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B(bis the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, p, v, f, w, and m, letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B. 1913 Webster]
In (Music), B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor). B 1913 Webster]
B-52n.A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military aircraft fleet; B- stands for bomber. It has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ba(b, v. t.[Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F. bayer.]To kiss. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Baa(b, v. i.[Cf. G. b\'84en; an imitative word.]To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. 1913 Webster]
He treble baas for help, but none can get.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Baa(b, n.; pl.Baas(b.[Cf. G. b\'84.]The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat. 1913 Webster]
Baa"ing, n.The bleating of a sheep.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
Ba"al(b, n.; Heb. pl. Baalim(-.[Heb. ba'al lord.]1.(Myth.)The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. 1913 Webster]
Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly). 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.Judges x. 6. 1913 Webster]
Ba"al*ism(-, n.Worship of Baal; idolatry. 1913 Webster]
{ Ba"al*ist(, Ba"al*ite(, }n.A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. 1913 Webster]
Bab(?), n.[Per.]Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ba"ba(, n.[F.]A kind of plum cake. 1913 Webster]
babassun.1.a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (Orbignya barbosiana) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (
babassu oil) and a kind of vegetable ivory. Syn. -- babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana. WordNet 1.5]
babbiting, babbittingn.lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal. Syn. -- babbitting WordNet 1.5]
Bab"bitt(, v. t.To line with Babbitt metal. 1913 Webster]
Bab"bitt met`al(. [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.]A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ble(b, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Babbled(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Babbling.][Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.]1.To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. 1913 Webster]
2.To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words. 1913 Webster]
3.To talk much; to chatter; to prate. 1913 Webster]
4.To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. 1913 Webster]
In every babbling brook he finds a friend.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ble, v. t.1.To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding. 1913 Webster]
These [words] he used to babble in all companies.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.To disclose by too free talk, as a secret. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ble, n.1.Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. \'bdThis is mere moral babble.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. 1913 Webster]
The babble of our young children.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
The babble of the stream.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ble*ment(, n.Babble.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Bab"bler(, n.1.An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. 1913 Webster]
Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.A hound too noisy on finding a good scent. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A name given to any one of a family (Timalin\'91) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ble*ry(, n.Babble. [Obs.] Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
Babe(, n.[Cf. Ir. bab, baban, W. baban, maban.] 1913 Webster]
1.An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby. 1913 Webster]
2.A doll for children.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Babe"hood(, n.Babyhood. [R.] Udall. 1913 Webster]
Ba"bel(, n.[Heb. B\'bebel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of \'bdconfusion.\'b8]1.The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. 1913 Webster]
Therefore is the name of it called Babel.Gen. xi. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages. 1913 Webster]
That babel of strange heathen languages.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
The grinding babel of the street. R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
Bab"er*y(, n.[Perh. orig. for baboonery. Cf. Baboon, and also Babe.]Finery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] \'bdPainted babery.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bab"il*lard(, n.[F., a babbler.](Zo\'94l.)The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ing*ton*ite(, n.[From Dr. Babbington.](Min.)A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Bab`i*rous"sa, \'d8Bab`i*rus"sa}(, n.[F. babiroussa, fr. Malay b\'beb\'c6 hog + r deer.](Zo\'94l.)A large hoglike quadruped (Sus babirussa, syn.Porcus babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved. 1913 Webster]
Bab"ish(, a.Like a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] \'bdBabish imbecility.\'b8 Drayton. -- Bab"ish*ly, adv. -- Bab"ish*ness, n. [R.] 1913 Webster]
{ Bab"ism(?), Bab"i*ism(?) }, n.The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. -- Bab"ist, n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bab"ist, n.A believer in Babism. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bab"lah(, n.[Cf. Per. bab a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Ba"boo, \'d8Ba"bu }(b, n.[Hind. b\'beb.]A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire.Whitworth. 1913 Webster]
Bab*oon"(, n.[OE. babewin, baboin, fr. F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babine lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. b\'84ppe mouth.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape. 1913 Webster]
{ Ba*bul", Ba*bool"(?) }, n.[See Bablah.](Bot.)Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. Acacia Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic. 1913 Webster]
In place of Putney's golden gorse babul blooms.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba"by(b, n.; pl.Babies(-b.[Dim. of babe.]An infant or young child of either sex; a babe. 1913 Webster]
2.A small image of an infant; a doll. 1913 Webster]
Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another. 1913 Webster]
She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, babies in his eyes.Heywood. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by, a.Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. \'bdBaby figure\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Babied(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Babying.]To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.Young. 1913 Webster]
baby-blue-eyesn.1.delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots. Syn. -- baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii WordNet 1.5]
baby-facedadj.1.having a face resembling that of a baby WordNet 1.5]
Ba"by farm`(. A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by farm`er(. One who keeps a baby farm. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by farm`ing. The business of keeping a baby farm. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by*hood(, n.The state or period of infancy. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by*house`(, n.A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by*ish, a.Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- Ba"by*ish*ly, adv. -- Ba"by*ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by*ism(, n.1.The state of being a baby. 1913 Webster]
2.A babyish manner of acting or speaking. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by jump`er(. A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor. 1913 Webster]
Bab`y*lo"ni*an(, a.Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean. 1913 Webster]
Bab`y*lo"ni*an, prop. n.1.An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean. 1913 Webster]
2.An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology. 1913 Webster]
{ Bab`y*lon"ic(, Bab`y*lon"ic*al(, }a.1.Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings. 1913 Webster]
2.Tumultuous; disorderly. [Obs.] Sir J. Harrington. 1913 Webster]
Bab"y*lo`nish(, a.1.Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. \'bdA Babylonish garment.\'b8 Josh. vii. 21. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8. 1913 Webster]
3.Pertaining to Rome and papal power. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The . . . injurious nickname of Babylonish.Gage. 1913 Webster]
Ba"by*ship(, n.The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant. 1913 Webster]
baby-sitv.act as a baby-sitter Syn. -- babysit, sit WordNet 1.5]
babysitter, baby-sittern.A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home. Syn. -- sitter WordNet 1.5]
babysittingn.the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home. WordNet 1.5]
baby-walkern.a framework on small wheels or casters designed to support small children while they are learning to walk, and usually having a fabric support that permits the child to sit. Called also walker and go-cart. Syn. -- walker, go-cart WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bac(, n.[F. See Back a vat.]1.A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope. 1913 Webster]
2.A vat or cistern. See 1st Back. 1913 Webster]
bac"can.1.an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e. g. grape; tomato; cranberry. Syn. -- simple fruit WordNet 1.5]
Bac"ca*lau"re*ate(, n.[NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.]1.The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. 1913 Webster]
2.A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Bac`ca*lau"re*ate, a.Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. 1913 Webster]
Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Bac`ca*ra", Bac`ca*rat" }(, n.[F.]A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters. 1913 Webster]
{ Bac*ca"re, Bac*ka"re }(, interj.Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess. 1913 Webster]
Baccare! you are marvelous forward.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bac"cate(, a.[L. baccatus, fr. L. bacca berry.](Bot.)Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Bac"ca*ted(, a.1.Having many berries. 1913 Webster]
2.Set or adorned with pearls. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bac"cha*nal(, a.[L. Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.]1.Relating to Bacchus or his festival. 1913 Webster]
2.Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy. 1913 Webster]
Bac"cha*nal(b, n.1.A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. \'bdTipsy bacchanals.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia. 1913 Webster]
3.Drunken revelry; an orgy. 1913 Webster]
4.A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bac`cha*na"li*a(b, n. pl.[L. Bacchanal a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl. Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus, fr. Bacchus the god of wine, Gr. Ba`kchos.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Myth.)A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy. 1913 Webster]
Bac`cha*na"li*an(b, a.Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. 1913 Webster]
Even bacchanalian madness has its charms.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Bac`cha*na"li*an, n.A bacchanal; a drunken reveler. 1913 Webster]
Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism(, n.The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. 1913 Webster]
Bac"chant(, n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes.[L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.]1.A priest of Bacchus. 1913 Webster]
Bac"chante(, n.; L. pl. Bacchantes.1.A priestess of Bacchus. 1913 Webster]
2.A female bacchanal. 1913 Webster]
Bac*chan"tic(, a.Bacchanalian. 1913 Webster]
{ Bac"chic(, Bac"chic*al( }, a.[L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko`s.]Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous gatherings. Syn. -- bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Bac*chi"us(, n.; pl.Bacchii(.[L. Bacchius pes, Gr. "o Bakchei^os (sc. poy`s foot).](Pros.)A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. 1913 Webster]
Bac"chus(, n.[L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos.](Myth.)The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. 1913 Webster]
Bac"ci*form(, a.[L. bacca berry + -form.]Having the form of a berry. 1913 Webster]
Bac*civ"o*rous(, a.[L. bacca berry + vorare to devour.](Zo\'94l.)Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds. 1913 Webster]
Bace(, n., a., & v.See Base. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
{Bach"a*rach, Back"a*rack }(, n.A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine. 1913 Webster]
Bach"e*lor(b, n.[OF. bacheler young man, F. bachelier (cf. Pr. bacalar, Sp. bachiller, Pg. bacharel, It. baccalare), LL. baccalarius the tenant of a kind of farm called baccalaria, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, a person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to baccalaureus. See Baccalaureate, n.]1.A man of any age who has not been married. 1913 Webster]
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.An unmarried woman. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
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3.A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts. 1913 Webster]
4.A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight. 1913 Webster]
5.In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States. 1913 Webster]
bachelor-at-armsn.a knight of the lowest order; he was permitted to display only a pennon. Syn. -- knight bachelor, bachelor WordNet 1.5]
Bach"e*lor*dom(b, n.The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors. 1913 Webster]
Bach"e*lor*hood(-h, n.The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship. 1913 Webster]
Bach"e*lor*ism(-, n.Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Bach"e*lor's but"ton(, (Bot.)A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena). 1913 Webster]
Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers \'bdfrom their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom,\'b8 according to Johnson's Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other writers ascribed to \'bda habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts.\'b8 Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Bach"e*lor*ship, n.The state of being a bachelor. 1913 Webster]
Bach"el*ry(, n.[OF. bachelerie.]The body of young aspirants for knighthood. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ba*cil"lar(, a.[L. bacillum little staff.](Biol.)1.Shaped like a rod or staff. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Pertaining to, or produced by, the organism bacillus; bacillary. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Bac"il*la`ri*\'91(, n. pl.[NL., fr. L. bacillum, dim. of baculum stick.](Biol.)See Diatom. 1913 Webster]
Bac"il*la*ry(, a.1.Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to bacilli; produced by, or containing, bacilli; bacillar; as, a bacillary disease. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacillin.plural of bacillus; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike formations. Syn. -- bacillus WordNet 1.5]
Ba*cil"li*form(, a.[L. bacillum little staff + -form.]Rod-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Ba*cil"lus(, n.; pl.Bacilli(.[NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillari\'91.](Biol.)A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism. 1913 Webster]
bacitracinn.(1940)[Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a child whose tissues contained Bacillus subtilis) + -in. RHUD.]a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local infection.It is produced by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis, and as produced commercially is composed of several closely related substances. The predominant component, Bacitracin A, has a formula C60H103N17O16S, and contains D-ornithine, D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine and aspartic acid.[MI11] WordNet 1.5]
Back(, n.[F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray, bowl.]1.A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hop back,
Jack back, the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper. --
Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash. --
Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which water circulates and is heated. 1913 Webster]
2.A ferryboat. See Bac, 1. 1913 Webster]
Back(b, n.[AS. b\'91c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b flight. Cf. Bacon.]1.In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster. 1913 Webster]
2.An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge. 1913 Webster]
[The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail. 1913 Webster]
Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this, backs and palms to kiss.Donne. 1913 Webster]
4.The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney. 1913 Webster]
5.The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village. 1913 Webster]
6.The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw. 1913 Webster]
7.A support or resource in reserve. 1913 Webster]
This project back or second, that might hold, Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)The keel and keelson of a ship. 1913 Webster]
9.(Mining)The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage. 1913 Webster]
10.A garment for the back; hence, clothing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A bak to walken inne by daylight.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back. --
Full back,
Half back,
Quarter back(Football), players stationed behind those in the front line. --
To be on one's backor
To lie on one's back, to be helpless. --
To put one's back upor
to get one's back up, to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked). [Colloq.] --
To see the back of, to get rid of. --
To turn the back, to go away; to flee. --
To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him. 1913 Webster]
Back, a.1.Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. 1913 Webster]
2.Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. 1913 Webster]
3.Moving or operating backward; as, back action. 1913 Webster]
Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] --
Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. --
Back filling(Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. --
Back pressure. (Steam Engine)See under Pressure. --
Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning. --
Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man. --
Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs, Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary. --
Back step(Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. --
Back stream, a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy. --
To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Back(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Backed(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Backing.] 1913 Webster]
1.To get upon the back of; to mount. 1913 Webster]
I will back him [a horse] straight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To place or seat upon the back. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. 1913 Webster]
4.To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books. 1913 Webster]
5.To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. 1913 Webster]
A garden . . . with a vineyard backed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The chalk cliffs which back the beach.Huxley. 1913 Webster]
6.To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document. 1913 Webster]
7.To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. \'bdThe Parliament would be backed by the people.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments.South. 1913 Webster]
The mate backed the captain manfully.Blackw. Mag. 1913 Webster]
8.To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse. 1913 Webster]
To back an anchor(Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one. --
To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated \'bdthe field\'b8, will win. --
To back the oars, to row backward with the oars. --
To back a rope, to put on a preventer. --
To back the sails, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. --
To back up, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends. --
To back a warrant(Law), is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender. --
To back water(Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward. 1913 Webster]
Back, v. i.1.To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind. 1913 Webster]
3.(Sporting)To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
To back and fill, to manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.] --
To back out,
To back down, to retreat or withdraw from a promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back out.Jowett (Thucyd. ) 1913 Webster]
Back, adv.[Shortened from aback.]1.In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back. 1913 Webster]
2.To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it. 1913 Webster]
3.To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism. 1913 Webster]
4.(Of time) In times past; ago. \'bdSixty or seventy years back.\'b8 Gladstone. 1913 Webster]
5.Away from contact; by reverse movement. 1913 Webster]
The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back the stone from the door.Matt. xxviii. 2. 1913 Webster]
6.In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another. 1913 Webster]
7.In a state of restraint or hindrance. 1913 Webster]
The Lord hath kept thee back from honor.Numb. xxiv. 11. 1913 Webster]
8.In return, repayment, or requital. 1913 Webster]
What have I to give you back?Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words. 1913 Webster]
10.In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro. --
To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's professions. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
back"achen.an ache localized in the back. WordNet 1.5]
Back"band`(b, n.[2nd back, n. + band.](Saddlery)The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage. 1913 Webster]
back"bench(b, n.1.any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain. WordNet 1.5]
backbencher(b, n.a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader. WordNet 1.5]
back"bend(b, n.1.an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor. WordNet 1.5]
Back"bite`, v. t.[2d back, n. + bite.]To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Back"bite`, v. i.To censure or revile the absent. 1913 Webster]
They are arrant knaves, and will backbite.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Back"bit`er(, n.One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor. 1913 Webster]
Backbiting, and bearing of false witness.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Back"board`(, n.[2d back, n. + board.] 1913 Webster]
1.A board which supports the back when one is sitting;specifically,the board athwart the after part of a boat. 1913 Webster]
2.A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon. 1913 Webster]
3.A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddles into the interior of the wheel.W. Nicholson. 1913 Webster]
5.A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Back"bond`(b, n.[Back, adv. + bond.](Scots Law)An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust. 1913 Webster]
Back"bone"(b, n.[2d back, n. + bone.] 1913 Webster]
1.The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone. 1913 Webster]
The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
We have now come to the backbone of our subject.Earle. 1913 Webster]
3.Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. 1913 Webster]
Shelley's thought never had any backbone.Shairp. 1913 Webster]
To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. \'bdStaunch to the backbone.\'b8 Lord Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Back"boned"(, a.Vertebrate. 1913 Webster]
Back"cast`(b, n.[Back, adv. + cast.]Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
back"datev. t.1.to make effective from an earlier date; to make retroactive.The increase in tax was backdated to January. Syn. -- back-date WordNet 1.5]
2.to affix a date earlier than the present date; -- sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of postdate. Syn. -- back-date; predate; antedate. PJC]
Backdate is sometimes used incorrectly for postdate.
Back" door"(. A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Back"door", a.Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; as, backdoor intrigues. 1913 Webster]
Back"down`(, n.A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
back"dropn.1.the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain backcloth. Syn. -- background, backcloth WordNet 1.5]
2.the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting. PJC]
Backed(b, a.Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed. 1913 Webster]
Back"er(b, n.One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest. 1913 Webster]
Back"fall`(b, n.[2d back, n. + fall.]A fall or throw on the back in wrestling. 1913 Webster]
backfire, back fire. 1.A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(a)A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also called a knock or ping.(b)an explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Back"fire`Back"-fire`, v. i.1.(Engin.)To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air. -- Back"-fir`ing, n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
back"-for*ma`tionn.(Linguistics)1.a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it, such as emote from emotion. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.the process of inventing a back-formation{1}. PJC]
Back"friend`(, n.[Back, n. or adv. + friend.]A secret enemy. [Obs.] South. 1913 Webster]
back"gam`mon(, n.[Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back.]A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a \'bdboard\'b8 marked off into twenty-four spaces called \'bdpoints\'b8. Each player has fifteen pieces, or \'bdmen\'b8, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables. 1913 Webster]
backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two \'bdtables\'b8. 1913 Webster]
back`gam"mon, v. t.In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first \'bdtable\'b8. When played for betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three times the wagered amount. 1913 Webster +PJC]
back"ground`(, n.[Back, a. + ground.] 1913 Webster]
1.Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front. 1913 Webster]
2.(Paint.)The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures. 1913 Webster]
background.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings. 1913 Webster]
4.A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight. 1913 Webster]
I fancy there was a background of grinding and waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished . . . performance.Mrs. Alexander. 1913 Webster]
A husband somewhere in the background.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
5.The set of conditions within which an action takes place, including the social and physical conditions as well as the psychological states of the participants; as, within the background of the massive budget deficits of the 1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage by the congress. PJC]
6.The set of conditions that precede and affect an action, such as the social and historical precedents for the event, as well as the general background{5}; as, against the background of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though regrettable. PJC]
7.(Science)The signals that may be detected by a measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a greater or lesser degree.Specifically:(Physics)Electronic noise present in a system using electronic measuring instrument or in a telecommunications system, which may hide and which must be differentiated from the desired signal; also called background noise or noise. PJC]
8.(Journalism)An agreement between a journalist and an interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be quoted in any publication, although the substance of the remarks may be reported; -- often used in the phrase \'bdon background\'b8. Compare deep background. PJC]
To place in the background, to make of little consequence.
