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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bardic \Bard"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. [bd]The bardic lays of ancient Greece.[b8] --G. P. Marsh. | |
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Bardish \Bard"ish\, a. Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. [bd]Bardish impostures.[b8] --Selden. | |
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Bardism \Bard"ism\, n. The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. | |
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Bardship \Bard"ship\, n. The state of being a bard. | |
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Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato. | |
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Barret \Bar"ret\, n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See {Berretta}, and cf. {Biretta}.] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also {barret cap}. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. | |
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Bartizan \Bar"ti*zan`\, n. [Cf. {Brettice}.] (Arch.) A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway. | |
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Poly-mountain \Po`ly-moun"tain\, n. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Poly}, n. (b) The closely related {Teucrium montanum}, formerly called {Polium montanum}, a plant of Southern Europe. (c) The {Bartsia alpina}, a low purple-flowered herb of Europe. | |
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Barytes \Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. [?] heavy: cf. Gr. [?] heaviness, F. baryte.] (Min.) Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}. See {Barite}. | |
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Barytic \Ba*ryt"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to baryta. | |
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Baryto-calcite \Ba*ry"to-cal"cite\, n. [Baryta + calcite.] (Min.) A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium. | |
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Beard \Beard\, n. [OE. berd, AS. beard; akin to Fries. berd, D. baard, G. bart, Lith. barzda, OSlav. brada, Pol. broda, Russ. boroda, L. barba, W. barf. Cf. 1st {Barb}.] 1. The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat. (b) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds (c) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. (d) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle. (e) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster. (f) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 3. (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain. 4. A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. 5. That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. 6. (Print.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face. 7. An imposition; a trick. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Beard grass} (Bot.), a coarse, perennial grass of different species of the genus {Andropogon}. {To one's beard}, to one's face; in open defiance. | |
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Berdash \Ber"dash\, n. A kind of neckcloth. [Obs.] A treatise against the cravat and berdash. --Steele. | |
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Berthage \Berth"age\, n. A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. | |
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Biarticulate \Bi`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + articulate.] (Zo[94]l.) Having, or consisting of, tow joints. | |
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Bird cage \Bird" cage"\, [or] Birdcage \Bird"cage`\, n. A cage for confining birds. | |
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Bird cherry \Bird" cher`ry\ (Bot.) A shrub ({Prunus Padus} ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. | |
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak. The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. --Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See {Aves}. 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. 4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell. {Arabian bird}, the phenix. {Bird of Jove}, the eagle. {Bird of Juno}, the peacock. {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus}, {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird. {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged. | |
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc. {Spider ant}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under {Solitary}. {Spider crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}), measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they are extended. {Spider fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of parasitic dipterous insects of the family {Hippoboscid[91]}. They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird tick}, and {bat tick}. {Spider hunter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}. {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for determining the exact position of objects and making delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines. {Spider mite}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}. (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants. {Spider monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very long legs and a long prehensile tail. {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble spiders. {Spider shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Pteroceras}. See {Pteroceras}. | |
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak. The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. --Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See {Aves}. 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. 4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell. {Arabian bird}, the phenix. {Bird of Jove}, the eagle. {Bird of Juno}, the peacock. {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus}, {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird. {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged. | |
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc. {Spider ant}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under {Solitary}. {Spider crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}), measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they are extended. {Spider fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of parasitic dipterous insects of the family {Hippoboscid[91]}. They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird tick}, and {bat tick}. {Spider hunter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}. {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for determining the exact position of objects and making delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines. {Spider mite}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}. (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants. {Spider monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very long legs and a long prehensile tail. {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble spiders. {Spider shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Pteroceras}. See {Pteroceras}. | |
