English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Banshee
(n.)
Alt. of Banshie
Banshie
(n.)
A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch
peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members,
by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the
house.
Banstickle
(n.)
A small fish, the three-spined stickleback.
Bantam
(n.)
A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.
Banteng
(n.)
The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).
Banter
(v. t.)
To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the
person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of
the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
Banter
(v. t.)
To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some
trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.
Banter
(v. t.)
To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.
Banter
(v. t.)
To challenge or defy to a match.
Banter
(n.)
The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or
good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
Bantered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Banter
Banterer
(n.)
One who banters or rallies.
Bantering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Banter
Bantingism
(n.)
A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food
containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called
from William Banting of London.
Bantling
(n.)
A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous
or depreciatory.]
Banxring
(n.)
An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia.
Banyan
(n.)
A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the
Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground,
which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree
covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men.
Baobab
(n.)
A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also
naturalized in India. See Adansonia.
Baphomet
(n.)
An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were
accused of using in their mysterious rites.