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Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.

wish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. --Bab"ist, n.…

glue, etc. Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper. -- Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash. -- Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of…

Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or indirect way.

Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air. -- Back"-fir`ing, n.

A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel. W. Nicholson.

Acting from behind and in concealment; as backdoor intrigues.

spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables. Backgammon board , a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two "tables".…

A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.

as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

rge stick of wood, forming the of a fire on the hearth. [U.S.] There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.

A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. [ Often used in the plural.]

From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin. The work went backward. Dryden.

To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

oolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. -- To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or less. [Colloq.]

a question should not baffle us. Locke. Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another.

To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter.

n parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.

To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. R. H. Dana, Jr.

bott. Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. Addison.