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bairn 
bairn (bam), . [Sc. form of the reg. E. bunt 2 
(now only dial.), < ME. ham, Inn/, < AS. In nm 
( = OS. eon = OFries. barn = Ol). bari'ii = 
OHG. MHO. barn = Icel. Sw. Dan. bant = (ioth. 
barn), a child, < brran, E. bear 1 .] A child: i. 
son or daughter. See barrfi. [North. Eng. 
and Scotch.] 
Think, like -u.nl rhristians, on your tmii-n-v ami wives. 
Drjfden, 
As she annunciated to her bainix the upshot of her 
practical experience, she pulled from her pocket the por- 
tions of tape which showed the length and breadth of the 
various rooms at the hospital house. Tr<itl<ii: 
Bairns' part of gear. la .SVoi.v fii/f, same as /////(. 
bairnliness (barn'li-nes), . [< "buirnli/ (< bairn 
+ -/i/i) + -news.'] Childishness; the state of 
being a child or like a child. [Scotch.] 
bairntime (barn'tim), . [Sc., < ME. burii- 
tcam, burn-tern, etc.,< AS. beam-team (= OFries. 
barn-tain), a family, < beam, child, bairn, + 
tetitit, family: see bairn and team.] A family 
of children. [Old Eug. and Scotch.] 
Time boiinic baii-ntinte Heav'n has lent. 
Hums, A Dream. 
bairnwort (barn'wfert), n. A name for the 
common English daisy, litillis perennis. 
baisemaint (baz'man), n. [F., < baiser, kiss 
(< L. basiare, kiss, < basium, a kiss), + main, 
<! L. maiius, hand.] A kissing of the hands; in 
the plural, compliments ; respects. Spenser. 
baisementt, n. Same as baisemain. 
bait 1 (bat), v. [< ME. baiten, beiten, bayteii, 
bet/ten (= OF. beter, bait, in comp. abeter, urge 
on, abet, > E. abet, q. v.),< Icel. beita, feed, hunt, 
as with hounds or hawks, bait, as a_hook (= 
Sw. beta = Dan. bede, bait, = AS. b&tan, also 
gebaitan, bridle, curb (of. batian, bait, < bat, 
bait), = MD. beeten = OHG. beizen, beizsen, 
MHG. G. beizen, bait), lit. cause to bite, < bita 
= AS. bitan, E. bite : see bite. In senses 5 and 
6 the verb is from the noun. Cf. bate&.] I. 
trans. 1+. To cause to bite ; set on (a dog) to 
bite or worry (another animal). 2. To pro- 
voke and harass by setting on dogs; set a dog 
or dogs to worry or fight with for sport, as an 
animal that is hampered or confined : as, to bait 
a bull or a bear. 
We'll bait thy bears to death. Shot., 2 Hen. VI., v. 1. 
3. To set upon, as a dog upon a captive animal ; 
hence, to harass in anyway; annoy; nag; bad- 
ger ; worry. 
As chained beare whom cruell dogs doe bait. 
Spenser, Tf. Q., I. xii. 35. 
How oft have I been baited by these peers, 
And dare not be revenged. 
Marlowe, Edward II., ii. 2. 
Baited thus to vexation, I assuni'd 
A dnlness of simplicity. Ford, Fancies, iv. 2. 
4. To feed ; give a portion of food and drink to, 
especially upon a journey: as, to bait horses. 
The Sunne, that measures heaven all day long, 
At night doth baite his steedes the Ocean waves emong. 
Spenser, Y. Q., I. i. 32. 
5. To put a bait on or in: as, to bait a hook, 
line, suare, or trap. 
Many sorts of fishes feed upon insects, as is well known 
to anglers, who bait their hooks with them. Ray. 
6f. To allure by a bait ; catch ; captivate : as, 
"to feaitfish," Shak., M. of V., iii. 1. 
Do their gay vestments his affections bait! 
Shak., C. of E., ii. 1. 
But this day she baited 
A stranger, a grave knight, with her loose eyes. 
