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Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[acr]r"r[ecr]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barreled} (-r[ecr]ld), or {Barrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Barreling}, or {Barrelling}.] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. | |
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Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[acr]r"r[ecr]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barreled} (-r[ecr]ld), or {Barrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Barreling}, or {Barrelling}.] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Black \Black\, n. 1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. Black is the badge of hell, The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night. --Shak. 2. A black pigment or dye. 3. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races. 4. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black; pl. (Obs.) Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible. --Bacon. That was the full time they used to wear blacks for the death of their fathers. --Sir T. North. 5. The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black. The black or sight of the eye. --Sir K. Digby. 6. A stain; a spot; a smooch. Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks of lust. --Rowley. {Black and white}, writing or print; as, I must have that statement in black and white. {Blue black}, a pigment of a blue black color. {Ivory black}, a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing. {Berlin black}. See under {Berlin}. | |
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Prussian \Prus"sian\, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.] Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Prussia. {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also {Williamson's blue}, {insoluble Prussian blue}, {Berlin blue}, etc. {Prussian carp} (Zo[94]l.) See {Gibel}. {Prussian green}. (Chem.) Same as {Berlin green}, under {Berlin}. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Blue \Blue\ (bl[umac]), n. 1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color. Sometimes, poetically, the sky. 2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.] 3. pl. [Short for blue devils.] Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. [Colloq.] {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. {Mineral blue}. See under {Mineral}. {Prussian blue}. See under {Prussian}. | |
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Continental system \Continental system\ (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the {Berlin decree}, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the {Milan decree}, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807, imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize. | |
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Prussian \Prus"sian\, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.] Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Prussia. {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also {Williamson's blue}, {insoluble Prussian blue}, {Berlin blue}, etc. {Prussian carp} (Zo[94]l.) See {Gibel}. {Prussian green}. (Chem.) Same as {Berlin green}, under {Berlin}. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure. {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure. {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. | |
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Berylline \Ber"yl*line\, a. Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color. | |
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Beryllium \Be*ryl"li*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A metallic element found in the beryl. See {Glucinum}. | |
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Glucinum \Glu*ci"num\, n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. [?], sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also {beryllium}. [Formerly written also {glucinium}.] | |
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Beryllium \Be*ryl"li*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A metallic element found in the beryl. See {Glucinum}. | |
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Glucinum \Glu*ci"num\, n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. [?], sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also {beryllium}. [Formerly written also {glucinium}.] | |
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Brawl \Brawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brawling}.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr[?]ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. [?]95.] 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously. Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. --Golden Boke. 2. To complain loudly; to scold. 3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones. Where the brook brawls along the painful road. --Wordsworth. Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend. | |
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Brawling \Brawl"ing\, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. She is an irksome brawling scold. --Shak. 2. Making a loud confused noise. See {Brawl}, v. i., 3. A brawling stream. --J. S. Shairp. | |
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Brawlingly \Brawl"ing*ly\, adv. In a brawling manner. | |
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Brillance \Bril"lance\, n. Brilliancy. --Tennyson. | |
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Brillancy \Bril"lan*cy\, n. [See {Brilliant}.] The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense. With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. --Longfellow. | |
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Brilliant \Bril"liant\, n. [F. brillant. See {Brilliant}, a.] 1. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below. This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine. --Pope. 2. (Print.) The smallest size of type used in England printing. Note: This line is printed in the type called Brilliant. 3. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving. | |
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Brilliant \Bril"liant\ (br[icr]l"y[ait]nt), a. [F. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It. brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. brill. See {Beryl}.] 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star. 2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. --Fisher Ames. Syn: See {Shining}. | |
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Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}. | |
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Brilliantine \Bril"lian*tine\, n. [F. brillantine. See lst {Brilliant}.] 1. An oily composition used to make the hair glossy. 2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality. | |
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Brilliantly \Bril"liant*ly\, adv. In a brilliant manner. | |
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Brilliantness \Bril"liant*ness\, n. Brilliancy; splendor; glitter. | |
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Broiling \Broil"ing\, a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing anything to broil. | |
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Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br[81]ejen, G. br[81]hen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. 2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat. | |
