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Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.

Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.

Somewhat; something, but not very great. My young companion was a bit of a poet. T. Hook.

To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite

An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure. Let me bear the blame forever. Gen. xiiii. 9.

A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.

A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. Deut. xxxiii. 1.

Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.

Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. Wright.

A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. In the blossom of my youth. Massinger.

An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. Dryden.

The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet. A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows. Shak. At a blow, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act. "They lose a province at a blow." Dryden. -- To come to b…

Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen.

(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable; as, to blunder on a useful discovery.

To foreshow something; to augur. Whatever now The omen proved, it boded well to you. Dryden.

A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.

Good; valid as security for something.

f anything. A bone of contention, a subject of contention or dispute. -- A bone to pick, something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one). -- Bone ash, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry. -- Bone black (Chem.), the black,…

Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.

A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.