Bhutanese 
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bibble 
In reality the Bhvtantu authorities did not want to re- biajritz (biar'its), n. [Named from Biarritz, a biauriculate (bi-a-rik'u-lat). a. [< W-8 + awic- 
I JT. ir*fer, Short Hut. India, P . 074. 'own th f department of Basses-Pyrenees, ulatc.] 
I 1 ranee.] A thin corded woolen cloth. 
II. n. 1. sin;,, or pi. A native or the na- 
tives of Bhutan, a mountainous state in the 
Himalayas, having Tibet on the north, Bengal 
The Bhutaiiese iiave flat faces, high cheek-bones, 
brown complexion, almond eyes, and black hair. Thr.v 
profess a corrupt form of Buddhism, and are subjects of 
a dual government under a pontiff and a prince. 
2. The language of Bhutan. 
1. In zoiil. and anttt., having two au- 
ricles, in any sense of that word: especially 
applied to the heart of the higher vertebrates. 
2. In bot., having two ear-like projections, 
as a leaf. 
Also biaurite. 
[< 6-2 + ar- 
the antennre 
of some insects. 
bias (bi'as), 11., a., and adv. ; pi, biases, improp. 
biasses (-ez). [Early mod. E. also biass, byas, biaxal (bi-ak'sal), a. Same as biaxial, 
biace, biais, < F. (and OF.) biais, a slant, a slope, The great majority of non-isotropic substances are doub- 
= Pr. 0IfS = OCat. bints, Cat. 6mx = It. s-biescio, ly refracting, and in general are biaxal, i. e., have two 
dial, biasciu, sbias, bias (cf. also It. bieco, squint- Dually important optic axes, whose mutual inclination 
Also written lihotanese and Bootanese (Blio- ing, oblique, bias); origin unknown; hardly < may have any value from to w - Tait ' LiBl "> m 
LL. bifacem, ace. of bifax, squinting (cf. ML. biaxial (bi-ak'si-al), a. [< 6-2 + axial.] Hav- 
bifaciiis, two-faced), < L. bi-, two-, + facien, in g two axes : as > a biaxial crystal. See optic. 
face.] I. n. 1. An oblique or diagonal line; biaxiality(bl-ak-si-al'i-ti), n. [< biaxial + 4ty.] 
especially, a cut which is oblique to the tex- . The quality of being biaxial; biaxial character. 
tan, Jlootnit). 
bhyree (bi're), x. [E. Ind.] A kind of falcon 
used in hawking in India. Also behree. 
bit, prep. [ME., < AS. be, in comp. with nouns 
bi: see bt/l, 6e-l.] A common Middle English ture of a fabric; hence, in dressmaking, a seam biaxially (bl-ak'si-al-i), adc. With two axes. 
formed by bringing together two pieces thus biaz (be'az), n. [Native name.] A cotton 
cut ; specifically, one of the front seams of a clotn resembling linen, manufactured in cen- 
close-fitting waist : sometimes called a dart. tral Asia for home use and for export to Bus- 
2. In bowling, a bulge or greater weight on one s } a " McElratli, Com. Diet, 
side of a bowl; a difference in the shape and bib 1 * (bib), . t. and i. ; pret. and pp. bibbed, 
..:..!.. * u . ~'J-_ -I - -. _ f _ i i rni 7n'7i7i,'>i^* r M, " ' ' * - 
form of the preposition by. 
Bi. The chemical symbol of bismuth. 
bi- 1 *- A Middle English and Anglo-Saxon form 
of 6C- 1 or 6c- 2 . 
bi--. [L. bi-, combining form of bis (= Gr. <!({-, 
Si- = Skt. dri- = OHG. MHG. zici-, G. zicie- = 
AS. twi-, E. twi-), orig. *duis, twice, doubly, 
two-, < duo = E. two : see two, twi-, di-%.] A 
prefix of Latin origin, cognate with di- and 
twi-, meaning two, two-, twice, double, twofold, 
as in biaxial, bicornous, bimanous, biped, bifur- 
cate, etc. : especially in chemical terms, where 
it denotes two parts or equivalents of the in- 
gredient referred to, as in bicarbonate, bichro- 
mate, etc. Such words are properly adjectives, to be 
analyzed as bi- -f- noun + adjective sufhx (for example, 
bi-axi-al, bi-furc-ate, two-fork-ed, bi-man-ous, two-hand- 
ed, etc.), but may also be briefly treated as bi- + adjective 
(bi-axial, bi-furcate, etc.). Words in 61- rest actually or 
theoretically upon Latin or New Latin forms, "biaxialis, 
'biacwninatus, *biangulatu9, *biarticulatus, etc. ; but it 
is often convenient to refer them to English elements 
biacid (bl-as'id), a. [< 6(-2 + acid.] In chem., 
capable of combining with an acid in two dif- 
ferent proportions : said of a base. 
biacummate (bl-a-ku'mi-uat), . [< W-2 + acu- 
minate."] In bot., having two diverging points, 
as the hairs on the leaves of some Malpighiacete, 
which are attached by the middle and taper to- 
ward the ends. 
bialar (bl-a'lar), a. [< 6i-2 + alar.~\ Having 
two wings Bialar determinant, in math., one in 
which the constituents of the principal diagonal are all 
zeros. 
bialate (bi-a'lat), a. [< 6i- 2 + atafc 2 .] Having 
two alee or wings ; two-winged. 
bianco secco (biiing'ko sek'o). [It., lit. dry 
white: bianco = F. blanc, white, < OHG. blanch, 
shining (see blank); secco, < L. siccus, dry: see 
sec, sac/A] A white pigment used in fresco- 
painting. It consists of lime and pulverized marble, 
the former before mixing being macerated in water un- 
til its causticity is removed. 
Lomazzo observes (Trattato, p. 194) that Perino del 
Vaga invented a colour formed of Verdetto and bianco 
secco, that is, limewhite in powder. 
ppr. bibbing. [= North. E. beb, < ME. bibben, 
causing 10 10 curve in us course toward tne tipple, drink ; cf. freq. bibble, nearly = OD. 6i6- 
lighter and less bulged side ; hence, the curved eren ' drink frequently. ME. bibben "must havn 
been borrowed directly from L. bibere, to drink, 
and may be imagined to have been . . . used 
jocularly by those familiar with a little monkish 
Latin" (Skeat); but perhaps of natural origin. 
See imbibe, bibulous, bever s , and beverage.] To 
sip ; tipple ; drink frequently. 
This meller [miller] hath so wysly bibbed ale. 
Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 242. 
He was constantly bibbiny, and drank more in twenty- 
four hours than I did. Locke, Education, 18. 
bib 2 (bib), n. [Supposed to be derived from 
the verb 6J6 1 , because it absorbs moisture. 
weight of the two sides or poles of a bowl, 
causing it to curve in its course toward the 
course of such a bowl. 3. A one-sided ten- 
dency of the mind ; undue propensity toward 
an object; a particular leaning or inclination; 
bent; specifically, in laic, prejudice, as of a 
witness : used most frequently to denote preju- 
dice and habits of thought which prevent the 
fair or dispassionate consideration of any sub- 
ject or question. 
Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all 
their actions. Locke. 
Alas ! what years you thus consume in vain, 
Killed by this wretched bias of the brain ! 
Crqbbe, The Newspaper. 
One cannot mistake the prevailing bias of her mind. 
Barham, Iiigoldsby Legends, I. 202. 
The bias of education, the bias of class-relationships, 
the bias of nationality, the political bias, the theological 
bias these, added to the constitutional sympathies and 
antipathies, have much more influence in determining 
beliefs on social questions than has the small amount of 
evidence collected. H. Spencer, Study of Sociol., p. 11. 
Cf. bai-ette and beaver?.] 1. A cloth worn by 
children under the chin to keep the front of 
the dress clean, especially when eating. 2. 
A similar article worn by adults, especially as 
forming the upper part of an apron. 
We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet. 
Bea 
an. and Fl., Captain, iii. 5. 
On the bias, diagonally; slantingly. = Syn. 3. Propensity 3 - A curved vent or nozle used to alter the 
Inclination, etc. (see benti), prepossession, predisposition' direction of the flow of liquids. 4. Naut 
predilection, partiality. game as 6(66, the usual spelling in this sense. 
II. a. 1. Oblique; slanting; diagonal to the bib 3 (bib), n. [So called from a membrane 
a /<. ?. e tex , ture : now U8ed onl y or which covers the eyes and other parts about 
chiefly of fabrics or dress: as, a bias line (in the head, and which, when inflated, may be 
nmer use) m a drawing; a bias piece in a gar- compared to a bib; < bib?.] The most com- 
SwlT^rLife^ r swelled on one side > mon name of the whiting-pout, Gadus luscus, a 
like a biased bowl. fisn of the family Ga<Hd %,* Se ' e ole 2- 
Blow, villain, till thy sphered bias cheek bibacious (bi-ba'shus), a. [< L. bibax (bibad-), 
given to drink (< bibere, drink), + -ous.~\ Ad- 
Out-swell the colic of puff'd Aquilon. 
Shale., T. and C., iv. 6. 
III. adv. [< bias, a.] In a slanting man- r^v,, , - 
ner; obliquely. blbacity (bi-bas i-ti), . [Formerly btbacttie, 
Trial did draw ^ ^. as j' *bibacitas, < bibax: see bibacious.] 
Bias and thwart, not answering the aim. The quality of being bibacious, or addicted to 
Shak., T. and C., i. 3. drink. Blount. [Bare.] 
Mrs. Merrifield, Art of Fresco Painting, Iii. bias (bi'as), ?. t. ; pret. and pp. biased or biassed, bibasic (bi-ba'sik), a. [< 6i-2 + basic.] Liter- 
biangular (bi-ang'gu-lar), a IX 6i-2 + anau- PP r ' Basing or Massing. [Early mod. E. also a lly, having two bases : in chem., applied to acids 
fcrr.J Having two angles or corners [Bare ] * s ' btace > bua * ( cf - F - l>iaiser = Pr. biaisar) ; (such as sulphuric acid, H 2 SO 4 ) which have two 
biangulate, biangulated (bi-ang'gu-lat -la- roln the noun.] 1. To give a bias to, as a hydrogen atoms replaceable by a base or bases, 
ted), a. [< &i-2 + ungulate.] Same as biangu- bowl ; furmsh Wlth a V*- See bias, n., 2. . See monobasic, " 
lar. To glue you the Morall of it [game of bow 
Kmbleme of the world or " 
is, n., 2. oee monobastc, tribasic, dibasic, and polybasic. 
wls] : It is the bibation (bi-ba'shon), n. [Irreg. for "bibition 
iltion; where < ML. bibitio(n-). Cf. imbibition, and see W6 1 . 
distinguished from biennial (which see), 
biannually (bl-an'u-al-i), adv. Twice a year. 
Not even an aspiration toward a change in the fashion 
of her clothes bi-amuially, at least. 
The Centuni, XXIII. 047. 
biannulate (bi-au'u-lat), a. [< &j- 2 4- annulate."] 
In zool., having two encircling rings, generally 
of color. 
direction to the mind of ';' p're judice7 "warp"; bibativeness (bib'a-tiv-nes), n. [< 6J6 1 + -ative 
prepossess: as, the judgment is often biased ' .-"''*] Fondness for liquor; tendency to 
by interest. drink : a term used in phrenology. 
My judgment of desert hath not been Mamed by per- bibb (bib), n. [A particular use of bib 2 . A 
s bing of my own particular judgment, in matters of somewhat similar comparison appears in the 
disputation, among the Churches of God. 
C. Mather, Mag. Chris., Int. 
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause be- 
cause his interest will certainly bias his judgment and 
not improbably, corrupt his integrity. 
Madison, Federalist, No. 10. 
case of bearer^, originally a bib."] 
bracket of timber bolt- 
ed to the hound of a 
lower mast for the pur- 
pose of supporting the 
Naut., a 
, n 
Cf 
etc. Cf. 
rule ; after monarchy, 
,] Dual government or sover- v ^^ 
state of being biased ;"incWt7on toTpartfeu- ?^T> a bibber. See 
j, biarcuated (bi-ar'ku-at, -a-ted), . lar side ; partiality. Sherwood 6z&1 -] A tippler; a 
+ arcuate] Twice curved: as, a biarcu- Biatora (bi-a-to'ra), n. [NL ] An extensive P erson given to drink- 
ttavmo- . nnnvp-r o,,, ; genus of licliens which have a crustaceous thai- im ? : chiefly used in 
lus adhering closely to the substance on which composition : as, a 
f* . it grows, and sessile apothecia, of which the ex- -bibber. 
and a. \ < Btarmia. ciple is colored or blackening. 
h- - 
(biar 
""" tai " ' 
Ah! Zephyrus! art 
and Flora too 1 
Ye tender bibbers of 
rain and dew. 
Keats, Endymion, iv. 
here, 
the 
Bibb on starboard side of mast. 
a, mast; *, bibb; c, trestletree. 
Same as biatorine. 
, v. [Early mod. E. also bible, bibil (cf. 
equiv. OD. biberen), freq. of 6J6 1 .] I. trans. To 
drink ; drink of or from. 
II. in trans. 1. To drink of ten. 2. To sip. 
