Baron Alexander von Humboldt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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         n 1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed;
               occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard
               grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa
               crusgalli}]

English Dictionary: Baron Alexander von Humboldt	by the DICT Development Group
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barn owl n mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control Synonym(s): barn owl, Tyto alba
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Barney Oldfield n United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) Synonym(s): Oldfield, Barney Oldfield, Berna Eli Oldfield
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Baron Alexander von Humboldt n German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) Synonym(s): Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
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Baron Lister n English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) Synonym(s): Lister, Joseph Lister, Baron Lister
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Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton n English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Synonym(s): Lloyd Webber, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
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Baron Olivier of Birghton n English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Synonym(s): Olivier, Laurence Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Birghton
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Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt n German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) Synonym(s): Humboldt, Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
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baronial adj impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" Synonym(s): baronial, imposing, noble, stately
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Berna Eli Oldfield n United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) Synonym(s): Oldfield, Barney Oldfield, Berna Eli Oldfield
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Bernoulli n Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) Synonym(s): Bernoulli, Daniel Bernoulli Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) Synonym(s): Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, Jean Bernoulli, John Bernoulli Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) Synonym(s): Bernoulli, Jakob Bernoulli, Jacques Bernoulli, James Bernoulli
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Bernoulli distribution n a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success Synonym(s): binomial distribution, Bernoulli distribution
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Bernoulli's law n (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics Synonym(s): Bernoulli's law, law of large numbers
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Bornholm disease n an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) Synonym(s): epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, myosis, diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease
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brainless adj not using intelligence Synonym(s): brainless, headless
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Bramley's Seedling n very large cooking apple
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brimless adj without a brim; "a brimless hat"
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Brinell number n measure of the hardness of a material
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Bromelia n the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
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Bromeliaceae n a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance Synonym(s): Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, pineapple family
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brown algae n algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
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brown lacewing n small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: brown lacewing, hemerobiid, hemerobiid fly]
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brown lemming n of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: brown lemming, Lemmus trimucronatus]
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brumal adj characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" Synonym(s): brumal, hibernal, hiemal
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Brummell n English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) Synonym(s): Brummell, George Bryan Brummell, Beau Brummell
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Brunelleschi n Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) Synonym(s): Brunelleschi, Filippo Brunelleschi
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Brunhild n a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Synonym(s): Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild
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Brunnhilde n a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Synonym(s): Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild
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Bruno Walter n German conductor (1876-1962) [syn: Walter, {Bruno Walter}]
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Brynhild n a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Synonym(s): Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild
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Bryonia alba n white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran Synonym(s): white bryony, devil's turnip, Bryonia alba
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barn \Barn\, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, [91]rn, a close place. [?]92. See {Barley}.] A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables. {Barn owl} (Zo[94]l.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco flammeus}, or {Strix flammea}), which frequents barns and other buildings. {Barn swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the common American swallow ({Hirundo horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.
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Baronial \Baro"nial\, a. Pertaining to a baron or a barony. [bd]Baronial tenure.[b8] --Hallam.
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Barrenly \Bar"ren*ly\, adv. Unfruitfully; unproductively.
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Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay camphor}, and {camphol}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camphor \Cam"phor\, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr. [?]), fr. Ar. k[be]f[d4]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[d4]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphara} of Linn[91]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative. 2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree ({Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also {Malay camphor}, {camphor of Borneo}, or {borneol}. See {Borneol}. Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint. {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay camphor}, and {camphol}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camphor \Cam"phor\, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr. [?]), fr. Ar. k[be]f[d4]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[d4]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphara} of Linn[91]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative. 2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree ({Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also {Malay camphor}, {camphor of Borneo}, or {borneol}. See {Borneol}. Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint. {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.
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Bournless \Bourn"less\, a. Without a bourn or limit.
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Brainless \Brain"less\, a. Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless. -- {Brain"less*ness}, n.
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Brainless \Brain"less\, a. Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless. -- {Brain"less*ness}, n.
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Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zo[94]l.) A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
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Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [See {Brand}.] A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.
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Branular \Bran"u*lar\, a. Relating to the brain; cerebral. --I. Taylor.
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Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[94]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts. Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a superior power, may annul or change it. These are the statutes and judgments and law, which the Lord made. --Lev. xxvi. 46. The law of thy God, and the law of the King. --Ezra vii. 26. As if they would confine the Interminable . . . Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. His mind his kingdom, and his will his law. --Cowper. 2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature. 3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament. What things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law . . . But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom. iii. 19, 21. 4. In human government: (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community. (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority. 5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation. 6. In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence. 7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist. 8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law. 9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice. Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason. --Coke. Law is beneficence acting by rule. --Burke. And sovereign Law, that state's collected will O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir W. Jones. 10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. When every case in law is right. --Shak. He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham. 11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager of law}, under {Wager}. {Avogadro's law} (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according to which, under similar conditions of temperature and pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called {Amp[8a]re's law}. {Bode's law} (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows: -- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4 52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, etc., the true distances being given in the lower line. {Boyle's law} (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as {Mariotte's law}, and the {law of Boyle and Mariotte}. {Brehon laws}. See under {Brehon}. {Canon law}, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example, the law of marriage as existing before the Council of Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as part of the common law of the land. --Wharton. {Civil law}, a term used by writers to designate Roman law, with modifications thereof which have been made in the different countries into which that law has been introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law, prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton. {Commercial law}. See {Law merchant} (below). {Common law}. See under {Common}. {Criminal law}, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to crimes. {Ecclesiastical law}. See under {Ecclesiastical}. {Grimm's law} (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants, so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[be]tr, L. frater, E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr. go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[be] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E. do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. {Kepler's laws} (Astron.), three important laws or expressions of the order of the planetary motions, discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes of their mean distances. {Law binding}, a plain style of leather binding, used for law books; -- called also {law calf}. {Law book}, a book containing, or treating of, laws. {Law calf}. See {Law binding} (above). {Law day}. (a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet. (b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the money to secure which it was given. [U. S.] {Law French}, the dialect of Norman, which was used in judicial proceedings and law books in England from the days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of Edward III. {Law language}, the language used in legal writings and forms. {Law Latin}. See under {Latin}. {Law lords}, peers in the British Parliament who have held high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal profession. {Law merchant}, or {Commercial law}, a system of rules by which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
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Brehon \Bre"hon\, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.] An ancient Irish or Scotch judge. {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III.