To keep in the background, to remain unobtrusive, inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of people.
deep background, (Journalism)the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a publication, even without attribution. Compare background{8}. 1913 Webster +PJC]
back"ground*ingn.(Computers)The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system. Syn. -- background processing WordNet 1.5]
Back"hand`(, n.[Back, adv. + hand.]1.A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right. 1913 Webster]
2.(Sports)The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with forehand. PJC]
Back"hand`, a.1.Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting. 1913 Webster]
Back"hand`ed, a.1.With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. 1913 Webster]
2.Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. 1913 Webster]
3.Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters. 1913 Webster]
back"hand`ed, a. & adv.(Sport)Stroked with a backhand{2}; as, a backhanded drive. PJC]
Back"hand`ed*ness, n.State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods. 1913 Webster]
Back"hand`er(, n.A backhanded blow. 1913 Webster]
Back"heel`(?), n.(Wrestling)A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back; a throw made in this way. -- v. t.To trip (a person) in this way. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Back"house`(, n.[Back, a. + house.]A building behind the main building.Specifically:A privy; an outhouse; a necessary. 1913 Webster]
Back"ing, n.1.The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability. 1913 Webster]
3.Support or aid given to a person or cause. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bookbinding)The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover. 1913 Webster]
Back"joint`(b, n.[Back, a. or adv. + joint.](Arch.)A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling. 1913 Webster]
Back"lash`(b, n.[Back, adv. + lash.]1.(Mech.)The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. 1913 Webster]
2.A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving part of a machine. PJC]
3.A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social or political developments. PJC]
Back"less, a.Without a back. 1913 Webster]
Back"log`(b, n.[Back, a. + log.]1.A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to forestick. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes.S. G. Goodrich. 1913 Webster]
2.An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments. PJC]
back"packn.a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders. Syn. -- knapsack; rucksack; haversack.
[WordNet 1.5]
back"packv. i.to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest. PJC]
back"pack*ern.one who backpacks; as, two backpackers were mauled by bears in Yellowstone this week. PJC]
back"ped*alv. i.1.pedal backwards, as on a bicycle. WordNet 1.5]
2.step backwards, in boxing. WordNet 1.5]
3.modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications. WordNet 1.5]
{ Back"piece`(, Back"plate`(, }n.[Back, n. or a. + piece, plate. ]1.A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:A piece of plate armor protecting the back; -- it is worn as part of a cuirass. WordNet 1.5]
back"restn.1.a support that you can lean against while sitting. Syn. -- back. WordNet 1.5]
backroomn.1.the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations. WordNet 1.5]
Backs(b, n. pl.Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides. 1913 Webster]
Back"saw`(b, n.[2d back, n. + saw.]A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back. 1913 Webster]
Back"set`(b, n.[Back, adv. + set.]1.A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. 1913 Webster]
2.Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. 1913 Webster]
Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow.Harper's Mag. 1913 Webster]
Back"set`, v. t.To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Back"set"tler(b, n.[Back, a. + settler.]One living in the back or outlying districts of a community. 1913 Webster]
The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Back"sheesh`, \'d8Back"shish` }(, n.[Pers. bakhsh\'c6sh, fr. bakhsh\'c6dan to give.]In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a \'bdtip\'b8. Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Back"side`(b, n.[Back, a. + side.]The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal. 1913 Webster]
Backside (one word) was formerly used of the rear part or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is now two words. 1913 Webster]
Back"sight`(b, n.[Back, adv. + sight.](Surv.)The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Back"slide"(b, v. i.[imp.Backslid(; p. p.Backslidden(, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n.Backsliding.][Back, adv. + slide.]To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed. 1913 Webster]
Back"slid"er(, n.One who backslides. 1913 Webster]
Back"slid"ing, a.Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. 1913 Webster]
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord.Jer. iii. 14. 1913 Webster]
Back"slid"ing, n.The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty. 1913 Webster]
Our backslidings are many.Jer. xiv. 7. 1913 Webster]
backspace, backspacern.1.The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back spacing. Syn. -- backspace key. WordNet 1.5]
backspace, v. i.In typing text, to press the backspace key so as to reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous space. PJC]
Back"staff`(, n.An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed. 1913 Webster]
back"stagen.(theater)the area on the stage out of sight of the audience. Syn. -- wing, wings, offstage. WordNet 1.5]
backs"tageadj.concealed from the public; in private. Syn. -- behind the scenes.
[WordNet 1.5]
Back"stairs`, Back" stairs`. (bn.Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; a second staircase at the rear of a building; hence, a private or indirect way. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
{ Back"stairs`, Back"stair` }, a.Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; as, backstairs gossip. Syn. -- clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean, surreptitious, undercover, underground. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
A backstairs influence.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Female caprice and backstair influence.Trevelyan. 1913 Webster]
Back"stay`(b, n.[Back, a. or n. + stay.]1.(Naut.)A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. [Often used in the plural.] 1913 Webster]
2.A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion. 1913 Webster]
Back"stitch`(, n.[Back, adv. + stitch.]A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. 1913 Webster]
Back"stitch`, v. t.To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam. 1913 Webster]
Back"stop`(?), n.1.In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
back"stroke`n.1.a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter kick. WordNet 1.5]
back"swept`adj.aligned from front to back; slanted toward the back; -- used of hair. Syn. -- sweptback. WordNet 1.5]
Back"sword`(, n.[2d back, n. + sword.]1.A sword with one sharp edge. 1913 Webster]
2.In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
back"swim`mern.any of numerous predaceous aquatic insects of the family Notonectidae (such as Notonecta undulata) that swim on their backs and may inflict painful bites; -- also called boat bug.[RHUD] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
back-to-backadj.1.occurring immediately one after the other; consecutive.back-to-back home runs Syn. -- consecutive. WordNet 1.5]
2.oriented with the backs toward each other, and sometimes touching. WordNet 1.5]
back" up, v. i.1.to move in a reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or animals. PJC]
2.to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; as, a traffic backup due to an accident; a sewage backup. PJC]
back" up, v. t.1.to serve as a backup{3} for (another person or persons); as, the patrolmen backed up the detectives as they went inside to make the arrest; the center fielder backed up the shortstop on the play. PJC]
2.(Computers)to make a backup{5} of; as, the sysop backed up the purchasing data files every night. PJC]
back"up, n.1.anything kept in reserve to serve as a substitute in case of failure or unavailability of the normal or primary object; -- used for devices, plans, people, etc. Also used attributively; as, there was no backup for the electrical supply; a backup motor; a backup generator. PJC]
2.(Music)a musician or group of musicians accompanying a soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists. Syn. -- accompaniment.
[PJC]
3.a person or group of persons serving as reinforcement for another or others; as, the policeman called for backup when he was fired on. PJC]
4.an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in traffic or a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other malfunction. PJC]
5.(Computers)A copy of a program or data from a computer onto a data-storage medium, usually one that may be removed to safe storage at a distance from the computer; it is used to preserve data for use in the contingency that the original data on the computer may be lost or become unusable. A backup that is removed from the building housing the computer system (to provide protection against loss of data in a disastrous event such as a fire) is called off-site backup. Also used attributively; as, backup copy. PJC]
6.(Computers)The act or process of creating a backup{5}; as, they performed a full system backup every weekend. PJC]
{ Back"ward(, Back"wards(, }adv.[Back, adv. + -ward.]1.With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward. 1913 Webster]
2.Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward. 1913 Webster]
3.On the back, or with the back downward. 1913 Webster]
Thou wilt fall backward.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Toward, or in, past time or events; ago. 1913 Webster]
Some reigns backward.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.By way of reflection; reflexively.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
6.From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin. 1913 Webster]
The work went backward.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards. 1913 Webster]
We might have . . . beat them backward home.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Back"ward, a.1.Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances. 1913 Webster]
For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child. \'bdThe backward learner.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
4.Late or behindhand; as, a backward season. 1913 Webster]
5.Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state. 1913 Webster]
6.Already past or gone; bygone. [R.] 1913 Webster]
And flies unconscious o'er each backward year.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Back"ward, n.The state behind or past. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In the dark backward and abysm of time.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Back"ward, v. t.To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Back`war*da"tion(, n.[Backward, v. t. + -ation.](Stock Exchange)The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango.Biddle. 1913 Webster]
Back"ward*ly(, adv.1.Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
2.Perversely; ill. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And does he think so backwardly of me?Shak. 1913 Webster]
back"ward*ness, n.The state of being backward. 1913 Webster]
back"wash`(, v. t.1.To clean the oil from (wool) after combing.Ash. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or column packing, removing them from the filter or column. PJC]
back"wash`(, n.1.The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat. PJC]
2.(Aeron.)The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine. PJC]
Back"wa`ter(, n.[Back, a. or adv. + -water. ]1.Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar. 1913 Webster]
2.An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction. 1913 Webster]
3.Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. 1913 Webster]
Back"woods"(, n. pl.[Back, a. + woods.]The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers. 1913 Webster]
Back"woods"man(, n.; pl.Backwoodsmen(.A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times.Fisher Ames. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Back"worm`(, n.[2d back, n. + worm.]A disease of hawks. See Filanders.Wright. 1913 Webster]
Ba"con(, n.[OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.]The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. 1913 Webster]
Bacon beetle(Zo\'94l.), a beetle (Dermestes lardarius) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. --
To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or loss. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Bacon, Roger Baconprop. n.Roger Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher of the thirteenth century. Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He is credited with a recognition of the importance of experiment in answering questions about the natural world, recognized the potential importance of gunpowder and explosives generally, and wrote comments about several of the physical sciences that anticipated facts proven by experiment only much later. PJC]
The Franciscan monk, Roger Bacon (c. 1214 - 1294) was an important transitional figure in chemistry as he was trained in the alchemical tradition, but introduced many of the modern concepts of experimental science. Bacon believed that experiment was necessary to support theory, but for him the theory as presented in the Bible was true and the experiment only underlined that truth. One of Bacon's lasting contributions was his references to gunpowder, bringing this discovery to the general attention of literate Europeans. Prof. Tom Bitterwolf, Univ. of Idaho (Post-class notes, 1999). PJC]
Roger Bacon was Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He was educated at Oxford and Paris (whence he appears to have returned to England about 1250), and joined the Franciscan order. In 1257 he was sent by his superiors to Paris where he was kept in close confinement for several years. About 1265 he was invited by Pope Clement IV. to write a general treatise on the sciences, in answer to which he composed his chief work, the "Opus Majus." He was in England in 1268. In 1278 his writings were condemned as heretical by a council of his order, in consequence of which he was again placed in confinement. He was at liberty in 1292. Besides the "Opus Majus," his most notable works are "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "Compendium Philosophiae." See Siebert, "Roger Bacon," 1861; Held, "Roger Bacon's Praktische Philosophie," 1881; and L. Schneider, "Roger Bacon," 1873.Century Dict. 1906. PJC]
Dr. Whewell says that Roger Bacon's Opus Majus is "the encyclopedia and Novam Organon of the Thirteenth Century, a work equally wonderful with regard to its general scheme and to the special treatises with which the outlines of the plans are filled up.James J. Walsh (Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries, 1913. PJC]
Bacon, Francis Baconprop. n.Francis Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher, jurist, and statesman, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon.
Born at York House, London, Jan. 22, 1561: died at Highgate, April 9, 1626, created Baron Verulam July 12, 1618, and Viscount St. Albans Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called Lord Bacon.
He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, April, 1573, to March, 1575, and at Gray's Inn 1575; became attached to the embassy of Sir Amias Paulet in France in 1576; was admitted to the bar in 1582; entered Parliament in 1584; was knighted in 1603; became solicitor-general in 1607, and attorney-general in 1613; was made a privy councilor in 1616, lord keeper in 1617, and lord chancellor in 1618; and was tried in 1621 for bribery, condemned, fined, and removed from office. A notable incident of his career was his connection with the Earl of Essex, which began in July, 1591, remained an intimate friendship until the fall of Essex (1600-01), and ended in Bacon's active efforts to secure the conviction of the earl for treason. (See Essex.) His great fame rests upon his services as a reformer of the methods of scientific investigation; and though his relation to the progress of knowledge has been exaggerated and misunderstood, his reputation as one of the chief founders of modern inductive science is well grounded. His chief works are the "Advancement of Learning," published in English as "The Two Books of Francis Bacon of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human," in 1605; the "Novum organum sive indicia vera de interpretatione naturae," published in Latin, 1620, as a "second part" of the (incomplete) "Instauratio magna"; the "De dignitate et
augmentis scientiarum," published in Latin in 1623; "Historia Ventorum" (1622), "Historia Vitae et Mortis" (1623), "Historia Densi et Rari" (posthumously, 1658), "Sylva Sylvarum" (posthumously, 1627), "New Atlantis," "Essays" (1597, 1612, 1625), "De Sapientia Veterum" (1609), "Apothegms New and Old," "History of Henry VII." (1622).
Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding
(7 vols. 1861, 2 vols. 1878). See Shakspere.Century Dict. 1906. PJC]
Ba*co"ni*an(, a.Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy. 1913 Webster]
Ba*co"ni*an(?), n.1.One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction. 1913 Webster]
bac`ter*e"mi*a(bor b, n.The presence of bacteria in the blood. Syn. -- bacteriemia. WordNet 1.5]
bacteremicadj.Of or pertaining to bacteremia. WordNet 1.5]
Bac*te"ri*a(, n. pl.See Bacterium. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te"ri*al(, a.(Biol.)Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te"ri*ci`dal(, a.Destructive of bacteria. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te"ri*cide(b, n.[Bacterium + L. caedere to kill](Biol.)Same as Germicide. 1913 Webster]
bac*teri*e"mi*a(bn.The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as bacteremia. PJC]
Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al(b, a.Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gist, n.One skilled in bacteriology. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy(, n.[Bacterium + -logy.](Biol.)The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis(?), n.[NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, bak`tron, a staff + 1.Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. -- Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacteriophagen. sing. & pl.a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and almost every bacterium is susceptible to at least one bacteriophage. They may have DNA or RNA as their genetic component. Certain types of bacteriophage, called
temperate bacteriophage, may infect but not kill their host bacteria, residing in and replicating either as a plasmid or integrated into the host genome. Under certain conditions, a resident temperate phage may become induced to multiply rapidly and vegetatively, killing and lysing its host bacterium, and producing multiple progeny. The lambda phage of Eschericia coli, much studied in biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate type. PJC]
bacteriophagicbacteriophagousadj.1.of or pertaining to bacteriophage. WordNet 1.5]
Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic(, a.(Biol.)Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist(, n.(Biol.)One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations. 1913 Webster]
Bac*te`ri*os"co*py(b, n.[Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view.](Biol.)1.The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water. 1913 Webster]
2.Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic(#), a. -- *scop"ic*al*ly(#), adv. -- Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacteriostasisn.inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright killing of the organism. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bacteriostatn.a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth. WordNet 1.5]
bacteriostaticadj.1.of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat. WordNet 1.5]
2.causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical substances, such as certain antibacterial agents. PJC]
PJC]
bacterisev.to subject to the action of bacteria. Syn. -- bacterize. WordNet 1.5]
Bac*te"ri*um(b, n.; pl.Bacteria(b.[NL., fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff: cf. F. bact\'82rie.](Biol.)A microscopic single-celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera. Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum Cyanophyta (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are present. They are the smallest of microscopic organisms which have their own metabolic processes carried on within cell membranes, viruses being smaller but not capable of living freely. The bacteria are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Bacteria may require oxygen for their energy-producing metabolism, and these are called aerobes; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being anaerobes. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. The branch of science with studies bacteria is bacteriology, being a division of microbiology. See Bacillus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
bacterizev.to subject to the action of bacteria. Syn. -- bacterise. WordNet 1.5]
Bac"tri*an(, a.Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. -- n.A native of Bactria. 1913 Webster]
Bactrian camel, the two-humped camel. 1913 Webster]
Bac"ule(, n.[F.](Fort.)See Bascule. 1913 Webster]
baculiformadj.shaped like a rod. Syn. -- baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, rod-shaped. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bac"u*line(, a.[L. baculum staff.]Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod. 1913 Webster]
Bac"u*lite(, n.[L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite.](Paleon.)A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite. 1913 Webster]
Bac`u*lom"e*try(, n.[L. baculum staff + -metry.]Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs. 1913 Webster]
Bad(b, a.[Compar.Worse(w; superl.Worst(w.][Probably fr. AS. b\'91ddel hermaphrodite; cf. b\'91dling effeminate fellow.]Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad crop; bad news. Sometimes used substantively. 1913 Webster]
The strong antipathy of good to bad.Pope. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba`daud"(?), n.[F.]A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler. 1913 Webster]
A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris.Pall Mall Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bad"der(, compar. of Bad, a. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Bad"der*locks(, n.[Perh. for Balderlocks, fr. Balder the Scandinavian deity.](Bot.)A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware. 1913 Webster]
Bade(b. A form of the past tense of Bid. 1913 Webster]
Badge(b, n.[LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. be\'a0g, be\'a0h, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. b in comp., AS. b to bow, bend, G. biegen. See Bow to bend.]1.A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman. \'bdTax gatherers, recognized by their official badges.\'b8 Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.Something characteristic; a mark; a token. 1913 Webster]
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one. 1913 Webster]
Badge(b, v. t.To mark or distinguish with a badge. 1913 Webster]
Badge"less, a.Having no badge.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Badg"er(, n.[Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.]An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now dialectic, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Badg"er, n.[OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]1.A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles melesorMeles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxusorTaxidea AmericanaorTaxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu. 1913 Webster]
2.A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. 1913 Webster]
Badg"er, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Badgered(; p. pr. & vb. n.Badgering.][For sense 1, see 2d Badger; for 2, see 1st Badger.]1.To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. 1913 Webster]
2.To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. 1913 Webster]
Badg"er*er(, n.1.One who badgers. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of dog used in badger baiting. 1913 Webster]
Badg"er game. The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Badg"er*ing, n.1.The act of one who badgers. 1913 Webster]
2.The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Badg"er-legged`(, a.Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Badger State. Wisconsin; -- a nickname. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Bad`i*a"ga(bor b, n.[Russ. badiaga.](Zo\'94l.)A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba"di*an(, n.[F. badiane, fr. Per. b\'bedi\'ben anise.](Bot.)An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise. 1913 Webster]
Ba*di"geon(b, n.[F.]A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, finish a surface, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ba`di`nage"(, n.[F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.]Playful raillery; banter. \'bdHe . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.\'b8 Warburton. 1913 Webster]
Bad" lands"(. Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by ca\'a4ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands). 1913 Webster]
Bad"ly, adv.In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously. 1913 Webster]
Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly, with words signifying to want or need. 1913 Webster]
Bad"min*ton(, n.[From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]1.A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks. 1913 Webster]
2.A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened. 1913 Webster]
Bad"ness, n.The state of being bad. 1913 Webster]
\'d8B\'91"no*mere(, n.[Gr. bai`nein to walk + -mere.](Zo\'94l.)One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods.Packard. 1913 Webster]
B\'91"no*pod(, n.[Gr. bai`nein to walk + -pod.](Zo\'94l.)One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods. 1913 Webster]
\'d8B\'91"no*some(, n.[Gr. bai`nein to walk + -some body.](Zo\'94l.)The thorax of Arthropods.Packard. 1913 Webster]
\'d8B\'91"tu*lus(?), n.; pl. B(#). [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.](Antiq.)A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin. 1913 Webster]
All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are b\'91tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity.I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baff(b, n.1.A blow; a stroke; thud. [Scot.] H. Miller. 1913 Webster]
2.specif.(Golf), a stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft. [Scot. or Golf] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baff(b, v. t. & i.[Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G. baff, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.]To strike; to beat; to make a baff. [Scot. or Golf] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baf"fle(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Baffled (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Baffling(-fl.][Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b\'begr uneasy, poor, or b\'begr, n., struggle, b\'91gja to push, treat harshly, OF. beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b\'84ppe mouth, beffen to bark, chide.] 1913 Webster]
1.To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He by the heels him hung upon a tree, baffled so, that all which passed by Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil. 1913 Webster]
The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
3.To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart. \'bdA baffled purpose.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them all.South. 1913 Webster]
Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle us.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Baffling wind(Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat. 1913 Webster]
Baf"fle, v. i.1.To practice deceit. [Obs.] Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Baf"fle, n.1.A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] \'bdA baffle to philosophy.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
2.(Engin.)(a)A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and deflect them against the substance to be heated.(b)A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered more uniform in different parts of the cross section of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow, as by means of a weir. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Coal Mining)A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. [Local, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn. -- balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated. WordNet 1.5]
Baf"fle*ment(b, n.The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.
Baf"fler(b, n.One who, or that which, baffles. 1913 Webster]
Baff"y(b, n.[See Baff, v. t.](Golf)A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baft(b. n.Same as Bafta. 1913 Webster]
Baf"ta(b, n.[Cf. Per. baft woven, wrought.]A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export. 1913 Webster]
Bag(b, n.[OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.]1.A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money. 1913 Webster]
2.A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow. 1913 Webster]
3.A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.The quantity of game bagged. 1913 Webster]
5.(Com.)A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee. 1913 Webster]
Bag and baggage, all that belongs to one. --
To give one the bag, to disappoint him. [Obs.] Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
Bag, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bagged(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bagging]1.To put into a bag; as, to bag hops. 1913 Webster]
2.To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag. 1913 Webster]
A bee bagged with his honeyed venom.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Bag, v. i.1.To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter. 1913 Webster]
2.To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To become pregnant. [Obs.] Warner. (Alb. Eng.). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*gasse"(b, n.[F.]Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bag`a*telle"(b, n.[F., fr. It. bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua, bundle. See Bag, n.]1.A trifle; a thing of no importance. 1913 Webster]
2.A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player. 1913 Webster]
ba"gel(b, n.[Yiddish beygl, prob. fr. dial. G. Beugel. RHUD]a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust.A similar roll in Russia is called a bublik. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bag"ful(b, n.The quantity that a bag will hold; as, he ate a bagful of popcorn. Syn. -- bag. WordNet 1.5]
bag"gage(b, n.[F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.]1.The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. 1913 Webster]
Farrow. 1913 Webster]
2.The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. 1913 Webster]
The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
We saw our baggage following below.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
luggage. 1913 Webster]
3.Purulent matter. [Obs.] Barrough. 1913 Webster]
4.Trashy talk. [Obs.] Ascham. 1913 Webster]
5.A man of bad character. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
6.A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. 1913 Webster]
A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Bag"gage mas`ter(. One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Bag"ga*ger(, n.One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bag"ga*la(, n.[Ar. \'bdfem. of baghl a mule.\'b8 Balfour.](Naut.)A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean. 1913 Webster]
Bag"gi*ly(, adv.In a loose, baggy way. 1913 Webster]
Bag"ging, n.1.Cloth or other material for bags. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of putting anything into, or as into, a bag. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of swelling; swelling. 1913 Webster]
Bag"ging, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Bag"gy(, a.Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks. 1913 Webster]
Bag" la`dy(, n.a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in bags. WordNet 1.5]
Bag"man(, n.; pl.Bagmen(.A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Bag" net`(b, n.A bag-shaped net for catching fish. 1913 Webster]
Bagn"io(, n.[It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bain.]1.A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution. 1913 Webster]
Bag"pipe(, n.A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland. 1913 Webster]
drone; the third, or chanter, gives the melody. 1913 Webster]
Bag"pipe, v. t.To make to look like a bagpipe. 1913 Webster]
To bagpipe the mizzen(Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Bag"pip`er(, n.One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bag"reef`(, n.[Bag + reef.](Naut.)The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bague(, n.[F., a ring](Arch.)The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts. 1913 Webster]
{ Ba*guet", Ba*guette" }(, n.[F. baguette, prop. a rodbacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu stick, staff.]1.(Arch.)A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l)One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation. 1913 Webster]
Bag"wig"(, n.A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag. 1913 Webster]
Bag"worm`(, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Plat\'d2ceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm. 1913 Webster]
Bah(, interj.An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. 1913 Webster]
Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Ba*ha"dur \'d8Ba*hau"dur }(?), n.[Written also bahawder.][Hind. bah\'bedur hero, champion.]A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*hai"(b, n.; pl. Bahais(-h.A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled \'bdBaha 'u 'llah,\'b8 or, \'bdthe Splendor of God\'b8), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the United States. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*ha"ism(?), n.The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ba*har"(, n.[Ar. bah\'ber, from bahara to charge with a load.]A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds. 1913 Webster]
Bahrainn.1.an island in the Persian Gulf. Syn. -- Bahrein. WordNet 1.5]
2.an island country in the Persian Gulf. Syn. -- Bahrein. WordNet 1.5]
Bahrainin.1.a native or inhabitant of Bahrain. Syn. -- Bahreini. WordNet 1.5]
Bahrainiadj.1.of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2).The Bahraini ruling families WordNet 1.5]
2.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain.Bahraini beaches. WordNet 1.5]
Bahreinn.an island in the Persian Gulf; same as Bahrain. Syn. -- Bahrain. WordNet 1.5]
2.an island country in the Persian Gulf. Syn. -- Bahrain. WordNet 1.5]
Bahreinin.a native or inhabitant of Bahrain. Syn. -- Bahraini. WordNet 1.5]
Bai, Baicn.a language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan. Syn. -- Baic. WordNet 1.5]
Baigne(b, v. t.[F. baigner to bathe, fr. L. balneum bath.]To soak or drench. [Obs.] Carew. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bai`gnoire"(?), n.[Written also baignoir.][F., lit., bath tub.]A box of the lowest tier in a theater.Du Maurier. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bail(b, n.[F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. Bac.]A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull.Capt. Cook. 1913 Webster]
Bail, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bailed(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bailing.]1.To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. 1913 Webster]
Buckets . . . to bail out the water.Capt. J. Smith. 1913 Webster]
2.To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. 1913 Webster]
By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out.R. H. Dana, Jr. 1913 Webster]
Bail, v. t.[OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L. bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus he who bears burdens.]1.To deliver; to release. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to bail.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed. 1913 Webster]
bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
(b)To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier.Blackstone. Kent. 1913 Webster]
Bail, n.[OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.]1.Custody; keeping. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Silly Faunus now within their bail.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surety for his appearance in court. 1913 Webster]
The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law.Kent. 1913 Webster]
(b)The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one. 1913 Webster]
Excessive bail ought not to be required.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Bail, n.[OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b\'94ile a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. b\'94gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.]1.The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable.Forby. 1913 Webster]
2.A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bail, n.[OF. bail, baille. See Bailey.]1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.[Written also bayle.] [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
3.A certain limit within a forest. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.A division for the stalls of an open stable. 1913 Webster]
5.(Cricket)The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket. 1913 Webster]
Bail"a*ble(, a.1.Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons. \'bdHe's bailable, I'm sure.\'b8 Ford. 1913 Webster]
2.Admitting of bail; as, a bailable offense. 1913 Webster]
3.That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods. 1913 Webster]
Bail" bond`(b. (Law)(a)A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ.(b)Special bail in court to abide the judgment.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Bail`ee"(b, n.[OF. baill\'82, p. p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver.](Law)The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Bail"er(, n.(Law)See Bailor. 1913 Webster]
Bail"er, n.1.One who bails or lades. 1913 Webster]
2.A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. 1913 Webster]
Bai"ley(, n.[The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.]1.The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] Oxf. Gloss. 1913 Webster]
Bail"ie(, n.[See Bailiff.]An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman. 1913 Webster]
Bail"iff(b, n.[OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.] 1913 Webster]
1.Originally, a person put in charge of something; especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom powers of custody or care are intrusted.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Law)A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc. 1913 Webster]
bailiff is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable, or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Bail"i*wick(, n.[Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.](Law)The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority. 1913 Webster]
Bail"lie(, n.1.Bailiff. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Bailie. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Bail"ment(, n.1.(Law)The action of bailing a person accused. 1913 Webster]
Bailment . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law.Dalton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Story. 1913 Webster]
Bail`or"(, n.(Law)One who delivers goods or money to another in trust. 1913 Webster]
Bail"piece`(, n.(Law)A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond. 1913 Webster]
Bai"ly's beads(?). (Astron.)A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun. Just before and after a total eclipse, the slender, unobscured crescent of the sun's disk appears momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of beads. The phenomenon (first fully described by Francis Baily, 1774 -- 1844) is thought to be an effect of irradiation, and of inequalities of the moon's edge. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bain(b, n.[F. bain, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bagnio.]A bath; a bagnio. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bain`-ma`rie"(, n.[F.]A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations. 1913 Webster]
Bai*ram"(?), n.[Turk. ba\'8br\'bem.]Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the Lesser Bairam) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the Greater Bairam) seventy days after the fast. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bairn(b, n.[Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See Bear to support.]A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Has he not well provided for the bairn?Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Baise"mains`(, n. pl.[F., fr. baiser to kiss + mains hands.]Respects; compliments. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bait(b, n.[Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. b\'bet food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.]1.Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
3.A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 1913 Webster]
4.A light or hasty luncheon. 1913 Webster]
Bait bug(Zo\'94l.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura. 1913 Webster]
Bait(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Baited; p. pr. & vb. n.Baiting.][OE. baiten, beit, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b\'c6ta. Bite.] 1913 Webster]
1.To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. 1913 Webster]
2.To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.Holland. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. 1913 Webster]
A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Bait(b, v. i.To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. 1913 Webster]
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.Milton. 1913 Webster]
My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Bait(b, v. i.[F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.]To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. \'bdKites that bait and beat.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bait"er(b, n.One who baits; a tormentor. 1913 Webster]
baiting(b, n.harassment, especially of a tethered animal. WordNet 1.5]
Baize(b, n.[For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai bay-colored. See Bay a color.]A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors. 1913 Webster]
A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*joc"co(, n.[It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from its color.]A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half. 1913 Webster]
Bake(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Baked(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Baking.][AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baka, Dan. bage, Gr. fw`gein to roast.]1.To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples. 1913 Webster]
Baking is the term usually applied to that method of cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning between roasting and baking is not always observed. 1913 Webster]
2.To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground. 1913 Webster]
3.To harden by cold. 1913 Webster]
The earth . . . is baked with frost.Shak. 1913 Webster]
They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Bake, v. i.1.To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun. 1913 Webster]
Bake, n.The process, or result, of baking. 1913 Webster]
baked(b, adj.2.dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. Syn. -- adust, parched, scorched, sunbaked. WordNet 1.5]
2.cooked with dry heat in an oven; -- of bread and pastries. WordNet 1.5]
Bake"house`(b, n.[AS. b\'91ch. See Bake, v. t., and House.]A house for baking; a bakery. 1913 Webster]
Bakeliten.a thermosetting plastic used in electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. [trademark] WordNet 1.5]
{ \'d8Bak"sheesh`, Bak"shish` }(, n.Same as Backsheesh. 1913 Webster]
baksheeshn.1.A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh. Syn. -- gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh. WordNet 1.5]
bakshisn.1.A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh. Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh. WordNet 1.5]
bakshishn.1.A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh. Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh. WordNet 1.5]
Ba"laam(, n.A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
Balaam basket or box(Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles.Blackw. Mag. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bal"a*chong(, n.[Malay b\'belach\'ben.]A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China. 1913 Webster]
balaclavan.close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face. Syn. -- balaclava helmet. WordNet 1.5]
Balaenan.type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales. Syn. -- genus Balaena. WordNet 1.5]
Balaenicepsn.type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills. Syn. -- genus Balaeniceps. WordNet 1.5]
Balaenicipitidaen.a family comprising the shoebills. Syn. -- family Balaenicipitidae. WordNet 1.5]
Balaenidaen.a family comprising the right whales. Syn. -- family Balaenidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Bal`\'91*noi"de*a(, n.[NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid.](Zo\'94l)A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen. 1913 Webster]
Balaenopteran.the type genus of the Balaenopteridae. Syn. -- genus Balaenoptera. WordNet 1.5]
Balaenopteridaen.1.rorquals; blue whales. Syn. -- family Balaenopteridae. WordNet 1.5]
balalaikan.[Russian.]a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings. WordNet 1.5]
Bal"ance(b, n.[OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.]1.An apparatus for weighing. 1913 Webster]
Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the combinations of levers making up platform scales; and even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a spring. 1913 Webster]
2.Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. 1913 Webster]
A fair balance of the advantages on either side.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
3.Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales. 1913 Webster]
4.The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness. 1913 Webster]
And hung a bottle on each side balance true.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
The order and balance of the country were destroyed.Buckle. 1913 Webster]
English workmen completely lose their balance.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
5.An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. \'bdA balance at the banker's.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text.J. Peile. 1913 Webster]
6.(Horol.)A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary). 1913 Webster]
