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A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree.

A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.

A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.

See Bacharach.

To bully; to threaten. [Low] T. Warton.

An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.

The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.

An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric (#), a.

A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.

The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately.

Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. -- Bear"a*bly, adv.

A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.

Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.

The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.

Same as Aleppo boil.

See Buffer, 1.

Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred. Gray.

Chamber; house; -- used in Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res, and Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos. See Legislature.

Comradeship and loyalty.

A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ.