> is enough; an error springing from the tendency to
use strong words without sufficient occasion.<rdquo/</note>
<rj><au>Bain.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But</ent><br/
<hw>But</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>But</er>,
<pos>prep., adv. & conj.</pos>]</ety> <def>The outer apartment or
kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to <contr>ben</contr>, the
inner room.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But</ent><br/
<hw>But</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>But</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A limit; a boundary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <er>butt</er>{2}. See 1st <er>Butt</er>.</def> <br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>But end</b></col>, <cd>the larger or thicker end; <as>as,
the <ex>but end</ex> of a log; the <ex>but end</ex> of a musket.</as>
See <er>Butt</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But</ent><br/
<hw>But</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Butted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Butting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>See <er>Butt</er>, <pos>v.</pos>,
and <er>Abut</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butacaine</ent><br/
<hw>butacaine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a white crystalline ester
(<chform>C18H30N2O2</chform>) that is applied to mucous membranes as a
topical anesthetic. Chemically it is
<chname>3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate</chname>
(<chform>H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2</chform>). It is usually used as
the sulfate salt.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> butacaine sulfate.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butadiene</ent><br/
<hw>butadiene</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a gaseous hydrocarbon
<chform>C4H6</chform>; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making
synthetic rubbers.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butane</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"tane</hw> <pr>(b<umac/"t<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>but</ets>yrum butter. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon,
<chform>C4H10</chform>, of the marsh gas, or paraffin, series.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butanol</ent><br/
<hw>butanol</hw> <pr>(b<umac/t"<acr/n*<add/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a
flammable alcohol (<chform>C4H9.OH</chform>) derived from butane and
used as a solvent.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> butyl alcohol.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butch</ent><br/
<hw>butch</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/ch)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of
men.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> macho.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>lesbian</er>.</def>
<mark>[pejorative]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butch</ent><br/
<hw>butch</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a lesbian who is noticeably
masculine.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dyke.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butcher</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er</hw> <pr>(b<usdot/ch"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bochere</ets>, <ets>bochier</ets>, OF. <ets>bochier</ets>, F.
<ets>boucher</ets>, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF.
<ets>boc</ets>, F. <ets>bouc</ets>, a buck goat; of German or Celtic
origin. See <er>Buck</er> the animal.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose
occupation it is to kill animals for food.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or
with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in
battle.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Butcher</xex> of an innocent child.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butcher's meat</b></col>, <cd>such flesh of animals
slaughtered for food as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef,
mutton, lamb, and pork.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butcher</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Butchered</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Butchering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill or
slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; <as>as, to <ex>butcher</ex>
hogs</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually
bloody or barbarous manner.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>[Ithocles] was murdered, rather <qex>butchered</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to bungle badly; to botch; -- used also when an
object is damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; <as>as,
the new choir <ex>butchered</ex> the hymn</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mangle.</syn>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butcherbird</ent><br/
<ent>butcher-bird</ent><br/
<ent>butcher bird</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>butcher bird</hw>, <hw>butcher-bird</hw>,
<hw>butcherbird</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>any species of shrike of the genus <gen>Lanius</gen>, so called
because they impale their prey on thorns.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>large carnivorous Australian bird
with the shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <spn>Lanius excubitor</spn> is the common butcher
bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the
<stype>lesser butcher bird</stype>. The American species are <spn>Lanius
borealis</spn>, or <stype>northern butcher bird</stype>, and <spn>Lanius
Ludovicianus</spn> or <stype>loggerhead shrike</stype>. The name
<ex>butcher bird</ex> is derived from its habit of suspending its prey
impaled upon thorns, after killing it.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butchering</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The business of a
butcher.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly
and needlessly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>That dreadful <qex>butchering</qex> of one another.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butcherliness</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Butchery
quality.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butcherly</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a butcher; without
compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.</def> <ldquo/The victim of a
<xex>butcherly</xex> murder.<rdquo/ <rj><au>D. Webster.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>What stratagems, how fell, how <qex>butcherly</qex>,<br/
This deadly quarrel daily doth beget!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butcher's broom</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er's broom`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
genus of plants (<gen>Ruscus</gen>); esp. <spn>Ruscus aculeatus</spn>,
which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See
<er>Cladophyll</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butchery</ent><br/
<hw>Butch"er*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bocherie</ets> shambles, fr. F. <ets>boucherie</ets>. See
<er>Butcher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The business of
a butcher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with
unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The perpetration of human <qex>butchery</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood
is shed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like as an ox is hanged in the <qex>butchery</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Fabyan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Murder; slaughter; carnage. See
<er>Massacre</er>.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butea</ent><br/
<hw>Butea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of East Indian trees or
shrubs: dhak.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Butea</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butene</ent><br/
<hw>butene</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of three isomeric singly
unsaturated hydrocarbons <chform>C4H8</chform>; all are used in making
synthetic rubbers; -- called also <altname>butylene</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buteo</ent><br/
<hw>Buteo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>a genus of
broad-winged soaring hawks.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buteo</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buteonine</ent><br/
<hw>buteonine</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or resembling a hawk
of the genus <gen>Buteo</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buteonine</ent><br/
<hw>buteonine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any hawk of the genus
<gen>Buteo</gen>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butler</ent><br/
<hw>But"ler</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/t"l<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boteler</ets>, F. <ets>bouteillier</ets> a bottle-bearer, a
cupbearer, fr. LL. <ets>buticularius</ets>, fr. <ets>buticula</ets>
bottle. See <er>Bottle</er> a hollow vessel.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>butler</qex> and the baker of the king of Egypt.</q>
<rj><qau>Gen. xl. 5.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Your wine locked up, your <qex>butler</qex> strolled abroad.</q>
<rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butlerage</ent><br/
<hw>But"ler*age</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng.
Law)</fld> <def>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.</def> <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butlership</ent><br/
<hw>But"ler*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
butler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butment</ent><br/
<hw>But"ment</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviation of
<er>Abutment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A buttress
of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright
pier.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butment cheek</b></col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>the part
of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the
shoulders of the tenon bear.</cd> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But</ent><br/
<ent>Butt</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Butt</hw>, <hw>But</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>but</ets> butt, aim (cf. <ets>butte</ets> knoll), or
<ets>bout</ets>, OF. <ets>bot</ets>, end, extremity, fr.
<ets>boter</ets>, <ets>buter</ets>, to push, butt, strike, F.
