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Bairdiella
n 1: drumfish [syn: {Bairdiella}, {genus Bairdiella}]

English Dictionary: broad- leaved montia	by the DICT Development Group
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Bairdiella chrysoura n small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico Synonym(s): silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella chrysoura
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bardolatry n the idolization of William Shakespeare
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barred owl n large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown Synonym(s): barred owl, Strix varia
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Barthelme n United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989) Synonym(s): Barthelme, Donald Barthelme
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Barthold George Niebuhr n German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) Synonym(s): Niebuhr, Barthold George Niebuhr
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Bartholdi n French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor Synonym(s): Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
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Bartholin n Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629) Synonym(s): Bartholin, Caspar Bartholin
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Bartholin's gland n either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
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Bartholomeu Dias n Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) Synonym(s): Dias, Diaz, Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu Diaz
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Bartholomeu Diaz n Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) Synonym(s): Dias, Diaz, Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu Diaz
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Bartholomew Roberts n a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) Synonym(s): Roberts, Bartholomew Roberts
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Bartle Frere n a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named Synonym(s): Bartle Frere, genus Bartle- Frere, green dinosaur
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Bartlesville n a town in northeastern Oklahoma
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Bartlett n United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) Synonym(s): Bartlett, Robert Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain Bob United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) Synonym(s): Bartlett, John Bartlett juicy yellow pear Synonym(s): bartlett, bartlett pear
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bartlett pear n juicy yellow pear Synonym(s): bartlett, bartlett pear
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Bartolome Esteban Murillo n Spanish painter (1617-1682) [syn: Murillo, {Bartolome Esteban Murillo}]
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Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari n Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846) Synonym(s): Gregory, Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari
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Bartolomeo Prignano n Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389) Synonym(s): Urban VI, Bartolomeo Prignano
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti n United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927) Synonym(s): Vanzetti, Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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Bartolommeo Eustachio n Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574) Synonym(s): Eustachio, Bartolommeo Eustachio
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beard lichen n greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn: beard lichen, beard moss, Usnea barbata]
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beardless adj having no beard Synonym(s): beardless, whiskerless lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years" Synonym(s): beardless, smooth-faced
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beardless iris n any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
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Bertholletia n brazil nut Synonym(s): Bertholletia, genus Bertholletia
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Bertholletia excelsa n tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil nut}, brazil-nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa]
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Bertillon n French criminologist (1853-1914) [syn: Bertillon, Alphonse Bertillon]
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Bertillon system n a system or procedure for identifying persons
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Bertolt Brecht n German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) Synonym(s): Brecht, Bertolt Brecht
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Bertolucci n Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) [syn: Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci]
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biradial adj showing both bilateral and radial symmetry; "some sea anemones are biradial"
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biradially adv in a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical"
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bird louse n wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds Synonym(s): bird louse, biting louse, louse
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birdlime n a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds Synonym(s): birdlime, lime v spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: birdlime, lime]
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boardwalk n a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
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bordelaise n brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine
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bordello n a building where prostitutes are available [syn: whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house]
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bradawl n an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws Synonym(s): bradawl, pricker
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Bradley n United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Synonym(s): Bradley, Thomas Bradley, Tom Bradley United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) Synonym(s): Bradley, Omar Bradley, Omar Nelson Bradley
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Bradley method n a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) Synonym(s): Bradley method of childbirth, Bradley method
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Bradley method of childbirth n a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) Synonym(s): Bradley method of childbirth, Bradley method
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Bradley's spleenwort n a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States [syn: Bradley's spleenwort, Asplenium bradleyi]
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brattle v make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter, clack, brattle]
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Brattleboro n a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
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bread line n a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: breadline, bread line]
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breadline n a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: breadline, bread line]
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breathalyse v test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer Synonym(s): breathalyze, breathalyse
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breathalyser n a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath Synonym(s): breathalyzer, breathalyser
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breathalyze v test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer Synonym(s): breathalyze, breathalyse
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breathalyzer n a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath Synonym(s): breathalyzer, breathalyser
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breathless adj not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" Synonym(s): breathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal Antonym(s): breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" Synonym(s): breathless, breathtaking appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" Synonym(s): breathless, inanimate, pulseless
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breathlessly adv in a breathless manner; "she spoke breathlessly"
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breathlessness n a dyspneic condition [syn: shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessness]
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bridal adj of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" Synonym(s): bridal, nuptial, spousal of or pertaining to a bride; "bridal gown" n archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: bridal, espousal]
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bridal gown n a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: bridal gown, wedding gown, wedding dress]
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bridal wreath n Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Synonym(s): bridal wreath, bridal-wreath, Francoa ramosa shrub having copious small white flowers in spring Synonym(s): bridal wreath, bridal-wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia
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bridal-wreath n Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Synonym(s): bridal wreath, bridal-wreath, Francoa ramosa shrub having copious small white flowers in spring Synonym(s): bridal wreath, bridal-wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia
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bridle n headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" Synonym(s): bridle, check, curb v anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope" put a bridle on; "bridle horses" Antonym(s): unbridle respond to the reins, as of horses
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bridle at v show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Synonym(s): bristle at, bridle at, bridle up, bristle up
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bridle path n a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) Synonym(s): bridle path, bridle road
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bridle road n a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) Synonym(s): bridle path, bridle road
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bridle up v show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" Synonym(s): bristle at, bridle at, bridle up, bristle up
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brittle adj having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" Synonym(s): brittle, brickle, brickly lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured Synonym(s): brittle, unannealed n caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: brittle, toffee, toffy]
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brittle bladder fern n delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems Synonym(s): brittle bladder fern, brittle fern, fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis
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brittle bush n fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine Synonym(s): brittlebush, brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa
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brittle fern n delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems Synonym(s): brittle bladder fern, brittle fern, fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis
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brittle maidenhair n tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated Synonym(s): brittle maidenhair, brittle maidenhair fern, Adiantum tenerum
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brittle maidenhair fern n tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated Synonym(s): brittle maidenhair, brittle maidenhair fern, Adiantum tenerum
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brittle star n an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc Synonym(s): brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star
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brittle willow n large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken Synonym(s): crack willow, brittle willow, snap willow, Salix fragilis
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brittle-star n an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc Synonym(s): brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star
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brittlebush n fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine Synonym(s): brittlebush, brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa
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brittleness n firm but easily broken [syn: brittleness, crispness, crispiness]
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broad leaved centaury n a variety of centaury with broad leaves
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broad leaved goldenrod n a variety of goldenrod [syn: zigzag goldenrod, {broad leaved goldenrod}]
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broad-leafed adj having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves Synonym(s): broadleaf, broad-leafed, broad-leaved
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broad-leaved adj having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves Synonym(s): broadleaf, broad-leafed, broad-leaved
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broad-leaved bottletree n north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Synonym(s): flame tree, broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis
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broad-leaved dock n European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America Synonym(s): bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifolius
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broad-leaved everlasting pea n perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): broad-leaved everlasting pea, perennial pea, Lathyrus latifolius
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broad-leaved montia n succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America Synonym(s): broad- leaved montia, Montia cordifolia
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broad-leaved plantain n North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves Synonym(s): rugel's plantain, broad-leaved plantain, Plantago rugelii common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed Synonym(s): broad-leaved plantain, common plantain, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, cart-track plant, Plantago major
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broad-leaved twayblade n small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America Synonym(s): broad- leaved twayblade, Listera convallarioides
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broadleaf adj having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves Synonym(s): broadleaf, broad-leafed, broad-leaved
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broadloom adj (of rugs or carpets) woven full width; "a broadloom rug" n a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
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broadly adv without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" Synonym(s): broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally Antonym(s): narrowly in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"
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broadly speaking adv without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" Synonym(s): broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally Antonym(s): narrowly
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broadtail n the fur of a very young karakul lamb hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur Synonym(s): broadtail, caracul, karakul
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Brodiaea elegans n brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California Synonym(s): elegant brodiaea, Brodiaea elegans
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brothel n a building where prostitutes are available [syn: whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house]
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brothel keeper n a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: madam, brothel keeper]
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brotula n deep-sea fishes
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Brotulidae n chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae [syn: Brotulidae, family Brotulidae]
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brutal adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" Synonym(s): barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter" Synonym(s): brutal, unrelenting resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" Synonym(s): beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutal disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"
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brutalisation n the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation
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brutalise v treat brutally Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
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brutality n the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery] a brutal barbarous savage act Synonym(s): brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery
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brutalization n the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities Synonym(s): brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation
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brutalize v treat brutally Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling Synonym(s): brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
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brutally adv in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: viciously, brutally, savagely]
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buirdly adj muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" Synonym(s): beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly
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Bardling \Bard"ling\, n. An inferior bard. --J. Cunningham.
