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   baffle board
         n 1: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or
               energy [syn: {baffle}, {baffle board}]

English Dictionary: Bivalvia by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bible Belt
n
  1. southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibliophile
n
  1. someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn: bibliophile, booklover, book lover]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibliophilic
adj
  1. of or relating to bibliophiles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibliopole
n
  1. a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
    Synonym(s): bibliopole, bibliopolist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibliopolic
adj
  1. of or relating to bibliopoles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bibliopolist
n
  1. a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
    Synonym(s): bibliopole, bibliopolist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bioflavinoid
n
  1. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
    Synonym(s): vitamin P, bioflavinoid, citrin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bivalve
adj
  1. used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) [syn: bivalve, bivalved]
    Antonym(s): univalve
n
  1. marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    Synonym(s): bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bivalved
adj
  1. used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) [syn: bivalve, bivalved]
    Antonym(s): univalve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bivalvia
n
  1. oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: Bivalvia, {class Bivalvia}, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bowiea volubilis
n
  1. much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs
    Synonym(s): climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubble bath
n
  1. a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubble over
v
  1. overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
    Synonym(s): bubble over, overflow, spill over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubble pack
n
  1. packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover
    Synonym(s): blister pack, bubble pack
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bubble up
v
  1. move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
    Synonym(s): bubble up, intumesce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buffalo Bill
n
  1. United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
    Synonym(s): Cody, William F. Cody, William Frederick Cody, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buffalo Bill Cody
n
  1. United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
    Synonym(s): Cody, William F. Cody, William Frederick Cody, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
n
  1. a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
    Synonym(s): Wild West Show, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffalo bur
n
  1. North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffalo fish
n
  1. any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
    Synonym(s): buffalo fish, buffalofish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffalofish
n
  1. large carp-like North American fish
  2. any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
    Synonym(s): buffalo fish, buffalofish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beblubber \Be*blub"ber\, v. t.
      To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her
      eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibble-babble \Bib"ble-bab"ble\, n. [A reduplication of babble.]
      Idle talk; babble. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopegic \Bib`li*o*peg"ic\ (-p[ecr]j"[icr]k), a. [Gr.
      bibli`on book + phgny`naito make fast.]
      Relating to the binding of books. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopegist \Bib`li*op"e*gist\
      (b[icr]b`l[icr]*[ocr]p"[esl]*j[icr]st), n.
      A bookbinder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopegistic \Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic\
      (-[ocr]p`[esl]*j[icr]s"t[icr]k), a.
      Pertaining to the art of binding books. [R.] --Dibdin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopegy \Bib`li*op"e*gy\, n. [See {Bibliopegic}.]
      The art of binding books. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliophile \Bib"li*o*phile\, n. [Gr. [?] book + [?] to love:
      cf. F. bibliophile.]
      A lover of books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliophilism \Bib`li*oph"i*lism\, n.
      Love of books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliophilist \Bib`li*oph"i*list\, n.
      A lover of books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliophobia \Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a\, n. [Gr. [?] book + [?] to
      fear.]
      A dread of books. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopolic \Bib`li*o*pol"ic\, Bibliopolar \Bib`li*op"o*lar\, a.
      [See {Bibliopole}.]
      Of or pertaining to the sale of books. [bd]Bibliopolic
      difficulties.[b8] --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopole \Bib"li*o*pole\, n. [L. bibliopola, Gr. [?]; [?] book
      + [?] to sell: cf. F. bibliopole.]
      One who sells books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopolic \Bib`li*o*pol"ic\, Bibliopolar \Bib`li*op"o*lar\, a.
      [See {Bibliopole}.]
      Of or pertaining to the sale of books. [bd]Bibliopolic
      difficulties.[b8] --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopolism \Bib`li*op"o*lism\, n.
      The trade or business of selling books.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopolist \Bib`li*op"o*list\, n.
      Same as {Bibliopole}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bibliopolistic \Bib`li*op`o*lis"tic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. --Dibdin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Biflabellate \Bi`fla*bel"late\, a. [Pref. bi- + flabellate.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Flabellate on both sides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bivalve \Bi"valve\, n. [F. bivalve; bi- (L. bis) + valve valve.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two
            lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic
            ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by
            prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the
            contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the
            inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the
            oyster. See Mollusca.
  
      2. (Bot.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits
            into two parts or valves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bivalve \Bi"valve\, a. [Pref. bi- + valve.] (Zo[94]l. & Bot.)
      Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the
      oyster and certain seed vessels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bivalved \Bi"valved\, a.
      Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bivalvous \Bi*val"vous\, a.
      Bivalvular.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bivalvular \Bi*val"vu*lar\, a.
      Having two valves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[ecr]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of
      cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
      rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
      carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
      {Harvest}.]
      1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
            of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
            in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
            as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
            wrought cover for tables.
  
                     Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
                     carpets and coverlets.                        --T. Fuller.
  
      2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
            [bd]The grassy carpet of this plain.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Carpet beetle} or {Carpet bug} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle
            ({Anthrenus scrophulari[91]}), which, in the larval state,
            does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
            also called {buffalo bug}.
  
      {Carpet knight}.
            (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
                  has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
                  the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
            (b) One made a knight, for some other than military
                  distinction or service.
  
      {Carpet moth} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an insect which feeds
            on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several
            kinds. Some are the larv[91] of species of {Tinea} (as {T.
            tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. {Anthrenus}.
  
      {Carpet snake} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond
            snake}, under {Diamond}.
  
