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Bleat (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bleated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleating.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl&?;tan; akin to D. blaten, bleeten, OHG. blzan, plzan; prob. of imitative origin.] To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.

Then suddenly was heard along the main, To low the ox, to bleat the woolly train. Pope

The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will never answer a calf when he bleats. Shak.

Bleat, n. A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.

The bleat of fleecy sheep. Chapman's Homer.

Bleat"er (&?;), n. One who bleats; a sheep.

In cold, stiff soils the bleaters oft complain Of gouty ails. Dyer.

Bleat"ing, a. Crying as a sheep does.

Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside. Longfellow.

Bleat"ing, n. The cry of, or as of, a sheep. Chapman.

Bleb (&?;), n. [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister. This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and perh. blow to puff.] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.

Arsenic abounds with air blebs. Kirwan.

Bleb"by (&?;), a. Containing blebs, or characterized by blebs; as, blebby glass.

{ Bleck, Blek } (&?;), v. t. To blacken; also, to defile. [Obs. or Dial.] Wyclif.

Bled (&?;), imp. & p. p. of Bleed.

Blee (&?;), n. [AS. bleó, bleóh.] Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form. [Archaic]

For him which is so bright of blee. Lament. of Mary Magd.

That boy has a strong blee of his father. Forby.

Bleed (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bleeding.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl&?;dan, fr. bl&?;d blood; akin to Sw. blöda, Dan. blöde, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See Blood.] 1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A. bleeds in fevers.

3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence. "Cæsar must bleed." Shak.

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. Pope.

4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.

For me the balm shall bleed. Pope.

5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.

6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.]

To make the heart bleed, to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.

Bleed, v. t. 1. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.