Brooch
Brooch (from A Root Signifying To Pierce; Comp. Eng. To Broach; Fr. Brother, To Spit, Or To Stitch; Wel. Broc, To Stab), An Ornamental Pin Or Instrument For Fastening The Dress, Consisting For The Most Part Either Of A Ring Or Disek Or Of A Semicircle, There Being A Pin ...
Brooke
Brooke, Iiennv, Dramatist And Novelist, Was Born In 1708, In The House Of Rantavan, Co. Cavan, Ireland. His Father Was A Wealthy Clergyman. Young B. Was First Sent To School To One Felix Somerford, Where He So Distinguished Himself That His Tutor, In The Fullness Of His Heart, Prophesied That ...
Brooke_2
Brooke, Sir James, Rajah Of Sarawak, And Governor Of Labuan—a Man Strongly Imbued With The Spirit Of The Old Adventurers Of The Elizabethan Time—was B. At Coombe Grove, Near Bath, 29th April, 1803. He Early Entered The East India Army, Was Seri Ously Wounded In The Burmese War, And Returning ...
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, A City At The W. End Of Long Island, In The United States, Belonging To New York State, In Lat. 40° 42' N., 73° 59' West. It Stands At The S.w. Extremity Of Long Island Sound, Which Is Here Appropriately Known As East River, Partly In Allusion To The ...
Brooklyn
Brooklyn (ante), The Capital Of Kings Co., N. Y., With 554,696 Inhabitants; Com Prising, Under The Act Of Consolidation Which Went Into Effect Jan. 1, 1855, Brooklyn, Williamsbtirg, Green Point, Wallabout, Bedford, New Brooklyn, Bushwick, Gowanus, And South Brooklyn; Situated In The Northern Part Of Long Island, Embracing An Area ...
Broom
Broom, It Name Given To A Number Of Species Of Shrubs Of The Closely Allied Genera Cytisus, Genista, And Spartium, Of The Natnral Order Leguminosce, Papilionacece- All Of Them Having Long Slender Branches, Along Which Are Produced Axillary Flowers. The Genera Differ In The Form Of The Standard (see Papilionace.re), ...
Brothers And Sisters Of
Brothers And Sisters Of Charity. Under These Names, There Exist In The Roman Catholic Church Two Widely Ramified Beneficent Societies, For The Nursing Of The Poor And Sick In Hospitals, Without Distinction Of Faith, Rank, Or Nation. The Order Of The Brothers Of Charity, Or Compassionate Brothers, Was Established In ...
Brown
Brown, Captain John, The Leader Of The Harper's Ferry (u. S.) Insurrection (1850), Designed To Incite The Slaves Of The Southern States Of America To Rebellion, Was Descended From A Puritan Carpenter, One Of The Mayflower Emigrants, And Was B. At Torrington, Conn., In The Year 1800. He Intended To ...
Brown Ists
Brown Ists, A Sect Of English Puritans Of The 16th C., Who Took Their Doctrines And Name From Robert Brown. In 1592, Sir Walter Raleigh Estimated Their Numbers At 20.000. Harsh Measures Suppressed Them In England, Or Drove Them Out; But The Exiles Found Refuge In Holland, Where Their Church ...
Brown Sequard
Brown-sequard, Cummes Edward, B. In The Island Of Mauritius, 1818; A French-american Physiologist. He Was Educated And Took The Degree Of M.d., In Paris, In 1840, And Thenceforward Devoted His Attention To Experimental Physiology, Occasion Ally Coming To The United States To Lecture And Make Observations. His Name Is Con ...
Brown University
Brown University, At Providence, R. I., Was Organized In 1764, At Warren, In The Same State, And Removed In 1770 To Its Present Location. It Was Known At First As Rhode Island College, But In 1804 The Name Was Changed In Honor Of Nicholas Brown, One Of Its Most Munificent ...
