Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Baldpate (2)

{ Bald″pate′ (�), Bald″pat′ed (�), } a. Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. Shak.

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Baldrib

Bald″rib′ (�), n. A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat. Southey.

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Baldric

Bal″dric (�), n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt, n.] A broad...

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Baldwin

Bald″win (�), n.(Bot.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

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Bale

Bale (�), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.] A bundle or pa...

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Bale (2)

Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Baled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Baling.] To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.

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Bale (3)

Bale, v. t. See Bail, v. t., to lade.

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Bale (4)

Bale (bāl), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. balu, OHG. balo, Icel. böl, Goth. balweins.] 1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.Let now your bliss be turned into bale.S...

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Balearic

Bal′e‐ar″ic (băl′ē̍‐ăr″ĭk), a. [L. Balearicus, fr. Gr. βαλιαρει̑σ the Balearic Islands.] Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea...

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Baleen

Ba‐leen″ (bȧ‐lēn″), n. [F. baleine whale and whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. φάλαινα.] (Zoöl. & Com.) Plates or blades of “whalebone,” from two to twelve feet long, and s...

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Balefire

Bale″fire′ (bāl″fīr), n. [AS. bǣlfȳr the fire of the funeral pile; bǣl fire, flame (akin to Icel. bāl, OSlav. bēlŭ, white, Gr. φαλόσ bright, white, Skr. bhāla brightness) + fȳr,...

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Baleful

Bale″ful (bāl″fụl), a. [AS. bealoful. See Bale misery.] 1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive. “Baleful enemies.” Shak.Four infernal rivers that disgorgeInto th...

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Balefully

Bale″ful‐ly, adv. In a baleful manner; perniciously.

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Balefulness

Bale″ful‐ness, n. The quality or state of being baleful.

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Balisaur

‖Bal″i‐sa′ur (băl″ĭ‐sä′o͞or), n.(Zoöl.) A badgerlike animal of India (Arctonyx collaris).

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Balister

Bal″is‐ter (băl″ĭs‐tẽr or bȧ‐lĭs″tẽr), n. [OF. balestre. See Ballista.] A crossbow. Blount.

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Balistoid

Bal″is‐toid (�), a.(Zoöl.) Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family Balistidæ. See Filefish.

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Balistraria

‖Bal′is‐tra″ri‐a (�), n.(Anc. Fort.) A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged. Parker.

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Balize

‖Ba‐lize″ (�), n. [F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.] A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.

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Balk

Balk (ba̤k), n. [AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. bālkr partition, bjālki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf. Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. Balcony, Balk, v...

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Balk (2)

Balk, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Balked (ba̤kt); p. pr. & vb. n.Balking.] [From Balk a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. ...

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Balk (3)

Balk, v. i. 1. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.In strifeful terms with him to balk.Spenser.2. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short...

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Balk (4)

Balk, v. i. [Prob. from D. balken to bray, bawl.] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

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Balker

Balk″er (�), n. [See 2d Balk.] One who, or that which, balks.

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Balker (2)

Balk″er (�), n. [See last Balk.] A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a con...

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Balkingly

Balk″ing‐ly, adv. In a manner to balk or frustrate.

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Balkish

Balk″ish, a. Uneven; ridgy. Holinshed.