byname (bin am)

[ binamo, MHG. biname, G. be i name, a cognomen, surname); IMG:content-2834.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A diversion; something apart from the main purpose. Is he using the alternative as a by - play in argument, without any consideration of its merit or po ibility? Bushnell, Forgivene and Law, p. 32. by-plot (bi'plot), n. A subsidiary plot in a play or novel. The minor characters and bye - plot , too, giving the story of a religious scepticism. The Spectator , No. 3035, p. 1158. by-product (bī'produkt), n. A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a proce or manufacture, in addition to the principal product or material: as, wood-tar is obtained as a by - product in the destructive distillation of wood for the manufacture of wood-vinegar or wood-spirit. It is constantly the case that the bye - products of a complex industry are found to be the sole source of busine profits. Encyc. Brit ., IX. 756.