7.(Astron.)(a)The constellation Libra.(b)The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September. 1913 Webster]
8.A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. t., 8. 1913 Webster]
Balance electrometer, a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.Knight. --
Balance fish. (Zo\'94l)See Hammerhead. --
Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table. --
Balance of power(Politics), such an adjustment of power among sovereign states that no one state is in a position to interfere with the independence of the others; international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state or a third party within a state) to control the relations between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a state. --
Balance sheet(Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken. --
Balance thermometer, a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial column changes the inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially, and as a fire alarm. --
Balance of torsion. See Torsion Balance. --
Balance of trade(Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country; or more commonly, the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium. --
Balance valve, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the admission of steam to both sides. See Puppet valve. --
Hydrostatic balance. See under Hydrostatic. --
To lay in balance, to put up as a pledge or security. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
To strike a balance, to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account. 1913 Webster]
Bal"ance(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Balanced(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Balancing(b.][From Balance, n.: cf. F. balancer.]1.To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance. 1913 Webster]
2.To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope. 1913 Webster]
3.To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize. 1913 Webster]
One expression . . . must check and balance another.Kent. 1913 Webster]
4.To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate. 1913 Webster]
Balance the good and evil of things.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
5.To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them. 1913 Webster]
I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account. 1913 Webster]
7.To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books. 1913 Webster]
8.(Dancing)To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners. 1913 Webster]
9.(Naut.)To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail. 1913 Webster]
Balanced valve. See Balance valve, under Balance, n. 1913 Webster]
Bal"ance, v. i.1.To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance. 1913 Webster]
2.To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate. 1913 Webster]
He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Dancing)To move toward a person or couple, and then back. 1913 Webster]
Bal"ance*a*ble(, a.Such as can be balanced. 1913 Webster]
bal"ancedadj.being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of unbalanced.the carefully balanced seesawa properly balanced symphony orchestraa balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural historya balanced blend of whiskeysthe educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [Narrower terms: counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised; well-balanced; poised] [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)] WordNet 1.5]
Bal"ance*ment(, n.The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces. [R.] Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Bal"an*cer(, n.1.One who balances, or uses a balance. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing. 1913 Webster]
Bal"ance*reef`(, n.(Naut.)The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship. 1913 Webster]
Bal"ance wheel`(. 1.(Horology)(a)A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance.(b)A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bal`a*no*glos"sus(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue.](Zo\'94l)A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. 1913 Webster]
Bal"a*noid(, a.[Gr. ba`lanos acorn + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle. 1913 Webster]
Bal"as ru`by(. [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.](Min.)A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel. 1913 Webster]
Bal"a*ta(?), n.[Sp., prob. fr. native name.]1.A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (
balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*laus"tine(, n.[L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion.](Bot.)The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba`la`yeuse"(?), n.[F., lit., a female sweeper.]A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bal"co*ny(b, n.; pl.Balconies(b.[It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.]1.(Arch.)A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater. 1913 Webster]
2.A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. 1913 Webster]
Smart (1836). 1913 Webster]
Bald(b, a.[OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.]1.Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. 1913 Webster]
On the bald top of an eminence.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. 1913 Webster]
In the preface to his own bald translation.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Undisguised. \'bd Bald egotism.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
4.Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Destitute of the natural covering.(b)Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. 1913 Webster]
Bald buzzard(Zo\'94l.), the fishhawk or osprey. --
Bald coot(Zo\'94l.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head. 1913 Webster]
Bal"da*chin(, n.[LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin.]1.A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's. 1913 Webster]
3.A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. 1913 Webster]
[Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.] 1913 Webster]
Bald" ea"gle(. (Zo\'94l.)The white-headed eagle (Hali\'91etus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. 1913 Webster]
bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States. 1913 Webster]
Bal"der(b, prop. n.[Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.](Scan. Myth.)The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya.[Written also Baldur.] 1913 Webster]
Bal"der*dash(, n.[Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.]1.A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. 1913 Webster]
Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash.Taylor (Drink and Welcome). 1913 Webster]
Bal"der*dash(, v. t.To mix or adulterate, as liquors. 1913 Webster]
The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even Smollett. 1913 Webster]
Bald"-faced`(, a.Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag. 1913 Webster]
Bald"head`(, n.1.A person whose head is bald.2 Kings ii. 23. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A white-headed variety of pigeon. 1913 Webster]
bald"head`ed, bald"-head`ed, a.Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called bald and bald-pated; as, a bald-headed gentleman. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Bald"ly, adv.Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly. 1913 Webster]
Bald"ness, n.The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style. 1913 Webster]
This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness.W. D. Whitney. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The American widgeon (Anas Americana). 1913 Webster]
{ Bald"pate`(, Bald"pat`ed(, }a.Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bald"rib`(, n.A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat. [Eng.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Bal"dric(, n.[OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt, n.]A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt.[Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Pope. 1913 Webster]
baldyn.a person who has a bald head; -- a deprecatory term. Syn. -- baldhead, baldpate. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bale(b, n.[OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation. 1913 Webster]
Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Bale, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Baled(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Baling.]To make up in a bale.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Bale, v. t.See Bail, v. t., to lade. 1913 Webster]
Let now your bliss be turned into bale.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic] 1913 Webster]
Bal`e*ar"ic(b, a.[L. Balearicus, fr. Gr. baliarei^s the Balearic Islands.]Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia. 1913 Webster]
Ba*leen"(b, n.[F. baleine whale and whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ](Zo\'94l. & Com.)Plates or blades of \'bdwhalebone,\'b8 from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Bal\'91noidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth. 1913 Webster]
Bale"fire`(b, n.[AS. b the fire of the funeral pile; b fire, flame (akin to Icel. b\'bel, OSlav. b, white, Gr. falo`s bright, white, Skr. bh\'bela brightness) + f, E. fire.]A signal fire; an alarm fire. 1913 Webster]
Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide balefires blaze no more.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Bale"ful(b, a.[AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.]1.Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. \'bdBaleful enemies.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Four infernal rivers that disgorge baleful streams.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Bale"ful*ly, adv.In a baleful manner; perniciously. 1913 Webster]
Bale"ful*ness, n.The quality or state of being baleful. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bal"i*sa`ur(b, n.[Hind.](Zo\'94l.)A badgerlike animal of India (Arctonyx collaris). 1913 Webster]
Balistidaen.1.a natural family comprising the triggerfishes. Syn. -- family Balistidae. WordNet 1.5]
Bal"is*toid(, a.(Zo\'94l.)Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family Balistid\'91. See Filefish. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bal`is*tra"ri*a(, n.[LL.](Anc. Fort.)A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.Parker. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*lize"(, n.[F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.]A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark. 1913 Webster]
Balk(b, n.[AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. b\'belkr partition, bj\'belki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf. Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. Balcony, Balk, v. t., 3d Bulk.]1.A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside. 1913 Webster]
Bad plowmen made balks of such ground.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called \'bdthe balks.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Tubs hanging in the balks.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge. 1913 Webster]
4.A hindrance or disappointment; a check. 1913 Webster]
A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker.South. 1913 Webster]
5.A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure. 1913 Webster]
6.(Baseball)A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. It is illegal and is penalized by allowing the runners on base to advance one base. 1913 Webster]
Balk line(Billiards), a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the balk line game. 1913 Webster]
Balk, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Balked(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Balking.][From Balk a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.] 1913 Webster]
1.To leave or make balks in. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
2.To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights, Balk'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk. [Obs. or Obsolescent] 1913 Webster]
By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked the inns.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and balks his meat.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Nor doth he any creature balk, Drayton. 1913 Webster]
5.To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart; as, to balk expectation. 1913 Webster]
They shall not balk my entrance.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Balk, v. i.1.To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In strifeful terms with him to balk.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks. 1913 Webster]
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Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt, balkt. 1913 Webster]
3.(Baseball)to commit a balk{6}; -- of a pitcher. PJC]
Balk, v. i.[Prob. from D. balken to bray, bawl.]To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. 1913 Webster]
balkanizev.1.to divide a territory into small, hostile states. WordNet 1.5]
Balkansprop. n. pl.1.The countries occupying the Balkan Peninsula. Syn. -- Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan states. WordNet 1.5]
Balk"er(, n.[See 2d Balk.]One who, or that which, balks. 1913 Webster]
Balk"er(, n.[See last Balk.]A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer. 1913 Webster]
balkinessn.1.likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly. WordNet 1.5]
balklinen.1.line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game. Syn. -- baulk line, string line. WordNet 1.5]
Balk"ing*ly, adv.In a manner to balk or frustrate. 1913 Webster]
Balk"y(b, a.Apt to balk; as, a balky horse. 1913 Webster]
Ball(b, n.[OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b\'94llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st Bale, n., Pallmall.]1.Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. 1913 Webster]
2.A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football. 1913 Webster]
4.Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets. 1913 Webster]
5.(Pyrotechnics & Mil.)A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball. 1913 Webster]
6.(Print.)A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller. 1913 Webster]
7.A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot. 1913 Webster]
8.(Far.)A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.White. 1913 Webster]
9.The globe or earth.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Move round the dark terrestrial ball.Addison. 1913 Webster]
10.(Baseball)A pitched ball, not struck at by the batter, which fails to pass over the home plate at a height not greater than the batter's shoulder nor less than his knee (i.e. it is outside the strike zone). If the pitcher pitches four balls before three strikes are called, the batter advances to first base, and the action of pitching four balls is called a walk. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
10.a testicle; usually used in the plural. [vulgar] PJC]
11.pl.courage; nerve. [vulgar] PJC]
Ball and socket joint, a joint in which a ball moves within a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction within certain limits. --
Ball bearings, a mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means of small loose metal balls. --
Ball cartridge, a cartridge containing a ball, as distinguished from a blank cartridge, containing only powder. --
Ball cock, a faucet or valve which is opened or closed by the fall or rise of a ball floating in water at the end of a lever. --
Ball gudgeon, a pivot of a spherical form, which permits lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while retaining the pivot in its socket.Knight. --
Ball lever, the lever used in a ball cock. --
Ball of the eye, the eye itself, as distinguished from its lids and socket; -- formerly, the pupil of the eye. --
Ball valve(Mach.), a contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve. --
Ball vein(Mining), a sort of iron ore, found in loose masses of a globular form, containing sparkling particles. --
Three balls, or
Three golden balls, a pawnbroker's sign or shop. --
on the ballalert; competent and knowledgeable. --
to carry the ballto carry on the task; to assume the responsibility. --
to drop the ballto fail to perform as expected; to fail to live up to a responsibility. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Globe. 1913 Webster]
Ball, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Balled(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Balling.]To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls. 1913 Webster]
Ball, v. t.1.(Metal.)To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. 1913 Webster]
2.To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton. 1913 Webster]
Ball, n.[F. bal, fr. OF. baler to dance, fr. LL. ballare. Of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ba`llein to toss or throw, or pa`llein, pa`llesqai, to leap, bound, balli`zein to dance, jump about; or cf. 1st Ball, n.]1.A social assembly for the purpose of dancing; -- usually applied to an occasion lavish or formal. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A very enjoyable time; as, we had a ball at the wedding. PJC]
Bal"lad(, n.[OE. balade, OF. balade, F. ballade, fr. Pr. ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It. ballata. See 2d Ball, n., and Ballet.]A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lad, v. i.To make or sing ballads. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bal"lad, v. t.To make mention of in ballads. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bal*lade"(, n.[See Ballad, n.]A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lad*er(, n.A writer of ballads. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lad mon`ger(. [See Monger.]A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lad*ry(, n.[From Ballad, n.]Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. \'bdBase balladry is so beloved.\'b8 Drayton. 1913 Webster]
{ Bal"la*hoo, Bal"la*hou }(b, n.A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies. 1913 Webster]
Bal"la*rag(b, v. t.[Corrupted fr. bullirag.]To bully; to threaten. [Low] T. Warton. Syn. -- bullirag; bullyrag.
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Bal"last(b, n.[D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See Bare, a., and Last load.]1.(Naut.)Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing. 1913 Webster]
2.Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness. 1913 Webster]
3.Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid. 1913 Webster]
4.The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete. 1913 Webster]
5.Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security. 1913 Webster]
It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast. --
Ship in ballast, a ship carrying only ballast. 1913 Webster]
Bal"last, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ballasting.]1.To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold. 1913 Webster]
2.To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid. 1913 Webster]
3.To keep steady; to steady, morally. 1913 Webster]
'T is charity must ballast the heart.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Bal"last*age(, n.(Law)A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor. 1913 Webster]
Bal"last*ing, n.That which is used for steadying anything; ballast. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bal"let`(bor b, n.[F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball, n.]1.An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing. 1913 Webster]
2.The company of persons who perform the ballet. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled ballett. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color. 1913 Webster]
balleticadj.of or pertaining to ballet{1}. WordNet 1.5]
bal"let` mas"ter(, n.a man who trains ballet dancers. PJC]
bal"let` mis"tress(, n.a woman who trains ballet dancers. PJC]
balletomanen.a ballet enthusiast. WordNet 1.5]
ballet slippern.a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while dancing. PJC]
Ball"-flow`er(, n.(Arch.)An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding. 1913 Webster]
ball-hawkingadj.(Baseball or basketball or football)skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player.a ball-hawking center fielder WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Bal*lis"ta(, n.; pl.Ballist(.[L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.]An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. 1913 Webster]
Bal*lis"tic(, a.1.Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to ballistics{2}, or to a projectile in a gravitational field. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase
go ballistic. [Colloq.] PJC]
Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it. 1913 Webster]
bal*lis"tic mis`sile(, n.A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted with guided missile.Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an
intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). PJC]
Bal*lis"tics(, n.[Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista.]The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine.Whewell. 1913 Webster]
2.The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field. PJC]
3.The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm. PJC]
4.The division within a police department which studies the characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal investigations. PJC]
Bal"lis*tite(?), n.[See Ballista.](Chem.)A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Bal"li*um(, n.[LL.]See Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon"(, n.[F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone.]1.A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for a\'89rial navigation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.] 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form. 1913 Webster]
4.(Pyrotechnics)A bomb or shell. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
5.A game played with a large inflated ball. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Engraving)The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. 1913 Webster]
Air balloon, a balloon for a\'89rial navigation. --
Balloon frame(Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. --
Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon", v. t.To take up in, or as if in, a balloon. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon", v. i.1.To go up or voyage in a balloon. 1913 Webster]
2.To expand, or puff out, like a balloon. 1913 Webster]
Bal*looned"(, a.Swelled out like a balloon. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon"er(, n.One who goes up in a balloon; an a\'89ronaut. 1913 Webster]
bal*loon"fish`, bal*loon" fish`(. (Zo\'94l.)A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus) or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish, and Bur fish. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Bal*loon"ing, n.1.The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them; the sport of riding in balloons. balloonry (archaic) 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Stock Exchange)The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon"ing spi"der(. (Zo\'94l.)A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon"ist, n.An a\'89ronaut. 1913 Webster]
Bal*loon"ry(, n.The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term for ballooning. [Archaic] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Bal"lot(b, n.[F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See Ball round body.] 1913 Webster]
1.Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of secret voting, whether by balls, written or printed ballots or tickets, or by use of a voting machine; the system of voting secretly. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The insufficiency of the ballot.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 115 pr=SA -->
3.The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district. 1913 Webster]
4.the official list of candidates competing in an election.There are no women on the ballot. 1913 Webster]
Ballot box, (a)a box for receiving ballots.(b)the act, process or system of voting secretly; same as ballot{2}. \'bdThe question will be resolved by the ballot box.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Bal"lot(b, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Balloted; p. pr. & vb. n.Balloting.][F. ballotter to toss, to ballot, or It. ballottare. See Ballot, n.]To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lot, v. t.To vote for or in opposition to. 1913 Webster]
None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to ballot some others.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lo*tade`(bor b, n.[F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to toss. See Ballot, v. i.](Man.)A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lot*age(?), n.[F. ballottage.]In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Bal`lo*ta"tion(, n.Voting by ballot. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lot*er(, n.One who votes by ballot. 1913 Webster]
Bal"lo*tin(, n.[F.]An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [Obs.] Harrington. 1913 Webster]
Bal"low(, n.A cudgel. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
ballplayern.1.an athlete who plays baseball. Syn. -- baseball player. WordNet 1.5]
ballpointn.a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non-refillable reservoir of ink; -- short for ballpoint pen. Syn. -- ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro. WordNet 1.5]
Ball"proof`(, a.Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ball"room`(, n.A room for balls or dancing. 1913 Webster]
balls, interj.nonsense. PJC]
ball-shapedadj.shaped like a sphere. Syn. -- global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical. WordNet 1.5]
balls-upn.something badly botched or muddled; a foul-up. [British] Syn. -- ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up. WordNet 1.5]
bal"ly*hoov. t.[imp. & p. p.ballyhooed(; p. pr. & vb. n.ballyhooing(.]to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly. WordNet 1.5]
bal"ly*hoon.noisy or blatant advertizing or publicity. WordNet 1.5]
ballyragv.to be bossy towards; same as bullyrag. Syn. -- strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, bullirag, ballarag, boss around, hector, push around. WordNet 1.5]
Balm(b, n.[OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b\'bes\'bem. Cf. Balsam.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa. 1913 Webster]
2.The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Any fragrant ointment.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. \'bdBalm for each ill.\'b8 Mrs. Hemans. 1913 Webster]
Balm cricket(Zo\'94l.), the European cicada.Tennyson. --
Balm of Gilead(Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir). 1913 Webster]
Balm, v. t.To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.Hence:To soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bal`ne*ol"o*gy(, n.[L. balneum bath + -logy.]A treatise on baths; the science of bathing. 1913 Webster]
bal`ne*o*ther"a*py(, n.[L. balneum bath + Gr. qerapey`ein to heal.]The treatment of disease by baths. 1913 Webster]
ba*lo"ney(, n.1.[Believed to be derived form balogna, but perhaps also influenced by blarney.]nonsense; foolishness; bunk; -- also used as an interjection.[Also spelled boloney.] [slang] PJC]
No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney!Al Smith. PJC]
2.informal variant of bologna{2}, for bologna sausage. [informal] PJC]
\'d8Bal"sa(, n.[Sp. or Pg. balsa.](Naut.)A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. 1913 Webster]
Bal"sam(b, n.[L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.]1.A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. 1913 Webster]
balsam has been given. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)A species of tree (Abies balsamea).(b)An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything that heals, soothes, or restores. 1913 Webster]
Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Balsam apple(Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices. --
Balsam fir(Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived. --
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba. --
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead. --
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir\'91 and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru. --
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant. --
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea. --
Canada balsam,
Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm. 1913 Webster]
Bal"sam(, v. t.To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic. 1913 Webster]
Bal`sam*a"tion(bor b, n.1.The act of imparting balsamic properties. 1913 Webster]
2.The art or process of embalming. 1913 Webster]
{ Bal*sam"ic(bor b, Bal*sam"ic*al(, }a.[Cf. F. balsamique.]Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative. 1913 Webster]
Balsaminaceaen.a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers. Syn. -- family Balsaminaceae, balsam family. WordNet 1.5]
Bal"sam*ine(, n.[Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsami`nh balsam plant.](Bot.)The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. 1913 Webster]
Balsamorhizan.genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam. Syn. -- genus Balsamorhiza. WordNet 1.5]
Bal"sam*ous(, a.Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. \'bdA balsamous substance.\'b8 Sterne. 1913 Webster]
balsamrootn.a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots. WordNet 1.5]
Bal"tic(, a.[NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.]Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic Sea. 1913 Webster]
{ Bal"ti*more bird`(, Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole(. }(Zo\'94l.)A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics. 1913 Webster]
Bal"us*ter(, n.[F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.](Arch.)A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade.[Corrupted into banister.] 1913 Webster]
Bal"us*trade`(-tr, n.[F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster.](Arch.)A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from falling. Syn. -- bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Balzacn.Honore de Balzac, a French novelist; b. 1799, d. 1850. [Person] Syn. -- Honore Balzac.
