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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bärm, n. p. 109The foam or froth rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in bread to make it swell, causing it to be softer, lighter, and more delicate; yeast. It is used in…Bär'ma-çīde or Bär'me-çīde, a. p. 109Imaginary or pretended; — applied to entertainments. “A Barmecide feast.” Thackeray.Bär'-mäid, n. p. 109A female who attends the bar of a tavern, a beer-shop, or a spirit shop. “A bouncing bar-maid.” W. Irving.Bär'-mäs'ter, n. p. 109An officer in mining districts. [Eng.]Bärm'y, a. p. 109Containing barm or yeast. “Barmy beer.” Dryden. Barmy froth, a volatile, light-headed youth. [Obs. and rare.] Marston.Bärn, n. p. 109A covered building for storing grain, hay, flax, and other productions of the earth; also for stabling cattle and horses.Bärn, v. t. p. 109To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] Shak. Men... often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain. Fuller.Bärn, n. p. 109A child. See BAIRN.Bär'na-bite, n. p. 109(Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas.Bär'na-cle, n. p. 109(Conch.) Any species of the Balanidæ, a family of sessile crustaceans. The shells are common along sea-shores, where they adhere to rocks, timber, vessels, &c. See CIRRIPED. Dana. 2. (Ornith.) A…Bärn'-yärd, n. p. 109A yard near a barn.Bärn'-yärd, a. p. 109Pertaining to a barn-yard, as fowls.Bär'o-gräph, n. p. 109(Meteor.) An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. M. J. Johnson.Ba-rō'kō, n. p. 109(Logic.) A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two particular negatives.Bär'o-lite, n. p. 109(Min.) The same as witherite, which see. Dana.Ba-rōl'o-gy, n. p. 109The science of weight or gravity. [Rare.]Ba-rōm'e-ter, n. p. 109An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence the actual and probable changes of weather, or height of any ascent. The form commonly used, was invented by…Bär'o-mĕt'rie or Bär'o-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 109Pertaining or relating to the barometer; made by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.Bär'o-mët'rie-al-ly, adv. p. 109By means of a barometer.Bār'o-mē'tro-grāph, n. p. 110An instrument for inscribing, of itself, upon paper, the variations of atmospheric pressure.Bār'o-metz, n. p. 110A singular vegetable production, consisting of the prostrate hairy stem of the fern Aspidium barometz, which, when prepared in a particular way, has the appearance of a lamb; whence it is called…Bār'on, n. p. 110In England, a title or degree of nobility; one who holds the rank of nobility between a viscount and baronet, being the lowest grade of rank in the House of Lords. 2. (Law.) A husband; as, baron and…Băr'on-age, n. p. 110The whole body of barons or peers. “The baronage of the kingdom.” Bp. Burnet. 2. The dignity of a baron. 3. The land which gives title to a baron.Bār'on-ess, n. p. 110A baron's wife or lady.Bār'on-et, n. p. 110A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the garter, and being the only knighthood that is hereditary. ☞ The…Băr'on-et-age, n. p. 110The collective body of baronets; the state of a baron.Băr'on-et-çy, n. p. 110The rank of a baronet. Parriana.Ba-rō'ni-al, a. p. 110Pertaining to a baron. “Baronial tenure.” Hallam.Băr'o-ny, n. p. 110The lordship, honor, or fee of a baron, whether spiritual or temporal. Johnson. 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been…Băr'o-scōpe, n. p. 110Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with changes of atmospheric pressure.Băr'o-scōp'ic or Băr'o-scōp'ic-al, a. p. 110Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope. Boyle.Ba-rouçhe', n. p. 110A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two seats on the inside arranged for four persons to sit facing each other.Băr-ou-çhet', n. p. 110A kind of light barouche.Bär'-pōst, n. p. 110A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars of a passage into a field.Băr'ra-can, n. p. 110A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet;—used for outer garments.Bār'rack, n. p. 110(Mil.) A hut or house for soldiers, especially in garrison.Bär'rack-mās'ter, n. p. 110The officer who superintends the barracks of soldiers. Swift.Bār'ra-clāde, n. p. 110A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [New York.] Bartlett.Bär'ra-cōon, n. p. 110A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered.Bär'ra-cū'dā, n. p. 110(Ichth.) A species of fish of the pike kind (Sphyraena barracuda), found in the seas about the Bahamas and West Indies. It is from six to ten feet in length. Baird.Bär'ras, n. p. 110The resin which exudes from wounds made in the bark of pine-trees, as the Pinus maritima; — called also gallipot.Bär'ra-tor, n. p. 110One who frequently excites suits at law; a common mover and maintainer of suits and controversies; an encourager of litigation. Blackstone. 2. The master of a ship who commits any fraud in the…Băr'ra-trōŭs, a. p. 110(Law.) Tainted with barratry.Bär'ra-trōŭs-ly, adv. p. 110(Law.) In a barratrous manner. Kent.Bär'ra-try, n. p. 110(Law.) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. Coke. Bl. Blackstone. 2. (Com.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a…Bär'rel, n. p. 110A round vessel or cask, of more length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves and headings, and bound with hoops. 2. The quantity which such a vessel contains. Of wine measure, the…Bär'rel, v. t. p. 110To put or to pack in a barrel.Bär'rel-bĕl'lied, a. p. 110Having a large belly. Dryden.Bär'rel-būlk, n. p. 110(Com.) A measure used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight, equal to five cubic feet. Simmonds.Bär'rel-ôr'gan, n. p. 110The common hand-organ, containing a barrel with pins whose revolution opens the key-valves and produces the music.Bär'ren, a. p. 110Incapable of producing offspring, whether animal or vegetable; unprolific; unproductive; unfruitful; sterile. “Barren mountain tracts.” Macaulay. “She was barren of children.” Bp. Hall. 2. Producing…Băr'ren, n. p. 110Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine-barrens, oak-barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, but often very fertile. [Am.] Pickering.Băr'ren-ly, adv. p. 110Unfruitfully.Bär'ren-ness, n. p. 110The quality of being barren; the quality of not producing, or of not being able to produce, its kind; incapability of having offspring; unproductiveness; sterility; unfruitfulness. 2. Want of matter…Bär'ren-spir'it-ed, a. p. 110Of a poor spirit. Shak.Bär'ren-wort, n. p. 110(Bot.) A plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.Bär'ret-cäp, n. p. 110A kind of cap or headpiece formerly worn by soldiers. W. Scott.Bärr'ful, a. p. 110See BARFUL.Bär'ri-cāde', n. p. 110(Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or any thing that will obstruct the progress of an enemy, or serve for defense or security against his shot. 2. Any bar…Bär'ri-cāde', v. t. p. 110To fortify with any slight work that prevents the approach of an enemy; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct. The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels. Hackluyt.