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Bambocciade
Bambocciade Bam*boc`ci*ade", n. [It. bambocciata, fr.
Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre
painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo
silly.] (Paint.)
A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic
life.
Bamboo
Bamboo Bam*boo", v. t.
To flog with the bamboo.
BambooBamboo Bam*boo", n. [Malay bambu, mambu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa,
growing in tropical countries.
Note: The most useful species is Bambusa arundinacea, which
has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and
grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The
flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the
stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their
receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in
diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for
building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water
pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller
stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc. bamboo brierBull brier Bull" bri`er (Bot.)
A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New
Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous
and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for
a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in
making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier. Bamboo partridgePartridge Par"tridge, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.
pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of
the genus Perdix and several related genera of the
family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is
noted as a game bird.
Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.
Note: The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix
cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis
rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known
species.
2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging
to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.]
Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of
the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge
(Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena
partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California
partridge (Callipepla Californica).
3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.]
Bamboo partridge (Zo["o]l.), a spurred partridge of the
genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China
and the East Indies.
Night partridge (Zo["o]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
Painted partridge (Zo["o]l.), a francolin of South Africa
(Francolinus pictus).
Partridge berry. (Bot.)
(a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant
(Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae],
having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant
flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs
with the ovaries united, and producing the berries
which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.
(b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens); also, the plant itself.
Partridge dove (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mountain witch, under
Mountain.
Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb
(Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the
Eastern United States.
Partridge shell (Zo["o]l.), a large marine univalve shell
(Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of
the partridge.
Partridge wood
(a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It
is obtained from tropical America, and one source of
it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis.
Called also pheasant wood.
(b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and
striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for
walking sticks and umbrella handles.
Sea partridge (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge
(Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
Snow partridge (Zo["o]l.), a large spurred partridge
(Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains of
Asia.
Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zo["o]l.), any small
Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola. Bamboo ratRat Rat, n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.
ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F.
rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.
Raccoon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of
the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that
infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,
or brown, rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced
into Anerica from the Old World.
2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
trades, one who works for lower wages than those
prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
Note: ``It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
country (in some timber as is said); and being much
stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
government of George the First, but has by degrees
obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any
sudden and mercenary change in politics.' --Lord
Mahon.
Bamboo rat (Zo["o]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus
Rhizomys.
Beaver rat, Coast rat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Beaver and
Coast.
Blind rat (Zo["o]l.), the mole rat.
Cotton rat (Zo["o]l.), a long-haired rat (Sigmodon
hispidus), native of the Southern United States and
Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
to the crop.
Ground rat. See Ground Pig, under Ground.
Hedgehog rat. See under Hedgehog.
Kangaroo rat (Zo["o]l.), the potoroo.
Norway rat (Zo["o]l.), the common brown rat. See Rat.
Pouched rat. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) See Pocket Gopher, under Pocket.
(b) Any African rodent of the genus Cricetomys.
Rat Indians (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.
Rat mole. (Zo["o]l.) See Mole rat, under Mole.
Rat pit, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
killed by a dog for sport.
Rat snake (Zo["o]l.), a large colubrine snake (Ptyas
mucosus) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
Spiny rat (Zo["o]l.), any South America rodent of the genus
Echinomys.
To smell a rat. See under Smell.
Wood rat (Zo["o]l.), any American rat of the genus
Neotoma, especially N. Floridana, common in the
Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. BamboozleBamboozle Bam*boo"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
Newman. BamboozledBamboozle Bam*boo"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
Newman. Bamboozler
Bamboozler Bam*boo"zler, n.
A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.]
--Arbuthnot.
BamboozlingBamboozle Bam*boo"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
Newman.
Meaning of Bambo from wikipedia
- "Murzynek
Bambo" (
Bambo the
black child) is a children's poem by Jewish-Polish
author Julian Tuwim (September 1894 –
December 1953),
written in 1934,...
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Bambo Diaby Diaby (born 17
December 1997) is a
Senegalese footballer who
plays as a
defender for Elche.
Diaby was born in Senegal, but
moved to Mataró...
- Luís António
Soares C****amá,
known as
Bambo (born 22
October 1974) is a
former Portuguese football player of Bissau-Guinean descent. He made his professional...
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Bambusa bambos, the
giant thorny bamboo,
Indian thorny bamboo,
spiny bamboo, or
thorny bamboo (but see
Bambusa spinosa) is a
species of
clumping bamboo...
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Charalambos "
Bambos"
Charalambous (born 1967) is a
British Labour politician who has been the
Member of
Parliament (MP) for
Southgate and Wood Green, previously...
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Karim Bambo (Arabic: كريم بامبو; born 13 May 1993) is an
Egyptian professional footballer who
plays as a
midfielder for
Egyptian Premier League club National...
- at the List of
Traditional Foods [pl] "Czy "Murzynek
Bambo" obraża Afrykanów?"
Murzynek Bambo dla licealistów?
Archived 2012-03-27 at the
Wayback Machine...
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Bambo-Ouest is a
village in the
commune of Bouéni in Mayotte. Mayotte,
Conseil départemental de. "Conseil départemental de Mayotte".
Conseil départemental...
- So Far from the
Bamboo Grove is an
autobiography written by Yoko
Kawashima Watkins, a ****anese
American writer. It was
originally published by
Beech Tree...
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Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.)
Munro Synonyms Arundinaria stolonifera Kurz
Bambos kurotake Siebold nom. inval.
Bambusa boryana Bean nom. inval.
Bambusa dichotoma...