B. Jotison, Volpone, iv. 2. 
II. intraim. 1|. To act in a worrying or har- 
assing manner. 2. To take food; feed. 3. 
To stop at an inn, while on a journey, to feed 
the horses, or for rest and refreshment. 
Thence baititvj at Newmarket, stepping in at Audley 
End to see that house agaiae, I slept at Bishops Strotford, 
and the next day home. Evelyn, Diary, Sept. 13, 1877. 
bait 1 (bat), 11. [< ME. bait, bayte, bcite, beyte, 
< Icel. beita, f., bait (cf. beit, neut., a pasture), 
(= AS. bat, bait, = MHG. beiz, beige, hunting), 
< beita, feed, bait: see the verb. The E. noun 
is in part directly from the E. verb.] 1. Any 
substance, as au attractive morsel of food, 
placed on a hook or in a trap to allure fish or 
other animals to swallow the hook or to enter 
the trap, and thereby be caught; specifically, 
worms, small fishes, etc. , used in fishing. Hence 
2. An allurement; enticement; temptation. 
I do uot tike that ring from him to her, 
I mean to women of her way ; such tokens 
Rather appear as bait* than royal bounties. 
Fletcher, Loyal Subject, ii. 2. 
Their riper years were knowne to be iiiiinov'd with the 
baits of preferment. Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. 
423 
The chief bait which attra> t' <1 a n.'eily syeophaat to the 
eourt was tlie hop,- uf (il)laiiiin^, as the rewanl <jt sen ll 
it) anil Mattery, a rnyal letter to aa heiress. W" 
3. A portion of food and drink; a slight or 
informal repast, (a) Refreshment taken on 
a journey, by man or beast. 
I( you ni-ow dry before you cad ymir business, pray take 
a '"' here : I've a freah hi,-^lie:el tor \<m. 
II. Jn*nit, Seorafill 1-. ['!>. 
(b) A luncheon ; food eaten by a laborer dur- 
ing his shift. [Prpv. Eug.] 4. A halt for re- 
freshment or rest in the course of a journey. 
The tedioiisaess of a tu.j II.MIIV /mil at I'etty France, in 
which there W'as nothing to he done but to eat without 
bcin^ hungry, ami loiter about uitliunt anything to Me, 
next followed. Jane Autten, N'orthanger Abbey, p. 123. 
5f. A refreshment or refresher. 
A pleasaunt companion is a '""'' in a journy. 
/,.</'.", Kaplmcs, Anat. of Wit, p. 198. 
6f . A hasty meal ; a snack. 
He rather took a tmit than made a meal at the inns of 
court, whilst he studied the laws therein. 
/((.<, Worthies (ed. 1840), II. 607. (X. A', ll.) 
7. Short for whitebait. 
bait'-'t, etc. An obsolete form of bate 1 , etc. 
bait-box (bat'boks), n. 1. A small box in 
which anglers carry worms or small bait for 
fish. 2. A tank in which bait for fish is taken 
to the fishing-ground. 
baiter (ba'ter), . One who baits or worries 
(animals); hence, a tormentor; a tease. 
baith (bath), a., ]>ron., or con/. A Scotch form 
of both. 
baiting (ba'ting), H. [< ME. liaitii/;/, buytinti, 
etc. : verbal n. of bait 1 .] 1. The act of worry- 
ing a chained or confined animal with dogs. 
Hence 2. The act of worrying and harassing ; 
persistent annoyance. 3. The act of halting 
on a journey for rest and food for either man 
or beast. 4. The act of furnishing a trap, 
hook, etc., with bait. 
bait-mill (bat'mil), n. A mill used by Ameri- 
can fishermen for cutting mackerel, salted her- 
rings, etc., into small pieces for bait. It consists 
of a roller armed with knives and inclosed in an upright 
wooden box, and is worked by a crank on the outside. 
bait-poke (bat'pok), n. In coal-mining, the 
bag in which bait or luncheon is carried into 
the mine. 
baittle (ba'tl), a. A Scotch form of battle*. 
baity los, - See bastylus. 
