Ban'ish, v. a. to send or dive away Ban'ishment, s. transportation, exile Bank, s. the side of a river; a little hill; a shoal in the sea; a repository where money is occasionally lodged Bank-bill, s. a note for money in the bank Ban'ker, s. one who receives inoney in trust Bankrupt, s. one who, being unable to satisfy his creditors, surrenders his effects Ban'kruptcy, s. the state of a bankrupt Banner, s. a military standard or flag Barge, s. a large boat for pleasure or trade Barilla, . potashes used in making giass Bark, s. the rind of a tree; a small ship.―r. ». to make a noise like a dog or wolf; to clamour atr. a. to strip trees of their bark Barker, s. one that clamours, a snarler Barley, s. corn used in making beer Bar'ley-corn, s. a grain of barley, in measurement the third part of an inch Barm, s. yeast, used to make drink ferment Barn, s. a storehouse for corn, &c,; an infant Ban'neret, s. a knight created in the field of Bar'nacle, s. a kind of shell fish which adheres battle, next to barons in dignity Ban'tam, s. a small species of poultry Bannition, s. the act of expulsion Banquett'e, s. in fortification, a step, or elevation of earth, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet Ban'sticle, s. a very small prickly fish Ban'ter, r. a. to rally, play upon, ridicule Ban'tling, s. a young child, an infant Baptism, s. the act of sprinkling, or christening; the first sacrament of the Christian church Baptismal, a. relating to baptism Baptist, Bapti'zer, s. one who christens Bap'tistry, s. a font, or place for baptizing at Baptize, v. 2. to sprinkle, to christen Bar, v. to secure, or fasten any thing with a bar; to hinder or obsti uct.-s. a long piece of wood or iron; the place assigned for lawyers to plead; a partition at which criminals are placed during a trial; a shallow at the entrance of a harbour; a hinderance; in music a perpendicular line through the note lines; a small room in a tavern, &c. Barb, s. a Barbary horse; a beard; the points which stand backward in an arrow or fishing-hook.-r. a. to furnish horses with armour; to shave the beard; to point an ar Barbacan, s. a fortification before the walls of a town; an opening in the wall for guns Barbacue, s. a hog dressed whole with spices Barbarian, s. a rude uncivilized person, a savage, a person without pity Barbaric, a. foreign, far-fetched Barbarism, s. ignorance, inhumanity; an uncouth manner of speaking or writing Barbar'ity, s. inhumanity, cruelty Barbarous, a. rude, uncivilized, ignorant, inhuman, cruel; unacquainted with arts Bar'bed, part. a. furnished with armour; bearded or jagged with hooks Bar'bel, s. a large fish; superfluous fleshy knots growing in the mouth of a horse Barber, s. one who e trade is to shave Barberry-tree, s. the name of a prickly shrub Barbett'e, s. an earthen terrace raised within a parapet, so high as to enable guns to be fired with a free range Bard, s. a poet Bare, a. naked, poor, lean, unadorned Bargain, v. . to make a contract for the sale or purchase of any thing to wood, &c. in the water; a bird like a goose; an iron instrument to hold a horse by the nose during an operation of farriery Barometer, s. an instrument to measure the weight of and variations in the atmosphere, in order chiefly to determine the changes of the weather Barometrical, a. relating to a barometer Bar'onet, s. the lowest title that is hereditary, next in rank to a baron Baronetage, s. the whole body of baronets Barony, s. the lordship whence a baron de rives his title Bar'oscope, s. an instrument to shew the weight of the atmosphere Barou che, s. a kind of open carriage Barracan, s. a strong thick kind of camelot Bar'racks, s. a building to quarter soldiers in Bar'rator, s. an encourager of lawsuits; a wrangler Barratry, s. foul practice in law; a fraud committed on merchants' goods Barrel, s. a round wooden vessel; the hollow tube of a gun; a cylinder Bar'ren, a. unfruitful, not prolific, sterile, unmeaning, uninventive, dull Barrenness, s. sterility, want of iuvention Barrica'de, r. a. to secure a place, to fortify Barrica' de, Barrica'do, s. a fortification, an obstruction, a bar to prevent admittance Bar'rier, s. a boundary, a defence, a bar to mark the limits of a place Bar'rister, s. a pleader at the bar, an advocate at law Barrow, s. a smal hand-carriage to convey fruit, herbs, &c.; a small mount of earth under which bodies were anciently deposited; a hog Ba'rier, v. a. to give any thing in exchange.