English Dictionary: bone-ash cup | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Check \Check\, n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. [82]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. [82]checs chess, through AR., fr. Pers. sh[be]h king. See {Shah}, and cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Checker}.] 1. (Chess) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move. 2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity. --Addison. No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. --Wordsworth. 3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. Useful check upon the administration of government. --Washington. A man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. 4. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. 5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See {Bank check}, below. 6. A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. 7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 8. Small chick or crack. {Bank check}, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer. {Check book}, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. {Check hook}, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. {Check list}, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. {Check nut} (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. --Knight. {Check valve} (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water. {To take check}, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction; reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff; tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n. An Australian tree ({Casuarina}), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees {Stenocarpus salignus} of New South Wales, and {Banksia compar} of Queensland. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne, Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs. Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean, {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph. maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables. 2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]}) which infests the bean plant. {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers. {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser segetum}). {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus fab[91]}. {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species of {Strychnos}. {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}. {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}. {Sea bean}. (a) Same as {Florida bean}. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree. {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench. 3. The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak. 4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See {King's Bench}. 5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms. 6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs. {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench. 3. The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak. 4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See {King's Bench}. 5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms. 6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs. {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Benzoic \Ben*zo"ic\ (b[ecr]n*z[omac]"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo[8b]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Benzoic \Ben*zo"ic\ (b[ecr]n*z[omac]"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo[8b]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Benzoic \Ben*zo"ic\ (b[ecr]n*z[omac]"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo[8b]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quinone \Qui"none\, n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance, {C6H4O2} (called also {benzoketone}), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. [Written also {chinone}, {kinone}.] | |
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Benzosol \Ben"zo*sol\, n. (Pharm.) Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline pewder. | |
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Bonasus \Bo*na"sus\, Bonassus \Bo*nas"sus\, n. [L. bonasus, Gr. [?], [?].] (Zo[94]l.) The aurochs or European bison. See {Aurochs}. | |
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Bonasus \Bo*na"sus\, Bonassus \Bo*nas"sus\, n. [L. bonasus, Gr. [?], [?].] (Zo[94]l.) The aurochs or European bison. See {Aurochs}. | |
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Bonus \Bo"nus\, n.; pl. {Bonuses}. [L. bonus good. Cf. {Bonny}.] 1. (Law) A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. --Bouvier. 2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits. 3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation. | |
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Bunch grass \Bunch" grass`\ (Bot.) A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, {Atropis tenuifolia}, {Festuca scabrella}, and several kinds of {Stipa} are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, {Eriocoma cuspidata} is a good bunch grass. | |
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Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at cards. Cf. {Bank} (in the commercial sense).] A kind of swindling game or scheme, by means of cards or by a sham lottery. [Written also {bunco}.] {Bunko steerer}, a person employed as a decoy in bunko. [Slang, U.S.] | |
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Buoyancy \Buoy"an*cy\, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. 2. (Physics) The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced. Such are buoyancies or displacements of the different classes of her majesty's ships. --Eng. Cyc. 3. Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of {heaviness}; as, buoyancy of spirits. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
12 seconds ([b7][b7]) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes ([b7]) make 1 foot. --B. Greenleaf. Note: The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length, equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See {Metric system}, and {Meter}. 2. A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment. Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. --Shak. {By inches}, by slow degrees, gradually. {Inch of candle}. See under {Candle}. {Inches of pressure}, usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. {Inch of water}. See under {Water}. {Miner's inch}, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit for the measurement of water. See {Inch of water}, under {Water}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Benzie County, MI (county, FIPS 19) Location: 44.63036 N, 86.24784 W Population (1990): 12200 (8557 housing units) Area: 832.3 sq km (land), 1394.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bon Secour, AL Zip code(s): 36511 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Banach space induced by the norm: d(x,y) = ||x-y||. Completeness means that every {Cauchy sequence} converges to an element of the space. All finite-dimensional {real} and {complex} normed vector spaces are complete and thus are Banach spaces. Using absolute value for the norm, the real numbers are a Banach space whereas the rationals are not. This is because there are sequences of rationals that converges to irrationals. Several theorems hold only in Banach spaces, e.g. the {Banach inverse mapping theorem}. All finite-dimensional real and complex vector spaces are Banach spaces. {Hilbert spaces}, spaces of {integrable functions}, and spaces of {absolutely convergent series} are examples of infinite-dimensional Banach spaces. Applications include {wavelets}, {signal processing}, and radar. [Robert E. Megginson, "An Introduction to Banach Space Theory", Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 183, Springer Verlag, September 1998]. (2000-03-10) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Bene-jaakan children of Jaakan (Num. 33:31, 32), the same as Beeroth. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Bene-jaakan, sons of sorrow |