Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ballium

‖Bal″li‐um (�), n. See Bailey.

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Balloon

Bal‐loon″ (�), n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone.] 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen ga...

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Balloon (2)

Bal‐loon″, v. t. To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.

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Balloon (3)

Bal‐loon″, v. i. 1. To go up or voyage in a balloon.2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.

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Balloon fish

Bal‐loon″ fish′ (�). (Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. See ...

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Ballooned

Bal‐looned″ (�), a. Swelled out like a balloon.

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Ballooner

Bal‐loon″er (�), n. One who goes up in a balloon; an aëronaut.

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Ballooning

Bal‐loon″ing, n. 1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sa...

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Ballooning spider

Bal‐loon″ing spi″der (�). (Zoöl.) A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until ...

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Balloonist

Bal‐loon″ist, n. An aëronaut.

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Balloonry

Bal‐loon″ry (�), n. The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aëronautics.

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Ballot

Bal″lot (băl″lŭt), n. [F. ballotte, fr. It. ballotta. See Ball round body.]1. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.2. T...

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Ballot (2)

Bal″lot (băl″lŭt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Balloted; p. pr. & vb. n.Balloting.] [F. ballotter to toss, to ballot, or It. ballottare. See Ballot, n.] To vote or decide by ballot; as, ...

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Ballot (3)

Bal″lot, v. t. To vote for or in opposition to.None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls, they fell to ballot some others.Sir H. Wotton.

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Ballotade

Bal″lo‐tade′ (băl″lō̍‐täd′ or –tād′), n. [F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to toss. See Ballot, v. i.] (Man.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so ...

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Ballotage

Bal″lot‐age (?), n. [F. ballottage.] In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates.

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Ballotation

Bal′lo‐ta″tion (�), n. Voting by ballot. Sir H. Wotton.

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Balloter

Bal″lot‐er (�), n. One who votes by ballot.

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Ballotin

Bal″lo‐tin (�), n. An officer who has charge of a ballot box. Harrington.

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Ballow

Bal″low (�), n. A cudgel. Shak.

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Ballproof

Ball″proof′ (�), a. Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.

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Ballroom

Ball″room′ (�), n. A room for balls or dancing.

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Balm

Balm (bäm), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. βάλσαμον; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. bāsām. Cf. Balsam.]1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant...

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Balm (2)

Balm, v. t. To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate. Shak.

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Balmify

Balm″i‐fy (�), v. t. [Balm + -fy.] To render balmy. Cheyne.

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Balmily

Balm″i‐ly, adv. In a balmy manner. Coleridge.

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Balmoral

Bal‐mor″al (�), n. [From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.] 1. A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.2. A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in fro...