English Dictionary: Brandmeldebereich | by the DICT Development Group |
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Barehanded \Bare"hand`ed\, n. Having bare hands. | |
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Barmaid \Bar"maid`\, n. A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop. A bouncing barmaid. --W. Irving. | |
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Barmote \Bar"mote`\, n. [Barg + mote meeting.] A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. --Blount. | |
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Fowl \Fowl\, n. Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[86]gel, Goth. fugls; of unknown origin, possibly by loss of l, from the root of E. fly, or akin to E. fox, as being a tailed animal.] 1. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air. --Gen. i. 26. Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not. --Matt. vi. 26. Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts. --Shak. 2. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen ({Gallus domesticus}). {Barndoor fowl}, [or] {Barnyard fowl}, a fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen. | |
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Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + -meter: cf. F. barom[8a]tre.] 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. Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury. The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760 millimeters). See {Sympiesometer}. --Nichol. {Aneroid barometer}. See {Aneroid barometer}, under {Aneroid}. {Marine barometer}, a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard. {Mountain barometer}, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. {Siphon barometer}, a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere. {Wheel barometer}, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index. | |
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Barometric \Bar`o*met"ric\, Barometrical \Bar`o*met"ric*al\, a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations. | |
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Barometric \Bar`o*met"ric\, Barometrical \Bar`o*met"ric*al\, a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations. | |
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Barometrically \Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly\, adv. By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations. | |
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Barometrograph \Bar`o*met"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + [?] measure + -graph.] A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure. | |
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Barometry \Ba*rom"e*try\, n. The art or process of making barometrical measurements. | |
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Barometz \Bar"o*metz\, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern ({Dicksonia barometz}), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also {Scythian lamb}. | |
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Baronet \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. Note: The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a lesser baron, was in use long before. [bd]Baronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'[b8] --Cussans. | |
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Baronetage \Bar"on*et*age\, n. 1. State or rank of a baronet. 2. The collective body of baronets. | |
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Baronetcy \Bar"on*et*cy\, n. The rank or patent of a baronet. | |
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Bearhound \Bear"hound`\, n. A hound for baiting or hunting bears. --Car[?][?]le. | |
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Berain \Be*rain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beraining}.] To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Berhyme \Be*rhyme"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berhymed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berhyming}.] To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about. Note: [Sometimes use depreciatively.] --Shak. | |
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Bermuda grass \Ber*mu"da grass`\ (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Cynodon Dactylon}) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also {scutch grass}, and in Bermuda, {devil grass}. | |
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Bermuda lily \Ber*mu"da lil"y\ (Bot.) The large white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn. {L. Harrisii}) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda. | |
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Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn. {L. Harrisii}) called also {Bermuda lily}. (c) The daffodil ({Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus}). (d) The Atamasco lily. | |
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{Born again} (Theol.), regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life. [bd]Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.[b8] --John iii. 3. {Born days}, days since one was born; lifetime. [Colloq.] | |
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{Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n. {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. {Born days}. See under {Born}. {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}. {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight. {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}. {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day; continually; without intermission of a day. See under {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common Prayer. {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench, or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill. {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a suit. {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley. {Days of grace}. See {Grace}. {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley. {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk owl}. {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished) allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go beyond the prison limits for a single day. {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in distinction from a boarding school. {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}. {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon. {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as, he improves from day to day. {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset. {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year. {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later. [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.[b8] --Shak. {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance; temporarily. --Bacon. {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time. {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S. Butler. {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day. {Working day}. (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays. (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom, during which a workman, hired at a stated price per day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay. | |
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Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.] (Min.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called {purple copper ore} (or {erubescite}), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface. | |
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Brained \Brained\, p.a. Supplied with brains. If th' other two be brained like us. --Shak. | |
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Brain \Brain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Braining}.] 1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat. There thou mayst brain him. --Shak. It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That brained my purpose. --Shak. 2. To conceive; to understand. [Obs.] [?]T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen Tongue, and brain not. --Shak. | |
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Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). 2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. 3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. --Prescott. There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. --South. 4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot. | |
