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Bain-marie: Definition and part of speech

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Bain-marie

  1. n. A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; — used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.

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.

Bairam: Definition and part of speech

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Bairam

  1. n. The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

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.

Bail bond: Definition and part of speech

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Bail bond

  1. Special bail in court to abide the judgment.
  2. A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner’s appearance in court, at the return of the writ.

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.

Bailee: Definition and part of speech

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Bailee

  1. n. The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.

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.

Bait: Definition and part of speech

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Bait

  1. v. i. A light or hasty luncheon.
  2. v. i. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
  3. v. i. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
  4. v. i. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
  5. v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one’s self or one’s beasts, on a journey.

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.

Bailer: Definition and part of speech

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Bailer

  1. n. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
  2. n. See Bailor.
  3. n. One who bails or lades.

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.