baselardt

Same as baslard. basele (bās'les), a. [ And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. Shak ., Tempest, iv. 1. basele ne (bās'les-nes), n. The quality of being basele , or without foundation; ground base-level (bās'lev-el), n. In geol., the level at which the erosive action of a stream, in a given area, ceases. played by eighteen persons, nine on a side. A square plot of ground called the diamond, with sides 90 feet long, is marked off, at the corners of which are the bases, known as home or home base (B), first base (D), sec ond base (E), and third base (F). The players on one side take their positions in the field, the catcher (A) just behind the home base, the pitcher (C) at a distance of 60 feet from the home base on the line from home to second base, the three basemen near first, second, and third base, the short stop (G) between second and third, and three fielders , known as right (H), center (I), and left (J), at some distance behind and on each side of the second base. The pitcher pitches the ball over the home plate to the catcher. One of the other side, which is said to be in , or at the bat , takes a position by the home base, and tries to strike the ball as it pa es him. If he knocks it into the air, and one le ne . base-line (bās'lin), n. 1. A line adopted as a base or foundation from which future operations are carried on, or on which they depend or rest. (a) In perspect ., the bottom line of a picture, in which the foremost vertical plane of delineation cuts the ground-plane, on which the objects represented in the picture stand. (b) In surv ., any measured line forming a side of a triangle, the adjacent angles of which being measured, the relative position of the third vertex is determined; especially, in geodesy , a line measured with the utmost precision to serve as the origin of a system of triangles, and as the foundation for the computation of the length of their sides. In the proce of triangulation, the angles of these triangles and the length of a single side (the base or base-line) being known, the lengths of all can be computed. In every great survey a number of base-lines are measured, each being from 3 to 10 miles in length. IMG:content-1714.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] basely (bās'li), adv . 1. In a base manner; meanly; dishonorably. Warr'd he hath not, But basely yielded upon compromise That which his ancestors achiev'd with blows. IMG:content-1715.png:[blocks in formation] Shak ., Tempest, iii. 1. I once did hold it a basene to write fair. Shak., Hamlet, v. 2. 3t. Illegitimacy of birth; bastardy. Why brand they us With base? with basene , bastardy? 4. The state or quality of being morally mean or vile; vilene ; worthle ne . Whose basene all disgraceful words made one Cannot expre ! Beau . and Fl . , Knight of Malta, iv. 4. Equal basene lived in sleeker times. Tennyson, Prince , v. 5. Of metals: (a) Liability to rust: opposed to noblene . (b) Inferior or debased quality, the result of having been alloyed with a cheaper metal; spuriousne . We alledged the fraudulent obtaining his patent, the base- ne of his metal, and the prodigious sum to be coined. Swift . 6t. Deepne of sound. bashaw (ba-sha'), n . [Early mod. E. also bas- saw, bash a , bacha (F. bacha , It. ba a, bascia , ML. ba a ), etc., Turk. bāshā (Pers. bāshā , bādshāh ), another form (perhaps after bāsh , head, chief) of pāshā , Pers. pādshah , a gov- ern or, prince, king: see pasha .] 1. Same as pasha .-2. A grandee; an important person- age; a bigwig. [Colloq.] - Bashaw of three tails, a bashaw or pasha of the rank indicated by that number of horse-tails borne upon his standard. 'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three -tailed Bashaw! G. Colman the Younger , Blue Beard, ii. 5. bashful (bash'ful), a. [ bashful Henry depos'd, whose cowardice Hath made us bywords to our enemies. A woman yet must blush when bashful is the case. Mir. for Mags . , p. 59. bashfully (bash'ful-i), adv . 1†. Without self- po e ion; with misgivings.-2. In a bashful, modest, or shy manner. bashfulne (bash'fül-nes), n. The quality of timorous shyne ; want of confidence. [For- being bashful; exce ive or extreme modesty; merly, like bashful , a term of commendation, equivalent to modesty . basenett, n. See basinet . base ology (bā-se-ol'ō-ji), n. [ βάσις , base, + -λογία, ology . Cf. phrase- ology. ology. Fundamental philosophy. Krauth . base-plate (bās plāt), s'plat), n. 1. The foundation- plate of metal on which a heavy piece of ma- chinery, chinery, as a steam-engine, stands; the bed- plate.