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<p><hw>Bab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <def>Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of <etsep>Bab-ud-Din</etsep>, assumed by him.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba"ba</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of plum cake.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba"ba</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of plum cake.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>babassu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a tall feather palm of northern Brazil (<spn>Orbignya barbosiana</spn>) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (<prod><col><b>babassu oil</b></col></prod>) and a kind of vegetable ivory.</def><br/
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ knowledge base should contact:
<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba"bi*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Ba"bi*on</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baboon</er>.]</ety> <def>A baboon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bab"il*lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a babbler.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also <altname>babbling warbler</altname>.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bab"il*lard</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a babbler.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also <altname>babbling warbler</altname>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bab"ing*ton*ite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Dr. <ets>Babbington</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bab`i*rous"sa</hw>, \'d8<hw>Bab`i*rus"sa</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>babiroussa</ets>, fr. Malay <ets>b\'beb\'c6</ets> hog + <ets>r<umac/sa</ets> deer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large hoglike quadruped (<spn>Sus babirussa</spn>, <it>syn.</it> <spn>Porcus babirussa</spn>) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bab`i*rous"sa</hw>, <hw>Bab`i*rus"sa</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>babiroussa</ets>, fr. Malay <ets>b\'beb\'c6</ets> hog + <ets>r<umac/sa</ets> deer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large hoglike quadruped (<spn>Sus babirussa</spn>, <it>syn.</it> <spn>Porcus babirussa</spn>) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bab"ish</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a babe; a childish; babyish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Babish</xex> imbecility.\'b8 <au>Drayton.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Bab"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Bab"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms><br/
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ knowledge base should contact:
<p><hw>Bab"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in Babism.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bab"lah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per. <ets>bab<umac/l</ets> a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]</ety> <def>The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bab"lah</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Per. <ets>bab<umac/l</ets> a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic.]</ety> <def>The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba"boo</hw>, \'d8<hw>Ba"bu</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<aum/"b<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>b\'beb<umac/</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English <sig>Mr.</sig> or <sig>Esquire</sig>.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba"boo</hw>, <hw>Ba"bu</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(b<aum/"b<oomac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>b\'beb<umac/</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English <sig>Mr.</sig> or <sig>Esquire</sig>.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bab*oon"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>babewin</ets>, <ets>baboin</ets>, fr. F. <ets>babouin</ets>, or LL. <ets>babewynus</ets>. Of unknown origin; cf. D. <ets>baviaan</ets>, G. <ets>pavian</ets>, baboon, F. <ets>babine</ets> lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. <ets>b\'84ppe</ets> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera <gen>Cynocephalus</gen> and <gen>Papio</gen>; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See <er>Mandrill</er>, and <er>Chacma</er>, and <er>Drill</er> an ape.</def><br/
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood
<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Confused; Babel-like.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bab`y*rous"sa</hw>, \'d8<hw>Bab`y*rus"sa</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Babiroussa</er>.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bab`y*rous"sa</hw>, <hw>Bab`y*rus"sa</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Babiroussa</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Ba"by*ship</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.</def><br/
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood
<p><cs><col><b>Baccalaureate sermon</b></col>, <cd>in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.</cd></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bac`ca*ra"</hw>, <hw>Bac`ca*rat"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bac`ca*ra"</hw>, <hw>Bac`ca*rat"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bac*ca"re</hw>, <hw>Bac*ka"re</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess.</def><br/
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood
<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A song or a dance in honor of <persfn>Bacchus</persfn>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bac`cha*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k`k<adot/*n<amac/"l<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchanal</ets> a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl. <ets>Bacchanalia</ets> a feast of Bacchus, fr. <ets>Bacchus</ets> the god of wine, Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety><br/
+<p><hw>Bac`cha*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(b<acr/k`k<adot/*n<amac/"l<icr/*<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchanal</ets> a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl. <ets>Bacchanalia</ets> a feast of Bacchus, fr. <ets>Bacchus</ets> the god of wine, Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.</def><br/
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacchii</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchius</ets> pes, Gr. <grk>"o Bakchei^os</grk> (sc. <grk>poy`s</grk> foot).]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Bacchii</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchius</ets> pes, Gr. <grk>"o Bakchei^os</grk> (sc. <grk>poy`s</grk> foot).]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bac"chus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>Ba`kchos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of wine, son of <persfn>Jupiter</persfn> and <persfn>Semele</persfn>.</def><br/
