Webster's Dictionary 1913

1108

Battledoor

Bat″tle‐door′ (�), n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador,...

1109

Battlement

Bat″tle‐ment (–ment), n. [OE. batelment; cf. OF. bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Cf. Battle, n., Bastile, Bastion.] (Arch.) (a) ...

1110

Battlemented

Bat″tle‐ment‐ed (–mĕnt‐ĕd), a. Having battlements.A battlemented portal.Sir W. Scott.

1111

Battologist

Bat‐tol″o‐gist (�), n. One who battologizes.

1112

Battologize

Bat‐tol″o‐gize (băt‐tŏl″lō̍‐jīz), v. t. To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. Sir T. Herbert.

1113

Battology

Bat‐tol″o‐gy (–jy̆), n. [F. battologie, fr. Gr. βαττολογία; βάττοσ; a stammerer + λόγοσ; speech.] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton.

1114

Batton

Bat″ton (�), n. See Batten, and Baton.

1115

Battue

‖Bat″tue′ (�), n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See Batter, v. t., and cf. Battuta.] (Hunting) (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game. (b) The game itself. (...

1116

Batture

‖Bat′ture″ (�), n. [F., fr. battre to beat.] An elevated river bed or sea bed.

1117

Battuta

‖Bat‐tu″ta (�), n. [It. battuta, fr. battere to beat.] (Mus.) The measuring of time by beating.

1118

Batty

Bat″ty (băt″ty̆), a. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. “Batty wings.” Shak.

1119

Batule

Bat″ule (băt″ūl or bȧ‐to͞ol″), n. A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; — called also batule board.

1120

Batz

‖Batz (bäts), n.; pl.Batzen (�). [Ger. batz, batze, batzen, a coin bearing the image of a bear, Ger. bätz, betz, bear.] A small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly c...

1121

Baubee

Bau‐bee″ (�), n. Same as Bawbee.

1122

Bauble

Bau″ble (ba̤″b'l), n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.] 1. A trifling piece of finery; a ...

1123

Baubling

Bau″bling (�), a. See Bawbling.

1124

Baudekin

Bau″de‐kin (�), n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin.] The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof ...

1125

Baudrick

Bau″drick (�), n. A belt. See Baldric.

1126

Bauk

{ Bauk, Baulk } (�), n. & v. See Balk.

1127

Baumé

Bau′mé″ (?), a. Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumé in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to Baumé's scales...

1128

Baunscheidtism

Baun″scheidt‐ism (�), n. [From the introducer, a German named Baunscheidt.] (Med.) A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.

1129

Bauxite

{ Baux″ite, Beaux″ite } (�), n. [F., fr. Baux or Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.) A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and...

1130

Bavardage

‖Ba′var′dage″ (?), n. Much talking; prattle; chatter. Byron.

1131

Bavarian

Ba‐va″ri‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Bavaria. — n. A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.Bavarian cream. See under Cream.

1132

Bavaroy

Bav″a‐roy (�), n. [F. Bavarois Bavarian.] A kind of cloak or surtout. Johnson.Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace.Gay.

1133

Bavian

Ba″vi‐an (bā″vĭ‐an), n. [See Baboon.] A baboon.

1134

Bavin

Bav″in (băv″ĭn), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft, tassel.] 1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.2. Impure limestone...