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That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal"*ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal"ing*ness, n.

ce or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. [Written also Adeling and Ætheling.]

Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Bafflingly, adv. -- Bafflingness, n.

tly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.

An inferior bard. J. Cunningham.

A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise.

, a. See Bawbling. [Obs.]

Insignificant; contemptible. [Obs.]

Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.

A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson.

The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.

Wailing over; lamenting. -- Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.

The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.

Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.

Quality of being bilingual. The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.

See Bilingual.

One versed in two languages.

Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]

Caressing; kissing.

A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.