English Dictionary: Bedlam | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bad lands \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[a4]ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Batlet \Bat"let\, n. [Bat stick + -let.] A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also {batler}, {batling staff}, {batting staff}. --Shak. | |
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Battailant \Bat"tail*ant\, a. [F. bataillant, p. pr. See {Battle}, v. i. ] [Obs.] Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. --Spenser. -- n. A combatant. --Shelton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\, n. (Mil.) An infantry command of two or more companies, which is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an army is expressed. Note: In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a battalion consists of four companies, and three battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to two or more batteries of artillery combined into a single command. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\, n. [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See {Battalia}.] 1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. [bd]The whole battalion views.[b8] --Milton. 2. (Mil.) A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\, v. t. To form into battalions. [R.] | |
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Battlement \Bat"tle*ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [OE. batelment; cf. OF. bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Cf. {Battle}, n., {Bastile}, {Bastion}.] (Arch.) (a) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications. (b) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Battlemented \Bat"tle*ment*ed\ (-m[ecr]nt*[ecr]d), a. Having battlements. A battlemented portal. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Battle \Bat"tle\ (b[acr]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Battled} (-tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battling}.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See {Battle}, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. --Prior. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bdellium \Bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).] 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen. ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia. 2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxb[?]rghii. Other kinds are known as African, Sicilian, etc. | |
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Bdellometer \Bdel*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] leech + -meter.] (Med.) A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe. --Dunglison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See {Bethlehem}.] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson. 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. --Shak. 3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail. | |
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Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. [bd]The bedlam, brainsick duchess.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Bedlamite \Bed"lam*ite\, n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. [bd]Raving bedlamites.[b8] --Beattie. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beetle \Bee"tle\, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See {Coleoptera}. {Beetle mite} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of mites, of the family {Oribatid[91]}, parasitic on beetles. {Black beetle}, the common large black cockroach ({Blatta orientalis}). | |
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Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[emac]"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beetled} (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beetling}.] 1. To beat with a heavy mallet. 2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[emac]"t'l), n. [OE. betel, AS. b[c6]tl, b[?]tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be[a0]tan to beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc. 2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also {beetling machine}. --Knight. | |
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Betel nut \Be"tel nut`\ The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime. | |
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Bethlehem \Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[?]th-lekhem house of food; b[?]th house + lekhem food, l[be]kham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. {Bedlam}.] 1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam. 2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. --Audsley. | |
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Bethlehemite \Beth"le*hem*ite\, Bethlemite \Beth"lem*ite\, n. 1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea. 2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite. 3. One of an extinct English order of monks. | |
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Bethlehemite \Beth"le*hem*ite\, Bethlemite \Beth"lem*ite\, n. 1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea. 2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite. 3. One of an extinct English order of monks. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Betulin \Bet"u*lin\, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.) A substance of a resinous nature, obtained from the outer bark of the common European birch ({Betula alba}), or from the tar prepared therefrom; -- called also {birch camphor}. --Watts. | |
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Bodiliness \Bod"i*li*ness\, n. Corporeality. --Minsheu. | |
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Bodleian \Bod"lei*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[ucr]f"f[icr]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea parrot}. Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill. {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}. 2. (Bot.) The puffball. 3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640). | |
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Bottle-neck frame \Bot"tle-neck` frame"\ (Automobiles) An inswept frame. [Colloq.] | |
