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Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. [?] the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. [?] dark (said of the sea), purple, [?] to grow dark (said of the sea), to be troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS. purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.] 1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue. Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. -- Milton. Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are supposed to have been used for the color we call crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art, purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red predominates it is called violet, and when blue predominates, hyacinth. 2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple. Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex. xxvi. 1. 3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth. [bd]He was born in the purple.[b8] --Gibbon. 4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia} (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({B. arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}. 6. (Zo[94]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura. 7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}. 8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}. Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with participles forming words of obvious signification; as, purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained, purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like. {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}. {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}. {Purple of mollusca} (Zo[94]l.), a coloring matter derived from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from several species of Purpura, and Murex. {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be highborn. | |
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Tin \Tin\, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4. 2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate. 3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield. {Block tin} (Metal.), commercial tin, cast into blocks, and partially refined, but containing small quantities of various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.; solid tin as distinguished from tin plate; -- called also {bar tin}. {Butter of tin}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of Libavius}, under {Fuming}. {Grain tin}. (Metal.) See under {Grain}. {Salt of tin} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so called when used as a mordant. {Stream tin}. See under {Stream}. {Tin cry} (Chem.), the peculiar creaking noise made when a bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the crystal granules on each other. {Tin foil}, tin reduced to a thin leaf. {Tin frame} (Mining), a kind of buddle used in washing tin ore. {Tin liquor}, {Tin mordant} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, used as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing. {Tin penny}, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines. [Obs.] --Bailey. {Tin plate}, thin sheet iron coated with tin. {Tin pyrites}. See {Stannite}. | |
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Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. & n. See {Barytone}. | |
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Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] heavy + [?] tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. | |
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Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, n. [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. | |
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Bartender \Bar"tend`er\, n. A barkeeper. | |
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Barton \Bar"ton\, n. [AS. beret[?]n courtyard, grange; bere barley + t[?]n an inclosure. ] 1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng.] --Burton. 2. A farmyard. [Eng.] --Southey. | |
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Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] heavy + [?] tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. | |
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Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, n. [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. | |
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Barium \Ba"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.] (Chem.) One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta. [Rarely written {barytum}.] Note: Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate, called heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal. | |
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Barytum \Ba*ry"tum\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The metal barium. See {Barium}. [R.] | |
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Barium \Ba"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.] (Chem.) One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta. [Rarely written {barytum}.] Note: Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate, called heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal. | |
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Barytum \Ba*ry"tum\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) The metal barium. See {Barium}. [R.] | |
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Beard \Beard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bearded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearding}.] 1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 2. To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance. No admiral, bearded by three corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial. --Macaulay. 3. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish. | |
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Berate \Be*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berating}.] To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley. | |
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Berth \Berth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berthed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berthing}.] 1. To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide. 2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth a ship's company. --Totten. | |
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Berthing \Berth"ing\, n. (Naut.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. --Smyth. | |
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Birding \Bird"ing\, n. Birdcatching or fowling. --Shak. {Birding piece}, a fowling piece. --Shak. | |
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Birding \Bird"ing\, n. Birdcatching or fowling. --Shak. {Birding piece}, a fowling piece. --Shak. | |
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Birdman \Bird"man\, n. An aviator; airman. [Colloq.] | |
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Birdman \Bird"man\, n. A fowler or birdcatcher. | |
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Birdwoman \Bird"wom`an\, n. An airwoman; an aviatress. [Colloq.] | |
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Birthing \Birth"ing\, n. (Naut.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship. --Bailey. | |
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Birthmark \Birth"mark`\, n. Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. --Sir T. North. | |
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Birthnight \Birth"night`\, n. The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years. The angelic song in Bethlehem field, On thy birthnight, that sung thee Savior born. --Milton. | |
