Bathyergidae
         n 1: mole rats; sand rats [syn: {Bathyergidae}, {family
               Bathyergidae}]

English Dictionary: bothersome	by the DICT Development Group
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Bathyergus n mole rats Synonym(s): Bathyergus, genus Bathyergus
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Batrachia n frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: Salientia, {order Salientia}, Anura, order Anura, Batrachia, order Batrachia]
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batrachian adj relating to frogs and toads [syn: anuran, batrachian, salientian] n any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species Synonym(s): frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian
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Batrachoididae n toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes [syn: Batrachoididae, family Batrachoididae]
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batrachomyomachia n a silly altercation
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Batrachoseps n slender salamanders [syn: Batrachoseps, {genus Batrachoseps}]
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batter's box n an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
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battercake n a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Synonym(s): pancake, battercake, flannel cake, flannel- cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot cake
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battery acid n dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn: battery acid, electrolyte acid]
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battery charger n a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn: charger, battery charger]
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battery-acid n street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen]
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beadwork n ornamentation with beads Synonym(s): beading, beadwork a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture Synonym(s): beading, bead, beadwork, astragal
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Beatrice n the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
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Beatrice Lillie n British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn: Lillie, Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel]
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Beatrice Webb n English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) Synonym(s): Webb, Beatrice Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
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bed rest n confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) Synonym(s): bedrest, bed rest
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bedraggle v make wet and dirty, as from rain [syn: bedraggle, draggle]
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bedraggled adj limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" Synonym(s): bedraggled, draggled in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble- down shack" Synonym(s): bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
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bedrest n confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) Synonym(s): bedrest, bed rest
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Bedrich Smetana n Czech composer (1824-1884) [syn: Smetana, {Bedrich Smetana}]
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bedrock n solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" Synonym(s): fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock
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beta receptor n receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) Synonym(s): beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor
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better-known adj more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two"
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bidirectional adj reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions Antonym(s): unidirectional
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bitter cassava n cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca Synonym(s): bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima
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bitter chocolate n pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy Synonym(s): bitter chocolate, baking chocolate, cooking chocolate
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bitter cress n any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic Synonym(s): bittercress, bitter cress
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bitter hickory 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 salts n hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures Synonym(s): Epsom salts, bitter salts
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bitter spar n a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer Synonym(s): dolomite, bitter spar
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bittercress n any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic Synonym(s): bittercress, bitter cress
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bitterish adj somewhat bitter Synonym(s): bitterish, sharp-tasting
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bitters n alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
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bittersweet adj tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending" having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness Synonym(s): bittersweet, semisweet n poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Synonym(s): bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Synonym(s): bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens
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bittersweet chocolate n chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added Synonym(s): bittersweet chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate
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bittersweet nightshade n poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Synonym(s): bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
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boat race n a race between people rowing or driving boats
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boat racing n the sport of racing boats
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boat-race v participate in a boat race
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bodywork n the exterior body of a motor vehicle the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
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Botaurus n bitterns Synonym(s): Botaurus, genus Botaurus
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Botaurus lentiginosus n a kind of bittern [syn: American bittern, stake driver, Botaurus lentiginosus]
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Botaurus stellaris n a kind of bittern [syn: European bittern, {Botaurus stellaris}]
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bothersome adj causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
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Botrychium n grape fern; moonwort [syn: Botrychium, {genus Botrychium}]
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Botrychium lunaria n of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: moonwort, common moonwort, Botrychium lunaria]
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Botrychium matricariifolium n of North America and Eurasia [syn: daisyleaf grape fern, daisy-leaved grape fern, Botrychium matricariifolium]
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Botrychium multifidum n European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn: leathery grape fern, Botrychium multifidum]
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Botrychium virginianum n American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle Synonym(s): rattlesnake fern, Botrychium virginianum
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boytrose adj resembling a cluster of grapes in form [syn: botryoid, botryoidal, boytrose]
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Budorcas n gnu goats Synonym(s): Budorcas, genus Budorcas
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Budorcas taxicolor n large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area Synonym(s): takin, gnu goat, Budorcas taxicolor
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butter churn n a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk Synonym(s): churn, butter churn
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butter cookie n cookie containing much butter
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butter knife n a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter
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buttercrunch n lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves
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buttercup n any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
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buttercup family n a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: Ranunculaceae, {family Ranunculaceae}, buttercup family, crowfoot family]
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buttercup squash n plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey
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butterscotch n a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
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buttress n a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Synonym(s): buttress, buttressing v reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
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buttressed adj held up by braces or buttresses [syn: braced, buttressed]
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buttressing n a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Synonym(s): buttress, buttressing
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butyraceous adj having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
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butyric adj relating to or producing butyric acid
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butyric acid n an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter Synonym(s): butyric acid, butanoic acid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mahwa tree \Mah"wa tree`\ (Bot.)       An East Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bassia latifolia}, and also       {B. butyracea}), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and       the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink.       It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and       yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
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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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beef \Beef\ (b[emac]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef,       buef, F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s,       Skr. g[omac] cow, and E. cow. See 2d {Cow}.]       1. An animal of the genus {Bos}, especially the common             species, {B. taurus}, including the bull, cow, and ox, in             their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for             food.          Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a                plural, beeves (b[emac]vz).]                            A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine.                                                                               --Milton.          2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal,             when slaughtered for food.          Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] [bd]Great                meals of beef.[b8] --Shak.          3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.
