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BIRHOMBOID'AL, a. [bis and rhomboid.] Having a surface composed of twelve rhombi...
BIRG'ANDER, n. The name of a wild goose.
BI'REME, n. [L. biremis, bis and remus, and oar.] A vessel with two banks or tie...
BIRDSTARES and BIRDSTONGUE ; names of plants. BIRD'-WITTED , a. Not having the f...
BIRDS'NEST, n. [bird and nest.] The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches h...
BIRDSFOOT-TREFOIL, n. A genus of plants,the Lotus, of several species.
BIRDS'FOOT, n. [bird and foot.] A plant, the Ornithopus, whose legumen is articu...
BIRDS'EYE, n. [bird and eye.] A genus of plants, called also pheasant's eye, kno...
BIRD'S-EYE, a. [bird and eye.] See N from above, as if by a flying bird; as a bi...
BIRD'ING-PIECE, n. [bird and piece.] A fowling-piece. BIRD'-LIKE , a. Resembling...
BIRD'EYED, a. Of quick sight.
BIRD'ER, n. A bird-catcher.
BIRD'BOLT, n. [bird and bolt.] An arrow, broad at the end, for shooting birds.
BIRD'-EYE BIRD'-LIME, n. [bird and lime.] A viscous substance,usually made of th...
BIRD'-CATCHING, n. [bird and catch.] The art of taking birds or wild fowls, eith...
BIRD'-CATCHER, n. [bird and catch.] One whose employment is to catch birds; a fo...