Bourdaloue
Bourdaloue, Bc7.ir'da'll, Louis (1632 1704 ). One Of The Greatest Pulpit Orators Of France. He Was Born At Bourges. August 20, 1632, And After Having, At The Age Of Sixteen. Entered The Order Of Jesuits, Obtained In Succession The Chairs Of Humanity, Rhetoric, Philosophy, And Theological Ethics In The Academy ...
Bourges
Bourges, Libtrzh (lat. Bituriges, A Tribe Of Gaul). The Ancient Capital Of Berry, Now Of The Department Of The Cher. France. The Seat Of An Archbishopric. And A Military Arsenal, Situ Ated In The Midst Of A Fertile Plain, At The Con Fluence Of The Auron And The Yevre, 123 ...
Bovid1e
Bo'vid1e (from Lat. Bos, Gen. Loris, Ox). A Family Of Ruminants Embracing All Those Hav Ing Hollow Persistent Horns In Both Sexes (save In Certain Antelopes), Combined With Certain Other Anatomical Characters. (see Ruminant.) It Includes The Domestic Animals That 'chew The Cud,' And Others Prominent As Game. These Are ...
Bow As
Bow (as. Bogs, A Bow To Shoot With, Because It Is Bent Or Bowed: Cf. Ger. Bogen, Bow, From Bettfun, To Bend). A Slender Piece Of Elastic Wood, With Slight Lateral Projections At The Ends Be Tween Which Is Stretched A Quantity Of Horse Hair, Used To Set Into Vibration ...
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College. The Oldest Seat Of Learning In Maine. It Was Chartered In 1794 By Massachusetts, And Was Named After James Bowdoin, Governor Of Massachusetts, Of Which State Maine Was Formerly A District. The Col Lege Opened At Brunswick, Cumberland County, In 1802, With Joseph Mckeen. D.d., A Dart Mouth ...
Bower Bird
Bower-bird. One Of Certain Australasian Birds Remarkable For Making Ornamented Bower Like Structures, Locally Known As 'runs,' As Places Of Resort, Especially In The Breeding Season. They Are Members Of The Family Of The Birds Of Para Dise. The Numerous Genera And Species Forming The Sub-family Ptilonorhynehim. All Are Of ...
Bowfin
Bowfin, Bo'fiff. A Peculiar Fish Of The Mississippi Valley And Great Lakes, Representing An Order (cycloganoidea Or Halecomorphi), And A Family (amilihe), Having Affinities With Both Ganoid And Isospondylous Fishes. Only A Single Living Species Remains—the Bowfin Or Unlash Calm), Of Sluggish Streams Throughout The Central United States, From Lake ...
Bowls
Bowls, Brilz (fr. Louie, It. Bolla, Bulla, From Lat. Built:, Bubble, A Round Object). A Game Played Upon A Smooth, Flat Piece Of Turf. The Players Arrange Themselves In Sides, Usually Of Three Or Four And Each Man Is Provided With Two Bowls. The Bowls Are Made Of Lignum Vita ...
Bowring
Bowring, Bon'ring. Sir Joux (1792-1872). An English Politician, Linguist, And Author. Ile Was Born At Exeter, October 17, 1792. Lie Early Devoted Himself To The Study Of Languages. In The Acquisition Of Which Lie Displayed 1111 Unusual Degree Of Talent. The National Poetry Of Diffe• Ent Peoples Had Great Attraction ...
Bowzybeus
Bowzybeus, Hou'zi-?its. One Of The Hest Characters In The Shepherd's Week, A Series Of Parodies On The Artificial Pastoral Poetry Of His Time, By John Gay (1714). Box, Ituxus (lat. Buxus, Front Gk. Slieos, Py.ros). A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Euphorbiacete; Evergreen Shrubs Or Small Trees, With ...
Boxing
Boxing (probably Akin To Dan. Bask, Slap, Blow. Basks, To Slap. Strike). Since The Days When Fighting With The Bare Fists Was Made Un Lawful, The Tendency Of The Interpretation Of The Word 'boxing' Has Been To Limit Its Use To Exhibi Tions Of Skill, And To Use The Word ...
Boyle Lectures
Boyle Lectures. An Annual Course Of Lectures Delivered At Saint-mary-le-bow Church, London, So Called From The Founder, The Hon. Robert Boyle (q.v.), Who Settled An Annual Sal Ary Of £50 Charged Upon His Dwelling House In Saint Michael's. Crooked Lane, London, For `some Preaching Minister,' Who Shall Preach Eight Sermons ...
Boys Clubs
Boys' Clubs. A Term Applied Both To Organizations Formed By Boys And To Those Main Tained By Adults On Behalf Of Boys. An Investi Gation, Made By Dr. Il D. Sheldon In 1898, Of 862 Clubs Formed By American Boys Between The Ages Of 10 And 17, Revealed The Following ...
Bracelet
Bracelet (fr.. Armlet, From Bras, Hand. Lat. Braerhium, Arm. Eng. Brace). An Ornament Worn On The Arm. Generally At The Wrist. Brace Lets And Armlets Have Been Used By Every Nation, Both Savage And Civilized. From The Earliest Pe Riods To Our Own. They Are Frequently Mentioned In Genesis, As ...
Brachiopoda
Brachiopoda, (gk., Arm Footed, From Gpaxtwv, Brarhion, Arm + 7rolis Pens. Foot). A Class Of Peculiar Animals, Having Bivalve Shells, But Differing In Important Points From The Vast Majority Of Recent Mollusks With Bivalve Shells. The Mantle Or Pallium (see Mol Lusk ) In The Brachiopods Consists Of Two Broad ...
Bradford
Bradford, Wiliaant ( E.1590-1657 ) . One Of The Leaders And The Historian Of The Massaelm Setts Pilgrims„ And The Second Governor Of Ply Mouth Colony. Ile Was Born In Auste•field• York Shire, England; Joined The Separatist Church Of John Robinson (q.v.) At The Age Of 17, And, After An ...
Bradford As
Brad'ford (as. Brad, Broad 4- Ford, Ford). An Important Manufacturing City In Thewest Rid Ing Of Yorkshire, England, On A Tributary Of The Aire, Eight Miles West Of Leeds (map: England, E 3). Among The Notable Public Buildings Are The Church Of Saint Peter, Dating From 1435, The Exchange, The ...
Bradlaugh
Bradlaugh, Bradia, Charles (1833.91). An English Radical Politician And Social Re Former. Ile Was Horn In London, Septemher 26, 1833. Ills Early Education Was Meagre, For Lie Had To Support Himself, At Times By Running Er Rands. At The Age Of 17 He Enlisted In The Army. He Secured His ...
Brahe
Brahe, Brii Or Brin, Tycho (1546-1601). A Celebrated Danish Astronomer, Born At Knut Storp. He Was Descended From A Noble Family, Originally Swedish, And Was Sent, At The Age Of Thirteen, To The University Of Copenhagen, Where He Had Not Been More Than A Year When An Eclipse Of The ...
Brahma
Brahma, Brii'ma. According To Its Com Monest Usage, The Name Of The Supreme Being, Or Creator Of The Universe, In The Hindu Religion And Philosophy. The Sanskrit Word Hrahman Itself Has Three Distinct Phases, Which Are Im Portant To Note: (1) Broman, Neuter And Ac Cented On The First Syllable, ...
Brahmanism
Brahmanism, Brifman-ifm. As A Reli Gious Term, Bralonanism Is A Comtirchensivename Usually Employed To Specify The System Of Relig Ions Institutions Originated And Elaborated By The Brahmans, Who Are And Have Been From Ac Early Period The Sacerdotal And Dominant Caste Aiming The Hindus. The Earliest Phases Of Relig Ions ...