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Balzacianadj.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Honore Balzac. WordNet 1.5]
bam(b, n.[Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.]An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.Garrick. 1913 Webster]
To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Bam, v. t.To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] Foote. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bam*bi"no(b, n.; It. pl.-ni(#). [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. bambali`zein, bambai`nein, to chatter.]1.A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Sports)George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth), the baseball player; -- usu. in the form \'bdthe bambino\'b8. 1913 Webster]
Bam*boc`ci*ade"(, n.[It. bambocciata, fr. Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo silly.](Paint.)A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life. 1913 Webster]
Bam*boo"(b, n.[Malay bambu, mambu.](Bot.)A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries. 1913 Webster]
Bambusa arundinacea, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bam*boo", v. t.To flog with the bamboo. 1913 Webster]
Bam*boo"zle(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bamboozled(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bamboozling(b.][Said to be of Gipsy origin.]To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you?J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Bam*boo"zler(b, n.A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Bambuseaeprop. n.A tribe of plants comprising the bamboos. Syn. -- tribe Bambuseae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ban(b, n.A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber of the banana leaf stalks. 1913 Webster]
Ban(b, n.[AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban, Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr. fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F. ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. Abandon, Fame.]1.A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Feudal & Mil.)A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense). 1913 Webster]
4.An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. \'bdUnder ban to touch.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.A curse or anathema. \'bdHecate's ban.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes. 1913 Webster]
Ban of the empire(German Hist.), an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges, as those of a prince, city, or district, were taken away. 1913 Webster]
Ban, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banned(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Banning.][OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS. bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw. banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.]1.To curse; to invoke evil upon.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.To forbid; to interdict.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Ban, v. i.To curse; to swear. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ban, n.[Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master, lord, Per. ban.]An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia. 1913 Webster]
Ban"al(, a.[F., fr. ban an ordinance.]Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite. 1913 Webster]
Ba*nal"i*ty(, n.; pl.Banalities(.[F. banalit\'82. See Banal.]Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. 1913 Webster]
The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Ba*na"na(b, n.[Sp. banana, name of the fruit.](Bot.)A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. 1913 Webster]
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Banana bird(Zo\'94l.), a small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana. --
Banana quit(Zo\'94l.), a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers. 1913 Webster]
Ba*na"na so*lu"tion. A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ban"at(, n.[Cf. F. & G. banat. See Ban a warden.]The territory governed by a ban. 1913 Webster]
{ Banc(, \'d8Ban"cus(, Bank(, }n.[OF. banc, LL. bancus. See Bank, n.]A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court. 1913 Webster]
In banc,
In banco (the ablative of bancus),
In bank, in full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings in banc (distinguished from sittings at nisi prius). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban*cal"(?), n.; pl. -cales(#). [Sp., fr. banca, banco, bench. Cf. Bench.]An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ban"co(, n.[It. See Bank.]A bank, especially that of Venice. 1913 Webster]
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Band(b, n.[OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond, 1st Bandy.]1.A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. 1913 Webster]
Every one's bands were loosed.Acts xvi. 26. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)(a)A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.(b)In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. 1913 Webster]
3.That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. \'bdTo join in Hymen's bands.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. 1913 Webster]
6.A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. \'bdBand and gusset and seam.\'b8 Hood. 1913 Webster]
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7.A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. 1913 Webster]
Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band. 1913 Webster]
9.(Bot.)A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. 1913 Webster]
10.(Zo\'94l.)A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. 1913 Webster]
11.(Mech.)A belt or strap. 1913 Webster]
12.A bond. [Obs.] \'bdThy oath and band.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels. --
big band, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with combo, which has fewer players. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Band(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banded; p. pr. & vb. n.Banding.]1.To bind or tie with a band. 1913 Webster]
2.To mark with a band. 1913 Webster]
3.To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. \'bdBanded against his throne.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Banded architrave,
Banded pier,
Banded shaft, etc.(Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles. 1913 Webster]
Band, v. i.To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together. 1913 Webster]
Certain of the Jews banded together.Acts xxiii. 12. 1913 Webster]
Band, v. t.To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Band, imp. of Bind. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Band"age(b, n.[F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.]1.A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. 1913 Webster]
Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Band"age, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bandaged(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bandaging(b.]To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes. 1913 Webster]
Band"-Aid`, band"-aid`, Band" Aid(bn.[from a Trademark.]An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cover small cuts, abrasions, or blisters on the skin, and may be easily applied to and removed from the skin with no additional material. Originally a trademark, the term has been popularly used generically. [trademark] WordNet 1.5]
2.A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor problem.The term has been used metaphorically to mean an ineffective cosmetic solution, when used on a serious problem. Syn. -- quick fix, quickie, quicky. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Ban*da"la(, n.A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). 1913 Webster]
{ Ban*dan"na, Ban*dan"a }(, n.[Hind. b\'bendhn a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. Band, n.]1.A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.Hence:Any scarf worn on the neck or head, usually of large size. PJC]
3.A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Band"box`(b, n.A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban*deau"(b, n.; pl.Bandeaux(b. [F.]A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
{ Band"e*let(, Band"let, bandelette }(, n.[F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and cf. Bendlet.](Arch.)A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet.Gwilt. Syn. -- annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Band"er(, n.One banded with others. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban`de*ril"la(?), n.[Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole.]A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ban`de*ril*le"ro(?), n.[Sp.]One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting.W. D. Howells. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Band"e*role(, Band"rol }(, n.[F. banderole, dim. of bandi\'8are, banni\'8are, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner.]A little banner, flag, or streamer.[Written also bannerol.] 1913 Webster]
From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Band" fish`(. (Zo\'94l.)A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish. 1913 Webster]
Ban"di*coot(, n.[A corruption of the native name.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.(b)A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. 1913 Webster]
bandingn.A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material. Syn. -- band, stripe. WordNet 1.5]
Band"ing plane`(. A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dit(b, n.; pl.Bandits(b, orBanditti(b.[It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.]An outlaw; a brigand. 1913 Webster]
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer.Milton. 1913 Webster]
banditti was formerly used as a collective noun. 1913 Webster]
Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dle(, n.[Ir. bannlamh cubit, fr. bann a measure + lamh hand, arm.]An Irish measure of two feet in length. 1913 Webster]
band"lead`ern.The leader of a dance band. WordNet 1.5]
Band"let(, n.Same as Bandelet. 1913 Webster]
Band"mas`ter(, n.The conductor of a musical band. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dog`(b, n.[Band + dog, i.e., bound dog.]A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up. 1913 Webster]
The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
{ Ban`do*leer", Ban`do*lier" }(, n.[F. bandouli\'8are (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See Band, n.]1.A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ban"do*line(, n.[Perh. allied to band.]A glutinous pomatum for the hair. 1913 Webster]
Ban"don(, n.[OF. bandon. See Abandon.]Disposal; control; license. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dore(, n.[Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.]A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore. It is now obsolete, but see bandura. 1913 Webster]
Band"rol(, n.Same as Banderole. 1913 Webster]
ban*dur"a(b, n.[See bandore.]A traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument shaped like a lute, having many strings. PJC]
bandwagonn.1.A popular trend that attracts growing support. \'bdwhen they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon.\'b8 WordNet 1.5]
2.A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band. \'bdthe bandwagon led the circus parade\'b8 WordNet 1.5]
band"width`n.The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel. \'bdThe bandwidth of an analog telephone line is less than 100 kilobits per second.\'b8 WordNet 1.5]
Ban"dy(b, n.[Telugu ba.]A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dy, n.; pl.Bandies(-d.[Cf. F. band\'82, p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See Band, n.]1.A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy ball. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dy, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bandied(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bandying.]1.To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. 1913 Webster]
Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without.Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
2.To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. \'bdTo bandy hasty words.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To toss about, as from person to person; to circulate freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors, etc. 1913 Webster]
Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dy, v. i.To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way. 1913 Webster]
Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ban"dy, a.Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg. 1913 Webster]
Bane(b, n.[OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. 1.That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.] 1913 Webster]
2.Destruction; death. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. 1913 Webster]
Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
4.A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot. 1913 Webster]
Bane, v. t.To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Bane"ber`ry(, n.(Bot.)A genus (Act\'91a) of plants, of the order Ranunculace\'91, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous. 1913 Webster]
Bang(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banged; p. pr. & vb. n.Banging.][Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. b\'86ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.]1.To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. 1913 Webster]
The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it. 1913 Webster]
3.To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene. [vulgar slang] PJC]
Bang, v. i.1.To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano. 1913 Webster]
2.To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang] PJC]
Bang, n.1.A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. 1913 Webster]
Many a stiff thwack, many a bang.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
2.The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or explosion. 1913 Webster]
3.A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal] Syn. -- kick{5}. PJC]
4.(Printing & Computers)An exclamation point; -- used in verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu). [slang] PJC]
5.An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang] PJC]
Bang, v. t.To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). 1913 Webster]
His hair banged even with his eyebrows.The Century Mag. 1913 Webster]
Bang, n.The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn; -- usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down almost to her eyes. 1913 Webster]
His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang.W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
{ Bang, Bangue }(, n.See Bhang. 1913 Webster]
Bang"ing, a.Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] Forby. 1913 Webster]
Bangladeshprop. n.An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan). Syn. -- Bangla Desh, East Pakistan. WordNet 1.5]
Bangladeshiprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh. WordNet 1.5]
Bangladeshiprop. adj.Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh.Bangladeshi dialects Syn. -- East Pakistani. WordNet 1.5]
Ban"gle(b, v. t.[From 1st Bang.]To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ban"gle, n.[Hind. bangr\'c6 bracelet, bangle.]An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ian(bor b, n.[Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.]1.A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.[Written also banyan.] 1913 Webster]
2.A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The Indian fig. See Banyan. 1913 Webster]
Banian days(Naut.), days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ish(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banished(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Banishing.][OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See Ban an edict, and Finish, v. t.]1.To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. \'bdWe banish you our territories.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of. 1913 Webster]
How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland.Blair. 1913 Webster]
3.To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. \'bdBanish all offense.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To Banish, Exile, Expel.The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a college; expelled from decent society. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ish*er(, n.One who banishes. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ish*ment(, n.[Cf. F. bannissement.]The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. 1913 Webster]
He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Round the wide world in banishment we roam.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ban"is*ter(, n.[A corruption of baluster.]1.A baluster. 1913 Webster]
2. (sing. or pl.) The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.[Also spelled bannister.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters.Sir W. Scott.
ban"jon.[Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands. 1913 Webster]
Bank(b, n.[OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See Bench.]1.A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow. 1913 Webster]
They cast up a bank against the city.2 Sam. xx. 15. 1913 Webster]
2.A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine. 1913 Webster]
3.The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other hollow. 1913 Webster]
Tiber trembled underneath her banks.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mining)(a)The face of the coal at which miners are working.(b)A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.(c)The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought to bank. 1913 Webster]
6.(A\'89ronautics)The lateral inclination of an a\'89roplane as it rounds a curve; as, a bank of 45bank of 90. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.A group or series of objects arranged near together; as, a bank of electric lamps, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the road, designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of overturning during a turn. PJC]
Bank beaver(Zo\'94l.), the otter. [Local, U.S.] --
Bank swallow, a small American and European swallow (Clivicola riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank. 1913 Webster]
Bank, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banked(bp. pr. & vb. n. Banking.]1.To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. \'bdBanked well with earth.\'b8 Holland. 1913 Webster]
2.To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Engineering)To build (a roadway or railroad) with an inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve; as, the raceway was steeply banked at the curves. PJC]
To bank a fire,
To bank up a fire, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive. 1913 Webster]
Bank, n.[Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin to E. bench. See Bench.]1.A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. 1913 Webster]
Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)The bench or seat upon which the judges sit.(b)The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.(Printing)A sort of table used by printers. 1913 Webster]
4.(Music)A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Bank, n.[F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank bench, OHG. banch. See Bench, and cf. Banco, Beach.]1.An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their corporate capacity. 1913 Webster]
2.The building or office used for banking purposes. 1913 Webster]
3.A fund to be used in transacting business, especially a joint stock or capital. 1913 Webster]
Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be master of his own money.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gaming)The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses. 1913 Webster]
5.In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw; in Monopoly, the fund of money used to pay bonuses due to the players, or to which they pay fines. 1913 Webster +PJC]
6.a place where something is stored and held available for future use;specifically, an organization that stores biological products for medical needs; as, a blood bank, an organ bank, a sperm bank. PJC]
Bank credit, a credit by which a person who has given the required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a certain extent agreed upon. --
Bank of deposit, a bank which receives money for safe keeping. --
Bank of issue, a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer. 1913 Webster]
Bank, v. t.To deposit in a bank.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Bank, v. i.1.To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker. 1913 Webster]
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2.To deposit money in a bank; to have an account with a banker. 1913 Webster]
Bank, v. i.(A\'89ronautics)To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying machine, an a\'89rocurve, or the like. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bank"a*ble(b, a.Receivable at a bank. 1913 Webster]
Bank" bill`(b. 1.In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note. 1913 Webster]
2.In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency. 1913 Webster]
Bank" book`(b. A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank. 1913 Webster]
Bank discount. A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bank"er(b, n.[See the nouns Bank and the verbs derived from them.]1.One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A money changer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. 1913 Webster]
4.A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.Crabb.J. Q. Adams. 1913 Webster]
5.A ditcher; a drain digger. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
6.The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.Weale. 1913 Webster]
Bankian.a genus consisting of giant shipworms. Syn. -- genus Bankia. WordNet 1.5]
Bank"ing, n.The business of a bank or of a banker. 1913 Webster]
Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done. 1913 Webster]
bank"note`, bank" note`(b. 1.A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4. 1913 Webster]
bank bill. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.A promissory note payable at a bank. 1913 Webster]
4.A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as government-authorized money; in the United States such notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank; as, he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes. Syn. -- bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback. 1913 Webster +PJC]
bank on, v. t.Depend on; be confident of. PJC]
bankrolln.1.the money carried on one's person. \'b8He shot his bankroll on a bob-tailed nag.\'b8 Syn. -- roll, wad. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.one's total supply of money; funds. PJC]
bankrollv. t.To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?. WordNet 1.5]
Bank"rupt(, n.[F. banqueroute, fr. It. bancarotta bankruptcy; banca bank (fr. OHG. banch, G. bank, bench) + rotta broken, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. At Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had his bench (i.e., money table) broken. See 1st Bank, and Rupture, n.]1.(Old Eng. Law)A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.M 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities. 1913 Webster]
bankrupt to others besides those engaged in trade. 1913 Webster]
Bank"rupt, a.1.Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant. 1913 Webster]
2.Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury. 1913 Webster]
3.Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy. 1913 Webster]
4.Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess). \'bdBankrupt in gratitude.\'b8 Sheridan. 1913 Webster]
Bankrupt law, a law by which the property of a person who is unable or unwilling to pay his debts may be taken and distributed to his creditors, and by which a person who has made a full surrender of his property, and is free from fraud, may be discharged from the legal obligation of his debts. See Insolvent, a. 1913 Webster]
Bank"rupt, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bankrupted; p. pr. & vb. n.Bankrupting.]To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish. 1913 Webster]
Bank"rupt*cy(, n.; pl.Bankruptcies(.1.The state of being actually or legally bankrupt. 1913 Webster]
2.The act or process of becoming a bankrupt. 1913 Webster]
3.Complete loss; -- followed by of. 1913 Webster]
Bank"side`(, n.The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a stream. 1913 Webster]
Bank"-sid`ed(, a.(Naut.)Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to wall-sided. 1913 Webster]
Bank" swal"low(. See under 1st Bank, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban"li*eue`(, n.[F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca; bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.]The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ner(b, n.[OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. banni\'8are, bandi\'8are, fr. LL. baneria, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band, n.]1.A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. 1913 Webster]
Hang out our banners on the outward walls.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place. 1913 Webster]
3.Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. 1913 Webster]
Banner fish(Zo\'94l.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (Histiophorus Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ner*et(, n.[OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere. See Banner.] 1913 Webster]
1.Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank. 1913 Webster]
2.A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank. 1913 Webster]
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3.A civil officer in some Swiss cantons. 1913 Webster]
4.A small banner.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ner*ol(, n.A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole. 1913 Webster]
banning-ordern.an order that bans something. WordNet 1.5]
bannistern.same as banister. WordNet 1.5]
Ban*ni"tion(, n.[LL. bannitio. See Banish.]The act of expulsion. [Obs.] Abp. Laud. 1913 Webster]
Ban"nock(, n.[Gael. bonnach.]A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England.Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Bannockburnprop. n.A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland. WordNet 1.5]
Banns(b, n. pl.[See Ban.]Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place. 1913 Webster]
Ban"quet(, n.[F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and cf. Banquette.]1.A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches. 1913 Webster]
2.A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
We'll dine in the great room, but let the music banquet be prepared here.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Ban"quet, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Banqueted; p. pr. & vb. n.Banqueting.]To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast. 1913 Webster]
Just in time to banquet Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Ban"quet, v. i.1.To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast. 1913 Webster]
Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets, Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To partake of a dessert after a feast. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Where they did both sup and banquet.Cavendish. 1913 Webster]
banquetingn.Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment). Syn. -- feasting. WordNet 1.5]