<ets>bouter</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>b<omac/zan</ets>,
akin to E. <ets>beat</ets>. See <er>Beat</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the
end.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Here is my journey's end, here my <qex>butt</qex><br/
And very sea mark of my utmost sail.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with
<xex>mete</xex>, and signifies properly the end line or boundary; the
abuttal.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt
end, in distinction from the sharp end; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of a
rifle</as>. Formerly also spelled <asp>but</asp>. See 2nd <er>but</er>,
<pos>n.</pos> sense 2.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mark to be shot at; a target.</def> <rj><au>Sir W.
Scott.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The groom his fellow groom at <qex>butts</qex> defies,<br/
And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is
directed; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of the company</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I played a sentence or two at my <qex>butt</qex>, which I thought
very smart.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of
an animal; <as>as, the <ex>butt</ex> of a ram</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A thrust in fencing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To prove who gave the fairer <qex>butt</qex>,<br/
John shows the chalk on Robert's coat.</q>
<rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a
field.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The hay was growing upon headlands and <qex>butts</qex> in
cornfields.</q> <rj><qau>Burrill.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A joint where the
ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or
chamfering; -- also called <altname>butt joint</altname>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to
which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of
a hose.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>The joint where two planks
in a strake meet.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A kind of hinge used in hanging
doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which
<xex>butts</xex> against the casing, instead of on its face, like the
strap hinge; also called <altname>butt hinge</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Leather Trade)</fld> <def>The thickest and
stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness,
trunks.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the
targets in rifle practice.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>13.</sn> <def>The buttocks; <as>as, get up off your <ex>butt</ex>
and get to work</as>; -- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than
<altname>ass</altname>.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump,
heinie.</syn><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butt chain</b></col> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld>, <cd>a short
chain attached to the end of a tug.</cd> -- <col><b>Butt end</b></col>.
<cd>The thicker end of anything. See <cref>But end</cref>, under 2d
<er>But</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Amen; and make me die a good old man!<br/
That's the <qex>butt end</qex> of a mother's blessing.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A butt's length</b></col>, <cd>the ordinary distance from
the place of shooting to the <xex>butt</xex>, or mark.</cd> --
<col><b>Butts and bounds</b></col> <fld>(Conveyancing)</fld>,
<cd>abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape,
<xex>butts</xex> are the lines at the <xex>ends</xex> (F.
<xex>bouts</xex>), and <xex>bounds</xex> are those on the
<xex>sides</xex>, or <xex>sidings</xex>, as they were formerly
termed.</cd> <au>Burrill.</au> -- <col><b>Bead and butt</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Bead</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butt and butt</b></col>,
<cd>joining end to end without overlapping, as planks.</cd> --
<col><b>Butt weld</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>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
<er>Weld</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Full butt</b></col>, <cd>headfirst with
full force.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <ldquo/The corporal . . . ran
<xex>full butt</xex> at the lieutenant.<rdquo/
<au>Marryat.</au></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt</ent><br/
<hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Butted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Butting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>butten</ets>, OF.
<ets>boter</ets> to push, F. <ets>bouter</ets>. See <er>Butt</er> an
end, and cf. <er>Boutade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join at the
butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to
abut.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>but</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And Barnsdale there doth <qex>butt</qex> on Don's well-watered
ground.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting
the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See <er>Butt</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A snow-white steer before thine altar led,<br/
<qex>Butts</qex> with his threatening brows.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt</ent><br/
<hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strike by thrusting the head
against; to strike with the head.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Two harmless lambs are <qex>butting</qex> one the other.</q>
<rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt</ent><br/
<hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>botte</ets>,
<ets>boute</ets>, LL. <ets>butta</ets>. Cf. <er>Bottle</er> a hollow
vessel.]</ety> <def>A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains
two hogsheads.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ A wine <xex>butt</xex> contains 126 wine gallons (= 105
imperial gallons, nearly); a beer <xex>butt</xex> 108 ale gallons (=
about 110 imperial gallons).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt</ent><br/
<hw>Butt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The common English
flounder.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butte</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Butte</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Butt</er> a bound.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The creek . . . passes by two remarkable <qex>buttes</qex> of red
conglomerate.</q> <rj><qau>Ruxton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 197 --></p>

<p><ent>Butter</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/t"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>botere</ets>, <ets>butter</ets>, AS. <ets>butere</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>butyrum</ets>, Gr. <grk>boy`turon</grk>; either fr.
<grk>boy`s</grk> ox, cow + <grk>turo`s</grk> cheese; or, perhaps, of
Scythian origin. Cf. <er>Cow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oily,
unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance resembling butter in degree of
consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the
chlorides, as <xex>butter of antimony</xex>, sesquichloride of antimony;
also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary
temperatures, as <xex>butter of cacao</xex>, <xex>vegetable
butter</xex>, <xex>shea butter</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butter boat</b></col>, <cd>a small vessel for holding
melted butter at table.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter flower</b></col>, <cd>the
buttercup, a yellow flower.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter print</b></col>,
<cd>a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also
<altname>butter stamp</altname>.</cd> <au>Locke.</au> -- <col><b>Butter
tooth</b></col>, <cd>either of the two middle incisors of the upper
jaw.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree
of the genus <gen>Bassia</gen>, the seeds of which yield a substance
closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the <spn>Bassia
butyracea</spn>; that of Africa is the Shea tree (<spn>Bassia
Parkii</spn>). See <er>Shea tree</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butter
trier</b></col>, <cd>a tool used in sampling butter.</cd> --
<col><b>Butter wife</b></col>, <cd>a woman who makes or sells butter; --
called also <altname>butter woman</altname>.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or
Archaic]</mark></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butter</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Buttered</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Buttering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover or spread
with butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I know what's what. I know on which side<br/
My bread is <qex>buttered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every
game.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butter</ent><br/
<hw>Butt"er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, butts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butter-and-eggs</ent><br/
<ent>Butter and eggs</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>Butter and eggs</hw>, <hw>butter-and-eggs</hw></mhw>
<pos>n.</pos><fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>a name given to several perennial
plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and
orange, such as <spn>Narcissus incomparabilis</spn> in Europe, and the
toadflax (<spn>Linaria vulgaris</spn>) in the United States; the latter
is a naturalized weed in North America.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria
vulgaris.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterball</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*ball`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The buffel duck.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a fat person or animal.</def>
<mark>[informal]</mark><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a lump of butter rounded into a ball.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Trademark]</ety> <def>a plump chicken or turkey
prepared for cooking.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterbird</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*bird`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of
Jamaica.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterbump</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*bump`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buttur</ets> the bittern + 5th <ets>bump</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>The European bittern.</def>
<rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterbur</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*bur`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A broad-leaved plant (<spn>Petasites vulgaris</spn>) of the
Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats
of butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttercup</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*cup`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A plant of the genus <gen>Ranunculus</gen>, or crowfoot,
particularly <spn>Ranunculus bulbosus</spn>, with bright yellow flowers;
-- called also <altname>butterflower</altname>, <altname>golden
cup</altname>, and <altname>kingcup</altname>. It is the
<altname>cuckoobud</altname> of Shakespeare.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butterfat</ent><br/
<hw>butterfat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the fatty substance of milk from
which butter is made.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butter-fingered</ent><br/
<ent>butterfingered</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>but"ter*fin`gered</hw>, <hw>But"ter-fin`gered</hw></mhw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apt to let things fall, or to let
them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery;
careless.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed,
handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butterfingers</ent><br/
<hw>butterfingers</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who drops things
(especially one who cannot catch a ball); a person who is
butter-fingered.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterfish</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*fish`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their
slippery coating of mucus, as the <spn>Stromateus triacanthus</spn> of
the Atlantic coast, the <spn>Epinephelus punctatus</spn> of the southern
coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butterflower</ent><br/
<hw>butterflower</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any of various plants of the
genus <gen>Ranunculus</gen>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buttercup, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterfly</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*fly`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Butterflies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Perh. from the color
of a yellow species. AS. <ets>buter-fl<emac/ge</ets>,
<ets>buttor-fle<oacute/ge</ets>; cf. G. <ets>butterfliege</ets>, D.
