English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Barege (n.)
A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.
Barehanded (n.)
Having bare hands.
Barehead (a. & adv.)
Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.
Bareheaded (a. & adv.)
Alt. of Barehead
Barelegged (a.)
Having the legs bare.
Barely (adv.)
Without covering; nakedly.
Barely (adv.)
But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.
Barely (adv.)
Merely; only.
Barely (adv.)
Without concealment or disguise.
Barenecked (a.)
Having the neck bare.
Bareness (n.)
The state of being bare.
Baresark (n.)
A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
Barfish (n.)
Same as Calico bass.
Barful (a.)
Full of obstructions.
Bargain (n.)
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
Bargain (n.)
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
Bargain (n.)
To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
Bargain (v. t.)
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
Bargain (n.)
A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
Bargain (n.)
The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.