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Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.
The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.
The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
The principal component part of a thing.
Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.
Alt. of Basisphenoidal
The basisphenoid bone.
Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
of Bask
To put into a basket.
The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach.
The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven.
As much as a basket will contain.
of Basketful
The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.