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d in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert…

Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.

A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. -- Bo"dhi*sat`ship, n.

is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass. Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. R. Jago.

issile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.

A kind of large knife resembling a machete. [Phil. Islands]

One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.

A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Pope.

A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.

Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden. This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point. Ridley.

A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.

g from the face of a wall, column, or the like. Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.

are represented by tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.

made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches.

distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. Brandy fruit, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.

A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.

pe, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.

panies before they are mustered into service. -- Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.

of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. Knight.