bardic
         adj 1: being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry; "bardic
                  poetry"

English Dictionary: British thermal unit	by the DICT Development Group
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Bartok n Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) Synonym(s): Bartok, Bela Bartok
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barytes n a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium Synonym(s): heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium sulphate
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barytic adj of or relating to or containing baryta
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bird cherry n any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds Synonym(s): bird cherry, bird cherry tree
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bird cherry tree n any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds Synonym(s): bird cherry, bird cherry tree
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bird dog n a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
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bird genus n a genus of birds
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bird sanctuary n a building where birds are kept [syn: aviary, {bird sanctuary}, volary]
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bird shot n small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: bird shot, buckshot, duck shot]
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bird's eye n Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers Synonym(s): germander speedwell, bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys
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bird's eye view n a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance Synonym(s): bird's eye view, panoramic view
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bird's foot n the foot of a bird
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bird's foot clover n European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Synonym(s): bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
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bird's foot trefoil n Old World herb related to fenugreek [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, Trigonella ornithopodioides] European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Synonym(s): bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
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bird's nest n nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young [syn: bird's nest, bird nest, birdnest]
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bird's nest fern n tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches Synonym(s): bird's nest fern, Asplenium nidus
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bird's-eye adj as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" Synonym(s): bird's-eye, panoramic
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bird's-eye bush n shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals Synonym(s): bird's-eye bush, Ochna serrulata
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bird's-eye maple n maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
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bird's-foot fern n cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Synonym(s): bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata, Pellaea ornithopus
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bird's-foot violet n common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies Synonym(s): bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, Johnny-jump-up, wood violet, Viola pedata
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bird's-nest fungus n any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
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bird-scarer n an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Synonym(s): scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird- scarer, scarer
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birdcage n a cage in which a bird can be kept
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birdcage mask n a catcher's mask with a strong wire face
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birdcall n the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" Synonym(s): birdcall, call, birdsong, song a device for imitating a birdcall
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birdhouse n a shelter for birds
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birdseed n food given to birds; usually mixed seeds [syn: bird feed, bird food, birdseed]
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birdseed grass n Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds Synonym(s): canary grass, birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis
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birdsong n the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" Synonym(s): birdcall, call, birdsong, song
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birth canal n a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
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birth certificate n a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
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birth control n limiting the number of children born [syn: birth control, birth prevention, family planning]
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birth control device n an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device]
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birth control pill n a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception Synonym(s): pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant
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birth-control campaigner n a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning Synonym(s): birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer
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birth-control reformer n a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning Synonym(s): birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer
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boar thistle n European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States Synonym(s): bull thistle, boar thistle, spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium lanceolatum
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board game n a game played on a specially designed board
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boards n the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards" the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
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Bordeaux n a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them Synonym(s): Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
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Bordeaux mixture n antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
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Bordeaux wine n any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them Synonym(s): Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
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bortsch n a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation Synonym(s): borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch
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Bradstreet n poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672) Synonym(s): Bradstreet, Anne Bradstreet, Anne Dudley Bradstreet
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bradycardia n abnormally slow heartbeat
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Bratislava n capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Pressburg, Pozsony]
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brattice n a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine v supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
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brattish adj (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly [syn: bratty, brattish]
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bread dough n any of various doughs for bread
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bread knife n a knife used to cut bread
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bread sauce n creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion
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bread-stick n a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup [syn: breadstick, bread-stick]
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breadcrumb n crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
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breadstick n a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup [syn: breadstick, bread-stick]
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breadstuff n food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked Synonym(s): bread, breadstuff, staff of life flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
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breadthways adv in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Synonym(s): breadthwise, breadthways, broadwise
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breadthwise adv in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Synonym(s): breadthwise, breadthways, broadwise
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Breed's Hill n a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
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Bretagne n a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay Synonym(s): Bretagne, Brittany, Breiz
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bride's bonnet n plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana Synonym(s): queen's cup, bride's bonnet, Clintonia uniflora
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bride-gift n a wedding present to the bride
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bridecake n a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception Synonym(s): wedding cake, bridecake
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bridegroom n a man who has recently been married [syn: groom, bridegroom] a man participant in his own marriage ceremony Synonym(s): groom, bridegroom
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bridesmaid n an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding [syn: bridesmaid, maid of honor]
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bridge n a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. Synonym(s): bridge, span a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected Synonym(s): bridge, bridge circuit something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" any of various card games based on whist for four players a wooden support that holds the strings up a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth Synonym(s): bridge, bridgework the link between two lenses; rests on the nose Synonym(s): bridge, nosepiece an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands Synonym(s): bridge, bridge deck v connect or reduce the distance between [syn: bridge, bridge over] make a bridge across; "bridge a river" cross over on a bridge
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bridge agent n an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
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bridge circuit n a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected Synonym(s): bridge, bridge circuit
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bridge deck n an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands Synonym(s): bridge, bridge deck
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bridge hand n the cards held in a game of bridge
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bridge over v suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" Synonym(s): tide over, bridge over, keep going connect or reduce the distance between Synonym(s): bridge, bridge over
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bridge partner n one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
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bridge player n a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" Synonym(s): bridge player, hand
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bridge whist n the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
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bridgeable adj capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge Antonym(s): unbridgeable
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bridged-T n a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
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bridgehead n an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" Synonym(s): bridgehead, foothold a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
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Bridgeport n a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
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Bridges n United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990) Synonym(s): Bridges, Harry Bridges
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Bridget n Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride]
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Bridgetown n capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados Synonym(s): Bridgetown, capital of Barbados
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bridgework n a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth Synonym(s): bridge, bridgework
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britches n informal term for breeches
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Briticism n an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) Synonym(s): Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism
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British adj of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British" n the people of Great Britain [syn: British, {British people}, Brits]
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British Cabinet n the senior ministers of the British government
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British capacity unit n a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet Synonym(s): British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
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British capital n the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center Synonym(s): London, Greater London, British capital, capital of the United Kingdom
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British Columbia n a province in western Canada
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British Commonwealth n an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown Synonym(s): British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations
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British Crown n the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"
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British East Africa n the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
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British Empire n a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"
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British empiricism n the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
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British Guiana n a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 Synonym(s): Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana
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British Honduras n a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control Synonym(s): Belize, British Honduras
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British House of Commons n the lower house of the British parliament [syn: {House of Commons}, British House of Commons]
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British House of Lords n the upper house of the British parliament [syn: {House of Lords}, British House of Lords]
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British Imperial System n a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint Synonym(s): British Imperial System, English system, British system
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British Isles n Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
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British Labour Party n a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries Synonym(s): British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labor
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British monetary unit n monetary unit in Great Britain
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British Parliament n the British legislative body
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British people n the people of Great Britain [syn: British, {British people}, Brits]
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British pound n the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence Synonym(s): British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
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British pound sterling n the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence Synonym(s): British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
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British shilling n a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, shilling, bob]
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British system n a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint Synonym(s): British Imperial System, English system, British system
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British thermal unit n a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories Synonym(s): British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.