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Bottle-nose \Bot"tle-nose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. 2. The puffin. | |
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Bottle-nosed \Bot"tle-nosed`\ (-n[omac]zd), a. Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end. --Dickens. | |
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Sperm whale \Sperm" whale`\ (Zo[94]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also {cachalot}, and {spermaceti whale}. {Pygmy sperm whale} (Zo[94]l.), a small whale ({Kogia breviceps}), seldom twenty feet long, native of tropical seas, but occasionally found on the American coast. Called also {snub-nosed cachalot}. {Sperm-whale porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a toothed cetacean ({Hypero[94]don bidens}), found on both sides of the Atlantic and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and thick. Called also {bottle-nosed whale}. | |
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Bottlehead \Bot"tle*head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also {bottle-nosed whale} | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bottle \Bot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bottled}p. pr. & vb. n. {Bottling}.] To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; as, to bottle wine or porter; to bottle up one's wrath. | |
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Bottling \Bot"tling\ (b[ocr]t"tl[icr]ng) n. The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and corking the bottles. | |
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Butylamine \Bu`tyl*am"ine\, n. [Butyric + -yl + amine.] (Org. Chem.) A colorless liquid base, {C4H9NH2}, of which there are four isomeric varieties. | |
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Butylene \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From {Butyl}.] (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, {C4H8}, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Baidland, PA (CDP, FIPS 3768) Location: 40.18908 N, 79.95507 W Population (1990): 1620 (634 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Battle Mountain, NV (CDP, FIPS 4900) Location: 40.64152 N, 116.93772 W Population (1990): 3542 (1431 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 89820 | |
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Battlement Mesa, CO (CDP, FIPS 5120) Location: 39.44147 N, 108.02453 W Population (1990): 1477 (806 housing units) Area: 20.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81635 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bethlehem, CT Zip code(s): 06751 Bethlehem, GA (town, FIPS 7612) Location: 33.93761 N, 83.70844 W Population (1990): 348 (148 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30620 Bethlehem, KY Zip code(s): 40007 Bethlehem, NC (CDP, FIPS 5530) Location: 35.81345 N, 81.29237 W Population (1990): 3186 (1310 housing units) Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Bethlehem, NH Zip code(s): 03574 Bethlehem, PA (city, FIPS 6088) Location: 40.62670 N, 75.36805 W Population (1990): 71428 (28486 housing units) Area: 49.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18015, 18018 Bethlehem, SD Zip code(s): 57708 Bethlehem, WV (village, FIPS 6940) Location: 40.04471 N, 80.69198 W Population (1990): 2694 (1137 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bethlehem Village, CT (CDP, FIPS 4945) Location: 41.64264 N, 73.20350 W Population (1990): 1976 (849 housing units) Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Battlement a parapet wall or balustrade surrounding the flat roofs of the houses, required to be built by a special law (Deut. 22:8). In Jer. 5:10, it denotes the parapet of a city wall. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Bdellium occurs only in Gen. 2:12, where it designates a product of the land of Havilah; and in Num. 11:7, where the manna is likened to it in colour. It was probably an aromatic gum like balsam which exuded from a particular tree (Borassus flabelliformis) still found in Arabia, Media, and India. It bears a resemblance in colour to myrrh. Others think the word denotes "pearls," or some precious stone. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Bethlehem house of bread. (1.) A city in the "hill country" of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Gen. 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2), Beth-lehem-judah (1 Sam. 17:12), and "the city of David" (Luke 2:4). It is first noticed in Scripture as the place where Rachel died and was buried "by the wayside," directly to the north of the city (Gen. 48:7). The valley to the east was the scene of the story of Ruth the Moabitess. There are the fields in which she gleaned, and the path by which she and Naomi returned to the town. Here was David's birth-place, and here also, in after years, he was anointed as king by Samuel (1 Sam. 16:4-13); and it was from the well of Bethlehem that three of his heroes brought water for him at the risk of their lives when he was in the cave of Adullam (2 Sam. 23:13-17). But it was distinguished above every other city as the birth-place of "Him whose goings forth have been of old" (Matt. 2:6; comp. Micah 5:2). Afterwards Herod, "when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men," sent and slew "all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under" (Matt. 2:16, 18; Jer. 31:15). Bethlehem bears the modern name of Beit-Lahm, i.e., "house of flesh." It is about 5 miles south of Jerusalem, standing at an elevation of about 2,550 feet above the sea, thus 100 feet higher than Jerusalem. There is a church still existing, built by Constantine the Great (A.D. 330), called the "Church of the Nativity," over a grotto or cave called the "holy crypt," and said to be the "stable" in which Jesus was born. This is perhaps the oldest existing Christian church in the world. Close to it is another grotto, where Jerome the Latin father is said to have spent thirty years of his life in translating the Scriptures into Latin. (See {VERSION}.) (2.) A city of Zebulun, mentioned only in Josh. 19:15. Now Beit-Lahm, a ruined village about 6 miles west-north-west of Nazareth. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Beth-lehem, house of bread |