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English Dictionary: bitter pecan	by the DICT Development Group
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batter bread n soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern) Synonym(s): spoon bread, batter bread
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batter-fried adj fried in batter
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battery-powered adj powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery- powered radio"
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be adrift v be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" Synonym(s): float, drift, be adrift, blow
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better off adj in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"
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Bhadrapada n the sixth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Bhadon, Bhadrapada]
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bitter betch n European perennial toxic vetch [syn: bitter betch, {Vicia orobus}]
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bitter floom n any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury Synonym(s): marsh pink, rose pink, bitter floom, American centaury, Sabbatia stellaris, Sabbatia Angularis
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bitter pea n any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
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bitter pecan n hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts Synonym(s): water hickory, bitter pecan, water bitternut, Carya aquatica
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bitter pignut n hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Synonym(s): bitternut, bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, bitter pignut, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis
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bitter principle n any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
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bitter-bark n ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever Synonym(s): fever tree, Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens
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Bothrops n fer-de-lance Synonym(s): Bothrops, genus Bothrops
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Bothrops atrops n large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America Synonym(s): fer-de-lance, Bothrops atrops
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butter bean n bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds Synonym(s): sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus small flat green bean similar to lima beans Synonym(s): sieva bean, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean
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butter up v flatter with the intention of getting something [syn: butter up, brown-nose]
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butter-bean plant n bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds Synonym(s): sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus
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butter-flower n any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
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butter-print n tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
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butterball n a rotund individual [syn: fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball] Antonym(s): scrag, skin and bones, thin person small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Synonym(s): bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeola
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butterbean n small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva bean}, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean]
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butterbur n small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Synonym(s): butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris
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butterfat n the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
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Butterfield n English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900) Synonym(s): Butterfield, William Butterfield
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butterfingered adj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Synonym(s): bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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butterfingers n someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
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butterfish n any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines Synonym(s): butterfish, stromateid fish, stromateid slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters Synonym(s): rock gunnel, butterfish, Pholis gunnellus
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butterflower n any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
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butterfly n diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down Synonym(s): butterfly, butterfly stroke v flutter like a butterfly cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp" talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" Synonym(s): chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
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butterfly bush n tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers Synonym(s): butterfly bush, buddleia
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butterfly collector n an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths Synonym(s): lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, butterfly collector
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butterfly effect n the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
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butterfly fish n small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
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butterfly flower n any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers Synonym(s): butterfly flower, poor man's orchid, schizanthus shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple Synonym(s): butterfly flower, Bauhinia monandra
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butterfly nut n a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning Synonym(s): wing nut, wing- nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut
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butterfly orchid n any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Synonym(s): oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip Synonym(s): butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum Synonym(s): butterfly orchid, Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip Synonym(s): butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Orchis papilionaceae
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butterfly orchis n Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip Synonym(s): butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip Synonym(s): butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Orchis papilionaceae
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butterfly pea n vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers Synonym(s): blue pea, butterfly pea, Clitoria turnatea large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers Synonym(s): butterfly pea, Clitoria mariana large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers Synonym(s): butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum
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butterfly plant n orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red Synonym(s): butterfly plant, Phalaenopsis amabilis any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Synonym(s): oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid
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butterfly ray n a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin
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butterfly stroke n a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down Synonym(s): butterfly, butterfly stroke
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butterfly valve n a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle
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butterfly weed n erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers Synonym(s): butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa
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butterfly-shaped adj shaped like a butterfly
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butterflyfish n tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Synonym(s): flying gurnard, flying robin, butterflyfish
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Forcing \For"cing\, n.       1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately,             prematurely, or with unusual expedition.          2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits             at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed             or by the use of artificial heat.          {Forcing} {bed [or] pit}, a plant bed having an under layer             of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom             heat for forcing plants; a hotbed.          {Forcing engine}, a fire engine.          {Forcing fit} (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a             hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use             considerable force in putting the two parts together.          {Forcing house}, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants,             fruit trees, etc.          {Forcing machine}, a powerful press for putting together or             separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into             another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing             off a car wheel from the axle.          {Forcing pump}. See {Force pump}             (b) .
