Part 845

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A female bacchanal.</def>

<h1>Bacchantic</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac*chan"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bacchanalian.</def>

<h1>Bacchic, Bacchical</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw><hw>Bac"chic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bac"chic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchicus</ets>, Gr. <?/]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.</def>

<h1>Bacchius</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac*chi"us</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bacchii</plw></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>Bacchius</ets> pes, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/ foot).]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.</def>

<h1>Bacchus</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac"chus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.</def>

<h1>Bacciferous</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac*cif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>baccifer</ets>; <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear]</ety> <def>Producing berries.</def> " <i>Bacciferous</i> trees."

<i> Ray.</i>

<h1>Bacciform</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac"ci*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>-form</ets>. ]</ety> <def>Having the form of a berry.</def>

<h1>Baccivorous</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bac*civ"o*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bacca</ets> berry + <ets>varare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Eating, or subsisting on, berries; <as>as, <ex>baccivorous</ex> birds</as>.</def>

<h1>Bace</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bace</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n., a., & v.</tt> <def>See <er>Base</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i> Spenser.</i>

<h1>Bacharach, Backarack</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw><hw>Bach"a*rach</hw>, <hw>Back"a*rack</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of wine made at <ets>Bacharach</ets> on the Rhine.</def>

<h1>Bacheelor</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bache"e*lor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>bacheler</ets> young man, F. <ets>bachelier</ets> (cf.Pr. <ets>bacalar</ets>, Sp.<ets>bachiller</ets>, Pg. <ets>bacharel</ets>, It. <ets>baccalare</ets>), LL. <ets>baccalarius</ets> the tenant of a kind of farm called <ets>baccalaria</ets>, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to baccalaureus. See <er>Baccalaureate</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A man of any age who has not been married.</def>

<blockquote>As merry and mellow an old <b>bachelor</b> as ever followed a hound. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An unmarried woman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

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