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Brand \Brand\, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. [root]32. See {Burn}, v. t., and cf. {Brandish}.] 1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. --Palfrey. 2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. [Poetic] --Tennyson. Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand. --Milton. 3. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour. 4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma. The brand of private vice. --Channing. 5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron. 6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order {Puccini[91]i}. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brand iron \Brand" i`ron\ 1. A branding iron. 2. A trivet to set a pot on. --Huloet. 3. The horizontal bar of an andiron. | |
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Brand spore \Brand" spore`\ (Bot.) One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand. | |
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Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). 2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. 3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. --Prescott. There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. --South. 4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot. | |
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Brandenburg \Bran"den*burg\, n. [So named after Brandenburg, a province and a town of Prussia.] A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe. He wore a coat . . . trimmed with Brandenburgs. --Smollett. | |
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Brander \Brand"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron. 2. A gridiron. [Scot.] | |
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Brandied \Bran"died\, a. Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches. | |
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Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl. {Brandies}. [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See {Brand}.] A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar. | |
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Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). 2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. 3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. --Prescott. There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. --South. 4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot. | |
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Branding iron \Brand"ing i`*ron\ An iron to brand with. | |
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Brandish \Bran"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, n.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. The quivering lance which he brandished bright. --Drake. 2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. | |
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Brandish \Bran"dish\, n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. [bd]Brandishes of the fan.[b8] --Tailer. | |
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Brandish \Bran"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, n.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. The quivering lance which he brandished bright. --Drake. 2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. | |
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Brandisher \Bran"dish*er\, n. One who brandishes. | |
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Brandish \Bran"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, n.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. The quivering lance which he brandished bright. --Drake. 2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. | |
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Brandle \Bran"dle\, v. t. & i. [F. brandiller.] To shake; to totter. [Obs.] | |
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Brandling \Brand"ling\, Brandlin \Brand"lin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Branlin}, fish and worm. | |
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Brandling \Brand"ling\, Brandlin \Brand"lin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Branlin}, fish and worm. | |
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Brand-new \Brand"-new"\, a. [See {Brand}, and cf. {Brannew}.] Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge. | |
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Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl. {Brandies}. [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See {Brand}.] A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar. | |
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Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl. {Brandies}. [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See {Brand}.] A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar. | |
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Brandywine \Bran"dy*wine`\, n. Brandy. [Obs.] --Wiseman. | |
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Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Turnstone \Turn"stone`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera {Strepsilas} and {Arenaria}, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species ({Strepsilas interpres}). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also {brant bird}, {sand runner}, {sea quail}, {sea lark}, {sparkback}, and {skirlcrake}. {Black turnstone}, the California turnstone ({Arenaria melanocephala}). The adult in summer is mostly black, except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, and two white loral spots. | |
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Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
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Goose \Goose\ (g[oomac]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[emac]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[omac]s, pl. g[emac]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[be]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[aring]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[msdot]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[91]}, and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several allied genera. See {Anseres}. Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known species. The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle}, {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild goose}, {Brant}. 2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca}) and the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus}) belong to the family {Plectropterid[91]}. The Australian semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata}) and Cape Barren goose ({Cereopsis Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) are very different from northern geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in Australia. 3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose. 4. A silly creature; a simpleton. 5. A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted. The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose. --Goldsmith. {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment. {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}. {Goose barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), any pedunculated barnacle of the genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}. {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & . {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus squarrosus}). {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.] {Goose flesh}, a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear; -- called also {goose skin}. | |
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Bernicle \Ber"ni*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st {Barnacle}.] A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.] {Bernicle goose} (Zo[94]l.), a goose ({Branta leucopsis}), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea ({Lepas}), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. See {Anatifa} and {Cirripedia}. | |
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Goose \Goose\ (g[oomac]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[emac]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[omac]s, pl. g[emac]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[be]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[aring]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[msdot]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[91]}, and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several allied genera. See {Anseres}. Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known species. The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle}, {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild goose}, {Brant}. 2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca}) and the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus}) belong to the family {Plectropterid[91]}. The Australian semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata}) and Cape Barren goose ({Cereopsis Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) are very different from northern geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in Australia. 3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose. 4. A silly creature; a simpleton. 5. A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted. The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose. --Goldsmith. {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment. {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}. {Goose barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), any pedunculated barnacle of the genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}. {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & . {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus squarrosus}). {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.] {Goose flesh}, a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear; -- called also {goose skin}. | |
