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The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.

The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. Longfellow.

State or nature of a beast.

To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.

An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.

The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.

To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify. [Obs.] "Begodded saints." South.

One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.

imp. & p. p. of Bestride.

A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.

Same as Diiodide.

Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.

The doctrine of vital forces or energy.

A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.

the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords. [Eng.]

A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian black wood is from the tree Dalbergia latifolia. Balfour.

The germinal membrane in an ovum, from which the embryo is developed.

Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.

es in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.

Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.