English English Dictionary

Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.

The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.

The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense.

Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born.

An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.

A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.

Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.

A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.

See Oryx.

Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.

Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain.

A native or inhabitant of Biscay.

A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.

Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.

A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.

A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.

A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit.

Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.

See Bice.

A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.