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The quantity contained in a basin.

Inclosed in a basin. "Basined rivers." Young.

Same as Bascinet.

Same as Bombazine.

A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to oatch bulky matters which would not pass readly throught the sewer. Knight.

In a manner to debase.

Lowering or humbling one's self.

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.

A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.

The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.

and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.

A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]

A basin. [Obs. or Special form]

Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce. Bacon. Ure.

ft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.

A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.

ng from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.

The act of debasing or the state of being debased. Milton.