Bassoon'ist, s. a performer on the bassoon. Bass-relief, or Bas'so-relie'vo, s. raised work. Bass-vi'ol, s. a musical instrument. Bastard, s. a child born out of wedlock: a. illegitimate; spurious; not genuine. Bas'tardism, s. the state of a bastard. Bas'tardize, v. to declare a child illegitimate. Bastardy, s. an unlawful state of birth. Baste, v. to beat; to drip butter on meat whilst roasting; to sew slightly. Basti'le, s. a prison, a dungeon, a gaol. Bastina'de, Bastina'do, s. act of beating with a cudgel; a Turkish punishment for beating an offender on the soles of his feet: v. to give the bastinado.

Ba'sting, s. act of beating with a stick. Bas'tion, s. a huge mass of earth standing out from a rampart; a bulwark. Bat, s. a club to strike a ball with; a winged animal somewhat resembling a mouse. Batch, s. the quantity of bread baked at

once.

Bate, v. an abbreviation of Abate.
Bateau', s. [Fr.] a long light boat.
Bath, s. a place to bathe in; bathing.
Bathe, v. to wash in a bath; to soften.
Ba'ther, s. one who bathes.

Ba'thing, s. immersion in water.
Ba'thos, s. anticlimax or sinking in poetry.
Ba'ting, prep. abating, except.

Bat'on, Batoon', s. a staff; a marshal's truncheon.

Batta'lia, s. battle array, order of battle. Battalion, s. a body of foot soldiers, from 500 to 800 men; a division of an army. Bat'ten, v. to fatten: s. a broad thin scantling of wood v. to form with battens. Bat'ter, s. a mixture of flour, eggs, milk, &c. v. to beat, to beat down; to wear with beating, to wear out with service. Bat'tering-ram, s. a military engine, formerly used to batter down walls.

Battery, s. a raised work on which cannons are mounted; in law, a violent assault. Bat'tle, s. a fight: v. to contend in fight. Battle-array', s. a form or order of battle. Bat'tle-axe, s. a weapon like an axe; a bill. Bat'tle-door, s. a flat instrument used to strike shuttlecocks with.

Bat'tlement, s. a wall with embrasures; a breast work.

Baubee', s. (in Scotland) a halfpenny. Bauble, s. a trifle, a trinket, a plaything. Bawd, s. a procurer, or procuress. Bawdy, a. unchaste, foul, lewd. Bawd'ry, s. obsceneness or lewdness. Bawl, v. to call or cry out, to speak loud. Bawl'er, s. one who makes an outery. Bawl'ing, s. the act of loudly calling. Bay, s. a geographical term; a species of the laurel-tree; a stand made by one surrounded by enemies: a. brown approaching to chestnut-colour: v. to bark as a dog, to bark at.

Bay'ard, s. a bay horse.

Bay'onet, s. a dagger fixed to a musket: v. to stab with a bayonet. Bays, s. an honorary crown or garland. Bay'-salt, s. salt made from sea-water exposed to the sun, so named from its colour. Bay'-tree, s. the female laurel.

Bay-window, s. a window jutting outward. Bazaar, Bazar', s. an eastern market. Bdellium, s. an aromatic gum.

Be, v. to exist, to have existence. Beach, s. the sea-shore, the strand, the coast. Bea'con, s. something on an eminence, where signs are made to direct seamen. Bead, s. a little ball strung with others, with which necklaces and rosaries are inade. Bea'dle, s. an inferior officer in a parish, university, or court.

Bea'dleship, s. the office of a beadle. Bead'roll, s. a list of those to be prayed for. Beads'man, s. he who prays for another; a monk.

Bea'gle, s. a small kind of hunting dog. Beak, s. the bill of a bird; any point like a beak.

Beak'ed, a. having a beak; pointed. Beak'er, s. a cup with a spout formed like the beak of a bird.

