ATTRITE. 26 AVALANCHE. Attrite (at-trit'), a. worn by rubbing; grieved | Austerity (aw-ster'e-te), n. severity; harsh for sin. Attrition (at-trish'un), n. the act of wearing by friction. Attune (at-tun'), v. to put in tune; to make musical. Auburn (aw'burn), a. reddish brown. Auction (awk'shun), n. a sale of goods to the highest bidder. Auctioneer (awk-shun-ēr′), n. one who sells by auction. Audacious (aw-dā'shus), a. bold; impudent; daring. Audaciously (aw-da'shus-le), ad. boldly; impudently. Audacity (aw-das'e-te), n. boldness; daring spirit. Audible (aw-de-bl), a. that may be heard. Audibly (aw'de-ble), ad. so as to be heard. Audience (aw'de-ens), n. a hearing; an assembly of hearers; an interview. Audit (aw'dit), n. the settling of accounts;v. to examine and adjust accounts. Auditor (aw'di-ter), n. a hearer; an examiner of accounts. Auditory (aw'di-to-re), n. an audience; -a. relating to the sense of hearing. Auger (aw'ger), n. a tool for boring holes. Augment (awg-ment'), v. to increase; to grow larger. Augmentation (awg-men-tā'shun), n. the act of increasing; addition. Augmentative (awg-ment'a-tiv), a. that augments. Augur (aw'ger), v. to judge by augury; to predict. Augural (aw'gū-ral), a. relating to augurs. Augury (aw'gu-re), n. a prediction; an omen. August (aw'gust), n. eighth month of the year. August (aw-gust'), a. grand; magnificent; awful. Aulic (aw'lik), a. relating to a royal court. Aunt (ant), n. a father's or mother's sister. Aura (aw'ra), n. a gentle breeze; an invisible vapor said to proceed from the body. Aurated (aw'rã-ted), a. like gold. Aurelia (aw-re'le-a), n. the chrysalis of an insect. Aurelian (aw-rè'le-an), n. an amateur collection of insects. Aureola (aw-rē'o-la), n. a circle of goldcolored rays. Auric (aw'rik), a. of or from gold. Auricle (aw're-kl), n. the external ear; cavity of the heart. Auricular (aw-rik'ü-ler), a. within hearing. Auriculate (aw-rik'u-lāt), a. ear-shaped. Auriferous (aw-rif'er-us), a. containing or producing gold. Auriform (aw're-form), a. shaped like an ear. Aurist (aw'rist), n. one skilled in ear diseases. Aurora (aw-rō'ra), n. the dawn of day. Aurora Borealis (aw-rō'ra bo-re-a'lis). n. the northern lights. Auscultation (aws-kul-ta'shun), n. the using of the ear to discover diseases of the lungs. Auspice (aw'spis), n. omens; influence; protection. Auspicious (aw-spish'us), a. omens of success; lucky. Auspiciously (aw-spish'us-le), ad. prosperously. Austere (aw-ster') a. severe; rigid; harsh. Austerely (aw-ster'le), ad. harshly; sternly. discipline. Austral (aws'tral), a. southern. Authentic (aw-then'tik), a. genuine; original; true. Authenticate (aw-then'te-kāt), v. to prove by authority. Authentication (aw-then-te-ka'shun), confirmation by proof. n. Authenticity (aw-then-tis'e-te), n. genuineness; reality; authority. Author (aw'ther), n. the first framer or inventor; an original writer. Authoress (aw ther-es), n. a female author. Authoritative (aw-thor'i-ta-tiv), a. having authority. Authority (aw-thor'e-te), n. legal power or right; warrant; rule. Authorization (aw-thor-e-za'shun), n. the giving authority. Authorize (aw'thor-iz), v. to empower; to make legal; to justify. Authorship (aw'ther-ship), n. state of being an author. Autobiographer (aw-to-bi-og'ra-fer), n. one who writes his own life. Autobiography (aw-to-bi-og'ra-fe), n. a life written by a person himself. Autobiographical (aw-to-bi-o-graf'ik-al) a. pertaining to autobiography. Autocracy (aw-tok'ra-se), n. unlimited power in one person. Autocrat (aw'to-krat), n. an absolute monarch. Autocratic (aw-to-krat'ik), a. pertaining to autocracy. Auto-da-fe (aw-to-da-fā'), n. the punishment of a heretic by burning. Autogeneal (aw-to-ge'ne-al), a. self-be