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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Barège, n. p. 108A gauze-like material for ladies' dresses, vails, &c., of worsted, or silk and worsted. Simmonds.Bāre'-gnawn, a. p. 108Eaten bare. Shak.Bāre'-hănd-ed, a. p. 108Having the hands bare.Bâre'-hĕad-ed, a. p. 108Having the head uncovered, either from respect or other cause.Bâre'-hĕad-ed-ness, n. p. 108State of being bare-headed.Bâre'-lĕgged, a. p. 108Having the legs bare.Bâre'ly, adv. p. 108Without any thing more; only; merely; poorly; nakedly. His son is duke . . . barely in title, not in revenue. Shak.Bāre'-nĕcked, a. p. 108Having the neck uncovered; exposed. Shak.Bāre'ness, n. p. 108The state of being bare; want of covering, clothing, comforts, &c.; nakedness; indigence.Bāre'-wōrn, a. p. 109Worn to a state of bareness.Bär'-fee, n. p. 109(Law.) A fee of twenty pence paid to the jailer by prisoners acquitted (at the bar) of felony. [Eng.] Buchanan.Băr'ful, a. p. 109Full of obstructions. [Obs.] Shak.Bär'gain, n. p. 109An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds…Bär'gain, v. i. p. 109To make a contract or conclusive agreement for the transfer of property; to agree. So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak.Bär'gain, v. t. p. 109To transfer for a consideration; as, A bargained away his farm;—a popular use of the word.Bär-gain-ee', n. p. 109(Law.) The party in a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone.Bär'gāin-er, n. p. 109The party in a contract who stipulates to sell and convey property to another.Bär'gain-ôr, n. p. 109(Law.) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another. Jacobs.Bärge, n. p. 109A pleasure-boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished, and decorated with flags and streamers. 2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship’s barge; a…Bärge'-bōard, n. p. 109(Arch.) An inclined projecting board placed at the gable of a building, and hiding the horizontal timbers of the roof. Gwilt.Bärge'-coüp/le, n. p. 109(Arch.) One of two beams mortised the one into the other, to strengthen the building. Gwilt.Bärge'-cōurse, n. p. 109(Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. Gwilt.Bärge'-man, n. p. 109The man who manages a barge.Bärge'-mås'ter, n. p. 109The proprietor of a barge, conveying goods for hire. Blackstone.Bär'ger, n. p. 109The manager of a barge. [Obs.]Bär'-gown, n. p. 109A lawyer's gown in England.Bă'ri-a, n. p. 109(Min.) Baryta. See BARYTA.Bā-ril'la, n. p. 109(Bot.) A sea-shore or maritime plant (Salsola soda) from which soda is made, by burning it in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. Loudon. 2. (Com.) (a.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an…Bär'il-let, n. p. 109A little cask, or something resembling one. Smart.Bär'-ī/ron, n. p. 109Iron in long pieces, hammered or rolled out of puddle-balls, which have been made out of pigs in a puddling-furnace or forge.Bär'i-tōne, a. & n. p. 109See BARYTONE.Bä'ri-üm, n. p. 109The metallic basis of baryta or baria, which is an oxide of barium. [Barytum is the legitimate word.] ☞ Baryta and the other compounds of this element are remarkable for being much heavier than…Bärk, n. p. 109The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark.Bärk, v. t. p. 109To strip the bark from; to peel. 2. To cover or inclose with bark; as to bark the roof of a hut.Bärk, n. p. 109The noise made by a dog.Bärk, v. i. p. 109To make the explosive noise of dogs and other canines. “The dog loud barking.” Wordsworth. 2. To pursue or annoy with continued vociferation or importunity; to clamor. Therefore they bark, and say…Bärk or Bärque, n. p. 109(Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her fore and main masts rigged as a ship, and her mizzen as a schooner. Totten. 2. Any small vessel. “That fatal and perfidious bark.” Milton. “An armed barque.”…Bärk'-bĕd, n. p. 109A hotbed formed beneath of tanner's bark. Booth.Bärk'-bound, a. p. 109Having the bark too firm or close, as is sometimes the case with trees.Bärk'er, n. p. 109One who barks or clamors unreasonably. B. Jonson. 2. One who strips trees of their bark. Shak. 3. One who stands at the doors of shops to urge passers-by to make purchases. [Eng.] Ogilvie.Bärk'er's Mill p. 109An early form of vertical recoil water wheel, in which the water moves the wheel from which it issues by its reaction or counter-pressure as it issues from the orifices.Bärk'er-y, n. p. 109A tan-house. Booth.Bărk'-galled, a. p. 109Having the bark galled, as with thorns.Bärk'ing-ī/rons, n. pl. p. 109Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner.Bärk'less, a. p. 109Destitute of bark. Drayton.Bärk'-louse, n. p. 109An insect of the genus Aphis, that infests the bark of trees. Gardner.Bärk'-pit, n. p. 109A pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. Booth.Bärk'-stōve, n. p. 109A glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark, or other fermentable matter, which produces a moist heat. Brande.Bärk'y, a. p. 109Consisting of, or containing, bark. “The barky fingers of the elm.” Shak.Bär'ley, n. p. 109(Bot.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, sometimes used for food, but chiefly for making malt, from which are prepared the liquors beer, ale, and porter. French barley and…Bär'ley-bird, n. p. 109A bird which makes its appearance at the time of sowing barley. [Eng.] Forby.Bär'ley-brāke or Bär'ley-brēak, n. p. 109An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal. Sidney.Bär'ley-bròth, n. p. 109Strong beer. [Obs.] Shak.