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Bedrabble \Be*drab"ble\, v. t.       To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
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Bedribble \Be*drib"ble\, v. t.       To dribble upon.
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Bedrop \Be*drop"\, v. t.       To sprinkle, as with drops.                   The yellow carp, in scales bedropped with gold. --Pope.
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Bedwarf \Be*dwarf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.]       To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to       dwarf. --Donne.
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Bedwarf \Be*dwarf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.]       To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to       dwarf. --Donne.
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Beetrave \Beet"rave`\, n. [F. betterave; bette beet + rave       radish.]       The common beet ({Beta vulgaris}).
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Betrap \Be*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrapped}.]       1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to             circumvent. --Gower.          2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.                         After them followed two other chariots covered with                      red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same.                                                                               --Stow.
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Betrap \Be*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrapped}.]       1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to             circumvent. --Gower.          2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.                         After them followed two other chariots covered with                      red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same.                                                                               --Stow.
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Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.       bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.       bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]       1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of             wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;             bitter as aloes.          2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;             as, a bitter cold day.          3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;             calamitous; poignant.                         It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast                      forsaken the Lord thy God.                  --Jer. ii. 19.          4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;             stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.                         Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against                      them.                                                --Col. iii.                                                                               19.          5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.                         The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with                      hard bondage.                                    --Ex. i. 14.          {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See             {Colocynth}.          {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.             {C. amara}.          {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.          {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted             from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but             with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.          {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.          {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European             leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.          {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however             calamitous.          Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;                acrimonious.
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Colocynth \Col"ocynth\, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. [?]. Cf.       {Coloquintida}.] (Med.)       The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber       ({Citrullus, [or] Cucumis, colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant       allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white       balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called       also {bitter apple}, {bitter cucumber}, {bitter gourd}.
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Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.       bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.       bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]       1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of             wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;             bitter as aloes.          2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;             as, a bitter cold day.          3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;             calamitous; poignant.                         It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast                      forsaken the Lord thy God.                  --Jer. ii. 19.          4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;             stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.                         Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against                      them.                                                --Col. iii.                                                                               19.          5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.                         The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with                      hard bondage.                                    --Ex. i. 14.          {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See             {Colocynth}.          {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.             {C. amara}.          {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.          {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted             from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but             with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.          {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.          {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European             leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.          {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however             calamitous.          Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;                acrimonious.
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Colocynth \Col"ocynth\, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. [?]. Cf.       {Coloquintida}.] (Med.)       The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber       ({Citrullus, [or] Cucumis, colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant       allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white       balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called       also {bitter apple}, {bitter cucumber}, {bitter gourd}.
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The soul of man is an active principle.      --Tillotson.          3. An original faculty or endowment.                         Nature in your principles hath set [benignity].                                                                               --Chaucer.                         Those active principles whose direct and ultimate                      object is the communication either of enjoyment or                      suffering.                                          --Stewart.          4. A fundamental truth; a comprehensive law or doctrine, from             which others are derived, or on which others are founded;             a general truth; an elementary proposition; a maxim; an             axiom; a postulate.                         Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of                      Christ, let us go on unto perfection. --Heb. vi. 1.                         A good principle, not rightly understood, may prove                      as hurtful as a bad.                           --Milton.          5. A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an             opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on             the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of             conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person             of no principle.                         All kinds of dishonesty destroy our pretenses to an                      honest principle of mind.                  --Law.          6. (Chem.) Any original inherent constituent which             characterizes a substance, or gives it its essential             properties, and which can usually be separated by             analysis; -- applied especially to drugs, plant extracts,             etc.                         Cathartine is the bitter, purgative principle of                      senna.                                                --Gregory.          {Bitter principle}, {Principle of contradiction}, etc. See             under {Bitter}, {Contradiction}, etc.