-s. the act or practice of trafficking Bar'ton, s. a manor house; the demesne land of a manor Basal't, s. a kind of stone-like iron Base, s. the foundation of any thing; a rustic play; the p destal of a statue.-a. vile, mean, low; metal below the standard; in music deep or grave Ba'seless, a. without foundation Ba'seness, s. vileness, meanness; bastardy Bashaw', s. a governor or viceroy under the grand seignior; an imperious person Bash'fal, a. timid, modest, coy, shamefaced Bas'ii, s. the name of a plant; the edge of a joiner's tool; a kind of leather Bas'il, v. a. to grind the edge of a tool Basil'icon, s. a kind of ointment Basilisk, s. a kind of serpent, a cockatrice said to kill by looking; a piece of ordnance Ba'sin, Ba'son, s. a small vessel to hold water; a dock where ships may float in safety; a small pond Ba'sis, s. the foundation of any thing; the lowest of the three principal parts of a column, which are the basis, shaft, and capital; the foot, the pedestal Bask v. to lie in the heat of the sun or fire Bas'ket, s. a vessel made of twigs or rushes Bass, s. a mat used to kneel on in churches.a. in music, grave, deep Bas'set, s. a certain game at cards Bassoo'n, s. a musical wind instrument Bass-relief, or Bas'no-relie'vo, s. raised work Bast. s. the lime-tree bark made into ropes Bas'tard, s. a child born ont of wedlock; in military matters a long gun of about 8lbs. - calibre Bas'tardize, v. a. to declare a child illegitimate; to beget a bastard Bas'tardy, s. being born out of wedlock Baste, v. a. to beat with a stick: to pour butter on meat whilst roasting; to sew in a slight manner Bas'tile, s. a redoubt or small fort, formerly a state prison in France Bastina'de, Bastina'do, v. a. to punish a person by striking the soles of his feet with a cudgel Bas'tion, s. a bulwark, a fortress; any salient angle or projection from the general outline of a fortress Bass-vi'ol, s. a fiddle for the bass Bat, s. a flattened club to strike a ball with; a pack-saddle; a flying animal resembling a mouse Bat-fowling, s. bird-catching in the nighttime Bat-horse, s. a military baggage-horse Batman, s. a servant in charge of the bathorses of the army Batch, s. a quantity of any thing baked at Bat'on, or Batoo'n, s. a staff or club; a trun- Bat'ten, s. a narrow board; a scantling.-v. to fatten, to fertilize, to grow fat Bat'ter, s. a mixture of flour, eggs, milk, and salt. v. to beat, to beat down Battering-ram, s. a military engine, formerly used to batter down walls, having a head resembling a ram's Battery, s. a raised work on which cannons are mounted; in law a violent assault Battle, s. a fight between fleets or armies Bat'tle-array, s. a form or order of battle Bat'tleaxe, s, a weapon like an axe; a bill Bat'tledoor, s. a flat instrument used to strike shuttlecocks with Bat'tlement, s. a wall indented on the top of buildings; a breastwork Baubee', s. in Scotland a halfpenny Bay, s. a road where ships may anchor; a Bay'onet, s. a dagger fixed to a musket Be, v. n. to have existence, to exist Bead, s. a small glass ornament, with which necklaces and monkish rosaries are made; any globular body Bea'dle, s. an inferior officer in a parish, university, or trading company Bea'gle, s. a small hound to hunt hares Beak, s. the bill of a bird; a promontory Bea'ker, s. a cup with a spout formed like the beak of a bird Beam, s. the principal piece of timber which supports a building; the balance of a pair of scales; a ray of light; the pole of a chariot; the horn of a stag.