Autogenous (aw-tog'e-nus), } gotten or self-generating. Autograph (aw'tō-graf), n. one's own handwriting. Autographic (aw-to-graf'ik), a. comprising one's own handwriting. Autography (aw-tog'ra-fe), n. a process of printing; original of a treatise. Automath (aw'to-math), n. one self-taught. Automatic (aw-tō-mat'ik), a. of an automaton. Automaton (aw-tom'a-ton), n. a self-moved machine. Automatous (aw-tom'a-tus), a. power of selfmotion. Autonomy (aw-ton'o-me), n. self-government. Autonomous (aw-ton'o-mus), a. under selfgovernment. Autopsy (aw'top-se), n. seeing a thing one's self; ocular observation. Autumn (aw'tum), n. third season of the year. Autumnal (aw-tum'nal), a. belonging to autumn. Auxesis (awks-e'sis), n. a figure in rhetoric by which anything is magnified too much. Auxiliaries (awg-zil'ya-riz), n. pl. soldiers helping another nation. Auxiliary (awg-zil'ya-re), a. helping; assisting; n. a helping verb. Avail (a-val'), v. to profit; to assist; to promote;n. advantage; profit; benefit. Available (a-val'a-bl), a. that can be turned to advantage. Avalanche (av-a-lansh'), n. a snow or ice slide. AVARICE. Avarice (av'a-ris), n. extreme love of gain. Avaricious (av-a-rish'us), a. greedy of gain; covetous. Avast (a-vast'), interj. cease; hold; stop. Avaunt (a-vawnt'), interj. get away; begone. Ave Mary (ā've ma're), n. a prayer to the Virgin Mary. Avenaceous (av-e-na'shus), a. of or like oats. Avenge (a-venj'), v. to take just satisfaction; to punish; to vindicate; to defend. Avenger (a-ven'jer), n. one who avenges. Avenue (av'e-nu), n. an entrance; way; a passage. Aver (a-ver'), v. to declare positively; to assert. Average (av'er-aj), n. a mean proportion; medium;-a. medial; -v. to reduce to a medium. Averment (a-ver'ment), n. positive declaration. Averse (a-vers'), a. disinclined to; not favorable. Aversion (a-ver'shun), n. hatred; dislike. Avert (a-vert'), v. to turn aside or away. Aviary (a've-a-re), n. an inclosure for keeping birds. Avidious (a-vid'e-us), a. eager; greedy. Avidity (a-vid'e-te), n. greediness; eagerness; intense appetite. Avocation (av-ō-kā'shun), n. the lawful business that calls away. Avoid (a-void'), v. to keep at a distance from; to escape from. Avoidable (a-void'a-bl), a. that may be avoided. Avoidance (a-void'ans), n. the act of shunning. Avoider (a-void'er), n. one who avoids. Avoirdupois (av-er-du-poiz'), n. a weight of sixteen ounces to the pound. Avouch (a-vouch'), v. to affirm; to declare; to maintain. Awake (a-wāk'), a. not sleeping;-r. to rouse from sleep; to cease to sleep; to bestir. Awaken (a-wak'n), v. to rouse from sleep. Awakening (a-wak'n-ing), n. the act of rousing; rousing from sleep. Award (a-ward'), v. to adjudge;- -n. a judg ment; a sentence. Aware (a-ware'), a. foreseeing; watchful; vigilant. Away (a-wa'), ad. at a distance; - interj. begone. Awe (aw), n. reverential fear;-v. to strike with fear. Aweary (a-we're), a. weary; tired. Awful (aw'ful), a. that strikes with awe. Awfulness (aw'ful-nes), n. the quality of being awful.` Awkward (awk'werd), a. clumsy; unhandy; bungling; unskillful. Awkwardness (awk'werd-nes), n. inele gance; clumsiness. Awl (awl), n. a tool for piercing holes. Awning (awn'ing), n. a covering to keep off the sun or weather. Awry (a-ri'), a. or ad. obliquely; unevenly; aside. Axe Ax} (aks), n. a sharp tool for cutting wood. Axiom (aks'e-um), n. a self-evident truth. Axiomatic (aks-e-o-mat'ik), a. of the nature of an axiom. Axis (aks'is), n. the line on which a body revolves. Axle (aks'l), n. a shaft on which carriagewheels turn. Axunge Axungia (ak-sun'je-a),} n. the hardest part of the fat of animals. Ay (aē), ad. yes; yea; expressing assent. Aye Aye (a), ad. always; ever. Azoic (a-zō'ik), a. without life. Azygous (az'e-gus), a. without a corresponding part. Azymous (az'e-mus), a. unfermented or unleavened. B. B is the second letter and the first consonant | Bacchanal (bak'ka-nal), n. one who indulges in the English alphabet. Baa (bah), v. to cry or bleat as a sheep;―n. the cry of a sheep. Baal (ba'al), n. an idol among the Chaldeans. Babble (bab'le), v. to talk idly or childishly; -n. senseless talk. Babbler (bab'bler), n. an idle or great talker. Babbling (bab'bling), a. loquacious; -n. idle or foolish talk. Babe (bab), n. an infant; a child. Babel (ba'bl), n. confusion. Baboon (bab-ōōn'), n. a large monkey. Babyish (ba'be-ish), a. like a babe; childish. in drunken revels. Bacchanalian (bak-ka-nā’le-an), a. reveling in drunkenness. Bacchus (bak'kus), n. the god of wine. Bacciferous (bak-sif'er-us), a. producing berries. Baccivorous (bak-siv'o-rus), a. berry-eating. Bachelor (bach'e-ler), n. an unmarried man; an undergraduate. Back (bak), n. part of the body; the rear; v. to place upon the back; to cause to recede; to support. Backbite (bak'bit), v. to revile an absent person. Backbiter (bak'bit-er), n, one who slanders the absent. Backbiting (bak'bit-ing), n. secret calumny. BACKBONE. Backbone (bak'bon), n. the spine. Backdoor (bak'dōr), n. door behind a house. Backer (bak'er), n. one who supports another. Backgammon (bak-gam'mun), n. a game played with box and dice. Background (bak'ground), n. ground behind; a place of obscurity or shade. Backside (bak'sid), n. the hinder part of anything; the rear. Backslide (bak-slid'), v. to fall away; to apos tatize. Backslider (bak-slid'er), n. one who recedes from his faith. Backstaff (bak'staf), n. an instrument for taking altitudes. Backward (bak'werd), a. unwilling; dull. Backwardly (bak'werd-le), ad. unwillingly; slowly. Backwardness (bak' werd-nes), n. a want of will; dullness; slowness. Backwoodsman (bak-woods'-man), n. one living in outlying districts of a new country. Bacon (bā'kn), n. hog's flesh salted and dried. Baculometry (bak-u-lom'e-tre), n. art of measuring by staves or rods. Bad (bad), a. ill; not good; wicked; hurtful; evil. Badge (baj), n. a token of distinction. Badger (baj'er), n. a wild quadruped; -v. to tease; to worry; to annoy. Badinage (bad'in-azh), n. playful discourse. Badly (bad'le), ad. not well. Baffle (baf'fl), v. to elude by artifice; to frustrate. Baffler (baf'fler), n. one who baffles. Bag (bag), n. a sack; pouch; purse; an udder; -v. to put into a bag. Bagasse (ba-gas'), n. refuse of sugar-cane, — used as fuel. Bagatelle (bag-a-tel'), n. a thing of no importance; a trifle; a kind of game. Baggage (bag'gaj), n. necessaries of an army; clothing; luggage. Bagging (bag'ging), n. cloth for making bags. Bagnio (ban'yo), n. a bathing-house; a brothel. Bagpipe (bag'pip), n. a musical instrument, consisting of a leathern bag and pipes. Bail (bal), n. surety for another; the handle of a kettle, &c.;-v. to give security; to set free on security; to free from water. Bailable (bal'a-bl), a. that may be bailed. Bail-bond (bal'bond), n. a bond given by a prisoner and his surety. Bailee (bāl'e), n. one to whom goods are delivered in trust. Bailiff (bal'if), n. an executive officer who serves writs; an under steward. Bailiwick (bāl'e-wik), n. the jurisdiction of a bailiff. Bailment (bāl'ment), n. delivery of goods in trust. Bailer (bāl'er), n. one who delivers goods in trust. Bait (bat), v. to put on a bait; to give or take refreshment; to set dogs upon;-n. refreshment; a lure for fishes. Baize (baz), n. a coarse woolen stuff.. Bake (bāk), v. to cook in an oven; to heat or harden. Bakehouse (bāk'hous), n. a place for baking bread, &c. Baker (bak'er), n. a man whose trade