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part of a head-dress. Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. Sir W. Scott.

om the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott.

bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name. Sir W. Scott.

m and out of. How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair.

ommonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England. Jamieson. Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.]

A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house.

or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. "Wild, barbaric music." Sir W. Scott.

tion; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott.

Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns.

have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. Brilliant but barren reveries. Prescott. Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter. Swift.

ep back a crowd. No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir W. Scott.

for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains." Prescott.

rshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. Prescott.

Having battlements. A battlemented portal. Sir W. Scott.

A halfpenny. [Spelt also baubee.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]

Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag. Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky. Sir W. Scott.

To bear back, to retreat. "Bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist." Sir W. Scott. -- To bear down upon (Naut.), to approach from the windward side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy. -- To bear in with (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship bears in with the land. -- To bear off (Naut.), to s…

four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]