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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bāne'-bēr-ry, n. p. 106(Bot.) A plant (Actæa spicata), whose berries are poisonous. London.Bāne'ful, a. p. 106Having poisonous qualities; injurious; noxious; pernicious; destructive. “Baneful hemlock.” Garth. “Baneful wrath.” Chapman.Bāne'ful-ly, adv. p. 106In a baneful manner.Bāne'ful-ness, n. p. 106Quality of being baneful.Bāne'wort, n. p. 106A plant, called also deadly nightshade.Băng, v. t. p. 106To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly; to thump. This desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak. 2. To surpass or excel. [Low.]Băng, n. p. 106A blow with a club; a heavy blow. Swift.Băng'ing, a. p. 106Huge; great;—as if beating, or surpassing in size. [Vulgar.] Forby.Bāng'gle, v. t. p. 106To waste by little and little. [Obs.] Whole Duty of Man.Bāng'gle, n. p. 106An ornamental ring worn upon the arms and ankles in India and Africa. Malcolm.Băn'gle-ēar, n. p. 106A loose hanging ear like that of a dog, an imperfection in a horse. Wright.Bāngue or Bāng, n. p. 106An astringent and narcotic drug made from the larger leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), which are chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. Haschish is the…Banian, n. p. 106A Hindoo merchant, particularly one who visits foreign countries for purposes of business. Malcom. 2. A morning gown, like that worn by the Banians. Craig. 3. The India fig-tree. See BANYAN. Banian…Băn’ish, v. t. p. 106To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. We banish you our territories. Shak. 2. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. “Banish all offense.”…Bān'ish-er, n. p. 106One who banishes.Bān'ish-ment, n. p. 106The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson. Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden.Băn'is-ter, n. p. 106A baluster. He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters. W. Scott.Băn'jo, n. p. 106A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tamborine; it has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands. It is a favorite instrument of the…Băṅk, n. p. 106A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level. They cast up a bank against the city. 2 Sam. xx. 15. 2. Any steep acclivity, whether rising from a river, a lake, or the sea, or…Bānk, v. t. p. 106To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. “Banked well with earth.” Holland. 2. To pass by the banks of. [Obs. and rare.] Shak. 3. To lay up or deposit in…Bānk, v. i. p. 106To deposit money in a bank; to carry on banking.Banking house p. 106a banking office or firm.Bānk'a-ble, a. p. 106Receivable at a bank, as bills; or discountable, as notes.Bānk'-bill, n. p. 106In America, a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and forming part of the currency; a bank-note. 2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and…Bāŋk'-bōok, n. p. 106A book in which the officers of a bank enter the debt and credit of a customer. Fourier.Bānk'-crēd'it, n. p. 106A credit by which, on proper security given to a bank, a person has liberty to draw to a certain extent agreed on. Ogilvie.Bănk'er, n. p. 106One who keeps a bank; one who traffics in money, receives and remits money, negotiates bills of exchange, &c. McCulloch. 2. One who receives money in trust, to be drawn again as the owner has…Bānk'et, n. p. 106(Bricklaying.) A piece of wood on which to cut bricks. Buchanan.Bānk'-fēnçe, n. p. 106A fence consisting of a bank of earth.Bānk'-hōok, n. p. 106A large fish-hook baited and attached by a line to the bank. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.Bānk'ing, n. p. 106The business or employment of a banker; the business of establishing a common fund for lending money, discounting notes, issuing bills, receiving deposits, collecting the money on notes deposited…Bānk'ing, a. p. 106Pertaining to, or conducted by, a bank; as, banking operations.Bănk'-nōte, n. p. 106A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand, and intended to circulate as money. Byles. ☞ Such notes, in England and America, form a large part of the currency.…Bānk'rout, n. p. 106See BANKRUPT. Marston.Bānk'rupt, n. p. 106(Eng. Law.) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors. Blackstone. In this sense, a man may be a bankrupt and not insolvent, or insolvent and not a…Bănk'rupt, a. p. 106Having committed acts of bankruptcy; unable to pay debts; insolvent. “The king’s grown bankrupt.” Shak.Bănk'rupt, v. t. p. 106To break in trade; to make insolvent.Bănk'rupt-cy, n. p. 107The state of being bankrupt or insolvent; the state of a man whose business is stopped and broken up, because he is insolvent, and utterly incapable of carrying it on; inability to pay all debts.…Bānk'-stŏck, n. p. 107A share or shares in the capital stock of a bank.Bān'li-eue, n. p. 107The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande.Băn'ner, n. p. 107Originally, a small square flag borne before a banneret, whose arms were embroidered on it; hence, a military ensign; the principal standard of a prince or state; a pennon; a streamer. Hang out our…Băn'nered, a. p. 107Furnished with or bearing banners. “A bannered host.” Milton. Shield the strong foes, and rake the bannered shore. Barlow.Bān'ner-et, n. p. 107Originally, a military rank conferred only on such as were able to bring a certain number of vassals into the field; hence, a rank corresponding to this; also, a person sustaining the rank. ☞ The…Băn'ner-ōl, n. p. 107See BĀNDROL.Ban-ni'tion, n. p. 107The act of expulsion. [Obs.] Abp. Laud.Băn'nock, n. p. 107A cake made of oat, rye, pease, or barley meal, baked on an iron plate, over the fire;—used in Scotland and the northern counties of England. W. Scott.Băn'nock-flūke, n. p. 107A turbot. [Scottish.] Scott.Bāns, n. pl. p. 107See BAN, No. 2.Băn'quet, n. p. 107A feast; a rich entertainment. That dares prefer the toils of Hercules To dalliance, banquets, and ignoble ease. Dryden. 2. A dessert, or light entertainment at the end of a feast. [Obs.] There were…Băn'quet, v. t. p. 107To treat with a feast or rich entertainment. Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there. Coleridge.Băn'quet, v. i. p. 107To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast. Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets, I would not taste thy treasonous offer. Milton.Băn'quet, n. p. 107(Arch.) The footway of a bridge, when raised above the carriage way. Gwilt. 2. A small rod-shaped part of a horse's bridle, under the eye. Bailey.Băn'quet-er, n. p. 107One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.Băn'quet-ing-room, n. p. 107A saloon or spacious hall for public entertainments. Formerly, the room where the dessert was placed, to which, after dinner, it was customary to remove. Coleridge.Băn-quette', n. p. 107(Fort.) A little raised way or foot-bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy in the ditch or in front of it. [See Illust. of Abattis.]Bān’shee or Bēn’shie, n. p. 107A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to give notice to a family of the speedy death of some of its members, by chanting a mournful ditty under the windows of the house.…Bān'stick-le, n. p. 107(Bot.) A small fish, called also stickleback; a species of the genus Gasterosteus.Bān'tam, n. p. 107A very small variety of fowl, with feathered legs, brought, probably, from the kingdom of Bantam, a district of the island of Java. 2. A kind of painted or carved work resembling that of Japan, only…Bān’ter, v. t. p. 107To play upon in words and in good humor; to rally; to joke or jest with. “She . . . could scarcely forbear thinking we bantered her.” Locke. Syn.—To rally; joke; jest; sport; play; ridicule…Băn’ter, n. p. 107A joking or jesting; humorous raillery; wit or humor; pleasantry. “Part banter, part affection.” Tennyson.