-v. n. to emit rays Bean, s. a well-known kind of pulse Bear, s. a rough savage aniinal; a rude unpolished man; the name of two constellations; a cant name at the stock exchange, applied to those who speculate for a fall in the funds Bear, v. to carry a load, to support, to keep from falling; to carry in remembrance; to endure; to press; to be fruitful Beard, s. hair which grows on the chin and lips; the barb of an arrow or hook Be'ardless, a. having no beard; youthful Bea'rer, s. a carrier of any thing, a supporter Bea'r-garden, s. any place of tumult Bea'ring, s. the situation of any place, both as to distance and direction; gesture Beast, s. an irrational animal; a brutal man Bea'stly, a. nasty, filthy, obscene Bea'stliness, s. obscenity, filthiness Beat, v. to strike; to conquer; to throb Beatif'ic, Beatif'ical, a. blissful, the making happy or blessed, belonging to the happy Beatifica'tion, s. an acknowledgment made by the Pope and his consistory, that the person beatified is in heaven, and may be reverenced as blessed Beat'ify, v. a. to bless with celestial enjoyment Bea'ting, s. correction by blows Beat'itude, s. blessedness, happiness, felicity Beau, s. a coxcomb, a fop, a man of dress Beau-monde, s. the fashionable world Bea'ver, s. an animal, otherwise named the Castor, amphibious, and remarkable for his art in making his habitation; a hat made of its fur; the part of a helmet which covers the face Beau'teous, Beau'tiful, a. fair, elegant, lovely, admirable Beau'tify, v. a. to adorn, to embellish Becal'm, v. a. to still, to quiet the mind Beck, s. a sign with the hand or head, a nod Bed'ding, s. the materials belonging to a bed Bed'stead, s. the frame which supports a bed Bee, s. an insect which produces honey; an industrious careful person Beech, s. the name of a large tree Beer, s. a liquor made of malt and hops Befa'll, v. n. to happen, to come to pass Befou'l, v. a. to soil, to dirty, to make foul Begui'le, v. a. to cheat, to impose on, to amuse, to deceive pleasingly, to evade Begui'lement, s. deception Begun', part. pass. of Begin Beha'lf, s. favour, support, vindication Beha've, v. n. to demean, to act, to conduct Behead', v. a to kill by cutting off the head Behel'd, part. pass. of Behold Behemoth, s. the river horse; hippopotamus Behes't, s. a command, order, precept Behind, prep. at the back of another, following another, remaining after another's departure; inferior to another Behi'ndhand, ad. late in time, in arrears Behold, v. a. to look upon, to view, to see.interj. see! lo! Behoʻlden, a. part. obliged in gratitude Behoo've, Beho've, v. n. to be fit, to become Be'ing, s. existence; a particular state or condition; the person existing Bel, s. a Chaldean god Bela'bour, v. a. to beat soundly, to thump Belay', v. a. to lay wait for; with seamen to make fast a rope Belch, v. n. to eject wind from the stomach Bel'dam, s. a hag, a scolding woman Belea'guer, v. a. to besiege, to block up; to invest a town or fortress Belem'nites, s. pl. fossil remains so called Believe, v. to credit, to trust, to think true Belles-Let'tres, s. polite literature Bell'-metal, s. a mixture of copper and pewter Bel'low, v. n. to roar like a bull or the sea; to clamour, to vociferate Bel'lows, s. pl. an instrument to blow the fire Belly, s. the lower part of the body Bell'man, s. he whose business it is to proclaim any thing in towns, and to gain attention by ringing his bell Belong', v. n. to appertain to, to be the property of, to have relation to Beloved, a. lovely, dear to, valued much Bel'wether, s. a sheep which leads the flock with a bell on his neck Bemad', v. a. to make mad Bemi're, v. a. to soil, to daub with mire Bench, s. a seat to sit on; a tribunal of justice; justices sitting on the bench Ben'cher, s. a senior in the inns of court Benediction, s. a blessing; an acknowledgment for blessings received Benefaction, s. a charitable gift, a benefit Benefactor, Benefac'tress, s. a man or woman who does acts of kindness, a patron Ben'efice, s. a church living, a benefit Beneficent, a. kind, obliging, doing good Bequea'th, r. to give by will, to leave Berea've, . a. to deprive of; to take away Berm, s. in fortification a space left between the exterior slope of the rampart and the ditch Bernardines, s. an order of monks, so named from their founder St. Bernard Berry, s. a small fruit of several kinds Bespea'k, v. a. to order, to address, to show Betra'y, v.a. to deliver up treacherously; to Betrim', v. a. to decorate Betwes'n, Betwix't, prep. in the midle Bewa're, v. n. to be cautious, to take care of Bewra'y, r. a. to discover, to betray Beyon'd, prep. farther onward than, remote Beʼzoar s. a medicinal stone from the East Bian'gulous, a, having two corners or angles Bi'as, s. inclination, bent; a weight lodged on one side of a bowl; propension.