is to bake. Bakery (bak'er-e), n. a place for baking bread, &c. BANDORE. Baking (bak'ing), n. drying by heat; quantity baked at one time. Balance (bal'ans), n. a pair of scales; equality of weights, power, or force; a constellation; the difference of accounts;-v. to make equal; to settle, regulate, or adjust. Balance-sheet (bal'ans-shet), n. a paper showing a summary and balance of accounts. Balcony (bal'ko-ne),n.a gallery before a house. Bald (bawld), a. without hair; naked; flat; inelegant. Baldachin (bal'da-kin), n. a structure within a building in the form of a canopy. Balderdash (bawl'der-dash), n. idle or senseless talk. Baldness (bawld'nes), n. destitute of hair. Baldric (bawl'drik), n. a girdle; a warrior's belt. Bale (bal), n. a package of goods; misery; calamity;-v. to make up into bales. Baleful (bal'ful), a. sorrowful; sad; pernicious. Balk (bawk), n. a ridge of unploughed land; a rafter; beam; failure;-v. to disappoint; to frustrate. Ball (bawl), n. any round body; a bullet; an entertainment of dancing. Ballad (bal'lad), n. a short narrative, in song. Ballast (bal'last), n. weight to steady a ship; -v. to load with ballast; to steady. Ballet (bal'lā), n. a mimic dance. Balloon (bal-lōōn'), n. a large spherical bag, which, being inflated with gas, floats in the air. Ballon (bal'lon), n. a globe on the top of a pillar; a vessel used in distilling. Ballot (bal'lot), n. a ball or ticket used in voting; act of voting;-v. to choose or vote by ballot. Ballot-box (bal'lot-box), n. a box for holding ballots. Balloting (bal'lot-ing), n. voting by ballot. Balm (bäm), n. a fragrant plant; a soothing ointment. Balmy (bäm'e), a. sweet; fragrant; mild; soothing. Balsam (bal'sam), n. an aromatic substance flowing from trees. Balsamic (bal-sam'ik), a. healing; soft; unctuous. Baluster (bal'us-ter), n. a rail; a small pillær. Balustrade (bal'us-trād), n. a row of balusters or rails. Bamboo (bam-bōō'), n. a plant of India. Bamboozle (bam-bōō'zl), v. to impose upon; to deceive. Ban (ban), n. a public notice, interdiction; curse. Banana (ba-nä'na), n. a tropical tree and its fruit. Banco (bank'kō), n. the difference between bank and current money; a bank. Band (band), n. anything that binds; a company; a cord; a fillet;-v. to unite or tie together. Bandage (band'āj), n. a fillet, roller, or swath, for a wound. Bandana (ban-dan'a), n. an Indian silk; a colored handkerchief. Bandbox (band'box), n. a light box for bands, ribbons, &c. Bandit (ban'dit), n. an outlaw; a robber; a highwayman. Bandoleer (ban-dō-lēr'), n. a leathern belt. Bandore (ban'dōr), n. a stringed musical instrument. BANDEROLE. 29 BARRATROUS. Banderole (ban'de-rōl), n. a little flag or | Barbarous (bär'ba-rus), a. rude; cruel; unstreamer. Bandy (ban'de), n. a club for striking a ball; crooked legs. а. having Bane (ban), n. poison; mischief; ruin. Baneful (ban'ful), a. poisonous; hurtful; destructive. Bang (bang), v. to thump; -n. a blow with a club; a thump. Banian (ban'yan), n. the Indian fig-tree; a Hindoo of the trading caste; days on which sailors get no meat. Banish (ban'ish), v. to force to leave a country; to expel or drive away. Banishment (ban'ish-ment), n. expulsion Bank (bank), n. a mound, pile, or ridge, of Bank-note (bank'not),} n. a promissory note issued by a bank; a bill of exchange. Bank-book (bank’book), n. a book for bank accounts. Banker (bank'er), n. one who deals in money. Banking (bank'ing), n. the business of a banker;-a. pertaining to a bank. Bankrupt (bank'rupt), n. an insolvent; one Bank-stock (bank'stok), n. shares in a bank. Bannock (ban'nok), n. a cake made of meal. Banqueting (ban'kwet-ing), pr. feasting; n. act of feasting. Bans (banz), n. pl. public notice of a