Brown_2
Brown, Tonn, B. Conn.. May 9, 1800; D. Dec. 2, 1859; An American Abolitionist, Celebrated As The Originator Of The Insurrection At Harper's Ferry. He Was Intended For The Ministry, But Was Compelled To Give Up Study On Account Of Inflammation In His Eyes. With His Family He Removed To ...
Bruges
Bruges (ger. Brugge), A City Of Belgium, Capital Of The Province Of West Flanders, Is Situated In A Fertile Plain About 8 M. From The Sea, With Which It Is Connected By The Three Canals From Ghent, L'ecluse, And Ostend, The Latter Admitting The Largest Sea-going Ships. Lat. 51° 12' ...
Brunnow
Brunnow, Count, Ernest Piiil.von, A Russian Diplomatist, Was B. At Dresden, 1797, And Studied At The University Of Lcipsic. At The Time Of The Congress Of Aix-la-cha Pelle, Be Entered The Russian Service, And The Ministers Nesselrode And Capo D'istrias Recognized At Once His Fitness For A Diplomatic Career. Among ...
Brushes And Brooms
Brushes And Brooms, Implements Of Vegetable Fiber Or Hair Of Very Early Use, Mentioned By Homer. Brushes Are Simple Or Compound. The Simple Kind Consists Of But One Tuft, And Are Such As Hair Pencils And Painters' Brushes. The Compound Have More Than A Single Tuft. Where They Are Placed ...
Brussels
Brussels (fr. Bruxelles), The Capital Of Belgium, Is Situated On The Small River Senne, A Tributary Of The Dyle, In Lat. 50' 51' N., And Long. 4° 21' Cast. It Communicates With Antwerp And The Baltic Sea, By Means Of The Scheldt Canal, And Railways Connect It With Germany, France, ...
Brutus
Brutus, Lucius Jumus, Figures In The Legendary History Of Early Rome, As The Who Overturned The Monarchical, And Established The Republican Form Of Government. The Legend Runs That He.was The Son Of A Rich Roman. On His Father's Death, Tarquin The Proud Took Possession Of The Property, And Put An ...
Brydges
Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton, 1762-1837; An English Author, Bred To The Law. He Was A Prolific Writer, And Is Said To Have Produced 2000 Sonnets In A Single Year. His More Important Works Are Censura Literaria In 10 Vols. And His Own Autobiography, Times, And Opinions. Bryonia, A Genus Of ...
Buaze
Bu'aze, A S. African Plant, Of Which The Botanical Characters And Relations Arc Not Yet Known, But Which Is Likely To Prove Of Importance On Account Of Its Fiber. Dr. Liv Ingstone Found It Growing In Large Quantities In The 3iaravi Country, N. Of The Zambesi; But He Could Not ...
Buccaneers
Buccaneers, A Celebrated Association Of Piratical Adventurers, Who, From The Com Mencement Of The Second Quarter Of The 16th C., To The End Of The 17th, Maintained Them Selves In The Caribbean Seas, At First By Systematic Reprisals On The Spaniards, Latterly, By Less Justifiable And Indiscriminate Piracy. The Name ...
Buccleuch
Buccleuch'. The Scotts, Dukes Of B., Arc One Of The Oldest And Most Distinguished Families In Scotland. The Family Traces Its Descent From Sir Richard He Scott, In The Reign Of Alexander Iii. (124945); But The Ancestor Who First Becomes Historically Con Spicuous Is Sir Walter Scott Of Branxholm And ...
Buchanites
Buch'anites, An Extraordinary Sect Of Fanatics, Which Sprang Up In The W. Of Scot Land In 1783, But Has Now Become Extinct. The Founder Of The Sect Was Mrs. Or Lucky Buchan, B. In Banffshire In 1738, Of Humble Parentage. Her Maiden Name Was Elspeth Simpson. She Early Fell Into ...
Buckingham
Buckingham, Duke Of, George Villiers, The Favorite Of James I. And Charles I. Of England, Third Son Of Sir George Villiers, Was B. At His Father's Seat Of Brookesley, Leicestershire, Aug. 20, 1592. Knighted In April, 1616, And Sworn A Gentleman Of The Bed Chamber On Jan. 1, 1617, He ...
