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To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. B. Jonson.

rence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. So Dagon shall be magnified, and God, Besides whom is no god, compared with idols, Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. Milton. How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually…

Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl. Hall Caine.

To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision. For me the balm shall bleed. Pope.

renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation. He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish. Lev. xiv. 10. The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious charac…

To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. The nations shall bless themselves in him. Jer. iv. 3.

Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. Milton.

Happily; fortunately; joyfully. We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. Sir P. Sidney.

A glimpse or glance. This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall.

To flourish and prosper. Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of the world with fruit. Isa. xxvii. 6.

by persons suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret" Thackeray. -- Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum. -- Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree (Eucalyptus globulus), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated i…

ushes; incapable of blushing; shameless; impudent. Vice now, secure, her blushless front shall raise. Dodsley.

A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] Halliwell.

One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish. Halliwell.

cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes. The stomach cook is for the hall, And boileth meate for them all. Gower.

d-faced woman. I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall.

y part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress. This arm shall be a bolster for thy head. Gay.

appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain i…

h books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." Addison. "Bookish skill." Bp. Hall.

A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.