Bird-witted

bera'-wit-ted, a, without the faculty of attention. 71 ] BIT Bireme, bi'-reem, s. in antiq., a ve el with two tiers of Biretta, bi-ret'-ta, s. a square clerical cap (L. birr us, a Birgander, ber'-gan-der, s. a species of wild goose. Birhomboidal, bi-rom-boyd'-al,a, having a surface comBírk, birk, s. birch. Birostrate, bi-ros'-trate, a. having a double beak, Birostrated, bi-ros'-tra-ted,5 orbeak-like proce (L Birt, burt, s. a fish of the turbot kind. Birth, berth, s. the act of coming into life, or of being Birthday, berth'-da, s. the day of one's birth, or its re Birthdcm,berth'-dum, s. privilege of birth. Birthing, berth'-ing, s.anything added to raise a ship's Mirthle , berth'-les, a. destitute of birth. Birth-mark, berth'-mark, s. a mark on the body peси- Birthplace, berth -plase, s. the place of one's birth. Birthright, berth'-rite, s.right acquired by birth. Birth song, berth'-song, s. a song sung at one's birth. Birth-strangled, berth'-strang'-gld, a. strangled at Bis, bis, ad. to be repeated [Mus.) See Bi. Biscotin, bis'-ko-tin,s. a kind of cake or biscuit made Biscuit, bis'-kit, 8.bread baked hard to keep; a kind of Bise, beez, s. a cold north-west wind on the Mediter Bisect, bi-sekt', v.a. to cut or divide into two equal Bisection, bi-sek'-shun, s. division into two equal parts. Bisegment, bi-seg'-ment, s. one half of a bisected line. Biserrate, bi-se'-re-ate, a. arranged in two series. Biserrate, bi-ser'-rate,a. doubly serrated [Bot.] Bisetose,bi-se'-tose, a. having two bristle-like apBisetous,bi-se'-tus, 5.5. pendages [Bot. and Zool.] Bisexual, bi-sex'-yu-al, a. containing stamens and Bishop, bish'-up, s. a spiritual overseer, or one invested Bishop, bish'-up, v.a. to use arts to make an old horse Bishop-like, bish'-up-like, a. resembling a bishop. Bishopric, bish'-up-rik, s. the jurisdiction or the office Bishop's cap, bish'-up's cap, s. mitre-wort. Bishop-sleeve, bish'-up-sleev, s. a sleeve shaped like a Bishop sweed, bish'-ups-weed, s. a plant so called by the Bisk, bisk, s. soup made by boiling up several meats. Bismillah, bis-mil' -lå, inter. by Allah! (Ar.) Bismuth, biz'-muth, s. a brittle yellowish or reddish Bismuthal, biz'-muth-al,Bismuthic, biz'-muth-ik,a.conBismuthine, biz'-muth-in, s. native sulphuret of bisBismuthite, biz'-muth-ite, 8. native carbonate of bisBison, bi'-sun, s. a wild ox; the buffalo. Bisque, bisk, s. an unglazed earthenware. See Biscuit. Bi extile, bis-sex'-til,s. leap-year: a.pertaining to the Bist i puled, bi-stip'-yuld, a. having two stipules [Bot.] Bistert, bis'-tort, s. snakeweed (L. bis, and tort us, Bistre, bis'-ter, s. a brown pigment from wood-soot. Bistoury, bis'-tu-re, s. a surgical knife (Pistoia, where Bisulcate, bi-sul'-kate, a. cloven-footed (L. bis, and Bit, bit, s. a morsel; a small piece; awhit or degree;