Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Balancer

Bal″an‐cer (�), n. 1. One who balances, or uses a balance.2. (Zoöl.) In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.

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Balancereef

Bal″ance‐reef′ (�), n.(Naut.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.

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Balaniferous

Bal′a‐nif″er‐ous (�), a. [L. balanus acorn + -ferous.] Bearing or producing acorns.

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Balanite

Bal″a‐nite (�), n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.] (Paleon.) A fossil balanoid shell.

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Balanoglossus

‖Bal′a‐no‐glos″sus (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. βάλανοσ acorn + γλω̑σσα tongue.] (Zoöl) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria.

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Balanoid

Bal″a‐noid (�), a. [Gr. βαλανοσ acorn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an acorn; — applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.

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Balas ruby

Bal″as ru′by (�). [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarcand, wher...

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Balata

Bal″a‐ta (?), n. 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an ela...

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Balaustine

Ba‐laus″tine (�), n. [L. balaustium, Gr. βαλαύστιον.] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medici...

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Balayeuse

‖Ba′la′yeuse″ (?), n. A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.

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Balbutiate

{ Bal‐bu″ti‐ate (�), Bal‐bu″ci‐nate (�), } v. i. [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.] To stammer.

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Balbuties

‖Bal‐bu″ti‐es (�), n.(Med.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.

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Balcon

Bal″con (�), n. A balcony. Pepys.

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Balconied

Bal″co‐nied (�), a. Having balconies.

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Balcony

Bal″co‐ny (băl″kō̍‐ny̆; 277), n.; pl.Balconies (–nĭz). [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.] 1. (Arch.) A platf...

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Bald

Bald (ba̤ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. √85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's f...

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Bald eagle

Bald″ ea″gle (�). (Zoöl.) The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.☞ The bald eagle i...

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Bald-faced

Bald″–faced′ (�), a. Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.

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Baldachin

Bal″da‐chin (�), n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks cam...

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Balder

Bal″der (�), n. [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.) The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]

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Balderdash

Bal″der‐dash (�), n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, ...

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Balderdash (2)

Bal″der‐dash (�), v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors.The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and evenmix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.Smollett.

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Baldhead

Bald″head′ (�), n. 1. A person whose head is bald. 2 Kings ii. 23.2. (Zoöl.) A white-headed variety of pigeon.

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Baldheaded

Bald″head′ed, a. Having a bald head.

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Baldly

Bald″ly, adv. Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.

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Baldness

Bald″ness, n. The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style.This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness.W. D. ...

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Baldpate

Bald″pate′ (�), n. 1. A baldheaded person. Shak.2. (Zoöl.) The American widgeon (Anas Americana).