Buckingham_2
Buckingham, 2d Duke Of (george Villiers), A Brilliant But Profligate Nobleman, Son Of The Was B. At Wallingford House, Westminster, Jan. 30, 1627, And Studied At Cambridge. On The Outbreak Of The Civil Wars, He Served In The Royal Army; His Estates Were Confiscated By The Parliament, And He Took ...
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire, A South-midland County Of England, Its Greatest Length Being About 54 M., Its Average Breadth 18, And Total Area 738 Sq. Miles. The Plastic Clay Tertiary Strata Occupy The Southern Parts Of The County, Which Is Finely Diversified With Hill And Dale, Wood And Water. To The N. Is ...
Buckles
Buckles, Metal Instruments, Consisting Of A Rim And Tongue, Used For Fastening Straps Or Bands In Dress And Harness. The Use Of B., Instead Of Shoe-strings, Was Intro Duced Into England During The Reign Of Charles Ii. They Soon Became Very Fashion Able, Attained An Enormous Size (the Largest Being ...
Buckthorn
Buckthorn, Rhammus, A Genus Of Shrubs Or Small Trees Of The Natural Order Rhamname (q.v.), Distinguished By A Bell-shaped 4 To 5-cleft Calyx, Which Divides Around The Middle After Flowering, The Upper Part Falling Away, And The Base Remaining And Adhering To The Fruit; Which Is Globose, And Sometimes Succulent, ...
Buckwheat
Buckwheat, Fagopyrum, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order (q.v.), Or, According To Many Botanists, A Subgenus Of Polpyonum, Distinguished By The Central Embryo, And By Racemes Of Flowers Grouped In Panicles. Common B. (fagopyrum Eseulen Tom, Or Polygonum Fagopyrum) Is A Native Of The Basin Of The Volga, ...
Buczacz
Buc'zacz, A T. Of The Austrian Empire, In Galicia, 30 In. E.n.e. Of Stanislawow, On The Stripa, A Considerable Affluent Of The Dniester. A Treaty Of Peace Between The Poles And The Turks Was Signed Here In 1072. Pop. 8500. Bud, Genima, In Botany, That Part Of A Plant Which ...
Budaun Budaon
Budaon', Budaun, Or Budayoon, A T. Of India, 140 M. N.w. Of Lucknow, Giving Its Name To A British District Of The Rohilcund Division Of The Lieutenant-governorship Of The N.w. Provinces. It Is Situated In 28' 2' N. Lat. And 79° 11' E. Long. Its Pop. Was Officially Ascertained In ...
Budding
Budding, Sometimes Called Inoculation, Is An Operation Analogous To Grafting (q.v.), Or Indeed May Be Regarded As Merely A Particular Mode Of Grafting, In Which A Leaf-bud Is Used As A Graft Instead Of A Young Shoot. It Is Generally Preferred For Trees Which Are Apt To Throw Out Much ...
Budeus
Budeus (the Latinized Form Of Guillaume Bude), One Of The Greatest French Scholars Of His Age, Was B. Iu Paris In 1467. He Studied There And At Orleans. His Works On Philology, Philosophy, And Jurisprudence Display Extensive Learning, But The Two Best Known Are The De A836 Et Purtibus Ejus ...
Buenos Aybes
Buenos Ay'bes, A City Of South America, On The Right Bank Of The Plata, Which Here, At A Distance Of 150 In. From The Open Sea, Is 36 In. Across. It Stands In ]at. 34° 36' S., And Long 58° 24' West. Its Disadvantages As A Maritime Town Are Great; ...
Buff Leather
Buff Leather Is Usually Made Out Of Salted And Dried South American Light Ox And Cow Hides. After Being Limed In The Usual Way, They Are Unhaired And Rounded, So That Only The Best Part Of The Hide Is Made Into Buff Leather. The Grain And Flesh Being Then Scraped ...