Beam, s. the main piece of timber which supports a building; the balance of a pair of scales; the pole of a chariot; a ray of light: v. to emit rays or beams. Beam'less, a. emitting no ray of light. Beam'y, a. radiant; shining; resplendent. Bean, s. a well-known kind of pulse. Bear, s. a rough, savage animal; a rude unpolished man; the name of two constellations, called the greater and lesser bear. Bear, v. to carry a load, to support, to endure or suffer; to bring forth.

Bear'-baiting, s. baiting bears with dogs. Beard, s. hair which grows on the chin and

lips; the barb of an arrow or hook v. to take by the beard; to oppose to the face. Be'arded, a. having a beard; barbed. Bo'ardless, a. having no beard; youthful. Bearer, s. a person employed as the carrier of any thing; a supporter. Bear-garden, s. any place of tumult. Bear'ing, s. the situation of any place, both as to distance and direction; gesture or carriage.

Bearish, a. having the qualities of a bear. Bear'like, a. resembling a bear; rude. Bear'sfoot, s. a plant, a species of hellebore. Beast, s. an irrational animal; a brutal man. Beast'ly, a. nasty, filthy, obscene. Beast'liness, s. brutality, filthiness.

Beat, v. to strike; to conquer; to throb : s. a stroke; a pulsation.

Beater, s. one who beats or strikes.
Beat'en, a. bruised, trodden.

Beatif'ic, Beatif'ical, a. blissful, heavenly.
Beatif'ically, ad. blissfully.

Beatification, s. the act of pronouncing a dead person beatified.

Beat'ify, v. to bless with celestial enjoyment. Bea'ting, s. correction by blows.

Beat'itude, s. blessedness, happiness, felicity.
Beau, s. a fop, a man of dress; an admirer.
Beau'ideal, s. [Fr.] ideal excellence or per-
fection.

Beau'ish, a. foppish; dressed showily.
Beau-monde, s. [Fr.] the fashionable world.
Beau'teous, a. fair, elegant, beautiful.
Beauteously, ad. in a beauteous manner.
Beau'teousness, s. loveliness to the sight.
Beau'tifier, s. that which beautifies.

Beautiful, a. fair, elegant, pleasing.
Beau'tifulness, s. beauty, elegance.
Beautifully, ad. in a beautiful manner.
Beau'tify, v. to adorn, to embellish.
Beau'ty, s. that assemblage of graces which
pleases the eye; a beautiful person.
Beauty-spot, s. a small black patch.
Bea'ver, s. an amphibious animal, valuable
for its fur; a hat made of its fur; the part
of a helmet which covers the face.
Bea'vered, a. wearing a beaver.
Becafi'co, s. a small bird, the fig-eater.
Becalm', v. to keep in a calm; to quiet.
Becau'se, conj. for; for this reason.
Bechan'ce, v. to befall; to happen.
Becharm', v. to captivate.

Beck, s. a sign with the hand or head, a nod.
Beck'on, v. to make a sign with the hand.
Becom'e, v. to be fit, to be suitable to the
person; to enter into some state.
Becom'ing. a. suitable, graceful, pleasing.
Becom'ingly, ad. in a becoming manner.
Becom'ingness, s. propriety, suitableness.
Becrip'ple, v. to make lame.

Bed, s. something to sleep on; a division in a garden in which seeds are sown; the channel of a river; a layer, a stratum. Bed, v. to place in a bed; to cohabit. Bedab'ble, v. to besprinkle, to wet. Bedrag gle, v. to trail in the dirt. Bedaub', v. to daub, to besmear.

Bedazzle, v. to make the sight dim by too brilliant a light.

Bed'chamber, s. a room to sleep in.
Bed'clothes, s. the coverings of a bed.
Bed'ding, s. the materials belonging to a bed.
Bedeck', v. to deck, to adorn, to embellish.
Bedew', v. to moisten gently as with dew.
Bed'fellow, s. one lying in the same bed.
Bed'-hangings, s. pl. the curtains to a bed.
Bedi'ght, v. to adorn; to dress.
Bedim', v. to make dim.
Bediz'en, v. to dress out gaily.
Bed'lam, s. an hospital for lunatics.

Bed'lamite, s. a madman, a noisy person.
Bed'maker, s. a person whose office it is to

make the beds, as in the universities.

Bed'post, s. the post of a bedstead.

Bedrench', v. to drench; to saturate.

Bee'tle-browed, a. having a prominent brow.
Bee'tle-headed, a. dull, stupid.

Beeves, s. pl. black cattle, oxen.
Betall', v. to happen, to come to pass.
Befit', v. to be suitable to, to suit.
Befool', v. to make a fool of.

Befo're, prep. farther onward; in front of; in presence of; superior to: ad. sooner than; previously.

Befo'rehand, ad. in a state of anticipation.
Befo'retime, ad. formerly, of old time.
Befoul', v. to soil, to dirty, to make foul.
Befriend', v. to favour, to be kind to.
Befrin'ge, v. to decorate with fringes.
Beg, v. to ask alms, to entreat, to petition.
Beget', v. to generate, to produce.
Beggar, s. one who lives by begging: v. to
reduce to beggary, to impoverish.
Beg'garly, a. in want, stingy: ad. meanly.
Beg'gary, s. great want, indigence, poverty.
Begilt', a. gilded over.

Begin', v. to enter upon, to commence.
Begin'ner, s. one that begins; a novice.
Begin'ning, s. the first original or cause; the
first part; the rudiments or first ground.
Begird', v. to gird, bind round, shut up.
Begnaw', v. to eat away, to corrode.
Begon'e, int. get away! go hence!
Begrea'se, v. to soil with grease.

Begri'me, v. to soil, to dirty with soot.
Begrudge, v. to envy the possession of.
Beguile, v. to cheat, to impose on; to amuse,
to deceive pleasingly.

Begui'ler, s. one who beguiles.

Behalf', s. favor, support, vindication. Beha've, v. to demean, to act, to conduct. Behaviour, s. conduct, course of life. Behead', v. to kill by cutting off the head. Behemoth, s. an animal described in Job, supposed to be the hippopotamus. Behest', s. a command, order, precept. Behind, prep. at the back of, following another, remaining after another ad. backwards; in the rear.

Behi'ndhand, ad. late in time; in arrears. Behold, v. to look upon: int. see! lo! Behoʻlden, a. obliged, bound in gratitude. Beholder, s. a spectator.

Behoof', s. profit, advantage, benefit.

sickness or old age.

Bed room, s. a bedchamber.

Bedrop', v. to besprinkle.

Bed'side, s. the side of the bed.

Bed'stead, s. the frame which supports a bed.
Bed'time, s. the hour of rest.

Bee, s. an insect which produces honey.
Beech, s. a forest tree.

Beech'en, a. consisting of the wood of beech.
Beech'mast, 8. the nuts of the beech.
Beech'-oil, s. oil expressed from beech-nuts.
Bee-eater, s. a bird that feeds upon bees.
Beef, s. the flesh of the ox, bull, or cow.
Beef'-eater, s. a yeoman of the guard.
Beef'-steak, s. a slice of beef for broiling.
Beehive, s. a box or case for holding bees.
Been, p. See Be.

Beer, s. a liquor made of malt and hops.
Beet, s. the name of a garden plant.
Bee'tle, s. an insect; a large heavy mallet.
Bee'tle, v. to hang or project over.

Behoo've, Beho've, v. to be fit, to become. Be'ing, s. existence; a particular state or condition; the person existing.

Bela'bour, v. to beat soundly, to thump.
Bela'ced, p. and a. covered with lace.
Bela'ted, a. benighted, late out.

Belay', v. to block up, to besiege; with
seamen, to make fast a rope.
Belch, v. to eject wind from the stomach.
Belch'ing, s. eructation.