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British Virgin Islands n more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
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British West Africa n the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
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British West Indies n the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
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Britisher n a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit]
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Britishism n an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) Synonym(s): Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens Synonym(s): Anglicism, Britishism
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Brits n the people of Great Britain [syn: British, {British people}, Brits]
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broad gauge n a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
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broad jump n a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start Synonym(s): long jump, broad jump the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start Synonym(s): broad jump, long jump
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broad-shouldered adj having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" Synonym(s): big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square- shouldered
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broadax n a large ax with a broad cutting blade [syn: broadax, broadaxe]
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broadaxe n a large ax with a broad cutting blade [syn: broadax, broadaxe]
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broadcast n message that is transmitted by radio or television a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" Synonym(s): broadcast, program, programme v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" Synonym(s): air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
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broadcast area n the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received
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broadcast journalist n a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television
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broadcast medium n a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn: broadcast medium, broadcasting]
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broadcast station n a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs Synonym(s): broadcasting station, broadcast station
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broadcaster n someone who broadcasts on radio or television a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions Synonym(s): broadcaster, spreader
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broadcasting n a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn: broadcast medium, broadcasting] taking part in a radio or tv program
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broadcasting company n a company that manages tv or radio stations
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broadcasting station n a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs Synonym(s): broadcasting station, broadcast station
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broadcasting studio n a studio where broadcasts originate
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broadcloth n a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
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broadsheet n an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Synonym(s): circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
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broadside adv with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" adj toward a full side; "a broadside attack" n an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Synonym(s): circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway a speech of violent denunciation Synonym(s): tirade, philippic, broadside all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship v collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
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broadsword n a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
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broadwise adv in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" Synonym(s): breadthwise, breadthways, broadwise
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brutish adj resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Synonym(s): beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutal
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brutishly adv in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" Synonym(s): bestially, brutishly, in a beastly manner
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Brutus n statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC) Synonym(s): Brutus, Marcus Junius Brutus
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burdock n any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs Synonym(s): burdock, clotbur
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bureau de change n (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money
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Bardic \Bard"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. [bd]The bardic       lays of ancient Greece.[b8] --G. P. Marsh.
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Bardish \Bard"ish\, a.       Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. [bd]Bardish       impostures.[b8] --Selden.
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Bardism \Bard"ism\, n.       The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.
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Bardship \Bard"ship\, n.       The state of being a bard.
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Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato,       batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably       batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)             (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade                   family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which                   there are numerous varieties used for food. It is                   native of South America, but a form of the species is                   found native as far north as New Mexico.             (b) The sweet potato (see below).          {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both                   in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the                   potato, often doing great damage. Called also                   {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See                   {Colorado beetle}.             (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender                   striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur                   does less injury than the preceding species.          {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black             species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and             the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most             common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}.          {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed             to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}),             which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.          {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius             trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of             potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.          {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky             taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made             from potatoes or potato starch.          {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx,             or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also             {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}.          {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of             morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed             leaves. [West Indies]          {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas})             allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a             sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is             probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively             in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far             north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this             plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this             is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States.          {Wild potato}. (Bot.)             (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish                   flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy                   places in the United States.             (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata})                   which it is thought may have been the original stock                   of the sweet potato.
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Barret \Bar"ret\, n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See       {Berretta}, and cf. {Biretta}.]       A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also       {barret cap}. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic       ecclesiastics.
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Bartizan \Bar"ti*zan`\, n. [Cf. {Brettice}.] (Arch.)       A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense,       usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an       entrance gateway.
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Poly-mountain \Po`ly-moun"tain\, n. (Bot.)       (a) Same as {Poly}, n.       (b) The closely related {Teucrium montanum}, formerly called             {Polium montanum}, a plant of Southern Europe.       (c) The {Bartsia alpina}, a low purple-flowered herb of             Europe.
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Barytes \Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. [?] heavy: cf. Gr. [?] heaviness,       F. baryte.] (Min.)       Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}.       See {Barite}.
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Barytic \Ba*ryt"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to baryta.
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Baryto-calcite \Ba*ry"to-cal"cite\, n. [Baryta + calcite.]       (Min.)       A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or       crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium       and calcium.
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Beard \Beard\, n. [OE. berd, AS. beard; akin to Fries. berd, D.       baard, G. bart, Lith. barzda, OSlav. brada, Pol. broda, Russ.       boroda, L. barba, W. barf. Cf. 1st {Barb}.]       1. The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts             of the human face, chiefly of male adults.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the                   goat.             (b) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak                   in some birds             (c) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the                   mouth or jaws of some fishes.             (d) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.             (e) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.             (f) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and                   butterflies.          3. (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the             beard of grain.          4. A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument,             projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily             drawn out.          5. That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which             is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.          6. (Print.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder             of the shank and the face.          7. An imposition; a trick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Beard grass} (Bot.), a coarse, perennial grass of different             species of the genus {Andropogon}.          {To one's beard}, to one's face; in open defiance.
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Berdash \Ber"dash\, n.       A kind of neckcloth. [Obs.]                   A treatise against the cravat and berdash. --Steele.
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Berthage \Berth"age\, n.       A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
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Biarticulate \Bi`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + articulate.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having, or consisting of, tow joints.
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Bird cage \Bird" cage"\, [or] Birdcage \Bird"cage`\, n.       A cage for confining birds.
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Bird cherry \Bird" cher`ry\ (Bot.)       A shrub ({Prunus Padus} ) found in Northern and Central       Europe. It bears small black cherries.
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or             members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting             forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel             or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a             frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.          {Spider ant}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under             {Solitary}.          {Spider crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten             long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the             great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}),             measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs             when they are extended.          {Spider fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             parasitic dipterous insects of the family             {Hippoboscid[91]}. They are mostly destitute of wings, and             live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats.             Called also {bird tick}, and {bat tick}.          {Spider hunter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}.          {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the             field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for             determining the exact position of objects and making             delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines             on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.          {Spider mite}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the                   genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}.             (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.                            {Spider monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very             long legs and a long prehensile tail.          {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant             ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble             spiders.          {Spider shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Pteroceras}. See {Pteroceras}.
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or             members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting             forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel             or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a             frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.          {Spider ant}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under             {Solitary}.          {Spider crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten             long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the             great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}),             measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs             when they are extended.          {Spider fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             parasitic dipterous insects of the family             {Hippoboscid[91]}. They are mostly destitute of wings, and             live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats.             Called also {bird tick}, and {bat tick}.          {Spider hunter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}.          {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the             field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for             determining the exact position of objects and making             delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines             on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.          {Spider mite}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the                   genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}.             (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.                            {Spider monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very             long legs and a long prehensile tail.          {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant             ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble             spiders.          {Spider shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Pteroceras}. See {Pteroceras}.
