Bleat
Bleat (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bleated; p. pr. & vb. n.Bleating.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl�tan; akin to D. blaten, bleeten, OHG. blāzan, plāzan; prob. of imitative origin.] To make th...
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Bleat (2)
Bleat, n. A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.The bleat of fleecy sheep.Chapman's Homer.
Bleater
Bleat″er (�), n. One who bleats; a sheep.In cold, stiff soils the bleaters oft complainOf gouty ails.Dyer.
Bleating
Bleat″ing, a. Crying as a sheep does.Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside.Longfellow.
Bleating (2)
Bleat″ing, n. The cry of, or as of, a sheep. Chapman.
Bleb
Bleb (�), n. [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister. This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and perh. blow to puff.] A large vesicle or bulla, usually co...
Blebby
Bleb″by (�), a. Containing blebs, or characterized by blebs; as, blebby glass.
Bleck
{ Bleck, Blek } (�), v. t. To blacken; also, to defile. Wyclif.
Bled
Bled (�), imp. & p. p. of Bleed.
Blee
Blee (�), n. [AS. bleó, bleóh.] Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form.For him which is so bright of blee.Lament. of Mary Magd.That boy has a strong blee of his father.Forby.
Bleed
Bleed (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bleeding.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl�dan, fr. bl�d blood; akin to Sw. blöda, Dan. blöde, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See Blood.] 1. T...
Bleed (2)
Bleed, v. t. 1. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.2. To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding a...
Bleeder
Bleed″er (�), n.(Med.) (a) One who, or that which, draws blood. (b) One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.
Bleeding
Bleed″ing, a. Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.
Bleeding (2)
Bleed″ing, n. A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or...
Blemish
Blem″ish (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Blemished (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. blêmir to grow pale, fr. ...
Blemish (2)
Blem″ish, n.; pl.Blemishes (�). Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well fo...
Blemishless
Blem″ish‐less, a. Without blemish; spotless.A life in all so blemishless.Feltham.
Blemishment
Blem″ish‐ment (�), n. The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage; impairment.For dread of blame and honor's blemishment.Spenser.
Blench
Blench (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Blenched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Blenching.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS. blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon. Pr...
Blench (2)
Blench, v. t. 1. To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; — also, to obstruct; to hinder.Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have...
Blench (3)
Blench, n. A looking aside or askance.These blenches gave my heart another youth.Shak.
Blench (4)
Blench, v. i. & t. [See 1st Blanch.] To grow or make pale. Barbour.
Blench holding
Blench″ hold′ing. (Law) See Blanch holding.
Blencher
Blench″er (�), n. 1. One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher.2. One who blenches, fli...
Blend
Blend (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Blended or Blent (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Blending.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. b...
Blend (2)
Blend (�), v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our...