Bel'dam, s. a hag, a scolding woman.
Belea'guer, v. to besiege, to block up.
Bel'fry, s. a place where bells hang.
Belial, s. wickedness: a. worthless.
Beli'e, v. to slander, to calumniate.
Belief, s. persuasion, opinion; creed; a form
containing the articles of faith.
Belie've, v. to credit, to trust, to think true.
Believable, a. credible.

Believer, s. a professor of Christianity. Believ'ingly, ad. in a believing manner.

Beli'ke, ad. probably, perhaps, likely. Bell, s. a hollow sounding vessel. Belle, s. a gay dressy young lady. Belles-Let'tres, [Fr.] s. pl. polite literature. Bell-flower, s. the plant campanula, so named, from the flower being shaped like a bell.

Bell'-founder, s. one who casts bells.

Bell-hanger, s. one who fixes bells.
Bel'licose, a. inclined for war.

Belligerent, s. a state carrying on war.
Belli"gerent, Belli"gerous, a. waging war.
Bell'man, s. he whose business it is to pro-
claim any thing in towns, and to gain
attention by ringing his bell.
Bell'-metal, s. a mixture of copper and tin.
Bel'low, v. to roar like a bull; to clamour.
Bel'lowing, s. loud noise; roaring.
Bellows, s. an instrument to blow the fire.
Bel'lows-maker, s. a maker of bellows.
Bell-rope, s. a pulley for bells.
Bel'luine, a. beastly; brutal; savage.
Bell'-wether, s. a sheep which leads the flock
with a bell on his neck.

Bel'ly, s. the lower part of the body.
Belly band, s. the girth which fastens the
saddle of a horse in harness.
Bellyful, s. as much food as fills the belly.
Belly-god, s. a glutton; a gourmand.
Belly-pinched, a. suffering from hunger.
Belly-slave, s. a slave to the appetite.
Belong, v. to appertain to, to be the pro-
perty of, to have relation to.
Belov'ed, a. greatly loved, valued much.
Below, ad. lower in place, inferior.
Belt, s. a girdle, a sash: v. to encircle.
Bema'sk, v. to hide, to conceal.

Bemi're, v. to soil, to daub with mire.
Bemo'an, v. to lament, to bewail.
Bemo'aner, s. one who laments.
Bemock', v. to deride; to laugh at.
Bemo'urn, v. to weep over; to bewail.
Bemu'sed, a. overcome with musing.
Bench, s. a long seat; a seat of justice;
justices sitting on the bench.

Bench'er, s. a senior or governing member in the inns of court.

Bend, s. a eurve; a crook.

Bend, v. to crook, to bow; to subdue. Bene'ath, prep. under, lower in place, lower in excellence, unworthy of: ad. in a lower place.

Benedic'tine, s. a monk of that order, named
after its founder, St. Benedict.
Benediction, s. a blessing; an acknowledg-
ment for blessings received.
Benefaction, s. a charitable gift, a benefit.
Benefactor, Benefac'tress, s. a man or woman
who does acts of kindness; a patron.
Ben'efice, s. an ecclesiastical living.
Ben'eficed, a. having church preferment.
Benef'icence, s. generosity, active goodness.
Benef'icent, a. kind, obliging, doing good.
Benef'icently, ad. in a beneficent manner.
Beneficial, a. advantageous, useful.
Benefi'cially, ad. advantageously.
Benefi'cialness, s. usefulness, profit.
Beneficiary, s. one who holds a benefice.
Ben'efit, s. kindness, advantage, use: v. to
gain advantage by; to do good.
Benevolence, s. disposition to good; charity.

