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BIT'TACLE, n. The box for the compasses and lights on board a ship. [See Binacle .]
BIT'MOUTH, n. [bit and mouth.] The bit, or that part of a bridle which is put in...
BIT'LESS, a. Not having a bit or bridle.
BI'TINGLY, adv. In a sarcastic or jeering manner.
BI'TING, ppr. Seizing, wounding, or crushing with the teeth; pinching,paining, c...
BITERN'ATE, a. [L. bis and ternus, three.] In botany, doubly ternate, as when a ...
BI'TER, n. One who bites; that which bites; a fish apt to take bait. 1. One who ...
BITE, v.t. pret. bit; pp. bit, bitten. 1. To break or crush with the teeth, as i...
BITCH, n. 1. The female of the canine kind, as of the dog,wolf,and fox. 2. A nam...
BIT, n. The iron part of a bridle which is inserted in the mouth of a horse,and ...
BISUL'PHURET, n. [bis and sulphuret.] In chimistry, a sulphuret, with a double p...
BISULC'OUS, a. [L. bisulcus, of bis and sulcus, a furrow.] Cloven footed, as swi...
BIS'TOURY, n. bis'tury. A surgical instrument for making incisions. It is either...
BIS'TORT, n. [L. bistorta, bis and tortus, twisted.] A plant, a species of polyg...
BIS'TER, n. Among painters, the burnt oil extracted from the soot of wood; a bro...
BIS'SON, a. Blind. [Not used.]