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Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a plank. 2. A table to put food upon. Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell. Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing hand. --Milton. 3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board. 4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc. Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board. --Clarendon. We may judge from their letters to the board. --Porteus. 5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board. 6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards. 7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession. 8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G. borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship. Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below. (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack. Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board, shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard, cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure. {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches). {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}. {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side. {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies. --Stormonth. {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman. {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy council appointed to superintend matters relating to trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for the advancement and protection of their business interests; a chamber of commerce. {Board wages}. (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages. (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging. (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden. {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.), {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or overthrow. {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge, England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity college.[b8] --Hallam. {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward. {To make short boards}, to tack frequently. {On board}. (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I came on board early; to be on board ship. (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.] {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election. [U.S.] | |
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Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. | |
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Board \Board\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boarding}.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. [bd]The boarded hovel.[b8] --Cowper. 2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way. You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. --Totten. 3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.] 4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals. 5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable. | |
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Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. | |
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Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. | |
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Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. | |
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School \School\, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc[?]lu, L. schola, Gr. [?] leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as [?], the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; as, the school of the prophets. Disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. --Acts xix. 9. 2. A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of children; as, a primary school; a common school; a grammar school. As he sat in the school at his primer. --Chaucer. 3. A session of an institution of instruction. How now, Sir Hugh! No school to-day? --Shak. 4. One of the seminaries for teaching logic, metaphysics, and theology, which were formed in the Middle Ages, and which were characterized by academical disputations and subtilties of reasoning. At Cambridge the philosophy of Descartes was still dominant in the schools. --Macaulay. 5. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honors are held. 6. An assemblage of scholars; those who attend upon instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils. What is the great community of Christians, but one of the innumerable schools in the vast plan which God has instituted for the education of various intelligences? --Buckminster. 7. The disciples or followers of a teacher; those who hold a common doctrine, or accept the same teachings; a sect or denomination in philosophy, theology, science, medicine, politics, etc. Let no man be less confident in his faith . . . by reason of any difference in the several schools of Christians. --Jer. Taylor. 8. The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school. His face pale but striking, though not handsome after the schools. --A. S. Hardy. 9. Figuratively, any means of knowledge or discipline; as, the school of experience. {Boarding school}, {Common school}, {District school}, {Normal school}, etc. See under {Boarding}, {Common}, {District}, etc. {High school}, a free public school nearest the rank of a college. [U. S.] {School board}, a corporation established by law in every borough or parish in England, and elected by the burgesses or ratepayers, with the duty of providing public school accommodation for all children in their district. {School committee}, {School board}, an elected committee of citizens having charge and care of the public schools in any district, town, or city, and responsible for control of the money appropriated for school purposes. [U. S.] | |
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Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. | |
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Bordman \Bord"man\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + man.] A bordar; a tenant in bordage. | |
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Boredom \Bore"dom\, n. 1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. --Dickens. 2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively. | |
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Bourdon \Bour"don\, n. [F., fr. L. burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. muleta a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.] A pilgrim's staff. | |
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Bradoon \Bra*doon"\, n. Same as {Bridoon}. | |
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Braid \Braid\ (br[amac]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg[edh]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.] 1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait. Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton. 2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations. 3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak. | |
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Braiding \Braid"ing\, n. 1. The act of making or using braids. 2. Braids, collectively; trimming. A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. --Thackeray. | |
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Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre[a0]d; akin to OFries. br[be]d, OS. br[?]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[?], Sw. & Dan. br[94]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [?] See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking. Note: {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only. {A[89]rated bread}. See under {A[89]rated}. {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living. {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}. {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}. 2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi. 11 | |
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Breaden \Bread"en\, a. Made of bread. [R.] | |
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Breadthwinner \Breadth"win`ner\, n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. --H. Spencer. | |