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Poachard \Poach"ard\, n. [From {Poach} to stab.] [Written also {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water, [or] red-headed}, {widgeon}. (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the European poachard. {Red-crested poachard} (Zo[94]l.), an Old World duck ({Branta rufina}). {Scaup poachard}, the scaup duck. {Tufted poachard}, a scaup duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula cristata}), native of Europe and Asia. | |
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Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Ruticilla ph[d2]nicurus}), allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail}, {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black redstart is {P.tithys}. The name is also applied to several other species of {Ruticilla} amnd allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga ruticilla}). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches. | |
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Brantail \Bran"tail`\ (br[acr]n"t[amac]l`), n. (Zo[94]l.) The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail. | |
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Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Ruticilla ph[d2]nicurus}), allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail}, {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black redstart is {P.tithys}. The name is also applied to several other species of {Ruticilla} amnd allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga ruticilla}). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches. | |
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Brantail \Bran"tail`\ (br[acr]n"t[amac]l`), n. (Zo[94]l.) The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail. | |
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Brant-fox \Brant"-fox`\, n. [For brand-fox; cf. G. brandfuchs, Sw. bradr[84]f. So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color. See {Brand}.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of fox found in Sweden ({Vulpes alopex}), smaller than the common fox ({V. vulgaris}), but probably a variety of it. | |
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Braunite \Braun"ite\, n. (Min.) A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha. | |
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Brawned \Brawned\, a. Brawny; strong; muscular. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.] (Naut.) To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. | |
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Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. | |
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Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of {Bren}. Burnt. [Obs.] | |
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Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Brent} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brenning}.] [See {Burn}.] To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W. Browne. | |
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Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. {Brant}.] A brant. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. | |
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Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of {Bren}. Burnt. [Obs.] | |
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Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Brent} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brenning}.] [See {Burn}.] To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W. Browne. | |
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Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. {Brant}.] A brant. See {Brant}. | |
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Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species. | |
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Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brimming}.] To be full to the brim. [bd]The brimming stream.[b8] --Milton. {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun. | |
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Brimmed \Brimmed\, a. 1. Having a brim; -- usually in composition. [bd]Broad-brimmed hat.[b8] --Spectator. 2. Full to, or level with, the brim. --Milton. | |
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Brinded \Brin"ded\, a. [Cf. Icel. br[94]nd[d3]ttr brindled, fr. brandr brand; and OE. bernen, brinnen, to burn. See {Brand}, {Burn}.] Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue; streaked; brindled. [bd]Three brinded cows,[b8] --Dryden. [bd]The brinded cat.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Brindle \Brin"dle\, a. Brindled. | |
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Brindle \Brin"dle\, n. [See {Brindled}.] 1. The state of being brindled. 2. A brindled color; also, that which is brindled. | |
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Brindled \Brin"dled\, a. [A dim. form of brinded.] Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded. [bd]With a brindled lion played.[b8] --Churchill. | |
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Bromate \Bro"mate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of bromic acid. | |
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Bromate \Bro"mate\, v. t. (Med.) To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor. | |
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Bromatologist \Bro`ma*tol"o*gist\, n. One versed in the science of foods. | |
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Bromatology \Bro`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], food + -logy.] The science of aliments. --Dunglison. | |
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Bromide \Bromide\, [or] Bromid paper \Bromid, paper\ (Photog.) A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging. | |
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Bromide \Bro"mide\, n. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. [Slang] -- {Bro*mid"ic}, a. [Slang] | |
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Bromide \Bromide\, [or] Bromid paper \Bromid, paper\ (Photog.) A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging. | |
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Bromide \Bro"mide\, n. (Chem.) A compound of bromine with a positive radical. | |
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Bromide \Bro"mide\, n. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. [Slang] -- {Bro*mid"ic}, a. [Slang] | |
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Bromidiom \Bro*mid"i*om\, n. [Bromide + idiom.] A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides. [Slang] | |
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Bromoiodism \Bro`mo*i"o*dism\, n. [Bromine + iodine + -ism.] (Med.) Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds. | |
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Bromoiodized \Bro`mo*i"o*dized\, a. (Photog.) Treated with bromides and iodides. | |
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Brond \Brond\, n. [See {Brand}.] A sword. [Obs.] | |
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Brontograph \Bron"to*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] thunder + -graph.] (Meteor.) (a) A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms. (b) An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording brontometer. | |
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Brontolite \Bron"to*lite\, Brontolith \Bron"to*lith\, n. [Gr. [?] + -lite, -lith.] An a[89]rolite. [R.] | |
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Brontolite \Bron"to*lite\, Brontolith \Bron"to*lith\, n. [Gr. [?] + -lite, -lith.] An a[89]rolite. [R.] | |
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Brontology \Bron*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] thunder + -logy.] A treatise upon thunder. | |
