Chapter 205

Buf*foon"ly , a. Low; vulgar. [R.]

Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse. Goodman.

Buffy <Xpage=189>

Buff"y (?) , a. (Med.) Resembling, or characterized by, buff.

Buffy coat , the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual.

Huxley.

Bufo <Xpage=189>

Bu"fo (?) , n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.

Bufonite <Xpage=189>

Bu"fon*ite (?) , n. [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite .] (Paleon.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the o\'94lite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.

Bug <Xpage=189>

Bug (?) , n. [OE. bugge , fr. W. bwg , bwgan , hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey , Boggle .] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]

Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug ; the chinch bug , etc.

3. (Zo\'94l.) An insect of the genus Cimex , especially the bedbug ( C. lectularius ). See Bedbug .

4. (Zo\'94l.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the lady bug ; potato bug , etc.; loosely, any beetle.

5. (Zo\'94l.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug ; pill bug ; bait bug ; salve bug , etc.

&hand; According to present popular usage in England, and among housekeepers in America, bug , when not joined with some qualifying word, is used specifically for bedbug . As a general term it is used very loosely in America, and was formerly used still more loosely in England. "God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug that creeps." Rogers ( Naaman ). "This bug with gilded wings." Pope .

Bait bug . See under Bait . -- Bug word , swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Bugaboo, Bugbear <Xpage=189>

Bug`a*boo" (?) , Bug"bear` (?) , n. [See Bug .] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. " Bugaboos to fright ye."

Lloyd.

But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. Pope.

The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin.

The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.

Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow.

Bugbane <Xpage=189>

Bug"bane` (?) , n. (Bot.) A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculace\'91 and genus Cimiciguga ; bugwort. There are several species.

Bugbear <Xpage=189>

Bug"bear` (?) , n. Same as Bugaboo . -- a. Causing needless fright.

Locke.

Bugbear <Xpage=189>

Bug"bear` , v. t. To alarm with idle phantoms.

Bugfish <Xpage=189>

Bug"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The menhaden. [U.S.]

Bugger <Xpage=189>

Bug"ger (?) , n. [F. bougre , fr. LL. Bulgarus , a Bulgarian, and also a heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy. Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called heretics , because in the eyes of their adversaries there was nothing more heinous than heresy, and it was therefore thought that the origin of such a vice could only be owing to heretics.] 1. One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.

2. A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful disparagement. [Low]

Buggery <Xpage=189>

Bug"ger*y (?) , n. [OF. bougrerie , bogrerie , heresy. See Bugger .] Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.

Bugginess <Xpage=189>

Bug"gi*ness (?) , n. [From Buggy , a. ] The state of being infested with bugs.

Buggy <Xpage=189>

Bug"gy (?) , a. [From Bug .] Infested or abounding with bugs.

Buggy <Xpage=189>

Bug"gy , n. ; pl. Buggies . 1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.]

Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy . Beaconsfield.

2. A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and with or without a calash top. [U.S.]

Buggy cultivator , a cultivator with a seat for the driver. -- Buggy plow , a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also sulky plow .

Bugle <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle (?) , n. [OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. bugle , fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See Cow the animal.] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.

E. Phillips.

Bugle <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle , n. [See Bugle a wild ox.] 1. A horn used by hunters.

2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle .

Bugle <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle , n. [LL. bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. b\'81gel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.] An elingated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black.

Bugle <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle , a. [From Bugle a bead.] Jet black. " Bugle eyeballs."

Shak.

Bugle <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle , n. [F. bugle ; cf. It. bugola , L. bugillo .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World.

Yellow bugle , the Ajuga cham\'91pitys .

Bugled <Xpage=189>

Bu"gled (?) , a. Ornamented with bugles.

Bugle horn <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle horn` (?) . 1. A bugle.

One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men. Sir W. Scott.

2. A drinking vessel made of horn. [Obs.]

And drinketh of his bugle horn the wine. Chaucer.

Bugler <Xpage=189>

Bu"gler (?) , n. One who plays on a bugle.

Bugleweed <Xpage=189>

Bu"gle*weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus ; esp. L . Virginicus , which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.

Bugloss <Xpage=189>

Bu"gloss (?) , n. ; pl. Buglosses (#) . [F. buglosse , L. buglossa , buglossus , fr. Gr. <?/ oxtongue <?/ ox + <?/ tongue.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anchusa , and especially the A. officinalis , sometimes called alkanet ; oxtongue.

Small wild bugloss , the Asperugo procumbens and the Lycopsis arvensis . -- Viper's bugloss , a species of Echium .

Bugwort <Xpage=189>

Bug"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) Bugbane.

Buhl, Buhlwork <Xpage=189>

Buhl (?) , Buhl"work (?) , n. [From A.Ch. Boule , a French carver in wood.] Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc. [Written also boule , boulework .]

Buhlbuhl <Xpage=189>

Buhl"buhl (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Bulbul .

Buhrstone <Xpage=189>

Buhr"stone` (?) , n. [OE. bur a whetstone for scythes.] (Min.) A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. [Written also burrstone .]

Build <Xpage=189>

Build (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Built (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Building . The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden , bilden , AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b\'d3l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol , b\'94le , house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b<?/a to dwell; akin to E. be , bower , boor . &root;97.] 1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers. Milton.

