Chapter 158

Big"ly (?) , adv. [From Big , a. ] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently.

He brawleth bigly . Robynson (More's Utopia. )

Bigness <Xpage=144>

Big"ness , n. The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk.

Bignonia <Xpage=144>

Big*no"ni*a (?) , n. [Named from the Abb\'82 Bignon .] (Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B . capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus.

Bignoniaceous <Xpage=144>

Big*no`ni*a"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example.

Bigot <Xpage=144>

Big"ot (?) , n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. s-bigottire to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as Beguine , Beghard .]

1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite. [Obs.]

2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.

To doubt, where bigots had been content to wonder and believe. Macaulay.

Bigot <Xpage=144>

Big"ot , a. Bigoted. [Obs.]

In a country more bigot than ours. Dryden.

Bigoted <Xpage=144>

Big"ot*ed , a. Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. " Bigoted to strife."

Byron.

Syn. -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.

Bigotedly <Xpage=144>

Big"ot*ed*ly , adv. In the manner of a bigot.

Bigotry <Xpage=144>

Big"ot*ry (?) , n. [Cf. F. bigoterie .] 1. The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.

2. The practice or tenets of a bigot.

Bigwig <Xpage=144>

Big"wig` (?) , n. [ Big , a. + wig .] A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society . [Jocose]

In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.

Big-wigged <Xpage=144>

Big"-wigged` (?) , a. characterized by pomposity of manner. [Eng.]

Bihydroguret <Xpage=144>

Bi`hy*drog"u*ret (?) , n. [Pref. bi- + hydroguret .] (Chem.) A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance. [Obs.]

Bijou <Xpage=144>

Bi*jou" (?) , n. ; pl. Bijoux (#) . [F.; of uncertain origin.] A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.

Bijoutry <Xpage=144>

Bi*jou"try (?) , n. [F. bijouterie . See Bijou .] Small articles of virtu, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.

Bijugate <Xpage=144>

Bij"u*gate (?) , a. [L. bis twice + jugatus , p. p. of jugare to join.] (Bot.) Having two pairs, as of leaflets.

Bijugous <Xpage=144>

Bij"u*gous (?) , a. [L. bijugus yoked two together; bis twice + jugum yoke, pair.] (Bot.) Bijugate.

Bike <Xpage=144>

Bike (?) , n. [Ethymol. unknown.] A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

Bikh <Xpage=144>

Bikh (?) , n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.

Bilabiate <Xpage=144>

Bi*la"bi*ate (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + labiate .] (Bot.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.

Bilaciniate <Xpage=144>

Bi`la*cin"i*ate (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + laciniate .] Doubly fringed.

Bilalo <Xpage=144>

Bi*la"lo (?) , n. A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.

Bilamellate, Bilamellated <Xpage=144>

Bi*lam"el*late (?) , Bi*lam"el*la`ted (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + lamellate .] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.

Bilaminar, Bilaminate <Xpage=144>

Bi*lam"i*nar (?) , Bi*lam"i*nate (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + laminar , laminate .] Formed of, or having, two lamin\'91, or thin plates.

Biland <Xpage=144>

Bi"land (?) , n. A byland. [Obs.]

Holland.

Bilander <Xpage=144>

Bil"an*der (?) , n. [D. bijlander ; bij by + land land, country.] (Naut.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.

Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep Along the coast, and land in view to keep? Dryden.

Bilateral <Xpage=144>

Bi*lat"er*al (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + lateral : cf. F. bilat\'82ral .] 1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body .

Bilaterality <Xpage=144>

Bi*lat`er*al"i*ty (?) , n. State of being bilateral.

Bilberry <Xpage=144>

Bil"ber*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Bilberries (<?/) . [Cf. Dan. b\'94lleb\'91r bilberry, where b\'94lle is perh. akin to E. ball .] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ); also, its edible bluish black fruit.

There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry . Shak.

2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides , V. c\'91spitosum and V. uliginosum .

Bilbo <Xpage=144>

Bil"bo (?) , n. ; pl. Bilboes (<?/) . 1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao , in Spain.

Shak.

2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships.

Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes . Shak.

Bilboquet <Xpage=144>

Bil"bo*quet (?) , n. [F.] The toy called cup and ball .

Bilcock <Xpage=144>

Bil"cock (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European water rail.

Bildstein <Xpage=144>

Bild"stein (?) , n. [G., fr. bild image, likeness + stein stone.] Same as Agalmatolite .

Bile <Xpage=144>

Bile (?) , n. [L. bilis : cf. F. bile .] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters.

2. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile .

Prescott.

&hand; The ancients considered the bile to be the "humor" which caused irascibility.

