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The state of being a bastard; bastardy.

The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.

The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : -- made originally at Bagdad. [Spelt also baudkin, baudkyn, bawdekin, and baldakin.] Nares.

y be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formulæ (x in each case being the reading on Baumé's scale) : (a) for liquids heavier than water, sp. gr. = 144 ÷ (144 - x);

A state of being obliged 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

ertain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.

The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. A. Wood.

warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.

The state of being beamy.

Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. -- Bear"a*bly, adv.

sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.

The state or quality of being destitute of beard.

The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection. But of this frame, the bearings and the ties, The strong connections, nice dependencies. Pope.

The state or quality of being beastly.

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of his spirit." Jer. Ta…

The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. [Jocular] Dryden.

point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit; congruity; fitness. The becomingness of human nature. Grew.

The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble. [Colloq.]

That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.