Brahmo Somaj
Brahmo-somaj, Brii'ma-seendij'. Or, Bet Ter Written, Baanxta-svmad (hind. Brahma, Skt. Brahma. Brahma. Prayer + Mno, Assembly For Worship). (theistic Church.) A Religious And Social Association In 'india, Originated By The Eele Brated Ilindu Rajah, Rammohno Roy (q.v.). In 1830. Under The Title Society Of (;od. The Conver Sion Of Debendra ...
Brahms
Brahms, Brains, Johannes ( 1s33-97 ) An Eminent German Composer Of Music, Distin Guished From His Contemporary, Wagner, By His Adherence To Established Forms. Which Caused The Anti-wagner Party To Make Him Their Champion. Lle Was Born In Hamburg, Slay 7, 1833. 1iis Father, A Double-bass Player. Was His First ...
Brake As
Brake (as. Bracce, A Fern). A Popular Name For The European And North American Ferns Of The Genus Pteris. This Genus Is A Member Of The Family Polypodiaem And Is Distinguished By Having The Spore-cases Situated Along The Edges Of The Leaves And Covered By The Rellexed Margin On The ...
Braksy Braxy
Brax'y, Brak'sy, Brax'es, Brax' It, Or Bracks (scotch, Origin Unknown). Terms Synonymously Used To Designate Several Different Diseases In Domestic Animals. They Are Perhaps Most Correctly Applied To A Disease Of Sheep, Which Has Also Been Called 'the Sickness' In Some Parts Of Scotland, 'braasot' In Norway, `maladie Subite Du ...
Bramante
Bramante, Bra-nifin'ti'l. Donato 1 ?1444 1514). An Italian Architect. His Place Of Birth Is Unknown, But It Was Probably At Monte Asdru Aldo. Near Urbino. He First Practiced Painting Under Piero Della Francesca And Mantegna. And Executed Works In Milan And Bergamo (1472-77) ; But He Soon Devoted Himself Entirely ...
Bran Of
Bran (of. Been, Bran, Bran; Welsh, Irish Bran, Husk, Chaff). The Outer Coat Of Wheat, Rye, And Other Cereal Grains, Separated From The Flour In Milling By Bolting. Wheat-bran Is Often Spoken Of Simply As Bran, While R•e-bran, Corn Bran, Rice-bran, Etc., Are Usually Referred To Under Their Full Names. ...
Branching
Branching (fr. Branche, Branch. It. Sp. Bronco, Branch, Claw, From Low Lat. Bronco., Claw, Possibly From Lat. Bra[e]chiont, Arm. Claw). There Are Two General Types Of Branch Ing, Known As The 'dichotomous' And The `mono Podial.' In The Former, The Apex Of The Axis Forks, The Old Axis Ending At ...
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, Briio'deo-bre. The Most Populous Province Of Prussia, Situated In The Centre Of The Kingdom, And Covering An Area Of 15,381 Square Miles, Excluding The City Of Berlin ( \lap: Prussia, E 2). It Is Very Flat, And In Sonic Parts Marshy, With A Slight Elevation Toward The Southeastern End. ...
Brandy
Brandy (for Older Brandywine: Cf. Ger. Brannticei», Burned. Distilled Wine). A Term Sometimes Applied Generically To All Kinds Of Ardent Spirits, But Usually Restricted To The Liquid Obtained By Distilling The Fermented Juice Of The Grape. (see Distilled Liquors, Or Ar Dent Spirits.) The Various Fermented Wines Em Ployed For ...
Brant
Brant (probably Refers To The Dark Color. Meaning Something Burnt; Cf. Brand). The Name Given To Various Species Of Goose Of The Genus Branta. The Brants May Be Recognized By The Black Cheeks And Chin Taken In Connection With The White Patches Or Streaks On The Sides Of The Neck. ...