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Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zo[94]l.) A large American owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.
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Bartholomew tide \Barthol"omew tide`\ Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th. --Shak.
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Bartlett \Bart"lett\, n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr[82]tien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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Bayardly \Bay"ard*ly\, a. Blind; stupid. [Obs.] [bd]A formal and bayardly round of duties.[b8] --Goodman.
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Beardless \Beard"less\, a. 1. Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful. 2. Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.
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Beardlessness \Beard"less*ness\, n. The state or quality of being destitute of beard.
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Berattle \Be*rat"tle\, v. t. To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Juvia \Ju"vi*a\, n. (Bot.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree ({Bertholetia excelsa}) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
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Brazil nut \Bra*zil" nut`\ (Bot.) An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the {Bertholletia excelsa}; the cream nut. Note: From eighteen to twenty-four of the seed or [bd]nuts[b8] grow in a hard and nearly globular shell.
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Bertillon system \Ber`til`lon" sys"tem\ [After Alphonse Bertillon, French anthropologist.] A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.
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d8Mallophaga \[d8]Malloph"aga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a lock of wool + [?] to eat.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also {bird lice}. See {Bird louse}, under {Bird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak. The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. --Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20). 2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See {Aves}. 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. 4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell. {Arabian bird}, the phenix. {Bird of Jove}, the eagle. {Bird of Juno}, the peacock. {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus}, {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird. {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
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Birdlet \Bird"let\, n. A little bird; a nestling.
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Birdlike \Bird"like`\, a. Resembling a bird.
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Birdlime \Bird"lime`\, n. [Bird + lime viscous substance.] An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares. Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammy juice. --Dryden. Note: Birdlime is also made from mistletoe, elder, etc.
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Birdlime \Bird"lime`\, v. t. To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare. When the heart is thus birdlimed, then it cleaves to everything it meets with. --Coodwin.
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Birdling \Bird"ling\, n. A little bird; a nestling.
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Birthless \Birth"less\, a. Of mean extraction. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Bordel \Bor"del\, Bordello \Bor*del"lo\, n. [F. bordel, orig. a little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. board,n.See. {Board}, n.] A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Bordeller \Bor"del*ler\, n. A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Bordel \Bor"del\, Bordello \Bor*del"lo\, n. [F. bordel, orig. a little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. board,n.See. {Board}, n.] A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Bordland \Bord"land`\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + land.] (O. Eng. Law) Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. --Spelman.
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Bordlode \Bord"lode`\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + lode leading.] (O. Eng. Law) The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to the lord's house. --Bailey. Mozley & W.
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Brad awl \Brad" awl`\ A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc. --Weale.
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Breadless \Bread"less\, a. Without bread; destitute of food. Plump peers and breadless bards alike are dull. --P. Whitehead.
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Breadthless \Breadth"less\, a. Without breadth.
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Breathless \Breath"less\ (br[ecr]th"l[ecr]s), a. 1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath. 2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention. But breathless, as we grow when feeling most. --Byron. 3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
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Breathlessly \Breath"less*ly\, adv. In a breathless manner.
