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by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similar…

Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.

One versed in two languages.

Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]

A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.

t is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently "bishop" ( J. B. Lightfoot.

Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.

A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough. A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard. Macaulay.

The conduct or language of a blackguard; rufflanism.

The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner. Peacham.

by report; to publish; to disclose. Through the court his courtesy was blown. Dryden. His language does his knowledge blow. Whiting.

Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. L'Estrange.

To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. In God we boast all the day long. Ps. xiiv. 8

Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.

r purify by other means. He now had bolted all the flour. Spenser. Ill schooled in bolted language. Shak.

Padded breeches. [Obs.] Bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian. Yet noisy bombast carefully avoid. Dryden.

Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian. Bombastry and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light, soar highest of all. Swift.

Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word. [Jocose.]

A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.