baize (baz), n. [Early mod. E. also bays, bayes, 
bease, baies, < OF. bales (Godefroy), pi., also 
in sing, baye (Cotgrave), baize (whence also D. 
baai, LG. baje (> G. 601) = Sw. boj = Dan. baj 
= Russ. baika, baize ; cf. dim. Sp. bayeta = Pg. 
baeta = It. bajetta, baize), < bat (= Sp. bayo = 
Pg. baio = It. bajo), bay-colored. The word is 
thus prop. pi. of bay, formerly used also in the 
singular: see bay 6 .] 1. A coarse woolen stuff 
with a nap on one side, and dyed in plain colors, 
usually red or green. Baize (or bay) was first manu- 
factured in England in 1561, under letters patent issued 
to certain refugees from the Netherlands, who had settled 
at Sandwich and other places and were skilled in weaving. 
Baize is now chiefly used for linings, table-covers, curtains, 
etc. ; but when first introduced it was a much thinner 
and finer material, and was used for clothing. See bay. 
2. Any article, as a table-cover, a curtain, etc., 
made of baize; specifically, in theaters, the 
plain curtain lowered at the end of a play. 
baize (baz), r. t. ; pret. and pp. baized, ppr. 
baizing. [< baize, n.] To cover or line with 
baize. 
bajadere, . See bayadere. 
bajdarka, . Same as bidarkee. 
Bajimont's Roll. See Bagimont's Boll, under 
roll. 
bajjerkeit (baj'er-kit), n. [< Beng. bajrakit 
(Hunter).] A name of the Manis pentaaactyla or 
scaly ant-eater, an edentate mammal of Africa. 
bajocco, w. See baiocco. 
bajra 1 (buj'ra), n. [Hind, and Beng. bajrd.] 
Same as budgero. 
bajra 2 , bajri (baj'rS, -re), n. [Also written 
bajrce, bajeree, bajury, repr. Hind, bajra or bajri, 
also bajra; bajri prop, denotes a smaller kind, 
which ripens earlier.] A species of millet, 
Pennisetuni typhoideum, much used in the East 
Indies, especially for feeding cattle and horses. 
bajulatet (baj'u-lat), v. t. [< L. bajulatus, pj 
of bajulare, bear a burden: see bail 2 .] 
carry to some other place, as in badgering 
(which see). 
bake (bak), v. ; pret. and pp. baked, ppr. bak- 
ing. [< ME. buken, < AS. oaca (pret. hoc, pp. 
bacen) = D. bakken= LG. bakken = Fries, backc 
= OHG. bacchan, MHG. baclten, G. backtn = 
Icel. baka = Sw. baka = Dan. bage, bake, prob. 
= Gr. tjxjyeii.; roast, parch.] L trans. 1. To 
bakey 
cook by dry heat in a closed place, such as an 
oven : primarily used of this manner of cooking 
luvad, lint afterward applied to potatoes, ap- 
ples, etc., and also flesh and lish: to be distin- 
guished from must (which see). 
1 have iHikftt bread upon the eoal-. Isa. xliv. W. 
2. To harden by heat, either in an oven, kiln, 
or furnace, or In the snu's heat: as, to bake 
bricks or pottery. 3f. To harden by cold. 
They linkf tln-ii 1 sides upon tile cold hard 
P To 
Till-' ealth 
When it is iMk'd with frost. 
Mnk., Tempest, i. 2. 
II. iitlranx. 1. To do the work of baking. 
I keep hi, IU.II.M-; :ui. I I wash, wrili;:. brew, Imkr, . . . 
and 'In all myself. Slink., M. W. of \V., i. 4. 
2. To undergo the process of baking- 
bake (bak), . [<''"''-' '''' '"''<''' ] A bak- 
ing. 
After this Ksaa lini-h. -I i !>< oven, and accomplished i> 
bake of bread therein. Three in Xnfimii, p. 120. 
bakeboard (bak'bord), . A board on which 
dough is kneaded and rolled out in making 
bread. 
baked-apple (bakt'ap'l), . A name given in 
Labrador to the dried fruit of the Kubiu Chilian - 
iniirii.t, or cloudberry. 
baked-meatt, bake-meatt (bakt'-, bak'met >. . 
[Prop, bukeil mi at; < baked + meat.'] 1. Food 
prepared by baking ; a dish of baked meat or 
food. 
In the uppermost basket there was of all manner of 
bake-nuati for Pharaoh. Gen. xl. 17. 
Thrift, thrift, Horatio ! the funeral l/ak'd ineatt 
Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables. 
Slink., Hamlet, I. 2. 
2. A meat-pie. 
Vou speak as if a man 
Should know what fowl is coflln'd in a bak'd-tncat 
Afore you cut it up. Webster, White Devil, iv. 1. 
bakehouse (bak'hous), . [E. dial, also back- 
house; < ME. bak-house, bachouse (= LG. back- 
hits), < AS. bcechus, < bacaii, bake, -I- lifts, house.] 
A building or an apartment used for the pre- 
paring and baking of bread, etc. 
bake-meatt, See baked-ntcat. 
bakent (ba'kn). An obsolete past participle of 
bake. 
baker (ba'ker), n. [< ME. bake r, bakere, < AS. 
bacere (= OS. bakkeri = D. bakker = G. backer, 
becker = Icel. bakari = Sw. bayare = Dan. ba- 
ger), < bacan, bake: see bake and -er l . Hence 
bakester, huckster^, baxler.] 1 . One who bakes ; 
specifically, one whose business it is to make 
bread, biscuit, etc. 2. Asmall portable tin oven 
used in bakinjg. [U. S.] 3. The popular name 
of the flesh-fly, Sarcophaga cantaria Bakers' 
dozen, tliirteen reckoned as a dozen. It was customary 
for bakers, like some other tradesmen, to give 13 for 12, 
the extra piece being called among bakers the in-bread or 
to-breatl. Brewer says the custom originated when heavy 
penalties were inflicted for short weights, bakers giving 
the extra bread to secure themselves. Bakers' itch, a 
species of psoriasis, so called when it is confined to the 
back of the hand. It often appears in bakers. Bakers' 
salt, subcarlxinate of ammonia, or smelling-salts, so called 
front its being used by bakers as a substitute for yeast in 
the manufacture of some of the liner kinds of bread. 
baker-foot (ba'ker-fut), .; pi. baker-feet (-fet). 
[Cf. baker-legged.] An ill-shaped or distorted 
foot: as, "bow-legs and baker-feet," Jer. Tay- 
lor (f), Artif. Handsomeness (1662), p. 79. 
baker-kneed (ba'ker-ned), a. Same as baker- 
let/ged. 
baker-legged (ba'ker-legd), a. Disfigured by 
having crooked legs, or legs that bend inward 
at the knees. 
bakery (ba'ker-i), H. ; pi. bakeries (-iz). [< bake 
+ -cry.] 1. The trade of a baker. [Rare.] 
2. A place used for making bread, etc., or for 
the sale of bakers' goods; a bakehouse or ba- 
ker's establishment; a baker's shop. 
bakestert, . [Also huckster, baiter (whence 
thepropername Baxter),< ME. bakestere, bacster, 
baiter, usually masc., < AS. baecestre (fern, in 
form, but masc. in use), a baker, < bacan, bake, 
+ -cs-tre, E. -ster.] A baker; properly, a female 
baker: as, "brewesteres and bakesteres," Piers 
Plowman. In Scotland commonly written bajc- 
ter : as, baxter wives. 
bakestone (bak'ston), n. [E. dial., also back- 
stone.] A flat stone or slate on which cakes are 
baked. [Prpv. Eng.] 
bakey (ba'ki), . [Sc., also bakie and baikie, 
dim. of back 3 , .] A square wooden vessel. 
narrower at the bottom than at the top, and 
with a handle on each of two opposite sides, 
used for carrying coals, ashes, etc. ; a wooden 
coal-scuttle. Also spelled bakie and baikie. See 
baclc^, 3. [Scotch.] 