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak. The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. --Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See {Aves}. 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. 4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell. {Arabian bird}, the phenix. {Bird of Jove}, the eagle. {Bird of Juno}, the peacock. {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus}, {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird. {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged. | |
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Bird cage \Bird" cage"\, [or] Birdcage \Bird"cage`\, n. A cage for confining birds. | |
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Birdcall \Bird"call`\, n. 1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate. 2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall. | |
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Birdcatcher \Bird"catch`er\, n. One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler. | |
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Birdcatching \Bird"catch`ing\, n. The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls. | |
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Birdikin \Bird"i*kin\, n. A young bird. --Thackeray. | |
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Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, [or] Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n. 1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young. 2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[91]. They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}. | |
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Bird's-beak \Bird's"-beak`\, n. (Arch.) A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak. | |
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Birdseed \Bird"seed`\, n. Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds. | |
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Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, a. 1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view. 2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple. | |
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Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, n. (Bot.) A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose ({Primula farinosa}), and species of Veronica, Geranium, etc. | |
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Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A. rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A. campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}. Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation. | |
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Bird's-eye maple \Bird's"-eye` ma"ple\ See under {Maple}. | |
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Anthracnose \An*thrac"nose`\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], carbuncle + [?] disease.] (Bot.) Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series {Melanconiales}, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called {bird's-eye rot}. | |
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L. corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also European. | |
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L. corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also European. | |
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Bird's-mouth \Bird's-mouth`\, n. (Arch.) An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called {crow's-foot} in the United States. | |
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Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, [or] Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n. 1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young. 2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups. Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[91]. They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}. | |
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3. (Bot.) An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus {Neottia} ({N. nidus-avis.}) {Bird's-nest pudding}, a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaced by sugar. {Yellow bird's nest}, a plant, the {Monotropa hypopitys}. | |
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Bird's-nesting \Bird's-nest`ing\ (b[etil]rdz"n[ecr]st`[icr]ng), n. Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents. | |
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Bird's-tongue \Bird's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.) The knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}). | |
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Wage \Wage\, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See {Wage}, v. t. ] 1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] [bd]That warlike wage.[b8] --Spenser. 2. That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See {Wages}. [bd]My day's wage.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. [bd]At least I earned my wage.[b8] --Thackeray. [bd]Pay them a wage in advance.[b8] --J. Morley. [bd]The wages of virtue.[b8] --Tennyson. By Tom Thumb, a fairy page, He sent it, and doth him engage, By promise of a mighty wage, It secretly to carry. --Drayton. Our praises are our wages. --Shak. Existing legislation on the subject of wages. --Encyc. Brit. Note: Wage is used adjectively and as the first part of compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, wage worker, or wage-worker; wage-earner, etc. {Board wages}. See under 1st {Board}. Syn: Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay; compensation; remuneration; fruit. | |
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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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{Louver} {boards [or] boarding}, the sloping boards set to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a louver, etc. {Louver work}, slatted work. | |
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Bord service \Bord" serv`ice\ [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + service.] (O. Eng. Law) Service due from a bordar; bordage. | |
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Bordage \Bord"age\, n. [LL. bordagium.] The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage. | |
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Bordeaux \Bor*deaux"\, a. Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France. -- n. A claret wine from Bordeaux. | |
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Bordeaux mixture \Bor*deaux" mix"ture\ (Hort.) A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons. | |
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Brattice \Brat"tice\, n. [See {Brettice}.] (Mining) (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. (b) Planking to support a roof or wall. | |
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Brattishing \Brat"tish*ing\, n. 1. See {Brattice}, n. 2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet. | |
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Breadcorn \Bread"corn`\ Corn of grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, etc. | |
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Breadstuff \Bread"stuff\, n. Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made. | |
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Breadthways \Breadth"ways\, ads. Breadthwise. --Whewell. | |
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Breadthwise \Breadth"wise\, ads. In the direction of the breadth. | |
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Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[8a]che, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bartizan}.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See {Brattice}. | |