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Brontometer \Bron*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] thunder + -meter.] (Meteor.) An instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on thunderstorms. | |
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Brown thrush \Brown" thrush"\ (Zo[94]l.) A common American singing bird ({Harporhynchus rufus}), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher. | |
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Brown \Brown\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browning}.] 1. To make brown or dusky. A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves, Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. --Barlow. 2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour. 3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure. | |
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Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br[?]n. See {Brown}, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint. | |
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Brunt \Brunt\ (br[ucr]nt), n. [OE. brunt, bront, fr. Icel. bruna to rush; cf. Icel. brenna to burn. Cf. {Burn}, v. t.] 1. The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle. 2. The force of a blow; shock; collision. [bd]And heavy brunt of cannon ball.[b8] --Hudibras. It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first brunt with some real affair of common life. --I. Taylor. | |
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Burn \Burn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} ([?]) or {Burnt} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[91]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. br[91]nde, Sw. br[84]nna, brinna, Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp.), and possibly to E. fervent.] 1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. [bd]We'll burn his body in the holy place.[b8] --Shak. 2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass. 3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime. 4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block. 5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper. This tyrant fever burns me up. --Shak. This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. --Dryden. When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire. --Ecclus. xliii. 20, 21. 6. (Surg.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize. 7. (Chem.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen. {To burn}, {To burn together}, as two surfaces of metal (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state. {To burn a bowl} (Game of Bowls), to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. {To burn daylight}, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. --Shak. {To burn one's fingers}, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. {To burn out}, to destroy or obliterate by burning. [bd]Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?[b8] --Shak. {To be burned out}, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents. {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to burn entirely. | |
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Burned \Burned\, p. p. Burnished. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Burned \Burned\, p. p. & a. See {Burnt}. | |
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}. | |
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}. | |
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Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras}, {Saxon}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}). {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United States. See also under {Golden}. {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under {Meadow}. | |
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}. | |
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Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnettized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burnettizing}.] (Manuf.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett. | |
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Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnettized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burnettizing}.] (Manuf.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett. | |
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Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnettized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burnettizing}.] (Manuf.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett. | |
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Burn \Burn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} ([?]) or {Burnt} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[91]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. br[91]nde, Sw. br[84]nna, brinna, Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp.), and possibly to E. fervent.] 1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. [bd]We'll burn his body in the holy place.[b8] --Shak. 2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass. 3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime. 4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block. 5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper. This tyrant fever burns me up. --Shak. This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. --Dryden. When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire. --Ecclus. xliii. 20, 21. 6. (Surg.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize. 7. (Chem.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen. {To burn}, {To burn together}, as two surfaces of metal (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state. {To burn a bowl} (Game of Bowls), to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. {To burn daylight}, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. --Shak. {To burn one's fingers}, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. {To burn out}, to destroy or obliterate by burning. [bd]Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?[b8] --Shak. {To be burned out}, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents. {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to burn entirely. | |
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Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See {Smut}. {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.] | |
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Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See {Smut}. {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.] | |
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Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. 2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering. They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak. 3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings. [None] to the offering before her should go. --Chaucer. {Burnt offering}, {Drink offering}, etc. See under {Burnt}. etc. | |
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Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See {Smut}. {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.] | |
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Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. --Milton. 2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice. --Milton. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison. 3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. 4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] {Burnt sacrifice}. See {Burnt offering}, under {Burnt}. {Sacrifice hit} (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. | |
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Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See {Smut}. {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.] | |
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Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. --Milton. 2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice. --Milton. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison. 3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. 4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] {Burnt sacrifice}. See {Burnt offering}, under {Burnt}. {Sacrifice hit} (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. | |
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Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a. Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See {Smut}. {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam. xxiv. 22.] | |
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Sienna \Si*en"na\, n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.] (Chem.) Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt. {Burnt sienna}, sienna made of a much redder color by the action of fire. {Raw sienna}, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent yellowish brown color. | |