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Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
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Bird cage \Bird" cage"\, [or] Birdcage \Bird"cage`\, n.       A cage for confining birds.
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Birdcall \Bird"call`\, n.       1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for             the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.          2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making             the sound of a birdcall.
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Birdcatcher \Bird"catch`er\, n.       One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
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Birdcatching \Bird"catch`ing\, n.       The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.
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Birdikin \Bird"i*kin\, n.       A young bird. --Thackeray.
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Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, [or] Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n.       1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.          2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia             nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the             neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.          Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs                on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[91].                They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance                resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}.
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Bird's-beak \Bird's"-beak`\, n. (Arch.)       A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.
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Birdseed \Bird"seed`\, n.       Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for       feeding caged birds.
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Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, a.       1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a             glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into             details; as, a bird's-eye view.          2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye             diaper; bird's-eye maple.
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Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or       pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose ({Primula farinosa}), and       species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.
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Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel.       m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.]       (Bot.)       A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species.       {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the       sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great       quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A.       rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit       wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium},       called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A.       campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and       the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}.          Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.          {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of             the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is             produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.          {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple             sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.          {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple             by evaporation.
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Bird's-eye maple \Bird's"-eye` ma"ple\       See under {Maple}.
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Anthracnose \An*thrac"nose`\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], carbuncle + [?]       disease.] (Bot.)       Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic       species of the series {Melanconiales}, attacking the bean,       grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the       grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit,       and the disease is called {bird's-eye rot}.
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)       A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved,       cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.          {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.)       (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L.             corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in             Great Britain.       (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also             European.
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)       A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved,       cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.          {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.)       (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L.             corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in             Great Britain.       (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also             European.
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Bird's-mouth \Bird's-mouth`\, n. (Arch.)       An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for       the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to       be laid on a plate; -- commonly called {crow's-foot} in the       United States.
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Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, [or] Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n.       1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.          2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia             nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the             neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.          Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs                on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[91].                They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance                resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}.
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3. (Bot.) An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus             {Neottia} ({N. nidus-avis.})          {Bird's-nest pudding}, a pudding containing apples whose             cores have been replaced by sugar.          {Yellow bird's nest}, a plant, the {Monotropa hypopitys}.
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Bird's-nesting \Bird's-nest`ing\ (b[etil]rdz"n[ecr]st`[icr]ng),       n.       Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
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Bird's-tongue \Bird's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)       The knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).
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Wage \Wage\, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See       {Wage}, v. t. ]       1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one             incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] [bd]That             warlike wage.[b8] --Spenser.          2. That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated             payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; --             at present generally used in the plural. See {Wages}.             [bd]My day's wage.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. [bd]At least I             earned my wage.[b8] --Thackeray. [bd]Pay them a wage in             advance.[b8] --J. Morley. [bd]The wages of virtue.[b8]             --Tennyson.                         By Tom Thumb, a fairy page, He sent it, and doth him                      engage, By promise of a mighty wage, It secretly to                      carry.                                                --Drayton.                         Our praises are our wages.                  --Shak.                         Existing legislation on the subject of wages.                                                                               --Encyc. Brit.          Note: Wage is used adjectively and as the first part of                compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, wage                worker, or wage-worker; wage-earner, etc.          {Board wages}. See under 1st {Board}.          Syn: Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay;                compensation; remuneration; fruit.
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Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to       bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth.       f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See       def. 8. [root]92.]       1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length             and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for             building, etc.          Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,                it is usually called a plank.          2. A table to put food upon.          Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was                often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.                            Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute                         large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing                         hand.                                             --Milton.          3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;             provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;             as, to work for one's board; the price of board.          4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A             council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly             or meeting, public or private; a number of persons             appointed or elected to sit in council for the management             or direction of some public or private business or trust;             as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of             directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.                         Both better acquainted with affairs than any other                      who sat then at that board.               --Clarendon.                         We may judge from their letters to the board.                                                                               --Porteus.          5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material             used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a             board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a             chessboard; a backgammon board.          6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,             etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.          7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to             enter upon the theatrical profession.          8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning             border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.             borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.             Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)             (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival                   vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below.             (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.          Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a                compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,                shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,                cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.          {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American             Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the             foreign missionary society of the American Congregational             churches).          {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.          {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.          {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed             to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.             --Stormonth.          {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation             the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.          {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy             council appointed to superintend matters relating to             trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for             the advancement and protection of their business             interests; a chamber of commerce.          {Board wages}.             (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for                   services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.             (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food                   and lodging.             (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the                   procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.          {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by             the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.),          {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or             overthrow.          {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a             board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,             England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity             college.[b8] --Hallam.          {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line             when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.          {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.          {On board}.             (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I                   came on board early; to be on board ship.             (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]          {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an             official statement of the votes cast at an election.             [U.S.]
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{Louver} {boards [or] boarding}, the sloping boards set to             shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left             otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a             louver, etc.          {Louver work}, slatted work.
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Bord service \Bord" serv`ice\ [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) +       service.] (O. Eng. Law)       Service due from a bordar; bordage.
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Bordage \Bord"age\, n. [LL. bordagium.]       The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his       cottage.
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Bordeaux \Bor*deaux"\, a.       Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France. -- n. A claret       wine from Bordeaux.
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Bordeaux mixture \Bor*deaux" mix"ture\ (Hort.)       A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and       water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.;       lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons.
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Brattice \Brat"tice\, n. [See {Brettice}.] (Mining)       (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for             ventilation.       (b) Planking to support a roof or wall.
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Brattishing \Brat"tish*ing\, n.       1. See {Brattice}, n.          2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or             parapet.
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Breadcorn \Bread"corn`\       Corn of grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, etc.
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Breadstuff \Bread"stuff\, n.       Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.
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Breadthways \Breadth"ways\, ads.       Breadthwise. --Whewell.
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Breadthwise \Breadth"wise\, ads.       In the direction of the breadth.
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Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce,       bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[8a]che,       LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett       board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf.       {Bartizan}.]       The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of       coal mines. See {Brattice}.
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Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce,       bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[8a]che,       LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett       board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf.       {Bartizan}.]       The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of       coal mines. See {Brattice}.
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Bretzel \Bret"zel\, n. [G.]       See {Pretzel}.
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Bridecake \Bride"cake`\, n.       Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the       guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
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Bridechamber \Bride"cham`ber\, n.       The nuptial apartment. --Matt. ix. 15.
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Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[oomac]m`), n. [OE. bridegome,       brudgume, AS. br[ymac]dguma (akin to OS. br[umac]digumo, D.       bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[umac]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G.       br[84]utigam); AS. br[ymac]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth.       guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r       being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf.       {Groom}, {Homage}.]       A man newly married, or just about to be married.
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Brideknot \Bride"knot`\, n.       A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding       favor. [Obs.]
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Bridesmaid \Brides"maid`\, n.       A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.