Ban*quette"(?), n.A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle. 1913 Webster]
My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the banquette.Mrs. Howe. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ban"quet*ter(, n.One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts. 1913 Webster]
Ban*quette"(, n.[F. See Banquet, n.]1.(Fort.)A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser. 1913 Webster]
{ Ban"shee, Ban"shie(?) }, n.[Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.](Celtic Folklore)A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ban"stic`kle(, n.[OE. ban, bon, bone + stickle prickle, sting. See Bone, n., Stickleback.](Zo\'94l.)A small fish, the three-spined stickleback. 1913 Webster]
Ban"tam(, n.A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java. 1913 Webster]
Ban"tam work`. Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban"teng(, n.(Zo\'94l.)The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng). 1913 Webster]
Ban"ter(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bantered(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Bantering.][Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy to beat to and fro. See Badinage, and cf. Barter fr. OF. barater.] 1913 Webster]
1.To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. 1913 Webster]
Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them.Chatham. 1913 Webster]
3.To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
4.To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Ban"ter, n.The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry. 1913 Webster]
Part banter, part affection.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ter*er(, n.One who banters or rallies. 1913 Webster]
Ban"ting*ism(, n.A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Banting of London. 1913 Webster]
Bant"ling(, n.[Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. b\'84ntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. Bastard, n.]A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] 1913 Webster]
In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Ban"tu(?), prop. n.A member of one of the great family of Negroid tribes occupying equatorial and southern Africa. These tribes include, as important divisions, the Kafirs, Damaras, Bechuanas, and many tribes whose names begin with Aba-, Ama-, Ba-, Ma-, Wa-, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix Aba-, as in Ba-ntu, or Aba-ntu, itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable -ntu, a person; or as in Watusi. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.the family of languages spoken by the Bantu people (definition 1). PJC]
Ban"tuadj.1.Of or pertaining to the Bantu language group Bantu (definition 2); as, Bantu languages. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or pertaining to the Bantu people (definition 1).The Bantu population of Sierra Leone WordNet 1.5]
Banx"ring(, n.(Zo\'94l.)An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia. 1913 Webster]
Ban"yan(bor b, n.[See Banian.](Bot.)A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ban"zai"(?), interj.[Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand years, forever.]Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba"o*bab(bor b, n.[The native name.](Bot.)A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia. 1913 Webster]
Baph"o*met(, n.[A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg. Mafameda.]An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites. 1913 Webster]
bap"tisev. t.same as baptize. WordNet 1.5]
Baptisiaprop. n.A genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod. Syn. -- genus Baptisia. WordNet 1.5]
Bap"tism(, n.[OE. baptim, baptem, OF. baptesme, batisme, F. bapt\'88me, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ba`ptisma, fr. bapti`zein to baptize, fr. ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to baqy`s deep, Skr. g\'beh to dip, bathe, v. i.]The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tis"mal(, a.[Cf. F. baptismal.]Pertaining to baptism; as, baptismal vows. 1913 Webster]
Baptismal name, the Christian name, which is given at baptism. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tis"mal*ly, adv.In a baptismal manner. 1913 Webster]
Bap"tist(b, n.[L. baptista, Gr. baptisth`s.] 1913 Webster]
1.One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See Anabaptist. 1913 Webster]
In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and moderation.Amer. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Freewill Baptists, a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in doctrine, and practice open communion. --
Seventh-day Baptists, a sect of Baptists who keep the seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See Sabbatarian. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also Baptists. 1913 Webster]
{ Bap"tis*ter*y(,Bap"tis*try }(, n.; pl.Baptisteries(, Baptistries(.[L. baptisterium, Gr. baptisth`rion: cf. F. baptist\'8are.](Arch.)(a)In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near.(b)A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tis"tic(, a.[Gr. baptistiko`s.]Of or for baptism; baptismal. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tis"tic*al(, a.Baptistic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Bap*tiz"a*ble(, a.Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized.Baxter. 1913 Webster]
Bap`ti*za"tion(, n.Baptism. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Their baptizations were null.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tize"(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Baptized(; p. pr. & vb. n.Baptizing.][F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr. bapti`zein. See Baptism.]1.To administer the sacrament of baptism to. 1913 Webster]
2.To christen (because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. 1913 Webster]
I'll be new baptized; Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To sanctify; to consecrate. 1913 Webster]
Bap*tize"ment(, n.The act of baptizing. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Bap*tiz"er(, n.One who baptizes. 1913 Webster]
Bar(b, n.[OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. 1.A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood.Ex. xxvi. 26. 1913 Webster]
2.An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier. 1913 Webster]
Must I new bars to my own joy create?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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4.A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation. 1913 Webster]
5.Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)(a)The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court.(b)The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.(c)The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.(d)A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action. 1913 Webster]
7.Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God. 1913 Webster]
8.A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept. 1913 Webster]
9.(Her.)An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field. 1913 Webster]
10.A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color. 1913 Webster]
11.(Mus.)A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures. 1913 Webster]
double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest. 1913 Webster]
12.(Far.)pl.(a)The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.(b)The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole. 1913 Webster]
13.(Mining)(a)A drilling or tamping rod.(b)A vein or dike crossing a lode. 1913 Webster]
14.(Arch.)(a)A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.(b)A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar. 1913 Webster]
Bar shoe(Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. --
Bar shot, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. --
Bar sinister(Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See Baton. --
Bar tracery(Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. --
Blank bar(Law). See Blank. --
Case at bar(Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. --
In bar of, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. --
Matter in bar, or
Defence in bar, any matter which is a final defense in an action. --
Plea in bar, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. --
Trial at bar(Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court. 1913 Webster]
Bar(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barred (bp. pr. & vb. n. Barring.][ F. barrer. See Bar, n.]1.To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate. 1913 Webster]
2.To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up. 1913 Webster]
He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
3.To except; to exclude by exception. 1913 Webster]
Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To cross with one or more stripes or lines. 1913 Webster]
For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly.Burney. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ra"ca(?), n.An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"ad(?), n.[Gr. (Physics)The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Bar`\'91s*the`si*om"e*ter, Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter(?) }, n.[Gr. \'91sthesiometer.](Physiol.)An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`\'91s*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar`a*the"a(?), n.A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barb(b, n.[F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.]1.Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. 1913 Webster]
The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth.Walton. 1913 Webster]
2.A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.[Written also barbel and barble.] 1913 Webster]
4.The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. \'bdHaving two barbs or points.\'b8 Ascham. 1913 Webster]
5.A bit for a horse. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather. 1913 Webster]
7.(Zo\'94l.)A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting. 1913 Webster]
8.(Bot.)A hair or bristle ending in a double hook. 1913 Webster]
baragnosisn.(Med.)the inability to estimate the weight of an object. PJC]
Barb, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barbed(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbing.]1.To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To clip; to mow. [Obs.] Marston. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. 1913 Webster]
But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Barb, n.[F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.]1.The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary. 1913 Webster]
Barb, n.[Corrupted fr. bard.]Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*can(, n.See Barbican. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*can*age(, n.See Barbicanage. 1913 Webster]
Bar*ba"di*an(, a.Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n.A native of Barbados. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar*ba"dos or Bar*ba"does }(, n.A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. 1913 Webster]
Barbados cherry(Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. --
Barbados leg(Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. --
Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"ba*ra(, n.[Coined by logicians.](Logic)The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.Whately. 1913 Webster]
Barbarean.a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress. Syn. -- genus Barbarea.. WordNet 1.5]
Bar`ba*resque"(, a.Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Bar*ba"ri*an(, n.[See Barbarous.] 1913 Webster]
1.A foreigner. [Historical] 1913 Webster]
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.1 Cor. xiv. 11. 1913 Webster]
2.A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state. 1913 Webster]
3.A person destitute of culture.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
4.A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. \'bdThou fell barbarian.\'b8 Philips. 1913 Webster]
Bar*ba"ri*an, a.Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations. 1913 Webster]
Bar*bar"ic(b, a.[L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko`s.]1.Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. \'bdBarbaric pearl and gold.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. \'bdWild, barbaric music.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
barbarisationn.the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized. Syn. -- barbarization. WordNet 1.5]
barbarisesame as barbarize. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"ba*rism(b, n.[L. barbarismus, Gr. barbarismo`s; cf. F. barbarisme.]1.An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. 1913 Webster]
A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of marriage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. 1913 Webster]
The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism.G. Campbell. 1913 Webster]
Bar*bar"i*ty(, n.; pl.Barbarities(.[From Barbarous.]1.The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization. 1913 Webster]
Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.A barbarous or cruel act. 1913 Webster]
4.Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
barbarizationn.1.the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized. Syn. -- barbarisation. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"ba*rize(, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Barbarized(; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbarizing(.] 1913 Webster]
1.To become barbarous. 1913 Webster]
The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech. 1913 Webster]
The ill habit . . . of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*rize(, v. t.[Cf. F. barbariser, LL. barbarizare.]To make barbarous. 1913 Webster]
The hideous changes which have barbarized France.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*rous(, a.[L. barbarus, Gr. ba`rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a.]1.Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country. 1913 Webster]
2.Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*rous*ly, adv.In a barbarous manner. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*rous*ness, n.The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ba*ry(, n.[Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic.Hence:A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also,a kind of pigeon. 1913 Webster]
Barbary ape(Zo\'94l.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen. 1913 Webster]
barbascon.a West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood. Syn. -- joewood. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"ba*stel`(, n.[F. barbastelle.](Zo\'94l.)A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips. 1913 Webster]
Bar"bate(, a.[L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See Barb beard.](Bot.)Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.Gray. 1913 Webster]
A dart uncommonly barbated.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Bar"be*cue(b, n.[In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, barbacoa a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.]1.a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a barbecue grill. PJC]
2.A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. 1913 Webster]
4.A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. 1913 Webster]
Bar"be*cue(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barbecued(; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbecuing.]1.To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. 1913 Webster]
They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke.Stedman. 1913 Webster]
2.To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. 1913 Webster]
Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued.Pope. 1913 Webster]
barbecuedadj.Cooked on a barbecue. Syn. -- grilled. WordNet 1.5]
barbecuingn.Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire. WordNet 1.5]
Barbed(bor b, a.[See 4th Barb.]Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded (which is the proper form.)Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Barbed, a.Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. 1913 Webster]
Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences. 1913 Webster]
Bar"bel(b, n.[OF. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Zo\'94l.)A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3. 1913 Webster]
bar"bell`(b, n.A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"bel*late(b, a.[See 1st Barb.](Bot.)Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Bar*bel"lu*late(b, a.(Bot.)Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ber(b, n.[OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.]One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. 1913 Webster]
Barber's itch. See under Itch. 1913 Webster]
barber surgeon (old form
barber chirurgeon),
barber surgery, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ber, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barbered(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbering.]To shave and dress the beard or hair of.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ber, n.(Meteor.)A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
barber pole, barbers polen.a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside a barbershop.It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning when the barbershop is open for business and stationary when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of surgery, some aspects of which which used to be performed by barbers. PJC]
Bar"ber*ry(, n.[OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.](Bot.)A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. Berberis vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.[Also spelt berberry.] 1913 Webster]
barbershopn.a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bar"bet(, n.[F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.(b)A bird of the family Bucconid\'91, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa.(c)A larva that feeds on aphids. 1913 Webster]
Bar*bette"(, n.[F. Cf. Barbet.](Fort.)A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. 1913 Webster]
En barbette,
In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. --
Barbette gun, or
Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. --
Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate.] 1913 Webster]
{ Bar"bi*can(, Bar"ba*can }(, n.[OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.]1.(Fort.)A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own. 1913 Webster]
2.An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar"bi*can*age(, Bar"ba*can*age }(, n.[LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican.]Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.] Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Bar"bi*cel(, n.[NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb.](Zo\'94l.)One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"biers(, n.(Med.)A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in a chronic form. 1913 Webster]
Bar*big"er*ous(, a.[L. barba a beard + -gerous.]Having a beard; bearded; hairy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"bi*ton(, n.[L., fr. Gr. ba`rbiton.](Mus.)An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre. 1913 Webster]
Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id(. (Chem.)A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea. 1913 Webster]
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{ Bar`bi`zon" school, orBar`bi`son" school, (?) }. (Painting)A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau. Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified, esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules Dupr\'82, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"ble(b, n.See Barbel. 1913 Webster]
Bar"bo*tine(, n.[F.]A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief. 1913 Webster]
1.A very minute barb or beard.Booth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ca*rolle(, n.[F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.](Mus.)(a)A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.(b)A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. 1913 Webster]
Bar"con(b, n.[It. barcone, fr. barca a bark.]A vessel for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean. 1913 Webster]
Bard(b, n.[Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir. & Gael. bard, and F. barde.]1.A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon. 1913 Webster]
1.A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.] 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms. 1913 Webster]
3.(Cookery)A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game. 1913 Webster]
Bard, v. t.(Cookery)To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon. 1913 Webster]
Bard"ed, p. a.[See Bard horse armor.]1.Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Wearing rich caparisons. 1913 Webster]
Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped.Stow. 1913 Webster]
Bard"ic, a.Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. \'bdThe bardic lays of ancient Greece.\'b8 G. P. Marsh. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar*di"glio(b, n.[It.]An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica. It commonly shows a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bard"ish, a.Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. \'bdBardish impostures.\'b8 Selden. 1913 Webster]
Bard"ism(b, n.The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. 1913 Webster]
Bard"ship, n.The state of being a bard. 1913 Webster]
Bare(b, a.[OE. bar, bare, AS. b\'91r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh\'bes to shine. 1913 Webster]
1.Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare. 1913 Webster]
2.With head uncovered; bareheaded. 1913 Webster]
When once thy foot enters the church, be bare.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
3.Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. 1913 Webster]
Bare in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear !Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager. \'bdUttering bare truth.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture. \'bdA bare treasury.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.Threadbare; much worn. 1913 Webster]
It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare majority. \'bdThe bare necessaries of life.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Nor are men prevailed upon by bare words.South. 1913 Webster]
Under bare poles(Naut.), having no sail set. 1913 Webster]
You have touched the very bare of naked truth.Marston. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather. 1913 Webster]
Bare, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bared(bp. pr. & vb. n. Baring.][AS. barian. See Bare, a.]To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast. 1913 Webster]
Bare. Bore; the old preterit of Bear, v. 1913 Webster]
bare-ass(b, bare-assed(b,adj.completely naked. [informal] Syn. -- in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked. WordNet 1.5]
Bare"back`(b, adv.On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback. 1913 Webster]
Bare"backed`(b, a.Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse. 1913 Webster]
Bare"bone`(b, n.A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
bare"-bones`(b, a.having only the absolute minimum necessary; having only the essential components. PJC]
bare-breasted(b, adj.wearing no covering for the breasts or featuring such nudity.bare-breasted beauties parading along the beach" Syn. -- braless, topless. WordNet 1.5]
Bare"faced`(b, a.1.With the face uncovered; not masked. \'bdYou will play barefaced.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Without concealment; undisguised.Hence:Shameless; audacious; as, a barefaced lie. \'bdBarefaced treason.\'b8 J. Baillie. 1913 Webster]
Bare"faced`ness, n.The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness. 1913 Webster]
Bare"foot(b, a. & adv.With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings. 1913 Webster]
Bare"foot`ed, a.Having the feet bare. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*r\'82ge"(, n.[F. bar\'82ge, so called from Bar\'82ges, a town in the Pyrenees.]A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted. 1913 Webster]
Bare"hand`ed(, n.Having bare hands. 1913 Webster]
{ Bare"head`ed(, Bare"head }, a. & adv.Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl. 1913 Webster]
Bare"legged`, bare-legged(, a.Having the legs bare.bare-legged children on the beach 1913 Webster]
R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped. 1913 Webster]
Bare"necked`(, a.Having the neck bare. 1913 Webster]
Bare"ness, n.The state of being bare. 1913 Webster]
Bare"sark(, n.[Literally, bare sark or shirt.]A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor. 1913 Webster]
Bar"fish`(, n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Calico bass. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ful(, a.Full of obstructions. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"gain(, n.[OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ]1.An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. 1913 Webster]
A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
2.An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. 1913 Webster]
And whon your honors mean to solemnize bargain of your faith.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain. 1913 Webster]
She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bargain and sale(Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession.Blackstone. --
Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. --
To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [Obs.] Swift. --
To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. \'bdA bargain was struck.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Bar"gain, v. i.[OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.]To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. 1913 Webster]
So worthless peasants bargain for their wives.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"gain, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bargained (p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.]To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. 1913 Webster]
To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. \'bdThe heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Bar`gain*ee"(, n.[OF. bargaign\'82, p. p. See Bargain, v. i.](Law)The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Bar"gain*er(, n.One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor. 1913 Webster]
Bar`gain*or"(, n.(Law)One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Barge(, n.[OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. , prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel.]1.A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated. 1913 Webster]
2.A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge. 1913 Webster]
3.A large boat used by flag officers. 1913 Webster]
4.A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
5.A large omnibus used for excursions. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Barge"board`(, n.[Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.]A vergeboard. 1913 Webster]
Barge"course`(, n.[See Bargeboard.](Arch.)A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Bar*gee"(, n.A bargeman. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
bargellon.a needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines. WordNet 1.5]
Barge"man(, n.The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. 1913 Webster]