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Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[8a]che, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bartizan}.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See {Brattice}. | |
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Bretzel \Bret"zel\, n. [G.] See {Pretzel}. | |
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Bridecake \Bride"cake`\, n. Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding. | |
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Bridechamber \Bride"cham`ber\, n. The nuptial apartment. --Matt. ix. 15. | |
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Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[oomac]m`), n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br[ymac]dguma (akin to OS. br[umac]digumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[umac]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. br[84]utigam); AS. br[ymac]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf. {Groom}, {Homage}.] A man newly married, or just about to be married. | |
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Brideknot \Bride"knot`\, n. A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor. [Obs.] | |
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Bridesmaid \Brides"maid`\, n. A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding. | |
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Bridesman \Brides"man\, n.; pl. {Bridesmen}. A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the [bd]best man.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Bridesman \Brides"man\, n.; pl. {Bridesmen}. A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the [bd]best man.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Bridestake \Bride"stake`\, n. A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round. Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake. --B. Jonson. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. A card game resembling whist. Note: The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the value of each trick taken over six being: for [bd]no trumps[b8] 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs 4, spades 2. The opponents of the dealer can, after the trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and so on. The dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy. The side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points scored for tricks wins a game; the side which first wins two games wins a rubber. The total score for any side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which follow a special schedule of value), and for slam, little slam, and chicane. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged} (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river. Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey. 2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge. Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. --Milton. 3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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Whist \Whist\, n. {Bridge whist}. See {Bridge}, n., above. {Duplicate whist}, a form of whist in playing which the hands are preserved as dealt and played again by other players, as when each side holds in the second round the cards played by the opposing side in the first round. {Solo whist}. See {Solo whist}, above. Whitecap \White"cap`\, n. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- {White"cap`}, v. -- {White"cap`per}, n. | |
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Bridgeboard \Bridge"board`\, n. 1. (Arch.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened. 2. A board or plank used as a bridge. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged} (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river. Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey. 2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge. Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. --Milton. 3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over. | |
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Bridgehead \Bridge"head`\, n. A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a t[88]te-de-pont. | |
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}. | |
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Bridgeless \Bridge"less\, a. Having no bridge; not bridged. | |
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Bridgepot \Bridge"pot`\, n. (Mining) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle. --Knight. | |
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Bridgetree \Bridge"tree`\, n. [Bridge + tree a beam.] (Mining) The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. --Knight. | |
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Bridge-ward \Bridge"-ward`\, n. 1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. 2. The principal ward of a key. --Knight. | |
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Bridgey \Bridge"y\, a. Full of bridges. [R.] --Sherwood. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged} (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river. Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey. 2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge. Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. --Milton. 3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over. | |
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist}, {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor}, under {Double}, a. | |
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}. | |
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist}, {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor}, under {Double}, a. | |
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}. | |
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Briticism \Brit"i*cism\, n. A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain. | |
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British \Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain. | |
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain. {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain. | |
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Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See {Dexter}.] (Chem.) A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See {Achro[94]dextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}. | |
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain. {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain. | |
