Birth

( Naut.) See BERTH. Birthday, n. The day on which a person is born; day of origin or beginning. "Orient light, Exhaling first from darkne , they beheld Birthday of heaven and earth."- Milton . -Anniversary of one's birth. "Your country dames, Whose clothes returning birthday claims."-Prior. Birth'ing, n. ( Naut .) The working a topside, bulkheads, . Birth'le , a. Without birth. Birth'mark, n. Any peculiar mark, spot, or blemish, found on the body at time of birth. Birth'night, n. The night in which a person is born. "Th' angelic song in Bethlehem field, On thy birthnight , that sung the Saviour born."-Milton. IMG:content-0628.jpg:[blocks in formation]