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Breathing \Breath"ing\, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth. 2. Air in gentle motion. 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. 4. Aspiration; secret prayer. [bd]Earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state.[b8] --Tillotson. 5. Exercising; promotion of respiration. Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making ladies trip. --Shak. 6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words. I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak. 7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden. 8. Stop; pause; delay. You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak. 9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h. | |
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Breathe \Breathe\ (br[emac][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. [bd]I am in health, I breathe.[b8] --Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak. 3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak. There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. --Byron. | |
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below. {Breathing place}. (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall. {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak. {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d {Asper}, n. {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). | |
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below. {Breathing place}. (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall. {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak. {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d {Asper}, n. {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). | |
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below. {Breathing place}. (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent. {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall. {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak. {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d {Asper}, n. {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). | |
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Breed \Breed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeding}.] [OE. breden, AS. br[c7]dan to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from br[d3]d brood; akin to D. broeden to brood, OHG. bruoten, G. br[81]ten. See {Brood}.] 1. To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch. Yet every mother breeds not sons alike. --Shak. If the sun breed maggots in a dead dog. --Shak. 2. To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster. To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed. --Dryden. Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness. --Everett. 3. To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up. But no care was taken to breed him a Protestant. --Bp. Burnet. His farm may not remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in. --Locke. 4. To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease. Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment. --Milton. 5. To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men. 6. To raise, as any kind of stock. 7. To produce or obtain by any natural process. [Obs.] Children would breed their teeth with less danger. --Locke. Syn: To engender; generate; beget; produce; hatch; originate; bring up; nourish; train; instruct. | |
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Breeding \Breed"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of generating or bearing. 2. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding. 3. Nurture; education; formation of manners. She had her breeding at my father's charge. --Shak. 4. Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society. Delicacy of breeding, or that polite deference and respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we converse. --Hume. 5. Descent; pedigree; extraction. [Obs.] Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding. --Shak. {Close breeding}, {In and in breeding}, breeding from a male and female from the same parentage. {Cross breeding}, breeding from a male and female of different lineage. {Good breeding}, politeness; genteel deportment. Syn: Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See {Education}. | |
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Breton \Bret"on\, a. [F. breton.] Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican. | |
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Bridemaid \Bride"maid`\, n., Brideman \Bride"man\, n. See {Bridesmaid}, {Bridesman}. | |
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Bridemaid \Bride"maid`\, n., Brideman \Bride"man\, n. See {Bridesmaid}, {Bridesman}. | |
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Bridoon \Bri*doon"\, n. [F. bridon, from bride; of German origin. See {Bridle}, n.] (Mil.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. --Campbell. | |
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Britannia \Bri*tan"ni*a\, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also {Britannia metal}. | |
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Britannia \Bri*tan"ni*a\, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also {Britannia metal}. | |
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Britannic \Bri*tan"nic\, a. [L. Britannicus, fr. Britannia Great Britain.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty. | |
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Briton \Brit"on\, a. [AS. bryten Britain.] British. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- n. A native of Great Britain. | |
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Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broadened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broadening}.] [From {Broad}, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. --Wordsworth. | |
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Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive. | |
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Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broadened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broadening}.] [From {Broad}, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. --Wordsworth. | |
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Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broadened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broadening}.] [From {Broad}, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. --Wordsworth. | |
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Broadmouth \Broad"mouth`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Eurylaimid[91], a family of East Indian passerine birds. | |
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Broadness \Broad"ness\, n. [AS. br[be]dnes.] The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness. | |
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Brood \Brood\ (br[omac]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding. Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave. --Milton. 2. To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes. Brooding on unprofitable gold. --Dryden. Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit. --Hawthorne. When with downcast eyes we muse and brood. --Tennyson. | |
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Browdyng \Browd"yng\ (broud"[icr]ng/), n. Embroidery. [Obs.] Of goldsmithrye, of browdyng, and of steel. --Chaucer. | |
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Bruit \Bruit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bruiting}.] To report; to noise abroad. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. --Shak. | |
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Bruteness \Brute"ness\, n. 1. Brutality. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Insensibility. [bd]The bruteness of nature.[b8] --Emerson. | |