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Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins. 2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}. 3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. [Southern U. S.] 4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.] {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under {Black}, {Blue}, etc. {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}). {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}. {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}. {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}. East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange family which bears the elephant apple. {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning and in precipitating indigo. {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose. {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}. {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}. {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}. {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}. {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}. {Gum lac}. See {Lac}. {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental species of Cistus or rock rose. {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]}, {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum. {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and mixing other ingredients. {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter. {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}. {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the Senegal country, West Africa. {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}. {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and Australia: (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.} (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice. {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water. {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales. | |
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain. {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain. | |
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain. {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain. | |
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Britisher \Brit"ish*er\, n. An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely] | |
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Britzska \Britz"ska\ (br[icr]ts"k[adot]), n. [Russ. britshka; cf. Pol. bryczka, dim. of bryka freight wagon.] A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey. | |
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Acre \A"cre\, n. [OE. aker, AS. [91]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [86]ker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. [?], Skr. ajra. [fb]2, 206.] 1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.] 2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English. Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII. {Broad acres}, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical] {God's acre}, God's field; the churchyard. I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial ground, God's acre. --Longfellow. | |
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad. 2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. 3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus. 4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. A broad mixture of falsehood. --Locke. Note: Hence: 5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. --D. Daggett. In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E. Everett. 6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined. As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak. 8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged. {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}. {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad arrow} under {Arrow}. {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange. {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}. Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal. | |
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Broad Church \Broad" Church`\ (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. --Conybeare. | |
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?] the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr. [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr. [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. {Kirk}.] 1. A building set apart for Christian worship. 2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37. 3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23. 4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church. 5. The collective body of Christians. 6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm. 7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil. Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. --Bulwer. Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc. {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}. {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}. {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. {Church living}, a benefice in an established church. {Church militant}. See under {Militant}. {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}. {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. {Church session}. See under {Session}. {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}. {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church. | |
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Broad Church \Broad" Church`\ (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. --Conybeare. | |
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?] the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr. [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr. [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. {Kirk}.] 1. A building set apart for Christian worship. 2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37. 3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23. 4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church. 5. The collective body of Christians. 6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm. 7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil. Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. --Bulwer. Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc. {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}. {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}. {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. {Church living}, a benefice in an established church. {Church militant}. See under {Militant}. {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}. {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. {Church session}. See under {Session}. {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}. {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church. | |
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Broad gauge \Broad" gauge`\ (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the [bd]standard[b8] gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}. | |
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Broad seal \Broad" seal`\ The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state. | |
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Broadax Broadaxe \Broad"ax` Broad"axe`\, n. 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax. 2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber. | |
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing. | |
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows. | |
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press. | |
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Broadcloth \Broad"cloth\, n. A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide. | |
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad. 2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. 3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus. 4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. A broad mixture of falsehood. --Locke. Note: Hence: 5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. --D. Daggett. In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E. Everett. 6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined. As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak. 8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged. {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}. {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad arrow} under {Arrow}. {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange. {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}. Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadish \Broad"ish\, a. Rather broad; moderately broad. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadseal \Broad"seal`\, v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.] Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadside \Broad"side`\, n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. 2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. 3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.] 4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadside \Broad"side`\, n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. 2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. 3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.] 4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadspread \Broad"spread`\, a. Widespread. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadspreading \Broad"spread`ing\, a. Spreading widely. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadsword \Broad"sword`\, n. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadwise \Broad"wise`\, adv. Breadthwise. [Archaic] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brodekin \Brode"kin\ (br[omac]d"k[icr]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf. {Buskin}.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brodekin \Brode"kin\ (br[omac]d"k[icr]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf. {Buskin}.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brutish \Bru"tish\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise. --Leigh Hunt. Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute. --I. Taylor. Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brutish \Bru"tish\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise. --Leigh Hunt. Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute. --I. Taylor. Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brutish \Bru"tish\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise. --Leigh Hunt. Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute. --I. Taylor. Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal; barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual; bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brutism \Bru"tism\, n. The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Burdock \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. ({T. cornuta, [or] tadorna}), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows. Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast, sides, and forward part of the back brown, the shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also {shelduck}, {shellduck}, {sheldfowl}, {skeelduck}, {bergander}, {burrow duck}, and {links goose}. Note: The Australian sheldrake ({Tadorna radja}) has the head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut sheldrake of Australia ({Casarca tadornoides}) is varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck ({C. rutila}), and the white-winged sheldrake ({C. leucoptera}), are related Asiatic species. 2. Any one of the American mergansers. Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the canvasback, and the shoveler. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bairdstown, OH (village, FIPS 3646) Location: 41.17104 N, 83.60701 W Population (1990): 130 (47 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Bardsdale, CA Zip code(s): 93015 | |
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Bardstown, KY (city, FIPS 3628) Location: 37.81358 N, 85.46319 W Population (1990): 6801 (2803 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40004 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bartow County, GA (county, FIPS 15) Location: 34.23840 N, 84.83918 W Population (1990): 55911 (21757 housing units) Area: 1191.1 sq km (land), 27.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Beardsley, MN (city, FIPS 4204) Location: 45.55781 N, 96.71419 W Population (1990): 297 (165 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56211 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Beardstown, IL (city, FIPS 4351) Location: 40.00429 N, 90.41787 W Population (1990): 5270 (2276 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62618 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bee Ridge, FL (CDP, FIPS 4925) Location: 27.28735 N, 82.47558 W Population (1990): 6406 (3102 housing units) Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bertie County, NC (county, FIPS 15) Location: 36.05908 N, 76.96303 W Population (1990): 20388 (8331 housing units) Area: 1811.0 sq km (land), 108.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bird City, KS (city, FIPS 6825) Location: 39.74994 N, 101.53166 W Population (1990): 467 (293 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67731 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bird Island, MN (city, FIPS 6076) Location: 44.76480 N, 94.89403 W Population (1990): 1326 (552 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55310 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birds, IL (village, FIPS 6080) Location: 38.83746 N, 87.67081 W Population (1990): 160 (67 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62415 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birds Landing, CA Zip code(s): 94512 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birdsboro, PA (borough, FIPS 6504) Location: 40.26070 N, 75.81052 W Population (1990): 4222 (1634 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19508 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birdseye, IN (town, FIPS 5374) Location: 38.31358 N, 86.69590 W Population (1990): 472 (208 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47513 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birdsnest, VA Zip code(s): 23307 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Birdsong, AR (town, FIPS 6430) Location: 35.45902 N, 90.26050 W Population (1990): 104 (46 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Braddock, ND (city, FIPS 8900) Location: 46.56345 N, 100.08913 W Population (1990): 56 (31 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58524 Braddock, PA (borough, FIPS 7992) Location: 40.40200 N, 79.86935 W Population (1990): 4682 (2641 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Braddock Heights, MD (CDP, FIPS 9100) Location: 39.41429 N, 77.50733 W Population (1990): 4778 (1635 housing units) Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Braddock Hills, PA (borough, FIPS 8008) Location: 40.41675 N, 79.86342 W Population (1990): 2026 (1071 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bradgate, IA (city, FIPS 8065) Location: 42.80260 N, 94.41930 W Population (1990): 124 (53 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50520 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bradshaw, MD Zip code(s): 21021 Bradshaw, NE (village, FIPS 6050) Location: 40.88369 N, 97.74624 W Population (1990): 330 (131 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68319 Bradshaw, WV (town, FIPS 9700) Location: 37.35288 N, 81.80087 W Population (1990): 394 (209 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Breedsville, MI (village, FIPS 10180) Location: 42.34706 N, 86.07087 W Population (1990): 213 (80 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridge City, LA (CDP, FIPS 9480) Location: 29.93377 N, 90.16142 W Population (1990): 8327 (3029 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70094 Bridge City, TX (city, FIPS 10252) Location: 30.02989 N, 93.85090 W Population (1990): 8034 (3014 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77611 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeboro, GA Zip code(s): 31705 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgehampton, NY (CDP, FIPS 8136) Location: 40.94339 N, 72.29909 W Population (1990): 1997 (1573 housing units) Area: 23.7 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeland, UT Zip code(s): 84012 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeport, AL (city, FIPS 9328) Location: 34.94443 N, 85.71900 W Population (1990): 2936 (1241 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35740 Bridgeport, CA Zip code(s): 93517 Bridgeport, CT (city, FIPS 8000) Location: 41.18632 N, 73.19621 W Population (1990): 141686 (57224 housing units) Area: 41.5 sq km (land), 8.