Brass As
Brass (as. Bras, Probably Related To Icel. Brasa, To Harden By Fire, Sw. Brasa, To Fire). An Alloy Of Copper And Zinc, Considered The Most Important Of All Alloys. It Was Distinctly Known To The Ancients, As Shown By Its Mention In The Old Testament And In The Works Of ...
Brasses Sepulchral
Brasses. Sepulchral. Flat Tombstones Of Metal Used Generally During The Thirteenth And Following Centuries. They Were Set In The Pave Ments Of Churches. And Were Made Of Brass Nr Of A Mixed Metal Called Bitten (fr. Btifon), The Design Being Marked By Incised Lines In The Metal, Filled In With ...
Braxton 1817 76 Bragg
Bragg, Braxton (1817-76). An Eminent Confederate General In The American Civil War. Ile Was Born In Warren County, N. C.; Graduated At West Point In 1837, And Served In The Semi Nole War In 1837-39, And Again In 1841-42. During The Mexican War He Served Under General Taylor, And For ...
Brazil
Brazil'. Portity. Pron. Bret-zel' (from The Color Of Its Dye-woods, Bru-o, Portug. Braz-m, A Lite Coal). United R.vres Of. The Largest Coun Try In South America. And One Of The Most Exten Sive Political Subdivi,imis Of The World. Including The Central And Eastern Portions Of The Continent. It Is Embraced. ...
Brazilwood
Brazilwood. A Dark•red Or Yellowish Brown Dye-wood, Which Forms A Considerable Article Of Export From Brazil, Where Some Of The 'revs Which Yield It Are Very Abundant. It Is The Product Of Different Speeies Of Ca•salpinia. The Best Kinds Are Those (-ailed Pernambuco Wood. All Saints' Wood, And Saint Martha ...
Brazing
Brazing, Brailing. Or Brass- Soldereng. The Process Of Uniting Two Pieces Of Brass, Two Pieces Of Copper. Or One Of Each, By Means Of A Hard Solder, Partaking More Or Less Of The Com Position And Properties Of Ordinary Brass. (see _alloys.) The Edges Or Parts Of Metal To He ...
Breach Of Promise To
Breach Of Promise To :\ Iarry. Either Party To A Valid Contract To Marry Can Maintain An Action For Damages Against The Other Party For An Inexcusable Breach Of The Engagement. If The Contract Is Between A Minor (q.v.) And An Adult, The Former May Recover For Its Breach, But ...
Bread As
Bread (as. Bread, Icel. Brou)f. Ger. Perot, Akin To As. Brcolcan, Eng. Brew, Broth). Cereals Of Some Kind Or Other Have Always Made An Im Portant Item Of Human Food, And Of All The Forms In Which They Have Been Usad Bread Has Proved The Most Satisfactory. Wheat, Rye, Corn ...
Breadfruit Tree
Breadfruit Tree, Artocarpus Incise. A Tree Of The Order .11oracew, A Native Of The Islands Of The Pacific Ocean And Of The Indian Archipel Ago. It Is One Of The Most Important Natural Products Of These Regions. Its Fruit Supplying Food, And Its Inner Bark A Material For Making Clothing, ...
Breakwater
Breakwater (anything That Breaks The Force Of The Waves). A Barrier Intended For The Protection Of Shipping In Harbors And Anchor Ages. It Sometimes Happens That In Front Of A Semicircular Bay A Small Island Is So Situated As To Form A Natural Breakwater. This Is To Some Extent The ...
Brehon
Bre'hon (ir. Breatlianrir, Breitheamh, From 0. Ir. Brithcm, Judge, From Birth, Grath, Decision, Jedg,ment) Laws. The Ancient Laws Of Ireland. In The Form In Which They Have Come Down To Ns, They Consist Of A Collection Of Law Tracts, Which Were Compiled By Different Hands And At Different Times, And ...