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Bridesman \Brides"man\, n.; pl. {Bridesmen}.       A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at       their marriage; the [bd]best man.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
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Bridesman \Brides"man\, n.; pl. {Bridesmen}.       A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at       their marriage; the [bd]best man.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
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Bridestake \Bride"stake`\, n.       A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to       dance round.                   Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake.                                                                               --B. Jonson.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n.       A card game resembling whist.          Note: The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his                partner, the value of each trick taken over six being:                for [bd]no trumps[b8] 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs                4, spades 2. The opponents of the dealer can, after the                trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in                which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and                so on. The dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy.                The side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points                scored for tricks wins a game; the side which first                wins two games wins a rubber. The total score for any                side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for                rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which                follow a special schedule of value), and for slam,                little slam, and chicane.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged}       (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.]       1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a             river.                         Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees                      the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey.          2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.                         Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way,                      Europe with Asia joined.                     --Milton.          3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; --             generally with over.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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Whist \Whist\, n.          {Bridge whist}. See {Bridge}, n., above.          {Duplicate whist}, a form of whist in playing which the hands             are preserved as dealt and played again by other players,             as when each side holds in the second round the cards             played by the opposing side in the first round.          {Solo whist}. See {Solo whist}, above. Whitecap \White"cap`\,       n.       A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting       by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons       obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.       [U. S.] -- {White"cap`}, v. -- {White"cap`per}, n.
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Bridgeboard \Bridge"board`\, n.       1. (Arch.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of             the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.          2. A board or plank used as a bridge.
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged}       (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.]       1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a             river.                         Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees                      the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey.          2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.                         Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way,                      Europe with Asia joined.                     --Milton.          3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; --             generally with over.
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Bridgehead \Bridge"head`\, n.       A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest       the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the       bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a       t[88]te-de-pont.
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.)       The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to       distribute the weight.          {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}.
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Bridgeless \Bridge"less\, a.       Having no bridge; not bridged.
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Bridgepot \Bridge"pot`\, n. (Mining)       The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle.       --Knight.
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Bridgetree \Bridge"tree`\, n. [Bridge + tree a beam.] (Mining)       The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a       grinding mill. --Knight.
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Bridge-ward \Bridge"-ward`\, n.       1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.]             --Sir W. Scott.          2. The principal ward of a key. --Knight.
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Bridgey \Bridge"y\, a.       Full of bridges. [R.] --Sherwood.
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Bridge \Bridge\ (br[icr]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged}       (br[icr]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.]       1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a             river.                         Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees                      the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey.          2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.                         Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way,                      Europe with Asia joined.                     --Milton.          3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; --             generally with over.
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir       to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.)       A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which       the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a       ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or       use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist},       {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor},       under {Double}, a.
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.)       The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to       distribute the weight.          {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}.
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir       to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.)       A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which       the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a       ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or       use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist},       {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor},       under {Double}, a.
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Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.)       The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to       distribute the weight.          {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}.
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Briticism \Brit"i*cism\, n.       A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any       manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great       Britain.
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British \Brit"ish\, n. pl.       People of Great Britain.
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,       Bryttisc.]       Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --       sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.          {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold             water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of             about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to             dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum             in stiffering goods.          {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.          {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See       {Dexter}.] (Chem.)       A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless       and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,       and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or       diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing       several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective       varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the       plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British       gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See       {Achro[94]dextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}.
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,       Bryttisc.]       Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --       sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.          {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold             water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of             about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to             dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum             in stiffering goods.          {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.          {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,       fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It.       {gomma}.]       1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens             when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;             gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with             less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;             as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.          2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.          3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any             roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow             log. [Southern U. S.]          4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]          {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under             {Black}, {Blue}, etc.          {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass             tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}).          {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so             called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.          {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}.          {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of             {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in             Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.             East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange             family which bears the elephant apple.          {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea             frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning             and in precipitating indigo.          {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus             ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.          {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.          {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.          {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.          {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.          {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental             species of Cistus or rock rose.          {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the             parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]},             {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.          {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and             mixing other ingredients.          {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by             exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures             of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin             containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.          {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees             ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the             Senegal country, West Africa.          {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and             Australia:             (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest                   trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue                   fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the                   large trees become hollow.             (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.}             (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar                   styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with                   pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It                   exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.          {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.                      {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the             {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,       Bryttisc.]       Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --       sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.          {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold             water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of             about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to             dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum             in stiffering goods.          {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.          {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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British \Brit"ish\ (br[icr]t"[icr]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,       Bryttisc.]       Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --       sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.          {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold             water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of             about 600[f8] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to             dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum             in stiffering goods.          {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.          {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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Britisher \Brit"ish*er\, n.       An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp.       one in the British military or naval service. [Now used       jocosely]
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Britzska \Britz"ska\ (br[icr]ts"k[adot]), n. [Russ. britshka;       cf. Pol. bryczka, dim. of bryka freight wagon.]       A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give       space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
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Acre \A"cre\, n. [OE. aker, AS. [91]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG.       achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [86]ker, Dan. ager, Goth.       akrs, L. ager, Gr. [?], Skr. ajra. [fb]2, 206.]       1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.]          2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840             square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English             statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The             Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish             1.62 of the English.          Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity                by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.          {Broad acres}, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical]                      {God's acre}, God's field; the churchyard.                         I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The                      burial ground, God's acre.                  --Longfellow.
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE.       brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G.       breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf.       {Breadth}.]       1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed             to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch             broad.          2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad             expanse of ocean.          3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.             [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus.          4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not             limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and             retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the             precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.                         A broad mixture of falsehood.            --Locke.          Note: Hence:          5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.                         The words in the Constitution are broad enough to                      include the case.                              --D. Daggett.                         In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E.                                                                               Everett.          6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.          7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.                         As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak.          8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}.          9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad             joke; broad humor.          10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.          Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide,                large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered,                broad-spreading, broad-winged.          {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}.          {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad             arrow} under {Arrow}.          {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth;             hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same             result by different ways or processes.                         It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others,                      or bring others down to them.            --L'Estrange.          {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}.          Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;                extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Broad Church \Broad" Church`\ (Eccl.)       A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who       claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and       fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and       the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been       applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or       comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.                   Side by side with these various shades of High and Low                Church, another party of a different character has                always existed in the Church of England. It is called                by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad                Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent,                by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire                of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and                toleration.                                             --Conybeare.
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk,       from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw.       kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?]       the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr.       [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr.       [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero.       Cf. {Kirk}.]       1. A building set apart for Christian worship.          2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37.          3. A formally organized body of Christian believers             worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them             elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23.          4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,             observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same             ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman             Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.          5. The collective body of Christians.          6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church             of Brahm.          7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community;             ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array             the power of the church against some moral evil.                         Remember that both church and state are properly the                      rulers of the people, only because they are their                      benefactors.                                       --Bulwer.          Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something                belonging or relating to the church; as, church                authority; church history; church member; church music,                etc.          {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}.          {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}.          {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of             believers in Christ throughout the world.          {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal             church established and endowed in England by law.          {Church living}, a benefice in an established church.          {Church militant}. See under {Militant}.          {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}.          {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the             maintenance of the church and its services.          {Church session}. See under {Session}.          {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}.          {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work             of a particular church for the spread of religion.          {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil             authority; a state church.