Buffalo
Buffalo, Bos Bubalus, An Animal Of The Ox Tribe, Very Important And Useful To Man. It Is A Native Of The East Indies, Where It Has Been Long Domesticated, And From Which It Was Carried To Egypt And To The South Of Europe. It Was Introduced Into Italy About The ...
Buffalo
Buffalo (ante), City, A Port Of Entry, And The Seat Of Justice Of Erie Co., N. Y., In 42° 53' N., 78° 55' W., At The Foot Of Lake Erie, At The Mouth Of The Buffalo River And At Tho Head Of Niagara River, Which Ia Here Crossed By An ...
Buffalo_2
Buffalo, A City Of The State Of New York, Standing At The Mouth Of Buffalo River, Which Enters Lake Erie Within 2 In. Of Its Outlet, The Niagara River. In 1801, When B. Was Founded, The Basin Of Its Fresh-water Sea Contained Certainly Fewer Than 50,000 Inhabitants, And Seemed Cut ...
Buford
Buford, Jorrs, 1826-63; B. Ky.; Graduate Of West Point, Was Capt. Of Dragoons In 1839. In The War Of The Rebellion He Served On The Union Side, And Was One Of The Most Conspicuous And Useful Of Cavalry Officers, Participating In Many Engagements, In One Of Which He Was Wounded. ...
Building
Building, The Art Of Erecting Or Building Houses And Other Edifices, In Which Several Distinct Professions Are Usually And More Immediately Concerned. At The Head Of The Building-trade Is The Architect, Who Is Employed To Draw Plans And Make Out Specifica Tions Of The Work To Be Performed. The Builder ...
Building Leases
Building Leases. In The Law Of England, A Building Lease Is A Demise Of Land For A Long Term Of Years, The Lessee Covenanting To Erect Certain Houses Or Edifices Thereon, Accoiding To Specification. By The 19 And 20 Vict. C. 120, Amended By The 21 And 22 Viet C. ...
Building Stone
Building Stone. The Chemical Composition Of B. S. Varies. The Majority Of Kinds Are More Or Less Silicious, And Are Designated Sandstones. These Consist Of Particles Of Sand, United Together By The Force Of Cohesion, And By A Small Proportion Of A Natural Cement; In Soma Cases, Ferruginous, Consisting Of ...
Bulb
Bulb, In Botany, A Subterranean Bud Covered With Imbricated Scales, Having At Their Base A Flattened Disk, Which Represents The Proper Stem Of The Plant, And From Which The Roots Proceed Downwards, Whilst From The Midst Of The Scales An Annual Herbaceous Stem And Leaves Are Sent Up. The Scales ...
Bulgaria
Bulga'ria, An Autonomous Principality, Tributary To Turkey, Which Till 1878 Consti Tuted The Turkish Vilayet Of The Danube ('duna). B. Is Bounded To The N. By The Danube And The Dobrudscha, Now Roumanian; On The E. It Has The Black Sea; On The S. The Bal Kan Range; And On ...
Bull Fight
Bull-fight. Combats Of Men With Bulls, For The Entertainment Of The Public, Were Common In Greece, Particularly In Thessaly, And In Rome Under The Emperors, Though In Later Times They Were Forbidden Both By Emperors And Popes. They Are Still A Favorite Pastime In Spain And Mexico. In Spain, They ...
Bull Run
Bull Run, A Small Stream In N.e. Virginia, Falling Into The Occoquan About 25 M. S.w. Of Washington, The Site Of Two Important Battles Early In The War Of The Rebellion. The First Battle Took Place July 21, 1861, The National Forces Commanded By Gen. Mcdowell And The Confederates By ...
Bull Trout
Bull Trout, Saline S. Griseus, A Fish Nearly Allied To The Salmon, And Like It, Migratory In Its Habits, Ascending Rivers, In Which It Deposits Its Spawn, But Living Chiefly In The 'sea. It Occurs In Many Of The Rivers Of Britain, And Is Not Unfrequently Taken In The Tweed ...