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Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. {Umber}, 3 & 4, {Umbrage}.] 1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called {burnt umber}; when not heated, it is called {raw umber}. See {Burnt umber}, below. 2. An umbrere. [Obs.] 3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Grayling}, 1. 4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See {Umber} a pigment.] (Zo[94]l.) An African wading bird ({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also {umbrette}, {umbre}, and {umber bird}. {Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown. {Cologne}, [or] {German}, {umber}, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See {Cologne earth}. | |
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Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. {Umber}, 3 & 4, {Umbrage}.] 1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called {burnt umber}; when not heated, it is called {raw umber}. See {Burnt umber}, below. 2. An umbrere. [Obs.] 3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Grayling}, 1. 4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See {Umber} a pigment.] (Zo[94]l.) An African wading bird ({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also {umbrette}, {umbre}, and {umber bird}. {Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown. {Cologne}, [or] {German}, {umber}, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See {Cologne earth}. | |
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barnett, MO (city, FIPS 3376) Location: 38.37702 N, 92.67400 W Population (1990): 215 (85 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65011 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barnetts Creek, KY Zip code(s): 41256 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barronett, WI Zip code(s): 54813 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bermuda Dunes, CA (CDP, FIPS 6028) Location: 33.74267 N, 116.28836 W Population (1990): 4571 (2555 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Braintree, MA (CDP, FIPS 7700) Location: 42.20255 N, 71.00338 W Population (1990): 33836 (12171 housing units) Area: 36.0 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02184 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandenburg, KY (city, FIPS 9226) Location: 37.99685 N, 86.18041 W Population (1990): 1857 (790 housing units) Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40108 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandon, CO Zip code(s): 81026 Brandon, FL (CDP, FIPS 8150) Location: 27.92945 N, 82.29151 W Population (1990): 57985 (22493 housing units) Area: 75.3 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33510, 33511 Brandon, IA (city, FIPS 8155) Location: 42.31402 N, 92.00241 W Population (1990): 320 (137 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52210 Brandon, MN (city, FIPS 7336) Location: 45.96542 N, 95.59695 W Population (1990): 441 (217 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56315 Brandon, MS (city, FIPS 8300) Location: 32.28047 N, 90.00384 W Population (1990): 11077 (4010 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39042 Brandon, SD (city, FIPS 6780) Location: 43.59130 N, 96.57796 W Population (1990): 3543 (1143 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Brandon, VT (CDP, FIPS 7675) Location: 43.80120 N, 73.08648 W Population (1990): 1902 (810 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05733 Brandon, WI (village, FIPS 9300) Location: 43.73738 N, 88.78384 W Population (1990): 872 (332 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53919 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandonville, WV (town, FIPS 9844) Location: 39.66543 N, 79.62517 W Population (1990): 73 (34 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandsville, MO (city, FIPS 7948) Location: 36.65045 N, 91.69667 W Population (1990): 167 (60 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65688 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandt, SD (town, FIPS 6940) Location: 44.66553 N, 96.62501 W Population (1990): 123 (62 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57218 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandy Station, VA Zip code(s): 22714 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brandywine, MD (CDP, FIPS 9325) Location: 38.69852 N, 76.85429 W Population (1990): 1406 (451 housing units) Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20613 Brandywine, WV Zip code(s): 26802 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brant, MI Zip code(s): 48614 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brant Lake, NY Zip code(s): 12815 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brantford, ND Zip code(s): 58356 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brantley, AL (town, FIPS 9016) Location: 31.58167 N, 86.25668 W Population (1990): 1015 (450 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36009 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brantley County, GA (county, FIPS 25) Location: 31.19702 N, 81.98323 W Population (1990): 11077 (4404 housing units) Area: 1151.1 sq km (land), 7.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brantwood, WI Zip code(s): 54513 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brent, AL (city, FIPS 9136) Location: 32.94227 N, 87.17622 W Population (1990): 2776 (1103 housing units) Area: 21.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35034 Brent, FL (CDP, FIPS 8300) Location: 30.47377 N, 87.25174 W Population (1990): 21624 (7838 housing units) Area: 27.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brentford, SD (town, FIPS 7060) Location: 45.15924 N, 98.32155 W Population (1990): 69 (32 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57429 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brenton, WV Zip code(s): 24818 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brentwood, CA (city, FIPS 8142) Location: 37.93363 N, 121.70864 W Population (1990): 7563 (2628 housing units) Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94513 Brentwood, MD (town, FIPS 9500) Location: 38.94358 N, 76.95712 W Population (1990): 3005 (1081 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20722 Brentwood, MO (city, FIPS 8236) Location: 38.61905 N, 90.34860 W Population (1990): 8150 (4183 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63144 Brentwood, NH Zip code(s): 03833 Brentwood, NY (CDP, FIPS 8026) Location: 40.78135 N, 73.24845 W Population (1990): 45218 (12023 housing units) Area: 26.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Brentwood, OH (CDP, FIPS 8406) Location: 40.35305 N, 80.73068 W Population (1990): 3568 (1394 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Brentwood, PA (borough, FIPS 8416) Location: 40.37327 N, 79.97597 W Population (1990): 10823 (4775 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15227 Brentwood, TN (city, FIPS 8280) Location: 35.99673 N, 86.78772 W Population (1990): 16392 (5514 housing units) Area: 75.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37027 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brian Head, UT (town, FIPS 8020) Location: 37.69835 N, 112.84174 W Population (1990): 109 (1026 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84719 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bromide, OK (town, FIPS 9150) Location: 34.41782 N, 96.49429 W Population (1990): 162 (89 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bronte, TX (town, FIPS 10528) Location: 31.88546 N, 100.29477 W Population (1990): 962 (474 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76933 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bronwood, GA (town, FIPS 10860) Location: 31.83079 N, 84.36402 W Population (1990): 513 (199 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31726 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brown Deer, WI (village, FIPS 10375) Location: 43.17500 N, 87.97477 W Population (1990): 12236 (5070 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Browndale, PA Zip code(s): 18421 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Browndell, TX (city, FIPS 10708) Location: 31.12440 N, 93.98197 W Population (1990): 192 (94 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brownton, MN (city, FIPS 8254) Location: 44.73260 N, 94.35120 W Population (1990): 781 (318 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55312 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Browntown, VA Zip code(s): 22610 Browntown, WI (village, FIPS 10475) Location: 42.57790 N, 89.79136 W Population (1990): 256 (104 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53522 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brownwood, TX (city, FIPS 10780) Location: 31.72064 N, 98.97557 W Population (1990): 18387 (8101 housing units) Area: 30.