Bremen
Brem'en, Ger. Pron. Brii'mcu (brava, Bre Mon Of The Eighth Century, Possibly The Pha Biranunt Of Ptolemy). A State And Free City Of Germany, On The Weser, About 50 Miles From Its Mouth. Latitude 53° 5' N., Longitude 8° 48' E. (map: Germany, C 2). The State Comprises An Area ...
Bremer
Bremer, Br:vmer, Fredri Ka ( 1801 -65) . A Swedish Novelist, Born Near Abo, Finland. Her Father Was An Iron-founder, Wealthy, And Some What Stern, Her Mother Severe And Impatient. The Child Affectionate, Passionate. And Restless, Mis Understood And Hindered In Development. Iler First Writing Was Youthful Poetry In French, ...
Brennus
Bren'nus (celt. Brennin, King, Or Welsh And Ir. Bran, Raven). The Latin Form Of A Celtic Name Borne By Several Gallic Chieftains. The Most Famous Brennus Was That Leader Of The Gauls Who, About. B.c. 390, Crossed The Apennines, And Hurrying Through The Country Of The Sabines, At The Head ...
Brescia
Brescia, Bre'sha (anciently Lat. Bri.ria, Founded By The Etruscans). An Episcopal City Of Lomoardy, Italy (map: Italy, E 2), Capital Of The Province Of Brescia. 52 Miles East Of Milan. It Is Situated In A Fertile Plain At The Foot Of The Alps, On The Mel]a And The Garza, And ...
Breslau
Breslau, Breslou (pol. Wroclaivia, Also Wracislawia, Braclaw, Med. Lat. Wratislaria, From King Wracisla• Or Wratislaw). The Capital Of The Province Of Silesia, Prussia, And Third Royal Residence, Situated At The Conflu Ence Of The Ohlau And Oder, About 200 Miles Southeast Of Berlin, In Latitude 51° 7' N. And Longitude ...
Brest
Brest (anciently, Lat. Oesorribate; Accord Ing To Others Gcsobriratcs, Or Brirates Portus). A Strongly Fortified Seaport Of Brittany, France, In The Department Of Finistere, At The Mouth Of The Penfeld, On The Bay Of Brest„ 389 Miles West Of Paris By Rail (slap: France, B 3). Le Goulet, The Entrance ...
Breton Literature
Bret'on Literature. The Breton, Or Armorican, Language Belongs To The British Sub Division Of The Celtic Family Of Languages. (see Celtic Languages.) In Its Earliest Form It Was Spoken In Britain, And Closely Resembled Cornish. As A Result Of Social And Political Disturbances In Britain, Many Of The Celtic Inhabitants ...
Brevet Of
Brevet' (of. Brierct. Fr. Breret, Dim. Of Bref, From Lat. Breris, Short, The Commission Heing A Brief Writing). A Military Endowing Its Recipient With A Higher Rank And Title Than He Would Otherwise Be Entitled To, Or Than That For Which He Draws Pay. In French Usage It Applies To ...
Breviary
Breviary (lat. Brcriarium, Abridgment, Ahstract, From Brevis, Brief, Short). The Hook. Among Roman Catholics, Which Contains What Is Called The 'divine Office.' Or The Service For The Canonical Honrs. From Very Early Christian Times, The Regular Recitation Of The Psalms Of David Formed A Large Part Of The Public And ...
Brewing
Brewing. The First Operation In Brewing Is To Crush, Or Technically To `bruise,' The Malted Grain By Passing It Between Iron Rollers, The Ground Product From Which Is Termed 'grist.' Ihe Grist Is Then Mixed Mechanically With Hot Water Until It Has About The Consistency Of Ordinary Porridge, And Is ...
Brewster
Brewster, Sir Rcvin (1781-1868). An Eminent Scotch Physicist. Born At Jedburgh. Ile Was Educated For The Church Of Scotland At The Niversity Of Edinburgh, And Was Licensed To Preaeh By The Presbvtery Of Edinburgh. Instead Of Following The Life Of A Clergyman, He Devoted Himself To Scientific Study And Research ...