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Bruting \Bru"ting\, n. Browsing. [Obs.] --Evelyn. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\ (b[ucir]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Bourdon}.] 1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer. I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak. 2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\ (b[ucir]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[edh]en; akin to Icel. byr[edh]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[94]rda, G. b[81]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[a3]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. [fb]92. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load. Plants with goodly burden bowing. --Shak. 2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown. --Swift. 3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. 4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. 5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond. 6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. 7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. {Beast of burden}, an animal employed in carrying burdens. {Burden of proof} [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. Syn: {Burden}, {Load}. Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See {Burdon}.] A club. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burdening}.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. --2 Cor. viii. 13. 2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. My burdened heart would break. --Shak. 3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.] It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. --Coleridge. Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress. | |
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Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See {Bourdon}.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also {burden}.] --Rom. of R. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\ (b[ucir]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Bourdon}.] 1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer. I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak. 2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\ (b[ucir]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[edh]en; akin to Icel. byr[edh]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[94]rda, G. b[81]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[a3]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. [fb]92. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load. Plants with goodly burden bowing. --Shak. 2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown. --Swift. 3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. 4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. 5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond. 6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. 7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. {Beast of burden}, an animal employed in carrying burdens. {Burden of proof} [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. Syn: {Burden}, {Load}. Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See {Burdon}.] A club. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burdening}.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. --2 Cor. viii. 13. 2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. My burdened heart would break. --Shak. 3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.] It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. --Coleridge. Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress. | |
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Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See {Bourdon}.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also {burden}.] --Rom. of R. | |
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Burden \Bur"den\ (b[ucir]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[edh]en; akin to Icel. byr[edh]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[94]rda, G. b[81]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[a3]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. [fb]92. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load. Plants with goodly burden bowing. --Shak. 2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown. --Swift. 3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. 4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. 5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond. 6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. 7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. {Beast of burden}, an animal employed in carrying burdens. {Burden of proof} [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. Syn: {Burden}, {Load}. Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burdening}.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. --2 Cor. viii. 13. 2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. My burdened heart would break. --Shak. 3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.] It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. --Coleridge. Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdener \Bur"den*er\, n. One who loads; an oppressor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burdening}.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. --2 Cor. viii. 13. 2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. My burdened heart would break. --Shak. 3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.] It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. --Coleridge. Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdenous \Bur"den*ous\, a. Burdensome. [Obs.] [bd]Burdenous taxations.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. --Milton. Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome. -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. -- {Bur"den*some*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. --Milton. Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome. -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. -- {Bur"den*some*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a. Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive. The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome. --Milton. Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous; oppressive; troublesome. -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. -- {Bur"den*some*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See {Bourdon}.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also {burden}.] --Rom. of R. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burthen \Bur"then\, n. & v. t. See {Burden}. [Archaic] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burton \Bur"ton\, n. [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent anything.] (Naut.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b) Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary. 2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page. 3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides. {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus. {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. --Brande & C. {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood. {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare}) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl. {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. --Milton. {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate}, {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bardonia, NY (CDP, FIPS 4396) Location: 41.11124 N, 73.98137 W Population (1990): 4487 (1436 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10954 | |
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Barryton, MI (village, FIPS 5580) Location: 43.74958 N, 85.14265 W Population (1990): 393 (201 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49305 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barrytown, NY Zip code(s): 12507 | |
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Barton, MD (town, FIPS 4625) Location: 39.53254 N, 79.01702 W Population (1990): 530 (227 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21521 Barton, ND (city, FIPS 5220) Location: 48.50594 N, 100.17809 W Population (1990): 24 (26 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58315 Barton, NY Zip code(s): 13734 Barton, VT (village, FIPS 3475) Location: 44.74956 N, 72.17739 W Population (1990): 908 (487 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05822 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barton City, MI Zip code(s): 48705 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Barton County, KS (county, FIPS 9) Location: 38.48000 N, 98.75542 W Population (1990): 29382 (13144 housing units) Area: 2315.6 sq km (land), 16.7 sq km (water) Barton County, MO (county, FIPS 11) Location: 37.50140 N, 94.34358 W Population (1990): 11312 (5014 housing units) Area: 1539.4 sq km (land), 6.3 sq km (water) | |