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Broad Church \Broad" Church`\ (Eccl.)       A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who       claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and       fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and       the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been       applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or       comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.                   Side by side with these various shades of High and Low                Church, another party of a different character has                always existed in the Church of England. It is called                by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad                Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent,                by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire                of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and                toleration.                                             --Conybeare.
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Church \Church\, n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk,       from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw.       kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. [?]       the Lord's house, fr. [?] concerning a master or lord, fr.       [?] master, lord, fr. [?] power, might; akin to Skr.       [87][d4]ra hero, Zend. [87]ura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero.       Cf. {Kirk}.]       1. A building set apart for Christian worship.          2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37.          3. A formally organized body of Christian believers             worshiping together. [bd]When they had ordained them             elders in every church.[b8] --Acts xiv. 23.          4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,             observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same             ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman             Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.          5. The collective body of Christians.          6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church             of Brahm.          7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community;             ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array             the power of the church against some moral evil.                         Remember that both church and state are properly the                      rulers of the people, only because they are their                      benefactors.                                       --Bulwer.          Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something                belonging or relating to the church; as, church                authority; church history; church member; church music,                etc.          {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}.          {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}.          {Catholic [or] Universal} {church}, the whole body of             believers in Christ throughout the world.          {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal             church established and endowed in England by law.          {Church living}, a benefice in an established church.          {Church militant}. See under {Militant}.          {Church owl} (Zo[94]l.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}.          {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the             maintenance of the church and its services.          {Church session}. See under {Session}.          {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}.          {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work             of a particular church for the spread of religion.          {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil             authority; a state church.
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Broad gauge \Broad" gauge`\ (Railroad)       A wider distance between the rails than the [bd]standard[b8]       gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}.
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Broad seal \Broad" seal`\       The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or       state.
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Broadax Broadaxe \Broad"ax` Broad"axe`\, n.       1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.          2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, n. (Agric.)       A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the       hand in sowing.
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, a.       1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand             in sowing; widely diffused.          2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); --             opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
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Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, adv.       So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to       spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from       the press.
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Broadcloth \Broad"cloth\, n.       A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually       of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in       distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE.       brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G.       breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf.       {Breadth}.]       1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed             to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch             broad.          2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad             expanse of ocean.          3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.             [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus.          4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not             limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and             retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the             precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.                         A broad mixture of falsehood.            --Locke.          Note: Hence:          5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.                         The words in the Constitution are broad enough to                      include the case.                              --D. Daggett.                         In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E.                                                                               Everett.          6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.          7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.                         As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak.          8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}.          9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad             joke; broad humor.          10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.          Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide,                large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered,                broad-spreading, broad-winged.          {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}.          {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad             arrow} under {Arrow}.          {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth;             hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same             result by different ways or processes.                         It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others,                      or bring others down to them.            --L'Estrange.          {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}.          Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;                extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Broadish \Broad"ish\, a.       Rather broad; moderately broad.
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Broadseal \Broad"seal`\, v. t.       To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or       warrant. [Obs.]                   Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. --B.                                                                               Jonson.
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Broadside \Broad"side`\, n.       1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the             bow to the quarter.          2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship,             at the same time.          3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]          4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or             printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.
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Broadside \Broad"side`\, n.       1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the             bow to the quarter.          2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship,             at the same time.          3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]          4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or             printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.
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Broadspread \Broad"spread`\, a.       Widespread.
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Broadspreading \Broad"spread`ing\, a.       Spreading widely.
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Broadsword \Broad"sword`\, n.       A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.                   I heard the broadsword's deadly clang.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Broadwise \Broad"wise`\, adv.       Breadthwise. [Archaic]
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Brodekin \Brode"kin\ (br[omac]d"k[icr]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE.       brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin,       prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf.       {Buskin}.]       A buskin or half-boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.]
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Brodekin \Brode"kin\ (br[omac]d"k[icr]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE.       brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin,       prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf.       {Buskin}.]       A buskin or half-boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.]
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Brutish \Bru"tish\, a.       Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel,       gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.                   O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can                devise.                                                   --Leigh Hunt.                   Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain                that he would seek to take the rank and density of the                brute.                                                   --I. Taylor.          Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal;                barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual;                bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n.
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Brutish \Bru"tish\, a.       Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel,       gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.                   O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can                devise.                                                   --Leigh Hunt.                   Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain                that he would seek to take the rank and density of the                brute.                                                   --I. Taylor.          Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal;                barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual;                bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n.
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Brutish \Bru"tish\, a.       Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel,       gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.                   O, let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can                devise.                                                   --Leigh Hunt.                   Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain                that he would seek to take the rank and density of the                brute.                                                   --I. Taylor.          Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal;                barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual;                bestial. -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Bru"tish*ness}, n.
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Brutism \Bru"tism\, n.       The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute;       extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity.
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Burdock \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)       A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small       burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or       wool of animals.          Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}.
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Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large Old World             ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially             the European and Asiatic species. ({T. cornuta, [or]             tadorna}), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and             habit, but breeds in burrows.          Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast,                sides, and forward part of the back brown, the                shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum                green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also                {shelduck}, {shellduck}, {sheldfowl}, {skeelduck},                {bergander}, {burrow duck}, and {links goose}.          Note: The Australian sheldrake ({Tadorna radja}) has the                head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the                upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep                chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut                sheldrake of Australia ({Casarca tadornoides}) is                varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green                head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck                ({C. rutila}), and the white-winged sheldrake ({C.                leucoptera}), are related Asiatic species.          2. Any one of the American mergansers.          Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the                canvasback, and the shoveler.
