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A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice.

layful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. W. Irving.

Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized. Baxter.

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points." Ascham.

Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.

The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.

f pigeon. Barbary ape (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.

The state of being a bard.

The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.

The state of being bare.

The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.

in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.

el. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31

The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. A total barrenness of invention. Dryden.

Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.

ish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.

A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles. Lyman.

The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness. I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. Shak.

The quality of being bashful.

The quality or state of being a base.