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Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to       D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[umac]skr, b[umac]ski,       Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr.       bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether       the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL.,       it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf.       {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]       1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild             forest.          Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the                Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In                this sense it is extensively used in the British                colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also                in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the                bush.          2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near             the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.                         To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling                      flowers.                                             --Gascoigne.          3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,             bushes to support pea vines.          4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to             Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern             sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern             itself.                         If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is                      true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.          5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.          {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a             round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a             metaphor taken from hunting.          {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and             requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety             {nanus}). See {Bean}, 1.          {Bush buck}, [or] {Bush goat} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful South             African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called             because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is             also applied to other species.          {Bush cat} (Zo[94]l.), the serval. See {Serval}.          {Bush chat} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of             the Thrush family.          {Bush dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Potto}.          {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.          {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.          {Bush hog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African wild hog             ({Potamoch[d2]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},             and {water hog}.          {Bush master} (Zo[94]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus})             of Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.          {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.                      {Bush shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},             and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species             inhabit tropical America.          {Bush tit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of the genus             {Psaltriparus}, allied to the titmouse. {P. minimus}             inhabits California.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bathorse \Bat"horse`\, n. [F. b[acir]t packsaddle (cheval de       b[acir]t packhorse) + E. horse. See {Bastard}.]       A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.
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Coast \Coast\, n. [OF. coste, F. c[93]te, rib, hill, shore,       coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.]       1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.          2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier             border. [Obs.]                         From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the                      uttermost sea, shall your coast be.   --Deut. xi.                                                                               24.          3. The seashore, or land near it.                         He sees in English ships the Holland coast.                                                                               --Dryden.                         We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the                      species blow.                                    --Waller.          {The coast is clear}, the danger is over; no enemy in sight.             --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. [bd]Seeing that             the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.[b8]             --Sir P. Sidney.          {Coast guard}.             (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to                   prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the                   admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.]             (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the                   seacoast. [U. S.]          {Coast rat} (Zo[94]l.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus             suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its             extensive burrows; -- called also {sand mole}.          {Coast waiter}, a customhouse officer who superintends the             landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]
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Batrachian \Ba*tra"chi*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.
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Batrachoid \Bat"ra*choid\, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the       {Batrachid[91]}, a family of marine fishes, including the       toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.
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Batrachoid \Bat"ra*choid\, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the       {Batrachid[91]}, a family of marine fishes, including the       toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.
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Batrachomyomachy \Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy\, n. [Gr.       batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh       battle.]       The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on       the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.
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Batrachophagous \Bat`ra*choph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. [?] frog + [?] to       eat.]       Feeding on frogs. --Quart. Rev.
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Sarpo \Sar"po\, n. [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf       of Mexico ({Batrachus tau}, var. pardus).
