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BITTS, n. plu. [from the same root as bite.] A frame of two strong pieces of tim...
BIT'TOUR, or BIT'TOR , n. The bittern.
BIT'TERVETCH, n. [bitter and vetch.] A species of Ervum, or lentil, cultivated f...
BIT'TERS, n. A liquor in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped; generally a sp...
BIT'TERNESS, n. [from bitter.] A bitter taste; or rather a quality in things whi...
BIT'TERN, n. A fowl of the grallic order, the Ardea stellaris, a native of Europ...
BIT'TERLY, adv. With a bitter taste. 1. In a severe manner; in a manner expressi...
BIT'TERISHNESS, n. The quality of being moderately bitter.
BIT'TERISH, a. Somewhat bitter; bitter in a moderate degree.
BIT'TER-WORT, n. [bitter and wort.] The plant called gentian, Gentiana, which ha...
BIT'TER-SWEET, n. [bitter and sweet.] A species of Solanum, a slender climbing p...
BIT'TER-SPAR, n. Rhombspar, a mineral that crystallizes in rhomboids. It is the ...
BIT'TER-SALT, n. Epsom salt.
BIT'TER-GOURD, n. [bitter and gourd.] A plant, a species of Cucumis, called Colo...
BIT'TER, a. 1. Sharp, or biting to the taste; acrid; like wormwood. 2. Sharp; cr...
BIT'TEN, pp. of bite. bit'tn. Seized or wounded by the teeth; cheated.