      {Carpet sweeper}, an apparatus or device for sweeping
            carpets.
  
      {To be on the carpet}, to be under consideration; to be the
            subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
            derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
  
      {Brussels carpet}. See under {Brussels}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[ecr]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of
      cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
      rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
      carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
      {Harvest}.]
      1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
            of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
            in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
            as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
            wrought cover for tables.
  
                     Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
                     carpets and coverlets.                        --T. Fuller.
  
      2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
            [bd]The grassy carpet of this plain.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Carpet beetle} or {Carpet bug} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle
            ({Anthrenus scrophulari[91]}), which, in the larval state,
            does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
            also called {buffalo bug}.
  
      {Carpet knight}.
            (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
                  has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
                  the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
            (b) One made a knight, for some other than military
                  distinction or service.
  
      {Carpet moth} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an insect which feeds
            on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several
            kinds. Some are the larv[91] of species of {Tinea} (as {T.
            tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. {Anthrenus}.
  
      {Carpet snake} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond
            snake}, under {Diamond}.
  
      {Carpet sweeper}, an apparatus or device for sweeping
            carpets.
  
      {To be on the carpet}, to be under consideration; to be the
            subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
            derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
  
      {Brussels carpet}. See under {Brussels}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sucker \Suck"er\ (s[ucr]k"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by
            which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere
            to other bodies.
  
      2. A suckling; a sucking animal. --Beau. & Fl.
  
      3. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a
            pump basket. --Boyle.
  
      4. A pipe through which anything is drawn.
  
      5. A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string
            attached to the center, which, when saturated with water
            and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth
            surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure,
            with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be
            thus lifted by the string; -- used by children as a
            plaything.
  
      6. (Bot.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of
            a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment
            from the body of the plant.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of numerous species of North American
                  fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family
                  {Catostomid[91]}; so called because the lips are
                  protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of
                  little value as food. The most common species of the
                  Eastern United States are the northern sucker
                  ({Catostomus Commersoni}), the white sucker ({C.
                  teres}), the hog sucker ({C. nigricans}), and the
                  chub, or sweet sucker ({Erimyzon sucetta}). Some of
                  the large Western species are called {buffalo fish},
                  {red horse}, {black horse}, and {suckerel}.
            (b) The remora.
            (c) The lumpfish.
            (d) The hagfish, or myxine.
            (e) A California food fish ({Menticirrus undulatus})
                  closely allied to the kingfish
            (a); -- called also {bagre}.
  
      8. A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above.
  
                     They who constantly converse with men far above
                     their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if
                     thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker,
                     no branch.                                          --Fuller.
  
      9. A hard drinker; a soaker. [Slang]
  
      10. A greenhorn; one easily gulled. [Slang, U.S.]
  
      11. A nickname applied to a native of Illinois. [U. S.]
  
      {Carp sucker}, {Cherry sucker}, etc. See under {Carp},
            {Cherry}, etc.
  
      {Sucker fish}. See {Sucking fish}, under {Sucking}.
  
      {Sucker rod}, a pump rod. See under {Pump}.
  
      {Sucker tube} (Zo[94]l.), one of the external ambulacral
            tubes of an echinoderm, -- usually terminated by a sucker
            and used for locomotion. Called also {sucker foot}. See
            {Spatangoid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sucker \Suck"er\ (s[ucr]k"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by
            which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere
            to other bodies.
  
      2. A suckling; a sucking animal. --Beau. & Fl.
  
      3. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a
            pump basket. --Boyle.
  
      4. A pipe through which anything is drawn.
  
      5. A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string
            attached to the center, which, when saturated with water
            and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth
            surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure,
            with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be
            thus lifted by the string; -- used by children as a
            plaything.
  
      6. (Bot.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of
            a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment
            from the body of the plant.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of numerous species of North American
                  fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family
                  {Catostomid[91]}; so called because the lips are
                  protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of
                  little value as food. The most common species of the
                  Eastern United States are the northern sucker
                  ({Catostomus Commersoni}), the white sucker ({C.
                  teres}), the hog sucker ({C. nigricans}), and the
                  chub, or sweet sucker ({Erimyzon sucetta}). Some of
                  the large Western species are called {buffalo fish},
                  {red horse}, {black horse}, and {suckerel}.
            (b) The remora.
            (c) The lumpfish.
            (d) The hagfish, or myxine.
            (e) A California food fish ({Menticirrus undulatus})
                  closely allied to the kingfish
            (a); -- called also {bagre}.
  
      8. A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above.
  
                     They who constantly converse with men far above
                     their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if
                     thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker,
                     no branch.                                          --Fuller.
  
      9. A hard drinker; a soaker. [Slang]
  
      10. A greenhorn; one easily gulled. [Slang, U.S.]
  
      11. A nickname applied to a native of Illinois. [U. S.]
  
      {Carp sucker}, {Cherry sucker}, etc. See under {Carp},
            {Cherry}, etc.
  
      {Sucker fish}. See {Sucking fish}, under {Sucking}.
  
      {Sucker rod}, a pump rod. See under {Pump}.
  
      {Sucker tube} (Zo[94]l.), one of the external ambulacral
            tubes of an echinoderm, -- usually terminated by a sucker
            and used for locomotion. Called also {sucker foot}. See
            {Spatangoid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bivalve, MD
      Zip code(s): 21814

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buffalo Valley, TN
      Zip code(s): 38548

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Buffaloville, IN
      Zip code(s): 47550
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