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brundidge, AL (city, FIPS 10240) Location: 31.71886 N, 85.81527 W Population (1990): 2472 (1109 housing units) Area: 23.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36010 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bryant, AL Zip code(s): 35958 Bryant, AR (city, FIPS 9460) Location: 34.61237 N, 92.49204 W Population (1990): 5269 (1935 housing units) Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72022 Bryant, IA Zip code(s): 52727 Bryant, IL (village, FIPS 9161) Location: 40.46549 N, 90.09450 W Population (1990): 273 (114 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61519 Bryant, IN (town, FIPS 8704) Location: 40.53424 N, 84.96303 W Population (1990): 273 (121 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47326 Bryant, SD (city, FIPS 8060) Location: 44.58995 N, 97.46742 W Population (1990): 374 (212 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57221 Bryant, WI Zip code(s): 54418 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bryant Pond, ME Zip code(s): 04219 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bryantown, MD Zip code(s): 20617 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bryants Store, KY Zip code(s): 40921 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bryn Athyn, PA (borough, FIPS 9696) Location: 40.13845 N, 75.06599 W Population (1990): 1081 (336 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnet, TX (city, FIPS 11464) Location: 30.76108 N, 98.22979 W Population (1990): 3423 (1670 housing units) Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78611 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnet County, TX (county, FIPS 53) Location: 30.78360 N, 98.18468 W Population (1990): 22677 (12801 housing units) Area: 2577.8 sq km (land), 64.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnett, WI Zip code(s): 53922 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnett County, WI (county, FIPS 13) Location: 45.86560 N, 92.36782 W Population (1990): 13084 (11743 housing units) Area: 2127.8 sq km (land), 152.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnettown, SC (town, FIPS 10270) Location: 33.51047 N, 81.85422 W Population (1990): 493 (243 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnettsville, IN (town, FIPS 9316) Location: 40.76153 N, 86.59477 W Population (1990): 401 (160 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47926 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnt Cabins, PA Zip code(s): 17215 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnt Hills, NY Zip code(s): 12027 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnt Prairie, IL (village, FIPS 9889) Location: 38.25049 N, 88.25771 W Population (1990): 71 (39 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62820 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burnt Ranch, CA Zip code(s): 95527 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Byrnedale, PA Zip code(s): 15827 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
bare metal n. 1. [common] New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an {operating system}, an {HLL}, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase `programming on the bare metal', which refers to the arduous work of {bit bashing} needed to create these basic tools for a new machine. Real bare-metal programming involves things like building boot proms and BIOS chips, implementing basic monitors used to test device drivers, and writing the assemblers that will be used to write the compiler back ends that will give the new machine a real development environment. 2. `Programming on the bare metal' is also used to describe a style of {hand-hacking} that relies on bit-level peculiarities of a particular hardware design, esp. tricks for speed and space optimization that rely on crocks such as overlapping instructions (or, as in the famous case described in {The Story of Mel} (in Appendix A), interleaving of opcodes on a magnetic drum to minimize fetch delays due to the device's rotational latency). This sort of thing has become less common as the relative costs of programming time and machine resources have changed, but is still found in heavily constrained environments such as industrial embedded systems, and in the code of hackers who just can't let go of that low-level control. See {Real Programmer}. In the world of personal computing, bare metal programming (especially in sense 1 but sometimes also in sense 2) is often considered a {Good Thing}, or at least a necessary evil (because these machines have often been sufficiently slow and poorly designed to make it necessary; see {ill-behaved}). There, the term usually refers to bypassing the BIOS or OS interface and writing the application to directly access device registers and machine addresses. "To get 19.2 kilobaud on the serial port, you need to get down to the bare metal." People who can do this sort of thing well are held in high regard. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
brain dump n. [common] The act of telling someone everything one knows about a particular topic or project. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system {core dump} in that it saves a lot of useful {state} before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." See {core dump} (sense 4). At Sun, this is also known as `TOI' (transfer of information). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
brain-damaged adj. 1. [common; generalization of `Honeywell Brain Damage' (HBD), a theoretical disease invented to explain certain utter cretinisms in Honeywell {{Multics}}] adj. Obviously wrong; {cretinous}; {demented}. There is an implication that the person responsible must have suffered brain damage, because he should have known better. Calling something brain-damaged is really bad; it also implies it is unusable, and that its failure to work is due to poor design rather than some accident. "Only six monocase characters per file name? Now _that's_ brain-damaged!" 2. [esp. in the Mac world] May refer to free demonstration software that has been deliberately crippled in some way so as not to compete with the product it is intended to sell. Syn. {crippleware}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
brain-dead adj. [common] Brain-damaged in the extreme. It tends to imply terminal design failure rather than malfunction or simple stupidity. "This comm program doesn't know how to send a break -- how brain-dead!" | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
bare metal 1. New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an {operating system}, an {HLL}, or even {assembler}. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of {bit bashing} needed to create these basic tools for a new computer. Real bare-metal programming involves things like building {boot PROM}s and {BIOS} chips, implementing basic {monitor}s used to test {device driver}s, and writing the assemblers that will be used to write the compiler back ends that will give the new computer a real development environment. 2. "Programming on the bare metal" is also used to describe a style of {hand-hacking} that relies on bit-level peculiarities of a particular hardware design, especially tricks for speed and space optimisation that rely on crocks such as overlapping instructions (or, as in the famous case described in {The Story of Mel}, interleaving of opcodes on a magnetic drum to minimise fetch delays due to the device's rotational latency). This sort of thing has become less common as the relative costs of programming time and computer resources have changed, but is still found in heavily constrained environments such as industrial embedded systems, and in the code of hackers who just can't let go of that low-level control. See {Real Programmer}. In the world of personal computing, bare metal programming is often considered a {Good Thing}, or at least a necessary evil (because these computers have often been sufficiently slow and poorly designed to make it necessary; see {ill-behaved}). There, the term usually refers to bypassing the BIOS or OS interface and writing the application to directly access device registers and computer addresses. "To get 19.2 kilobaud on the serial port, you need to get down to the bare metal." People who can do this sort of thing well are held in high regard. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Brain Aid Prolog {transputer} systems by Frank Bergmann Martin Ostermann Walter based on a model of communicating sequential Prolog processes. The {run-time system} consists of a multi-process {operating system} with support for several applications running concurrently. {Home (http://www.fraber.de/bap/)}. (2002-11-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
