Webster's Dictionary 1913

973

Bassinet

Bas″si‐net (�), n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.] 1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed a...

974

Basso

‖Bas″so (�), n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso...

975

Basso-rilievo

{ ‖Bas″so–ri‐lie″vo (�), Bas″so–re‐lie″vo } (�), n. [It. basso-rilievo.] Same as Bas-relief.

976

Bassock

Bas″sock (�), n. A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2.

977

Bassoon

Bas‐soon″ (�), n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, ...

978

Bassoonist

Bas‐soon″ist, n. A performer on the bassoon. Busby.

979

Bassorin

Bas″so‐rin (�), n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.) A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.

980

Basswood

Bass″wood′ (�), n.(Bot.) The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.All the bowls were made of basswood,White and polished very smoothly.Lon...

981

Bast

Bast (�), n. [AS. bæst; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G. bast, of unknown origin. Cf. Bass the tree.] 1. The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime tree; hence...

982

Basta

‖Bas″ta (�), interj. Enough; stop. Shak.

983

Bastard

Bas″tard (�), n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b�tard, prob. fr. OF. bast, F. b�t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of the p...

984

Bastard (2)

Bas″tard (�), a. 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; — applied to things wh...

985

Bastard (3)

Bas″tard, v. t. To bastardize. Bacon.

986

Bastardism

Bas″tard‐ism (�), n. The state of being a bastard; bastardy.

987

Bastardize

Bas″tard‐ize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bastardized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bastardizing.] 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally...

988

Bastardly

Bas″tard‐ly, a. Bastardlike; baseborn; spurious; corrupt. — adv. In the manner of a bastard; spuriously. Shak. Donne.

989

Bastardy

Bas″tar‐dy (�), n. 1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.2. The procreation of a bastard child. Wharton.

990

Baste

Baste (bāst), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Basted; p. pr. & vb. n.Basting.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a sti...

991

Baste (2)

Baste, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b�tir, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See Bast.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; — usuall...

992

Bastile

{ Bas‐tile″Bas‐tille″ } (bȧs‐tēl″ or bȧs″tē̍l; 277), n. [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. bâtir.]1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense,...

993

Bastinade

Bas′ti‐nade″ (�), n. See Bastinado, n.

994

Bastinade (2)

Bas′ti‐nade″, v. t. To bastinado.

995

Bastinado

Bas′ti‐na″do (�), n.; pl.Bastinadoes (�). [Sp. bastonada (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. bâton) a stick or staff. See Baston.]1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.2. A sound...

996

Bastinado (2)

Bas′ti‐na″do, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bastinadoed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bastinadoing.] To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.

997

Bastion

Bas″tion (băs″chŭn; 106), n. [F. bastion (cf. It. bastione), fr. LL. bastire to build (cf. F. bâtir, It. bastire), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr. β...

998

Bastioned

Bas″tioned (�), a. Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.

999

Basto

Bas″to (bȧs″tō̍), n. The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber. Pope.