Webster's Dictionary 1913

2782

Birthdom

Birth″dom (�), n. [Birth + -dom.] The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. Shak.

2783

Birthing

Birth″ing, n.(Naut.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship. Bailey.

2784

Birthless

Birth″less, a. Of mean extraction. Sir W. Scott.

2785

Birthmark

Birth″mark′ (�), n. Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark,... a snake.Sir T. North.

2786

Birthnight

Birth″night′ (�), n. The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.The angelic song in Bethlehem field,On thy birthnight, that sung thee...

2787

Birthplace

Birth″place′ (�), n. The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense. “The birthplace of valor.” Burns.

2788

Birthright

Birth″right′ (�), n. Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free c...

2789

Birthroot

Birth″root′ (�), n.(Bot.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.

2790

Birthwort

Birth″wort′ (�), n. A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.

2791

Bis

Bis (�), adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two. See Two, and cf. Bi-.] Twice; — a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an...

2792

Bis-

Bis–, pref. A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.

2793

Bisa antelope

Bi″sa an″te‐lope (�). (Zoöl.) See Oryx.

2794

Bisaccate

Bi‐sac″cate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + saccate.] (Bot.) Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.

2795

Biscayan

Bis‐cay″an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. — n. A native or inhabitant of Biscay.

2796

Biscotin

Bis″co‐tin (�), n. [F. biscotin. See Biscuit.] A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit.

2797

Biscuit

Bis″cuit (�), n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See Cook, and cf. Bisque a kind of porcel...

2798

Biscutate

Bi‐scu″tate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + scutate.] (Bot.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.

2799

Bise (2)

‖Bise (�), n. A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; — nearly the same as the mistral.

2800

Bise (3)

Bise (�), n.(Paint.) See Bice.

2801

Bisect

Bi‐sect″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bisected; p. pr. & vb. n.Bisecting.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.] 1. To cut or divide into two parts.2. (Geom.) To divide into two e...

2802

Bisection

Bi‐sec″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. bissection.] Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.

2803

Bisector

Bi‐sec″tor (�), n. One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line which bisects an angle.

2804

Bisectrix

Bi‐sec″trix (�), n. The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.

2805

Bisegment

Bi‐seg″ment (�), n. [Pref. bi- + segment.] One of tow equal parts of a line, or other magnitude.

2806

Biseptate

Bi‐sep″tate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + septate.] With two partitions or septa. Gray.

2807

Biserial

{ Bi‐se″ri‐al (�), Bi‐se″ri‐ate (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + serial, seriate.] In two rows or series.

2808

Biserrate

Bi‐ser″rate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + serrate.] 1. (Bot.) Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.2. (Zoöl.) Serrate on both sides, as some antennæ.