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Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. -- Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. -- Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it be…

ings held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon.

A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.

The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.

person deficient in understanding. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. Pope.

To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament." Milton.

companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investor's horizon. [Colloq.]

A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.

To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. He ne'er had learned the art to bob For anything but eels. Saxe. To bob at an apple, cherry, etc. to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water.

sion of public joy and exultation, or for amusement. Full soon by bonfire and by bell, We learnt our liege was passing well. Gay.

The clearing of bones from fish or meat.

Filled with book learning. [R.] "The bookful blockhead." Pope.

Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man." Addison. "Bookish skill." Bp. Hall.

Without books; unlearned. Shenstone.

to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast. So from their own clear north in radiant streams, Bright over Europe bursts the boreal morn. Thomson.

Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.

A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.

. fifty brace of pheasants. Addison. A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church. Fuller. But you, my brace of lords. Shak.