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The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]

Pycnanthemum). Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C. Nepeta. -- Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.

c., of the battery. -- In battery, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing. -- Masked battery, a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy. -- Out of battery, or From battery, withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading.

One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.

A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton.

a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.

To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind. A frozen continent . . . beat with perpetual storms. Milton.

A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.

A fish of the Mediterranean (Sphyræna spet). See Barracuda.

A trumpet. [Obs.]

To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.

One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.

the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

x), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish.

One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.

As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough. Lloyd. King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments. Johnson.

Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. [Archaic] The full bent and stress of the soul. Norris.

impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum. Benzene nucleus, Benzene ring (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula…

A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.

A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.