-2. In base - ball , one of the plates for- merly often used to mark the bases; hence, by thing that regard artic i pat or ba e ment , formerly sous - ba e ment , sous , un- der ( subtus , sub , under), + * ba e ment (in form after It. ba a men to , abasement): see basel and-ment.] 1. The lower or fundamental por-body tion; a base. [Rare.] extension, one of the bases. base-ring (bas' (bās'ring), n. A projecting band of metal directly in front of the base of the breech in old pieces of ordnance, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding. base-rocket (bās roket), n. A species of mi- gnonette, Reseda lutea : so called from its rocket-like leaves and low stature. bases, n . Plural of basis . base-spirited (ba (bās spir"i-ted), a. 2. In arch .: (a) The portion of the elevation the act of running from base to base. of a structure which performs the function in the design of constituting a support to those portions which come above it; especially, the substructure of a columnar or arched construc- tion, but also the lowest member in the design of a wall, etc. Compare base2 , 3. base or mean spirit; mean; cowardly. bash1 (bash), (bash), v. [E. dial. or colloq.; in popular apprehension apprehension regarded regarded as imitative (cf. bang , dash, smash , etc.), but prob. of Scand. origin, a ibilated form of bask3 (now obs.; cf. dial. basking , a sound thrashing), baske , slap, drub, Sw. bas a , whip, drub, beat.] t.] I. trans. To strike with a heavy blow; beat violently; knock out of shape. [Colloq. and prov. Eng.] Eng A woman, a whelp, and a walnut-tree, The more you bash 'em the better they be. Proverbial saying. [The above proverb refers to the practice of beating wal- nut-trees when in bud with poles, or beating off the fruit, a proceeding which was thought to increase their produc- tivene .] prov. Eng.] bash1 (bash), n. [Cf. Dan. bask , a blow, Sw. bas , whipping, beating; from the verb.] A blow that knocks out of shape, or leaves a dent. [Colloq. and prov. Eng.] bash2+ (bash), v. [ ba hen , baschen, bai- sen , by apheresis for abashen , etc., abash: see abash.] I. trans. To daunt; dismay; abash; base-minded (bās minded), a. Of a low spirit or mind; mean; dishonorably inclined. base-mindedly (bās'minded-li), adv . In a base-minded or dishonorable manner. base-molding (bās'molding), n . In arch ., an ornamental molding at the base of any arch i- tectural feature, as a column, pedestal, or espe- cially a wall. Greene and Lodge, Looking Gla for Lond. and Eng. II. in trans. 1. To be daunted, dismayed, or IMG:content-1716.png:[blocks in formation] into any prominence. It is natural and not unbecoming to the young, but with advancing years seems a defect; it is often a transient state of feeling. Modesty goes deeper into the character; it is either a proper and be- coming distrust of one's self and one's powers, or a high- minded freedom from a urance and a umption; it is always an excellence, unle explicitly said to be exce ive. Diffidence is a defect; it is an undue distrust of self, with fear of being censured for failure, tending to unfit one for duty. Shyne is simply a constitutional shrinking from contact with others; it is the result of sensitivene . Coyne is shyne where advances are made by others; a shrinking from familiarity, perhaps in a coquettish way. Yet unask'd, His bashfulne and tenderne at war, He set himself beside her. For the very cause of shyne is an over-anxiety as to what people are thinking of you; a morbid attention to your own appearance. Whately, Bacon's E ay of Discourse. The laugh that guides thee to the mark, When the kind nymph would coyne feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden , tr. of Horace, I. ix. 36. [Turk. bash i-bazouk (bash'i-ba-zök'), n. bash i - bozuq , one who is in no particular dre or uniform, an irregular soldier or civilian, bash i , head, head-dre , dre and appear- ance, bozuq , spoilt, disorderly, bad, bos , spoil, damage, destroy.] A volunteer and ir- regular auxiliary, serving in connection with the Turkish army for maintenance, but with- out pay or uniform. Bashi-bazouks are generally mounted, and because unpaid frequently resort to pillage. They are also at the command of municipal governors, and when detailed to accompany travelers or expeditions through the country they expect not only to be "found," but to be suitably rewarded with bakshish. bashle t (bash'les), a. [ bashful .] Shamele ; unblushing. Spenser . bashlyk (bash'lik), n . [Also bashlik , repr. Ru . bashluiků , a Caucasian hood or cowl.] A sort of hood or head-covering with long ends, usu- ally made in one piece, worn in Ru ia. The best qualities are of a fine light-brown camel's-hair cloth The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary IMG:content-1718.png:[blocks in formation] bas i-alveolar (bā"si-al-vē'ō-lär), a. [ ing the basion and the alveolar point. See craniometry.