English Dictionary: blue air | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bailer \Bail"er\, n. (Law) See {Bailor}. | |
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Bailer \Bail"er\, n. 1. One who bails or lades. 2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. | |
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Bailor \Bail`or"\, n. (Law) One who delivers goods or money to another in trust. | |
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Bawler \Bawl"er\, n. One who bawls. | |
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Bellower \Bel"low*er\, n. One who, or that which, bellows. | |
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Bewailer \Be*wail"er\, n. One who bewails or laments. | |
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Biliary \Bil"ia*ry\ (b[icr]l"y[adot]*r[ycr]; 106), a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts. {Biliary calculus} (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct. | |
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Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaring}.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. pl[84]rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. {Blore}.] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. [bd]The trumpet blared.[b8] --Tennyson. | |
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Blare \Blare\, v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. To blare its own interpretation. --Tennyson. | |
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Blare \Blare\, n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing. With blare of bugle, clamor of men. --Tennyson. His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R. Drake. | |
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Blear \Blear\, a. [See {Blear}, v.] 1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes. His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. --Dryden. 2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim. Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion. --Milton. | |
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Blear \Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blearing}.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink. See {Blink}, and cf. {Blur}.] To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink. That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight. --Cowper. {To blear the eye of}, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Bleareye \Blear"eye`\, n. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter. --Dunglison. | |
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Bleary \Blear"y\, a. Somewhat blear. | |
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Blore \Blore\, n. [Perh. a variant of blare, v. i.; or cf. Gael. & Ir. blor a loud noise.] The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast. [Obs.] A most tempestuous blore. --Chapman. | |
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Puffer \Puff"er\, n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon}; -- called also {blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. | |
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Blower \Blow"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, blows. 2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc. 3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine. 4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast ({Tetrodon turgidus}); the puffer. 6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett. | |
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Puffer \Puff"er\, n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon}; -- called also {blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. | |
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Blower \Blow"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, blows. 2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc. 3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine. 4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast ({Tetrodon turgidus}); the puffer. 6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blue \Blue\, a. [Compar. {Bluer}; superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, Sw. bl[?], D. blauw, OHG. bl[?]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu, from OHG. bl[be]o.] 1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. [bd]The blue firmament.[b8] --Milton. 2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths. 3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue. 4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq.] 5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws. 6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking. [Colloq.] The ladies were very blue and well informed. --Thackeray. {Blue asbestus}. See {Crocidolite}. {Blue black}, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. {Blue blood}. See under {Blood}. {Blue buck} (Zo[94]l.), a small South African antelope ({Cephalophus pygm[91]us}); also applied to a larger species ({[92]goceras leucoph[91]u}s); the blaubok. {Blue cod} (Zo[94]l.), the buffalo cod. {Blue crab} (Zo[94]l.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States ({Callinectes hastatus}). {Blue curls} (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also {bastard pennyroyal}. {Blue devils}, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with {delirium tremens}; hence, very low spirits. [bd]Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?[b8] --Thackeray. {Blue gage}. See under {Gage}, a plum. {Blue gum}, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as a protection against malaria. The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very useful. See {Eucalyptus}. {Blue jack}, {Blue stone}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. {Blue jacket}, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform. {Blue jaundice}. See under {Jaundice}. {Blue laws}, a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any puritanical laws. [U. S.] {Blue light}, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations. {Blue mantle} (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes. {Blue mass}, a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill. --McElrath. {Blue mold}, or mould, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C. {Blue Monday}, a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent). {Blue ointment} (Med.), mercurial ointment. {Blue Peter} (British Marine), a blue flag with a white square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. {Blue pill}. (Med.) (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b) Blue mass. {Blue ribbon}. (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order. (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize. [bd]These [scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the college.[b8] --Farrar. (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon Army. {Blue ruin}, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle. {Blue spar} (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See {Lazulite}. {Blue thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a European and Asiatic thrush ({Petrocossyphus cyaneas}). {Blue verditer}. See {Verditer}. {Blue vitriol} (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc. {Blue water}, the open ocean. {To look blue}, to look disheartened or dejected. {True blue}, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blur \Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See {Blear}.] 1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink. But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore. --Shak. 2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. --J. R. Drake. 3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. --Hudibras. Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully. | |