Brewster_2
Brewster, Wit.t.tam (c.1560-c.16-1-1). A Leader Of The 'pilgrims,' Generally Known As Elder Irewster, Who Came To America In The R In 1620. Lle Was Born At Serooby, Nottinghamshire. Studied For A Time At Cam Bridge. And From 1584 To 1587 Was In The Service Of William Davison, Then Ambassador To ...
Bribery Of
Bribery (of. Briberic. From Of. Bribe, Bit Of Bread Given To A Beggar, From Breton Breve, To Break). The Offering, Promising, Giving, Or Receiving Of Money, Goods, Employment. Or Per Sonal Advantage Of Any Kind With A View To Un Lawfully Influence The Receiver In The Exercise Of A Public ...
Brick
Brick (probably Allied To Break, Originally Meaning A Fragment; Cf. Fr. Brique, A Piece, Fragment ). The Earliest Examples Of This Branch Of The Ceramic Art Were Doubtless The Sun-dried Bricks Of Egypt. Assyria. And Babylonia. Re Markable To Say, Many Of These, Which, In A Northern Climate, The Frosts ...
Bricklaying
Bricklaying Is The Process Of Laying Up Or Joining Together Brickwork. Brickwork In Build Ing Includes Piers, Walls, Arches, Vaults, Chim Neys, Fireplaces. And Various Ornamental Details And Trimmings. No Material Except Wood Is So Extensively Used In Building As Brick. Bricks Are Made From Clap And Sand Formed In ...
Bridgeport
Bridge'port. A City, Port Of Entry, And One Of The County-seats Of Fairfield County, Conn.. On Bridgeport Harbor, An Arm Of Long Island Sound. At The Mouth Of The Pequonno•k River, 18 Miles Southwest Of New Ilatren, 56 Miles Northeast Of New York (slap: Connecticut, C 5). It Has Railroad ...
Brief Of
Brief (of., From Lat. Brcvis, Brief). In The Ancient Law-writers-, A Writ Or Breve. Now, A Concise And Orderly Statement Of The Points Of Law, Pleadings, And Evidence To Be Laid By One Party To A Cause Before A Court At Its Trial. The Word Is Used In England And ...
Brigade
Brigade (fr., Tt. Brigata, Company, From Brigure. To Strive, Brigs, Strife). A Number Of Regiments, Battalions, Or Corps Of Any Arm Of The Service Combined In One Group And Under One General Command. The System Of Group Ing Battalions And Regiments Into Brigades Was First Introduced By The Great Generals ...
Brigandage
Brigandage (fr., Of. Brigand, A Foot Soldier, Brigand, From It. Briga, Strife). The System Of Robbery Practiced By Armed Men, Or Bands Of Armed Men, On The Highways, In The Mountains, Or In Waste Places. At The Dawn Of History Violence Was The Natural Stage, And Since The Beginning Of ...
Bright
Bright, Joux ( 1811-89 ) . An English Statesman And Orator. He Was The Son Of Jacob Bright, A Quaker Cotton Spinner And Manufac Turer At Rochdale, Lancashire. And Was Born At Greenbank, Near That Town, November 16, 1811. Young Bright's Education Was Of A Fitful And Elementary Character, And ...
Brighton
Brighton, Bri'ton (originally Brighthelm Stone, Named After All Anglo-saxon Bishop, B•ighthebn, Who Was Supposed To Have Founded It In The Tenth Century + Town). A Town And Celebrated Seaside Resort, Styled 'london By The Sea' And 'the Queen Of Watering-places,' In Sussex, England, On The English Channel, 50% Miles South ...
