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A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners.

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. Knight.

(Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Knight.

sisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.

of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. Knight.

a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. Knight.

essel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat. Knight.

The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.

The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. Knight.

process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine. Knight.

A token or badge of knightly rank.

h, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl.

r than one of 90º. -- Bevel wheel, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to the axis. Knight.

A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle. Knight.

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. Knight.

A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. Knight.

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers. Knight.

ork wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths. Knight.

e end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zoöl.), a species of catfish (Gronias nigrolabris), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in Pennsylvania. -- Blind coal,…

A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well- tanned leather. Knight.