Basilica

baz-il'ik-a, n. among the Romans, a large hall for judicial and commercial purposes, many of which were nftenvaids converted into Christian churches a magnificent church built aficr the plan of the ancient basilica [L basilica, Gi. basilike ikia, a house, belonging to a king, from bastleu a king BasiliSK, baz'd-idt. n. a fabulous serpent having a (.rest on Us head like a ciown in modern /oology, a kind of crested lizard. [Gi basiltshos, dim. of Vasileus, a king Basin, bas'n, « a wide open \c el or dish any hollow place containing w iter, a dock the area drained by a river and Us trlnitarics [Fi bti /u, It ba >, Low L bat lIi/uus, perhaps ruin t)ie Celtic bar, a canty Basis* bas'is, n. the foundation or that on which a thing rests, the pidcstal of a tulumii the groundwork or first principle Bases, Ijas'tv. [Scr Base, foundation Bask, bisk, i to lie in the warmth or sunshine. From an O Scand form of Bathe Basket, bas'ket, a ve el mad.* of plaited twigs, inshes, or other flexible tmtenals. [\V lagged— bait;, iwtwork, plaiting. Basket hilt, bas'ket-hili, n the lull of a sword with a covering wrought like basket-woik to defend the baud fiom injury. Basque, bask, nay relating Biscay, a district of bp.il n, or to the language of its natives Bas relief, ha-ro-KF. n. Same* as Ba relief Ba , has, n the hnv or grave pait m music — ad/, low, deep, grave, v.t. to sound in a deep tone [See Base, low. Ba bas u. Same as Bast, which sec* Ba oon, bas-drin', u musical wnid-instrument of a ba or very low note. [It lt.is\onc, augment of ba o, low, front root of Base Ba -relief, bus'-rc-liif', a \satipime) figures which do not stand lar out fiom the ground on winch they are formed. [It ba o i/iero. Sec Base, low, and Relief Ba -viol, b.ls'-vl-ol. n n musical instiunient with four strings, vised for playing the ba the violoncello, [See Ba , lowr, and Viol Bast, bast, the inru*i bark of the lime-tree: matting made of [A.S. bast; Dan., bwc, Ger An/.] Bastard, bast'ard, n a child orn of patents not married, adj burn out of wedlock not genuine false [Fr. bAtard O. Fr. fits dc bast, son of bast, hast or bat being a coarse saddle for beasts of burden, and indicating contempt.] fete, far me, h£r mine Batter