Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bār-bā'di-an, n. p. 108(Geog.) An inhabitant of Barbadoes.Bär-bā'dōes Chĕr'ry p. 108A tree of the West Indies, producing a pleasant, tart fruit; Malpighia glabra.Bār-bā'dōes Tār p. 108Mineral pitch or petroleum, which flows as a thick fluid from the earth or rocks in many places. See BITUMEN. Dana.Bär'ba-rà, n. p. 108(Logic.) The first words in technical verses intended to represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately.Bār-bā'ri-an, n. p. 108A foreigner. [Obs.] Proud Greece all nations else barbarians held. Denham. 2. A man in his rude, savage state; an uncivilized person. Pyrrhus, seeing the Romans marshal their army with some art and…Bār-bā'ri-an, a. p. 108Pertaining to, or resembling, savages; rude; uncivilized; cruel; inhuman; as, barbarian governments; barbarian treatment.Bār-bār'ic, a. p. 108Of, or from, the barbarous nations of the east. With diamond flaming, and barbaric gold. Pope. 2. Pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian. “Wild, barbaric…Bär'ba-rïsm, n. p. 108An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners, and ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; savagism; barbarousness. Prescott. 2. An act of barbarity, cruelty, or brutality; an outrage.…Bar-bār'i-ty, n. p. 108The manners of a barbarian; savageness; cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. All the rudeness, reproach, and barbarity imaginable. Clarendon. 2. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] Swift.Bär'ba-rize, v. i. p. 108To become barbarous. [Rare.] The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan. De Quincey. 2. To use or adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech. The ill habit which they get of…Bär'ba-rīze, v. t. p. 108To make barbarous. Hideous changes have barbarized France. Burke.Bär'ba-roŭs, a. p. 108Uncivilized or savage; coarse; rough; as, the conquered became as barbarous as the conquerors. Then art a Roman; be not barbarous. Shak. 2. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; as, barbarous treatment. By…Bär'ba-roŭs-ly, adv. p. 108In a barbarous manner.Bär'ba-roŭs-ness, n. p. 108The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.Bär'ba-ry, n. p. 108A Barbary horse; a barb. B. & Fl.Bär'bate, a. p. 108(Bot.) Bearing lines, spots, or tufts of hair; bearded. Gray.Bär'ba-ted, a. p. 108Having barbed points. “A dart uncommonly barbated.” Warton.Bärbe, n. p. 108See BARB, No. 4.Bär'be-cŭe, n. p. 108A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted whole. 2. A large social entertainment, usually in the open air, at which animals are roasted whole, and other provisions of all kinds are consumed.Bär'be-cūe, v. t. p. 108To dress and roast whole, which is done by splitting the animal to the back-bone, and roasting it on a gridiron. “Lend me, gods, a whole hog barbecued.” Pope.Bär'bel, n. p. 108A small vermiform process appended to the mouth of certain fishes, and subservient to the sense of touch. Brande. 2. (Ichth.) A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers.…Bär'bel-late, a. p. 108(Bot.) Having bearded or barbed bristles. Gray.Bär-bĕl'lu-late, a. p. 108(Bot.) Having small bearded bristles. Gray.Bär'ber, n. p. 108One whose occupation is to shave the beard, and to cut and dress the hair, of others.Bär'ber, v. t. p. 108To shave and dress the hair of. Shak.Bär'ber-chi-rûr'geon, n. p. 108A barber who practiced surgery; a barber-surgeon; hence, a low practitioner of surgery. Wiseman.Bär'ber-ess, n. p. 108A female barber. [Obs.]Bär'ber-mŏn'ger, n. p. 108A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself in being dressed by a barber; a fop. [Obs.] Shak.Bär'ber-ry, n. p. 108(Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus Berberis, common in hedges. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its berries are used as preserves in sugar, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and…Bär'ber-sŭr'geon, n. p. 108One who adds the business of a surgeon to that of a barber. [Formerly barber-chirurgeon.] Thackeray.Bär'bet, n. p. 108A variety of dog having long curly hair. 2. (Ornith.) A bird of the genus Bucco, characterized by a large, conical, slightly-compressed beak, which is swollen at the base, and bearded with five…Bar-bĕtte', n. p. 108(Fort.) A mound of earth on which guns are mounted to fire over the top of the parapet. ☞ Guns are in barbette when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through…Bär'bi-can, n. p. 108See BARBACAN.Bär'-bi-ton, n. p. 108(Mus.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre. Brande.Bär'ble, n. p. 108Same as BARBEL. See BARBEL, No. 2.Bär'būle, n. p. 108A very minute barb or beard. Booth.Bär'ca-rōlle, n. p. 108A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. 2. A piece of instrumental music composed in imitation of such a song.Bär'con, n. p. 108A vessel for freight used in the Mediterranean.Bärd, n. p. 108A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. “The last of all the bards was he.” Scott.…Bärd, n. p. 108The defensive armor of a horse.Bär-dăsh', n. p. 108A boy kept for unnatural purposes. Bardashing occurs in Hudibras.Bärd'ed, a. p. 108(Antiq.) Wearing defensive armor. “Barded horses.” Holinshed. 2. (Her.) Wearing rich caparisons. “Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped.” Stow.Bar-dês'a-nīst, n. p. 108(Eccl. Hist.) One of a branch of the Gnostics of the second century, followers of Bardesanes of Edessa, in Mesopotamia. They held to two original self-existent beings, one good, the other evil; that…Bārd'ic, a. p. 108Pertaining to bards, or their poetry. “The bardic profession.” Warton.Bärd'ish, a. p. 108Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. “Bardish impostures.” Selden.Bärd'ism, n. p. 108The science of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. Owen.Bärd'ling, n. p. 108A little bard. [Rare.] Cunningham.Bāre, a. p. 108Without clothes or covering; naked; as, the arm is bare; the trees are bare. 2. With the head uncovered from respect. When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. Herbert. 3. Plain; simple…Bāre, n. p. 108Surface; body; substance. [Bare.] You have touched the very bare of truth. Marston.Bâre, v. t. p. 108To strip off the covering of; to make naked; as, to bare the breast.Bâre p. 108The old preterit of bear; now bore.Bāre'bōne, n. p. 108A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin. Shak.Bāre'bōned, a. p. 108So lean that the bones show their forms. Shak.Bāre'bōnes, n. p. 108A canting fanatic. [Colloq.] Wright.Bāre'faced, a. p. 108With the face uncovered; not masked. “Then you will play barefaced.” Shak. 2. Without concealment; undisguised; hence, shameless; impudent; audacious. “Barefaced treason.” J. Baillie.Bâre'faced-ly, adv. p. 108Without disguise or reserve; openly; impudently. Locke.Bāre'fāced-ness, n. p. 108The quality of being bare-faced; effrontery; assurance; audaciousness.Bāre'fōot, a. p. 108With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.Bāre'foot, adv. p. 108With the feet bare; as, to dance barefoot.Bâre'foot-ed, a. p. 108Having the feet bare.