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Toadfish \Toad"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any marine fish of the genus {Batrachus}, having a large,             thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance             to a toad. The American species ({Batrachus tau}) is very             common in shallow water. Called also {oyster fish}, and             {sapo}.       (b) The angler.       (c) A swellfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr.       battre. See {Batter}, v. t.]       1. The act of battering or beating.          2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every             willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of             another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his             person or held by him.          3. (Mil.)             (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for                   attack or defense.             (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.             (c) A company or division of artillery, including the                   gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the                   United States, a battery of flying artillery consists                   usually of six guns.          {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}.          {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that             sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a             work.          {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely.          {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots             simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.                      {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and             materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the             battery.          {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over             a parapet in readiness for firing.          {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until             required to open upon the enemy.          {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to             a position for loading.          4. (Elec.)             (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected                   that they may be charged and discharged                   simultaneously.             (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.          Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates,                connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which                are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect                is exhibited when wires connected with the two                end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery,                the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute                sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the                latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A                modification of this is the common gravity battery, so                called from the automatic action of the two fluids,                which are separated by their specific gravities. In                Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc;                two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell                surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon                battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the                platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the                elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride,                and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a                porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which                usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally                of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when                traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and                is then capable of giving a current of itself for a                time, owing to chemical changes produced by the                charging current. A storage battery is a kind of                secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the                energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by                means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.          5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an             apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a             battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.          6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive             power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.             --Knight.          7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and             down.          8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
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Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr.       battre. See {Batter}, v. t.]       1. The act of battering or beating.          2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every             willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of             another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his             person or held by him.          3. (Mil.)             (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for                   attack or defense.             (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.             (c) A company or division of artillery, including the                   gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the                   United States, a battery of flying artillery consists                   usually of six guns.          {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}.          {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that             sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a             work.          {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely.          {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots             simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.                      {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and             materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the             battery.          {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over             a parapet in readiness for firing.          {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until             required to open upon the enemy.          {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to             a position for loading.          4. (Elec.)             (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected                   that they may be charged and discharged                   simultaneously.             (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.          Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates,                connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which                are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect                is exhibited when wires connected with the two                end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery,                the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute                sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the                latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A                modification of this is the common gravity battery, so                called from the automatic action of the two fluids,                which are separated by their specific gravities. In                Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc;                two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell                surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon                battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the                platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the                elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride,                and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a                porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which                usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally                of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when                traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and                is then capable of giving a current of itself for a                time, owing to chemical changes produced by the                charging current. A storage battery is a kind of                secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the                energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by                means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.          5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an             apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a             battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.          6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive             power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.             --Knight.          7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and             down.          8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
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Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr.       battre. See {Batter}, v. t.]       1. The act of battering or beating.          2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every             willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of             another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his             person or held by him.          3. (Mil.)             (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for                   attack or defense.             (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.             (c) A company or division of artillery, including the                   gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the                   United States, a battery of flying artillery consists                   usually of six guns.          {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}.          {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that             sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a             work.          {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely.          {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots             simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.                      {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and             materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the             battery.          {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over             a parapet in readiness for firing.          {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until             required to open upon the enemy.          {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to             a position for loading.          4. (Elec.)             (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected                   that they may be charged and discharged                   simultaneously.             (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.          Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates,                connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which                are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect                is exhibited when wires connected with the two                end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery,                the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute                sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the                latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A                modification of this is the common gravity battery, so                called from the automatic action of the two fluids,                which are separated by their specific gravities. In                Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc;                two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell                surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon                battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the                platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the                elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride,                and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a                porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which                usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally                of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when                traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and                is then capable of giving a current of itself for a                time, owing to chemical changes produced by the                charging current. A storage battery is a kind of                secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the                energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by                means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.          5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an             apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a             battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.          6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive             power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.             --Knight.          7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and             down.          8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
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Baudrick \Bau"drick\, n.       A belt. See {Baldric}.
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Baldric \Bal"dric\, n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf.       F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG.       balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See {Belt}, n.]       A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one       shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less       properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick}.]                   A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the                sword that glittered at his side.            --Pope.
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Bawdrick \Bawd"rick\, n.       A belt. See {Baldric}.
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Baldric \Bal"dric\, n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf.       F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG.       balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See {Belt}, n.]       A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one       shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less       properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick}.]                   A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the                sword that glittered at his side.            --Pope.
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Bawdrick \Bawd"rick\, n.       A belt. See {Baldric}.
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Beadwork \Bead"work`\, n.       Ornamental work in beads.
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Bed rock \Bed" rock"\ (Mining)       The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
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Bedraggle \Be*drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedraggled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedraggling}.]       To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are       suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. --Swift.
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Bedraggle \Be*drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedraggled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedraggling}.]       To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are       suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. --Swift.
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Bedraggle \Be*drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedraggled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedraggling}.]       To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are       suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. --Swift.
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Bedright Bedrite \Bed"right` Bed"rite`\, n. [Bed + right, rite.]       The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. --Shak.
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Bedrizzle \Be*driz"zle\, v. t.       To drizzle upon.
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Bedrug \Be*drug"\, v. t.       To drug abundantly or excessively.
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Beta rays \Be"ta rays\ (Physics)       Penetrating rays readily deflected by a magnetic or electric       field, emitted by radioactive substances, as radium. They       consist of negatively charged particles or electrons,       apparently the same in kind as those of the cathode rays, but       having much higher velocities (about 35,000 to 180,000 miles       per second).
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Xylorcin \Xy*lor"cin\, n. [Xylene + orcin.] (Chem.)       A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline       substance which on exposure in the air becomes red; -- called       also {betaorcin}.
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Betrust \Be*trust"\, v. t.       To trust or intrust. [Obs.]
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Betrustment \Be*trust"ment\, n.       The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted. [Obs.]       --Chipman.
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Bidarkee \Bi*dar"kee\, Bidarka \Bi*dar"ka\, n. [Russ. baidarka,       dim. Cf. {Baidar}.]       A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [Alaska]       --The Century.
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Bidarkee \Bi*dar"kee\, Bidarka \Bi*dar"ka\, n. [Russ. baidarka,       dim. Cf. {Baidar}.]       A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [Alaska]       --The Century.
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Bihydroguret \Bi`hy*drog"u*ret\, n. [Pref. bi- + hydroguret.]       (Chem.)       A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other       substance. [Obs.]
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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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Cress \Cress\ (kr[ecr]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[ecr]s"[ecr]z).       [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D.       kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to       OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.)       A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves       have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and       antiscorbutic.          Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the                {Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium                officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called                cresses.                            To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.                                                                               --Goldsmith.          {Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}.          {Not worth a cress}, [or] {[bd]not worth a kers.[b8]} a             common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless             [bd]not worth a curse.[b8] --Skeat.
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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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Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.       cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;       cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)       A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the       genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis sativus}, the unripe fruit of       which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants       or fruits of several other genera. See below.          {Bitter cucumber} (Bot.), the {Citrullus [or] Cucumis             Colocynthis}. See {Colocynth}.          {Cucumber beetle.} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, black flea-beetle ({Crepidodera cucumeris}),             which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon             vines.       (b) The squash beetle.          {Cucumber tree}.       (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus {Magnolia}             {(M. acuminata)}, so called from a slight resemblance of             its young fruit to a small cucumber.       (b) An East Indian plant ({Averrhoa Bilimbi}) which produces             the fruit known as bilimbi.          {Jamaica cucumber}, {Jerusalem cucumber}, the prickly-fruited             gherkin ({Cucumis Anguria}).          {Snake cucumber}, a species ({Cucumis flexuosus}) remarkable             for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.          {Squirting cucumber}, a plant ({Ecbalium Elaterium}) whose             small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe             and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force             through the opening thus made. See {Elaterium}.          {Star cucumber}, a climbing weed ({Sicyos angulatus}) with             prickly fruit.
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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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Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.       cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;       cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)       A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the       genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis sativus}, the unripe fruit of       which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants       or fruits of several other genera. See below.          {Bitter cucumber} (Bot.), the {Citrullus [or] Cucumis             Colocynthis}. See {Colocynth}.          {Cucumber beetle.} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, black flea-beetle ({Crepidodera cucumeris}),             which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon             vines.       (b) The squash beetle.          {Cucumber tree}.       (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus {Magnolia}             {(M. acuminata)}, so called from a slight resemblance of             its young fruit to a small cucumber.       (b) An East Indian plant ({Averrhoa Bilimbi}) which produces             the fruit known as bilimbi.          {Jamaica cucumber}, {Jerusalem cucumber}, the prickly-fruited             gherkin ({Cucumis Anguria}).          {Snake cucumber}, a species ({Cucumis flexuosus}) remarkable             for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.          {Squirting cucumber}, a plant ({Ecbalium Elaterium}) whose             small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe             and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force             through the opening thus made. See {Elaterium}.          {Star cucumber}, a climbing weed ({Sicyos angulatus}) with             prickly fruit.
