English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Bayberry
(n.)
The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub
itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
Baybolt
(n.)
A bolt with a barbed shank.
Bayed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bay
Bayed
(a.)
Having a bay or bays.
Baying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bay
Bayonet
(n.)
A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the
muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means
of offense and defense.
Bayonet
(n.)
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it,
and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Bayonet
(v. t.)
To stab with a bayonet.
Bayonet
(v. t.)
To compel or drive by the bayonet.
Bayoneted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bayonet
Bayoneting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bayonet
Bayou
(n.)
An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a
large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement
except from tide and wind.
Bayous
(pl. )
of Bayou
Bays
(n.)
Alt. of Bayze
Bayze
(n.)
See Baize.
Bazaar
(n.)
Alt. of Bazar
Bazar
(n.)
A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for
a charitable objects.
Bazar
(n.)
A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as
at a fair.
Bazar
(n.)
In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of
shops where goods are exposed for sale.
Bdellium
(n.)
An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen.
ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone,
or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.