English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Basal
(a.)
Relating to, or forming, the base.
Basal-nerved
(a.)
Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of
leaves.
Basalt
(n.)
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and
triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also
bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
Basalt
(n.)
An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of
black porcelain.
Basaltic
(a.)
Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt;
as basaltic lava.
Basaltiform
(a.)
In the form of basalt; columnar.
Basaltoid
(a.)
Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
Basan
(n.)
Same as Basil, a sheepskin.
Basanite
(n.)
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or
flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to
test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the
color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.
Basbleu
(n.)
A bluestocking; a literary woman.
Bascinet
(n.)
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a
visor.
Bascule
(n.)
In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw,
in which one end rises as the other falls.
Base
(n.)
The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a
separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
Base
(n.)
The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
Base
(n.)
A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes
of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or
lower.
Base
(n.)
The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
Base
(n.)
An apron.
Base
(n.)
The housing of a horse.
Base
(n.)
A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in
length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the
distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a
system of triangles.
Base
(n.)
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base,
or bars.