Part 837

<h1>Azurine</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"u*rine</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The blue roach of Europe <spn>(Leuciscus c\'91ruleus)</spn>; -- so called from its color.</def>

<h1>Azurite</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"u*rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.</def>

<h1>Azurn</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"urn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>azurin</ets>, <ets>asurin</ets>, LL. <ets>azurinus</ets>. See <er>Azure</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Azure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thick set with agate, and the <b>azurn</b> sheen Of turkis blue, and emerald green. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Azygous</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"y*gous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ yoke.]</ety> <def>Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; <as>as, the <ex>azygous</ex> muscle of the uvula</as>.</def>

<h1>Azym, Azyme</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw><hw>Az"ym</hw>, <hw>Az"yme</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>azyme</ets> unleavened, L. <ets>azymus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ leaven.]</ety> <def>Unleavened bread.</def>

<h1>Azymic</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>A*zym"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Azymous.</def>

<h1>Azymite</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"y*mite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>azymite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.</def>

<h1>Azymous</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Az"y*mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Azym</er>.]</ety> <def>Unleavened; unfermented.</def> "<i>Azymous</i> bread."

<i>Dunglison.</i>

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<h1>B</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>B</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <def>is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, §§ 196,220.) It is etymologically related to <i>p</i> , <i>v</i> , <i>f</i> , <i>w</i> and <i>m</i> , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. <i>b</i>ursar and <i>p</i>urser; Eng. <i>b</i>ear and Lat. <i>p</i>ear; Eng. sil<i>v</i>er and Ger. sil<i>b</i>er; Lat. cu<i>b</i>itum and It. go<i>m</i>ito; Eng. se<i>v</i>en, Anglo-Saxon seo<i>f</i>on, Ger. sie<i>b</i>en, Lat. se<i>p</i>tem, Gr.<?/, Sanskrit sa<i>p</i>tan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (<i>Beta</i>), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.</def>

<note>In <i>Music</i>, B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major ), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor ) . B&flat; stands for B flat, the tone a half step , or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for our B&flat;, while our B natural is called H (pronounced h\'84).</note>

<h1>Ba</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Ba</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>baer</ets> to open mouth, F. <ets>baer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To kiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i> Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Baa</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Baa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>b\'84en</ets>; an imitative word.]</ety> <def>To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.</def>

<blockquote>He treble <b>baas</b> for help, but none can get. <i> Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>