Benevolent, a. having good-will, kind.
Benevolently, ad. in a kind manner.
Benga'lee, s. the language spoken in Bengal.
Bengale'se, s. a native or natives of Bengal.
Beni'ght, v. to involve in darkness.
Beni'ghted, p. and a. overtaken by the night.
Beni'gn, a. kind, generous, gentle.
Benignant, a. kind; gracious; good.
Benignity, s. graciousness, kindness.
Beni'gnly, ad. kindly, graciously.
Ben'ison, s. a benediction or blessing.
Ben'jamin, s. See Benzoin.

Bent, s. inclination, disposition, fixed purpose.
Bent'-grass, s. the agrostis, a kind of grass.
Benum'b, v. to make torpid, to stupify.
Benzoin', s. a medicinal kind of resin, vul-
garly called gum-benjamin.
Bepaint', v. to cover with paint.
Bepinch', v. to mark with pinches.
Bepow'der, v. to sprinkle over with powder.
Bepra'ise, v. to praise extravagantly.
Bequeath', v. to give by will, to leave.
Bequeath'ment, s. the act of bequeathing.
Bequest', s. something left by will.
Bere'ave, v. to deprive of; to take away.
Bereavement, s. deprivation; great loss.
Bergamot, s. a kind of pear; an essence or
perfume; a sort of scented snuff.
Berhy'me, v. to mention in rhyme.
Berlin, s. a kind of chariot first made in
Berlin.

Ber'ry, s. any small fruit containing seeds.
Berth, s. a room or sleeping place on board

a ship; a ship's station when at anchor. Ber'yl, s. a precious stone of a greenish cast. Bescreen', v. to shelter; to conceal. Bescrib'ble, v. to scribble over.

Beseech', v. to beg, to entreat, to implore.
Beseem', v. to become, to befit.
Beseem'ing, a. becoming, proper.
Beseem'ly, a. fit; becoming; suitable.
Beset', v. to way lay, to perplex, to harass.
Beset'ting, a. habitually attending.
Beshrew', v. to wish a curse upon.
Besi'de, Besi'des, pr. over and above, near.
Besie'ge, v. to lay siege to; to hem in.
Besie'ger, s. one who besieges.
Besmear, v. to daub or smear over.
Besmut', v. to blacken with smut.
Besnuff', v. to foul with snuff.
Be'som, s. a broom made of twigs.
Besot', v. to make sottish; to stupify with
liquor.

Besottedness, s. arrant stupidity; infatuation.
Bespan'gle, v. to decorate with spangles.
Bespat'ter, v. to splash with dirt; to asperse
with reproach.

Bespeak', v. to order beforehand; to address
Bespec'kle, v. to mark with speckles.
Bespot', v. to mark with spots, to variegate
Bespread', v. to spread over.
Besprin'kle, v. to sprinkle over.

Best, a. most good; ad. in the best manner.
Bes'tial, a. like a beast, brutish.
Bestiality, s. the quality of beasts.
Bestir', v. to move quickly, to hasten.
Bestow, v. to give, to confer upon.
Bestow'al, Bestow'ment, s. disposal.
Bestow'er, s. a giver; a disposer.
Bestrew', v. to strew or scatter about.
Bestri'de, v. to get across any thing.

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Bestud', v. to adorn with studs.
Bet, s. a wager: v. to lay a wager.
Beta'ke, v. to take, to have recourse to.
Be'tel, s. a valuable Indian shrub.
Bethink', v. to recollect, to reflect.
Beti'de, v. to happen, to befall.
Beti'mes, ad. early, soon, seasonably.
Beto'ken, v. to signify, to foreshow.
Betray', v. to deliver up treacherously; to
divulge a secret, to discover.
Betray'er, s. a traitor; one that betrays.
Betroth', v. to give or receive a contract of
marriage; to affiance.

Betroth'ment, s. a mutual promise of marriage.

Bet'ter, a. superior, improved, more good.
Bet'tering, s. the act of improving.
Bet'ters, s. pl. our superiors in station, &c.
Bet'ting, s. the act of making a wager.
Bet'tor, s. one that lays wagers.
Between', Betwixt', prep. in the middle.
Bev'el, s. a kind of square rule; an obtuse
or acute angle: a. oblique: v. to cut to a
bevel angle.