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Breathlessness \Breath"less*ness\, n. The state of being breathless or out of breath.
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Bretwalda \Bret"wal*da\, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br[?]ten walda, a powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.) The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes. --Brande & C.
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Bridal \Brid"al\, a. [From {Bride}. Cf. {Bridal}, n.] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
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Bridal \Brid"al\, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br[ymac]dealo brideale, bridal feast. See {Bride}, and {Ale}, 2.] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage. Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky. --Herbert.
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. 2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain. Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch. 4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}. {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa}) of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust. of {Anemone}. {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}. {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill. {Wood betony}. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Betony}. (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers. {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans}). {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. --Knight. {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] --Coleridge. {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris}). {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon. {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove. {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}. (b) The hooded merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}). {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood. {Wood engraver}. (a) An engraver on wood. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus xylographus}. {Wood engraving}. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}. {Wood fiber}. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees. {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head. {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}. {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity. {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}. {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock. {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail. {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator}) is common in Florida. {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees. {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola}). {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley. {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill bug}, under {Pill}. (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]}, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}. {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones. {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court of attachment. {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}. {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade. {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert. {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species, as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves of the grapevine. (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or green and blue. {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar. We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh. x. 34. {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See {Gurjun}. {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood. {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp}, below. {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller. {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker. {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the family {Columbid[91]}. (b) The ringdove. {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse. {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale. {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea}) growing in moist woods. {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula}, differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus} chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}. {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2. {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Grallina}, {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}). {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood. {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of {Shamrock}. {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}. {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors. {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle. {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath. {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker. {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}. {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}. (b) The missel thrush. {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary. {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}. {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest. {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See under {Sculptured}. {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony. {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above. {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}. (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); -- called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow wren}. {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler.
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Bridalty \Brid"al*ty\, n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] [bd]In honor of this bridalty.[b8] --B. Jonson.
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Bride-ale \Bride"-ale`\, n. [See {Bridal}.] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See {Ale}. The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. --B. Jonson.
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Bridewell \Bride"well\, n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridling}.] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake. 2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. --Addison. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. --Burke. Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. i. To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up. [bd]His bridling neck.[b8] --Wordsworth. By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus. --Tatler.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
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Bridle iron \Bri"dle i`ron\ (Arch.) A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also {stirrup} and {hanger}.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Port \Port\, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS. porte, fr. L. porta. See {Port} a harbor, and cf. {Porte}.] 1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic] Him I accuse The city ports by this hath entered. --Shak. Form their ivory port the cherubim Forth issuing. --Milton. 2. (Naut.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening. Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. (Mach.) A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face. {Air port}, {Bridle port}, etc. See under {Air}, {Bridle}, etc. {Port bar} (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a gale. {Port lid} (Naut.), a lid or hanging for closing the portholes of a vessel. {Steam port}, [and] {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the ports of the cylinder communicating with the valve or valves, for the entrance or exit of the steam, respectively.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. {Bridoon}.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}. {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}. {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit. {Bridle road}. (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. {Bridle track}, a bridle path. {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.
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Wrist \Wrist\, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See {Carpus}. He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called {wrist pin}. {Bridle wrist}, the wrist of the left hand, in which a horseman holds the bridle. {Wrist clonus}. [NL. clonus, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Clonic}.] (Med.) A series of quickly alternating movements of flexion and extension of the wrist, produced in some cases of nervous disease by suddenly bending the hand back upon the forearm. {Wrist drop} (Med.), paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand, affecting the hand so that when an attempt is made to hold it out in line with the forearm with the palm down, the hand drops. It is chiefly due to plumbism. Called also {hand drop}. {Wrist plate} (Steam Engine), a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridling}.] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake. 2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. --Addison. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. --Burke. Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.