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Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.       bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.       bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]       1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of             wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;             bitter as aloes.          2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;             as, a bitter cold day.          3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;             calamitous; poignant.                         It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast                      forsaken the Lord thy God.                  --Jer. ii. 19.          4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;             stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.                         Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against                      them.                                                --Col. iii.                                                                               19.          5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.                         The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with                      hard bondage.                                    --Ex. i. 14.          {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See             {Colocynth}.          {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.             {C. amara}.          {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.          {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted             from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but             with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.          {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.          {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European             leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.          {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however             calamitous.          Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;                acrimonious.
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Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.       bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.       bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]       1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of             wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;             bitter as aloes.          2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;             as, a bitter cold day.          3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;             calamitous; poignant.                         It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast                      forsaken the Lord thy God.                  --Jer. ii. 19.          4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;             stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.                         Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against                      them.                                                --Col. iii.                                                                               19.          5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.                         The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with                      hard bondage.                                    --Ex. i. 14.          {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See             {Colocynth}.          {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.             {C. amara}.          {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.          {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted             from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but             with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.          {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.          {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European             leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.          {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however             calamitous.          Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;                acrimonious.
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Bitterbump \Bit"ter*bump`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       the butterbump or bittern.
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Bitterful \Bit"ter*ful\, a.       Full of bitterness. [Obs.]
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Bittor Bittour \Bit"tor Bit"tour\, n. [See {Bittern}] (Zo[94]l.)       The bittern. --Dryden.
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Fend \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.]       To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward       off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.                   With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden.          {To fend off a} {boat [or] vessel} (Naut.), to prevent its             running against anything with too much violence.
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Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination;                as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or                boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat                keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat                racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped.          {Advice boat}. See under {Advice}.          {Boat hook} (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back,             fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log,             etc. --Totten.          {Boat rope}, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a             {painter}.          {In the same boat}, in the same situation or predicament.             [Colloq.] --F. W. Newman.
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d8Jararaca \[d8]Jar`a*ra"ca\, n. [Pg., from the native name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A poisonous serpent of Brazil ({Bothrops jararaca}), about       eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color,       variegated with red and black spots.
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Riveting \Riv"et*ing\, n.       1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out             and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or             pressing.          2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. --Tomlinsin.          {Butt riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of             plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by             being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.          {Chain riveting}, riveting in which the rivets, in two or             more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.          {Crossed riveting}, riveting in which the rivets in one row             are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next             row.          {Double riveting}, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along             the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of             the joint.          {Lap riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates             overlap and are riveted together.
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Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.       butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,       cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.       {Cow}.]       1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by             churning.          2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,             or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the             chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of             antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly             solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,             vegetable butter, shea butter.          {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants             having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus             incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax             ({Linaria vulgaris}).          {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at             table.          {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower.          {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of             butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke.          {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the             upper jaw.          {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds             of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The             butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa             is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}.          {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter.          {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called             also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.       butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,       cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.       {Cow}.]       1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by             churning.          2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,             or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the             chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of             antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly             solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,             vegetable butter, shea butter.          {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants             having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus             incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax             ({Linaria vulgaris}).          {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at             table.          {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower.          {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of             butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke.          {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the             upper jaw.          {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds             of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The             butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa             is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}.          {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter.          {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called             also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Tin \Tin\, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel.       & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.]       1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the             mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white             crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but             brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air,             and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from             rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the             reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze,             speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are             designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum).             Atomic weight 117.4.          2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.          3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.          {Block tin} (Metal.), commercial tin, cast into blocks, and             partially refined, but containing small quantities of             various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.;             solid tin as distinguished from tin plate; -- called also             {bar tin}.          {Butter of tin}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of Libavius},             under {Fuming}.          {Grain tin}. (Metal.) See under {Grain}.          {Salt of tin} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so             called when used as a mordant.          {Stream tin}. See under {Stream}.          {Tin cry} (Chem.), the peculiar creaking noise made when a             bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the             crystal granules on each other.          {Tin foil}, tin reduced to a thin leaf.          {Tin frame} (Mining), a kind of buddle used in washing tin             ore.          {Tin liquor}, {Tin mordant} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, used             as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing.          {Tin penny}, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to             tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines. [Obs.]             --Bailey.          {Tin plate}, thin sheet iron coated with tin.          {Tin pyrites}. See {Stannite}.
