Part 1200

<h1>Blitheful</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Blithe"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gay; full of gayety; joyous.</def>

<h1>Blithely</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Blithe"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a blithe manner.</def>

<h1>Blitheness</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Blithe"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being blithe.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Blithesome</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Blithe"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Cheery; gay; merry.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>blithesome</b> sounds of wassail gay. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Blithe"some*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Blithe"some*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Blive</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Blive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[A contraction of <er>Belive</er>.]</ety> <def>Quickly; forthwith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Blizzard</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Bliz"zard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Blaze</er> to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. "to <ets>blaze</ets> away" to fire away.]</ety> <def>A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Bloat</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Bloat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bloated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bloating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>blotna</ets> to become soft, <ets>blautr</ets> soft, wet, Sw. <ets>bl\'94t</ets> soft, <ets>bl\'94ta</ets> to soak; akin to G. <ets>bloss</ets> bare, and AS. <ets>ble\'a0t</ets> wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th <ets>blow</ets>. Cf. <er>Blote</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Bloat</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Bloat</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Bloat</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Bloat</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bloated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bloat</h1> <Xpage=156>

<hw>Bloat</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>