proposed Bantam (ban'tam), n. a small fowl. Baptism (bap'tizm), n. a religious ceremony Baptist (bap'tist), n. one who holds to baptism by immersion. Baptistery (bap'tis-ter-e), n. a place for baptizing. Baptize (bap-tiz'), v. to administer baptism. Bar (bär), n. a bolt; an obstacle; a bank of sand in a river or harbor; a tribunal; a place where liquors are sold. Barb (bärb), n. that which resembles a beard; civilized, Barbated (bär'bā-tēd). a. bearded. Barbed (bärbd'), a. bearded; armed. Barberry (bär'ber-re), n. a thorny shrub and Bardic (bärd'ik), a. pertaining to bards or Bare (bar), a. naked; plain; poor; -v. to make dent. Barefoot (bar'foot), a. with the feet bare. Bareness (bar'nes), n. nakedness; leanness; poverty. Bargain (bär'gin), n. agreement; a contract; Barge (bärj), n. a large flat-bottomed boat. Bark (bärk), n. rind of a tree; noise made by dogs;-v. to make the noise of dogs; to strip trees. Barking (bärk'ing), n. the noise made by a dog. Barn (bärn), n. building for storing farm Barnacle (bär'na-kl), n. a shell-fish; a goose peculiar to northern seas. Barnacles (bär'na-klz), n. irons on horses' noses; spectacles. Barometer (ba-rom'e-ter), n. an instrument to measure the weight of the atmosphere, and indicating the changes of weather. Barometrical (bar-ō-met'rik-al), a. relating to the barometer. Baron (bar'un), n. rank of nobility next to a viscount. Baronage (bar'un-āj), n. the whole body of barons. Baroness (bar'un-es), n. the wife of a baron. Baronet (bar'on-et), n. the title below a baron. Baronetcy (bar'on-et-se), n. the rank or dignity of a baron. Baronial (ba-rō'ne-al), a. belonging to a barony. Barony (bar'o-ne), n. lordship or fee of a baron. the jag on the point of an arrow, fish-hook, Barque} (bark), n. a ship with three masts, &c.; horse-armor; a Barbary horse; -v. to arm with barbs. Barbacan (bär′bā-kan), n. a watch-tower; a fort. Barbarian (bär-ba're-an), n. a savage; a brutal man;-a. savage; cruel; inhuman. Barbaric (bär-bar'ik), a. uncivilized; rude. Barbarism (bär'ba-rizm), n. savageness; rudeness. Barbarity (bär-bar'e-te), n. a savage state; inhumanity. Barbarize (bärʼba-riz), v. to make or render barbarous. without a mizzen topsail. Barrack (bar'rak), n. a building to lodge soldiers. Baroscope (bar'o-skōp), n. a kind of barom eter. Barouche (ba-rōōsh'), n. a four-wheeled carriage. Barrator (barʼra-ter), n. one who excites lawsuits. Barratrous (bar'ra-trus), a. guilty of the crime of barratry. BARRATRY. Barratry (bar'ra-tre), n. the practice of encouraging law-suits. Barrel (bar'rel), n. a cask; a cylinder; - v. to put in a barrel. Barreled (bar'reld), pr. put in a barrel; — a. having a barrel or tube. Barren (bar'ren), a. unfruitful; dull; sterile. Barrenness (bar'ren-nes), n. unfruitfulness. Barricade (bar-re-kad'), n. a temporary fortification; a bar; - v. to fasten; to fortify. Barrier (bar're-er), n. a defense; obstruction; a line of separation. Barrister (bar'ris-ter), n. a lawyer. Barrow (bar'ro), n. a hand carriage; a mound; a castrated hog. Bar-shot (bär'shot), n. two balls joined by a bar. Barter (bär-ter), v. to traffic by giving one thing for another; traffic by exchange. Barterer (bär'ter-er), n. one who traffics by exchange. Baryta (ba-ri'ta), n. a mineral. Bastardy (bas'ter-de), n. state of being a bastard. Baste (bast), v. to beat with a stick; to sew slightly; to drip gravy on roasting meat. Bastile (bas-tēl'), n. a castle used as a prison in Paris. Bastinado (bas-ti-na'do), n. beating with a cudgel the soles of the feet; - v. to beat the soles of the feet with a stick. Basting (bast'ing), n. a beating; - v. moistening with fat. Bastion (bast'yun), n. an outwork of a for tress. Bat (bat), n. a kind of a club