<ets>botervlieg</ets>. See <er>Butter</er>, and <er>Fly</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A general name for the numerous species of
diurnal Lepidoptera.</def> <note>[See <xex>Illust.</xex> under
<er>Aphrodite</er>.]</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Asclepias butterfly</b></col>. <cd>See under
<er>Asclepias</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly fish</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>the ocellated blenny (<spn>Blennius
ocellaris</spn>) of Europe. See <er>Blenny</er>. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly shell</b></col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a shell of the genus <gen>Voluta</gen>.</cd> --
<col><b>Butterfly valve</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butterflyfish</ent><br/
<hw>butterflyfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>tropical gurnardlike fish with
huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to
searobins.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flying gurnard, flying robin.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterine</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance
prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an
imitation of butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The manufacturers ship large quantities of oleomargarine to
England, Holland, and other countries, to be manufactured into butter,
which is sold as <qex>butterine</qex> or suine.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson's
Cyc.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butteris</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*is</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as
<ets>buttress</ets>, noun, in a different application, F.
<ets>bouter</ets> to push.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterman</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*man`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Buttermen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who makes or sells
butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttermilk</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*milk`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The milk that
remains after the butter is separated from the cream.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butternut</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*nut`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American tree (<spn>Juglans cinerea</spn>) of
the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
contained in the latter. Sometimes called <altname>oil nut</altname> and
<altname>white walnut</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The nut of the <spn>Caryocar
butyrosum</spn> and <spn>Caryocar nuciferum</spn>, of S. America; --
called also <altname>Souari nut</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butter-print</ent><br/
<hw>butter-print</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, China jute,
Abutilon theophrasti.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butter-scotch</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter-scotch`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>
<rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterweed</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (<spn>Senecio
lobatus</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterweight</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*weight`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Over
weight.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for
a pound.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butterwort</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of low herbs (<spn>Pinguicula</spn>) 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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttery</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttery</ent><br/
<hw>But"ter*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Butteries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>botery</ets>,
<ets>botry</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>botaria</ets> wine vessel; also OE.
<ets>botelerie</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bouteillerie</ets>, fr.
<ets>boutellie</ets> bottle. Not derived from <ets>butter</ets>. See
<er>Bottle</er> a hollow vessel, <er>Butt</er> a cask.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other
provisions are kept.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars, pantries, and
<qex>butteries</qex>, to the north.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H.
Wotton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A room in some English colleges where liquors,
fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And the major Oxford kept the <qex>buttery</qex> bar.</q>
<rj><qau>E. Hall.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cellar in which butts of wine are kept.</def>
<rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Buttery hatch</b></col>, <cd>a half door between the
buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions
were passed.</cd> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt hinge</ent><br/
<hw>Butt" hinge`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See 1st <er>Butt</er>,
10.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>But-thorn</ent><br/
<hw>But"-thorn`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>
<def>The common European starfish (<spn>Asterias
rubens</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butting</ent><br/
<hw>But"ting</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abuttal; a
boundary.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Without <qex>buttings</qex> or boundings on any side.</q>
<rj><qau>Bp. Beveridge.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butting joint</ent><br/
<hw>But"ting joint`</hw>. <def>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 <xex>abutting joint</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt joint</ent><br/
<hw>Butt" joint`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>A joint in which the edges or
ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping.
See 1st <er>Butt</er>, 8.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttock</ent><br/
<hw>But"tock</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Butt</er>
an end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <er>buttocks</er>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cheek.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The convexity of a ship behind,
under the stern.</def> <rj><au>Mar. Dict.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buttocks</ent><br/
<hw>but"tocks</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the fleshy part of the human
body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 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.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Button</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>boton</ets>, <ets>botoun</ets>, F. <ets>bouton</ets> button, bud,
prop. something pushing out, fr. <ets>bouter</ets> to push. See
<er>Butt</er> an end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knob; a small ball; a
small, roundish mass.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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 <xex>buttonhole</xex>, in the
other; -- used also for ornament.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bud; a germ of a plant.</def>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and
elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a
door.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in
a crucible, after fusion.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Button hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook for catching a button
and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and
gloves.</cd> -- <col><b>Button shell</b></col> <fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a
small, univalve marine shell of the genus <gen>Rotella</gen>.</cd> --
<col><b>Button snakeroot</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>The American composite genus <gen>Liatris</gen>, having rounded
buttonlike heads of flowers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American
umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense
heads.</cd> -- <col><b>Button tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
genus of trees (<gen>Conocarpus</gen>), furnishing durable timber,
mostly natives of the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>To hold by the
button</b></col>, <cd>to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore;
to buttonhole.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Button</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<conjf>Buttoned</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Buttoning</conjf> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE.
<ets>botonen</ets>, OF. <ets>botoner</ets>, F. <ets>boutonner</ets>. See
<er>Button</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fasten with a
button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often
followed by <xex>up</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, <qex>buttoned</qex> up to the
throat in a tight green coat.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dress or clothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Button</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be fastened by a button or
buttons; <as>as, the coat will not <ex>button</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonball</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*ball`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Buttonwood</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonbush</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*bush`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A shrub (<spn>Cephalanthus occidentalis</spn>) growing by the
waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. See
<er>Capitulum</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buttoned</ent><br/
<hw>buttoned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>furnished with buttons or
something buttonlike. Opposite of <ant>unbuttoned</ant>.</def> [Narrower
terms: <stype>botonee, botonnee</stype>; <stype>button-down</stype>;
<stype>closed</stype>]<br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buttoned-down</ent><br/
<hw>buttoned-down</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>conservatively formal and
businesslike in dress and manner.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> button-down, conservative.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><q>a colorful character in the <ex>buttoned-down</ex>, dull-gray
world of business.</q> <rj><qau>Newsweek</qau></rj></p>

<p><ent>buttoned-up</ent><br/
<hw>buttoned-up</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>taciturn. Opposite
of <ant>voluble</ant>.</def> <mark>[British colloquial]</mark><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>conservative in professional manner; <as>as,
employers are looking for <ex>buttoned-up</ex> types</as>.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonhole</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*hole`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The hole or
loop in which a button is caught.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonhole</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*hole`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hold at the button or
buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; <as>as, he
<ex>buttonholed</ex> me a quarter of an hour</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonmold</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*mold`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disk of
bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering
it with cloth.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>buttonmould</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Fossil buttonmolds</b></col>, <cd>joints of encrinites.
See <er>Encrinite</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttons</ent><br/
<hw>But"tons</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boy servant, or
page, -- in allusion to the <xex>buttons</xex> on his livery.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonweed</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*weed`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The name of several plants of the genera <gen>Spermacoce</gen> and
<gen>Diodia</gen>, of the Madder family.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttonwood</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*wood`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The <spn>Platanus occidentalis</spn>, or American plane tree, a
large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called
also <altname>buttonball tree</altname>, and, in some parts of the
United States, <altname>sycamore</altname>. The California buttonwood is
<spn>Platanus racemosa</spn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttony</ent><br/
<hw>But"ton*y</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented with a
large number of buttons.</def> <ldquo/The <xex>buttony</xex> boy.<rdquo/
<au>Thackeray.</au> <ldquo/My coat so blue and
<xex>buttony</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>W. S. Gilbert.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttress</ent><br/
<hw>But"tress</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>butrasse</ets>, <ets>boterace</ets>, fr. F. <ets>bouter</ets> to
push; cf. OF. <ets>bouteret</ets> (nom. sing. and acc. pl.
<ets>bouterez</ets>) buttress. See <er>Butt</er> an end, and cf.
<er>Butteris</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A
projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or
for ornament and symmetry.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a
wall, it is a <xex>pier</xex>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which supports or strengthens.</def>
<ldquo/The ground pillar and <xex>buttress</xex> of the good old cause
of nonconformity.<rdquo/ <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Flying buttress</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Flying
buttress</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttress</ent><br/
<hw>But"tress</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buttressed</conjf> (<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<conjf>Buttressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To support with a buttress;
to prop; to brace firmly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>To set it upright again, and to prop and <qex>buttress</qex> it up
for duration.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt shaft</ent><br/
<hw>Butt" shaft`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <def>An arrow without a barb, for
shooting at butts; an arrow.</def> <altsp>[Also <asp>but
shaft</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butt weld</ent><br/
<hw>Butt" weld`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>See <xex>Butt weld</xex>,
under <er>Butt</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buttweld</ent><br/
<hw>Butt"weld`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To unite by a butt
weld.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butty</ent><br/
<hw>But"ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld>
<def>One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or
ore.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyl</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"tyl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>but</ets>yrum butter + <ets>-yl</ets>. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one
atom of hydrogen.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butylamine</ent><br/
<hw>Bu`tyl*am"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>But</ets>yric + <ets>-yl</ets> + <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid base,
<chform>C4H9.NH2</chform>, of which there are four isomeric
varieties.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butylate</ent><br/
<hw>butylate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to introduce the butyl group
into (a chemical compound).</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butylene</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*lene</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Butyl</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of
three metameric hydrocarbons, <chform>C4H8</chform>, of the ethylene
series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable; -- called also
<altname>butene</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the hypothetical divalent radical
<chform>-(CH2)4-</chform>; -- used in combining forms; <as>as,
<ex>butylene</ex> diamine</as>.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>butyl mercaptan</ent><br/
<hw>bu"tyl mer*cap"tan</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile liquid, <chform>C4H9.SH</chform>,
having a strong odor like that of a skunk; also called
<altname>butanethiol</altname>. All three isomers, normal, sec-, and
tert-butanethiol possess the skunk odor.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyraceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bu`ty*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>butyrum</ets> butter. See <er>Butter</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the
qualities of butter; resembling butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyrate</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*rate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of butyric acid.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyric</ent><br/
<hw>Bu*tyr"ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Butyric acid</b></col>, <cd><chform>C3H7.CO2H</chform>,
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 <xex>normal-</xex> and <xex>iso-butyric</xex> acid. The normal
butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyrin</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*rin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small
quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar
flavor.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyrometer</ent><br/
<hw>Bu`ty*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>butyrum</ets> butter + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument
for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a
sample of milk.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyrone</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*rone</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Butyr</ets>ic + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyrous</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*rous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Butyraceous.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Butyryl</ent><br/
<hw>Bu"ty*ryl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Butyr</ets>ic
+ <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The radical
(<chform>C3H7.CO-</chform>) of butyric acid.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buxeous</ent><br/
<hw>Bux"e*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>buxeus</ets>, fr. <ets>buxus</ets> the box tree.]</ety>
<def>Belonging to the box tree.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buxine</ent><br/
<hw>Bux"ine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An alkaloid obtained from the <spn>Buxus sempervirens</spn>, or
common box tree. It is identical with <altname>bebeerine</altname>; --
called also <altname>buxina</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buxom</ent><br/
<hw>Bux"om</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>buxum</ets>, <ets>boxom</ets>, <ets>buhsum</ets>, pliable,
obedient, AS. <ets>b<omac/csum</ets>, <ets>b<umac/hsum</ets> (akin to D.
