By concernment

An affair apart from the main busine . "Our plays have underplots, or by-concernments." -Dryden. By'-corner, n. A private corner. By'-depend'ence, n. An appendage; something in- cidentally depending upon another. By'-design, n. An incidental purpose or design. "And if she mi the mouse-trap line, They 'll serve for other by-design." - Hudibras. Bye, By, ( bi ,) n. [Dan. bye ; Icel. bu ; Goth. beidan , to dwell.] A dwelling; a way out of the common road; as, a bye -way. northern arborescent European species of Euphorbiaceӕ . In the S. of Europe it attains frequently a height of 30 feet. It grows wild in this country only on the dry chalky hills of the south. Many varieties are known in gardens, the most remarkable of which is the dwarfbox, so much used for the edgings of walks. The wood of the arborescent B. sempervirens is heavier than that of any other European tree, and will sink when placed in water. It is of a beautiful pale-yellow color, and of a fine, regular, and compact texture. It is preferred to every other kind of wood for the manufacture of flutes, flageolets, and other reed-instruments; of rules and mathematical instruments; and of the handles of most small tools. For the purposes of the turner, the woodcarver, and especially the wood-engraver, box-wood is invaluable. Spain and Portugal export large quantities of it; so also do Cir ca ia and Georgia. Bux'ton, a town and fashionable watering-place of England, co. Derby, 150 m. N.W. by N. of London, in the middle of a romantic country. The temperature of the springs ranges from 66° to 88°. B. waters are much valued in cases of dyspepsia, gout, and rheumatism, and were celebrated for their medicinal virtues during the time of the Romans. Pop . 4,987. Bux'ton, in Maine , a post-township of York co., on Saco River, 60 m. S.W. by S. of August a. -A post-village of York co., 15 m. W. of Portland. Bux'ton and Bar-Mill. in Maine , a village of York co., 18 m. W. of Portland, on the E. bank of Saco River; pop , about 400. Buxton Centre, in Maine, a post-village of York co., 16 m. W. of Portland. the cause of any effect. "By woe the soul to daring action steals, By woe in plaintle patience it excels."- Savage. -It denotes the means by which anything is performed or obtained; as, by the action of machinery. "You must think, if we give you anything, we hope to gain by you." Shaks. -Used to show the manner of an action; as, it was brought about by chance. At or in; specifying place or position. By land, by water they renew their charge." -Pope. -According to; - denoting permi ion. "It is lawful both by the laws of nature and nations, and by the law divine."- Bacon . -Noting the quantity had at once; at the rate of; according to the proportion of; as, eggs by the dozen. "The North by myriads pours her mighty sons." Pope. -In comparison, it denotes the ratio of exce , or diminution; as, older by ten years. IMG:content-0822.png:[blocks in formation] -Pointing to the author, contriver, inventor, or producer; as, a poem by Long fellow. -At hand; on hand; in one's po e ion; as, he keeps much money by him. -In the same direction with; as, furrowed by the length. -Used in the form of adjuration, swearing, or protestation. "His godhead I invoke, by him I swear." - Dryden. Buy, ( bi . ) ( imp . and pp. BOUGHT.) [A. S. bycgan , bygan ; Goth. bugjan .] To acquire, procure, or obtain by payment or purchase; to purchase; to obtain by paying a price or an equivalent in money:-used in contra dist inc--According to; by direction, testimony, or authority of; tion to sell. "They must buy up no corn growing within twelve miles of Geneva.-Add is on. -To procure by a consideration given; to bribe; as, to buy a vote. "I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people. "-Shaks. as, what is the time by your watch? By-and-by. Presently; shortly; in a short time; before long. "Now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and presently a beast." IMG:content-0823.png:[blocks in formation] By'field, in Ma achusetts, a post-village of E ex co, 35 m. N. by E. of Boston. By'-gone, a . Past; gone by; vanished; as, by - gone days. -n. Something past or gone by; a past occurrence or event. Let by-gones be by-gones. A phrase implying that the past should be forgotten. Byhalia, in Mi i ippi, a post-village of Marshall co, 18 m. N.W. of Holly Springs. Byhalia, in Ohio , a post-office of Union co. Byington, ( bi'ing - ton ,) in Ohio , a P. O. of Pike co. By-in'terest, n. Private interest; self-advantage. By-lane, n. A private lane, or one out of the usual road.