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The aurochs or European bison.

salt, Epsom salts;; magnesium sulphate. -- Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. -- To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous.

A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus).

Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. -- n.

Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque. C. Kingsley.

A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown under glass in northern latitudes.

A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale.

The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); - - so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse.

Having a blade or blades; as a two-bladed knife. Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass. Shak.

Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate. Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things. Tillotson.

To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; 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 aven…

Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature. "Blasphemous publications." Porteus. Nor from the Holy One of Heaven Refrained his tongue blasphemous. Milton.…

r signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.

To blazon. [Obs.] Peacham.

art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner. Peacham.

Same as Blazon, 3. The principles of blazonry. Peacham.

A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidæ; the blay. [Written also blick.]

Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.

That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears. Hakewill.

To stain, smear or wet, with blood. [Archaic] Reach out their spears afar, And blood their points. Dryden.