English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bacchantes (pl. )
of Bacchant
Bacchantes (pl. )
of Bacchante
Bacchantic (a.)
Bacchanalian.
Bacchants (pl. )
of Bacchant
Bacchic (a.)
Alt. of Bacchical
Bacchical (a.)
Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
Bacchii (pl. )
of Bacchius
Bacchius (n.)
A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Bacchus (n.)
The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
Producing berries.
Bacciform (a.)
Having the form of a berry.
Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds.
Bace (n., a., & v.)
See Base.
Bacharach (n.)
Alt. of Backarack
Bachelor (n.)
A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.
Bachelor (n.)
A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.
Bachelor (n.)
An unmarried woman.
Bachelor (n.)
In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.
Bachelor (n.)
A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelor (n.)
A man of any age who has not been married.