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To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" Gay.

A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus.

That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.

er they became king and queen. In America, a bill or declaration of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several States. -- Bill of sale, a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels. -- Bill of sight, a form of entry at the customhouse, by which goods, respecting which t…

Having two eyes. "Most animals are binocular." Derham.

Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray.

ess insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zoöl.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous. -- Bird of passage, a migratory bird. -- Bird spider (Zoöl.), a very…

ecies of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.

Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North.

he silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.

ine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers.

The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.

A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.

A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.

the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. Sir W. Scott.

o give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate. Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things. Tillotson.

A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold.

on by a blast, or by some pernicious cause. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. Amos iv. 9.

omething; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. Deut. xxxiii. 1.

plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.