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Toyed with his locks, looked <qex>babies in his eyes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heywood
<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by, the organism bacillus; bacillary.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bac"il*la`ri*\'91</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>bacillum</ets>, dim. of <ets>baculum</ets> stick.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diatom</er>.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bac"il*la`ri*\'91</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>bacillum</ets>, dim. of <ets>baculum</ets> stick.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diatom</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bac"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.</def><br/
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ Appeared to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/
<p><q>The English <qex>backsettlers</qex> of Leinster and Munster.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Back"sheesh`</hw>, \'d8<hw>Back"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>bakhsh\'c6sh</ets>, fr. <ets>bakhsh\'c6dan</ets> to give.]</ety> <def>In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a \'bdtip\'b8.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Back"sheesh`</hw>, <hw>Back"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>bakhsh\'c6sh</ets>, fr. <ets>bakhsh\'c6dan</ets> to give.]</ety> <def>In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a \'bdtip\'b8.</def><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding
<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.</syn><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba`daud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba`daud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><q>A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the <qex>badauds</qex> of Paris.</q> <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/
@@ -1559,16 +1559,16 @@ Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding
<p><hw>Badger State</hw>. <def>Wisconsin; -- a nickname.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bad`i*a"ga</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d`<icr/<amac/"g<adot/ <it>or</it> b<adot/d*y<aum/"g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>badiaga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water sponge <gen>(Spongilla)</gen>, common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bad`i*a"ga</hw> <pr>(b<acr/d`<icr/<amac/"g<adot/ <it>or</it> b<adot/d*y<aum/"g<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>badiaga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water sponge <gen>(Spongilla)</gen>, common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>badiane</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>b\'bedi\'ben</ets> anise.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (<spn>Illicium anisatum</spn>), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba"di*an</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>badiane</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>b\'bedi\'ben</ets> anise.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (<spn>Illicium anisatum</spn>), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Ba*di"geon</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*d<icr/j"<ucr/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, finish a surface, etc.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba`di`nage"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>badiner</ets> to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. <ets>badin</ets> silly.]</ety> <def>Playful raillery; banter.</def> \'bdHe . . . indulged himself only in an elegant <xex>badinage</xex>.\'b8 <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/
+<p><hw>Ba`di`nage"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>badiner</ets> to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. <ets>badin</ets> silly.]</ety> <def>Playful raillery; banter.</def> \'bdHe . . . indulged himself only in an elegant <xex>badinage</xex>.\'b8 <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bad" lands"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by ca\'a4ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, <ets>Mauvaises Terres</ets> (bad lands).</def><br/
@@ -1589,16 +1589,16 @@ Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7 vols. 1857); Life by Spedding
<p><hw>Bad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being bad.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>B\'91"no*mere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
+<p><hw>B\'91"no*mere</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>B\'91"no*pod</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>B\'91"no*some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
+<p><hw>B\'91"no*some</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>bai`nein</grk> to walk + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The thorax of Arthropods.</def> <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>B\'91"tu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>B<ae/tuli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>bai`tylos</grk> a sacred meteorite.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.</def><br/
+<p><hw>B\'91"tu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>B<ae/tuli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>bai`tylos</grk> a sacred meteorite.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><q>All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are <qex>b\'91tuli</qex>, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity.</q> <rj><qau>I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez).</qau></rj><br/
@@ -1729,10 +1729,10 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become pregnant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Warner. (Alb. Eng.).</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba*gasse"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*g<acr/s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba*gasse"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*g<acr/s")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bag`a*telle"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g`<adot/*t<ecr/l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>bagatella</ets>; cf. Prov. It. <ets>bagata</ets> trifle, OF. <ets>bague</ets>, Pr. <ets>bagua</ets>, bundle. See <er>Bag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trifle; a thing of no importance.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bag`a*telle"</hw> <pr>(b<acr/g`<adot/*t<ecr/l")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>bagatella</ets>; cf. Prov. It. <ets>bagata</ets> trifle, OF. <ets>bague</ets>, Pr. <ets>bagua</ets>, bundle. See <er>Bag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trifle; a thing of no importance.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><q>Rich trifles, serious <qex>bagatelles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Bag"ga*ger</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bag"ga*la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. \'bdfem. of <ets>baghl</ets> a mule.\'b8 <au>Balfour</au>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bag"ga*la</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. \'bdfem. of <ets>baghl</ets> a mule.\'b8 <au>Balfour</au>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the Indian Ocean.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bag"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a loose, baggy way.</def><br/