Bullas
Bullas, A T. Of Spain, In The Province Of Murcia, And 26m. W.d.w. Of The Town Of Murcia. It Is Situated On A Hill, 1840 Ft. Above The Sea. The Streets Are Steep And Unpaved. 13. Has 'manufactures Of Linen And Hempen Fabrics, Earthenware, And Brandy, And A Considerable Trade ...
Bullet
Bullet Is The Leaden Projectile Discharged From A Musket, Fowling-piece, Pistol, Or Similar Weapon. When The Smooth-bore Muskets Alone Were Used By British Infantry, The Bullets Were Made By Casting. Molten Lead Was Poured Into Molds; And The Molds Were Dipped In Cold Water, To Hasten The Solidification Of The ...
Bullion
Bullion Usually Means Uncoined Gold And Silver, In Bars Or Other Masses; But In Discussions On The Currency, The Term Is Frequently Employed To Signify The Precious Metals Coined And Uneoincd. The Origin Of The Word B. In Its Present Sense, As Well As That Of The French Billon (q. ...
Bulwer
Bulwer, Sir Henry Lytton, G.c.b. The Right Hon., Diplomatist And Author, An Elder Brother Of The Late Lord Lytton, Was Born In 1804, Entered The Diplomatic Service In 1827, And Was Attached Successively To The British Embassy At Berlin, Brussels, And The Hague. In 1830, He Entered Parliament, And During ...
Bungalow
Bungalow, A Species Of Rural Villa Or House, So Called In India. Bungalows Which Form The Residence Of Europeans Are Of All Sizes And Styles, According To The Taste And Wealth Of The Owner. Some Are Of Two Stories, But More Usually They Consist Of Only A Ground Floor, And ...
Bunion
Bunion Is A Term Applied In Surgery To Enlarged Bursm, Or Synovial Sacs, Situated In The Anterior Part Of The Foot, And Especially Over The Metatarsal Joint Of The First Or The Fifth Toe (see Fool), And Accompanied By More Or Less Distortion Of The Joint. In The Great Majority ...
Bunting
Bunting, Emberiza, A Genus Of Birds Closely Allied To Finches And Sparrows, And Included With Them By Some Ornithologists In The Great Family Fringiuidte (q.v.), But By Others Made The Type Of A Distinct Family. Emberizidm, Of Which The Most Marked Char Acteristics Are A Short, Straight, Conical Bill, A ...
Burbot
Bur'bot, Lota Vulgaris, A Fish Of The Same Genus With The Ling (q.v.), And Of The Same Family With The Cod, Haddock, Etc., Being The Only British Fresh-water Species Of That Family, Gadidce. It Is Found In The Cam, The Trent, And Other Rivers Of The Eastern And Midland Counties ...
Burden Of Proof
Burden Of Proof, In Legal Procedure, Si,gnifies The Obligation To Establish By Evi Dence Certain Disputed Facts; And, As A General Rule, This Burden Lies On The Party Assert Ing The Affirmative Of The Issue To Be Tried Or Question In Dispute, According To The Maxim Ei Incumbit Probatio Qui ...
Burdett
Burdett, Sir Francis, Bart., The Most Popular English Politician Of His Time, B. Jan. 25, 1770. Educated At Westminster School And Oxford University, He Spent Some Years On The Continent, And Was A Witness To The Progress Of The First French Revolution. In 1793, He Married Sophia, Youngest Daughter Of ...
Burdock
Burdock, Arctium, A Genus Of Plants Of The Great Natural Order Composita (q.v.), Tribe Cynarocephalte. The Heads Of Flowers Are Globose, Or Nearly So; And Each Of The Scales Of The Involucre Runs Out Into A Long Rigid Prickle, Which Is Hooked At The Point. By Means Of These Hooks, ...
Burdwan
Burdwan', The District Of The Last-mentioned City, Lying Between Beerbhoom On The N., And Hoogly On The South. It Stretches In N. Lat. From 22° 52' To 23° 40', And In E. Long. From 87° 21' To 88° 23'. It Has An Area Of 3523 Sq.m., With (1871) 2,034,74.3 Inhab ...
Burgh
Burgh Is A Descriptive Name Of Towns And Cities In Scotland, Corresponding To The English Word Borough (q. V.). There Were Burghs Of Barony, Free Burghs, Burghs Of Regality, And Royal Burghs. Since 1832, There Have Been What Are Called Parliamentary Burghs— That Is, Towns Or Burghs Not Being Royal ...
Burglary
Burglary (through The Old Fr. From Lat. Burgi Latro, A Robber Of A Burg Or Inclosure), In The Criminal Law Of England, Is Defined To Be A Breaking And Entering The Mansion-house Of Another In The Night. With Intent To Commit Some Felony Within The Same, Whether Such Intent Be ...
Burgundy
Burgundy, The Name Of A Once Independent Kingdom Of Wide Extent, But Most Fre Quently Used Of An Old French Province (fr. Bourgogne) Now Divided Between The Depart Ments Of Cote-d'or, Saoue-et-loire, And Yonne. The Ancient Burgundians (burgundi Or Burgundiones), Originally A German Tribe, Were At First Settled On The ...
Burgundy_2
Burgundy, Lorts, Duke Of, The Grandson Of Louis Xiv. Of France, And Dauphin Of France After The Death Of His Father, Was B. At Versailles In 1682. Even In Childhood He Was Ungovernable, And Became Excessively Violent And Haughty, And Abandoned To All Gross And Sensual Passions. Although Educated Under ...
Burial
Burial, A Word Of Teut. Origin (ang.-sax. Birgan, To Conceal), Is Applied To The Prev Alent Method Among Civilized Nations Of Disposing Of The Dettd, By Hiding Them In The Earth. As There Is Almost Nothing Else So Deeply Interesting To The Living As The Disposal Of Those Whom They ...
Burke
Burke, Eomuxo, A Philosopher And Politician, Distinguished Over All The Men Of His Times For Eloqueuce And Political Foresight, Was Born In 1730, In Dublin, Where His Father Had An Extensive Practice As An Attorney. As A Schoolboy, He Displayed Those Traits Of Character And The Germs Of Those Powers ...
Burmah
Burmah, Emfunr.: On, Called Also The Empire Of Ana, An Important Kingdom Of The Indo-chinese Peninsula, Formerly Of Great Extent; But By Two Contests With The British Power In India, It Lost Several Provinces, And Is Now, In Its Widest Sense And Including Tributary States, Comprehended Between 19' 29' And ...
Burnet
Burnet, The English Name Of Two Genera Of Plants, Sanguisorba And Poterium, Belong Ing To The Natural Order Sanguisorbece (q.v). —very Generally Regarded As A Suborder Of Rosaccw—which Have Much Resemblance To One Another, And Receive A Common Name Also In Other Languages. Sanguisorbu Has Hermaphrodite Flowers With Four Stamens; ...
Burns
Burns, Rev. Jabez, D.d., A Baptist Minister, And One Of The Most Prolific Religious Writers Of The 19th C., Was B. At Oldham, Near Manchester, In 1805. And Was Educated At Chester, And Afterwards At Oldham Grammar-school. After Helping His Father As A Medical Practitioner, And Acting As Assistant In ...
Burns_2
Burns And Scalds Are Injuries To The Surface Of The Living Body Arising From Exces Sive Heat—a Scald Implying That The Heat Proceeded From A Fluid Medium, As Boiling Water; A Burn, From A Solid. The Injury Is Much The Same In Both Cases; Therefore The Directions For The Treatment ...
