English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Balancer
(n.)
One who balances, or uses a balance.
Balancereef
(n.)
The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady
the ship.
Balancing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Balance
Balaniferous
(a.)
Bearing or producing acorns.
Balanite
(n.)
A fossil balanoid shell.
Balanoglossus
(n.)
A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and
Tornaria.
Balanoid
(a.)
Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles
having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or
inclining to orange. See Spinel.
Balaustine
(n.)
The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the
root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.
Balbucinate
(v. i.)
To stammer.
Balbutiate
(v. i.)
Alt. of Balbucinate
Balbuties
(n.)
The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete
pronunciation.
Balcon
(n.)
A balcony.
Balconied
(a.)
Having balconies.
Balconies
(pl. )
of Balcony
Balcony
(n.)
A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually
resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a
balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of
amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.
Balcony
(n.)
A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
ships.
Bald
(a.)
Destitute of the natural covering.
Bald
(a.)
Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
Bald
(a.)
Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.