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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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Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.       cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;       cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)       A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the       genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis sativus}, the unripe fruit of       which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants       or fruits of several other genera. See below.          {Bitter cucumber} (Bot.), the {Citrullus [or] Cucumis             Colocynthis}. See {Colocynth}.          {Cucumber beetle.} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, black flea-beetle ({Crepidodera cucumeris}),             which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon             vines.       (b) The squash beetle.          {Cucumber tree}.       (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus {Magnolia}             {(M. acuminata)}, so called from a slight resemblance of             its young fruit to a small cucumber.       (b) An East Indian plant ({Averrhoa Bilimbi}) which produces             the fruit known as bilimbi.          {Jamaica cucumber}, {Jerusalem cucumber}, the prickly-fruited             gherkin ({Cucumis Anguria}).          {Snake cucumber}, a species ({Cucumis flexuosus}) remarkable             for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.          {Squirting cucumber}, a plant ({Ecbalium Elaterium}) whose             small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe             and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force             through the opening thus made. See {Elaterium}.          {Star cucumber}, a climbing weed ({Sicyos angulatus}) with             prickly fruit.
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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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Gourd \Gourd\, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.       cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin       basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.]       1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the             melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order             {Cucurbitace[91]}; and especially the bottle gourd             ({Lagenaria vulgaris}) which occurs in a great variety of             forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for             bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.          2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;             hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.          {Bitter gourd}, colocynth.
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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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Gourd \Gourd\, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.       cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin       basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.]       1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the             melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order             {Cucurbitace[91]}; and especially the bottle gourd             ({Lagenaria vulgaris}) which occurs in a great variety of             forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for             bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.          2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;             hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.          {Bitter gourd}, colocynth.
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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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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
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d8Cerris \[d8]Cer"ris\, n. [L. cerrus.] (Bot.)       A species of oak ({Quercus cerris}) native in the Orient and       southern Europe; -- called also {bitter oak} and {Turkey       oak}.
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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
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d8Cerris \[d8]Cer"ris\, n. [L. cerrus.] (Bot.)       A species of oak ({Quercus cerris}) native in the Orient and       southern Europe; -- called also {bitter oak} and {Turkey       oak}.
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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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Dolomite \Dol"o*mite\, n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.]       (Geol. & Min.)       A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in       varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in       extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline       granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the       common white marble. Also called {bitter spar}.
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Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\       A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains       magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See       {Dolomite}.
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Dolomite \Dol"o*mite\, n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.]       (Geol. & Min.)       A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in       varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in       extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline       granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the       common white marble. Also called {bitter spar}.
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Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\       A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains       magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See       {Dolomite}.
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Bitterish \Bit"ter*ish\, a.       Somewhat bitter. --Goldsmith.
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Bitters \Bit"ters\, n. pl.       A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf,       or root is steeped.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, a.       Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet       with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but       painful.
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Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, n.       1. Anything which is bittersweet.          2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower.          3. (Bot.)             (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries                   ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole                   plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish                   and then bitter. The branches are the officinal                   dulcamara.             (b) An American woody climber ({Celastrus scandens}),                   whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and                   disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also                   called {Roxbury waxwork}.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, a.       Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet       with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but       painful.
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Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, n.       1. Anything which is bittersweet.          2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower.          3. (Bot.)             (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries                   ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole                   plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish                   and then bitter. The branches are the officinal                   dulcamara.             (b) An American woody climber ({Celastrus scandens}),                   whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and                   disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also                   called {Roxbury waxwork}.
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Bodrage \Bod"rage\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin: cf. {Bordrage}.]       A raid. [Obs.]
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Botargo \Bo*tar"go\, n. [It. bottarga, bottarica; or Sp.       botarga; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches:       cf. F. boutargue.]       A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the       mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an       incentive to drink.
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Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so       called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in       driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and       {Indian hen}.
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Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.       butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons,       of various species.          Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It                makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by                Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American                bittern is {B. lentiginosus}, and is also called                {stake-driver} and {meadow hen}. See {Stake-driver}.          Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the                {least bittern} ({Ardetta exilis}), and the {sun                bittern}.
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Bothersome \Both"er*some\, a.       Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity;       troublesome.
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Tapeworm \Tape"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to       T[91]nia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and       composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in       shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and       longer than the anterior ones, and containing the fully       developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a       mouth, but furnished with two or more suckers (which vary       greatly in shape in different genera), and sometimes, also,       with hooks for adhesion to the walls of the intestines of the       animals in which they are parasitic. The larv[91] (see       {Cysticercus}) live in the flesh of various creatures, and       when swallowed by another animal of the right species develop       into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration       in Appendix.          Note: Three species are common parasites of man: the {pork                tapeworm} ({T[91]nia solium}), the larva of which is                found in pork; the {beef tapeworm} ({T.                mediocanellata}), the larva of which lives in the flesh                of young cattle; and the {broad tapeworm}                ({Bothriocephalus latus}) which is found chiefly in the                inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and                Asia. See also {Echinococcus}, {Cysticercus},                {Proglottis}, and 2d {Measles}, 4.
