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Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.

their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. -- As`co*my*ce"tous (#), a.

o Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.

The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. "Auspicious chief." Dryden.

The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, Octo…

Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops. Wharton.

Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.

Already past or gone; bygone. [R.] And flies unconscious o'er each backward year. Byron.

An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.

wer Abbott. Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. Addison.

-- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.

e quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. Baking powder, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.

The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.

Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]

r other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. Shak.

A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.

Occurring twice a year; half-yearly; semiannual.

Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n.

Consisting of two hundred years.