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A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.

ist or ankle; a ring bracelet. Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.

Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. Banner fish (Zoöl.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.

Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.

The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.

But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.…

In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs.

Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite.

A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle- green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.

One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.

A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. Brown bastard is your only drink. Shak.

pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.

to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. Dryden. The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts. I. Taylor

A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.

ly the same word as by; joined with verbs, it serves: (a) To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir. (b) To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for). (c) To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).…

Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.

Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. "A beauish young spark." Byrom.

A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. "Trees bedashed with rain." Shak.