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608, 06610 Bridgeport, IL (city, FIPS 8186) Location: 38.70996 N, 87.75854 W Population (1990): 2118 (975 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62417 Bridgeport, IN Zip code(s): 46231 Bridgeport, MD (CDP, FIPS 9675) Location: 39.64090 N, 77.67324 W Population (1990): 2702 (1044 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bridgeport, MI (CDP, FIPS 10440) Location: 43.37585 N, 83.88324 W Population (1990): 8569 (3233 housing units) Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48722 Bridgeport, NE (city, FIPS 6295) Location: 41.66667 N, 103.09830 W Population (1990): 1581 (721 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69336 Bridgeport, NJ Zip code(s): 08014 Bridgeport, NY (CDP, FIPS 8147) Location: 43.15440 N, 75.97525 W Population (1990): 2107 (756 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13030 Bridgeport, OH (village, FIPS 8560) Location: 40.06648 N, 80.74684 W Population (1990): 2318 (1114 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43912 Bridgeport, OK (city, FIPS 8750) Location: 35.54873 N, 98.37742 W Population (1990): 137 (54 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bridgeport, PA (borough, FIPS 8568) Location: 40.10393 N, 75.34345 W Population (1990): 4292 (1895 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19405 Bridgeport, TX (city, FIPS 10264) Location: 33.20758 N, 97.75721 W Population (1990): 3581 (1390 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76426 Bridgeport, WA (town, FIPS 7870) Location: 48.00567 N, 119.67123 W Population (1990): 1498 (611 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98813 Bridgeport, WV (city, FIPS 10180) Location: 39.29153 N, 80.25695 W Population (1990): 6739 (2773 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26330 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridger, MT (town, FIPS 9475) Location: 45.29343 N, 108.91477 W Population (1990): 692 (337 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59014 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeton, IN Zip code(s): 47836 Bridgeton, MO (city, FIPS 8398) Location: 38.76630 N, 90.42655 W Population (1990): 17779 (7123 housing units) Area: 37.6 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63044, 63045 Bridgeton, NC (town, FIPS 7860) Location: 35.12240 N, 77.02166 W Population (1990): 453 (242 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bridgeton, NJ (city, FIPS 7600) Location: 39.42753 N, 75.22812 W Population (1990): 18942 (7142 housing units) Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgetown North, OH (CDP, FIPS 8605) Location: 39.15810 N, 84.63556 W Population (1990): 11748 (4607 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeview, IL (village, FIPS 8225) Location: 41.73875 N, 87.80589 W Population (1990): 14402 (5355 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60455 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgeville, DE (town, FIPS 8680) Location: 38.74335 N, 75.60236 W Population (1990): 1210 (508 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19933 Bridgeville, PA (borough, FIPS 8624) Location: 40.35657 N, 80.10607 W Population (1990): 5445 (2617 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15017 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgewater, CT Zip code(s): 06752 Bridgewater, IA (city, FIPS 8425) Location: 41.24688 N, 94.66745 W Population (1990): 209 (110 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50837 Bridgewater, MA (CDP, FIPS 8050) Location: 41.98863 N, 70.97133 W Population (1990): 7242 (2552 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02324 Bridgewater, ME Zip code(s): 04735 Bridgewater, NJ Zip code(s): 08807 Bridgewater, NY (village, FIPS 8169) Location: 42.87766 N, 75.25023 W Population (1990): 537 (210 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bridgewater, PA (borough, FIPS 8632) Location: 40.70900 N, 80.30051 W Population (1990): 751 (351 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Bridgewater, SD (city, FIPS 7180) Location: 43.55020 N, 97.49858 W Population (1990): 533 (265 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bridgewater, VA (town, FIPS 9656) Location: 38.38492 N, 78.96905 W Population (1990): 3918 (1357 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22812 Bridgewater, VT Zip code(s): 05034 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgewater Corn, VT Zip code(s): 05035 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgman, MI (city, FIPS 10580) Location: 41.94071 N, 86.56357 W Population (1990): 2140 (968 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49106 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bridgton, ME (CDP, FIPS 7135) Location: 44.06712 N, 70.72121 W Population (1990): 2195 (1351 housing units) Area: 25.4 sq km (land), 9.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04009 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Broaddus, TX (town, FIPS 10384) Location: 31.30539 N, 94.26928 W Population (1990): 212 (98 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75929 Broaddus, WV Zip code(s): 26416 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Broadus, MT (town, FIPS 9700) Location: 45.44291 N, 105.40704 W Population (1990): 572 (304 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brutus, MI Zip code(s): 49716 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burdick, KS Zip code(s): 66838 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burr Ridge, IL (village, FIPS 9980) Location: 41.75090 N, 87.92060 W Population (1990): 7669 (2657 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burt County, NE (county, FIPS 21) Location: 41.85420 N, 96.32147 W Population (1990): 7868 (3740 housing units) Area: 1276.3 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Byrdstown, TN (town, FIPS 10180) Location: 36.57399 N, 85.13331 W Population (1990): 998 (429 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38549 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
bread crumbs n. Debugging statements inserted into a program that emit output or log indicators of the program's {state} to a file so you can see where it dies or pin down the cause of surprising behavior. The term is probably a reference to the Hansel and Gretel story from the Brothers Grimm or the older French folktale of Thumbelina; in several variants of these, a character leaves a trail of bread crumbs so as not to get lost in the woods. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
