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Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. Jer. iii. 14.

The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its rec…

To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account.

The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.

A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies.

The Indian fig. See Banyan. Banian days (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.

he genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.

Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.

tification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. -- Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a pa…

Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.

are men prevailed upon by bare of naked truth. South. Under bare poles (Naut.), having no sail set.

To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.

Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron.

ceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.

Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.

, Divided into bars; -- said of the field.

Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.

Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt. Basic salt (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical.

A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice. Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. Rowe.