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Bairdstown, OH (village, FIPS 3646)       Location: 41.17104 N, 83.60701 W       Population (1990): 130 (47 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Bardsdale, CA       Zip code(s): 93015
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Bardstown, KY (city, FIPS 3628)       Location: 37.81358 N, 85.46319 W       Population (1990): 6801 (2803 housing units)       Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40004
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Bartow County, GA (county, FIPS 15)       Location: 34.23840 N, 84.83918 W       Population (1990): 55911 (21757 housing units)       Area: 1191.1 sq km (land), 27.7 sq km (water)
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Beardsley, MN (city, FIPS 4204)       Location: 45.55781 N, 96.71419 W       Population (1990): 297 (165 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56211
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beardstown, IL (city, FIPS 4351)       Location: 40.00429 N, 90.41787 W       Population (1990): 5270 (2276 housing units)       Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62618
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bee Ridge, FL (CDP, FIPS 4925)       Location: 27.28735 N, 82.47558 W       Population (1990): 6406 (3102 housing units)       Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bertie County, NC (county, FIPS 15)       Location: 36.05908 N, 76.96303 W       Population (1990): 20388 (8331 housing units)       Area: 1811.0 sq km (land), 108.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bird City, KS (city, FIPS 6825)       Location: 39.74994 N, 101.53166 W       Population (1990): 467 (293 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67731
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bird Island, MN (city, FIPS 6076)       Location: 44.76480 N, 94.89403 W       Population (1990): 1326 (552 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55310
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birds, IL (village, FIPS 6080)       Location: 38.83746 N, 87.67081 W       Population (1990): 160 (67 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62415
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birds Landing, CA       Zip code(s): 94512
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birdsboro, PA (borough, FIPS 6504)       Location: 40.26070 N, 75.81052 W       Population (1990): 4222 (1634 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19508
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birdseye, IN (town, FIPS 5374)       Location: 38.31358 N, 86.69590 W       Population (1990): 472 (208 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47513
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birdsnest, VA       Zip code(s): 23307
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Birdsong, AR (town, FIPS 6430)       Location: 35.45902 N, 90.26050 W       Population (1990): 104 (46 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Braddock, ND (city, FIPS 8900)       Location: 46.56345 N, 100.08913 W       Population (1990): 56 (31 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58524    Braddock, PA (borough, FIPS 7992)       Location: 40.40200 N, 79.86935 W       Population (1990): 4682 (2641 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Braddock Heights, MD (CDP, FIPS 9100)       Location: 39.41429 N, 77.50733 W       Population (1990): 4778 (1635 housing units)       Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Braddock Hills, PA (borough, FIPS 8008)       Location: 40.41675 N, 79.86342 W       Population (1990): 2026 (1071 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradgate, IA (city, FIPS 8065)       Location: 42.80260 N, 94.41930 W       Population (1990): 124 (53 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50520
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradshaw, MD       Zip code(s): 21021    Bradshaw, NE (village, FIPS 6050)       Location: 40.88369 N, 97.74624 W       Population (1990): 330 (131 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68319    Bradshaw, WV (town, FIPS 9700)       Location: 37.35288 N, 81.80087 W       Population (1990): 394 (209 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Breedsville, MI (village, FIPS 10180)       Location: 42.34706 N, 86.07087 W       Population (1990): 213 (80 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridge City, LA (CDP, FIPS 9480)       Location: 29.93377 N, 90.16142 W       Population (1990): 8327 (3029 housing units)       Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70094    Bridge City, TX (city, FIPS 10252)       Location: 30.02989 N, 93.85090 W       Population (1990): 8034 (3014 housing units)       Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 77611
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeboro, GA       Zip code(s): 31705
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgehampton, NY (CDP, FIPS 8136)       Location: 40.94339 N, 72.29909 W       Population (1990): 1997 (1573 housing units)       Area: 23.7 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeland, UT       Zip code(s): 84012
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeport, AL (city, FIPS 9328)       Location: 34.94443 N, 85.71900 W       Population (1990): 2936 (1241 housing units)       Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35740    Bridgeport, CA       Zip code(s): 93517    Bridgeport, CT (city, FIPS 8000)       Location: 41.18632 N, 73.19621 W       Population (1990): 141686 (57224 housing units)       Area: 41.5 sq km (land), 8.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608, 06610    Bridgeport, IL (city, FIPS 8186)       Location: 38.70996 N, 87.75854 W       Population (1990): 2118 (975 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62417    Bridgeport, IN       Zip code(s): 46231    Bridgeport, MD (CDP, FIPS 9675)       Location: 39.64090 N, 77.67324 W       Population (1990): 2702 (1044 housing units)       Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bridgeport, MI (CDP, FIPS 10440)       Location: 43.37585 N, 83.88324 W       Population (1990): 8569 (3233 housing units)       Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48722    Bridgeport, NE (city, FIPS 6295)       Location: 41.66667 N, 103.09830 W       Population (1990): 1581 (721 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 69336    Bridgeport, NJ       Zip code(s): 08014    Bridgeport, NY (CDP, FIPS 8147)       Location: 43.15440 N, 75.97525 W       Population (1990): 2107 (756 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13030    Bridgeport, OH (village, FIPS 8560)       Location: 40.06648 N, 80.74684 W       Population (1990): 2318 (1114 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43912    Bridgeport, OK (city, FIPS 8750)       Location: 35.54873 N, 98.37742 W       Population (1990): 137 (54 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bridgeport, PA (borough, FIPS 8568)       Location: 40.10393 N, 75.34345 W       Population (1990): 4292 (1895 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19405    Bridgeport, TX (city, FIPS 10264)       Location: 33.20758 N, 97.75721 W       Population (1990): 3581 (1390 housing units)       Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76426    Bridgeport, WA (town, FIPS 7870)       Location: 48.00567 N, 119.67123 W       Population (1990): 1498 (611 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98813    Bridgeport, WV (city, FIPS 10180)       Location: 39.29153 N, 80.25695 W       Population (1990): 6739 (2773 housing units)       Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 26330
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridger, MT (town, FIPS 9475)       Location: 45.29343 N, 108.91477 W       Population (1990): 692 (337 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 59014
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeton, IN       Zip code(s): 47836    Bridgeton, MO (city, FIPS 8398)       Location: 38.76630 N, 90.42655 W       Population (1990): 17779 (7123 housing units)       Area: 37.6 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63044, 63045    Bridgeton, NC (town, FIPS 7860)       Location: 35.12240 N, 77.02166 W       Population (1990): 453 (242 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bridgeton, NJ (city, FIPS 7600)       Location: 39.42753 N, 75.22812 W       Population (1990): 18942 (7142 housing units)       Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgetown North, OH (CDP, FIPS 8605)       Location: 39.15810 N, 84.63556 W       Population (1990): 11748 (4607 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeview, IL (village, FIPS 8225)       Location: 41.73875 N, 87.80589 W       Population (1990): 14402 (5355 housing units)       Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60455
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgeville, DE (town, FIPS 8680)       Location: 38.74335 N, 75.60236 W       Population (1990): 1210 (508 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19933    Bridgeville, PA (borough, FIPS 8624)       Location: 40.35657 N, 80.10607 W       Population (1990): 5445 (2617 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15017
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgewater, CT       Zip code(s): 06752    Bridgewater, IA (city, FIPS 8425)       Location: 41.24688 N, 94.66745 W       Population (1990): 209 (110 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50837    Bridgewater, MA (CDP, FIPS 8050)       Location: 41.98863 N, 70.97133 W       Population (1990): 7242 (2552 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02324    Bridgewater, ME       Zip code(s): 04735    Bridgewater, NJ       Zip code(s): 08807    Bridgewater, NY (village, FIPS 8169)       Location: 42.87766 N, 75.25023 W       Population (1990): 537 (210 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bridgewater, PA (borough, FIPS 8632)       Location: 40.70900 N, 80.30051 W       Population (1990): 751 (351 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)    Bridgewater, SD (city, FIPS 7180)       Location: 43.55020 N, 97.49858 W       Population (1990): 533 (265 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Bridgewater, VA (town, FIPS 9656)       Location: 38.38492 N, 78.96905 W       Population (1990): 3918 (1357 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 22812    Bridgewater, VT       Zip code(s): 05034
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgewater Corn, VT       Zip code(s): 05035
