Bay

a berry, and especially one from some species of the laurel; alse the English name of the laurus nobilis. A fine tree, with deep green foliage and a profusion of dark purple o1 black berries.. Bayadere, a name originally giver by the Portuguese to the singing and dancing girls of Hindu stan. They are or two kinds—those who are em ployed as prieste es in the temples and those who go about the country as itinerants. The former cla cele brate with song and dance the fest i: vals of the gods; the latter are employed by the grandees of India to amuse and cheer them at their banquets.