Webster's Dictionary 1913

2485

Bike

Bike (�), n. A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. Sir W. Scott.

2486

Bikh

‖Bikh (�), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.

2487

Bilabiate

Bi‐la″bi‐ate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + labiate.] (Bot.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.

2488

Bilaciniate

Bi′la‐cin″i‐ate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + laciniate.] Doubly fringed.

2489

Bilalo

‖Bi‐la″lo (�), n. A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila.

2490

Bilamellate

{ Bi‐lam″el‐late (�), Bi‐lam″el‐la′ted (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + lamellate.] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the ...

2491

Bilaminar

{ Bi‐lam″i‐nar (�), Bi‐lam″i‐nate (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + laminar, laminate.] Formed of, or having, two laminæ, or thin plates.

2492

Biland

Bi″land (�), n. A byland. Holland.

2493

Bilander

Bil″an‐der (�), n. [D. bijlander; bij by + land land, country.] (Naut.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.Why cho...

2494

Bilateral

Bi‐lat″er‐al (�), a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F. bilatéral.] 1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the...

2495

Bilaterality

Bi‐lat′er‐al″i‐ty (�), n. State of being bilateral.

2496

Bilberry

Bil″ber‐ry (�), n.; pl.Bilberries (�). [Cf. Dan. böllebær bilberry, where bölle is perh. akin to E. ball.] 1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its e...

2497

Bilbo

Bil″bo (�), n.; pl.Bilboes (�). 1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Shak.2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to con...

2498

Bilboquet

‖Bil″bo‐quet (�), n. The toy called cup and ball.

2499

Bilcock

Bil″cock (�), n.(Zoöl.) The European water rail.

2500

Bildstein

‖Bild″stein (�), n. [G., fr. bild image, likeness + stein stone.] Same as Agalmatolite.

2501

Bile

Bile (�), n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, wher...

2502

Bile (2)

Bile, n. [OE. byle, bule, bele, AS. b�le, b�l; skin to D. buil, G. beule, and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. Boil a tumor, Bulge.] A boil.

2503

Bilection

Bi‐lec″tion (�), n.(Arch.) That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.

2504

Bilestone

Bile″stone′ (�), n. [Bile + stone.] A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See Biliary. E. Darwin.

2505

Bilge

Bilge (�), n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.] 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.2. (Naut.) That pa...

2506

Bilge (2)

Bilge (bĭlj), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bilged (bĭljd); p. pr. & vb. n.Bilging.] 1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.2. To bulge.

2507

Bilge (3)

Bilge, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).2. To cause to bulge.

2508

Bilgy

Bil″gy (�), a. Having the smell of bilge water.

2509

Biliary

Bil″ia‐ry (bĭl″yȧ‐ry̆; 106), a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.Biliary calculus(Med...

2510

Biliation

Bil′i‐a″tion (�), n.(Physiol.) The production and excretion of bile.

2511

Biliferous

Bi‐lif″er‐ous (�), a. Generating bile.