Brights Disease
Bright's Disease. The Common Name For Nephritis, Or Disease Of The Kidneys. It Takes Its Name From Dr. Richard Bright (q.v.), An English Physician, Who, In 1827, First Recog Nized And Described Renal Disease. And Properly Attributed To It The Symptoms And The Changes In The Urine Which It Causes. ...
Brigittines
Brigittines, Brij'it-tinz, Or Order Of Our Saviour. An Order Founded In 1346. As A Branch Of The Augustinians, By Saint Bridget, Or Brigit Ta, Of Sweden. It Took In Both Men And Women. The First Monastery, Which Was Also The Mother House Of The Order, Was On The Founder's Estate ...
Brindisi
Brindisi, Brt-n'def-se. (anciently: Lat. Brun Disium, Brundusium Gk. Bparricrwv, Brente Bpcvriatov, Brentesion; Said To Have Re Wired Its Name From The Harbor Projecting Like The Antlers Of A Stag, From Opevoov, Bren Don, Deer, Stag). A Seaport Town Of South Ern Italy, In The Province Of Lecce. It Is Situ ...
Brisbane
Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall ( 1773 1860). A British General And Astronomer. Ile Was Born At Brisbane, The Hereditary Seat Of His Family, Near Largs, Ayrshire, July 23, 1773. At The Age Of 16 He Entered The Army As An Ensign, And In The Following Year, When Quartered In Ireland, ...
Brisson
Brisson, Bra's5n', B.noxant (lat. Brisso Nius) (1531-91). A French Jurist And Diplomat, Born At Fontenay-le-comte Of A Distinguished Family. Brisson Chose The Legal Career, And Rap Idly Advanced In His Profession. In 1575 He Be Came Advocate, Later Councilor Of State, And In 1583 President It Mortier. In This Year ...
Bristol Ne
Bris'tol (ne. Bri•towe. As. Briegstom, The Place At The Bridge). An Important Maritime City And Civic County In The West Of England, Situated At The Junction Of The Rivers Frome And Avon, Between The Counties Of Gloucester And Somerset. It Is Eight Miles From The Confluence Of The Avon With ...
British Central Africa Protec
British Central Africa Protec Torate. A British Colonial Possession In Cen Tral Africa, Occupying The Eastern Part Of Brit Ish Central Africa, Known Formerly As Nyassa Land. It Is Bounded By Lake Nyassa. Portuguese East Africa. Rhodesia. And German East Africa. And Covers An Area Of Over 42.000 Square Miles. ...
British Empire
British Empire. Under This Designa Tion Are Included All The Territories United Under The Crown Of Great Britain And Subject To The Ultimate Control Of The Imperial Parliament At Westminster. Round The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland, As A Nucleus, Are Grouped A Large Number Of Dependencies In ...
British Honduras
British Honduras. A Crown Colony Of Great Britain In Central America (\lap: Cen Tral America, C 2). It Is Bounded By Guatemala On The South And West, Alexieo On The Northwest, And The Caribbean Sea On The East, And Covers An Area Of 756 Square Miles. The Coast Is, As ...
British Museum
British Muse'um. An Important Na Tional Institution In London. By The Will Of Sir Hans Sloane (q.v.), His Great Natural His Tory And Art Collections, With A Large Number Of Books And Manuscripts. Were In 1753 Offered To The Government For £20.000, The First Cost Having Been Over £50.000. The ...
British Somaliland
British Somaliland, S4-mit'1e-land. A British Protectorate On The Gulf Of Men, Extend Ing Front About Longitude 43° To 49° E., And Bounded Inland By Italian Somaliland (q.v.) And Abyssinia (map': Africa, J 4). Its Present Area, After The Agreement With Abyssinia In 1897. Is Estimated At About 68,000 Square Miles. ...
Britno
Britno, Brzwi'n4, Fittrro Giordano (154s 1600). An Italian Philosopher. He Was Born At Nola (hence Often Called 'the Nolan'), In The Kingdom Of Naples. And Entered At An Early Age The Order Of Dominicans: But Later, When He Expressed Doubts In Regard To Some Church Doe Trines, Lie Was Obliged ...
