Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Basilar

{ Bas″i‐lar (�), Bas″i‐la‐ry (�), } a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of ...

920

Basilic

Ba‐sil″ic (�), n. [F. basilique.] Basilica.

921

Basilic (2)

{ Ba‐sil″ic (�), Ba‐sil″ic‐al (�), } a. [See Basilica.] 1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially importan...

922

Basilica

Ba‐sil″i‐ca (�), n.; pl.Basilicas (�); sometimes Basilicæ (–sē). [L. basilica, Gr. βασιλική (sc. οικἴα or στοά fr. βασιλικόσ royal, fr. βασιλεύσ king.] 1. Originally, the palace...

923

Basilica (2)

Ba‐sil″i‐ca, n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. P. Cyc.

924

Basilican

Ba‐sil″i‐can (�), a. Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form.Milman.

925

Basilicok

Ba‐sil″i‐cok (�), n. [OF. basilicoc.] The basilisk. Chaucer

926

Basilicon

‖Ba‐sil″i‐con (�), n. [L. basilicon, Gr. βασιλικόν neut. of βασιλικόσ cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica.] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or ...

927

Basilisk

Bas″i‐lisk (�), n. [L. basiliscus, Gr. βασιλισκοσ little king, kind of serpent, dim. of βασιλευσ king; — so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.] 1. A fab...

928

Basin

Ba″sin (�), n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.]1. A hollow vess...

929

Basined

Ba″sined (�), a. Inclosed in a basin. “Basined rivers.” Young.

930

Basinet

Bas″i‐net (�), n. Same as Bascinet.

931

Basioccipital

Ba′si‐oc‐cip″i‐tal (�), a. [Basi- + occipital.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usu...

932

Basion

‖Ba″si‐on (�), n. [Gr. βάσισ a base.] (Anat.) The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.

933

Basipodite

Ba‐sip″o‐dite (�), n. [Basi- + πούσ, ποδόσ foot.] (Anat.) The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.

934

Basipterygium

‖Ba‐sip′te‐ryg″i‐um (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. βάσισ a base + πτερύγιον a fin.] (Anat.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the meta...

935

Basipterygoid

Ba′sip‐ter″y‐goid (�), a. & n. [Basi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.

936

Basis

Ba″sis (bā″sĭs), n.; pl.Bases (–sēz). [L. basis, Gr. βάσισ. See Base, n.] 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden.2. The pedestal of a column, pillar,...

937

Basisolute

Ba‐sis″o‐lute (bȧ‐sĭs″ō̍‐lūt), a. [Basi- + solute, a.] (Bot.) Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.

938

Basisphenoid

{ Ba′si‐sphe″noid (�), Ba′si‐sphe‐noid″al (�), } a. [Basi- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presph...

939

Basisphenoid (2)

Ba′si‐sphe″noid, n.(Anat.) The basisphenoid bone.

940

Bask

Bask (bȧsk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Basked (bȧskt); p. pr. & vb. n.Basking.] [OScand. baðask to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n...

941

Bask (2)

Bask, v. t. To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.Basks at the fire his hairy strength.Milton.

942

Basket

Bas″ket (�), n. 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. “Rude baskets... woven of the flexile willow.” Dyer.2. ...

943

Basket (2)

Bas″ket, v. t. To put into a basket.

944

Basket ball

Bas″ket ball′. A game, usually played indoors, in which two parties of players contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball into opposite goals resembling baskets.

945

Basketful

Bas″ket‐ful (�), n.; pl.Basketfuls (�). As much as a basket will contain.