bayardly 
bayardlyt (M'ilrd-li), a. [< bayard 1 + -ly 1 .] 
Blind; stupid. 
A blind crediilitj , :i />ir>iiii-ilh/ confidence, or an imperious 
insolence. Jer. Taylur(':), Artif. Handsomeness. IP. U:i. 
bayberry (ba'ber'i), . ; pi. liai/l>rrrirn (-\7.). [< 
/)(/' + lii-rrij 1 . } 1. The fruit of the bay-tree, 
or La u run mthilin. 2. Tlic wax-myrtle, .t/i/''"'" 
iTi-ifera, and itH fruit. Tin- coating of wax up"" tin 
berries is known as l. l rf/l,,-,',-i/-lrf//t>/r or in>ntl> i/;,r. Sec 
\ln,,,'n AlsocaMc.l I'll ,ll<-l' frif . 
3. In Jamaica, the I'imenta acris, from which 
an oil is obtained which is used in the manu- 
t'ad lire of biiy-nnn. 
bay-birds (bri'lierd/,), n. ///. A collective 7I1I1IH' 
ot numerous SHIM II WMiI'mir liinls or shore-birds, 
chiefly <il' the sni|ie and plover families, which 
frequent the muddy shores of the bays and es- 
tuaries ailing I he Atlantic coast of the United 
States. 
bay-bolt (ba'bolt), . A kind of barbed bolt. 
See Imin. 
bay-breasted (ba'bres'ted), a. Having the 
breast bay in color: as, the. bay-breasted v/a.r\>[<-\-. 
Hi iiilrircii I'li.i/niiin, one of the commonest birds 
of the United States. 
bay-cod (ba'kod), n. The name of a fish of the 
family O/iliidiidti 1 , (Irmjiitrrux lilnfidoi, of New- 
Zealand, also called cloudi/ lmi/-n>il and liny. 
bayed (bad), . K ftoy 8 + -*#>.] 1. Having 
bay or bays, as a building: as, "the large Imi/'ii 
barn," Dray ton, Polyolbion, iii. 2. Formed as 
a bay or recess. 
A handsome anil substantial mansion, the numerous Ka- 
ble-ends jiml bayeft windows of which bespoke the owner 
a man of worship. Barham, Ingoldshy Legends, I. 119. 
bayest, See 
bayeta (ba-ya'ta), n. [Sp., baize: see baize.] 
A common kind of coarse baize manufactured 
in Spain. 
Bayeux tapestry. See tapestry. 
bay-gall (ba'gal), . A watercourse covered 
with spongy earth, mixed with matted fibers, 
and impregnated with acids. See gall 2 , 5. 
bay-leaf (ba'lef), n. ; pi. bay-leaves (-levz). 1. 
The leaf of the sweet-bay or laurel-tree, Laurus 
nobilis. Bay-leaves are aromatic, are reputed stimulant 
and narcotic, and are used in medicine, cookery, and con- 
fectionery. 
2. Same as bay 1 , n., 3. 
baylerbay (ba ; ler-ba), . Same as beylerbey. 
baylet (ba'let), n. [< bay? + -let.] A little 
bay. 
bay-mahogany (ba'ma-hog' r a-ni), . Same as 
bay-wood. 
bayman 1 (ba'man), n. ; pi. baymen (-men). [< 
bay 2 + man.] "1. One who lives on a bay, or 
who fishes, shoots, or pursues his occupation in 
or on a bay. 
When the birds are traveling with the wind, or as bay- 
men call it, a " free wind." Shore Birds, p. 43. 
2. Specifically, in British Honduras, a mahog- 
any-cutter of the coast. 
bayman'^ (ba'man), n. ; pi. baymen (-men). [< 
bay s + man.] A sick-bay attendant; a nurse 
for sick or wounded men on a vessel of war. 
bay-oil (ba'oil), . An oil manufactured from 
the ripe berries of the bay-tree of Italy, used 
in veterinary medicine. McElratTi. 
bayonet (ba'o-net), . [< P. baionnette, for- 
merly bayonnette, a small flat pocket-dagger, 
or a knife hung at the girdle, like a dagger, 
now a bayonet, = Sp. bayoneta = It. baionetta, 
a bayonet, usually derived from Jiayonne, in 
France, because bayonets are said to have 
been first made there (Bayonne, Sp. Bayona, is 
said to mean 'good harbor,' < Basque baia, 
harbor (see bay%), + ona, good) ; but of. F. 
"bayonnier, as arbalestier [see arbalwter] ; an 
old word" (Cotgrave), < bayon, baton, the arrow 
or shaft of a crossbow.] If. A short flat dag- 
ger. 2. A dagger or short stabbing instru- 
ment of steel for infantry soldiers, made to be 
attached to the muzzle of a gun. in its original 
form it has a sharp 
Bayonet-clutch. 
I, Common Bayonet ; a, Sword-Bayonet. 
point and three 
edges, but other 
forms have been 
introduced. (See 
below.) It was at 
first inserted in the 
barrel of the gun, 
after the soldier 
had fired, by a 
wooden handle fitted to the bore ; but it was afterward 
made with an iron socket and ring passing over the muz- 
zle, and attached to the Made by a shoulder, so that the 
soldier minht tire with his bayonet fixed. 
3. In much., a pin which plays in and out of 
holes made to receive it, and which thus serves 
to connect and disconnect parts of the machin- 
ery. See bayonet-clutch Knife-bayonet, a com- 
483 
billed knife rind bayonet arranged to lit the nmz/lr of a 
lille. carried when not in Use in ii shcatli attached I" the 
waist-belt. Rod-bayonet, a lout- steel rod ith tnannu 
lar-shaped end. n~i d as :l bayonet. It i attached to the 
ritle by aprint:-ea!i h, and uia> al-., be used a* a wipiui; 
fo. I It il> pertectcd by l.lclll. -I 'o|. A. K. I lllltil IK I oil. 
i . s. A. Spanish bayonet, a com n name IM\CH to 
plants bdoicjM'.: to several sp.cicsof }'i/*v/i. w ith iianow , 
llKid, spine-tipped leave-., especially to )'. :l/ui I, ,/,,!, )'. 
,;iiiiili:-ii/iiln, and }'. laimiln. SWOrd-bayOnet, a sliort 
sword with a cutting edue ami sharp jioint, made to fasten 
by a ipring-cmtch to the- barrel nf a rille or carbine. It is 
carried ill a scabbard when not fixed to the piece. Thi- i- 
now thi' usual form of military bayuet. Trowel-bayo- 
net, a form ot bayonet with a short and broad but shaip- 
pointcd blade, intendeil to serve in case of need, alter the 
inanneriif a I rowel, as an intrenching tool. It wa invent- 
ed by Col. Kdmuiid Hice, t ! . S. A., and lia done K'>od set-- 
\ io in I Mili.in Icjht iicj. 
bayonet (ba'o-net), . t. [< bayonrt, n.] To 
stab with a bayonet; compel or drive by the 
bayonet. 
^ on Mjiul inn,],, to sabre and to bayonet us Into a sub- 
mission. Burkf, Kev. iu r'rance. 
bayonet-clasp (ba'o-net-klasp), n. A movable 
ring of metal about the socket of a bayonet, 
which serves to strengthen it and to prevent 
its disengagement. 
bayonet-clutch (ba'o-net-kluch), H. In mndi., 
a form of clutch armed usually with two prongs 
( u), which when in gear act on the ends or 
lilt's of a friction-strap (6), 
fitted on a side-boss of the 
wheel to be driven, the lat- 
ter being loose on the same 
shaft. The clutch is attached to 
the shaft by a feather-key, and 
when drawn back or out of gear 
with the strap the wheel remains at 
rest, and the clutch continues to re- 
volve with the shaft. When it is 
required to set the machinery again 
in motion, the clutch is thrown for- 
ward by the fork c, and its prongs, engaging with the 
strap, gradually put the wheel in motion. 
bayonet-joint (ba'o-net-joint), n. A form of 
coupling or socket-joint resembling the mode 
of attachment commonly adopted for fixing a 
bayonet on a musket. 
bayou (bi'6), . [A corrupt form of F. boyau, 
a grit, a long, narrow passage (cf. a similar use 
of E. gut), < OF. boyel, boel, a gut, > E. bowel, q. 
v.] In the southern United States, the outlet 
of a lake, or one of the several outlets of a 
river through its delta ; a sluggish watercourse. 
For hours, in fall days, I watched the ducks cunningly 
tack anil veer and hold the middle of the pond, far from the 
sportsman ; tricks which they will have less need to prac- 
tise in Louisiana bayou*. Thoreau, Walden, p. 254. 
Under the shore his boat was tied, 
And all her listless crew 
Watched the gray alligator slide 
Into the still bayou. Longfelkiw, Quadroon Girl. 
bay-porpoise (ba'por'pus), n. A typical por- 
poise, as of the genus Phoccena; a puffing-pig: 
so called from the frequent appearance of the 
animals in bays or estuaries. 
bay-rum (ba'rum'), n. [< bay 1 + rum 1 .] A 
fragrant spirit much used as a cosmetic, etc., 
especially by barbers, obtained by distilling 
the leaves of the Pimenta acris (see bayberry, 
3), of the natural order Myrtacea?, with rum, or 
by mixing the volatile oil procured from the 
leaves by distillation with alcohol, water, and 
acetic ether. It is the spiritus myrcice of the 
United States Pharmacopoeia. 
bays 1 (baz), n. [Prop. pi. of bay 1 .] See bay 1 . 
bays'^t, n. [Prop. pi. of bay 6 .] See baize. 
bay-salt (ba'salf), n. [Formerly sometimes 
baisalt, base-salt, < late ME. bayesalt; cf. Dan. 
baisalt = G. baisate, after E. ; appar. < bay% (some 
suppose orig. in ref. to the Bay of Biscay) + 
salt 1 .] Coarse-grained salt: properly applied 
to salt obtained by spontaneous or natural 
evaporation of sea-water. 
bay-stall (ba'stal), n. In arch., the bay of a 
window ; a window-seat. 
baytt, v. and n. Obsolete spelling of bait 1 . 
Spenser. 
bay-tree (ba'tre), n. [< ME. baytre (whence 
appar. MD. baeytere); < bay 1 + tree.] 1. The 
laurel-tree, Laurus nobilis, a native of Italy 
and Greece, growing to the height of 30 feet. 
2. In the eastern United States, a name of the 
Mniinnlin glnuca, and in California of the Vm- 
bellularia Californica. 
bayur (ba-ySr'), n. Javanese name of the tree 
I'tfrosnermum Javanicum. 
bay-window (ba'win'do), n. [< 6ay 3 , a recess, + 
iri n<low.] Tn arcli., properly, a window forming 
a recess or bay in a room, projecting outward, 
and rising from the ground or basement on a 
plan rectangular, semi-octagonal, or semi-hex- 
agonal, but always straight-sided. The term is, 
111 
Bdella 
however, also often applied to a bo window, which prop- 
erly forms in plan the segment of a circle, or to an oricl- 
v\ nidnvs , which is supported 
on a console or corbcliiik'. [ ^*^^^^^^&A 
and U usually on the first 
Bear, 
bay -winged (ba'- 
wmgil), n. Having 
clii-slniit cnliir "ii the 
wiiif:s. Bay - winged 
bunting, the urass tmen or 
hifd, l'<,n'<-'!'< 'ir'i- 
nintu . OEM ' '' t be i om- 
inoiiot sparrows of North 
America. Bay - Winged 
longapur, BJiyndiuyhani - 
//t>-ri,,l, . a column!) frjll- 
Killilie bird of the u. -t.in 
prairies, related to the 
l.apland loimspur. Bay- 
winged summer-finch, 
r<'tn;l',l ,-ii,-f"il<^ of Ari- 
/oiia. 
bay-wood (ba'wi'nl i, . 
[</<i/- + iroml 1 .] The 
lighter unil coarser 
kind of mahogany, 
comingespeciallyl'roiii 
British Honduras. See 
milll'li/il/lll. 
bay-yarn' (ba'yarn), H. 
[< binj ( >, n., + yarn.] 
Woolen yarn used in the manufacture of baize. 
baza (bii'/.ii), H. [E. Ind. ; cf. Ar. bdz { a 
hawk.] In nriiith., the name of an East Indian 
kite. It is also used as a generic name. 
bazaar, bazar (ba-ziir'), n. [Formerly also 
Imxiir, linear, bussar, also bazarro (cf. It. baz- 
:arro, traffic, Olt. bazarra, a market-place), < F. 
bazar, < Ar. bazar, Turk, jidzdr, Hind, bazar, < 
Pers. bazar, a market.] 1. In the East, an ex- 
change, market-place, or place where goods are 
exposed for sale, consisting either of small 
shops or stalls in a narrow street or series of 
streets, or of a certain section in a town under 
one roof and divided by narrower passage- 
ways, in which all or most of the merchants and 
artisans in a certain material or metal, or any 
single class of goods, are gathered both for 
manufacture and traffic. These bazaar-streeU are 
frequently shaded by a light material laid from roof to 
roof, and are sometimes arched over. Marts bearing the 
name of bazaars, for the sale of miscellaneous articles, 
chiefly fancy goods, are now to be found in most Euro- 
pean and American cities ; and the term has been ex. 
tended to structures arranged as market-places for spe- 
cific articles : as, a horse-doaiar. 
The streets of the town are narrow, terribly rough, and 
very dirty, but the bazaars are extensive and well stocked. 
B. Taylof, Lands of the Saracen, p. 40. 
2. A sale of miscellaneous articles in further- 
ance of some charitable or other purpose; a 
fancy fair. The articles there sold are mostly 
of fancy work, and contributed gratuitously. 
bazaar-maund (ba-zar'mand' ), n. [< bazaar + 
maunift, n.] An East Indian weight, differing 
in different localities : equal in Calcutta to 82-J 
pounds avoirdupois. So called in contradis- 
tinction to factory-maund. See maundV. 
bazan, . Same as basan. 
bazar, . See bazaar. 
bazaras (ba-za'ras), n. [E. Ind.] A large flat- 
bottomed pleasure-boat used on the Ganges, 
propelled with sails and oars. 
bazet, v. t. [Also written baize, appar. < D. 60- 
zen, rerbazen, astonish, stupefy (cf. abash) ; cf. 
G. (obs.) basen, rave.] To stupefy ; frighten. 
baziers (ba'zerz), . sing. orpl. [Corruption of 
bear's ears.] The plant bear's-ears, Primula 
Auricula : used in some parts of England. 
The baziert are sweet in the morning of May. 
Book of Dayi, i. 547. 
bazil (baz'il), n. Same as basan. 
Tanned with bark, . . . [sheep-skins] constitute bazilit, 
and are used for making slippers and as bellows-leather. 
C. T. Davit, Leather, p. 42. 
B. B. A common abbreviation in mineralogi- 
cal works for before the blowpipe : as, quartz 
is infusible B. B. 
bbl., bbls. Abbreviations of barrel and barrels 
respectively: as, 1,000 bbls. flour. 
B. 0. An abbreviation of before Christ, used 
in noting dates preceding the Christian era: 
as, the battle of Thermopylte was fought 480 
B. C.i Julius Csesar invaded Britain 55 B. C. 
B. C. E. An abbreviation of Bachelor of Civil 
Eni/iiKi riiiy. See bachelor. 
B. I). An abbreviation of Bachelor of Divinity. 
Bdella (del'a), . [NL., < Gr. jHt'tla, a leech.] 
1. A genus of leeches, of the family Hirudi- 
nida; or Gnathobdellida'. Also written Bdellia. 
[Not in use.] 2. The typical genus of the 
family HiMlidtr. B. longicomis is an example. 