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Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn       tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)       An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted       principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,       calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white       metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not       easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,       coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,       britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in       electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly       written also {zink}.]          {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a             deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.          {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.          {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,             {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc             ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.          {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,             composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the             atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.                      {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc             sulphide. See {Blende}, n.       (a) .          {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of             zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring             in white earthy incrustations; -- called also             {hydrozincite}.          {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous             liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire             spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.          {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt             oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.          {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},             produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium             alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously             inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in             the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a             large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc             amyle, etc.          {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a             light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also             {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},             etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,             roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also             {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.          {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,             consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and             aluminium; gahnite.          {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},             under {Vitriol}.          {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used             as a pigment.
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Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.       butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,       cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.       {Cow}.]       1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by             churning.          2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,             or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the             chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of             antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly             solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,             vegetable butter, shea butter.          {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants             having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus             incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax             ({Linaria vulgaris}).          {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at             table.          {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower.          {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of             butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke.          {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the             upper jaw.          {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds             of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The             butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa             is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}.          {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter.          {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called             also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.       butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,       cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.       {Cow}.]       1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by             churning.          2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,             or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the             chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of             antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly             solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,             vegetable butter, shea butter.          {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants             having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus             incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax             ({Linaria vulgaris}).          {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at             table.          {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower.          {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of             butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke.          {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the             upper jaw.          {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds             of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The             butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa             is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}.          {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter.          {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called             also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Butterball \But"ter*ball`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The buffel duck.
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Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus       {Oidemia}.          Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also                {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the                velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common                American species are the velvet, or white-winged,                scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck},                {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the                black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black                coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter,                or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also                {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead},                {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are                collectively called also {coots}. The females and young                are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Butterbird \But"ter*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of       Jamaica.
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Butterbump \But"ter*bump`\, n. [OE. buttur the bittern + 5th       bump.] (Zo[94]l.)       The European bittern. --Johnson.
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Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.)       A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite       family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up       pats of butter.
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Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.)       A perennial herb ({Tussilago Farfara}), whose leaves and       rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.          {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites             vulgaris}).
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Butter-fingered \But"ter-fin`gered\, a.       Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; slippery;       careless.
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Dollar \Dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an       abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first       coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St.       Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.]       1.             (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25                   grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is,                   having a total weight of 412.5 grains.             (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22                   grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is,                   having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths                   fine. It is no longer coined.          Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount                of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now,                the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a                distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half                eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained                24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each                dollar.          2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though             differing slightly in different countries, current in             Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and             several other European countries.          3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the             United States in reckoning money values.          {Chop dollar}. See under 9th {Chop}.          {Dollar fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the United States coast             ({Stromateus triacanthus}), having a flat, roundish form             and a bright silvery luster; -- called also {butterfish},             and {Lafayette}. See {Butterfish}.          {Trade dollar}, a silver coin formerly made at the United             States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at             home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of             alloy.
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Butterfish \But"ter*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to       their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus       triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus       punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the       kelpfish of New Zealand.
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Dollar \Dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an       abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first       coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St.       Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.]       1.             (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25                   grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is,                   having a total weight of 412.5 grains.             (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22                   grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is,                   having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths                   fine. It is no longer coined.          Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount                of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now,                the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a                distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half                eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained                24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each                dollar.          2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though             differing slightly in different countries, current in             Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and             several other European countries.          3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the             United States in reckoning money values.          {Chop dollar}. See under 9th {Chop}.          {Dollar fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the United States coast             ({Stromateus triacanthus}), having a flat, roundish form             and a bright silvery luster; -- called also {butterfish},             and {Lafayette}. See {Butterfish}.          {Trade dollar}, a silver coin formerly made at the United             States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at             home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of             alloy.