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Bag"reef`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Bag</ets> + <ets>reef</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bague</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a ring]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bague</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a ring]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*guet"</hw>, <hw>Ba*guette"</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baguette</ets>, prop. a rod<?/ It. <ets>bacchetta</ets>, fr. L. <ets>baculum</ets>, <ets>baculu<?/</ets> stick, staff.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.</def><br/
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><q>Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, <qex>Bah</qex>! was utterly unknown to the English public.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Ba*ha"dur</hw> \'d8<hw>Ba*hau"dur</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bahawder</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bah\'bedur</ets> hero, champion.]</ety> <def>A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ba*ha"dur</hw> <hw>Ba*hau"dur</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bahawder</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Hind. <ets>bah\'bedur</ets> hero, champion.]</ety> <def>A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Ba*hai"</hw> <pr>(b<adot/*h<imac/")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <er>Bahais</er> <pr>(-h<imac/z)</pr>.</plu> <def>A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of <persfn>Baha</persfn> (<person>Mirza Husain Ali</person>, entitled \'bdBaha 'u 'llah,\'b8 or, \'bdthe Splendor of God\'b8), the elder half brother of <person>Mirza Yahya</person> of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. <persfn>Baha</persfn> in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the United States.</def><br/
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Ba*ha"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba*har"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bah\'ber</ets>, from <ets>bahara</ets> to charge with a load.]</ety> <def>A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba*har"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bah\'ber</ets>, from <ets>bahara</ets> to charge with a load.]</ety> <def>A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bahrain</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an island in the Persian Gulf.</def><br/
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Baigne</hw> <pr>(b<amac/n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baigner</ets> to bathe, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>To soak or drench.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><qau>Carew.</qau></rj><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Bai`gnoire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>baignoir</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., lit., bath tub.]</ety> <def>A box of the lowest tier in a theater.</def> <rj><au>Du Maurier.</au></rj><br/
+<p><hw>Bai`gnoire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>baignoir</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F., lit., bath tub.]</ety> <def>A box of the lowest tier in a theater.</def> <rj><au>Du Maurier.</au></rj><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bail</hw> <pr>(b<amac/l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>baille</ets> a bucket, pail; cf. LL. <ets>bacula</ets>, dim. of <ets>bacca</ets> a sort of vessel. Cf. <er>Bac</er>.]</ety> <def>A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Bain</hw> <pr>(b<amac/n; as F., b<acr/N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>bain</ets>, fr. L. <ets>balneum</ets>. Cf. <er>Bagnio</er>.]</ety> <def>A bath; a bagnio.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bain`-ma`rie"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bain`-ma`rie"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bai*ram"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>ba\'8br\'bem</ets>.]</ety> <def>Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the <stype>Lesser Bairam</stype>) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the <stype>Greater Bairam</stype>) seventy days after the fast.</def><br/
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><q>A new black <qex>baize</qex> waistcoat lined with silk.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba*joc"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>bajo</ets> brown, bay, from its color.]</ety> <def>A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba*joc"co</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>bajo</ets> brown, bay, from its color.]</ety> <def>A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.</def><br/
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<p><hw>Bake</hw> <pr>(b<amac/k)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Baked</conjf> <pr>(b<amac/kt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Baking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>bacan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bakken</ets>, OHG. <ets>bacchan</ets>, G. <ets>backen</ets>, Icel. & Sw. <ets>baka</ets>, Dan. <ets>bage</ets>, Gr. <grk>fw`gein</grk> to roast.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; <as>as, to <ex>bake</ex> bread, meat, apples</as>.</def><br/
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Bak"is*tre</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Baxter</er>.]</ety> <def>A baker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p><mhw>{ \'d8<hw>Bak"sheesh`</hw>, <hw>Bak"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bak"sheesh`</hw>, <hw>Bak"shish`</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>baksheesh</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as <er>Backsheesh</er>.</def><br/
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<p><cs><col><b>Balaam basket or box</b></col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>the receptacle for rejected articles.</cd> <rj><au>Blackw. Mag.</au></rj></cs><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal"a*chong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>b\'belach\'ben</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal"a*chong</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>b\'belach\'ben</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>balaclava</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.</def><br/