brain dump (The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system {core dump} in that it saves a lot of useful {state} before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of information). [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
brain-damaged 1. [generalisation of "Honeywell Brain Damage" (HBD), a theoretical disease invented to explain certain utter cretinisms in Honeywell {Multics}] Obviously wrong; cretinous; {demented}. There is an implication that the person responsible must have suffered brain damage, because he should have known better. Calling something brain-damaged is really bad; it also implies it is unusable, and that its failure to work is due to poor design rather than some accident. "Only six monocase characters per file name? Now *that's* brain-damaged!" 2. [especially in the Mac world] May refer to free demonstration software that has been deliberately crippled in some way so as not to compete with the commercial product it is intended to sell. Synonym {crippleware}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
brain-dead Brain-damaged in the extreme. It tends to imply terminal design failure rather than malfunction or simple stupidity. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Burnt offering Hebrew _olah_; i.e., "ascending," the whole being consumed by fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, but this was wholly burnt, a "whole burnt offering." It was the most frequent form of sacrifice, and apparently the only one mentioned in the book of Genesis. Such were the sacrifices offered by Abel (Gen. 4:3, 4, here called _minhah_; i.e., "a gift"), Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham (Gen. 22:2, 7, 8, 13), and by the Hebrews in Egypt (Ex. 10:25). The law of Moses afterwards prescribed the occasions and the manner in which burnt sacrifices were to be offered. There were "the continual burnt offering" (Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:9-13), "the burnt offering of every sabbath," which was double the daily one (Num. 28:9, 10), "the burnt offering of every month" (28:11-15), the offerings at the Passover (19-23), at Pentecost (Lev. 23:16), the feast of Trumpets (23:23-25), and on the day of Atonement (Lev. 16). On other occasions special sacrifices were offered, as at the consecration of Aaron (Ex. 29) and the dedication of the temple (1 Kings 8:5, 62-64). Free-will burnt offerings were also permitted (Lev. 1:13), and were offered at the accession of Solomon to the throne (1 Chr. 29:21), and at the reformation brought about by Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29: 31-35). These offerings signified the complete dedication of the offerers unto God. This is referred to in Rom. 12:1. (See ALTAR ¯T0000185, {SACRIFICE}.) | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Bermuda (dependent territory of the UK) Bermuda:Geography Location: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US) Map references: North America Area: total area: 50 sq km land area: 50 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 103 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter Terrain: low hills separated by fertile depressions Natural resources: limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 20% other: 80% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: hurricanes (June to November) international agreements: NA Note: consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some reclaimed land leased by US Government Bermuda:People Population: 61,629 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 0.76% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.07 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 13.16 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.03 years male: 73.36 years female: 76.97 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Bermudian(s) adjective: Bermudian Ethnic divisions: black 61%, white and other 39% Religions: Anglican 37%, Roman Catholic 14%, African Methodist Episcopal (Zion) 10%, Methodist 6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, other 28% Languages: English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1970) total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% Labor force: 32,000 by occupation: clerical 25%, services 22%, laborers 21%, professional and technical 13%, administrative and managerial 10%, sales 7%, agriculture and fishing 2% (1984) Bermuda:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda Digraph: BD Type: dependent territory of the UK Capital: Hamilton Administrative divisions: 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK) National holiday: Bermuda Day, 24 May Constitution: 8 June 1968 Legal system: English law Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Lord David WADDINGTON (since 25 August 1992) head of government: Premier John William David SWAN (since NA January 1982); Deputy Premier J. Irving PEARMAN (since 5 October 1993) cabinet: Cabinet; nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament Senate: consists of an 11-member body appointed by the governor House of Assembly: elections last held 5 October 1993 (next to be held by NA October 1998); results - percent of vote by party UBP 50%, PLP 46%, independents 4%; seats - (40 total) UBP 22, PLP 18 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: United Bermuda Party (UBP), John W. D. SWAN; Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Frederick WADE; National Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert DARRELL Other political or pressure groups: Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU), Ottiwell SIMMONS Member of: CARICOM (observer), CCC, ICFTU, INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK) US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert A. FARMER consulate(s) general: Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire, Hamilton mailing address: P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; PSC 1002, FPO AE 09727-1002 telephone: [1] (809) 295-1342 FAX: [1] (809) 295-1592 Flag: red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and blue shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag Economy Overview: Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing luxury tourist facilities and financial services. The tourist industry attracts more than 90% of its business from North America. The industrial sector is small, and agriculture is severely limited by a lack of suitable land. About 80% of food needs are imported. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.7 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 2.5% (1994) National product per capita: $28,000 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1993) Unemployment rate: 6% (1991) Budget: revenues: $327.5 million expenditures: $308.9 million, including capital expenditures of $35.4 million (FY90/91 est.) Exports: $60 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: semitropical produce, light manufactures, re-exports of pharmaceuticals partners: US 62.4%, UK 20% Imports: $519 million (f.o.b.,1993) commodities: fuel, foodstuffs, machinery partners: US 38%, UK 5%, Canada 5% External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA% Electricity: capacity: 140,000 kW production: 504 million kWh consumption per capita: 7,745 kWh (1993) Industries: tourism, finance, structural concrete products, paints, pharmaceuticals, ship repairing Agriculture: accounts for less than 1% of GDP; most basic foods must be imported; produces bananas, vegetables, citrus fruits, flowers, dairy products Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-81), $34 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $277 million Currency: 1 Bermudian dollar (Bd$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Bermudian dollar (Bd$) per US$1 - 1.0000 (fixed rate) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March Bermuda:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 210 km paved: 210 km note: in addition, there are 400 km of paved and unpaved roads that are privately owned Ports: Hamilton, Saint George Merchant marine: total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,144,245 GRT/5,152,030 DWT ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 4, container 7, liquefied gas tanker 15, oil tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 5, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 1 note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 12 countries among which are UK 6 ships, Canada 4, US 4, Sweden 3, Hong Kong 2, Mexico 2, Norway 2, Australia 1, Germany 1, NZ 1 Airports: total: 1 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 Bermuda:Communications Telephone system: 52,670 telephones; modern, fully automatic telephone system local: NA intercity: NA international: 3 submarine cables; 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations Radio: broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 2 televisions: NA Bermuda:Defense Forces