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Brimless \Brim"less\, a. Having no brim; as, brimless caps.
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Bromal \Bro"mal\ (br[omac]"m[ait]l), n. [Bromine + aldehyde.] (Chem.) An oily, colorless fluid, {CBr3.COH}, related to bromoform, as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of bromine on alcohol.
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Bromalin \Bro"ma*lin\, n. [From {Bromine}.] (Pharm.) A colorless or white crystalline compound, {(CH2)6N4C2H5Br}, used as a sedative in epilepsy.
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Penguin \Pen"guin\, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See {King penguin}, under {Jackass}. Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins ({Aptenodytes Patachonica}, and {A. longirostris}) are the largest; the jackass penguins ({Spheniscus}) and the rock hoppers ({Catarractes}) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. 2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant ({Bromelia Pinguin}) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also {pinguin}.] {Arctic penguin} (Zo[94]l.), the great auk. See {Auk}.
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Ixtle \Ix"tle\ Ixtil \Ix"til\, n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia sylvestris}.
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Bromeliaceous \Brome`lia"ceous\, a. [Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera {Tillandsia} and {Billbergia} are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family.
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Bromlife \Brom"life\, n. [From Bromley Hill, near Alston, Cumberland, England.] (Min.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also {alstonite}.
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Bromol \Bro"mol\, n. [Abbr. fr. tribromophenol.] (Pharm.) A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, {C6H2Br3OH}), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
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Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[icr]n"n[ecr]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[c6]netwige, fr. AS. l[c6]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera {Linota}, {Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common European species ({L. cannabina}), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also {gray linnet}, {red linnet}, {rose linnet}, {brown linnet}, {lintie}, {lintwhite}, {gorse thatcher}, {linnet finch}, and {greater redpoll}. The American redpoll linnet ({Acanthis linaria}) often has the crown and throat rosy. See {Redpoll}, and {Twite}. {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the European green finch.
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Brumal \Bru"mal\, a. [L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal.] Of or pertaining to winter. [bd]The brumal solstice.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Healall \Heal"all`\, n. (Bot.) A common herb of the Mint family ({Brunela vulgaris}), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea.
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Self-heal \Self`-heal"\, n. (Bot.) A blue-flowered labiate plant ({Brunella vulgaris}); the healall.
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Sicklewort \Sic"kle*wort`\, n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Coronilla} ({C. scorpioides}); -- so named from its curved pods. (b) The healall ({Brunella vulgaris}).
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Bryonin \Bry"o*nin\, n. (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony ({Bryonia alba} and {B. dioica}). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.
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Burr millstone \Burr" mill"stone`\ See {Buhrstone}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Barnhill, IL Zip code(s): 62809 Barnhill, OH (village, FIPS 3940) Location: 40.44819 N, 81.36763 W Population (1990): 313 (102 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Barnwell, SC (city, FIPS 4060) Location: 33.24136 N, 81.36510 W Population (1990): 5255 (2094 housing units) Area: 19.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29812
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Barnwell County, SC (county, FIPS 11) Location: 33.26389 N, 81.43724 W Population (1990): 20293 (7854 housing units) Area: 1420.6 sq km (land), 22.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bernalillo, NM (town, FIPS 6970) Location: 35.31601 N, 106.55572 W Population (1990): 5960 (2179 housing units) Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87004
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bernalillo County, NM (county, FIPS 1) Location: 35.05297 N, 106.67024 W Population (1990): 480577 (201235 housing units) Area: 3020.4 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bramwell, WV (town, FIPS 9796) Location: 37.32671 N, 81.31275 W Population (1990): 620 (299 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24715
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brimhall, NM Zip code(s): 87310
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bromley, KY (city, FIPS 9856) Location: 39.08061 N, 84.56240 W Population (1990): 1137 (440 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bromley Mtn, VT Zip code(s): 05148
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broomall, PA (CDP, FIPS 9248) Location: 39.96995 N, 75.35302 W Population (1990): 10930 (4280 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19008
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brown Mills, NJ (CDP, FIPS 8440) Location: 39.97334 N, 74.56804 W Population (1990): 11429 (4007 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brownell, KS (city, FIPS 8675) Location: 38.64024 N, 99.74366 W Population (1990): 44 (42 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67521
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brownlee, NE Zip code(s): 69166
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brownlee Park, MI (CDP, FIPS 11200) Location: 42.32420 N, 85.13367 W Population (1990): 2536 (1122 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brumley, MO (town, FIPS 8974) Location: 38.08732 N, 92.48613 W Population (1990): 81 (40 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65017
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burnleys, VA Zip code(s): 22923
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burnwell, WV Zip code(s): 25034
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bernoulli Box A high capacity storage device, {Iomega Corporation}'s first popular product, that spins a mylar disk over a read-write head using the {Bernoulli principle}. (1997-04-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bernoulli principle (Or "air foil principle", after Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli, 1700-1782) The law that pressure in a fluid decreases with the rate of flow. It has been applied to a class of {hard disk} drives. See {Bernoulli Box}. (1997-04-15)