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Inclosed in a basin. "Basined rivers." Young.

Same as Bascinet.

Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n.

The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.

The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.

A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al (, a.

Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.

The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.

Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.

The basisphenoid bone.

Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.

To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. Goldsmith.

ers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. "Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow." Dyer.

ers contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball into opposite goals resembling baskets.

As much as a basket will contain.

The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.

One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.

Same as Bascinet.

A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.

A basin. [Obs. or Special form]