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Bridle. 



Tlie extended forefinger of both liands (all others closed) (Ifl), iiieetiug 

 at their tips are placed backs agaiust and covering the month (this is 

 the bit) and then separated, drawn upward along their respective sides 

 of the'face in front of the ears until they meet at the back jiart of the 

 top of the head. {Dalcota I.) "From the wearing of the bridle." 



Both hands, with extended indices as in (K), meet on the top 'of the 

 head and describe a line down the sides of the face, then meet in the 

 center of the mouth and diverge. {Oto and Missouri I.) "The position 

 of the same on animal's head." 



Bring' to me. See Ciire. 



Bi'ond, wide. See Big- in the sense of "W^iile. 



Brother; brother and sifter. See Reiations^hip. 



Broom. 



Both hands joined, in front of the stomach, backs outward, fingers 

 extended and pointing obliquely downward, make a pushing forward 

 and backward movement from the wrists as though brushing or push- 

 ing dirt before the broom. {Dal-ota I.) "From the manner of using 

 their primitive brush broom." 



Bull. 



First make at the sides of the head the horns of the animal by crook- 

 ing backward the index-fingers, and then make the sign for i^Iaie 

 apjtlied to animals, which is the same as api)lied to human beings. 

 (Dalnia I.) "Denoting the sex of the animal." 



Bullet. 



]\Iake the sign of the exploding of the powder, then grasp the fore- 

 finger of the baud with the remaining lingers and thumb, so that the 

 tip of it will so extend beyond them as to represent the ball. {Long.) 



(1) Make the sign for Ball ; (2) forefinger and thumb of right hand 

 used as in the act of grasping some small object in front of the face, and 

 between it and lett hand, which represents a half circle by means of the 

 middle fingei' and tbuml); (3) forefinger of right hand suddenly extended 

 and pushed through the imaginary circle of which tiie michlle finger and 

 thumb of the left hand forms one-half. (Cheyenne I.) 



Leit hand hooked (Cr), nearly closed; /. e., leaving a small circular 

 opening, thumb resting on the backs of the 2d and 3d phalanges of all 

 the fingers, is held horizontal in front of the left breast, with back to- 

 ward tlie left (this represents the barrel of a gun), then the index and 

 thnmbof the right extended and nearly joined at tips as though holding 