used in playing ball; an animal like a bird. Batch (bach), n. a number or quantity made at one time. Bate (bat), v. to lessen anything. Bateau (bat-ō), n. a wide, flat-bottomed riverboat. Bath (bath), n. a place to bathe in; a Hebrew measure. Barytone (bar'e-tōn), n. a voice partaking of Bathe (bathe), v. to wash in a bath. the common bass and tenor. Basal (ba'sal), a. forming the base. Basalt (ba-sawlt'), n. a rock of igneous origin. Basaltic (ba-sawlt'ik), a. pertaining to basalt. Basaltine (ba-sawlt'in), a. crystallized hornblende. Bas-bleu (bah-blōō'), n. a literary lady; a blue-stocking. Base (bās), n. foundation; bottom; support; part in music;- a. mean; vile; worthless; v. to found, set, or lay, on a base. Base-born (bas'born), a. born of low parentage; born out of wedlock. Baseless (bās'les), a. without a foundation. Basement (bās'ment), n. the ground floor. Baseness (bās'nes), n. deepness; vileness; meanness. Bashaw (ba-shaw'), n. a Turkish official; a pasha. Bashful (bash'ful), a. lacking confidence; shamefaced; sheepish; modest; shy. Bashfulness (bash'ful-nes), n. modesty in excess; rustic shame. Basic (ba'sik), a. acting as a base. Basilica (ba-zil'e-ka), n. a royal hall where Basin (ba'sn), n. a hollow vessel; a dock; a pond. Basis (bā'sis), n. that on which a thing rests; the chief ingredient. Basist (ba'sist), n. a singer of bass. Bask (bask), v. to lie in the warmth or sunshine. Basket (bas'ket), n. a domestic vessel made of flexible twigs or splinters. Bass (bass), n. a species of fish; the lowest part in music; a tree; a mat. Bassinet (băs′se-net), n. a wicker basket used as a cradle. Bassoon (bas-sōōn'), n. a musical wind-instru ment. Bass-relief (bas'rē-lēf'), n. sculptured figures which do not stand out far from the ground. Bass-viol (bās'vi-ul), n. a stringed instrument for playing the bass in music. Bastard (bas'terd), n. a child born out of wedlock. Bathing (bath'ing), n. the act of using a bath. Bathos (ba'thos), n. a ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace, in literature or oratory. Bathymetrical (bath-e-met'rik-al), a. applied to the distribution of plants and animals along the sea bottom. Baton (bä-tōng'), n. a club serving as an emblem of office. Batrachian (ba-trā'ki-an), a. relating to the frog tribe. Battalia (bat-tāl'ya), n. order of battle; an army in array. Battalion (bat-tal'yun), n. a body of infantry of from two to ten companies. Batten (bat'tn), v. to make fat;-n. a narrow piece of board. Batter (bat'ter), v. to beat down;-n. a mixture of flour, water, &c. Battering-ram (bat'ter-ing-ram), n. an engine for beating down walls. Battery (bat'ter-e), n. a raised work for cannons; a number of cannons; a line of electric jars; an assault by beating. Batting (bat'ting), n. cotton or wool in sheets. Battle (bat'tl), n. a combat between armies; a fight;-v. to fight against; to struggle. Battle-array (bat'tl-ar-ra'), n. order of battle. Battle-axe (bat'tl-aks), n. an ancient weapon of war. Battledoor (bat'tl-dor), n. a flat board to strike shuttlecocks. Battlement (bat'tl-ment), n. a parapet wall with embrasures. Bauble (baw'bl), n. a gẹwgaw; a trifle. Bawd (bawd), n. one who promotes debauchery. Bawdiness (bawd'e-nes), n. obscenity; ribaldry. Bawdy (bawd'e), a. filthy; obscene; unchaste. Bawl (bawl), v. to speak loud; to proclaim, as a crier. Bay (ba), v. to bark, as a dog;-a. brown, inclining to chestnut;-n. an arm of the sea; the laurel-tree. Bayonet (bā'o-net), n. a kind of dagger fitted to a musket;-v. to stab with a bayonet. Bay-rum (bā'rum), n. a spirit made from the leaves of the bay-tree. Bay-salt (ba'sawlt), n. salt evaporated from sea-water. Bazaar (ba-za), n. a market-place for the sale of goods. |