Beverage, s. drink, liquor to be drunk.
Bev'y, s. a flock of birds; a company.
Bewail', v. to bemoan, to lament.
Bewail'ing, s. audible sorrow, lamentation.
Bewa're, v. to be cautious, to be wary of.
Bewilder, v. to mislead, to puzzle.
Bewitch', v. to injure by witchcraft, to charm,
to fascinate.

Bewitch'er, s. one who bewitches.

Bewitch'ery, Bewitch'ment, s. fascination.
Bewitch'ing, a. having power to fascinate.
Bewitch'ingly, ad. in an alluring manner.
Bewrap', v. to wrap up; to enclose.
Bewray, v. to discover; to betray.
Bewray'er, s. a betrayer; discoverer.
Bey, s. a Turkish governor.
Beyond', prep. farther onward than, remote

from, on the farther side of, above. Bezel, s. that part of a ring in which the diamond or stone is fixed.

Beʼzoar, s. a medicinal stone from the East.
Bezo'nian, s. a low fellow.
Bez'zle, v. to waste in riot.

Bi'as, s. inclination, bent; a weight lodged on one side of a bowl; propension: v. to prejudice, to incline partially.

Bib, s. a piece of linen to pin before a child.
Bib'ber, s. a tippler, a toper, a sot.
Bible, s. the sacred volume, in which are
contained the revelations of God.
Biblical, a. relating to the bible or divinity.
Bibliographer, s. one skilled in book history.
Bibliograph'ical, a. relating to the history of
books.

Bibliomania, s. eagerness to possess curious books; book madness.

Bibliomaniac, s. one smitten with a rage for books.

Bibliopol'ic, a. pertaining to bookselling.
Bibliopole, Bibliop'olist, s. a bookseller.
Bibliothe'ca, Bibliothe'ke, s. a library.
Bibliothecal, a. belonging to a library.
Bib'lis, s. the wine-fly, a small insect.
Bicarbonate, s. carbonic acid doubly strong.
Bicip'ital, Bicip'itous, a. having two heads.
Bick'er, v. to quarrel, to wrangle.
Bick'ering, s. à quarrel; skirmish.

Bid', v. to command; to offer a price.
Bid'der, s. one who offers a price.
Bid'ding, s. a command, order, charge.
Bide, v. to dwell, to abide, to endure.
Biden'tal, a. having two teeth.
Bidet', [Fr.] s. a little horse.
Bi'ding, s. an abode, residence, stop.
Bien'nial, a. continuing for two years.
Bien'nially, ad. every two years.

Bier, s. a frame used for carrying the dead.
Biest'ings, s. the first milk after calving.
Bi'fold, a. twofold; double.
Bi'form, a. having a double form.
Bifront'ed, a. having two fronts.
Bi'furcated, a. having two forks.
Bifurca'tion, s. division into two branches.
Big, a. large, great, swollen, fraught.
Big'amist, s. he who has committed bigamy.
Bigamy, s. the having two wives at once.
Big'gin, s. a kind of cap for a child.
Bight, s. a small bay; a coil of rope.
Big'ness, s. bulk; size; dimensions.
Big'ot, s. a zealot, one unreasonably or
blindly devoted to a party or creed.
Bigoted, a. irrationally zealous.
Big'otedly, ad. in a bigoted manner.
Bigotry, s. blind zeal; superstition.
Bilateral, a. having two sides.
Bil'berry, s. a small purple-coloured berry
Bilbo, (Bilboa) s. a sword, a rapier.
Bil'boes, s.pl. stocks or shackles for the feet,
for punishing offenders at sea (originally
used in Spanish ships).