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgman, MI (city, FIPS 10580)       Location: 41.94071 N, 86.56357 W       Population (1990): 2140 (968 housing units)       Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49106
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridgton, ME (CDP, FIPS 7135)       Location: 44.06712 N, 70.72121 W       Population (1990): 2195 (1351 housing units)       Area: 25.4 sq km (land), 9.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04009
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broaddus, TX (town, FIPS 10384)       Location: 31.30539 N, 94.26928 W       Population (1990): 212 (98 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75929    Broaddus, WV       Zip code(s): 26416
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadus, MT (town, FIPS 9700)       Location: 45.44291 N, 105.40704 W       Population (1990): 572 (304 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brutus, MI       Zip code(s): 49716
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burdick, KS       Zip code(s): 66838
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burr Ridge, IL (village, FIPS 9980)       Location: 41.75090 N, 87.92060 W       Population (1990): 7669 (2657 housing units)       Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burt County, NE (county, FIPS 21)       Location: 41.85420 N, 96.32147 W       Population (1990): 7868 (3740 housing units)       Area: 1276.3 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Byrdstown, TN (town, FIPS 10180)       Location: 36.57399 N, 85.13331 W       Population (1990): 998 (429 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38549
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bread crumbs n.   Debugging statements inserted into a program    that emit output or log indicators of the program's {state} to a    file so you can see where it dies or pin down the cause of    surprising behavior. The term is probably a reference to the Hansel    and Gretel story from the Brothers Grimm or the older French    folktale of Thumbelina; in several variants of these, a character    leaves a trail of bread crumbs so as not to get lost in the woods.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
broadcast storm n.   [common] An incorrect packet broadcast on a    network that causes most hosts to respond all at once, typically    with wrong answers that start the process over again.   See {network    meltdown}; compare {mail storm}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Birds Of a Feather          (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An       informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program       or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject.   It       is not clear where or when this term originated, but it is now       associated with the {USENIX} conferences for {Unix} techies       and was already established there by 1984.   It was used       earlier than that at {DECUS} conferences and is reported to       have been common at {SHARE} meetings as far back as the early       1960s.          (1994-10-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bread crumbs          Debugging statements inserted into a program that emit output       or log indicators of the program's {state} to a file so you       can see where it dies or pin down the cause of surprising       behaviour.   The term is probably a reference to the Hansel and       Gretel story from the Brothers Grimm; in several variants, a       character leaves a trail of bread crumbs so as not to get lost       in the woods.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BRIDGE          A component of {ICES} for civil engineers.          [Sammet 1969, p. 616].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bridge          A device which forwards traffic between       {network segments} based on {data link layer} information.       These segments would have a common {network layer} address.          Every network should only have one {root bridge}.          See also {gateway}, {router}.          (2001-03-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BRIDGE          A component of {ICES} for civil engineers.          [Sammet 1969, p. 616].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bridge          A device which forwards traffic between       {network segments} based on {data link layer} information.       These segments would have a common {network layer} address.          Every network should only have one {root bridge}.          See also {gateway}, {router}.          (2001-03-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bridgetalk          A {visual language}.          (2001-03-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
British Broadcasting Corporation          (BBC) The non-commercial UK organisation that       commissions, produces, and broadcasts television and radio       programmes.          The BBC commissioned the "{BBC Micro}" from {Acorn Computers}       for use in a television series about using computers.   They       also have one of the world's most respected news web sites (on       which I work!).          {BBC Home (http://www.bbc.co.uk/)}.          {BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/)}.          (2003-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
British Library Method          {Brute force} searching.          According to legends circulating in the 1970s, in the British       Library books are searched for by examining each book       sequentially in the first shelf, then the next shelf,       continuing until the book is found or the entire library has       been searched.          The term was referred to in a Dutch coursebook, "Inleiding In       De Informatica" (Introduction to Informatics) from a course       given by C.H.A. Koster and Th.A. Zoethout.   This was based on       a course given at the TU Berlin.          [Reference?]          (1999-04-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
British Standards Institute          (BSI) The British member of {ISO}.          (1996-06-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
British Telecom          (BT) The largest telecommunications provider in the       UK.          Due to regulatory issues, BT had to sell off its interest in       McCaw Cellular.   BT sold it to {AT&T} for something like 4B$.       BT then invested that in {MCI}.   As a part of the deal, MCI       was given BT North America, which was the old {Tymnet}.   MCI       laid off about 40% of the Tymnet staff.          {Home (http://www.intervid.co.uk/)}.          (1995-05-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
British Telecom Research Laboratories          (BTRL) The laboratories where {British Telecom}       develops many of its new Network services.          {Home (http://www.labs.bt.com/)}.          Address: Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.          (1995-04-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
broadcast          A transmission to multiple, unspecified recipients.   On       Ethernet, a broadcast packet is a special type of multicast       packet which all nodes on the network are always willing to       receive.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
broadcast quality video          Roughly, {video} with more than       30 frames per second at a {resolution} of 800 x 640 {pixels}.          The quality of moving pictures and sound is determined by the       complete chain from camera to receiver.   Relevant factors are       the colour temperature of the lighting, the balance of the       red, green and blue vision pick-up tubes to produce the       correct display colour temperature (which will be different)       and the {gamma} pre-correction to cancel the non-linear       characteristic of {cathode-ray tubes} in television receivers.       The {resolution} of the camera tube and video coding system       will determine the maximum number of {pixels} in the picture.          Different colour coding systems have different defects.   The       NTSC system (National Television Systems Committee) can       produce {hue} errors.   The PAL system (Phase Alternation by       Line) can produce {saturation} errors.          Television modulation systems are specified by ITU CCIR Report       624.   Low-resolution systems have {bandwidths} of 4.2 MHz with       525 to 625 lines per frame as used in the Americas and Japan.       Medium resolution of 5 to 6.5 MHz with 625 lines is used in       Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia.   {High-Definition       Television} (HDTV) will require 8 MHz or more of bandwidth.          A medium resolution (5.5 MHz in UK) picture can be represented       by 572 lines of 402 pixels.   Note the ratio of pixels to lines       is not the same as the {aspect ratio}.   A {VGA} display (480n       lines of 640 pixels) could thus display 84% of the height of       one picture frame.          Most compression techniques reduce quality as they assume a       restricted range of detail and motion and discard details to       which the human eye is not sensitive.          Broadcast quality implies something better than amateur or       domestic video and therefore can't be retained on a domestic       video recorder.   Broadcasts use quadriplex or U-matic       recorders.          The lowest frame rate used for commercial entertainment is the       24Hz of the 35mm cinema camera.   When broadcast on a 50Hz       television system, the pictures are screened at 25Hz reducing       the running times by 4%.   On a 60Hz system every five movie       frames are screened as six TV frames, still at the 4%       increased rate.   The six frames are made by mixing adjacent       frames, with some degradation of the picture.          A computer system to meet international standard reproduction       would at least VGA resolution, an interlaced frame rate of       24Hz and 8 bits to represent the luminance (Y) component.   For       a component display system using red, green and blue (RGB)       electron guns and phosphor dots each will require 7 bits.       Transmission and recording is different as various coding       schemes need less bits if other representations are used       instead of RGB.   Broadcasts use YUV and compression can reduce       this to about 3.5 bits per pixel without perceptible       degradation.   High-quality video and sound can be carried on a       34 Mbaud channel after being compressed with {ADPCM} and       {variable length coding}, potentially in real time.          (1997-07-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
