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Bilge, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).

2. To cause to bulge.

Bil"gy (&?;), a. Having the smell of bilge water.

Bil"ia*ry (bl"y*r; 106), a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.

Biliary calculus (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.

Bil`i*a"tion (&?;), n. (Physiol.) The production and excretion of bile.

Bi*lif"er*ous (&?;), a. Generating bile.

Bil`i*fus"cin (&?;), n. [L. bilis bile + fuscus dark.] (Physiol.) A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.

{ ||Bi*lim"bi (&?;), ||Bi*lim"bing (&?;), } n. [Malay.] The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalideæ or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also blimbi and blimbing.]

Bil"i*ment (&?;), n. A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]

Bi"lin (&?;), n. [Cf. F. biline, from L. bilis bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.

Bi*lin"e*ar (&?;), a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear coördinates.

Bi*lin"gual (&?;), a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.

Bi*lin"gual*ism (&?;), n. Quality of being bilingual.

The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.

Bi*lin"guar (&?;), a. See Bilingual.

Bi*lin"guist (&?;), n. One versed in two languages.

Bi*lin"guous (&?;), a. [L. bilinguis.] Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]

Bil"ious (bl"ys), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile.

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.

3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob." Macaulay.

Bilious temperament. See Temperament.

Bil"ious*ness, n. The state of being bilious.

Bil`i*pra"sin (&?;), n. [L. bilis bile + prasinus green.] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones.

Bil`i*ru"bin (&?;), n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.] (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.

Bi*lit"er*al (&?;), a. [L. bis twice + littera letter.] Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Sir W. Jones. -- n. A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.

Bi*lit"er*al*ism (&?;), n. The property or state of being biliteral.

Bil`i*ver"din (&?;), n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. Verdure.] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.