Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Big'ot-ry, n. p. 132Perverse or blind attachment to a particular creed, or to certain tenets; unreasonable zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion; excessive prejudice. “Were it not for a bigotry to our own…Big'-sound-ing, a. p. 132Having a pompous sound.Big'-swōllen, a. p. 132Big'-swōln p. 132Swelled to a large size; turgid; greatly swelled; ready to burst. “Big-swollen heart.” “Big-swollen face.” Shak.Big'-wig, n. p. 132A person of consequence; as, the big-wigs of society. [Cant.] In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the big-wigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.Big'-wigged, a. p. 132Distinguished by pomposity of manner. [Eng.]Bĭ'hy-drōg'ū-ret, n. p. 132(Chem.) A compound of two atoms of hydrogen, as the electro-negative ingredient, with one of some other substance, as the electro-positive ingredient.Bi-jou' or BI-JOUX', n. p. 132A trinket, or a little box; a jewel.Bi-jou'try, n. p. 132Small articles of vertu, such as jewelry, trinkets, &c. Simmonds.Bi-jū'gate, a. p. 132(Bot.) Having two pairs, as of leaflets. Gray.Bij'u-gous or Bi-jü'gous, a. p. 132(Bot.) Bijugate.Bik'h or Bish, n. p. 132(Bot.) The Aconitum ferox, growing in India, and the poison extracted from it.Bi-lā′bi-ate, a. p. 132(Bot.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.Bi-lā'lo, n. p. 132A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, of peculiar construction, used only in the bay of Manilla.Bī-lām’el-late or Bī-lām’el-lā'ted, a. p. 132(Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus. Gray.Bil'an-der, n. p. 132(Naut.) A small merchant-vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use on canals, as in Holland. Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep Along the coast, and land in view to keep? Dryden.Bi-lāt’er-al, a. p. 132Having two sides; pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals. Dana.Bi-lāt'er-āl'i-ty, n. p. 132The state or quality of being bilateral.Bil'ber-ry, n. p. 132(Bot.) (a.) A shrub of the Vaccinium or whortleberry family; the species of American bilberry are referred to the sub-genus Euvaccinium. (b.) The fruit or berry, which has a blue color. There pinch…Bĭl'bo, n. p. 132A rapier; a sword; so named, it is said, from Bilboa, in Spain, where the best are made. Shak.Bil’bō, n. p. 132A long bar or bolt of iron with a shackle sliding on it, and a lock at the end; used to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders on board of ships. Scott. Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in…Bĭl'bo-quet, n. p. 132The toy called cup and ball.Bild'stein, n. p. 132Same as AGALMATOLITE.Bile, n. p. 132A yellow, greenish, bitter, viscid, nauseous fluid secreted by the liver. 2. Bitterness of feeling; ill-humor; as, to stir one's bile.Bile, n. p. 132An inflamed tumor; a boil.Bile'dūct, n. p. 132A vessel or canal to convey bile;—a term applied to the hepatic duct and its branches. Darwin.Bile'stōne, n. p. 132A gall-stone, or biliary calculus, which see. Darwin.Bilge, n. p. 132The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle. 2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's bottom or floor which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground. Hence…Bilge, v. t. p. 132(Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge; to let in water. Mar. Dict.Bilged, p. a. p. 132Having a fracture in the bilge; having the bottom stove in.Bilge'-pūmp, n. p. 132(Naut.) A pump to draw the bilge-water from a ship. Totten.Bilge'-wa/ter, n. p. 132(Naut.) Water which enters a ship, and lies upon her bilge or bottom, becoming, ordinarily, very offensive. Totten.Bilge'-ways, n. p. 132(Naut.) Pieces of timber bolted together and placed under the bilge of a vessel to support her in launching. R. H. Dana.Bil'gy, a. p. 132Having the smell, &c., of bilge-water.Bĭl'ia-ry, a. p. 132(Med.) Pertaining to the bile; conveying the bile; as, a biliary duct. Biliary calculus (Med.), a gall-stone, or a concretion formed in the gall-bladder or its duct. — Biliary duct, the hepatic duct.Bil-iā'tion, n. p. 132The excretion of bile. Dunglison.Bĭl'ings-gāte, n. p. 132See BILLINGSGATE.Bī-lĭn'gual or Bī-lĭn'guar, a. p. 132Containing two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary.Bi-lin'guous, a. p. 132Having two tongues, or speaking two languages.Bil'ious, a. p. 132Pertaining to the bile; disordered in respect to the bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on an excess of bile; as, bilious temperament; bilious symptoms. “A bilious old nabob.” Macaulay.Bi-lit'er-al, a. p. 132Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root in language. Sir W. Jones.Bilk, v. t. p. 132To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by non-fulfillment of engagement; as, to bilk a creditor.Bilk, n. p. 132A cheat; a trick. [Rare.] Hudibras. 2. Nonsense; vain words. B. Jonson.Bill, n. p. 132The beak of a fowl. “In his bill An olive-leaf he brings.” Milton. 2. The note of a bird. “The bittern’s hollow bill was heard.” Wordsworth.Bill, n. p. 132A cutting instrument, curved forward, or hook-shaped, toward the point, and fitted with a handle, like a hatchet; — used in pruning, &c.; when short called a hand-bill, when long a hedge-bill. 2. A…Bill, n. p. 132(Law.) (a.) A declaration in writing, expressing some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law. (b.) In England, an obligation or…Bill, v. i. p. 133To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. “As pigeons bill.” Shak.Bill, v. t. p. 133To advertise by a bill or public notice. [Cant.] L’Estrange.Bill'age, n. p. 133(Naut.) The breadth of a ship's floor when aground.Bill'-boards, n. p. 133(Naut.) Pieces of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the fore channels of a ship, for the bill of the anchor to pass over freely. Totten.Bill'-book, n. p. 133(Com.) A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, and the like, thus showing all that he issues and receives. Bouvier.Bill'-brō'ker, n. p. 133One who negotiates the discount of bills.Billed, a. p. 133(Ornith.) Furnished with a bill, as a bird;—used in composition.Bil'let, n. p. 133A small paper or note in writing, or a short letter. “I got your melancholy billet.” Sterne. 2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence. 3.…Bil'let, n. p. 133A small stick of wood. They shall beat out my brains with billets. Shak. 2. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood.Bil'let, v. t. p. 133(Mil.) To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence, to quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. “Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.” Irving.Bil'let-doux, n. p. 133A love note or letter. “A lover chanting out a billet-doux.” Spectator.Bil'let-hēad, n. p. 133A piece of timber at the bow or stem of a whale-boat, around which the harpoon-line is run out when the whale darts off.Bill'-fish, n. p. 133(Ichth.) A fish of the North American coast, the Belone truncata.Bill'-hook, n. p. 133A small hatchet with curved edge. Campbell.