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Bridler \Bri"dler\, n. One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle. --Milton.
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Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridling}.] 1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake. 2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. --Addison. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. --Burke. Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.
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Brittle \Brit"tle\, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre[a2]tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw. bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. {Brickle}.] Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious
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Silver \Sil"ver\, n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[94]lv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the [bd]noble[b8] metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5. Note: Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients and also to the alchemists. Some of its compounds, as the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of light upon them, and are used in photography. 2. Coin made of silver; silver money. 3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver. 4. The color of silver. Note: Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright, silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed, silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled, silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding, silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. See {Silver}, a. {Black silver} (Min.), stephanite; -- called also {brittle silver ore}, or {brittle silver glance}. {Fulminating silver}. (Chem.) (a) A black crystalline substance, {Ag2O.(NH3)2}, obtained by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. When dry it explodes violently on the slightest percussion. (b) Silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance, {Ag2C2N2O2}, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution of silver nitrate. When dry it is violently explosive. {German silver}. (Chem.) See under {German}. {Gray silver}. (Min.) See {Freieslebenite}. {Horn silver}. (Min.) See {Cerargyrite}. {King's silver}. (O. Eng. Law) See {Postfine}. {Red silver}, [or] {Ruby silver}. (Min.) See {Proustite}, and {Pyrargyrite}. {Silver beater}, one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil. {Silver glance}, [or] {Vitreous silver}. (Min.) See {Argentine}.
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Silver \Sil"ver\, n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[94]lv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the [bd]noble[b8] metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5. Note: Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients and also to the alchemists. Some of its compounds, as the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of light upon them, and are used in photography. 2. Coin made of silver; silver money. 3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver. 4. The color of silver. Note: Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright, silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed, silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled, silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding, silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. See {Silver}, a. {Black silver} (Min.), stephanite; -- called also {brittle silver ore}, or {brittle silver glance}. {Fulminating silver}. (Chem.) (a) A black crystalline substance, {Ag2O.(NH3)2}, obtained by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. When dry it explodes violently on the slightest percussion. (b) Silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance, {Ag2C2N2O2}, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution of silver nitrate. When dry it is violently explosive. {German silver}. (Chem.) See under {German}. {Gray silver}. (Min.) See {Freieslebenite}. {Horn silver}. (Min.) See {Cerargyrite}. {King's silver}. (O. Eng. Law) See {Postfine}. {Red silver}, [or] {Ruby silver}. (Min.) See {Proustite}, and {Pyrargyrite}. {Silver beater}, one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil. {Silver glance}, [or] {Vitreous silver}. (Min.) See {Argentine}.
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Stephanite \Steph"an*ite\, n. [So named after the Archduke Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron-black color and metallic luster; called also {black silver}, and {brittle silver ore}.
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. Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece Of fine-cut crystal. --Cotton. {Brittle silver ore}, the mineral stephanite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silver \Sil"ver\, n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[94]lv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the [bd]noble[b8] metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5. Note: Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients and also to the alchemists. Some of its compounds, as the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of light upon them, and are used in photography. 2. Coin made of silver; silver money. 3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver. 4. The color of silver. Note: Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright, silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed, silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled, silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding, silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. See {Silver}, a. {Black silver} (Min.), stephanite; -- called also {brittle silver ore}, or {brittle silver glance}. {Fulminating silver}. (Chem.) (a) A black crystalline substance, {Ag2O.