Bile <Xpage=144>

Bile , n. [OE. byle , bule , bele , AS. b<?/le , b<?/l ; skin to D. buil , G. beule , and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. Boil a tumor, Bulge .] A boil. [Obs. or Archaic]

Bilection <Xpage=144>

Bi*lec"tion (?) , n. (Arch.) That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.

Bilestone <Xpage=144>

Bile"stone` (?) , n. [ Bile + stone .] A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See Biliary .

E. Darwin.

Bilge <Xpage=144>

Bilge (?) , n. [A different orthography of bulge , of same origin as belly . Cf. Belly , Bulge .] 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.

2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.

3. Bilge water.

Bilge free (Naut.) , stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. -- Bilge pump , a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. -- Bilge water (Naut.) , water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. -- Bilge ways , the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.

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Bilge <Xpage=145>

Bilge (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bilged (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging .] 1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.

2. To bulge.

Bilge <Xpage=145>

Bilge , v. t. 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).

2. To cause to bulge.

Bilgy <Xpage=145>

Bil"gy (?) , a. Having the smell of bilge water.

Billary <Xpage=145>

Bil"la*ry (?) , a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire .] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.

Biliary calculus (Med.) , a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.

Biliation <Xpage=145>

Bil`i*a"tion (?) , n. (Physiol.) The production and excretion of bile.

Biliferous <Xpage=145>

Bi*lif"er*ous (?) , a. Generating bile.

Bilifuscin <Xpage=145>

Bil`i*fus"cin (?) , n. [L. bilis bile + fuscus dark.] (Physiol.) A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.

Bilimbi, Bilimbing <Xpage=145>

Bi*lim"bi (?) , Bi*lim"bing (?) , n. [Malay.] The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa , of the Oxalide\'91 or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also blimbi and blimbing .]

Biliment <Xpage=145>

Bil"i*ment (?) , n. A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]

Bilin <Xpage=145>

Bi"lin (?) , n. [Cf. F. biline , from L. bilis bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.

Bilinear <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"e*ar (?) , a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear co\'94rdinates .

Bilingual <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"gual (?) , a. [L. bilinguis ; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly , adv.

Bilingualism <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"gual*ism (?) , n. Quality of being bilingual.

The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.

Bilinguar <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"guar (?) , a. See Bilingual .

Bilinguist <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"guist (?) , n. One versed in two languages.

Bilinguous <Xpage=145>

Bi*lin"guous (?) , a. [L. bilinguis .] Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]

Bilious <Xpage=145>

Bil"ious (?) , a. [L. biliosus , fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile.

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with and excess of bile; as, a bilious patient ; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms .

3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob."

Macaulay.

Bilious temperament . See Temperament .

Biliousness <Xpage=145>

Bil"ious*ness , n. The state of being bilious.

Biliprasin <Xpage=145>

Bil`i*pra"sin (?) , n. [L. bilis bile + prasinus green.] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones.

Bilirubin <Xpage=145>

Bil`i*ru"bin (?) , n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.] (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.

Biliteral <Xpage=145>

Bi*lit"er*al (?) , a. [L. bis twice + littera letter.] Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb . Sir W. Jones . -- n. A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.

Biliteralism <Xpage=145>

Bi*lit"er*al*ism (?) , n. The property or state of being biliteral.

Biliverdin <Xpage=145>

Bil`i*ver"din (?) , n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. Verdure .] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.

Bilk <Xpage=145>

Bilk (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bilked (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking .] [Origin unknown. Cf. Balk .] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor .

Thackeray.

Bilk <Xpage=145>

Bilk , n. 1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.

2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax.

Hudibras.

3. Nonsense; vain words.

B. Jonson.

4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.

Marryat.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill (?) , n. [OE. bile , bille , AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil , bile , mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.] A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

Milton.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Billed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Billing .] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]

2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. "As pigeons bill ."

Shak.

To bill and coo , to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers.

Thackeray.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill , n. The bell, or boom, of the bittern

The bittern's hollow bill was heard. Wordsworth.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill , n. [OE. bil , AS. bill , bil ; akin to OS. bil sword, OHG. bill pickax, G. bille . Cf. Bill bea<?/.] 1. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill , when long, a hedge bill .

2. A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff.

France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows end bills . Macaulay.

3. One who wields a bill; a billman.

Strype.

4. A pickax, or mattock. [Obs.]

5. (Naut.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill (?) , v. t. To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.

Bill <Xpage=145>

Bill , n. [OE. bill , bille , fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille ), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel , D. bikkel , dice. Cf. Bull papal edict, Billet a paper.]

1. (Law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.

2. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. [Eng.]

&hand; In the United States, it is usually called a note , a note of hand , or a promissory note .

3. A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

4. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.

She put up the bill in her parlor window. Dickens.

5. An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill .

6. Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of mortality; a bill of fare, etc.