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One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.

foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. Fielding. Then all averred I had killed the bird. Coleridge.

y, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.

ecular cares and avocations which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life. Atterbury.

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy. And dropped an awkward courtesy. Dryden.

A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four 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 i…

One skilled in bacteriology.

One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

e up the cells; -- called also propolis. -- Bee hawk (Zoöl.), the honey buzzard. -- Bee killer (Zoöl.), a large two-winged fly of the family Asilidæ (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon the honeybee. See Robber fly. -- Bee louse (Zoöl.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (Braula cæca) parasitic on hive bees.…

of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime. They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. Hooker.

In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. I could have better spared a better man. Shak.

One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.

very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds. -- Bird tick (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.

A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak.

Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.

To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.

Authorship; literary skill.

uainted with books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." Addison. "Bookish skill." Bp. Hall.

One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.