(NH3)2}, obtained by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. When dry it explodes violently on the slightest percussion. (b) Silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance, {Ag2C2N2O2}, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution of silver nitrate. When dry it is violently explosive. {German silver}. (Chem.) See under {German}. {Gray silver}. (Min.) See {Freieslebenite}. {Horn silver}. (Min.) See {Cerargyrite}. {King's silver}. (O. Eng. Law) See {Postfine}. {Red silver}, [or] {Ruby silver}. (Min.) See {Proustite}, and {Pyrargyrite}. {Silver beater}, one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil. {Silver glance}, [or] {Vitreous silver}. (Min.) See {Argentine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stephanite \Steph"an*ite\, n. [So named after the Archduke Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron-black color and metallic luster; called also {black silver}, and {brittle silver ore}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
. Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece Of fine-cut crystal. --Cotton. {Brittle silver ore}, the mineral stephanite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brittle star \Brit"tle star`\ (br[icrt]"t'l st[aum]r`), (Zo[94]l.) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See {Ophiuroidea}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brittlely \Brit"tle*ly\, adv. In a brittle manner. --Sherwood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brittleness \Brit"tle*ness\, n. Aptness to break; fragility.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broadleaf \Broad"leaf`\, n. (Bot.) A tree ({Terminalia latifolia}) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the {almond tree}, from the shape of its fruit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broad-leaved \Broad"-leaved`\, Broad-leafed \Broad"-leafed`\, a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. --Keats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broad-leaved \Broad"-leaved`\, Broad-leafed \Broad"-leafed`\, a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. --Keats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broadly \Broad"ly\, adv. In a broad manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brotel \Brot"el\, a. Brittle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brotelness \Brot"el*ness\, n. Brittleness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brothel \Broth"el\, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber[a2][?]an to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. bre[a2]tan to break, and E. brittle. The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF. {Bordel}.] A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brotheler \Broth"el*er\, n. One who frequents brothels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brothelry \Broth"el*ry\, n. Lewdness; obscenity; a brothel. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutal \Bru"tal\, a. [Cf. F. brutal. See {Brute}, a.] 1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. [bd]Above the rest of brutal kind.[b8] --Milton. 2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. [bd]Brutal intemperance.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalism \Bru"tal*ism\, n. Brutish quality; brutality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutality \Brutal"ity\, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F. brutalit[82].] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. 2. An inhuman act. The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutality \Brutal"ity\, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F. brutalit[82].] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. 2. An inhuman act. The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalization \Bru`taliza"tion\, n. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brutalizing}.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. i. To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [R.] He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brutalizing}.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brutalizing}.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutally \Bru"tal*ly\, adv. In a brutal manner; cruelly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brutely \Brute"ly\, adv. In a rude or violent manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burdelais \Bur`de*lais"\, n. [F. bourdelais, prob. fr. bordelais. See {Bordelais}.] A sort of grape. --Jonson.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bardolph, IL (village, FIPS 3675) Location: 40.49678 N, 90.56321 W Population (1990): 301 (125 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61416
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bardwell, KY (city, FIPS 3664) Location: 36.87264 N, 89.00996 W Population (1990): 819 (417 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42023 Bardwell, TX (city, FIPS 5612) Location: 32.26721 N, 96.69520 W Population (1990): 387 (136 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartelso, IL (village, FIPS 4000) Location: 38.53652 N, 89.46839 W Population (1990): 412 (137 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62218
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartholomew County, IN (county, FIPS 5) Location: 39.20513 N, 85.89820 W Population (1990): 63657 (25432 housing units) Area: 1053.8 sq km (land), 6.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartlesville, OK (city, FIPS 4450) Location: 36.73782 N, 95.94824 W Population (1990): 34256 (15908 housing units) Area: 54.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74003, 74006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartlett, IL (village, FIPS 4013) Location: 41.97900 N, 88.20535 W Population (1990): 19373 (6659 housing units) Area: 36.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Bartlett, KS (city, FIPS 4350) Location: 37.05494 N, 95.21134 W Population (1990): 107 (56 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67332 Bartlett, NE (village, FIPS 3145) Location: 41.88414 N, 98.55138 W Population (1990): 131 (70 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68622 Bartlett, NH Zip code(s): 03812 Bartlett, TN (town, FIPS 3440) Location: 35.21551 N, 89.83533 W Population (1990): 26989 (8807 housing units) Area: 37.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38134 Bartlett, TX (city, FIPS 5732) Location: 30.79472 N, 97.43189 W Population (1990): 1439 (612 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76511
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartley, NE (village, FIPS 3180) Location: 40.25250 N, 100.30925 W Population (1990): 339 (177 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69020
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bartolo, PR (comunidad, FIPS 6421) Location: 18.36347 N, 65.84140 W Population (1990): 1170 (349 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Berthold, ND (city, FIPS 6460) Location: 48.31502 N, 101.73533 W Population (1990): 409 (171 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bordulac, ND Zip code(s): 58421
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradley, AR (city, FIPS 8290) Location: 33.09992 N, 93.65686 W Population (1990): 585 (259 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71826 Bradley, CA Zip code(s): 93426 Bradley, IL (village, FIPS 7744) Location: 41.14720 N, 87.85568 W Population (1990): 10792 (4224 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60915 Bradley, ME Zip code(s): 04411 Bradley, OK (town, FIPS 8300) Location: 34.87727 N, 97.70851 W Population (1990): 166 (66 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73011 Bradley, SC Zip code(s): 29819 Bradley, SD (town, FIPS 6660) Location: 45.09011 N, 97.64139 W Population (1990): 117 (71 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57217 Bradley, WV (CDP, FIPS 9676) Location: 37.86136 N, 81.19631 W Population (1990): 2144 (816 housing units) Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradley Beach, NJ (borough, FIPS 6970) Location: 40.20175 N, 74.01215 W Population (1990): 4475 (3122 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07720
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradley County, AR (county, FIPS 11) Location: 33.46324 N, 92.16837 W Population (1990): 11793 (5092 housing units) Area: 1685.3 sq km (land), 9.7 sq km (water) Bradley County, TN (county, FIPS 11) Location: 35.15389 N, 84.85985 W Population (1990): 73712 (29562 housing units) Area: 851.5 sq km (land), 7.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradleyville, MO Zip code(s): 65614
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brady Lake, OH (village, FIPS 8168) Location: 41.16275 N, 81.31390 W Population (1990): 490 (203 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brattleboro, VT (CDP, FIPS 7975) Location: 42.86128 N, 72.57420 W Population (1990): 8612 (3873 housing units) Area: 24.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 05301
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bread Loaf, VT Zip code(s): 05753
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridal Veil, OR Zip code(s): 97010
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadalbin, NY (village, FIPS 8422) Location: 43.05954 N, 74.19774 W Population (1990): 1397 (591 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12025
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadland, SD (town, FIPS 7420) Location: 44.49340 N, 98.34812 W Population (1990): 40 (23 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadlands, IL (village, FIPS 8420) Location: 39.90852 N, 87.99542 W Population (1990): 340 (142 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61816
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadwell, IL (village, FIPS 8472) Location: 40.06732 N, 89.44261 W Population (1990): 146 (59 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62634
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
breedle n. See {feep}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
brittle adj. Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercial software, which (due to closed-source development) displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose {robust}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
breedle {feep}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brittle Said of {software} that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g. a {file system} that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercially developed software, which displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Opposite of {robust}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-05-09)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bartholomew son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matt. 10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. In the synoptic gospels Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the fourth gospel, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is said of Bartholomew. He was one of the disciples to whom our Lord appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after his resurrection (John 21:2). He was also a witness of the Ascension (Acts 1:4, 12, 13). He was an "Israelite indeed" (John 1:47).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bridle Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Heb. _mahsom'_ signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Ps.39:1). (2.) _Me'theg_, rendered also "bit" in Ps. 32:9, which is its proper meaning. Found in 2 Kings 19:28, where the restraints of God's providence are metaphorically styled his "bridle" and "hook." God's placing a "bridle in the jaws of the people" (Isa. 30:28; 37:29) signifies his preventing the Assyrians from carrying out their purpose against Jerusalem. (3.) Another word, _re'sen_, was employed to represent a halter or bridle-rein, as used Ps. 32:9; Isa. 30:28. In Job 30:11 the restraints of law and humanity are called a bridle.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bartholomew, a son that suspends the waters