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An Axminster carpet, an imitation Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile; -- so called from Axminster, Eng.

e so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from Axminster, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835) made.

A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree.

The blue roach of Europe (Leuciscus cæruleus); -- so called from its color.

land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. Therefore is the name of it called Babel. Gen. xi. 9.

The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler.

An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.

f chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables. Backgammon board , a board for playing backgammon, often made in the fo…

he altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.

basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. Halliwell.

A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.

imal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.

beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance.

globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.

lly of liquors. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).

A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "the balks." Tubs hanging in the balks. Chaucer.

collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.

guent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).