+ Balearian

[Lat. Balearis = Balearic, from Baleares, s., or Baleares insule; Gr. βαλιαρεῖς ( Bali are is ).] Pertaining to the Balearic Isles. [BALEARIC.] "The Balearian slingers slung their stones like hail Into the ranks of the Roman line."--Arnold: Hist. Rome , vol. iii., ch. xliii., p. 140. Băl-e-ar-ic, a . [Lat. Balearicus .] [BALEARIAN.] Pertaining to the Balearic Isles in the Mediterranean. In Sp. and Lat. Baleares, probably from βάλλω ( ballō ) = to throw, the inhabitants anciently being excellent slingers. There are five islands-viz., Majorca, Minorca, Iviza, Form enter a, and Cabrera. They are subject to Spain. Balearic crane, s. The Crowned Crane ( Balearica pav on in a ), found not merely in the BALEARIC CRANE. islands after which it is named, but in North Africa. Its occiput is ornamented with a tuft of yellowish filaments or feathers tipped with blackish hairs. Its voice is like a trumpet. bạ-lěc'-tion, bi-lěc-tion, bo-lěc'-tion, 8. [Etymology not obvious.) A balection moulding.