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To divide into two branches.

Two-pronged; forked.

A forking, or division into two branches.

See Bifurcate, a. [R.] Coles.

A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.

Full of bitterness. [Obs.]

ame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious. Chaucer. -- Blame"ful*ly, adv. -- Blame"ful*ness, n.

Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree. "Blissful solitude." Milton. -- Bliss"ful*ly, adv. -- Bliss"ful*ness, n.

Gay; full of gayety; joyous.

Full of blushes. While from his ardent look the turning Spring Averts her blushful face. Thomson.

Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly, adv. -- Boast"ful*ness, n.

The quantity or amount that fills a boat.

Portentous; ominous. Carlyle.

As much as will fill a book; a book full. Shak. -- a.

Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors. God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.

Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]

Brimful. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow. "Her brimful eyes." Dryden.

As much as will fill a cap. A capful of wind (Naut.), a light puff of wind.

Full of care; anxious; solicitous [Archaic] Be careful [Rev. Ver. "anxious"] for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton.