balladmonger (baladmung ger)

A dealer in ballads; an inferior poet; a poetaster. I had rather be a kitten and cry mew, Than one of these same metre ballad - mongers . Shak., 1 Hen. IV., iii. 1. To make herself the pipe and balladmonger of a circle! to soothe her light heart with catches and glees! Sheridan, The Rivals, ii. 1. ballad-opera (bal'ad-op"e-rä), n. An opera in which ballads or popular songs are sung. balladry (bal'ad-ri), n. [Early mod. E. also balletry , ball a try ; ballad +-ry.] Poetry of the ballad kind; the style of ballads. What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits Of worded balladry , And think it poesy? IMG:content-1591.png:[blocks in formation] ballast (bal'ast), v. t. [Early mod. E. also If nece ary, ball bearings can be placed upon the crank- balast , and, with lo of t , ball as (pret. and pin. Sci . Amer . (N. S.), LIV. 105. pp. ballased , sometimes ballast , ppr. ball a sing ), ball-block (bal'blok), n. In printing with balla e , ballace , balase , etc., = G. D. Flem. LG. balls, the slab or plate which holds the ink. ball as ten = Dan. ballaste , baglaste = Sw. bar- ball-blue (bal'blo), n. Same as soluble blue last a ; from the noun.] 1. To place ballast in or on; furnish with ballast: as, to ballast a ship; to ballast a balloon; to ballast the bed of a railroad. See the noun. Hammond , Sermons, p. 611. (6) To serve as a counterpoise to; keep down by counteraction. Now you have given me virtue for my guide, And with true honour ballasted my pride. Dryden. 3t. To load; freight.-4. To load or weigh down. When his belly is well ballaced , and his brain rigged a little, he sails away withal. B. Jonson, Ind. to Every Man in his Humour. These yellow rascals [coins] must serve to ballast my purse a little longer. Scott , Old Mortality, ix. ballastt (bal'ast), pp . Ballasted. of a water-pipe and regulates the supply of water. The ball, floating in the water of a tank or cistern, rises and falls with it, shutting off the flow when the water has reached a certain level, and letting it on when it falls below this level. balledt, a. An obso- Shak ., C. of E., iii. 2. lete form of bald1 . Who sent whole armadas of carracks to be ballast . Hulks of burden great, Which Brand i mart rebated from his coast, And sent them home ballast with little wealth. baller1 (bâ'ler), n. [ ball1 , v., + -er1.] tached. Fig. 2, Section of ball-cock One who or that which forms any-levere thing into balls. baller2+ (ba'ler), n. [ ballerinas , bal- (-näz, -nā). [It., fem. of baller i no (pl. bal- on larger scale: a , valve shown open so as to admit water; b , arm of the lever which being raised shuts the ball a stage (bal'as-tāj), n. [ ballast + -age .] 1. An old right of the admiralty in all the royal rivers of Great Britain to levy a rate for supplying ships with ballast.-2. The toll who takes part in a ball for dancing. paid for the privilege of taking ballast, as from a gravel-bed, etc. ballast-engine (bal'ast-en"jin), n. A steam- engine used for dredging a river or drawing And scornede to hym saying, stye up, ballard ! ["Go and ballast on a railroad. up, thou baldhead," in authorized version.] So rich shall be the rubbish of our barks, Ta'en here for balla to the ports of France, That Charles himself shall wonder at the sight. employed in procuring ballast for ships. This is divisible into three cla es: that performed by the ballast - getters , or those who are engaged in raising it from the bed of the Thames; by the ballast - lighters , or those who are engaged in carrying it from the getters to the ships requiring it; and by the ballast -heavers, or those who are engaged in putting it on board of such ships. Mayhew , London Labour, III. 278. ballast-hammer (bal'ast-ham"ėr), n. A double- faced, long-handled hammer used in laying railroad-tracks. ballast-heaver (bal'ast-hē"ver), n. 1. One who is employed in putting ballast on board ships. See extract under ballast - getter .-2. A dredging-machine for raising ballast from a river-bed; a ballast-lighter. ballast-hole (bal'ast-hol), n. Same as ballast- ballasting (bal'as-ting), n. 1. The act of fur- nishing with ballast, as a ship or railroad.- 2. Ballast; that which is used for ballast, as gravel or broken stones, cinders, or other ma- terial used for the covering of roads or to form the upper works or permanent way of a rail- road. ballast-lighter (bal'ast-liter), n. [ ballast + lighter2.] 1. A person employed in convey- ing ballast for ships. See extract under bal- last - getter .-2. A large flat-bottomed barge for receiving and transporting ballast, or for removing sand, silt, ashes, or other deposits dredged from the beds of rivers and the bot- toms of harbors, docks, etc. ballast-port (bal'ast-port), n. A large square port in the side of a merchant-ship serving for the reception and discharge of ballast. Also called ballast - hole . ballast-trim (bal'ast-trim), n. The state of a ship when she is merely in ballast or has no cargo on board: as, she is in ballast - trim . ers or ties of a railroad, to prevent them from ballatt, n. and v. An obsolete form of ballad . shifting, and generally to give solidity to the ball a to on (bal-a-tön'), n. A heavy boat em- These men have not ballast enough of humility and fear. Hammond , Sermons, p. 612. Ballast-plants, plants that grow upon the ballast of a ship after it has been discharged, from the seeds that may accidentally be brought with it. In ballast, without cargo: said of a ship laden with ballast only. 2. A complete pantomime or theatrical repre- sent at i on, in which a story is told, and actions, characters, and pa ions are represented, by gestures and grouping, accompanied by char- act eristic or illustrative music, dancing, and often rich scenery and decorations.-3. The corps of dancers who perform ballets. ballet2 (bal'ā), v. i. [ ballet2 , n.] To expre by dancing or in a ballet. [Rare.] He ballets to her: "Will you come down here and dance?" Mayhew, London Labour, III. 155. ballet3t, n. and v. An obsolete form of ballad . balletryt, n . An obsolete form of balladry . ball-flower (bâl'flou"ėr), n. In arch ., an orna- ment resembling a ball placed in a circular IMG:content-1592.png:[blocks in formation] ball-gudgeon (bâl'guj" on), n. A spherical gudgeon, permitting a lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while still remaining itself in the socket. E. H. Knight. balliage, n. See bailage . balliardst, n. pl . Billiards. Spenser . ballimongt (bal'i-mong), n. [Origin unknown.] A dredge. Holland . ball-ironstone (bâl'i"ėrn-stōn), n. mining , nodular iron ore. Also called ball - mine ballont, n. [F. ballon , bal on , dim. of balle , bale , a bale; in def. 2, obs. form of balloon : see balloon1.] 1. A bale of paper, etc.-2. Same as balloon1 , 1, 2. balloon1 (ba-lön'), n. [In some senses also ballon , after F.; early mod. E. baloon , baloune , balone , ball one , ball one , pallone , a large ball, a foot-ball (now distinguished: ball one , a large bale, pallone , a foot-ball, balloon) (= Sp. bal on , a foot-ball, a large bale, = Pg. balão , a balloon, = F. ballon , a fardle or small pack, bal on , "a little ball or pack, also a foot-ball or balloon" (Cotgrave), now ballon (after It.), a foot-ball, balloon, swelling hill), aug. (in F. prop. dim.) of ball a , etc., a ball, bale: see ball , bale3 .] 1. A large inflated ball of leather, used in playing certain games; a game played with such a ball. It was to ed to and fro by either hand or foot, the hand being defended by a guard (bal- loon-bra er). See foot - ball . It was my envied lot to lead the winning party at that wondrous match at ballon , made betwixt the divine As- trophel (our matchle Sidney) and the right honourable my very good Lord of Oxford. Scott , Monastery, II. iii. 2. In chem., a round ve el with a short neck, used as a receiver in distillation; a gla re- ceiver of a spherical form.-3. In arch . , ch., a ball technics, hnics , a ball of pasteboard or a kind of bomb stuffed with combustibles, which, bursting like a bomb, exhibits sparks rks of fire like stars. 5. In we weaving , a cylindrical reel on which sized woolen yarn for warp is wound in order to be dried by rapid revolution in a heated chamber. gen gas or heated air, or any other gaseous fluid lighter than common air, and thus caused to rise and float in the atmosphere. It is made of silk or other light material, varnished with caoutchouc which a car, usually consisting of a large wicker basket, is suspended. A valve in the bottom of the balloon can be opened and closed at pleasure by means of a string, and the basket is furnished with sand-bags as ballast. If the aeronaut wishes to ascend, he throws out some of the bal- last; if to descend, he opens the valve. Balloons have been succe fully used for military purposes (see captive balloon , below), and, in the case of besieged cities, as a medium of communication with the outside world. 7. In comic engravings, a figure shaped like a balloon and inclosing words which are repre- sented as i uing from the mouth of a speaker. Captive balloon, a balloon anchored or attached to the ground by means of a rope, which may be either per- manently fixed or connected with an anchor which can be raised at pleasure. Such balloons have been employed for military reconnoi ance. - Steering balloon, a bal- loon capable of being steered. One such was invented by M. Dupuy de Lôme during the siege of Paris in 1871. The rudder is said to be able to deflect the machine 11° to either side of the direct line in which the wind is blow- ing, so that a balloon leaving Paris with the wind straight for Bru els could be landed at either London or Cologne. ballong = Sp. bal on =Pg. balão ; from the native name.] A state barge barge of Siam, made in fanci- ful imitation of a sea-monster, ballistic (ba-lis'tik), a. [ ballista + -ic.] Per- bong taining to ballistics, or the scientific construc- tion and use of projectiles. - Ballistic curve, the actual path of a projectile, as distinguished from the theo- retical or parabolic path. Ballistic galvanometer. See galvanometer. - Ballistic pendulum, an apparatus invented by Benjamin Robins for ascertaining the velocity of military projectiles, and consequently the explosive force of gunpowder. A piece of ordnance is fired against a cast-iron case filled with bags of sand, which forms the ball of a pendulum, and the percu ion causes the pendu- lum to vibrate. The distance through which it vibrates is measured on a copper arc by an index carrying a ver- nier, and the amount of vibration forms a measure of the force or velocity of the ball. The ballistic pendulum is now nearly superseded by various forms of apparatus for measuring the time occupied by the pa age of the shot I'll make him the balloon - ball of the churches, And both the sides shall to him. Middle ton , Game at Che , ii. 2. balloon-boiler (ba-lön boiler), n. A steam- boiler having a form somewhat resembling that of a balloon. balloon-bra ert, n. [ balloon1 + bra er , a form of bracer, after F. bra ard , also bra al (Cotgrave): see def.] A brace or guard of wood, used by balloon-players (see balloon1 , 1) to protect the hand and arm. ballooned (ba-lönd'), a . balloon. ballistics (ba-lis'tiks), n. [Pl. of ballistic : see -ics.] 1. The science or art of discharging large mi iles by the use of the ballista or other engine.-2. The science of the motion of proballooner (ba-lö'nėr), n. jectiles. ballium (bal'i-um), n. [ML.: see bails and bai- balloon-fish (ba-lön fish), ley1 .] 1. Same as bail3 , 5.-2. Same as bailey1 . fish of the order Plectognath i and ball-joint (bal'joint), n. A jointed connection in which one of the connected pieces has a ball- shaped extremity, fitting a cup-shaped socket in the other. A globefish; a suborder Gym- and thus of blowing itself up into a nearly spherical shape like a balloon. The ivory-like tips of the jawbones cleft above and below, as in Tetraodon , give the fish the appear- ance of having four teeth, two above and two below. See Gymnodontidæ . ballooning (ba-lö'ning), n. [ balloon1 + -ing1.] 1. The art or practice of ascending in and of managing balloons.-2. In political and stock- exchange slang, the operation of booming a candidate, or of inflating the money-market, by means of ficti- tious favorable re- ports. IMG:content-1593.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1594.png:[graphic] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary ballot as, a ballot was taken on the resolution; there was a large ballot.-5. A method of drawing lots by taking out small balls, or the like, from a box; hence, lot-drawing. N. E. D.- Ti ue ballots, ballots printed on thin ti ue-paper, to the end that a large number of fraudulent votes folded together may be smuggled into the ballot-box without detection.To cast a ballot, to deposit in a ballot-box, or present for deposit, a ballot or voting-paper. To cast the ballot, to record, as if by ballot, vote 433