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Burliness \Bur"li*ness\ (b[ucir]r"l[icr]*n[ecr]s), n. Quality of being burly. | |
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Burl \Burl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre. [fb]92. See {Bur}.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth. {Burling iron}, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth. | |
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Burl \Burl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of bourre. [fb]92. See {Bur}.] To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth. {Burling iron}, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth. | |
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Berlin Heights, OH (village, FIPS 5900) Location: 41.32090 N, 82.49269 W Population (1990): 691 (262 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44814 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brilliant, AL (town, FIPS 9424) Location: 34.01672 N, 87.77581 W Population (1990): 751 (366 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35548 Brilliant, OH (village, FIPS 8812) Location: 40.26850 N, 80.62490 W Population (1990): 1672 (695 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43913 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brillion, WI (city, FIPS 9725) Location: 44.17692 N, 88.06944 W Population (1990): 2840 (1069 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54110 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlingame, CA (city, FIPS 9066) Location: 37.59030 N, 122.36260 W Population (1990): 26801 (12914 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water) Burlingame, KS (city, FIPS 9350) Location: 38.75084 N, 95.83545 W Population (1990): 1074 (459 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66413 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlington, CO (city, FIPS 10600) Location: 39.30544 N, 102.27219 W Population (1990): 2941 (1288 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80807 Burlington, CT Zip code(s): 06013 Burlington, IA (city, FIPS 9550) Location: 40.80871 N, 91.12290 W Population (1990): 27208 (11777 housing units) Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52601 Burlington, IL (village, FIPS 9759) Location: 42.05045 N, 88.54737 W Population (1990): 400 (153 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, IN (town, FIPS 9244) Location: 40.48127 N, 86.39447 W Population (1990): 568 (253 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, KS (city, FIPS 9400) Location: 38.19439 N, 95.74369 W Population (1990): 2735 (1221 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, KY (CDP, FIPS 11170) Location: 39.02445 N, 84.72296 W Population (1990): 6070 (2170 housing units) Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, MA (CDP, FIPS 9875) Location: 42.50311 N, 71.20206 W Population (1990): 23302 (8054 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01803 Burlington, ME Zip code(s): 04417 Burlington, MI (village, FIPS 11800) Location: 42.10477 N, 85.07907 W Population (1990): 294 (105 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49029 Burlington, NC (city, FIPS 9060) Location: 36.08440 N, 79.44723 W Population (1990): 39498 (17696 housing units) Area: 52.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27217 Burlington, ND (city, FIPS 10940) Location: 48.27555 N, 101.42565 W Population (1990): 995 (372 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58722 Burlington, NJ (city, FIPS 8920) Location: 40.07835 N, 74.85278 W Population (1990): 9835 (4056 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08016 Burlington, OH (CDP, FIPS 10352) Location: 38.40934 N, 82.52904 W Population (1990): 3003 (1195 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, OK (town, FIPS 10050) Location: 36.90083 N, 98.42329 W Population (1990): 169 (81 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73722 Burlington, PA (borough, FIPS 10240) Location: 41.78283 N, 76.60888 W Population (1990): 479 (73 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burlington, TX Zip code(s): 76519 Burlington, VT (city, FIPS 10675) Location: 44.48809 N, 73.22618 W Population (1990): 39127 (15480 housing units) Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 12.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05401 Burlington, WA (city, FIPS 8920) Location: 48.46916 N, 122.33183 W Population (1990): 4349 (1816 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98233 Burlington, WI (city, FIPS 11200) Location: 42.67793 N, 88.27819 W Population (1990): 8855 (3423 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53105 Burlington, WV Zip code(s): 26710 Burlington, WY (town, FIPS 11120) Location: 44.44744 N, 108.43173 W Population (1990): 184 (60 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82411 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlington County, NJ (county, FIPS 5) Location: 39.87573 N, 74.66923 W Population (1990): 395066 (143236 housing units) Area: 2084.3 sq km (land), 38.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlington Flats, NY Zip code(s): 13315 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlington Junct, MO Zip code(s): 64428 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Burlington Junction, MO (city, FIPS 9838) Location: 40.44724 N, 95.06741 W Population (1990): 634 (289 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Borland International, Inc. {Borland Software Corporation} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Borland Software Corporation development and {database} systems. Borland was founded in 1983 and initially became famous for their low-cost software, particularly {Turbo Pascal}, {Turbo C}, and {Turbo Prolog}. Current and past products include the {Borland C++} C++ and C developement environment, the {Paradox} and {dBASE} {databases}, {Delphi}, {JBuilder}, and {InterBase}. Borland has approximately 1000 employees worldwide and has operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Borland sold {Quattro} Pro to {Novell} in 1994 for $100M. Novell later sold the product to {Corel Corporation}, who also bought {Paradox}. dBASE was sold in March(?) 1999 to {dBase Inc.} In Febuary 1998 Borland bought {Visigenic Software, Inc.}. The company changed its name to Inprise Corporation on 1998-04-29 and then on 2000-11-14 they announced they were changing it back to Borland from the first quarter of 2001. Quarterly sales $69M, profits $61M (Aug 1994). $56M, $6.4M (July 2001) {Home (http://www.borland.com/)}. Headquarters: 100 Borland Way, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, USA. Telephone: +1 (408) 431 1000. (2002-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Braille embosser {Braille printer} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Brilliant One of five pedagogical languages based on {Markov} {algorithm}s, used in ["Nonpareil, a Machine Level Machine Independent Language for the Study of Semantics", B. Higman, ULICS Intl Report No ICSI 170, U London (1968)]. See also {Diamond}, {Nonpareil}, {Pearl}, {Ruby}. | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
beryllium Symbol: Be Atomic number: 4 Atomic weight: 9.0122 Grey metallic element of group 2 of the periodic table. Is toxic and can cause severe lung diseases and dermatitis. Shows high covalent character. It was isolated independently by F. Wohler and A.A. Bussy in 1828. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Beer-elim well of heroes, probably the name given to Beer, the place where the chiefs of Israel dug a well (Num. 21:16; Isa. 15:8). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Beerelim, the well of Elim, or of rains |