Bursary
Bursary (fr. Bourse, Lat. Bursa, A Purse), The Annual Proceed Of A Sum Permanently Invested For The Maintenance Of A Student At A University. A Number Of Small Bur Saries Were Till Lately The Only Equivalents At The Scotch Universities For The Scholarships Of The English. Their Large Number And ...
Burschenschaft
Burschenschaft, An Association Organized By German Students For The Pur Pose, Originally, Of Reforming The Excesses And Outrages Customary At The Universities Of Germany, And To Arouse A Spirit Of Nationality By Uniting The Students Of Different Uni Versities. The First Organization Of The B. Took Place At Jena In ...
Burton
Burton, Jourt Hill, Advocate (member Of The Scottish Bar), Has Achieved For Him Self A Place In The World Of Letters By A Variety Of Works, All Remarkable For Ability, And Several For Original Thought. B. Was Born At Aberdeen On The 22d Of Aug., 1809; His Father Was An ...
Burying Beetle
Burying Beetle, Necrophorus, A Genus Of Coleopterous (q.v.) Insects, Of The Tribe Or Family Silphale8, With Short Cub-shaped Antennte, Remarkable For Their Habit Of Bury Ing The Bodies Of Mice, Moles, And Other Small Animals, In Order To Deposit Their Eggs In Them, And To Provide A Supply Of Food ...
Bush Antelope
Bush Antelope, Bumf Bum And Bran Goat, Names Common To A Number Of Species Of Antelope (q.v.), Natives Chiefly Of The Southern And Western Parts Of Africa, Forming A Section Of The Genus Antilope, Which Some Naturalists Have Attempted To Erect Into A Distinct Genus (nhilatomba Or Cephalopus). They Are ...
Bussu Palm
Bussu Palm, Manicaria Saceifera, A South American Palm, Growing In The Tidal Swamps Of The Amazon, The Only Known Species Of Its Genus. The Stein Is Only 10 To 15 Ft. High, Curved Or Crooked, And Deeply Ringed. The Leaves Are Simple Or Undivided, And Are The Largest Of The ...
Bustard
Bustard, Otis, A Genus Of Birds, Sometimes Made The Type Of A Family, Usually Ranked In The Order Gra&s (q.v.). The General Structure Seems To Agree Best With That Of The Gralla; But There Are Points Of Strong Resemblance To Gallinaceous Birds, Both In The Appearance And Habits Of The ...
Bute
Bute, An Island In The Firth Of Clyde, Scotland, Separated From The Coast Of Argyle By A Narrow Winding Strait, Called The Kyles Of Bute, Mostly Under A Mile Wide, About 6 M. Distant From The W. Coast Of Ayrshire, And 8 M. N. Of Arran. It Is About 16 ...
Butler
Butler, Josepn, One Of The Most Eminent Of English Divines, Was B. In 1692 At Wantaga, In Berkshire, Where His Father Kept A Shop. With A View To The Ministry Of The Presbyterian Church, He Attended A Dissenting Academy At Tewkesbury, In Gloucester Shire. At The Age Of 22, He ...
Butter
Butter (ger. Butter; Fr. Beurre; Lat. Butyrum) Is The Fatty Substance Present In The Milk Of The Mammalia, And Capable Of Being Extracted From It. In Ancient Times The Hebrews Seem To Have Made Copious Use Of Butter As Food; But The Greeks And The Romans Used It Only As ...
Butterfly
Butterfly, The Common English Name Of All The Diurnal Lepidopterous (q.v.) Insects, Corresponding With The Genus Papilio, As Originally Defined By Linnmus, But Forming Many Genera In The Most Recent Entomological Systems. Butterflies Exhibit A Great Similarity In Almost All Respects To Other Lepidopterous Insects, The Common Charac Ters Of ...
Button
Button. The Term B. Is Applied To The Well-known Appendages To Dress Used For Fastening Or For Ornament; And To A Sort Of Oblong Latch Moving Upon A Pivot In The Mid Dle, Used By Joiners And Cabinet-makers For Fastening The Lids Of Boxes, Doors Of Presses, Etc. The Mass ...