Ban'ner,n. a flag; a stand ard. Ban' quet, n a feast. v. to feast; to fare daintily. Ban' ter, v. to play upon ; to rally. n. ridicule, raillery. Bap' tism, n. a sacrament of admission into the church. Bap tize', v. to christen to plunge to administer baptism. Barbari an, n. a savage. Bar ba rism6, n. an uncouth manner of speaking; inhumanity. Barbar' i ty, n. inhumanity; cruelty. Bar' ba rous, a. rude; inhuman; cruel. Bar' ber, n. one whose trade is to shave. Bard, n. a poet. Barely, ad. merely; openly; nakedly. Bar gain, v. to make a contract. n. a contract; stipulation. Barm, n yest. Ba rom' e ter, n. a weath er-glass Bar' on, n. a rank in nobili ty next to a viscount. Bar o net, n. the lowest hereditary title, next in rank to a baron. Bar' os cope, n. an instru ment to shew the weight of the atmosphere. Bar rack, n. a building to quarter soldiers in. Bar' ren, a. unfruitful uninventive. Bar ri cade', v. to fortify; to stop up a passage. Bar' ri er, n. a boundary ; a defence. Bar' ris ter, n. a pleader at the bar; an advocate. Bar' ter, v. to exchange one thing for another; to traffick. Base' ness, n. vileness; meanness. Bash aw', n. a turkish viceroy. Bash' ful, a. timid, modest, shamefaced. Basilisk, n. a serpent: 2 cockatrice. Basin, n. a small hollow dish. Ba' sis, n. the foundation of any thing. Bask, v. to lie in the heat of the sun. Bass, n. a mat used to kneel on in churches. Bas seon', . a musical a Bas' tion, n. a bulwark; a huge mass of earth | usually faced with sods, standing out from rampart. Bate, v. to retrench; to sink the price; n. strife, contention. Bate' ment, n. diminution. Bath, n. a place for bathing. Bathes, v. to wash in a bath; to wash with any thing. Bat oon', n. a staff or club; a marshal's staff. Bat tal ion, n. a division of an army. Bat' ter, v. to beat; to beat down, to wear out with service. Bat' tle ar ray', n. order of battle. Bat' tle door, n. a bat to strike a ball or shuttlecock with. Bat' tle ment, n. a wall with open places to look through or annoy an enemy. Baw' ble, n. a gewgaw; a trifling piece of finery. Baw' dy, a. obscene; unchaste. Bawl, v. to hoot; to cry as a froward child; to proclaim as a crier. Ba yo net, n. a short sword fixed at the end of a musket. Bdell' ium, n. an aromatic gum, brought from the Levant. Bea con, n. a mark erect ed to direct travellers. Bea' dle, n. a petty officer in parishes. Bea`gle, n. a small hound with which hares are hunted. Beat' ing, n. correction by blows. Be ati tude, n blessedness; felicity; happi ness. Beau,(bo)n. a man of dress. Beaver, n. an animal; the castor; a hat of the best kind, Beau monde', n. the fashionable world. Beau' te ous, a. fair; elegant in form. Beau' ti ful, a. fair. Beau' ti fy, v. to adorn; to embellish. Beau` tỷ, n. that assem. blage of graces which pleases the eye. Be cause, con. account that. Be calm', v. to still; to quiet the mind. Beck' on, v. to make a sign with the hand. Be come', v. to be suitable to ; to enter into some state. on the Be com' ing, a. graceful; pleasing; elegant. Bed' lam ite, n. a mad man; a noisy person. Bed' stead, n the frame which supports a bed. Bee' tle, n. an insect; a large heavy mallet. Be fall', v. to happen; to come to pass Be fore', prep. further on ward; in front of; pri or to Be fore' hand, ad. previ ously. Be friend', v. to favour; to be kind to. Beg' gar ly,a. mean; poor; indigent. Be gin', v. to commence. Be gin' ning, n. the first part of any thing. Be gone', in. get away; away; hence. Be guile', v. to cheat; to amuse; to evade. Be hav' iour, n. conduct; course of life. Be head', v to kill by cutting off the head Be' be moth, n. the river horse; hippopotamus. Be hest', n. a command; order; precept. Be hold', v. to view; to see. Be hold' en, a. bound in gratitude. Be hoove', v. to be fit; to be meet. Be ing, n. existence ; a person existing. con. since. Be la bour, v. to beat; to thump. Bel' a mōur, n. a gallant; a consort. Be la' ted, a. benighted. Bel' foun der, n, one who casts bells. Bel' fry,n. the place where | Ben e fac'tor, n. he that bells are rung. Be lie', v. to calumniate ; to slander. Be lief, n. persuasion; opinion; creed. Be lieve', v. to credit upon the authority of another. Be liev er, n. a professor of christianity. Belle, n. a gay young lady. Belles lettres, n. polite literature. Bel li" ge rent, a. waging confers a benefit. Be nef' i cence, n. active goodness. Be nef' i cent, a. kind; doing good. Ben e fi" cial, a. advantageous. Ben' e fit, v. to do good to; to gain advantage. n. advantage. Be nev' o lence, n. kindness; disposition to do good. kind; Be nev' o lent, a having good will. Be nign, a. kind; generous; liberal. Be nig' ni ty, n. gracious ness; actual kindness. Be nign' lỹ, ad, favourably; kindly. Bent, n. degree of flexure; inclination. Be queaths, v. to leave by will to another. Be quest', n. something left by will. Be reave', v. to strip of; to deprive of. Be" ryl,n a precious stone. Be seech', v. to entreat; to supplicate. Be set', v. to besiege; to embarrass. Be siege, v. to lay siege to; to beleaguer. Be smear', v. to bedaub; to soil. Be times, ad. seasonably; early. Be tray', v. to reveal se crets; to discover. Bet' ter, v. to improve; to surpass; to advance. Be tween', pr. betwixt. Bev' e rage, n. drink; liquor to be drunk Be wail', v. to bemoan; to lament. Be ware', v. to be suspi cious of danger from Be wil' der, v. to puzzle ; to lose in pathless pla ces. Be witch', v. to charm; to please. Be wray', v. to betray; to discover perfidiously. Bi as, v. to incline to some side. n. propension; inclination. Bi' ble, n. the book; the sacred volume. Bib li oth ́e cal a. belonging to a library Bid' ding, n. command; order. Bi en' ni al, a. continuing for two years. | Bile, n a thick bitter liquor collected in the gall bladder; a painful swelling. Bilge, v. to spring a leak; n. the breadth of a ship's bottom. Bil' ious, a. consisting of bile. Bilk, v. to cheat; to defraud. Bill, n. the beak of a fowl; an account of money; an advertise ment Bil' let, n a small note or ter. Bill' iards, n. a kind of play. Bil' low, n. a wave swollen Bin' a cle, n. compass box (sea term). |