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A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

he defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking. Cowell.

Undisguised. " Bald egotism." Lowell.

Of or pertaining to a bath. Howell.

One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells.

alse front of hair similarly worn. His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.

A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] Cowell. Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. -- Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. -- Baron of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one…

of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

Pain in the bowels; colic.

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.

An usher in the legislature of British colonies. Cowell. Committed to the custody of the Black Rod. Macaulay.

rge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc. The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. Howell.

inconsiderately. [Low] If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out. W. D. Howells.

A senseless babbler or boaster. [Obs.] "I hate such blatteroons." Howell.

The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood. Arbuthnot.

g; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.] The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.

mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below." Lowell.

To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell.

A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels. Dunglison.