Part 1096

<hw>Bib"cock`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Bibirine</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bi*bi"rine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bebeerine</er>.</def>

<h1>Bibitory</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"i*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.</def>

<h1>Bible</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bi"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bible</ets>, L. <ets>biblia</ets>, pl., fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, pl. of <ets><?/</ets>, dim. of <ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A book.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def><er>The Book</er> by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; <as>as, King James's <ex>Bible</ex>; Douay <ex>Bible</ex>; Luther's <ex>Bible</ex>. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; <as>as, a rabbinical <ex>Bible</ex></as>.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; <as>as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan <ex>Bible</ex></as>.</def>

<-- 4. (<mark>Fig.</mark>) <def>A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many experts on the field.</def> -->

<cs><col>Bible Society</col>, <cd>an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.</cd> -- <col>Douay Bible</col>. <cd>See <er>Douay Bible</er>.</cd> -- <col>Geneva Bible</col>. <cd>See under <er>Geneva</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Bibler</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"ler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Bib</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>A great drinker; a tippler.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibbler</asp> and <asp>bibbeler</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Biblical</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"li*cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; <as>as, <ex>biblical</ex> learning; <ex>biblical</ex> authority.</as></def>

<h1>Biblicality</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib`li*cal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Biblically</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"li*cal*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>According to the Bible.</def>

<h1>Biblicism</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"li*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>biblicisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Learning or literature relating to the Bible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Biblicist</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"li*cist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.</def>

<h1>Bibliograph</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bib"li*o*graph`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bibliographer.</def>

<h1>Bibliographer</h1> <Xpage=142>