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Barton Hills, MI (village, FIPS 5660) Location: 42.31770 N, 83.75540 W Population (1990): 320 (127 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bartonsville, PA Zip code(s): 18321 | |
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Bartonville, IL (village, FIPS 4039) Location: 40.63758 N, 89.66416 W Population (1990): 5643 (2290 housing units) Area: 20.1 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61607 Bartonville, TX (town, FIPS 5768) Location: 33.08870 N, 97.15638 W Population (1990): 849 (298 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Bearden, AR (city, FIPS 4420) Location: 33.72751 N, 92.61626 W Population (1990): 1021 (424 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71720 Bearden, OK (town, FIPS 4700) Location: 35.35791 N, 96.38800 W Population (1990): 142 (54 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74859 | |
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Berryton, KS Zip code(s): 66409 | |
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Bird In Hand, PA Zip code(s): 17505 | |
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Boardman, OH (CDP, FIPS 7454) Location: 41.03215 N, 80.66850 W Population (1990): 38596 (16050 housing units) Area: 41.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44512 Boardman, OR (city, FIPS 7200) Location: 45.83759 N, 119.70248 W Population (1990): 1387 (571 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97818 | |
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Borden, IN Zip code(s): 47106 | |
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Borden County, TX (county, FIPS 33) Location: 32.73908 N, 101.42637 W Population (1990): 799 (478 housing units) Area: 2328.1 sq km (land), 18.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bordentown, NJ (city, FIPS 6670) Location: 40.14859 N, 74.70948 W Population (1990): 4341 (1897 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08505 | |
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Boyertown, PA (borough, FIPS 7960) Location: 40.33177 N, 75.63781 W Population (1990): 3759 (1713 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19512 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Braden, TN (town, FIPS 7840) Location: 35.36968 N, 89.57590 W Population (1990): 354 (150 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Braden River, FL Zip code(s): 34202, 34203, 34208 | |
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Bradenton, FL (city, FIPS 7950) Location: 27.48790 N, 82.57897 W Population (1990): 43779 (22123 housing units) Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34210 | |
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Bradenton Beach, FL (city, FIPS 7975) Location: 27.46395 N, 82.69757 W Population (1990): 1657 (1729 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34217 | |
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Bradenville, PA Zip code(s): 15620 | |
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Bradner, OH (village, FIPS 8112) Location: 41.32364 N, 83.43654 W Population (1990): 1093 (422 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43406 | |
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Bratenahl, OH (village, FIPS 8336) Location: 41.55776 N, 81.59700 W Population (1990): 1356 (769 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) | |
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Brayton, IA (city, FIPS 8200) Location: 41.54256 N, 94.92560 W Population (1990): 148 (81 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50042 | |
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Breeden, WV Zip code(s): 25666 | |
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Breeding, KY Zip code(s): 42715 | |
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Brewton, AL (city, FIPS 9208) Location: 31.11461 N, 87.07284 W Population (1990): 5885 (2482 housing units) Area: 25.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
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Brittany Farms-Highlands, PA (CDP, FIPS 8819) Location: 40.26882 N, 75.21449 W Population (1990): 2747 (1146 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Britton, MI (village, FIPS 10760) Location: 41.98627 N, 83.83187 W Population (1990): 694 (250 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49229 Britton, SD (city, FIPS 7380) Location: 45.78955 N, 97.74949 W Population (1990): 1394 (681 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57430 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Broadmoor, CA (CDP, FIPS 8338) Location: 37.69170 N, 122.47957 W Population (1990): 3739 (1274 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Broadmoor, LA (CDP, FIPS 9812) Location: 30.17800 N, 92.06215 W Population (1990): 3218 (1063 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Brodnax, VA (town, FIPS 10072) Location: 36.70348 N, 78.03294 W Population (1990): 388 (152 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23920 | |
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Brooten, MN (city, FIPS 8092) Location: 45.50033 N, 95.11904 W Population (1990): 589 (291 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56316 | |
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Burden, KS (city, FIPS 9250) Location: 37.31314 N, 96.75503 W Population (1990): 518 (221 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67019 | |
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Burrton, KS (city, FIPS 9575) Location: 38.02256 N, 97.67199 W Population (1990): 866 (377 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67020 | |
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Burton, MI (city, FIPS 12060) Location: 42.99670 N, 83.61959 W Population (1990): 27617 (10840 housing units) Area: 60.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burton, NE (village, FIPS 7310) Location: 42.91136 N, 99.59060 W Population (1990): 9 (5 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burton, OH (village, FIPS 10436) Location: 41.47055 N, 81.14640 W Population (1990): 1349 (543 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44021 Burton, SC (CDP, FIPS 10360) Location: 32.42043 N, 80.74411 W Population (1990): 6917 (2702 housing units) Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29902 Burton, TX (town, FIPS 11536) Location: 30.17934 N, 96.59727 W Population (1990): 311 (175 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77835 | |
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Burtonsville, MD (CDP, FIPS 11750) Location: 39.11120 N, 76.93222 W Population (1990): 5853 (2159 housing units) Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20866 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Bird-Meertens Formalism derivation of {functional program}s from a specification. It consists of a set of {higher-order function}s that operate on lists including {map}, {fold}, {scan}, {filter}, inits, tails, {cross product} and {function composition}. ["A Calculus of Functions for Program Derivation", R.S. Bird, in Res Topics in Fnl Prog, D. Turner ed, A-W 1990]. ["The Squiggolist", ed Johan Jeuring, published irregularly by CWI Amsterdam]. (1995-05-01) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, one of the two blind beggars of Jericho (Mark 10:46; Matt. 20:30). His blindness was miraculously cured on the ground of his faith. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Burden (1.) A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5). (2.) A severe task (Ex. 2:11). (3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22). (4.) A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1; 17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Bartimeus, son of the honorable |