Bile, s. a thick bitter liquor separated from
the blood, and collected in the gall bladder.
Bi'leduct, s. a vessel or canal for the bile.
Bilge, s. the broadest part of a ship's bottom;

the protuberant part of a cask: v. to spring a leak, to let in water. Another form of Bulge.

Bil'ge-pump,s.a pump to draw off bilge-water. Bil'ge-water, s. water which enters a ship by a leak, and lies on her bilge. Bil'iary, a. belonging to the bile. Bilin'guous, a. having two tongues. Bil'ious, a. full of bile, choleric. Bijou, [Fr.] s. any elegant ornament. Bilk, v. to cheat, to overreach, to defraud. Bill, s. the beak of a bird; a kind of hatchet; a written paper of any kind; an account of money due; a law proposed in writing to parliament, which when passed is called an Act; a legal declaration in writing. Bill of exchange, s. a note which authorizes

the bearer to demand a sum of money at a certain time and place, in consideration of value received.

Bill of parcels, s. an account delivered by the seller to the buyer of goods. Bill, v. to caress, to fondle.

Bil'let, s. a small log of wood; a note, a

letter, a small paper: v. to quarter soldiers. Bil'iet-doux, s. a short love-letter, a card. Billiards, s. a game with balls and sticks. Billingsgate, s. foul language; such as is used in Billingsgate, a famous fish-market in London.

Bil'lion, s. a million of millions.
Bil'low, s. a large rolling wave of the sea :
v. to rise and roll like huge waves.
Bil'lowy, a. swelling like large waves.

Bin, s. a repository for wine, corn, &c. Bi'nary, a. composed of two; double. Bind, v. to tie, to fasten, to connect; to put under constraint or obligation; to make costive; to cover books.

Bi'nder, s. he whose trade it is to bind books.
Bi'nding, s. covering of books; a bandage.
Binding, a. obligatory.

Bin'nacle, Bit'tacle, s. a frame in the steerage
of a ship, where the compass is placed.
Bin'ocle, s. a telescope with two tubes, for
looking at an object with both eyes.
Binocular, a. having two eyes or two tubes.
Bino'mial, s. an algebraic term.
Biographer, s. a writer of lives.
Biographical, a. relating to biography.
Biography, s. a history or writing of lives.
Bip'arous, a. bringing forth two at a birth.
Bipartite, a. having two corresponding parts.
Bi'ped, s. a two-footed animal.
Bipen'nated, a. having two wings.
Bipet'alous, a. consisting of two flower-leaves.
Biquad'rate, Biquadrat'ic, s. the fourth power
arising from multiplying a square by itself.
Birch, s. a tree common in England; a rod.
Birch, Birch'en, a. made of birch.
Bird, s. a name applied to all fowls.
Bird'-bolt, s. an arrow for shooting birds.
Bird cage, s. a cage to keep birds in.
Bird call, s. a whistle to allure birds.
Bird'-catcher, s. one who catches birds.
Bird's-eye, a. seen from above, as if by the
eye of a bird flying; as "a bird's-eye
view."

Bird'lime, s. a glutinous substance used to
entangle the feet of small birds.
Bird's-nest, s. the nest which a bird makes
for hatching and rearing its young.
Birth, s. the act of coming into life; lineage,
extraction; rank inherited by descent.
Birth'day, s. the anniversary of the day of
one's birth.

Birth'dom, s. privilege of birth.

Birth place, s. place where any one is born. Birth'right, s. the rights and privileges to which a person is born.

Biscuit, s. a kind of hard flat bread; a cake. Bisect', v. to divide into two equal parts. Bisec'tion, s. division into two equal parts. Bish'op, s. (literally, an overseer) a dignitary of the Church, presiding over the clergy within a district called a diocese; a liquor composed of oranges, wine, sugar, &c. Bish'opric, s. the diocese of a bishop. Bismuth, s. a hard white brittle mineral. Bis'on, s. a kind of wild ox.