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Lunary \Lu"na*ry\, n. [Cf. F. lunaire.] (Bot.)       (a) The herb moonwort or [bd]honesty[b8].       (b) A low fleshy fern ({Botrychium Lunaria}) with lunate             segments of the leaf or frond.
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{Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake             ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern             United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large             scales on its head.          {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern             ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound             frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising             from the middle of the frond.          {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass             ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather             large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated             parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the             rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.          {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.          {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American             species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and             {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of             the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the             earth}, and {white lettuce}.          {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)       (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the             Southern United States.       (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with             large bristly-fringed linear leaves.       (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris             squarrosa}).          {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus             {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its             spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.
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Botryogen \Bot"ry*o*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] cluster of grapes + -gen.]       (Min.)       A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often       occurs in botryoidal form.
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Botryose \Bot"ry*ose`\, a. (Bot.)       (a) Having the form of a cluster of grapes.       (b) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.             --Gray.
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Yakin \Ya"kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large Asiatic antelope ({Budorcas taxicolor}) native of the       higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its       head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like       that of the goat. Called also {budorcas}.
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Yakin \Ya"kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large Asiatic antelope ({Budorcas taxicolor}) native of the       higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its       head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like       that of the goat. Called also {budorcas}.
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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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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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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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Buttery \But"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Butteries}. [OE. botery, botry;       cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F.       bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter.       See {Bottle} a hollow vessel, {Butt} a cask.]       1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other             provisions are kept.                         All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars,                      pantries, and butteries, to the north. --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and             refreshments are kept for sale to the students.                         And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. --E.                                                                               Hall.          3. A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. --Weale.          {Buttery hatch}, a half door between the buttery or kitchen             and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were             passed. --Wright.
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Butteris \But"ter*is\, n. [The same word as buttress, noun, in a       different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.)       A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a       handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It       is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the       hoofs of horses.
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Butter-scotch \But"ter-scotch`\, n.       A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.       [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Butterweight \But"ter*weight`\, n.       Over weight. --Swift.          Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter                for a pound.
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Buttress \But"tress\, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter       to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez)       buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.]       1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting             the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.          Note: When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a                wall, it is a pier.          2. Anything which supports or strengthens. [bd]The ground             pillar and buttress of the good old cause of             nonconformity.[b8] --South.          {Flying buttress}. See {Flying buttress}.
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Buttress \But"tress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttressed} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Buttressing}.]       To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.                   To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up                for duration.                                          --Burke.
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Buttress \But"tress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttressed} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Buttressing}.]       To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.                   To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up                for duration.                                          --Burke.
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Buttress \But"tress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttressed} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Buttressing}.]       To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.                   To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up                for duration.                                          --Burke.
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Butyraceous \Bu`ty*ra"ceous\, a. [L. butyrum butter. See       {Butter}.]       Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
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Butyric \Bu*tyr"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.          {Butyric acid}, {C3H7.CO2H}, an acid found in butter; an             oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and             an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of             ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in             distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal             butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.
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Butyric \Bu*tyr"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.          {Butyric acid}, {C3H7.CO2H}, an acid found in butter; an             oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and             an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of             ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in             distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal             butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.
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Ferment \Fer"ment\, n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2),       perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil,       ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st {Barm}, {Fervent}.]       1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or             fermenting beer.          Note: Ferments are of two kinds: ({a}) Formed or organized                ferments. ({b}) Unorganized or structureless ferments.                The latter are also called {soluble [or] chemical                ferments}, and {enzymes}. Ferments of the first class                are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms,                and the fermentations which they engender are due to                their growth and development; as, the {acetic ferment},                the {butyric ferment}, etc. See {Fermentation}.                Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are                chemical substances, as a rule soluble in glycerin and                precipitated by alcohol. In action they are catalytic                and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples are pepsin of                the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease                of malt.