-v. a. to prepossess, to incline partially Bib, s. a piece of linen to pin before a child Bi'ble, s. the sacred volume in which are cɔntained the revelations of God Biblical, a. relating to the bible or divinity Big'ot, s. a zealot, one devoted to a party Bilberries, s. smali purple-coloured berries Bil'boes, s. a sort of stocks on board a ship Bilge, s. the breadth of a ship's bottom.v. n. to spring a leak Billingsgate, s. foul language, ribaldry Betro'th, v. a. to give or receive a contract of Bilk, v. a. to cheat, to over-reach, to defraud marriage; to affiance Betro'thal, s. an engagement of marriage Bet'ter, a. superior, improved, more good Bill, s. the beak of a bird; a kind of hatchet; an account of money; an act of parliament; an advertisement Bill-of-exchange, s. a note which authorises the bearer to demand a sum of money at a certain place Bill-of-parcels, s. an account delivered by the seller to the buyer of goods Bill, a. to caress; to kiss as doves; to publish Bill'hook, s. a small hatchet used for cutting wood Bil'let, s. a small log of wood; a note, a letter; a small paper; a ticket for quartering soldiers on publicans and others.-v. a. to quarter soldiers Bil'let-doux, s. a short love-letter, a card Billiards, s. a game played on a large table with balls and rods Bil'low, s, a large hollow rolling wave Bind, v. to confine with bonds, to oblige by Birthwort, s. the name of a plant Bit, s. the iron mouth-piece of a bridle; a small pie e of any thing; a Spanish silver coin, value seven-pence half-penny Bite, s. act of a fish that takes the bait; a cheat; a sharper; seizure by the teeth. v. a. to separate or pierce with the teeth; to cut; to wound; to cheat; to trick Bit'ter, a. of a hot, acrid, and biting taste; sharp, cruel, severe, keen, satirical Bit'tern, s. a bird of the heron kind Bit'terness, s. a bitter taste; matice; grief Bitu'men, s. a fat unctuous matter Bituminous, a. compounded of bitumen Bi'valve, Bival'vular, a. having two valves applied to those fish that have two shells Bivouac, s. a military night-watch in open air.v. n. to continue under arms all night Biz'antine, s. a large piece of gold, valued at £15, which kings formerly offered on high festivals Blab, v. to tell a secret, to tattle, to tell tales Blabber, v. n. to whistle to a horse; to flatter, to fib, to tell tales Black, a. dark, cloudy, mournful, wicked Black, s. a negro; the dark colour; mourning Black'amoor, s. a man by nature of a black complexion; a negro Black bird, s, the name of a bird Black cattle, s. oxen, bulis, and cows Black'en, v. a. to make black; to defame Black guard, s. a dirty fellow, a scoundrel Black'-hole, s. a place in which soldiers may be confined by the commanding officer Black mail, s. money formerly levied by border chieftains Black rod, s. the usher belonging to the Order of the Garter; usher of parliament Black'santh, s. a smith who works in iron Blad'der, s. urinary vessel; a bag; a pustu'e Blade, s. the spire of grass before it seeds; the green shoots of coru; the sharp or cutting part of an instrument; a gay man Blain, s. a pustule, an ulcer, a bile, a blister Blame, s. imputation of a fault, offence.-v. a. to censure, to reproach Bla'mable, a. deserving censure, guilty Blan'dish, v. a. to smooth, to wheedle Blaʼzon, Blaʼzonry, s. the art of heraldry Blaʼzon, v. a. to explain figures on ensigns armorial; to deck, to embellish; to make public; to celebrate Bleach, v. to whiten, to grow white |