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BastardBastard Bas"tard, n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b?tard, prob.
fr. OF. bast, F. b?t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the
muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of
the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their
saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, ``Don Quixote,'
chap. 16; and cf.G. bankert, fr. bank bench.]
1. A ``natural' child; a child begotten and born out of
wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit
union.
Note: By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of
the United States, a bastard becomes a legitimate child
by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent
time. But by those of England, and of some states of
the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at
least be born after the lawful marriage. --Kent.
Blackstone.
2. (Sugar Refining)
(a) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from
the sirups that ? already had several boilings.
(b) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.
3. A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor.
Brown bastard is your only drink. --Shak.
4. A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper. BastardBastard Bas"tard, a.
1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note.
2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,
but are really not so.
That bastard self-love which is so vicious in
itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.
3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a
bastard culverin. [Obs.]
4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page
preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly
squared at the quarry.
Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and
the second cut.
Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or
a smaller size than the body; e.g., a nonpareil face on a
brevier body.
Bastard wing (Zo["o]l.), three to five quill feathers on a
small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia;
the alula. Bastard
Bastard Bas"tard, v. t.
To bastardize. [Obs.] --Bacon.
bastardCod Cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zo["o]l.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath. Bastard ashlarBastard Bas"tard, a.
1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note.
2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,
but are really not so.
That bastard self-love which is so vicious in
itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.
3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a
bastard culverin. [Obs.]
4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page
preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly
squared at the quarry.
Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and
the second cut.
Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or
a smaller size than the body; e.g., a nonpareil face on a
brevier body.
Bastard wing (Zo["o]l.), three to five quill feathers on a
small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia;
the alula. bastard barBaton Bat"on, n. [F. b[^a]ton. See Baston.]
1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the
baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in
musical performances.
He held the baton of command. --Prescott.
2. (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister
as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in
breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard
bar. See Bend sinister. Bastard fileBastard Bas"tard, a.
1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note.
2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,
but are really not so.
That bastard self-love which is so vicious in
itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.
3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a
bastard culverin. [Obs.]
4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page
preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly
squared at the quarry.
Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and
the second cut.
Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or
a smaller size than the body; e.g., a nonpareil face on a
brevier body.
Bastard wing (Zo["o]l.), three to five quill feathers on a
small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia;
the alula. bastard gemsbokRoan Roan, a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano,
roano.]
1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray
or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.
Give my roan a drench. --Shak.
2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.
Roan antelope (Zo["o]l.), a very large South African
antelope (Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns
and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya,
equine antelope, and bastard gemsbok. Bastard hempHemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the
fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
yielding fiber.
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G.
Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth. Bastard manchineelManchineel Man`chi*neel", n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an
apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from
its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical
America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and
poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the
East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.
--Lindley. Bastard pennyroyalPennyroyal Pen`ny*roy"al, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall
royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or
pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr.
pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in
puleium regium.] (Bot.)
An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North
American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in
flavor.
Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue. Bastard typeBastard Bas"tard, a.
1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note.
2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,
but are really not so.
That bastard self-love which is so vicious in
itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.
3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a
bastard culverin. [Obs.]
4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page
preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly
squared at the quarry.
Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and
the second cut.
Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or
a smaller size than the body; e.g., a nonpareil face on a
brevier body.
Bastard wing (Zo["o]l.), three to five quill feathers on a
small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia;
the alula. Bastard wingBastard Bas"tard, a.
1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note.
2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,
but are really not so.
That bastard self-love which is so vicious in
itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.
3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a
bastard culverin. [Obs.]
4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page
preceding the full title page of a book.
Bastard ashlar (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly
squared at the quarry.
Bastard file, a file intermediate between the coarsest and
the second cut.
Bastard type (Print.), type having the face of a larger or
a smaller size than the body; e.g., a nonpareil face on a
brevier body.
Bastard wing (Zo["o]l.), three to five quill feathers on a
small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia;
the alula. Bastardism
Bastardism Bas"tard*ism, n.
The state of being a bastard; bastardy.
BastardizeBastardize Bas"tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the
child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful
wedlock. --Blackstone.
2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak. BastardizedBastardize Bas"tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the
child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful
wedlock. --Blackstone.
2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak. BastardizingBastardize Bas"tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the
child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful
wedlock. --Blackstone.
2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak. Bastardly
Bastardly Bas"tard*ly, a.
Bastardlike; baseborn; spurious; corrupt. [Obs.] -- adv. In
the manner of a bastard; spuriously. [Obs.] --Shak. Donne.
Bastardy
Bastardy Bas"tar*dy, n.
1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
2. The procreation of a bastard child. --Wharton.
Bustard quailQuail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix
and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C.
Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C.
pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus
australis).
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several American partridges
belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera,
especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and
Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla
Californica).
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and
allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian
painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak.
Bustard quail (Zo["o]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird
of the genus Turnix, as T. taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (T. ocellatus). See
Turnix.
Button quail (Zo["o]l.), one of several small Asiatic
species of Turnix, as T. Sykesii, which is said to be
the smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zo["o]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted
snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] CostardCostard Cos"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib,
side, F. c[^o]te, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the
ribs or angles on its sides. See Coast.]
1. An apple, large and round like the head.
Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .;
others more of water than wind, as your costards and
pomewaters. --Muffett.
2. The head; -- used contemptuously.
Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder.
--Shak. costardmongerCostermonger Cos"ter*mon`ger (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See
Costard.]
An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit
or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also costardmonger.] Costardmonger
Costardmonger Cos"tard*mon`ger (-m?n`g?r), n.
A costermonger.
CustardCustard Cus"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE.
crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus
covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust;
cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See
Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona (A.
squamosa, reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or ovate
fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak. Custard appleCustard Cus"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE.
crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus
covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust;
cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See
Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona (A.
squamosa, reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or ovate
fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak. Custard coffinCustard Cus"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE.
crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus
covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust;
cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See
Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona (A.
squamosa, reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or ovate
fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak. Dastard
Dastard Das"tard, a.
Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly. ``Their
dastard souls.' --Addison.
Dastard
Dastard Das"tard, v. t.
To dastardize. [R.] --Dryden.
DastardizeDastardize Das"tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dastardized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dastardizing.]
To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to
dastardize my courage. --Dryden. DastardizedDastardize Das"tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dastardized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dastardizing.]
To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to
dastardize my courage. --Dryden.
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