Barge"mast`ter(, n.The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ger(, n.The manager of a barge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"ghest`(, n.[Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or b\'84r a bear + geist.]A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune.[Also written barguest.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"ic(, a.(Chem.)Of or pertaining to barium; as, baric oxide. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ic, a.[Gr. weight.](Physics)Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ril"la(, n.[Sp. barrilla.]1.(Bot.)A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)(a)The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.(b)Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Copper barilla(Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also Barilla de cobre. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"il*let(, n.[F., dim. of baril barrel.]A little cask, or something resembling one.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Bar" i`ron(. See under Iron. 1913 Webster]
Ba"rite(, n.(Min.)Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins. 1913 Webster]
Bar"i*tone(, a. & n.See Barytone. 1913 Webster]
Ba"ri*um(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.](Chem.)One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.[Rarely written barytum.] 1913 Webster]
heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal. 1913 Webster]
Bard(, n.[Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b\'94rkr, LG. & HG. borke.]1.The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, Peruvian bark. 1913 Webster]
Bark bed. See Bark stove (below). --
Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. --
Bark stove(Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat. 1913 Webster]
Bark, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barked (p. pr. & vb. n. Barking.]1.To strip the bark from; to peel. 1913 Webster]
2.To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. 1913 Webster]
3.To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. 1913 Webster]
4.To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut. 1913 Webster]
Bark, v. i.[OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break.]1.To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. 1913 Webster]
They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Bark, n.The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals. 1913 Webster]
{ Bark, Barque }(, n.[F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.] 1913 Webster]
1.Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. 1913 Webster]
Bark"an*tine(, n.Same as Barkentine. 1913 Webster]
Bark" bee`tle(. (Zo\'94l.)A small beetle of many species (family Scolytid\'91), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. 1913 Webster]
Bark"bound`(, a.Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. 1913 Webster]
Bar"keep`er(, n.One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors. 1913 Webster]
Bark"en(, a.Made of bark. [Poetic] Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Bark"en*tine(, n.[See Bark, n., a vessel.](Naut.)A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append. 1913 Webster]
Bark"er(, n.1.An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably. 1913 Webster]
2.One who stands at the doors of shops to urg [Cant, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.A pistol. [Slang] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)The spotted redshank. 1913 Webster]
Bark"er, n.One who strips trees of their bark. 1913 Webster]
Bark"er's mill`(. [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.]A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis. 1913 Webster]
Bark"er*y(-, n.A tanhouse. 1913 Webster]
Bark"ing i`rons(. 1.Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.Gardner. 1913 Webster]
2.A pair of pistols. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Bark"less, a.Destitute of bark. 1913 Webster]
Bark" louse`(. (Zo\'94l.)An insect of the family Coccid\'91, which infests the bark of trees and vines. 1913 Webster]
Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale. 1913 Webster]
Bark"y(, a.Covered with, or containing, bark. \'bdThe barky fingers of the elm.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ley(, n.[OE. barli, barlich, AS. b\'91rlic; bere barley + l\'c6c (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. le\'bec leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. Farina, 6th Bear.](Bot.)A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. 1913 Webster]
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Barley bird(Zo\'94l.), the siskin. --
Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. --
Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar"ley*brake`Bar"ley*break` }(b, n.An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ley-bree`(-br, n.[Lit. barley broth. See Brew.]Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ley*corn`(, n.[See Corn.]1.A grain or \'bdcorn\'b8 of barley. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch. 1913 Webster]
John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky. 1913 Webster]
Barm(b, n.[OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw. b\'84rma, G. b\'84rme, and prob. L. fermentum. \'fb93.]Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Barm, n.[OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. bearm; akin to E. bear to support.]The lap or bosom. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Bar"maid`(, n.A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop. 1913 Webster]
A bouncing barmaid.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Bar"mas`ter(, n.[Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister.]Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"me*cide(, n.[A prince of the Barmecide family, who, as related in the \'bdArabian Nights' Tales\'b8, pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pretended to feast.]One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal. \'bdA Barmecide feast.\'b8 Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Bar"mote`(b, n.[Berg + mote meeting.]A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners.Blount. 1913 Webster]
Barm"y(b, a.Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. \'bdBarmy beer.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Barn(b, n.[OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, \'91rn, a close place. Barley.]A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables. 1913 Webster]
Barn owl(Zo\'94l.), an owl of Europe and America (Aluco flammeus, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and other buildings. --
Barn swallow(Zo\'94l.), the common American swallow (Hirundo horreorum), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns. 1913 Webster]
Barn, v. t.To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Barn, n.A child. See Bairn. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"na*bite(, n.(Eccl. Hist.)A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas. 1913 Webster]
Bar"na*cle(, n.[Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe`rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.](Zo\'94l.)Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle. 1913 Webster]
Barnacle eater(Zo\'94l.), the orange filefish. --
Barnacle scale(Zo\'94l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form. 1913 Webster]
Bar"na*cle, n.[OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac, and Prov. F. (Berri) berniques, spectacles.]1.pl.(Far.)An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him.[Formerly used in the sing.] 1913 Webster]
The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch.Youatt. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
barnacledadj.1.covered with barnacles.the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship WordNet 1.5]
Barn"burn`er(?), n.[So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.]1.A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848; -- opposed to Hunker. [Political Cant, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.an impressively successful or unusually good event. [informal] \'b8The rock concert was a real barnburner.\'b8 WordNet 1.5]
barndoorn.An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas. WordNet 1.5]
barnfuln.1.The quantity that a barn will hold. WordNet 1.5]
Barn"storm`(?), v. i. & t.[Barn + storm, v.]1.To travel from place to place, making brief stops. PJC]
2.To fly an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. PJC]
3.to tour the country to solicit votes. Syn. -- whistlestop. WordNet 1.5]
Barn"storm`er(?), n.[Barn + storm, v.]1.An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities. -- Barn"storm`ing, n. [Theatrical Cant] 1913 Webster]
2.an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. It was a practise common in the early days of aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered. PJC]
Barn"yard`(, n.A yard belonging to a barn. 1913 Webster]
Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + cyclone + -meter.](Meteorol.)An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several hundred miles. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"o*gram(?), n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram.](Meteor.)A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"o*graph(b, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + -graph.](Meteor.)An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ro"ko(, n.[A mnemonic word.](Logic)A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular negatives. 1913 Webster]
Ba*rol"o*gy(, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + -logy.]The science of weight or gravity. 1913 Webster]
Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter(, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + makro`s long + -meter.](Med.)An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant. 1913 Webster]
Ba*rom"e*ter(, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + -meter: cf. F. barom\'8atre.]An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent. 1913 Webster]
Sympiesometer.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Aneroid barometer. See Aneroid barometer, under Aneroid. --
Marine barometer, a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard. --
Mountain barometer, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. --
Siphon barometer, a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere. --
Wheel barometer, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar`o*met"ric(b, Bar`o*met"ric*al(b, }a.Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations. 1913 Webster]
Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly, adv.By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations. 1913 Webster]
Bar`o*met"ro*graph(b, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + me`tron measure + -graph.]A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure. 1913 Webster]
Ba*rom"e*try(, n.The art or process of making barometrical measurements. 1913 Webster]
Bar"o*metz(, n.[Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.](Bot.)The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also Scythian lamb. 1913 Webster]
Bar"on(, n.[OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See Bear to support.] 1913 Webster]
1.A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount. 1913 Webster]
Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history. . . . Barons are addressed as Cussans. 1913 Webster]
2.(Old Law)A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. --
Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. --
Barons of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished. 1913 Webster]
1.The whole body of barons or peers. 1913 Webster]
The baronage of the kingdom.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
2.The dignity or rank of a baron. 1913 Webster]
3.The land which gives title to a baron. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
barondukin.same as baranduki; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel. Syn. -- baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"on*ess(, n.A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. 1913 Webster]
Bar"on*et(, n.[Baron + -et.]A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners. 1913 Webster]
lesser baron, was in use long before. \'bdBaronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'\'b8Cussans. 1913 Webster]
Bar"on*et*age(, n.1.State or rank of a baronet. 1913 Webster]
2.The collective body of baronets. 1913 Webster]
Bar"on*et*cy(, n.The rank or patent of a baronet. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*rong"(?), n.[Native name.]A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*ro"ni*al(, a.Pertaining to a baron or a barony. \'bdBaronial tenure.\'b8 Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Bar"o*ny(, n.; pl.Baronies(.[OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron.]1.The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. 1913 Webster]
2.In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Ba*roque"(, a.[F.; cf. It. barocco.](Arch.)1.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than straight lines, and, in music a high degree of embellishment. PJC]
2.Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad taste; grotesque; odd. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"o*scope(b, n.[Gr. ba`ros weight + -scope: cf. F. baroscope.]Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar`o*scop"ic(, Bar`o*scop"ic*al(, }a.Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope. 1913 Webster]
Bar`o*ther"mo*graph(?), n.[Gr. thermograph.]An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*rouche"(, n.[G. barutsche, It. baroccio, biroccio, LL. barrotium, fr. L. birotus two-wheeled; bi- = bis twice + rota wheel.]A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat. 1913 Webster]
Ba`rou*chet"(, n.A kind of light barouche. 1913 Webster]
Bar"post`(, n.A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field. 1913 Webster]
Barque(, n.Same as 3d Bark, n. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ra*can(, n.[F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrak\'ben a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.]A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant. 1913 Webster]
Bar"rack(, n.[F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Mil.)A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. 1913 Webster]
He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw.Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
2.A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"rack, v. t.To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. 1913 Webster]
Bar"rack, v. i.To live or lodge in barracks. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ra*clade(, n.[D. baar, OD. baer, naked, bare + kleed garment, i. e., cloth undressed or without nap.]A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [Local, New York] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ra*coon`(, n.[Sp. or Pg. barraca. See Barrack.]A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily.Du Chaillu. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar`ra*cu"da(, Bar`ra*cou"ta(, }(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyr\'91na and family Sphyr\'91nid\'91. The great barracuda (Sphyr\'91na barracuda) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyr\'91na Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyr\'91na sphyr\'91na of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sphyr\'91na spet (or Sphyr\'91na vulgaris); a southern species is Sphyr\'91na picuda; the Californian is Sphyr\'91na argentea. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun). 1913 Webster]
Bar"rage(, n.[F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.](Engin.)An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile. 1913 Webster]
Bar`ra*mun"di(?), n.[Written also barramunda.][Native name.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus.(b)An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Bar*ran"ca(, n.[Sp.]A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. [Texas & N. Mex.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"ras(, n.[F.]A resin, called also galipot. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ra*tor(, n.[OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See Barter, v. i.]One guilty of barratry. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ra*try(, n.[Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See Barrator, and cf. Bartery.]1.(Law)The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.[Also spelt barretry.]Coke. Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mar. Law)A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo.Kent.Park. 1913 Webster]
3.(Scots Law)The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Barred" owl"(. (Zo\'94l.)A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast. 1913 Webster]
Bar"rel(b, n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. Barricade.]1.A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1913 Webster]
3.A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. 1913 Webster]
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4.A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.Knight. 1913 Webster]
5.A jar. [Obs.] 1 Kings xvii. 12. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)The hollow basal part of a feather. 1913 Webster]
Barrel bulk(Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. --
Barrel drain(Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. --
Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. --
Barrel of the ear(Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. --
Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. --
Barrel vault. See under Vault. 1913 Webster]
Bar"rel(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barreled(-r, or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Barreling, or Barrelling.]To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. 1913 Webster]
bar"rel cac"tus(b, n.; pl. barrel cacti(b. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. PJC]
{ Bar"reled, Bar"relled }(, a.1.Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun. 1913 Webster]
2.put in or stored in a barrel; ; as, barreled beer; -- opposite of unbarreled. WordNet 1.5]
3.tapered toward both ends; -- of an arrow. WordNet 1.5]
barrelfishn.A blackish fish (Hyperglyphe perciformis) of New England waters. Syn. -- black rudderfish. WordNet 1.5]
barrelfuln.The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold. Syn. -- barrel. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"rel proc"ess. (Metal.)A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bar"ren(b, a.[OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br\'82haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br\'82kha, markha, sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.]1.Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals. 1913 Webster]
She was barren of children.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Brilliant but barren reveries.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter.Swift. 1913 Webster]
4.Mentally dull; stupid.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Barren flower, a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils. --
Barren Grounds(Geog.), a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions. --
Barren Ground bear(Zo\'94l.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe. --
Barren Ground caribou(Zo\'94l.), a small reindeer (Rangifer Gr\'d2nlandicus) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ren, n.1.A tract of barren land. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [Amer.] J. Pickering. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ren*ness, n.The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. 1913 Webster]
A total barrenness of invention.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ren*wort`(, n.(Bot.)An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ret(, n.[F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta.]A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. 1913 Webster]
bar"ret*ter(?), n.[OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter.]1.(Electronics)a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope.Syn. -- ballast resistor. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
liquid barretter, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube. A recent version has a resistor composed of an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen, with the temperature variation of resistance such that the current passing through it remains constant over a wide range of applied voltages. Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
Bar`ri*cade"(, n.[F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Mil.)A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access. 1913 Webster]
2.Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense. 1913 Webster]
Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.Derham. 1913 Webster]
Bar`ri*cade", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Barricading.][Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n.]To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. 1913 Webster]
The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Bar`ri*cad"er(, n.One who constructs barricades. 1913 Webster]
Bar`ri*ca"do(, n. & v. t.See Barricade.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ri*er(, n.[OE. barrere, barere, F. barri\'8are, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n.]1.(Fort.)A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. 1913 Webster]
2.A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. 1913 Webster]
No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. \'bdConstitutional barriers.\'b8 Hopkinson. 1913 Webster]
5.Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 1913 Webster]
'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier!Pope. 1913 Webster]
Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. --
Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. --
To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar`ri*gu"do(, n.[Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied.](Zo\'94l.)A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail. 1913 Webster]
bar"ringn.the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto. Syn. -- blackball. WordNet 1.5]
Bar`ring*out"(, n.The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.Swift. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bar"ri*o(?), n.; pl. Barrios(#). [Sp.]In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Bar"ris*ter(, n.[From Bar, n.]Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Bar"room`(, n.1.A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold. 1913 Webster]
2.a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.Syn. -- bar-room, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"row(b, n.[OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.]1.A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Salt Works)A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain. 1913 Webster]
Bar"row(b, n.[OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b\'94rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Bar"row, n.[OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b high, OIr. brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an incorporated town.]1.A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)A heap of rubbish, attle, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bar"row*ist, n.(Eccl. Hist.)A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1593. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ru*let(, n.[Dim. of bar, n.](Her.)A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ru*ly(, a.(Her.)Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ry(, a.(Her.)Divided into bars; -- said of the field. 1913 Webster]
Barse(b, n.[AS. bears, b\'91rs, akin to D. baars, G. bars, barsch. Cf. 1st Bass, n.]The common perch. See 1st Bass. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Bart.n.an abbreviation of baronet. [Abbrev.] \'bdSince he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.\'bd Syn. -- baronet. WordNet 1.5]
Bar"tend`er(, n.A barkeeper. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ter(b, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Bartered (bp. pr. & vb. n. Bartering.][OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. pra`ttein to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. Barrator.]To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ter, v. t.To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ter, n.1.The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. 1913 Webster]
The spirit of huckstering and barter.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Barth(, n.[Etymol. unknown.]A place of shelter for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Bar*thol"o*mew tide`(. Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ti*zan`(, n.[Cf. Brettice.](Arch.)A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway. 1913 Webster]
Bart"lett(, n.(Bot.)A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr\'82tien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1913 Webster]
Bar"ton(b, n.[AS. beret courtyard, grange; bere barley + t an inclosure.]1.The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
Bar"way`(, n.A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars made to take out of the posts. 1913 Webster]
Bar"wise`(, adv.(Her.)Horizontally. 1913 Webster]
Bar"wood`(b, n.A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work. 1913 Webster]
barycentern.the point representing the mean position of the matter in a body. Syn. -- centroid, center of mass. WordNet 1.5]
Bar`y*cen"tric(, a.[Gr. bary`s heavy + ke`ntron center.]Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus. 1913 Webster]
baryonn.1.any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1. Syn. -- heavy particle. WordNet 1.5]
Ba*ryph"o*ny(, n.[Gr. bary`s heavy + fwnh` a sound, voice.](Med.)Difficulty of speech. 1913 Webster]
Bar"y*sphere(?), n.[Gr. bary`s heavy + sphere.](Geol.)The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the lithosphere. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ba*ry"ta(, n.[Gr. bary`s heavy. Cf. Baria.](Chem.)An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ry"tes(, n.[Gr. bary`s heavy: cf. Gr. bary`ths heaviness, F. baryte.](Min.)Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ryt"ic(, a.Of or pertaining to baryta. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ry"to-cal"cite(, n.[Baryta + calcite.](Min.)A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone }(, a.[Gr. bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone.]1.(Mus.)Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 1913 Webster]
2.(Greek Gram.)Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. 1913 Webster]
{ Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone }, n.[F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.]1.(Mus.)(a)A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other.(b)A person having a voice of such range.(c)The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 1913 Webster]
2.(Greek Gram.)A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. 1913 Webster]
Ba*ry"tum(, n.[NL.](Chem.)The metal barium. See Barium. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ba"sal(, a.Relating to, or forming, the base. 1913 Webster]
Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. --
Basal plane(Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. 1913 Webster]
Ba"sal-nerved`(, a.(Bot.)Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. 1913 Webster]
Ba*salt"(, n.[L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte.]1.(Geol.)A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. 1913 Webster]
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2.An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. 1913 Webster]
Ba*salt"ic(, a.[Cf. F. basaltique.]Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. 1913 Webster]
