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BILINGUAL a.
Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.
BILINGUALISM n.
Quality of being bilingual. The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.
BILINGUAR a.
See Bilingual.
BILINGUIST n.
One versed in two languages.
BILINGUOUS a.
Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]
BILLING a.
Caressing; kissing.
BILLINGSGATE n. 2 definitions
A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
BINDING a. 4 definitions
That binds; obligatory. Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
BINDING POST n.
A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
BINDING SCREW n.
A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.
BINDINGLY adv.
So as to bind.
BINDINGNESS n.
The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. Coleridge.
BING n.
A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood. "Potato bings." Burns. "A bing of corn." Surrey. [Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]
BIRD'S-NESTING n.
Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
BIRDCATCHING n.
The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.
BIRDING n.
Birdcatching or fowling. Shak. Birding piece, a fowling piece. Shak.
BIRDLING n.
A little bird; a nestling.
BIRTHING n.
Anything added to raise the sides of a ship. Bailey.
BITING a.
That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "A biting affliction." "A biting jest." Shak.
BITING IN n.
The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. See Etch. G. Francis.
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