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lemon-yellow phosphate of uranium and calcium occurring in tabular crystals with basal cleavage, and in micalike scales. H., 2- 2.5. Sp. gr., 3.05-3.19.

A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or hatchets.

ty] is the right ballast of prosperity. Barrow. Ballast engine, a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast. -- Ship in ballast, a ship carring only ballast.

An outlaw; a brigand. No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.

A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.

of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).

a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. -- Bar sinister (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See Baton. -- Bar tracery (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. -- B…

A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state.

Relating to, or forming, the base. Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. -- Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.

Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.

e; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action. A drawing up the armies in battalia. Jer. Taylor.

of an army; a battalion. [Obs.] The king divided his army into three battles. Bacon. The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every action. Robertson.

ucing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing. [His mother] in travail of his bearing. R. of Gloucester.

esinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

To praise greatly or extravagantly. Goldsmith.

,n.A kind of neckcloth. [Obs.] A treatise against the cravat and berdash. Steele.

me; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor. Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor. Sir W. Scott.

To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. Milton.

An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc. [Obs.]