Webster's Dictionary 1828

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BACCHANALS

BAC'CHANALS, nounplural Drunken feasts; the revels of bacchanalians. In antiquity, feasts in honor of Bacchus, the god of wine. These were celebrated in spring and autumn, with ...

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BACCHIC

BAC'CHIC, adjective Jovial; drunken; mad with intoxication.2. Relating to Bacchus, the god of wine; as, a bacchic feast or song; bacchic mysteries.

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BACCHIUS

BAC'CHIUS, noun In ancient poetry, a foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; as in avari.

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BACCIFFEROUS

BACCIF'FEROUS, adjective [Latin baccifer, of bacca, a berry, and fero, to bear.]That produces berries. [See Bacca.] Bacciferous plants formerly included all such plants as have ...

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BACCIVOROUS

BACCIV'OROUS, adjective [Latin bacca, berry, and voro, to eat.]Eating or subsisting on berries; as baccivorous birds.

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BACHELOR

BACH'ELOR, noun [Latin baculus, a stick, that is, a shoot.]1. A young man who has not been married.2. A man of any age, who has not been married; often with the word old.3. A pe...

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BACHELORSHIP

BACH'ELORSHIP, noun The state of being a bachelor.2. The state of one who has taken his first degree in a college or university.

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BACK

BACK, noun1. The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body.2. The outward or convex part of the h...

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BACKBITE

BACK'BITE, verb transitive [back and bite] To censure, slander, reproach, or speak evil of the absent. Proverbs 25:1.

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BACKBITER

BACK'BITER, noun One who slanders, calumniates or speaks ill of the absent.

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BACKBITING

BACK'BITING, noun The act of slandering the absent; secret calumny. 2 Corinthians 12:20.

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BACKBITINGLY

BACKBI'TINGLY, adverb With secret slander.

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BACKBOARD

BACK'BOARD, noun [back and board.] A board placed across the after part of a boat.

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BACKBONE

BACKBO'NE, noun [back and bone.] The bone of the back; or the spine.

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BACKCARRY

BACK'CARRY, noun A having on the back; a term of law.

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BACKDOOR

BACKDOOR, noun [back and door.] A door on the back part of a bulding; a private passage; and indirect way.

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BACKED

BACK'ED, participle passive Mounted; having on the back; supported by aid; seconded; moved backward.BACK'ED, adjective Having a back; a word used in composition; as broad-backed...

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BACKFRIEND

BACK'FRIEND, noun [back and friend.] A secret enemy.

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BACKGAMMON

BACKGAM'MON, noun A game played by two persons, upon a table, with box and dice. The table is in two parts, on which are 24 black and white spaces, called points. Each player ha...

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BACKGROUND

BACK'GROUND, noun [back and ground.] Ground in the rear or behind, as opposed to the front.2. A place of obscurity, or shade; a situation little seen, or noticed.

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BACKHANDED

BACK'HANDED, adjective [back and hand.] With the hand turned backward; as a backhanded blow.BACK'HANDED, adverb With the hand directed backward; as, to strike backhanded

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BACKHOUSE

BACK'HOUSE, noun [back and house.] A building behind the main or front building.6

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BACKING

BACK'ING, participle present tense Mounting; moving back, as a horse; seconding.

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BACKPAINTING

BACK'PAINTING, noun [back and paint.] The method of painting mezzotinto prints, pasted on glass of a size to fit the print.

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BACKPIECE

BACK'PIECE, noun [back and piece.] The piece of armor which covers the back.

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BACKRETURN

BACK'RETURN, noun Repeated return.

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BACKROOM

BACK'ROOM, noun [back and room.] A room behind the front room, or in the back part of the house.