Branches: Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Burundi Burundi:Geography Location: Central Africa, east of Zaire Map references: Africa Area: total area: 27,830 sq km land area: 25,650 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland Land boundaries: total 974 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km, Zaire 233 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: temperate; warm; occasional frost in uplands; dry season from June to September Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains Natural resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxide, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium Land use: arable land: 43% permanent crops: 8% meadows and pastures: 35% forest and woodland: 2% other: 12% Irrigated land: 720 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: current issues: soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands; deforestation (little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel); habitat loss threatens wildlife populations natural hazards: flooding, landslides international agreements: party to - Endangered Species; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban Note: landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed Burundi:People Population: 6,262,429 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (female 1,489,721; male 1,494,730) 15-64 years: 50% (female 1,606,307; male 1,498,021) 65 years and over: 2% (female 105,446; male 68,204) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.18% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 43.35 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 21.51 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: in a number of waves since April 1994, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the civil strife between the Hutu and Tutsi factions in Burundi and crossed into Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zaire; the refugee flows are continuing in 1995 as the ethnic violence has persisted Infant mortality rate: 111.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 39.86 years male: 37.84 years female: 41.95 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.63 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Burundian(s) adjective: Burundi Ethnic divisions: Africans: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1% non-Africans: Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000 Religions: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 32%, Muslim 1% Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 50% male: 61% female: 40% Labor force: 1.9 million (1983 est.) by occupation: agriculture 93.0%, government 4.0%, industry and commerce 1.5%, services 1.5% Burundi:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi Digraph: BY Type: republic Capital: Bujumbura Administrative divisions: 15 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi Independence: 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) National holiday: Independence Day, 1 July (1962) Constitution: 13 March 1992; provides for establishment of a plural political system Legal system: based on German and Belgian civil codes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: universal adult at age NA Executive branch: chief of state: President Sylvestre NTIBANTUNGANYA (since September 1994) note: President Melchior NDADAYE, Burundi's first democratically elected president, died in the military coup of 21 October 1993 and was succeeded on 5 February 1994 by President Cyprien NTARYAMIRA, who was killed in a mysterious airplane explosion on 6 April 1994 head of government: Prime Minister Antoine NDUWAYO (since February 1995); selected by President NTIBANTUNGANYA following the resignation of Anatole KANYENKIKO on 15 February 1995 cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by prime minister Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held 29 June 1993 (next to be held NA); results - FRODEBU 71%, UPRONA 21.4%; seats - (81 total) FRODEBU 65, UPRONA 16; other parties won too small shares of the vote to win seats in the assembly note: The National Unity Charter outlining the principles for constitutional government was adopted by a national referendum on 5 February 1991 Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Political parties and leaders: Unity for National Progress (UPRONA); Burundi Democratic Front (FRODEBU); Organization of the People of Burundi (RBP); Socialist Party of Burundi (PSB); People's Reconciliation Party (PRP); opposition parties, legalized in March 1992, include Burundi African Alliance for the Salvation (ABASA); Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES); and Party for National Redress (PARENA) Other political or pressure groups: NA; Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, CEPGL, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: post vacant since recall of Ambassador Jacques BACAMURWANKO in November 1994 chancery: Suite 212, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 342-2574 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert C. KRUEGER embassy: Avenue des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura mailing address: B. P. 1720, Bujumbura telephone: [257] (2) 23454 FAX: [257] (2) 22926 Flag: divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and outer side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below) Economy Overview: A landlocked, resource-poor country in an early stage of economic development, Burundi since October 1993 has suffered from massive ethnic-based violence that has displaced an estimated million people, disrupted production, and set back needed reform programs. Burundi is predominately agricultural with roughly 90% of the population dependent on subsistence agriculture. Its economic health depends on the coffee crop, which accounts for 80% of foreign exchange earnings. The ability to pay for imports therefore continues to rest largely on the vagaries of the climate and the international coffee market. As part of its economic reform agenda, launched in February 1991 with IMF and World Bank support, Burundi is trying to diversify its agricultural exports, attract foreign investment in industry, and modernize government budgetary practices. Although the government remains committed to reforms, it fears new austerity measures would add to ethnic tensions. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: -13.5% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $600 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% (1993 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $318 million expenditures: $326 million, including capital expenditures of $150 million (1991 est.) Exports: $68 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: coffee 81%, tea, cotton, hides, and skins partners: EC 57%, US 19%, Asia 1% Imports: $203 million (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: capital goods 31%, petroleum products 15%, foodstuffs, consumer goods partners: EC 45%, Asia 29%, US 2% External debt: $1.05 billion (1994 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 11% (1991 est.); accounts for about 15% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 55,000 kW production: 100 million kWh consumption per capita: 20 kWh (1993) Industries: light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing Agriculture: accounts for 50% of GDP; cash crops - coffee, cotton, tea; food crops - corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc; livestock - meat, milk, hides and skins Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $71 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $10.2 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $32 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $175 million Currency: 1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Burundi francs (FBu) per US$1 - 248.51 (December 1994), 252.66 (1994), 242.78 (1993), 208.30 (1992), 181.51 (1991), 171.26 (1990), 158.67 (1989), 140.40 (1988) Fiscal year: calendar year Burundi:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 5,900 km paved: 640 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 2,260 km; improved, unimproved earth 3,000 km (1990) Inland waterways: Lake Tanganyika Ports: Bujumbura Airports: total: 4 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 Burundi:Communications Telephone system: 8,000 telephones; primative system; telephone density - 1.3 telephones/1,000 persons local: NA intercity: sparse system of wire, radiocommunications, and low-capacity microwave radio relay links international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA Burundi:Defense Forces Branches: Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,350,042; males fit for military service 705,864; males reach military age (16) annually 73,308 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $25 million, 2.6% of GDP (1993) |