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or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells. Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.

The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.

niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also blue light. -- Bengal stripes, a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See Bengal, 3. -- Bengal tiger. (Zoöl.). See Tiger.

alled oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.

A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." Dickens.

A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu.

ich but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate.

The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.

Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election.

Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]

tor; the person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the payee. The person making the order may himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called a draft. See Exchange. Chitty. -- Bill of fare, a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with prices…

A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.

A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.

A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.

The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.

Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.

An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.

A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.

ich but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.

To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.