broadcast storm n. [common] An incorrect packet broadcast on a network that causes most hosts to respond all at once, typically with wrong answers that start the process over again. See {network meltdown}; compare {mail storm}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Birds Of a Feather (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. It is not clear where or when this term originated, but it is now associated with the {USENIX} conferences for {Unix} techies and was already established there by 1984. It was used earlier than that at {DECUS} conferences and is reported to have been common at {SHARE} meetings as far back as the early 1960s. (1994-10-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
bread crumbs Debugging statements inserted into a program that emit output or log indicators of the program's {state} to a file so you can see where it dies or pin down the cause of surprising behaviour. The term is probably a reference to the Hansel and Gretel story from the Brothers Grimm; in several variants, a character leaves a trail of bread crumbs so as not to get lost in the woods. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
BRIDGE A component of {ICES} for civil engineers. [Sammet 1969, p. 616]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
bridge {network segments} based on {data link layer} information. These segments would have a common {network layer} address. Every network should only have one {root bridge}. See also {gateway}, {router}. (2001-03-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
BRIDGE A component of {ICES} for civil engineers. [Sammet 1969, p. 616]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
bridge {network segments} based on {data link layer} information. These segments would have a common {network layer} address. Every network should only have one {root bridge}. See also {gateway}, {router}. (2001-03-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Bridgetalk (2001-03-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
British Broadcasting Corporation commissions, produces, and broadcasts television and radio programmes. The BBC commissioned the "{BBC Micro}" from {Acorn Computers} for use in a television series about using computers. They also have one of the world's most respected news web sites (on which I work!). {BBC Home (http://www.bbc.co.uk/)}. {BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/)}. (2003-07-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
British Library Method According to legends circulating in the 1970s, in the British Library books are searched for by examining each book sequentially in the first shelf, then the next shelf, continuing until the book is found or the entire library has been searched. The term was referred to in a Dutch coursebook, "Inleiding In De Informatica" (Introduction to Informatics) from a course given by C.H.A. Koster and Th.A. Zoethout. This was based on a course given at the TU Berlin. [Reference?] (1999-04-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
British Standards Institute (BSI) The British member of {ISO}. (1996-06-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
British Telecom UK. Due to regulatory issues, BT had to sell off its interest in McCaw Cellular. BT sold it to {AT&T} for something like 4B$. BT then invested that in {MCI}. As a part of the deal, MCI was given BT North America, which was the old {Tymnet}. MCI laid off about 40% of the Tymnet staff. {Home (http://www.intervid.co.uk/)}. (1995-05-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
British Telecom Research Laboratories develops many of its new Network services. {Home (http://www.labs.bt.com/)}. Address: Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. (1995-04-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
broadcast A transmission to multiple, unspecified recipients. On Ethernet, a broadcast packet is a special type of multicast packet which all nodes on the network are always willing to receive. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
broadcast quality video 30 frames per second at a {resolution} of 800 x 640 {pixels}. The quality of moving pictures and sound is determined by the complete chain from camera to receiver. Relevant factors are the colour temperature of the lighting, the balance of the red, green and blue vision pick-up tubes to produce the correct display colour temperature (which will be different) and the {gamma} pre-correction to cancel the non-linear characteristic of {cathode-ray tubes} in television receivers. The {resolution} of the camera tube and video coding system will determine the maximum number of {pixels} in the picture. Different colour coding systems have different defects. The NTSC system (National Television Systems Committee) can produce {hue} errors. The PAL system (Phase Alternation by Line) can produce {saturation} errors. Television modulation systems are specified by ITU CCIR Report 624. Low-resolution systems have {bandwidths} of 4.2 MHz with 525 to 625 lines per frame as used in the Americas and Japan. Medium resolution of 5 to 6.5 MHz with 625 lines is used in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. {High-Definition Television} (HDTV) will require 8 MHz or more of bandwidth. A medium resolution (5.5 MHz in UK) picture can be represented by 572 lines of 402 pixels. Note the ratio of pixels to lines is not the same as the {aspect ratio}. A {VGA} display (480n lines of 640 pixels) could thus display 84% of the height of one picture frame. Most compression techniques reduce quality as they assume a restricted range of detail and motion and discard details to which the human eye is not sensitive. Broadcast quality implies something better than amateur or domestic video and therefore can't be retained on a domestic video recorder. Broadcasts use quadriplex or U-matic recorders. The lowest frame rate used for commercial entertainment is the 24Hz of the 35mm cinema camera. When broadcast on a 50Hz television system, the pictures are screened at 25Hz reducing the running times by 4%. On a 60Hz system every five movie frames are screened as six TV frames, still at the 4% increased rate. The six frames are made by mixing adjacent frames, with some degradation of the picture. A computer system to meet international standard reproduction would at least VGA resolution, an interlaced frame rate of 24Hz and 8 bits to represent the luminance (Y) component. For a component display system using red, green and blue (RGB) electron guns and phosphor dots each will require 7 bits. Transmission and recording is different as various coding schemes need less bits if other representations are used instead of RGB. Broadcasts use YUV and compression can reduce this to about 3.5 bits per pixel without perceptible degradation. High-quality video and sound can be carried on a 34 Mbaud channel after being compressed with {ADPCM} and {variable length coding}, potentially in real time. (1997-07-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
broadcast storm multiple {hosts} to respond by broadcasting themselves, causing the storm to grow exponentially in severity. See {network meltdown}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-07) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Berodach-baladan the king of Babylon who sent a friendly deputation to Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:12). In Isa. 39:1 he is called Merodach-baladan (q.v.). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Berodach-baladan, the son of death | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
