Bigwig

A name applied in England to a person of consequence, more especially to judges who wear large wigs. Big Wood River. See BOISÉ RIVER. Big Woods, in Minnesota , a post-office of Marshall co. Bijanagur, ( be - jan -a- goor ',) ( Vijayanagura , the "city of triumph,") ANNAGOONDY (Canarese), or ALPATNA, an ancient and celebrated city of Hindostan, prov. Bejapoor, on both banks of the To ombu ddr a, that part of it on the S.E. bank only being properly called Bijanagur, and belonging to the British presidency of Madras; 117 m. S.S.E. of Bejapoor, and 27 N.W. of Bellary; Lat. 15° 14 N., Lon. 76° 37′ E. It was formerly the metropolis of a kingdom, which, in 1515, comprised the two Carnatics, above and below the Ghauts. It was taken and sacked by the Mohammedans in 1564. Bijnee', or Khunta'ghaut, a territory of British India, prov. Bengal. It lies on both sides of the Bramapootra, and consists chiefly of a level and fertile country. Prod. Rice, sugar, wheat, betel, mulberry-trees, mustard, . BIJNEE, cap. of the above prov., 23 m. N. of Goal para; Lat. 26° 29′ N., Lon. 90° 47′ Ε. Bijou, (bē-zhö,) n.; pl. BIJOUX, (Be-zhö.) [Fr., from Lat. biz , double, and jocus , a jest, a trifle.] A trinket or little box; a jewel; an elegant ornament. Bijoutry, (bē-zhötri,) n. [Fr. bijouterie.] Jewelry; gems, or curiosities of value. Biju'gate, a . [Lat. bis , and jugune , a yoke.] ( Bot . ) Ap plied to leaves pinnated with two pairs of leaflets. Bikh, n. See ACONITUM.