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ballottement: diagnosis of pregnancy by applying sharp force to abdomen this definition fails to make and important point. The uterus with fetus rebounds against the obstetricians' fingers with an impact that can be recognised banausic: materialistic; merely mechanical; relating to workshops bannock: flat unleavened loaf of bread baragouin: any jargon or unintelligible language barbigerous: bearded; bearing a beard barege: gauzy fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or worsted barnard: member of gang of thieves who acts as decoy barouche: four-wheeled hooded carriage barton: farmyard basilica: Roman Catholic church given special privileges but the word is of Greek origin bathmism: directive evolutionary force bathyorographical: relating to depth underwater or elevation above sea level batology: the study of brambles batten: timber used to fasten down a door or hatch batten 1 n. 5var. of BATON6 1 a sawed strip of wood, flooring, etc. 2 a strip of wood put over a seam between boards as a fastening or covering 3 a short piece of wood or plastic inserted in a sail to keep it taut 4 a strip of steel or wood used to fasten canvas over a ship‘s hatchways vt. 1 to fasten with battens 2 to supply or strengthen with battens batten down the hatches to fasten canvas over the hatches, esp. in preparing for a storm
batten 2 vi. 5ON batna, improve < IE base *bhad3, good > BETTER16 1 to grow fat; thrive 2 to be well fed or wealthy at another‘s expense vt. to fatten up; overfeed
batten 3 n. 5Fr battant, orig. prp. of battre < OFr: see fol.6 in a loom, the movable frame that presses into place the threads of a woof "board and batten describes a common barn siding: the vertical boards need not fit tightly, any gap is made wind tight by a two or three inch vertical stip covering the gap.
bavardage: chattering; prattle bdellotomy: act of cutting a leech to increase its suction beatus: beatified man bedaggle: to soil by dragging along the wet ground beestings: the first milk drawn from a cow after calving my uncle, who was a dairyman, called it "beaslings". The calf was allowed to have it, because it was disagreeably laxative for humans. beldam: an old woman; a hag; an ancestress
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bedaggle: to soil by dragging along the wet ground
Going offline now, but I wonder what the difference is between bedaggle and bedraggle, a term I've heard. Will check when I return.
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I also prefer "bedraggled". However I usually thing of the person's appearance. I wouldn't use it just for soiled garments.
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OED defines bedaggle pretty much as given above. It defines bedraggle as a synonym of bedaggle but also as: To wet (dress, skirts, or the like) so that they drag, or hang limp and clinging with moisture.
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never heard bedaggle. get all bedraggled-loike meself once in a while...
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I suggest "bedaggled" be reserved for inside jobs.
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never heard bedaggle
Not surprising. The most recent citation in the OED is from 1755.
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Basilica is still also used for the Roman market hall/law court building, some examples of which were taken over by the Christians for churches (hence the definition supplied). For details see: http://makeashorterlink.com/?J49021283Bingley
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So "basilica" is a Latin word, though ultimately it comes from a Greek work for king or prince.
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