Ba*salt"i*form(, a.[Basalt + -form.]In the form of basalt; columnar. 1913 Webster]
Ba*salt"oid(, a.[Basalt + -oid.]Formed like basalt; basaltiform. 1913 Webster]
Bas"an(, n.Same as Basil, a sheepskin. 1913 Webster]
Bas"a*nite(, n.[L. basanites lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the touchstone: cf. F. basanite.](Min.)Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bas`bleu"(, n.[F., fr. bas stocking + bleu blue.]A bluestocking; a literary woman. [Somewhat derisive] 1913 Webster]
Bas"ci*net(, n.[OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.]A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.[Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.] 1913 Webster]
Bas"cule(b, n.[F., a seesaw.]In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. 1913 Webster]
Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air. 1913 Webster]
Base(b, a.[OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]1.Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. [Archaic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Low in place or position. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] \'bdA peasant and base swain.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Why bastard? wherefore base?Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals. 1913 Webster]
6.Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion. 1913 Webster]
7.Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations. \'bdA cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). \'bdBase ingratitude.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.Not classical or correct. \'bdBase Latin.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
9.Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.[In this sense, commonly written bass.] 1913 Webster]
10.(Law)Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant. 1913 Webster]
Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4. --
Base metal. See under Metal. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous; sordid; degraded. -- Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy is vile; undue compliances are mean. 1913 Webster]
Base, n.[F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]1.The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. \'bdThe base of mighty mountains.\'b8 Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)(a)The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.(b)The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support. 1913 Webster]
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5.(Chem.)The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids. 1913 Webster]
6.(Pharmacy)The chief ingredient in a compound. 1913 Webster]
7.(Dyeing)A substance used as a mordant.Ure. 1913 Webster]
8.(Fort.)The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions. 1913 Webster]
9.(Geom.)The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand. 1913 Webster]
10.(Math.)The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms. 1913 Webster]
11.[See Base low.]A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.[Now commonly written bass.] 1913 Webster]
The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
12.(Mil.)A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc. 1913 Webster]
13.(Mil.)The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
14.(Zo\'94l.)That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ. 1913 Webster]
15.(Crystallog.)The basal plane of a crystal. 1913 Webster]
16.(Geol.)The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline. 1913 Webster]
17.(Her.)The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon. 1913 Webster]
18.The housing of a horse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
19.pl.A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
20.The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
21.An apron. [Obs.] \'bdBakers in their linen bases.\'b8 Marston. 1913 Webster]
22.The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games. 1913 Webster]
To their appointed base they went.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
23.(Surv.)A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.Lyman. 1913 Webster]
24.A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars. \'bdTo run the country base.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
25.(Baseball)Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield. 1913 Webster]
Altern base. See under Altern. --
Attic base. (Arch.)See under Attic. --
Base course. (Arch.)(a)The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also foundation course. (b) The architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the wall above. --
Base hit(Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out. --
Base line. (a)A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in military operations.(b)A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent. --
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the steam engine; the bed plate. --
Base ring(Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding.H. L. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Base(b, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Based(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Basing.][From Base, n.]To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Base, v. t.[See Base, a., and cf. Abase.]1.To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If any . . . based his pike.Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
2.To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Metals which we can not base.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Base"ball"(, n.1.A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball. 1913 Webster]
2.The ball used in this game. 1913 Webster]
Base"board(, n.(Arch.)A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard. 1913 Webster]
Base"born`(, a.1.Born out of wedlock.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Base"-burn`er(, n.A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed. 1913 Webster]
Base"-court`(, n.[F. basse-cour. See Base, a., and Court, n.]1.The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An inferior court of law, not of record. 1913 Webster]
Based(b, p. p. & a.1.Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based. 1913 Webster]
2.[See Base, n., 18-21.]Wearing, or protected by, bases. [Obs.] \'bdBased in lawny velvet.\'b8 E. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ba"se*dow's dis*ease"(. [Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician.](Med.)A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter.Flint. 1913 Webster]
base-formingadj.1.causing formation of an alkali. WordNet 1.5]
Bas"e*lard(, n.[OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.]A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.[Written also baslard.]Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Base"less, a.Without a base; having no foundation or support. \'bdThe baseless fabric of this vision.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
baselinen.1.an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; as, they established a baseline for the budget. WordNet 1.5]
2.the back line at each end of a tennis court. WordNet 1.5]
3.(Baseball)the lines between bases on a baseball field along which a baseball player must run while running the bases. WordNet 1.5]
4.a measurement that represents the value of a physical quantity (such as a voltage, or a level of radioactivity) in the absence of effects from other variables in a measurement, test or experiment; a control value. PJC]
5.any horizontal line in a plot, graph, or diagram, or on a visual display in an electronic device, used as a reference point to which other values are referred. PJC]
Base"ly, adv.1.In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully. 1913 Webster]
2.Illegitimately; in bastardy. [Archaic] Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Base"ment(b, n.[F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.](Arch.)The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively. 1913 Webster]
Basement membrane(Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed. 1913 Webster]
Base"ness(, n.The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. 1913 Webster]
I once did hold it a baseness to write fair.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bas"e*net(, n.See Bascinet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
base" pair`(b, n.(Biochemistry, Genetics)a unit of double-stranded DNA or RNA consisting of two complementary bases on opposing strands of the double-stranded polynucleotide, bound together by hydrogen bonds and other non-covalent chemical forces. The bases comprising the base pairs are adenine, thymine, cytidine, and guanine. In normal DNA, the base adenine on one strand of DNA pairs with thymine on the opposite strand, and cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand. The term base pair usually includes the sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a nucleotide unit. One base pair is sometimes used as a unit of length or size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated bp; as, a 100-bp fragment of DNA. A length of 1000 base pairs is a kilobase pair or kbp. PJC]
base" price`(b, n.the initial price of something (goods or services) without the additional charges that may be added, such as handling or shipping charges, sales tax, optional equipment charges, etc. PJC]
Base" vi`ol(. See Bass viol. 1913 Webster]
Bash(, v. t. & i.[OE. baschen, baissen. See Abash.]To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His countenance was bold and bashed not.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Bash(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Bashed; p. pr. & vb. n.Bashing.][Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.]To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Hall Caine. 1913 Webster]
Bash her open with a rock.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bash(?), n.1.a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target. PJC]
2.a elaborate or lively social gathering or party. PJC]
Ba*shaw"(, n.[See Pasha.]1.A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: A magnate or grandee. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. 1913 Webster]
2.Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression. 1913 Webster]
Bash"ful*ly, adv.In a bashful manner. 1913 Webster]
Bash"ful*ness, n.The quality of being bashful. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness.Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves; bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; shyness usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bash"i-ba*zouk"(b, n.[Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.]A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. 1913 Webster]
Ba"si-(. A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ba"sic(, a.1.(Chem.)(a)Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.(b)Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt.(c)Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt. 1913 Webster]
Basic salt(Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical. 1913 Webster]
BASICn.1.(Computers)[Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Iruction C.]an artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set.Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is simpler than writing in assembly language. See also programming language, FORTRAN. PJC]
Ba*sic"er*ite(b, n.[Basi- + Gr. ke`ras horn, antenna.](Zo\'94l.)The second joint of the antenn\'91 of crustaceans. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sic"i*ty, n.(Chem.)(a)The quality or state of being a base.(b)The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid. 1913 Webster]
Ba"sic proc"ess. (Iron Metal.)A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to acid process, above. Called also Thomas process. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
basicsn. pl.1.a statement of fundamental facts or principles. Syn. -- ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments. WordNet 1.5]
2.principles from which other truths can be derived; as, let's get down to basics. Syn. -- fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock. WordNet 1.5]
Basic slag. A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also Thomas slag, phosphatic slag, and odorless phosphate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Basic steel. Steel produced by the basic process. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
basidialadj.of or pertaining to a basidium. WordNet 1.5]
basidiolichenn.a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete. WordNet 1.5]
ba*sid`i*o*my"ceten.1.any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota. Syn. -- basidiomycetous fungi. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ba*sid`i*o*my*ce"tes(?), n. pl.a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
basidiomycetousadj.of or pertaining to basidiomycetes. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ba*sid`i*o*my*co"ta(?), n. pl.(Bot.)[NL., fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. (Bot.)A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as "co\'94rdinate with the Ascomycetes", and other fungal phyla (the Zygomycota and Deuteromycota) were not mentioned. Syn. -- Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycotina. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Basidiomycotinan.same as Basidiomycota. WordNet 1.5]
Ba*sid"i*o*spore(, n.[Basidium + spore.](Bot.)A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous(, a. 1913 Webster]
basidiosporousadj.of or pertaining to a basidiospore. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ba*sid"i*um(, n.[NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base.](Bot.)A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example. 1913 Webster]
Ba"si*fi`er(, n.(Chem.)That which converts into a salifiable base. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sif"u*gal(, a.[Base,n.+ L. fugere to flee.](Bot.)Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal growth. 1913 Webster]
Ba"si*fy(, v. t.[Base + -fy.](Chem.)To convert into a salifiable base. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba`si*gyn"i*um(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + gynh` woman.](Bot.)The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore. 1913 Webster]
Ba`si*hy"al(, a.[Basi- + Gr. (Anat.)Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch. 1913 Webster]
Ba`si*hy"oid(, n.[Basi- + hyoid.](Anat.)The central tongue bone. 1913 Webster]
Bas"il(b, n.[Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel.]The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.Grier. 1913 Webster]
Bas"il, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Basiled (p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling.]To grind or form the edge of to an angle.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
Bas"il, n.[F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr. basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king.](Bot.)The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). 1913 Webster]
Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta. --
Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family. 1913 Webster]
Bas"il(b, n.[Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bith\'bena, prop., lining.]The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. 1913 Webster]
{ Bas"i*lar(, Bas"i*la*ry(, }a.[F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]1.Relating to, or situated at, the base. 1913 Webster]
2.Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.] \'bdBasilar instincts.\'b8 H. W. Beecher. 1913 Webster]
basileusn.a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Anat.)Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sil"i*ca(, n.; pl.Basilicas(; sometimes Basilic(-s.[L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king.]1.Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)(a)A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.(b)A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sil"i*ca, n.A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.P. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sil"i*can(, a.Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical. 1913 Webster]
There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form.Milman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*sil"i*con(, n.[L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica.](Med.)An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. 1913 Webster]
Bas"i*lisk(, n.[L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.]1.A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice. 1913 Webster]
Make me not sighted like the basilisk.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanid\'91. 1913 Webster]
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3.(Mil.)A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ba"sin(, n.[OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.] 1913 Webster]
1.A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. 1913 Webster]
2.The quantity contained in a basin. 1913 Webster]
3.A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.Pope 1913 Webster]
5.(Physical Geog.)(a)A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.(b)The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geol.)An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. 1913 Webster]
basinaladj.of or pertaining to a basin. WordNet 1.5]
Ba"sined(, a.Inclosed in a basin. \'bdBasined rivers.\'b8 Young. 1913 Webster]
Bas"i*net(, n.Same as Bascinet. 1913 Webster]
Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal(, a.[Basi- + occipital.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n.The basioccipital bone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba"si*on(, n.[Gr. ba`sis a base.](Anat.)The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sip"o*dite(, n.[Basi- + poy`s, podo`s, foot.](Anat.)The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis a base + ptery`gion a fin.](Anat.)A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al(, a. 1913 Webster]
Ba`sip*ter"y*goid(, a. & n.[Basi- + pterygoid.](Anat.)Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone. 1913 Webster]
Ba"sis(b, n.; pl.Bases(b.[L. basis, Gr. ba`sis. See Base, n.]1.The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If no basis bear my rising name.Pope. 1913 Webster]
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3.The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. 1913 Webster]
The basis of public credit is good faith.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
4.The principal component part of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Ba*sis"o*lute(b, a.[Basi- + solute, a.](Bot.)Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves. 1913 Webster]
{ Ba`si*sphe"noid(, Ba`si*sphe*noid"al(, }a.[Basi- + sphenoid.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. 1913 Webster]
Bask(b, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Basked(b; p. pr. & vb. n.Basking.][OScand. ba to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.]To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. 1913 Webster]
Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Bask, v. t.To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. 1913 Webster]
Basks at the fire his hairy strength.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Bas"ket(, n.[Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.]1.A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. \'bdRude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow.\'b8 Dyer. 1913 Webster]
2.The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital. [Improperly so used.] Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
4.The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach. [Eng.] Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
5.A container shaped like a basket{1}, even if made of solid material rather than woven; -- the top is often, but not always, open and without a lid. PJC]
6.a vessel suspended below a balloon, designed to carry people or measuring instruments for scientific research.The earliest balloons designed to carry people often had small vessels of woven flexible vegetable materials to hold the passengers, which resembled large baskets{1}, from which the name was derived. PJC]
7.(Basketball)A goal{3} consisting of a short cylindrical net suspended from a circular rim, which itself is attached at about ten feet above floor level to a backboard, placed at the end of a basketball court. In professional basketball, two such baskets are used, one at each end of the court, and each team may score only by passing the ball though its own basket. In informal games, only one such basket is often used. PJC]
8.(Basketball)An instance of scoring points by throwing the basketball through the basket; as, he threw four baskets in the first quarter; -- the ball must pass through the basket from above in order to score points. PJC]
Basket fish(Zo\'94l.), an ophiuran of the genus Astrophyton, having the arms much branched. See Astrophyton. --
Basket hilt, a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand.Hudibras.Hence,
Basket-hilted, a. --
Basket work, work consisting of plaited osiers or twigs. --
Basket worm(Zo\'94l.), a lepidopterous insect of the genus Thyridopteryx and allied genera, esp. Thyridopteryx ephemer\'91formis. The larva makes and carries about a bag or basket-like case of silk and twigs, which it afterwards hangs up to shelter the pupa and wingless adult females. --
collection basket, a small basket{1} mounted on the end of a pole, used in churches to collect donations from those attending a church service; -- the long pole allows the collector to hold the basket in front of those at the end of the pew, while the collector remains in the aisle.
waste basket, a basket{4} used to hold waste matter, such as discarded paper, commonly shaped like a truncated cone, with the wide end open and at the top. Vessels of other shapes, such as oblong containers, are also called waste baskets. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Bas"ket, v. t.To put into a basket. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Bas"ket*ball`, n.1.A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown. Syn. -- basketball game. Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5+PJC]
2.The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball. PJC]
Bas"ket*ful(, n.; pl.Basketfuls(.As much as a basket will contain. 1913 Webster]
Bas"ket*ry(, n.The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively. 1913 Webster]
Bask"ing shark`(. (Zo\'94l.)One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species. 1913 Webster]
Bas"net(, n.Same as Bascinet. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra(b, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + 'o`mma eye + fe`rein to bear.](Zo\'94l.)A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails. 1913 Webster]
Ba"son(b, n.A basin. [Obs. or Special form] 1913 Webster]
Basque(b, a.[F.]Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language. 1913 Webster]
Basque(b, n.[F.]1.One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France. 1913 Webster]
2.The language spoken by the Basque people. 1913 Webster]
3.A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques. 1913 Webster]
Basqu"ish(, a.[F. Basque Biscayan: cf. G. Baskisch.]Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Bas`-re*lief"(, n.[F. bas-relief; bas low + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. 1913 Webster]
Bass(b, n.; pl.Bass, and sometimes Basses(b.[A corruption of barse.](Zo\'94l.)1.An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. 1913 Webster]
Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes (Roccus chrysops); brass or yellow bass (Roccus interruptus). 1913 Webster]
2.The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. 1913 Webster]
3.Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. 1913 Webster]
4.The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci\'91na ocellata). See Redfish. 1913 Webster]
Calico bass, under Calico. 1913 Webster]
Bass, n.[A corruption of bast.]1.(Bot.)The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pron. A hassock or thick mat. 1913 Webster]
Bass(b, n.[F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.A bass, or deep, sound or tone. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)(a)The lowest part in a musical composition.(b)One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.[Written also base.] 1913 Webster]
Thorough bass. See Thorough bass. 1913 Webster]
Bass, a.Deep or grave in tone. 1913 Webster]
Bass clef(Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition. [See Illust. under Clef.] --
Bass voice, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass. 1913 Webster]
Bass, v. t.To sound in a deep tone. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bassariscidaen.a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family. Syn. -- subfamily Bassariscidae. WordNet 1.5]
Bassariscusn.a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk. Syn. -- genus Bassariscus. WordNet 1.5]
bassariskn.A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. Syn. -- cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat. WordNet 1.5]
Bass` drum"(. (Mus.)The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set(bor b, n.[F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.]A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice. 1913 Webster]
Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget basset.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set(b, a.[Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.](Geol.)Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set, n.(Geol.)The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Basseted; p. pr. & vb. n.Basseting.](Geol.)To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set horn`(b. [See Basset, a.](Mus.)An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set hound`(. [F. basset.](Zo\'94l.)A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. 1913 Webster]
Bas"set*ing, n.The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bas*set"to(, n.[It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter tenor. See Basso.](Mus.)A tenor or small bass viol. 1913 Webster]
Bass" horn"(. (Mus.)A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone. 1913 Webster]
bassinen.1.Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms. WordNet 1.5]
Bas"si*net(, n.[Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.]1.A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle. 1913 Webster]
2.See Bascinet.Lord Lytton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Bas"so(, n.[It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.](Mus.)(a)The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.(b)One who sings the lowest part.(c)The double bass, or contrabasso. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Basso continuo(. [It., bass continued.](Mus.)A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. 1913 Webster]
Bas"sock(, n.A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2. 1913 Webster]
Bas*soon"(, n.[F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ](Mus.)A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. 1913 Webster]
fagot. 1913 Webster]
Bas*soon"ist, n.A performer on the bassoon.Busby. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Bas"so-ri*lie"vo(, Bas"so-re*lie"vo }(, n.[It. basso-rilievo.]Same as Bas-relief. 1913 Webster]
Bas"so*rin(, n.[Cf. F. bassorine.](Chem.)A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Bass"-re*lief`(, n.Same as Bas-relief. 1913 Webster]
Bass" vi`ol(. (Mus.)A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello. 1913 Webster]
Bass"wood`(, n.(Bot.)The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, Tilia Americana. See Bass, the lime tree. 1913 Webster]