Bezzle Bez"zle intransitive verb To drink to excess; to revel. [ Obsolete]
Bhang Bhang noun [ Persian
bang ; confer Sanskrit
bhangā hemp.]
An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp ( Cannabis Indica ), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh .
Bheesty, Bheestie Bhees"ty, Bhees"tie noun [ Written also
bhistee ,
bhisti , etc.] [ Persian
bihishtī lit., heavenly.]
A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [ India]
Bhistee, Bhisti Bhis"tee, Bhis"ti noun Same as Bheesty . [ India]
Bhunder Bhun"der noun [ Native name.]
(Zoology) An Indian monkey ( Macacus Rhesus ), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus .
Bi- Bi- [ Latin bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to English two . See Bis- , Two , and confer Di- , Dis- .] 1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bi dentate, two- toothed; bi ternate, doubly ternate, etc. 2. (Chemistry) In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; as, bi chromate, bi sulphide. Be- and di- are often used interchangeably.
Biacid Bi·ac"id adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
acid .]
(Chemistry) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid .
Biacuminate Bi`a·cu"mi·nate adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
acuminate .]
(Botany) Having points in two directions.
Biangular Bi·an"gu·lar adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
angular .]
Having two angles or corners.
Biangulate, Biangulated Bi·an"gu·late, Bi·an"gu·la`ted adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
angulate ,
angulated .]
Biangular.
Biangulous Bi·an"gu·lous adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
angulous .]
Biangular. [ R.]
Biannual Bi·an"nu·al adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
annual .]
Occurring twice a year; half-yearly; semiannual.
Biantheriferous Bi·an`ther·if"er·ous adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
antherigerous .]
(Botany) Having two anthers.
Biarticulate Bi`ar·tic"u·late adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
articulate .]
(Zoology) Having, or consisting of, tow joints.
Bias Bi"as (bī"
a s)
noun ;
plural Biases (-ĕz). [ French
biasis , perhaps from Late Latin
bifax two-faced; Latin
bis +
facies face. See
Bi- , and confer
Face .]
1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line. Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away.
Sir W. Scott.
2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination. Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts.
South.
Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions.
Locke.
3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. 4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias . Syn. -- Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See
Bent .
Bias Bi"as adjective 1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
Bias Bi"as adverb In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias .
Bias Bi"as transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Biased (bī"
a st);
present participle & verbal noun Biasing .]
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction.
De Quincey.
Biauriculate Bi`au·ric"u·late adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
auriculate .]
1. (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles. 2. (Bot. & Zoology) Having two earlike projections at its base, as a leaf.
Biaxal, Biaxial Bi·ax"al, Bi·ax"i·al adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
axal ,
axial .]
(Opt.) Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization. Brewster. --
Bi*ax"i*al*ly ,
adverb
Bib Bib noun [ From
Bib , v., because the
bib receives the drink that the child slavers from the mouth.]
1. A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes. 2. (Zoology) An arctic fish ( Gadus luscus ), allied to the cod; -- called also pout and whiting pout . 3. A bibcock.
Bib Bib intransitive verb To drink; to sip; to tipple. He was constantly bibbing .
Locke.
Bib, Bibbe Bib, Bibbe transitive verb [ Latin
bibere . See
Beverage , and confer
Imbibe .]
To drink; to tipple. [ Obsolete]
This miller hath . . . bibbed ale.
Chaucer.
Bibacious Bi·ba"cious adjective [ Latin
bibax ,
bibacis , from
bibere . See
Bib .]
Addicted to drinking.
Bibacity Bi·bac"i·ty noun The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling. Blount.
Bibasic Bi·ba"sic adjective [ Prefix
bi- +
basic .]
(Chemistry) Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See Dibasic .
Bibb Bibb (bĭb)
noun A bibcock. See Bib , noun , 3.
Bibber Bib"ber noun One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler; -- chiefly used in composition; as, wine bibber .
Bibble-babble Bib"ble-bab"ble noun [ A reduplication of
babble .]
Idle talk; babble. Shak.
Bibbs Bibbs (bĭbz)
noun plural (Nautical) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Bibcock Bib"cock` (bĭb"kŏk)
noun A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle. Knight.
Bibelot Bi`be·lot" noun [ French]
A small decorative object without practical utility. Her pictures, her furniture, and her bibelots .
M. Crawford.
Bibirine Bi·bi"rine noun (Chemistry) See Bebeerine .
Bibitory Bib"i·to·ry adjective Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.
Bible Bi"ble (bī"b'l)
noun [ French
bible , Latin
biblia , plural, from Greek
bibli`a , plural of
bibli`on , dim. of
bi`blos ,
by`blos , book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
1. A book. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible ; Douay Bible ; Luther's Bible . Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible . 3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible . Bible Society ,
an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible. --
Douay Bible .
See Douay Bible . --
Geneva Bible .
See under Geneva .
Bibler Bib"ler (bĭb"lẽr)
noun [ See
Bib ,
transitive verb ]
A great drinker; a tippler. [ Written also
bibbler and
bibbeler .]
Biblical Bib"li·cal (bĭb"lĭ*k
a l)
adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
Biblicality Bib`li·cal"i·ty (-kăl"ĭ*tȳ)
noun The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject. [ R.]
Biblically Bib"li·cal·ly adverb According to the Bible.
Biblicism Bib"li·cism noun [ Confer French
biblicisme .]
Learning or literature relating to the Bible. [ R.]
Biblicist Bib"li·cist noun One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.
Bibliograph Bib"li·o·graph` noun Bibliographer.
Bibliographer Bib`li·og"ra·pher noun [ Greek
... , from
... book +
... to write : confer French
bibliographe .]
One who writes, or is versed in, bibliography.
Bibliographic, Bibliographical Bib`li·o·graph"ic, Bib`li·o·graph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
bibliographique .]
Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books. --
Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Bibliography Bib`li·og"ra·phy noun ;
plural Bibliographies [ Greek
... : confer French
bibliographie .]
A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
Bibliolater, Bibliolatrist Bib`li·ol"a·ter, Bib`li·ol"a·trist noun [ See.
Bibliolatry .]
A worshiper of books; especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a believer in its verbal inspiration. De Quincey.
Bibliolatry Bib`li·ol"a·try (-trȳ)
noun [ Greek
bibli`on book +
latrei`a service, worship,
latrey`ein to serve.]
Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures. Coleridge. F. W. Newman.
Bibliological Bib`li·o·log"ic·al adjective Relating to bibliology.
Bibliology Bib`li·ol"o·gy noun [ Greek
... book +
-logy .]
1. An account of books; book lore; bibliography. 2. The literature or doctrine of the Bible.
Bibliomancy Bib"li·o·man`cy noun [ Greek
... book +
-mancy : confer French
bibliomancie .]
A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events.
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