BIFURCATE
BI'FURCATEBI'FURCATED, adjective [Latin bifurcus, of bis, twice, and furca, a fork.]Forked; divided into two branches.
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BIFURCATED
BI'FURCATED, a. [L. bifurcus, of bis, twice, and furca, a fork.]Forked; divided into two branches.
BIFURCATION
BIFURCA'TION, noun A forking, or division into two branches.
BIG
BIG, adjective1. Bulky; protuberant; pregnant, applied to females. big in the sense of pregnant, is followed by with; as, big with child. The use of of, big of child, is not goo...
BIGAM
BIG'AM, noun A bigamist. [Not used.]
BIGAMIST
BIG'AMIST, noun [See Bigamy.] One who has committed bigamy, or had two wives at one.
BIGAMY
BIG'AMY, noun [Latin bis, twice, and Gr. to marry, marriage.]The crime of having two wives at once. But the term is ordinarily used as synonymous with Polygamy, and may be more ...
BIGBELLIED
BIG'BELLIED, adjective Having a great belly; advanced in pregnancy.
BIGBONED
BIGBO'NED, adjective Having large bones.
BIGCORNED
BIG'CORNED, adjective Having large grains.
BIGEMINATE
BIGEM'INATE, adjective [Latin bis, twice, and geminus, double.]Twin-forked; used of a decompound leaf having a forked petiole, with several leaflets, at the end of each division.
BIGGEL
BIG'GEL, noun A quadruped of the East Indies, somewhat like a rane or rein-deer, but its head resembles that of a horse. It has two horns, cloven feet and a mane like an ass.
BIGGIN
BIG'GIN, noun1. A child's cap, or something worn about the head.2. A building.
BIGHT
BIGHT, noun1. A bend, or small bay between two points of land.2. The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the end; that is, a round, bend or coil anywhere exce...
BIGLY
BIG'LY, adverb [from big.] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily.
BIGNAMED
BIG'NAMED, adjective Having a great or famous name.
BIGNESS
BIG'NESS, noun Bulk; size; largeness; dimensions. It is used of any object, animate or inanimate, and with or without comparison. Thus we speak of the bigness of a tree, of a ro...
BIGOT
BIG'OT, noun1. A person who is obstinately and unreasonably wedded to a particular religious creed, opinion, practice or ritual. The word is sometimes used in an enlarged sense,...
BIGOTED
BIG'OTED, adjective Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion, practice or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal towards the opinions of...
BIGOTEDLY
BIG'OTEDLY, adverb In the manner of a bigot; pertinaciously.
BIGOTRY
BIG'OTRY, noun Obstinate or blind attachment to a particular creed, or to certain tenets; unreasonable zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect or opinion; excessive prejudice.1...
BIGSOUNDING
BIG'SOUNDING, adjective Having a pompous sound.
BIGSWOLN
BIG'SWOLN, adjective [big and swoln. See Swell.]Swelled to a large size; turgid; greatly swelled; ready to burst.
BIGUDDERED
BIG'UDDERED, adjective [big and udder.]Having large udders, or udders swelled with milk.
BIHYDROGURET
BIHYDROG'URET, noun A double hydroguret, or with two atoms of hydrogen.
BIJUGOUS
BIJU'GOUS, adjective [Latin bis, twice, and jugum, a yoke, a pair.]Having two pairs of leaflets; used of pinnated leaves.
BILABIATE
BILA'BIATE, adjective [Latin bis, twice, and labium, a lip.]Having two lips, as the corols of flowers.