<ets>buigzaam</ets> blexible, G. <ets>biegsam</ets>);
<ets>b<umac/gan</ets> to bow, bend + <ets>-sum</ets>, E.
<ets>-some</ets>. See <er>Bow</er> to bend, and <er>-some</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey;
obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,<br/
And <qex>buxom</qex> to his bands, is joy to see.</q>
<rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever
<qex>buxom</qex> and obedient to the ordinance of it.</q>
<rj><qau>Foxe.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the characteristics of health, vigor, and
comeliness, combined with a gay, lively manner; stout and rosy; jolly;
frolicsome.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A daughter fair,<br/
So <qex>buxom</qex>, blithe, and debonair.</q>
<rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A parcel of <qex>buxom</qex> bonny dames, that were laughing,
singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long.</q>
<rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>having a pronounced womanly shape.</def>
<mark>[chiefly dialect]</mark><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bosomy, curvaceous, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy,
voluptuous.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Bux"om*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Bux"om*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buxus</ent><br/
<hw>Buxus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the
<fam>Buxaceae</fam>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Buxus</gen>.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buy</ent><br/
<hw>Buy</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Bought</conjf> <pr>(b<add/t)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Buying</conjf> <pr>(b<imac/"<icr/ng)</pr>.]</vmorph>
<ety>[OE. <ets>buggen</ets>, <ets>buggen</ets>, <ets>bien</ets>, AS.
<ets>bycgan</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>buggean</ets>, Goth.
<ets>bugjan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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 <recipr>sell</recipr>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Buy</qex> what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt
sell thy necessaries.</q> <rj><qau>B. Franklin.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To acquire or procure by something given or done in
exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice;
<as>to <ex>buy</ex> pleasure with pain</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><qex>Buy</qex> the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and
instruction, and understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii.
23.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To buy again</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Againbuy</er>.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>To buy off</b></col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield
by some consideration; <as>as, <ex>to buy off</ex> conscience</as>.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To detach by a consideration given; as, <xex>to buy
off</xex> one from a party.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy out</b></col>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To buy off, or detach from.</cd> <au>Shak.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>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>as, A <ex>buys out</ex> B</as>.</cd>
<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will
of a business.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy in</b></col>, <cd>to purchase
stock in any fund or partnership.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy on
credit</b></col>, <cd>to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in law, to
make payment at a future day.</cd> -- <col><b>To buy the
refusal</b></col> (of anything), <cd>to give a consideration for the
right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future time.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buy</ent><br/
<hw>Buy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To negotiate or treat about a
purchase.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will <qex>buy</qex> with you, sell with you.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buyer</ent><br/
<hw>Buy"er</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
buys; a purchaser.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buying</ent><br/
<hw>buying</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of buying; <as>as,
<ex>buying</ex> equipment for the trip took several
hours</as>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> purchasing.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buyout</ent><br/
<hw>buy"out</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Business, Finance)</fld> <def>the
acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling
percentage of its stock.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> takeover.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>buy-out</ent><br/
<ent>buy out</ent><br/
<mhw><hw>buy out</hw>, <hw>buy-out</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to take
over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> take over, buy up.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buz</ent><br/
<hw>Buz</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/z)</pr>, <pos>v. & n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Buzz</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzz</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <conjf>Buzzed</conjf> <pr>(b<ucr/zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <conjf>Buzzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[An
onomatop<oe/ia.]</ety> <def>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.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Like a wasp is <qex>buzzed</qex>, and stung him.</q>
<rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>However these disturbers of our peace<br/
<qex>Buzz</qex> in the people's ears.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzz</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sound forth by
buzzing.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under
tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>I will <qex>buzz</qex> abroad such prophecies<br/
That Edward shall be fearful of his life.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low
humming voice.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>To sound with a
<ldquo/buzz<rdquo/.</def> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzz</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>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.</def>
<ldquo/The constant <xex>buzz</xex> of a fly.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><-- p. 198 --></p>

<p><q>I found the whole room in a <qex>buzz</qex> of politics.</q>
<rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There is a <qex>buzz</qex> all around regarding the sermon.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A whisper; a report spread secretly or
cautiously.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There's a certain <qex>buzz</qex><br/
Of a stolen marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>The audible friction of voice
consonants.</def> <rj><au>H. Sweet.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzard</ent><br/
<hw>Buz"zard</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/z"z<etil/rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[O.E.
<ets>busard</ets>, <ets>bosard</ets>, F. <ets>busard</ets>, fr.
<ets>buse</ets>, L. <ets>buteo</ets>, a kind of falcon or
hawk.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A bird of prey of the Hawk
family, belonging to the genus <gen>Buteo</gen> and related
genera.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>In the United States, a term used
for the <er>turkey vulture</er> (<spn>Cathartes aura</spn>), and
sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture.</def><br/
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The <spn>Buteo vulgaris</spn> is the common
<xex>buzzard</xex> of Europe. The American species (of which the most
common are <spn>Buteo borealis</spn>, <spn>Buteo Pennsylvanicus</spn>,
and <spn>Buteo lineatus</spn>) are usually called <xex>hen hawks</xex>.
-- The rough-legged buzzard, or <xex>bee hawk</xex>, of Europe
(<spn>Pernis apivorus</spn>) feeds on bees and their larv<ae/, with
other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is
<spn>Circus <ae/ruginosus</spn>. See <er>Turkey buzzard</er>, and
<er>Carrion buzzard</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Bald buzzard</b></col>, <cd>the fishhawk or osprey. See
<er>Fishhawk</er>.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A blockhead; a dunce.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or
who continues obstinately ignorant, <qex>a buzzard</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzard</ent><br/
<hw>Buz"zard</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Senseless; stupid.</def> <mark>[R.
& Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzardet</ent><br/
<hw>Buz"zard*et`</hw> <pr>(-<ecr/t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs
relatively longer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzer</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz"er</hw> <pr>(b<ucr/z"<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>And wants not <qex>buzzers</qex> to infect his ear<br/
With pestilent speeches of his father's death.</q>
<rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzingly</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a buzzing
manner; with a buzzing sound.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Buzzsaw</ent><br/
<hw>Buzz"saw`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <def>A circular saw; -- so called from
the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BVD's</ent><br/
<hw>BVD's</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[a Trademark.]</ety> <def>men's
underwear.</def><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BW</ent><br/
<hw>BW</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>biological warfare; the use of bacteria
or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> biological warfare.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>BWR</ent><br/
<hw>BWR</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boiling water reactor.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By</ent><br/
<hw>By</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>bi</ets>, AS. <ets>b<imac/</ets>, <ets>big</ets>, near to, by, of,
from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. <ets>bi</ets>,
<ets>be</ets>, D. <ets>bij</ets>, OHG. <ets>b<imac/</ets>, G.
<ets>bei</ets>, Goth. <ets>bi</ets>, and perh. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk>. E.
prefix <ets>be-</ets> is orig. the same word. <root/203. See
<pos>pref.</pos> <er>Be-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the
neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with;
<as>as, come and sit <ex>by</ex> me</as>.</def><br/
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<p><q><qex>By</qex> foundation or <qex>by</qex> shady rivulet<br/
He sought them both.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Long labors both <qex>by</qex> sea and land he bore.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><q><qex>By</qex> land, <qex>by</qex> water, they renew the
charge.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other
side of; past; <as>as, to go <ex>by</ex> a church</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; <as>as, a
cabin twenty feet <ex>by</ex> forty</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Tyndale
[1. Cor. iv. 4].</au></rj><br/
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means
of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; <as>as, a city
is destroyed <ex>by</ex> fire</as>; profit is made <xex>by</xex>
commerce; to take <xex>by</xex> force.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>To the meaning of <xex>by</xex>, as denoting means or agency,
belong, more or less closely, most of the following uses of the word:
<sd>(a)</sd> It points out the author and producer; as,
<ldquo/Waverley<rdquo/, a novel <xex>by</xex> Sir W.Scott; a statue
<xex>by</xex> Canova; a sonata <xex>by</xex> Beethoven. <sd>(b)</sd> In
an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or thing appealed to as
sanction; as, I affirm to you <xex>by</xex> all that is sacred; he
swears <xex>by</xex> his faith as a Christian; no, <xex>by</xex> Heaven.
<sd>(c)</sd> According to; by direction, authority, or example of;
after; -- in such phrases as, it appears <xex>by</xex> his account; ten
o'clock <xex>by</xex> my watch; to live <xex>by</xex> rule; a model to
build <xex>by</xex>. <sd>(d)</sd> At the rate of; according to the ratio
or proportion of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth
<xex>by</xex> the yard, milk <xex>by</xex> the quart, eggs <xex>by</xex>
the dozen, meat <xex>by</xex> the pound; to board <xex>by</xex> the
year. <sd>(e)</sd> 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 <xex>by</xex> a half;
older <xex>by</xex> five years; to lessen <xex>by</xex> a third.
<sd>(f)</sd> It expresses continuance or duration; during the course of;
within the period of; as, <xex>by</xex> day, <xex>by</xex> night.
<sd>(g)</sd> As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in
expressions of time; as, <xex>by</xex> this time the sun had risen; he
will be here <xex>by</xex> two o'clock.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>In boxing the compass, <xex>by</xex> indicates a pint nearer
to, or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north <xex>by</xex> east,
<it>i.e.</it>, a point towards the east from the north; northeast
<xex>by</xex> east, <it>i.e.</it>, on point nearer the east than
northeast is.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ <xex>With</xex> is used instead of <xex>by</xex> before
the instrument with which anything is done; as, to beat one
<xex>with</xex> a stick; the board was fastened by the carpenter
<xex>with</xex> nails. But there are many words which may be regarded as
means or processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and whether
<xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex> shall be used with them is a matter of
arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a reduce a town
<xex>by</xex> famine; to consume stubble <xex>with</xex> fire; he gained
his purpose <xex>by</xex> flattery; he entertained them <xex>with</xex>
a story; he distressed us <xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex> a recital of
his sufferings. see <er>With</er>.</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>most assuredly; without fail;
certainly.</cd> -- <col><b>By and by</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Close
together (of place).</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <ldquo/Two yonge knightes
liggyng [lying] <xex>by and by</xex>.<rdquo/ <au>Chaucer.</au>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Immediately; at once.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<ldquo/When . . . persecution ariseth because of the word, <xex>by and
by</xex> he is offended.<rdquo/ <au>Matt. xiii. 21.</au> <sd>(c)</sd>
<cd>Presently; pretty soon; before long.</cd> <note>In this phrase,
<xex>by</xex> seems to be used in the sense of <xex>nearness in
time</xex>, and to be repeated for the sake of emphasis, and thus to be
equivalent to <ldquo/soon, <xex>and soon</xex>,<rdquo/ that is
instantly; hence, -- less emphatically, -- pretty soon,
presently.</note> -- <col><b>By one's self</b></col>, <cd>with only
one's self near; alone; solitary.</cd>- <col><b>By the bye</b></col>.