Brittle Stars
Brittle Stars (so Called From Being Brittle Or Fragile). A Class Of Starfish-like Echinoderms, Technically Known As Ophiuroidea, Excluding The Basket-fish. The Brittle Stars Are A Widely Distributed Group Of Animals, Like All The Echinoderms, Exclusively Marine; Found In All Seas, But Most Abundant In The Tropics, And Espe Cially ...
Broach
Broach, Broch. Or Baboach (barygaw In The Peripins Of The First Century A.d.. From Skt. Ithrgukaecha, The Town Of Bhrigu The Seer, From Kaeeha, River-bank). A Town Of British India, In The Presidency Of Bombay, 190 Miles North Of Bombay (map: India, B 4). It Is Situated On An Elevated ...
Broad Church Party
Broad-church Party. A Name Loosely Applied, From About The Year 1850 Onward, To A Group Of Liberal Leaders In The Church Of England, Of Whom Thomas Arnold, Frederick Denison Maurice, Charles Kingsley, Frederick William Robertson, And Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Were The Most Important. In Their Breadth Of View They Resemble ...
Brock
Brock, Sir Isaac (1769-1812). An English Soldier, Known As The 'hero Of Upper Canada.' He Was Born On The Island Of Guernsey, Entered The British Army As An Ensign At The Age Of 15, And Rapidly Rose By Purchase, In Accordance With The Custom Of The Time. To The Rank ...
Brodhead
Brod'head, Jon Romeyn (1814-73). An American Historian, Born In Philadelphia, Pa. He Removed With His Parents To New York City In 1826, Graduated At. Rutgers College In 1831, And In 1835 Was Admitted To The Bar, But Soon Abandoned The Practice Of Law And Devoted His Attention Almost Entirely To ...
Broglie
Broglie, Brl'iye'..1entw: Charles ',foxes: Victor, Due De (1785-1870). A French Statesman. Ile Was Born In Paris, November 28, 1785. The Family Was Piedmontese, But Had Won Distinction In The Armies Of France, One Of Its Members Obtaining The Rank Of Marshal Under Louis Xiv., And Another Holding The Post Of ...
Broker
Broker (originally One Who Uses, Manages, Handles, 011g. Bil/then, As. Brucan, Me. Brukcn, Broken, Ger. Brauchcn, To Use. For A Similar Development, Cf. Ger. Makter, Broker, Make/it, Makeln, To Net As Broker, Allied To Dutch Maken, To Make; Also Ger. Handeln, To Deal, Ba• Gain, From Hand, Hand—le. Front 'handling'). ...
Brome Grass
Brome Grass (neo-lat. Bracing, Gk. Bromos, Kind Of Oats, From Popc,50-kew, Bibroskcin, To Eat), Bromus. A Genus Of Annual Or Perennial Grasses Nearly Allied To The Fescue Grasses. There Are About Forty Species, Mostly Found In The North Temperate Zone, Although Some Are Found In South America. Some Of The ...
Bromelia
Brome'lia (after The Swedish Botanist Brown. A Genus Of Monocotyledonous Plants, The Type Of The Family Bromeliacea., Which Em Braces About 40 Genera And 400 Species, All Of Which Are American. They Are Stemless, Or With Short Stem:, Rigid, Channeled, Often Spiny Or Scaly Leaves. Prominent Among The Plants Of ...
Bromine
Bromine ( Neo-1.81. Brominktni, From Gk. ,,3pc'jpoc, Brcinios, Stench; Referring To Its Suffocat Ing Odor). An Elementary Chemical Substance Dis Cuvered By Belard In 1826. It Doe, Not Occur In The Isolated State, But Is Found In Combination With Silver, As Bromyrite And Iodobromite: In Combination With Alkalies And Alkaline ...