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Butterfish \But"ter*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to       their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus       triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus       punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the       kelpfish of New Zealand.
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Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
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Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly       {R. bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also       {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the       {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.
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Cuckoobud \Cuck"oo*bud"\ (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.)       A species of {Ranunculus} ({R. bulbosus}); -- called also       {butterflower}, {buttercup}, {kingcup}, {goldcup}. --Shak.
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Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
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Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
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Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.       lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},             endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of             six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior             three-celled ovary.          Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North                Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}                are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.                Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic                States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the                [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.                auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.          2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of             several genera, having some resemblance in color or form             to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},             {Nerine}, etc.          3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the             north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of             a lily or fleur-de-lis.                         But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus             umbellatus}.          {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}             ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform             perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those             of a lily. --Gray.          {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the             black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.                      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.          {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris             merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.          {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and             its flower.          {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.             {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.          {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.          {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of             peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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Mariposa lily \Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y\ [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E.       lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.]       (Bot.)       One of a genus ({Calochortus}) of tuliplike bulbous herbs       with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also       {butterfly lily}. Most of them are natives of California.
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Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.       lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},             endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of             six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior             three-celled ovary.          Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North                Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}                are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.                Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic                States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the                [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.                auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.          2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of             several genera, having some resemblance in color or form             to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},             {Nerine}, etc.          3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the             north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of             a lily or fleur-de-lis.                         But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus             umbellatus}.          {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}             ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform             perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those             of a lily. --Gray.          {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the             black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.                      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.          {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris             merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.          {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and             its flower.          {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.             {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.          {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.          {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of             peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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Mariposa lily \Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y\ [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E.       lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.]       (Bot.)       One of a genus ({Calochortus}) of tuliplike bulbous herbs       with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also       {butterfly lily}. Most of them are natives of California.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order             Rai[91], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.       (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,             narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See             {Skate}.          {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray             ({Stoasodon n[85]rinari}) of the Southern United States             and the West Indies.          {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray             ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins.                      {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}.          {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatid[91]}, or             {[92]tobatid[91]}. The common European species             ({Myliobatis aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and             {miller}.          {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo.          {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}).          {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the             family {Trygonid[91]} having one or more large, sharp,             barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also             {stingaree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur[82]sie, L. pleurisis,       pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib,       side.] (Med.)       An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with       fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with       exudation into the pleural cavity.          {Pleurisy root}. (Bot.)       (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias             tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and             other diseases.       (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers;             -- called also {butterfly weed}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butterfield, MN (city, FIPS 8992)       Location: 43.95824 N, 94.79300 W       Population (1990): 509 (210 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56120    Butterfield, MO (village, FIPS 10144)       Location: 36.74758 N, 93.90444 W       Population (1990): 248 (113 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65623
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bit-robbing          {in-band signalling}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BTRIEVE          1. {BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc.}.          2. A trademark of {BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc.} for       their {ISAM} {index file} manager for {IBM PC}s.          (1995-03-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc.          /bee-treev/ (BTI) A provider of       {client-server} {database engines}.   BTI was founded by former       {Novell, Inc.} employees, including the original developers of       the Btrieve database engine.   BTI acquired the database       product line from Novell in April, 1994.          {Home (http://www.btrieve.com/)}.          Address: Austin, Texas, USA.          (1995-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Butterfly Common LISP          A parallel version of {Common LISP} for the {BBN Butterfly}       computer.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Butterfly Scheme          A parallel version of {Scheme} for the {BBN Butterfly}       computer.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bath-rabbim       daughter of many, the name of one of the gates of the city of       Heshbon, near which were pools (Cant.7:4).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beth-arabah       house of the desert, one of the six cities of Judah, situated in       the sunk valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea (Josh. 18:22). In       Josh. 15:61 it is said to have been "in the wilderness." It was       afterwards included in the towns of Benjamin. It is called       Arabah (Josh. 18:18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beth-arbel       house of God's court, a place alluded to by Hosea (10:14) as the       scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise       mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named was probably       Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:3).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Betharabah, house of sweet smell
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-rapha, house of health