Bissex'tile, s. leap-year; every fourth year.
Bit, s. a small piece of any thing; a morsel;
the iron mouth-piece of a bridle.
Bitch, s. the female of the dog kind.
Bite, s. seizure by the teeth; a sharper.
Bite, v. to seize or wound with the teeth; to
cut; to cheat, to trick.

Bi'ter, s. one that bites; a tricker.
Biting, a. sharp, severe, sarcastic.
Bi'tingly, ad. sarcastically; reproachfully.
Bit'ter, a. biting to the taste; acrid, sharp,
painful, severe, satirical.

Bitterly, ad. with a bitter taste; sharply.
Bit'tern, s. a bird of the heron kind.
Bitterness, s. a bitter taste; malice; grief.

Bit'ters, s. a spiritous liquor in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped. Bit'ter-wort, s. gentian, a very bitter plant. Bitumen, s. a kind of pitch; naphtha. Bituminous, a. containing bitumen. Bi'valve, a. and s. having two valves or shells which open and shut, as an oyster. Bivouac, s. an armed force on guard all night v. to be under arms all night. Blab, v. to tell a secret, to tattle, to tell tales. Blab, s. a telltale; a tattler.

Blab'ber, s. one who blabs; a telltale.
Black, a. of the colour of night; dark;
wicked: s. a negro; a dark colour; mourn.
ing v. to blacken.

Black'amoor, Black'moor, s. a negro.
Black'ball, v. to vote against, by putting
black balls into the ballot-box.
Black'bird, s. the name of a bird.
Black'berry, s. the fruit of the bramble.
Black'-cattle, s. oxen; bovine cattle.
Black'-cock, s. the heath-cock.

Black'en, v. to make black; to defame.
Black guard, s. a low dirty fellow, a scoundrel.
Black'ing, s. liquid, &c., for blacking shoes.
Black'ish, a. somewhat black.

Black-lead, s. a mineral used for pencils.
Black'leg, s. a swindler, a low cheater.
Black'ness, s. a black colour; atrociousness.
Black'mail, s. a certain rate paid for pro-
tection to men allied to robbers.
Black'-rod, s. the usher belonging to the
Order of the Garter; usher of Parliament.
Black'smith, s. a smith who works in iron.
Black'thorn, s. the sloe-tree.
Blad'der, s. urinary vessel; a bag; a pustule.
Blade, s. the spire of grass or corn; the
sharp or cutting part of an instrument; a
sharp or keen person.

Bla'debone, s. the upper bone of the shoulder.
Blain, s. a pustule, an ulcer, a bile, a blister.
Bla'mable, a. deserving blame; faulty.
Bla'mableness, s. culpability.
Bla'mably, ad. culpably.

Blame, . imputation of a fault; censure.
Blame, v. to censure, to reproach.
Bla'meful, a. deserving blame; culpable.
Bla'meless, a. without blame; guiltless,
upright.

Bla'melessly, ad. innocently; without fault.
Bla'melessness, s. a state undeserving blame.
Bla'mer, s. one who finds fault.
Bla'meworthy, a. culpable, blamable.
Blanch, v. to whiten; to whiten by peeling,
as to blanch almonds; to evade.
Blanc-manger, [Fr.] s. a confected white
jelly.

Bland, a. soft, mild, gentle, kind.
Blandil'oquence, s. flattering speech.
Blan'dish, v. to smooth, to soften.
Blan'disher, s. an insinuating flatterer.
Blan'dishment, s. soft speeches, flattery.
Blank, s. a void space; a disappointment.
Blank, a. white, without writing, empty.
Blank-verse, s. verse without rhyme.
Blan'ket, s. a woollen cover for a bed.
Blan'keting, s. cloth made for blankets.
Blasphe'me, v. to speak blasphemy.

Blasphemer, s. an impious wretch, who irreverently speaks of the Divine Being. Blasphe'ming, s. the act of blasphemy.