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Blur \Blur\ (bl[ucir]r), n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. --Fuller. 2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur. 3. A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. --Udall. | |
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Blurry \Blur"ry\ (bl[ucir]r"r[ycr]), a. Full of blurs; blurred. | |
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Boilary \Boil"a*ry\, n. See {Boilery}. | |
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Boiler \Boil"er\, n. A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks heavily. | |
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Boiler \Boil"er\, n. 1. One who boils. 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc. 3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes. Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers. {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part containing the flues. {Boiler plate}, {Boiler iron}, plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc. {Cylinder boiler}, one which consists of a single iron cylinder. {Flue boilers} are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water. {Locomotive boiler}, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney. {Multiflue boiler}. Same as {Tubular boiler}, below. {Sectional boiler}, a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up. {Tubular boiler}, a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See Illust. {of Steam boiler}, under {Steam}. {Tubulous boiler}. See under {Tubulous}. See {Tube}, n., 6, and 1st {Flue}. | |
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Boilery \Boil"er*y\ (boil"[etil]r*[ycr]), n. [Cf. F. bouillerie.] A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making. | |
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Bolar \Bo"lar\, a. [See {Bole} clay.] Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey. | |
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Bowler \Bowl"er\, n. [From 2d {Bowl}.] A derby hat. [Eng.] | |
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Bowler \Bowl"er\, n. One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game. | |
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Bullary \Bul"la*ry\, n. [LL. bullarium: cf. F. bullairie. See {Bull} an edict.] A collection of papal bulls. | |
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Bullary \Bul"la*ry\, n.; pl. {Bullaries} (-r[icr]z). [Cf. {Boilary}.] A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery. --Crabb. And certain salt fats or bullaries. --Bills in Chancery. | |
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Beeler, KS Zip code(s): 67518 | |
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Bel Air, MD (town, FIPS 5550) Location: 39.53460 N, 76.34691 W Population (1990): 8860 (3860 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21014, 21015 | |
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Bel Aire, KS (city, FIPS 5337) Location: 37.76455 N, 97.26818 W Population (1990): 3695 (1280 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67220 | |
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Bellaire, KS Zip code(s): 66952 Bellaire, MI (village, FIPS 6980) Location: 44.97589 N, 85.20671 W Population (1990): 1104 (517 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49615 Bellaire, OH (city, FIPS 5074) Location: 40.01693 N, 80.74648 W Population (1990): 6028 (2950 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43906 Bellaire, TX (city, FIPS 7300) Location: 29.70380 N, 95.46077 W Population (1990): 13842 (6198 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77401 | |
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Belleair, FL (town, FIPS 5075) Location: 27.93668 N, 82.81215 W Population (1990): 3968 (2286 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water) | |
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Blair, NE (city, FIPS 5350) Location: 41.54418 N, 96.13670 W Population (1990): 6860 (2717 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68008 Blair, OK (town, FIPS 6650) Location: 34.77899 N, 99.33297 W Population (1990): 922 (429 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73526 Blair, SC Zip code(s): 29015 Blair, WI (city, FIPS 8075) Location: 44.29594 N, 91.22995 W Population (1990): 1126 (493 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54616 | |
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Bolair, WV Zip code(s): 26288 | |
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Bolar, VA Zip code(s): 24484 | |
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Bowler, WI (village, FIPS 9025) Location: 44.86349 N, 88.98200 W Population (1990): 279 (114 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54416 | |
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Buhler, KS (city, FIPS 9200) Location: 38.13815 N, 97.77131 W Population (1990): 1277 (488 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67522 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
blue wire n. [IBM] Patch wires (esp. 30 AWG gauge) added to circuit boards at the factory to correct design or fabrication problems. Blue wire is not necessarily blue, the term describes function rather than color. These may be necessary if there hasn't been time to design and qualify another board version. Compare {purple wire}, {red wire}, {yellow wire}, {pink wire}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
blue wire (IBM) Patch wires added to circuit boards at the factory to correct design or fabrication problems. These may be necessary if there hasn't been time to design and qualify another board version. Compare {purple wire}, {red wire}, {yellow wire}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
BOLERO environment and {application server} for Electronic Business applications. (1999-03-06) |