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ The picture of his punishment might see.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Balaenidae.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal`\'91*noi"de*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>balaena</ets> whale + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See <er>Baleen</er>.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal`\'91*noi"de*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>balaena</ets> whale + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See <er>Baleen</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Balaenoptera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.</def><br/
@@ -2426,7 +2426,7 @@ To make his <qex>balance</qex> true.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Bal"a*nite</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balanus</ets> acorn: cf. F. <ets>balanite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil balanoid shell.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal`a*no*glos"sus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <grk>glw^ssa</grk> tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A peculiar marine worm. See <er>Enteropneusta</er>, and <er>Tornaria</er>.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal`a*no*glos"sus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <grk>glw^ssa</grk> tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A peculiar marine worm. See <er>Enteropneusta</er>, and <er>Tornaria</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bal"a*noid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ba`lanos</grk> acorn + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See <er>Acornshell</er>, and <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/
@@ -2444,13 +2444,13 @@ To make his <qex>balance</qex> true.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/
<p><hw>Ba*laus"tine</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balaustium</ets>, Gr. <grk>balay`stion</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pomegranate tree (<spn>Punica granatum</spn>). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba`la`yeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a female sweeper.]</ety> <def>A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba`la`yeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a female sweeper.]</ety> <def>A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.</def><br/
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
<p><mhw>{ <hw>Bal*bu"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Bal*bu"ci*nate</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>balbutire</ets>, fr. <ets>balbus</ets> stammering: cf. F. <ets>balbutier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal*bu"ti*es</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal*bu"ti*es</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bal"con</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balcony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/
@@ -2634,7 +2634,7 @@ Into the burning lake their <qex>baleful</qex> streams.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qa
<p><hw>Bale"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being baleful.</def><br/
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-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal"i*sa`ur</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<icr/*s<aum/`<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A badgerlike animal of India (<spn>Arctonyx collaris</spn>).</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal"i*sa`ur</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<icr/*s<aum/`<oomac/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A badgerlike animal of India (<spn>Arctonyx collaris</spn>).</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Bal"is*ter</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"<icr/s*t<etil/r <it>or</it> b<adot/*l<icr/s"t<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>balestre</ets>. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/
@@ -2647,10 +2647,10 @@ Into the burning lake their <qex>baleful</qex> streams.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qa
<p><hw>Bal"is*toid</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like a fish of the genus <gen>Balistes</gen>; of the family <fam>Balistid\'91</fam>. See <er>Filefish</er>.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal`is*tra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/
+<p><hw>Bal`is*tra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Fort.)</fld> <def>A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.</def> <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Ba*lize"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>balise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>balisa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Ba*lize"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>balise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>balisa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><hw>Balk</hw> <pr>(b<add/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>balca</ets> beam, ridge; akin to Icel. <ets>b\'belkr</ets> partition, <ets>bj\'belki</ets> beam, OS. <ets>balko</ets>, G. <ets>balken</ets>; cf. Gael. <ets>balc</ets> ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. <er>Balcony</er>, <er>Balk</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, 3d <er>Bulk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.</def><br/
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@ Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any <qex>balkt</qex>.</q><br/
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> danseuse.</syn><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal"let`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<asl/` <it>or</it> b<acr/l"l<ecr/t; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of <ets>bal</ets> dance. See 2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal"let`</hw> <pr>(b<acr/l"l<asl/` <it>or</it> b<acr/l"l<ecr/t; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of <ets>bal</ets> dance. See 2d <er>Ball</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.</def><br/
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The company of persons who perform the ballet.</def><br/
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any <qex>balkt</qex>.</q><br/
<p><hw>ball-hawking</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Baseball or basketball or football)</fld> <def>skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player.</def> <illu>a <ex>ball-hawking</ex> center fielder</illu><br/
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>
-<p>\'d8<hw>Bal*lis"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ballist<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ballista</ets>, <ets>balista</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to throw.]</ety> <def>An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.</def><br/
+<p><hw>Bal*lis"ta</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ballist<ae/</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ballista</ets>, <ets>balista</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>ba`llein</grk> to throw.]<