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{ Bakemeat (bākmēt), Baked-meat (bākt-), } n. A pie; baked food. [Obs.] Gen. xl. 17. Shak.
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Baken (�), p. p. of . [Obs. or Archaic]
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Baker (�), n. [AS. bæcere. See , v. t.] 1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
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2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]
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Coloq. A baker's dozen , thirteen. -- Coloq. Baker foot , a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Coloq. Baker's itch , a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Coloq. Baker's salt , the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.
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Baker-legged (�), a. Having legs that bend inward at the knees.
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Bakery (�), n. 1. The trade of a baker. [R.]
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2. A place for baking bread; a bakehouse.
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Baking, n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.
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2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread.
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Coloq. Baking powder , a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.
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Bakingly, adv. In a hot or baking manner.
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Bakistre (�), n. [See .] A baker. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Baksheesh, Bakshish } (�), n. Same as .
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baksheesh n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as .
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.
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bakshis n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as .
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh.
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bakshish n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as .
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh.
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Balaam (�), n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant]
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Coloq. Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.
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Balachong (�), n. [Malay bālachān.] A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.
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balaclava n. close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.
Syn. -- balaclava helmet.
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Balaena n. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.
Syn. -- genus Balaena.
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Balaeniceps n. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.
Syn. -- genus Balaeniceps.
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Balaenicipitidae n. a family comprising the shoebills.
Syn. -- family Balaenicipitidae.
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Balaenidae n. a family comprising the right whales.
Syn. -- family Balaenidae.
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Balænoidea (�), n. [NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid.] (Zoöl) A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See .
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Balaenoptera n. the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.
Syn. -- genus Balaenoptera.
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Balaenopteridae n. 1. rorquals; blue whales.
Syn. -- family Balaenopteridae.
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balalaika n. [Russian.]a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings.
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Balance (băl�ns), n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.] 1. An apparatus for weighing.
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☞ In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the middle, having two scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance, our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the combinations of levers making up platform scales; and even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a spring.
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2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
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A fair balance of the advantages on either side. Atterbury.
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3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
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4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
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And hung a bottle on each side
To make his balance true. Cowper.
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The order and balance of the country were destroyed. Buckle.
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English workmen completely lose their balance. J. S. Mill.
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5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. “A balance at the banker's.” Thackeray.
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I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.
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6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See (in the Vocabulary).
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7. (Astron.) (a) The constellation Libra. (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September.
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8. A movement in dancing. See , v. t., 8.
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Coloq. Balance electrometer , a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces. Knight. -- Coloq. Balance fish . (Zoöl) See . -- Coloq. Balance knife , a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table. -- Coloq. Balance of power (Politics), such an adjustment of power among sovereign states that no one state is in a position to interfere with the independence of the others; international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state or a third party within a state) to control the relations between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a state. -- Coloq. Balance sheet (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken. -- Coloq. Balance thermometer , a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial column changes the inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially, and as a fire alarm. -- Coloq. Balance of torsion . See . -- Coloq. Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country; or more commonly, the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium. -- Coloq. Balance valve , a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the admission of steam to both sides. See . -- Coloq. Hydrostatic balance . See under . -- Coloq. To lay in balance , to put up as a pledge or security. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Coloq. To strike a balance , to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account.
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Balance (băl�ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Balanced (băl�nst); p. pr. & vb. n. Balancing (băl�nsĭng).] [From , n.: cf. F. balancer.] 1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
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2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope.
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3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.
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One expression . . . must check and balance another. Kent.
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4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
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Balance the good and evil of things. L'Estrange.
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5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them.
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I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker. Addison.
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6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account.
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7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books.
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8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners.
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9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail.
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Coloq. Balanced valve . See , under , n.
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Syn. -- To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize; equalize.
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Balance, v. i. 1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.
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2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
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He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice. Locke.
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3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then back.
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Balanceable (�), a. Such as can be balanced.
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balanced adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [Narrower terms: counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised; well-balanced; poised] [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]
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Balancement (�), n. The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces. [R.] Darwin.
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Balancer (�), n. 1. One who balances, or uses a balance.
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2. (Zoöl.) In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
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Balancereef (�), n. (Naut.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship.
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Balance wheel (�). 1. (Horology) (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance. (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance).
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2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
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Balaniferous (�), a. [L. balanus acorn + -ferous.] Bearing or producing acorns.
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Balanite (�), n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.] (Paleon.) A fossil balanoid shell.
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Balanoglossus (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. balanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zoöl) A peculiar marine worm. See , and .
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Balanoid (�), a. [Gr. balanos acorn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See , and .
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Balas ruby (�). [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL. balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.) A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See .
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Balata (?), n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
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2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice ( Coloq. balata gum ), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.
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Balaustine (�), n. [L. balaustium, Gr. balaystion.] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.
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Balayeuse (?), n. [F., lit., a female sweeper.] A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
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{ Balbutiate (�), Balbucinate (�), } v. i. [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.] To stammer. [Obs.]
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Balbuties (�), n. (Med.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.
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Balcon (�), n. A balcony. [Obs.] Pepys.
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Balconied (�), a. Having balconies.
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Balcony (bălk�n�; 277), n.; pl. Balconies (bălk�nĭz). [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See beam.] 1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.
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2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
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☞ “The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.” Smart (1836).
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Bald (b�ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. √85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.
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On the bald top of an eminence. Wordsworth.
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2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.
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In the preface to his own bald translation. Dryden.
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3. Undisguised. “ Bald egotism.” Lowell.
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4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.]
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5. (Bot.) Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.
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6. (Zoöl.) (a) Destitute of the natural covering. (b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
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Coloq. Bald buzzard (Zoöl.), the fishhawk or osprey. -- Coloq. Bald coot (Zoöl.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.
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Baldachin (�), n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. .] 1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]
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2. (Arch.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.
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3. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.
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[Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]
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Bald eagle (�). (Zoöl.) The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.
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☞ The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States.
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Balder (b�ldẽr), prop. n. [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.) The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]
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Balderdash (�), n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
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Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).
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2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.
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Balderdash (�), v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors.
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The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even
mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett.
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Bald-faced (�), a. Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.
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Baldhead (�), n. 1. A person whose head is bald. 2 Kings ii. 23.
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2. (Zoöl.) A white-headed variety of pigeon.
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baldheaded, bald-headed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called bald and bald-pated; as, a bald-headed gentleman.
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Baldly, adv. Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.
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Baldness, n. The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style.
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This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness. W. D. Whitney.
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Baldpate (�), n. 1. A baldheaded person. Shak.
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2. (Zoöl.) The American widgeon (Anas Americana).
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{ Baldpate (�), Baldpated (�), } a. Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. Shak.
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Baldrib (�), n. A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat. [Eng.] Southey.
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Baldric (�), n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See , n.] A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt. [Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.]
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A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied
Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. Pope.
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Baldwin (�), n. (Bot.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. [U.S.]
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baldy n. a person who has a bald head; -- a deprecatory term.
Syn. -- baldhead, baldpate.
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Bale (bāl), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. a round body.] A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
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Coloq. Bale of dice , a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (bāld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.] To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.
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Bale, v. t. See , v. t., to lade.
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