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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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Bū'ty-rā'ceous or Bū'ty-rōus, a. p. 179Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.Bu-tyr'ic, a. p. 179(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. Butyric acid, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish after-taste, like…Bŭx'e-oŭs, a. p. 180Belonging to the box-tree.Bŭx'i-nā or Bŭx'ine, n. p. 180(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box-tree.Bŭx'om, a. p. 180Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; meek. [Obs.] So wild a beast, so tame taught to be, And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Spenser. I submit myself unto this holy church of…Bŭx'om-ly, adv. p. 180In a buxom manner; briskly.Bŭx'om-ness, n. p. 180The quality of being buxom, brisk, or frolicsome.Buy, v. t. p. 180To acquire the property, right, or title to, by paying a consideration or an equivalent, usually in money; to purchase; to acquire by paying a price to the satisfaction of the seller;—opposed to…Buy (bī), v. i. p. 180To negotiate or treat about a purchase. I will buy with you, sell with you. Shak.Buy'er, n. p. 180One who buys; a purchaser.Būzz, v. i. p. 180To make a low, continuous, humming sound, as bees; hence, to utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the people's ears. Shak.Būzz, v. t. p. 180To sound forth, or make known by buzzing. How would he [a fly] hang his slender gilded wings And buzz lamenting doings in the air? Shak. 2. To whisper; to spread, as report, by whispers; or to spread…Bŭzz, n. p. 180A continuous, humming noise, as of bees. “The constant buzz of a fly.” Macaulay. 2. A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously; an active or general expression of opinion. There’s a certain…Bŭz'zard, n. p. 180(Ornith.) A bird of prey, of the Falcon family, and genus Buteo. ☞ The B. vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are B. borealis and B. lineatus) are…Bŭz'zard, a. p. 180Senseless; stupid. [Rare.] Milton.Bŭz'zard-et, n. p. 180(Ornith.) A species of hawk, resembling the buzzard in most respects, but its legs are, in proportion, rather longer. Pennant.Bŭzz'er, n. p. 180One who buzzes; a whisperer; one who is busy in telling tales secretly. Shak.Būzz'ing-ly, adv. p. 180With a low, humming sound.Bȳ, prep. p. 180In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; at; on; as, sit by me. Long labors both by sea and land he bore. Dryden. By land, by water, they renew their charge. Pope.…Bȳ, adv. p. 180Near; in the neighborhood; present; in presence; as, there was no person by at the time. 2. Passing near; going or gone past; over; gone; as, the procession has gone by; John went by. 3. Aside; as…By or Bye, n. p. 180A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, and the like; as in on or upon the bye, in passing; indirectly; by implication. The Synod of Dort…By, a. p. 180Out of the common path; aside;—used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside or incidental, a collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice.By'ard, n. p. 180A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal-mines.By'-bid'der, n. p. 180One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles.By'-blōw, n. p. 180A side or incidental blow. 2. An illegitimate child. [Obs.] The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced slave] to court, together with her pretty by-blow, the present Padre Otomano. Evelyn.By'-bus'i-ness, n. p. 180Business aside of the common mode, or the principal business.By'-cŏf/fee-house, n. p. 180A coffee-house in an obscure place. Addison.By'-con-cĕrn'ment, n. p. 180An affair distinct from the main business. Dryden.Bȳ'-côr'ner, n. p. 180A private corner. Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the world. Fuller.By'-de-pĕnd'ence, n. p. 180An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence. Shak.By'-de-sign', n. p. 180An incidental design or purpose. Hudibras.Bȳe, n. p. 180A dwelling. Gibson. 2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.By'e'-ĕnd, n. p. 180Private end or interest; secret purpose or advantage. Atterbury.Bȳ'-gōne, a. p. 180Past; gone by. “By-gone fooleries.” Shak.Bŷ'-gōne, n. p. 180Something gone by or past; a past event. “Let the old by-gones be.” Tennyson. Let by-gones be by-gones, let the past be forgotten.Bȳ'-in'ter-est, n. p. 180Self-interest; private advantage. Atterbury.Bŷ'-lāne, n. p. 180A private lane, or one out of the usual road.Bŷ'-lāw, n. p. 180A law aside from the general or public law; a local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government. There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or…Bŷ'-māt'ter, n. p. 180Something incidental. Bacon.Bŷ'-nāme, n. p. 180A nickname. Camden.Bȳ'-nāme, v. t. p. 180To give a nickname to. Camden.Bŷ'-pās/sage, n. p. 180A passage different from the usual one; a by-way.Bŷ'-pāst, a. p. 180Past; gone by. “By-past perils.” Shak.Bŷ'-pāth, n. p. 180A private path; an obscure way. Shak.Bŷ'-plāce, n. p. 180A retired or private place.Bŷ'-plāy, n. p. 180A scene which is carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds, with a view, ordinarily, to enhance the sport.By'-pūr'pose, n. p. 180An indirect or concealed purpose; a clandestine design.Bȳ're, n. p. 180A cow-house. [Prov. Eng.]Bŷ'-re-spēct', n. p. 180Private end or view. Dryden.Bŷ'-rōad, n. p. 180A private or obscure road. “Through slippery by-roads.” Swift.Bŷ'-rōom, n. p. 180A private room or apartment. “Stand in some by-room.” Shak.Bŷ'-speech, n. p. 180An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point. “To quote by-speeches.” Hooker.Bŷ'-spēll, n. p. 180A proverb. [Obs.]Bÿss, n. p. 180A silk or linen hood.Bŷs'sin p. 180Gower.Bys-sā'ceōŭs, a. p. 180(Bot.) Byssus-like; consisting of fine fibers or filaments; as the roots of some mushrooms. Henslow.Bȳs'sine, a. p. 180Made of silk; having a silky or flax-like appearance. Coles.Bŷs'soid, a. p. 180(Bot.) Having the appearance of the fungous plants called byssus. London.Bÿs'sus, n. p. 180A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. 2. (Conch.) A tuft of long, delicate, lustrous, and silky filaments, which issues…Bȳ'-stānd'er, n. p. 180One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the by-standers and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.