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or             the feelings.                         It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.                         A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith.                                                                               --C. Kingsley.          {Acetous, [or] Acetic}, {fermentation}, a form of oxidation             in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid             by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment ({Mycoderma             aceti}). The process involves two distinct reactions, in             which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate             product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1.             C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O          Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2          Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid.          {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine             bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast             plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly             or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of             action being dependent on the rapidity with which the             Torul[91] develop.          {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the             urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the             special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3          Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate.          Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels                for several days it undergoes this alkaline                fermentation.          {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of             organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar             worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric             acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that             collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic             fermentation}.          {Fermentation by an} {unorganized ferment [or] enzyme}.             Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions,             in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of             this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane             sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute             acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by             similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like             products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of             saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones             and other like products by the action of             pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the             ferment of the pancreatic juice.          {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory             that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are             caused by the introduction into the organism of the living             germs of ferments, or ferments already developed             (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation             are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}.          {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on             mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar             species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and             other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the             glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid,             butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium             ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are             mainly formed.          {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or             other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring             of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium             ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk             sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably             passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O =             4C3H6O3          Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid.          Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the                lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo                butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the                following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) = C4H8O2                (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen                gas).          {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}.
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Butyrous \Bu"ty*rous\, a.       Butyraceous.
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Ear \Ear\, n. [AS. e[a0]re; akin to OFries. [a0]re, [a0]r, OS.       [?]ra, D. oor, OHG. [?]ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. [94]ra,       Dan. [94]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho,       Gr. [?]; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. [?], Skr. av to favor,       protect. Cf. {Auricle}, {Orillon}.]       1. The organ of hearing; the external ear.          Note: In man and the higher vertebrates, the organ of hearing                is very complicated, and is divisible into three parts:                the external ear, which includes the pinna or auricle                and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum,                or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. The                middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube                with the pharynx, separated from the opening of the                external ear by the tympanic membrane, and containing a                chain of three small bones, or ossicles, named malleus,                incus, and stapes, which connect this membrane with the                internal ear. The essential part of the internal ear                where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate, is                the membranous labyrinth, a complicated system of sacs                and tubes filled with a fluid (the endolymph), and                lodged in a cavity, called the bony labyrinth, in the                periotic bone. The membranous labyrinth does not                completely fill the bony labyrinth, but is partially                suspended in it in a fluid (the perilymph). The bony                labyrinth consists of a central cavity, the vestibule,                into which three semicircular canals and the canal of                the cochlea (spirally coiled in mammals) open. The                vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists                of two sacs, the utriculus and sacculus, connected by a                narrow tube, into the former of which three membranous                semicircular canals open, while the latter is connected                with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the                organ of Corti. By the help of the external ear the                sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon                the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating, the chain                of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations                to the internal ear, where they cause certain delicate                structures in the organ of Corti, and other parts of                the membranous labyrinth, to stimulate the fibers of                the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the                brain.          2. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power             of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear             for music; -- in the singular only.                         Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear.                                                                               --Tennyson.          3. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an             animal; any prominence or projection on an object, --             usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle;             as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a             boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of             {Bell}.          4. (Arch.)             (a) Same as {Acroterium}.             (b) Same as {Crossette}.          5. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.                         Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit.                                                                               --Bacon.                         Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.                                                                               --Shak.          {About the ears}, in close proximity to; near at hand.          {By the ears}, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to             fall together by the ears; to be by the ears.          {Button ear} (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and             completely hides the inside.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Ear of Dionysius}, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible             tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a             device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons.          {Ear sand} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}.          {Ear snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail of the genus {Auricula} and             allied genera.          {Ear stones} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}.          {Ear trumpet}, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists             of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a             slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting             and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a             partially deaf person.          {Ear vesicle} (Zo[94]l.), a simple auditory organ, occurring             in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac             containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or             otocysts.          {Rose ear} (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows             part of the inside.          {To give ear to}, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one             advising. [bd]Give ear unto my song.[b8] --Goldsmith.          {To have one's ear}, to be listened to with favor.          {Up to the ears}, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as,             to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beatrice, AL (town, FIPS 4900)       Location: 31.73375 N, 87.20904 W       Population (1990): 454 (187 housing units)       Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36425    Beatrice, NE (city, FIPS 3390)       Location: 40.26984 N, 96.74563 W       Population (1990): 12354 (5532 housing units)       Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68310
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bedrock, CO       Zip code(s): 81411
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bedrock          A {C++} {class} library for {Macintosh} user interface       portability.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bidirectional printing          A feature of a printer whose printer head can print       both when moving left to right and when moving right to left.          Also known as "{boustrophedonic}".          (1995-04-13)