<cd>See under <er>Bye</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>By the head</b></col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>By the
lee</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>By the run</b></col>,
<cd>to let go <xex>by the run</xex>, to let go altogether, instead of
slacking off.</cd> -- <col><b>By the way</b></col>, <cd>by the bye; --
used to introduce an incidental or secondary remark or subject.</cd>
-<mcol><col><b>Day by day</b></col>, <col><b>One by one</b></col>,
<col><b>Piece by piece</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>each day, each one,
each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally.</cd>
-- <col><b>To come by</b></col>, <cd>to get possession of; to
obtain.</cd> -- <col><b>To do by</b></col>, <cd>to treat, to behave
toward.</cd> -- <col><b>To set by</b></col>, <cd>to value, to
esteem.</cd> -- <col><b>To stand by</b></col>, <cd>to aid, to
support.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><hand/ The common phrase good-by is equivalent to
<xex>farewell</xex>, and would be better written <xex>good-bye</xex>, as
it is a corruption of <xex>God be with you</xex>
(<xex>b'w'ye</xex>).</note><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By</ent><br/
<hw>By</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Near;
in the neighborhood; present; <as>as, there was no person <ex>by</ex> at
the time</as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Passing near; going past; past; beyond; <as>as, the
procession has gone <ex>by</ex>; a bird flew <ex>by</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; <as>as, to lay <ex>by</ex>; to put
<ex>by</ex></as>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By</ent><br/
<hw>By</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>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>as, <ex>by</ex>-line, <ex>by</ex>-place,
<ex>by</ex>-play, <ex>by</ex>-street</as>. It was formerly more freely
used in composition than it is now; <as>as, <ex>by</ex>-business,
<ex>by</ex>-concernment, <ex>by</ex>-design, <ex>by</ex>-interest,
etc.</as></def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byard</ent><br/
<hw>By"ard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of leather
crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal
mines.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-bidder</ent><br/
<hw>By"-bid`der</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who bids at
an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of
running up the price of articles.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><-- a type of
<altname>shill</altname> --><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-blow</ent><br/
<hw>By"-blow`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A side
or incidental blow; an accidental blow.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With their <qex>by-blows</qex> they did split the very stones in
pieces.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An illegitimate child; a bastard.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced slave] to court,
together with her pretty <qex>by-blow</qex>, the present Padre
Ottomano.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-corner</ent><br/
<hw>By"-cor`ner</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private
corner.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the world.</q>
<rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-dependence</ent><br/
<hw>By"-de*pend`ence</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the
main dependence; an accessory.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-drinking</ent><br/
<hw>By"-drink`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A drinking between
meals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bye</ent><br/
<hw>Bye</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thing
not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard;
an object by the way, etc.; as in <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon the
bye</xex>, <it>i. e.</it>, in passing; indirectly; by implication.</def>
<mark>[Obs. except in the phrase <it>by the bye</it>.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the <qex>bye</qex> even the
discipline of the Church of England.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>A run made upon a missed ball;
<as>as, to steal a <ex>bye</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>T.
Hughes.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>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>as, to draw a
<ex>bye</ex> in a round of a tennis tournament</as>.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>The hole or holes of a stipulated
course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>By the bye</b></col>, <cd>in passing; by way of
digression; apropos to the matter in hand.</cd> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>by the by</asp>.]</altsp></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bye</ent><br/
<hw>Bye</hw> <pr>(b<imac/)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ymac/</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>byg<edh/</ets> dwelling,
<ets>byggja</ets>, <ets>b<umac/a</ets>, to dwell <root/97.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A dwelling.</def> <rj><au>Gibson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In certain games, a station or place of an
individual player.</def> <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-election</ent><br/
<hw>By"-e*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An election
held by itself, not at the time of a general election.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byelorussia</ent><br/
<hw>Byelorussia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>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
<altname>Belarus</altname>.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byelorussian</ent><br/
<hw>Byelorussian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or
inhabitant of Byelorussia.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belorussian, White Russian.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the language spoken in Belarus.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Belarusian.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-end</ent><br/
<hw>By"-end`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Private end or
interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>bye-end</asp>.]</altsp><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q><ldquo/Profit or some other <qex>by-end</qex>.<rdquo/</q>
<rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bygone</ent><br/
<hw>By"gone`</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"g<ocr/n`; 115)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Past; gone by.</def> <ldquo/<xex>Bygone</xex> fooleries.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bygone</ent><br/
<hw>By"gone`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something gone by
or past; a past event.</def> <ldquo/Let old <qex>bygones</qex> be<rdquo/
<rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Let bygones be bygones</b></col>, <cd>let the past be
forgotten.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-interest</ent><br/
<hw>By"-in`ter*est</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Self-interest; private advantage.</def>
<rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byland</ent><br/
<hw>By"land</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A peninsula.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bylander</ent><br/
<hw>By"land*er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Bilander</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-lane</ent><br/
<hw>By"-lane`</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"-l<amac/n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-law</ent><br/
<hw>By"-law`</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"-l<add/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
Sw. <ets>bylag</ets>, D. <ets>bylov</ets>, Icel.
<ets>b<ymac/arl<oum/g</ets>, fr. Sw. & Dan. <ets>by</ets> town, Icel.
<ets>b<ae/r</ets>, <ets>byr</ets> (fr. <ets>b<ucir/a</ets> to dwell) +
the word for <ets>law</ets>; hence, a law for one town, a special law.
Cf. <er>Birlaw</er> and see <er>Law</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a
corporation for its own government.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>There was likewise a law to restrain the <qex>by-laws</qex>, or
ordinances of corporations.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The law or institution; to which are added two <qex>by-laws</qex>,
as a comment upon the general law.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>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
<xex>by-laws</xex> for the government of their members. In this sense
the word has probably been influenced by <xex>by</xex>, meaning
<xex>secondary</xex> or <xex>aside</xex>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-name</ent><br/
<hw>By"-name`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname.</def>
<rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byname</ent><br/
<hw>By"name`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give a nickname to.</def>
<rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-pass</ent><br/
<hw>By"-pass</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>
<def>A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation
from the usual course.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-passage</ent><br/
<hw>By"-pas`sage</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A passage
different from the usual one; a byway.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-past</ent><br/
<hw>By"-past</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Past; gone
by.</def> <ldquo/<xex>By-past</xex> perils.<rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Bypath</ent><br/
<hw>By"path`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it>
<plw>Bypaths</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A private path; an obscure
way; indirect means.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>God known, my son,<br/
By what <qex>bypaths</qex>, and indirect crooked ways,<br/
I met this crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-place</ent><br/
<hw>By"-place`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A retired or
private place.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byplay</ent><br/
<hw>By"play</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Action carried on
aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action
proceeds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-product</ent><br/
<hw>By"-prod`uct</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secondary or
additional product; something produced, as in the course of a
manufacture, in addition to the principal product.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byre</ent><br/
<hw>Byre</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf, Icel.
<ets>b<uum/r</ets> pantry, Sw. <ets>bur</ets> cage, Dan.
<ets>buur</ets>, E. <ets>bower</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cow house.</def>
<mark>[N. of Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-respect</ent><br/
<hw>By"-re*spect`</hw> <pr>(b<imac/"r<esl/*sp<ecr/kt`)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Private end or view; by-interest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byroad</ent><br/
<hw>By"road`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private or
obscure road.</def> <ldquo/Through slippery <qex>byroads</qex><rdquo/
<rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>Byronic</ent><br/
<hw>By"ron`ic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
in the style of, Lord Byron.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>With despair and <qex>Byronic misanthropy</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Thackeray</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><ent>By-room</ent><br/
<hw>By"-room`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private room or
apartment.</def> <ldquo/Stand in some <xex>by-room</xex><rdquo/
<rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bysmottered</ent><br/
<hw>By*smot"ter*ed</hw> <pr>(b<isl/*sm<ocr/t"t<etil/r*<ecr/d)</pr>,
<pos>p.a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Besmut</er>.]</ety> <def>Bespotted with
mud or dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-speech</ent><br/
<hw>By"-speech`</hw><pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An incidental or
casual speech, not directly relating to the point.</def> <ldquo/To quote
<xex>by-speeches</xex>.<rdquo/ <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-spell</ent><br/
<hw>By"-spell`</hw><pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>bigspell</ets>.]</ety> <def>A proverb.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
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<p><ent>Byss</ent><br/
<hw>Byss</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byssus</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssaceous</ent><br/
<hw>Bys*sa"ceous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Byssus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Byssuslike; consisting of
fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous
alg<ae/.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssiferous</ent><br/
<hw>Bys*sif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Byssus</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing a
byssus or tuft.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssin</ent><br/
<hw>Bys"sin</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byssus</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssine</ent><br/
<hw>Bys"sine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>byssinus</ets> made of byssus, Gr. <grk>by`ssinos</grk> See
<er>Byssus</er>.]</ety> <def>Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike
appearance.</def> <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Byssoid</ent><br/
<hw>Bys"soid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Byssus</ets>
+ <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Byssaceous.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssolite</ent><br/
<hw>Bys"so*lite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.<?/ See flax
+ <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An olive-green fibrous
variety of hornblende.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byssus</ent><br/
\'d8<hw>Bys"sus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E.
<plw>Byssuses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; L. <plw>Byssi</plw>.</plu>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L. <ets>byssus</ets> fine flax, fine linen or
cotton, Gr. <grk>by`ssos</grk> .]</ety><br/
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the
ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>byss</asp> and <asp>byssin</asp>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>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 <spn>Pinna</spn> and
<spn>Mytilus</spn>, by which they attach themselves to rocks,
etc.</def><br/
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An obsolete name for certain fungi
composed of slender threads.</def><br/
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Asbestus.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Bystander</ent><br/
<hw>By"stand`er</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>By</ets> +
<ets>stander</ets>, equiv. to <ets>stander-by</ets>; cf. AS.
<ets>big-standan</ets> to stand by or near.]</ety> <def>One who stands
near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business
transacting.</def><br/
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<p><q>He addressed the <qex>bystanders</qex> and scattered pamphlets
among them.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Looker on; spectator; beholder;
observer.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>By-street</ent><br/
<hw>By"-street`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A separate,
private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.</def><br/
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<p><q>He seeks <qex>by-streets</qex>, and saves the expensive coach.</q>
<rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-stroke</ent><br/
<hw>By"-stroke`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accidental or
a slyly given stroke.</def><br/
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<p><ent>By-turning</ent><br/
<hw>By"-turn`ing</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An obscure
road; a way turning from the main road.</def> <rj><au>Sir P.
Sidney.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-view</ent><br/
<hw>By"-view`</hw><pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A private or
selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.</def><br/
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<p><q>No <qex>by-views</qex> of his own shall mislead him.</q>
<rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-walk</ent><br/
<hw>By"-walk`</hw><pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secluded or
private walk.</def><br/
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<p><q>He moves afterward in <qex>by-walks</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-wash</ent><br/
<hw>By"-wash`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The outlet from a
dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byway</ent><br/
<hw>By"way`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secluded, private,
or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.</def> <ldquo/
Take no <xex>byways.</xex><rdquo/ <rj><au>Herbert.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>By-wipe</ent><br/
<hw>By"-wipe`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secret or side
stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Byword</ent><br/
<hw>By"word`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>b<ium/word</ets>; <ets>b<ium/</ets>, E. <ets>by</ets> +
<ets>word</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common saying; a proverb; a
saying that has a general currency.</def><br/
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<p><q>I knew a wise man that had it for a <qex>byword</qex>.</q>
<rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The object of a contemptuous saying.</def><br/
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<p><q>Thou makest us a <qex>byword</qex> among the heathen.</q>
<rj><qau>Ps. xliv. 14</qau></rj><br/
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<p><ent>Bywork</ent><br/
<hw>By"work</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work aside from
regular work; subordinate or secondary business.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byzantine</ent><br/
<ent>Byzant</ent><br/
<mhw>{ <hw>Byz"ant</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Byz"an*tine</hw>
<pr>(-<acr/n"t<imac/n)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> }</mhw><ety>[OE.
<ets>besant</ets>, <ets>besaunt</ets>, F. <ets>besant</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>Byzantius</ets>, <ets>Byzantinus</ets>, fr.
<ets>Byzantium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A gold coin, so
called from being coined at <city>Byzantium</city>. See
<er>Bezant</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byzantian</ent><br/
<hw>By*zan"tian</hw> <pr>(b<icr/*z<acr/n"sh<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>a. &
n.</pos> <def>See <er>Byzantine</er>.</def><br/
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<p><ent>Byzantine</ent><br/
<hw>By*zan"tine</hw> <pr>(b<icr/*z<acr/n"t<icr/n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to <city>Byzantium</city>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
<city>Byzantium</city>, now <city>Constantinople</city>; sometimes,
applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of
Constantinople.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also
<er>Bizantine</er>.]</altsp><br/
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<p><cs><col><b>Byzantine church</b></col>, <cd>the Eastern or Greek
church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See
under <er>Greek</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Byzantine empire</b></col>,
<cd>the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from <sc>a. d.</sc> 364 or <sc>a.
d.</sc> 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, <sc>a.
d.</sc> 1453.</cd> -- <col><b>Byzantine historians</b></col>,
<cd>historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the
Byzantine empire.</cd> <au>P. Cyc.</au> -- <col><b>Byzantine
style</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a style of architecture
developed in the Byzantine empire.</cd> <note>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.</note></cs><br/
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<p><ent>Byzantinism</ent><br/
<hw>Byzantinism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine that the state is
supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Erastianism, Caesaropapism.</syn><br/
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<p><ent>Byzantium</ent><br/
<hw>Byzantium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>An ancient city on the
Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It was later renamed
<altname>Constaninople</altname> in honor of the emperor
<persfn>Constantine</persfn>, and renamed <altname>Istanbul</altname> by
the Turks, which name it still retains.</def><br/
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