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A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.

- Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower. -- Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. Locke. -- Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. -- Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closel…

A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.

hich rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.

A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.

A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.

Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.

A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines.

A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also byss and byssin.]

To use cabalistic language. [R] Dr. H. More.

Caballine aloes. Caballine aloes, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also horse aloes. -- Caballine spring, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; - - fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus.

The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.

A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength.

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.

A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley.

.], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment.

A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath.

Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. Buchanan.

One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.

, tarry liquid, obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It is used as a local application in skin diseases.