2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.

Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. Shak.

3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up ; as, to build up one's constitution .

I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.

Syn. -- To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.

Build <Xpage=189>

Build (?) , v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.

2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others .

Build <Xpage=189>

Build , n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship .

Builder <Xpage=189>

Build"er (?) , n. One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.

In the practice of civil architecture, the builder comes between the architect who designs the work and the artisans who execute it. Eng. Cyc.

Building <Xpage=189>

Build"ing , n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall.

2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building ; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural. Hosking.

3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have cost a mass of public treasury. Shak.

Built <Xpage=189>

Built (?) , n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship . [Obs.]

Dryden.

Built <Xpage=189>

Built , a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate- built , clipper- built , etc.

Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built . Landor.

Buke muslin <Xpage=189>

Buke" mus"lin (?) . See Book muslin .

Bukshish <Xpage=189>

Buk"shish (?) , n. See Backsheesh .

Bulau <Xpage=189>

Bu"lau (?) , n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal ( Gymnura Rafflesii ), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog.

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Bulb <Xpage=190>

Bulb (?) , n. [L. bulbus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. bulbe .] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud , consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid.

2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta .

Bulb of the eye , the eyeball. -- Bulb of a hair , the "root," or part whence the hair originates. -- Bulb of the spinal cord , the medulla oblongata , often called simply bulb . -- Bulb of a tooth , the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth.

3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc.

Tomlinson.

Bulb <Xpage=190>

Bulb , v. i. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

Bulbaceous <Xpage=190>

Bul*ba"ceous (?) , a. [L. bulbaceus . See Bulb , n. ] Bulbous.

Jonson.

Bulbar <Xpage=190>

Bulb"ar (?) , a. Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or medulla oblongata ; as, bulbar paralysis .

Bulbed <Xpage=190>

Bulbed (?) , a. Having a bulb; round-headed.

Bulbel <Xpage=190>

Bulb"el (?) , n. [Dim., fr. bulb , n.] (Bot.) A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants.

Bulbiferous <Xpage=190>

Bul*bif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Bulb , n. + -ferous : cf. F. bulbif\'8are .] (Bot.) Producing bulbs.

Bulblet <Xpage=190>

Bulb"let (?) , n. [ Bulb , n. + -let .] (Bot.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some a\'89rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.

Bulbose <Xpage=190>

Bul*bose" (?) , a. Bulbous.

Bulbo-tuber <Xpage=190>

Bul"bo-tu`ber (?) , n. [ Bulb , n. + tuber .] (Bot.) A corm.

Bulbous <Xpage=190>

Bulb"ous (?) , a. [L. bulbosus : cf. F. bulbeux . See Bulb , n. ] Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

Bulbul <Xpage=190>

Bul"bul (?) , n. [Per.] (Zo\'94l.) The Persian nightingale ( Pycnonotus jocosus ). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliid\'91 . The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera. [Written also buhlbuhl .]

Bulbule <Xpage=190>

Bul"bule (?) , n. [L. bulbulus , dim. of bulbus . See Bulb , n. ] A small bulb; a bulblet.

Bulchin <Xpage=190>

Bul"chin (?) , n. [Dim. of bull .] A little bull.

Bulge <Xpage=190>

Bulge (?) , n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja , Icel. b\'d3lginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b<?/h to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell . Cf. Bilge , Belly , Billow , Bouge , n. ] 1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall .

3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge , 2.

Bulge ways . (Naut.) See Bilge ways .

Bulge <Xpage=190>

Bulge , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bulged (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb.n. Bulging .] 1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges .

2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. Broome.

Bulgy <Xpage=190>

Bul"gy (?) , a. Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward. [Colloq.]

Bulimia, Bulimy <Xpage=190>

Bu*lim"i*a (?) , Bu"li*my (?) , n. [NL. bulimia , fr. Gr. <?/, lit., ox-hunger; <?/ ox + <?/ hunger: cf. F. boulimie .] (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.

Bulimus <Xpage=190>

Bu*li"mus (?) , n. [L. bulimus hunger. See Bulimy .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous ingabundant in tropical America.

Bulk <Xpage=190>

Bulk (?) , n. [OE. bulke , bolke , heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b<?/lkast to be bulky. Cf. Boll , n. , Bile a boil, Bulge , n. ] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk .

Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable. Bacon.

2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt .

The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, "to obtain what by labor can be obtained." J. Morley.

3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.

4. The body. [Obs.]

Shak.

My liver leaped within my bulk . Turbervile.

Barrel bulk . See under Barrel . -- To break bulk (Naut.) , to begin to unload or more the cargo. -- In bulk , in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold. -- Laden in bulk , Stowed in bulk , having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks. -- Sale by bulk , a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure.

Syn. -- Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness.

Bulk <Xpage=190>

Bulk (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bulked (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulking .] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.

The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. Leslie Stephen.

Bulk <Xpage=190>

Bulk , n. [Icel. b\'belkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk , n. & v .] A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]

Here, stand behind this bulk . Shak.

Bulker <Xpage=190>

Bulk"er (?) , n. (Naut.) A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.

Bulkhead <Xpage=190>

Bulk"head` (?) , n. [See Bulk part of a building.] 1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.

2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.

Bulked line , a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.