Part 1157

<h1>Biweekly</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Bi"week`ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>weekly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A publication issued every two weeks.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>Bi"week"ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Biwreye</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Bi*wreye"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To bewray; to reveal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bizantine</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Biz"an*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <er>Byzantine</er>.</def>

<h1>Bizarre</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Bi*zarre"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bizarre</ets> odd, fr. Sp. <ets>bizarro</ets> gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque <ets>bizarra</ets> beard, whence the meaning <ets>manly</ets>, <ets>brave</ets>.]</ety> <def>Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque.</def>

<i> C. Kingsley.</i>

<h1>Bizet</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Bi*zet"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Bezel</er>.]</ety> <def>The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Blab</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Blab</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Blabbed</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Blabbing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>blaberen</ets>, or Dan. <ets>blabbre</ets>, G. <ets>plappern</ets>, Gael. <ets>blabaran</ets> a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. also <er>Blubber</er>, <ets>v</ets>.]</ety> <def>To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.</def>

<i>Udall.</i>

<blockquote>And yonder a vile physician <b>blabbing</b> The case of his patient. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blab</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Blab</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.</def>

<blockquote>She must burst or <b>blab</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blab</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Blab</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>blabbe</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.</def> "Avoided as a <i>blab</i>."

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>For who will open himself to a <b>blab</b> or a babbler. <i> Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blabber</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Blab"ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A tattler; a telltale.</def>

<h1>Black</h1> <Xpage=150>

<hw>Black</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>blak</ets>, AS. <ets>bl\'91c</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>blakkr</ets> dark, swarthy, Sw. <ets>bl\'84ck</ets> ink, Dan. <ets>bl\'91k</ets>, OHG. <ets>blach</ets>, LG. & D. <ets>blaken</ets> to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. <ets>bl\'bec</ets>, E. <ets>bleak</ets> pallid. <?/98.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of <i>white</i>; characterized by such a color; <as>as, <ex>black</ex> cloth; <ex>black</ex> hair or eyes.</as></def>

<blockquote>O night, with hue so <b>black</b>! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; <as>as, a <ex>black</ex> night; the heavens <ex>black</ex> with clouds.</as></def>