British Indian Ocean Territory (dependent territory of the UK) British Indian Ocean Territory:Geography Location: Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia Map references: World Area: total area: 60 sq km land area: 60 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the island of Diego Garcia Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 698 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: the entire Chagos Archipelago is claimed by Mauritius Climate: tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds Terrain: flat and low (up to 4 meters in elevation) Natural resources: coconuts, fish Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% Irrigated land: 0 sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA Note: archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility British Indian Ocean Territory:People Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: there are UK-US military personnel; civilian inhabitants, known as the Ilois, evacuated to Mauritius before construction of UK-US military facilities British Indian Ocean Territory:Government Names: conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none Abbreviation: BIOT Digraph: IO Type: dependent territory of the UK Capital: none Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK) Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Commissioner Mr. D. R. MACLENNAN); Administrator Mr. David Smith; note - both reside in the UK Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK) US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK) Flag: white with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and six blue wavy horizontal stripes bearing a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag Economy Overview: All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. Electricity: provided by the US military British Indian Ocean Territory:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: NA paved: short stretch of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia unpaved: NA Ports: Diego Garcia Airports: total: 1 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 British Indian Ocean Territory:Communications Telephone system: NA telephones; minimal facilities local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA British Indian Ocean Territory:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
British Virgin Islands (dependent territory of the UK) British Virgin Islands:Geography Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 150 sq km land area: 150 sq km comparative area: about 0.8 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes the island of Anegada Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 80 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: none Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 20% permanent crops: 7% meadows and pastures: 33% forest and woodland: 7% other: 33% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the island's water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchment) natural hazards: hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October) international agreements: NA Note: strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico British Virgin Islands:People Population: 13,027 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 1.27% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 20.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.07 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 19.33 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.73 years male: 70.88 years female: 74.7 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.27 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander Ethnic divisions: black 90%, white, Asian Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981) Languages: English (official) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1970) total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% Labor force: 4,911 (1980) by occupation: NA British Virgin Islands:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: British Virgin Islands Abbreviation: BVI Digraph: VI Type: dependent territory of the UK Capital: Road Town Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK) Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK) National holiday: Territory Day, 1 July Constitution: 1 June 1977 Legal system: English law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Peter Alfred PENFOLD (since 14 October 1991) head of government: Chief Minister H. Lavity STOUTT (since NA September 1986) cabinet: Executive Council; appointed by the governor Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council: election last held 20 February 1995 (next to be held on NA February 2000); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (13 total) VIP 6, CCM 2, UP 2, independents 3 note: legislature was expanded to 13 seats as of election on 20 February 1995 Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: United Party (UP), Conrad MADURO; Virgin Islands Party (VIP), H. Lavity STOUTT; Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), E. Walwyln BREWLEY Member of: CARICOM (associate), CDB, ECLAC (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate), UNESCO (associate) Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK) US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK) Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful) Economy Overview: The economy, one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean area, is highly dependent on the tourist industry, which generates about 21% of the national income. In 1985 the government offered offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and, in consequence, incorporation fees generated about $2 million in 1987. The economy slowed in 1991 because of the poor performances of the tourist sector and tight commercial bank credit. Livestock raising is the most significant agricultural activity. The islands' crops, limited by poor soils, are unable to meet food requirements. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $133 million (1991) National product real growth rate: 2% (1991) National product per capita: $10,600 (1991) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1990 est.) Unemployment rate: NEGL% (1992) Budget: revenues: $51 million expenditures: $88 million, including capital expenditures of $38 million (1991) Exports: $2.7 million (f.o.b., 1988) commodities: rum, fresh fish, gravel, sand, fruits, animals partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US Imports: $11.5 million (c.i.f., 1988) commodities: building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US External debt: $4.5 million (1985) Industrial production: growth rate 4% (1985) Electricity: capacity: 10,500 kW production: 50 million kWh consumption per capita: 3,148 kWh (1993) Industries: tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center Agriculture: livestock (including poultry), fish, fruit, vegetables Economic aid: $NA Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March British Virgin Islands:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 106 km (1983) paved: NA unpaved: NA Ports: Road Town Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 3 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 British Virgin Islands:Communications Telephone system: 3,000 telephones; worldwide external telephone service local: NA intercity: NA international: submarine cable communication links to Bermuda Radio: broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA British Virgin Islands:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK |