Helen Fenton

Bayard: Definition and part of speech

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Bayard

  1. a. A stupid, clownish fellow.
  2. a. Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bayberry: Definition and part of speech

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Bayberry

  1. n. The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; — called also candleberry tree.
  2. n. The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
  3. n. A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris).

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bayonet: Definition and part of speech

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Bayonet

  1. n. A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
  2. n. A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.