Baize

1. n. A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; — usually dyed in plain colors.

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Balaam

1. n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; — an allusion to the miracle of Balaam’s ass speaking.

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Bajocco

1. n. A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.

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Balachong

1. n. A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.

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Baked

1. imp. & p. p. of Bake

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Balaenoidea

1. n. A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen.

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Baking

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bake
2. n. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.

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Bake

1. n. The process, or result, of baking.
2. v. t. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
3. v. t. To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.
4. v. t. To harden by cold.
5. v. i. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.
6. v. i. To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.

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Bakehouse

1. v. t. A house for baking; a bakery.

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Bakemeat

1. n. Alt. of Baked-meat

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