Part 1124

<h1>Bimembral</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*mem"bral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>membrum</ets> member.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having two members; <as>as, a <ex>bimembral</ex> sentence</as>.</def>

<i>J. W. Gibbs.</i>

<h1>Bimensal</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*men"sal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>mensal</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Bimonthly</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<h1>Bimestrial</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*mes"tri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bimestris</ets>; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>mensis</ets> month.]</ety> <def>Continuing two months.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Bimetallic</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi`me*tal"lic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>metallic</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bim\'82tallique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.</def>

<h1>Bimetallism</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*met"al*lism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bim\'82talisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to <i>monometallism</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; The words <i>bim\'82tallisme</i> and <i>monom\'82tallisme</i> are due to M. Cernuschi .</note>

<i>Littr\'82.</i>

<h1>Bimetallist</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*met"al*list</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An advocate of bimetallism.</def>

<h1>Bimonthly</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*month"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>monthly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; <as>as, <ex>bimonthly</ex> visits; <ex>bimonthly</ex> publications.</as></def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A bimonthly publication.</def></def2>

<h1>Bimonthly</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*month"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Once in two months.</def>

<h1>Bimuscular</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*mus"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.</def>

<h1>Bin</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>binne</ets>, AS. <ets>binn</ets> manager, crib; perh. akin to D. <ets>ben</ets>, <ets>benne</ets>, basket, and to L. <ets>benna</ets> a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. <ets>benn</ets>, <ets>men</ets>, wain, cart.]</ety> <def>A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; <as>as, a corn <ex>bin</ex>; a wine <ex>bin</ex>; a coal <ex>bin</ex>.</as></def>

<h1>Bin</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Binned</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Binning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To put into a bin; <as>as, to <ex>bin</ex> wine</as>.</def>

<h1>Bin</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin</hw>. <def>An old form of <er>Be</er> and <er>Been</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bin</h1> <Xpage=146>