bifurcation (biferkashon)

[ bifurcous (bi-fer'kus), a. [L. bifurcus, two forked, big1 (big), a. [ Shak ., Lear, iv. 6. The world wagged on in its accustomed way, bringing all manner of changes big and little. W. Black. 3. Great with young; pregnant; ready to give birth; hence, figuratively, full of something important; ready to produce; teeming. At length the momentous hour arrives, as big with consequences to man as any that ever struck in his history. Everett , Orations, p. 81. IMG:content-2048.png:[blocks in formation] Shak ., J. C., iii. 1. Thy heart is big ; get thee apart and weep. For myself, I find my heart too big ; I feel I have not patience to look on, whilst you run these forbidden courses. Beau . and Fl ., King and No King, iii. 3. 5. Tumid; inflated, as with pride; hence, haughty in air or mien, or indicating haughtine ; pompous; proud; boastful: as, big looks; big words. He began to look big, and take mightily upon him. Swift, Tale of a Tub, iv. and white on the other. big aster (bi-gas'ter), n. [L. bi-, two-, + Gr. γαστήρ, belly.] Same as biventer. big-bellied (big'bel"id), a. 1. Having a large or protuberant belly. Swift , Hist. Eng. [Vulgar.] He [William Rufus] was in stature somewhat below the usual size, and big - bellied . 2. Advanced in pregnancy. big-boned (big'bond), a. Having large bones; stout; very strong. etc. [Colloq.] - Big game. See game1. - Big tree, the mammoth tree, Sequoia gigantea, found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada, central California, particularly in the "big-tree grove" in Calaveras county. =Syn. 2. Large, etc. (see great ), bulky, huge, ma ive.-5. Lofty, pompous, arrogant, important.