broadcast storm          An {broadcast} on a {network} that causes       multiple {hosts} to respond by broadcasting themselves,       causing the storm to grow exponentially in severity.          See {network meltdown}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-07)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Berodach-baladan       the king of Babylon who sent a friendly deputation to Hezekiah       (2 Kings 20:12). In Isa. 39:1 he is called Merodach-baladan       (q.v.).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Berodach-baladan, the son of death
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
British Indian Ocean Territory       (dependent territory of the UK)       British Indian Ocean Territory:Geography       Location: Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about    one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia       Map references: World       Area:    total area: 60 sq km    land area: 60 sq km    comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC    note: includes the island of Diego Garcia       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 698 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 3 nm       International disputes: the entire Chagos Archipelago is claimed by    Mauritius       Climate: tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds       Terrain: flat and low (up to 4 meters in elevation)       Natural resources: coconuts, fish       Land use:    arable land: 0%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 0%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 100%       Irrigated land: 0 sq km       Environment:    current issues: NA    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: NA       Note: archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and    southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian    Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility       British Indian Ocean Territory:People       Population: no indigenous inhabitants    note: there are UK-US military personnel; civilian inhabitants, known    as the Ilois, evacuated to Mauritius before construction of UK-US    military facilities       British Indian Ocean Territory:Government       Names:    conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory    conventional short form: none       Abbreviation: BIOT       Digraph: IO       Type: dependent territory of the UK       Capital: none       Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)       Executive branch:    chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)    head of government: Commissioner Mr. D. R. MACLENNAN); Administrator    Mr. David Smith; note - both reside in the UK       Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK)       US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)       Flag: white with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant    and six blue wavy horizontal stripes bearing a palm tree and yellow    crown centered on the outer half of the flag       Economy       Overview: All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island    of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located.    Construction projects and various services needed to support the    military installations are done by military and contract employees    from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no    industrial or agricultural activities on the islands.       Electricity: provided by the US military       British Indian Ocean Territory:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: NA    paved: short stretch of paved road between port and airfield on Diego    Garcia    unpaved: NA       Ports: Diego Garcia       Airports:    total: 1    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1       British Indian Ocean Territory:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; minimal facilities    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       British Indian Ocean Territory:Defense Forces       Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
British Virgin Islands       (dependent territory of the UK)       British Virgin Islands:Geography       Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic    Ocean, east of Puerto Rico       Map references: Central America and the Caribbean       Area:    total area: 150 sq km    land area: 150 sq km    comparative area: about 0.8 times the size of Washington, DC    note: includes the island of Anegada       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 80 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 3 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds       Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly       Natural resources: negligible       Land use:    arable land: 20%    permanent crops: 7%    meadows and pastures: 33%    forest and woodland: 7%    other: 33%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: limited natural fresh water resources (except for a    few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the island's    water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchment)    natural hazards: hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)    international agreements: NA       Note: strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico       British Virgin Islands:People       Population: 13,027 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: NA    15-64 years: NA    65 years and over: NA       Population growth rate: 1.27% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 20.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.07 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 19.33 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 72.73 years    male: 70.88 years    female: 74.7 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.27 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: British Virgin Islander(s)    adjective: British Virgin Islander       Ethnic divisions: black 90%, white, Asian       Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God    7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%,    other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)       Languages: English (official)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1970)    total population: 98%    male: 98%    female: 98%       Labor force: 4,911 (1980)    by occupation: NA       British Virgin Islands:Government       Names:    conventional long form: none    conventional short form: British Virgin Islands       Abbreviation: BVI       Digraph: VI       Type: dependent territory of the UK       Capital: Road Town       Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)       Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)       National holiday: Territory Day, 1 July       Constitution: 1 June 1977       Legal system: English law       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),    represented by Governor Peter Alfred PENFOLD (since 14 October 1991)    head of government: Chief Minister H. Lavity STOUTT (since NA    September 1986)    cabinet: Executive Council; appointed by the governor       Legislative branch: unicameral    Legislative Council: election last held 20 February 1995 (next to be    held on NA February 2000); results - percent of vote by party NA;    seats - (13 total) VIP 6, CCM 2, UP 2, independents 3    note: legislature was expanded to 13 seats as of election on 20    February 1995       Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: United Party (UP), Conrad MADURO;    Virgin Islands Party (VIP), H. Lavity STOUTT; Concerned Citizens    Movement (CCM), E. Walwyln BREWLEY       Member of: CARICOM (associate), CDB, ECLAC (associate), INTERPOL    (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate), UNESCO (associate)       Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK)       US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)       Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant    and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the    flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a    vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word    VIGILATE (Be Watchful)       Economy       Overview: The economy, one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean    area, is highly dependent on the tourist industry, which generates    about 21% of the national income. In 1985 the government offered    offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the    islands, and, in consequence, incorporation fees generated about $2    million in 1987. The economy slowed in 1991 because of the poor    performances of the tourist sector and tight commercial bank credit.    Livestock raising is the most significant agricultural activity. The    islands' crops, limited by poor soils, are unable to meet food    requirements.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $133 million (1991)       National product real growth rate: 2% (1991)       National product per capita: $10,600 (1991)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1990 est.)       Unemployment rate: NEGL% (1992)       Budget:    revenues: $51 million    expenditures: $88 million, including capital expenditures of $38    million (1991)       Exports: $2.7 million (f.o.b., 1988)    commodities: rum, fresh fish, gravel, sand, fruits, animals    partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US       Imports: $11.5 million (c.i.f., 1988)    commodities: building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery    partners: Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US       External debt: $4.5 million (1985)       Industrial production: growth rate 4% (1985)       Electricity:    capacity: 10,500 kW    production: 50 million kWh    consumption per capita: 3,148 kWh (1993)       Industries: tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete    block, offshore financial center       Agriculture: livestock (including poultry), fish, fruit, vegetables       Economic aid: $NA       Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: US currency is used       Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March       British Virgin Islands:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 106 km (1983)    paved: NA    unpaved: NA       Ports: Road Town       Merchant marine: none       Airports:    total: 3    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1       British Virgin Islands:Communications       Telephone system: 3,000 telephones; worldwide external telephone    service    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: submarine cable communication links to Bermuda       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       British Virgin Islands:Defense Forces       Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK