Part 1109

<hw>Bi"fold</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bifoliate</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi*fo"li*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two leaves; two-leaved.</def>

<h1>Bifoliolate</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi*fo"li*o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>foliolate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.</def>

<h1>Biforate</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bif"o*rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>foratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>forare</ets> to bore or pierce.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two perforations.</def>

<h1>Biforine</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bif"o*rine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>biforis</ets>, <ets>biforus</ets>, having two doors; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of the order <spn>Arace\'91</spn>. It has an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.</def>

<h1>Biforked</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi"forked</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bifurcate.</def>

<h1>Biform</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi"form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>biformis</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>forma</ets> shape: cf. F. <ets>biforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms, bodies, or shapes.</def>

<i>Croxall.</i>

<h1>Biformed</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi"formed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two forms.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Biformity</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi*form"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A double form.</def>

<h1>Biforn</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi*forn"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>prep. & adv.</tt> <def>Before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Biforous</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bif"o*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>biforis</ets> having two doors; <ets>bis</ets> twice, two + <ets>foris</ets> door.]</ety> <def>See <er>Biforate</er>.</def>

<h1>Bifronted</h1> <Xpage=144>

<hw>Bi*front"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two fronts.</def> "<i>Bifronted</i> Janus."

<i>Massinger.</i>

<h1>Bifurcate, Bifurcated</h1> <Xpage=144>