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Show BI BI which the jurifdiction of a bifhop extends It will be fit, that, by the king's fupreme power in caufes ecclefiaftical, they be fubordinate unde fome bifhop, and bifbaprick, of this realm Bacon's Adwice to Villiers A virtuous woman thould rejeét marriage, as a good man does a bifboprick; but I would advif neither to perlift in refufing. Addifon's Speciator Thofe paftors had epifcopal ordination, pofiefle preterments in the church, and were fometime ~ promotedto Sifbopricks themfelves Savift's Sentiments of a Church of England Man Bi'suorsweep m fi [ammi, Lat.] Th name ofa plant Soup; brot Bisx. a. £ [bifgue, Fr. made by boiling feveral forts of flefh A prince, who in'a foreft rides aftray And, weary, to fome cottage finds the way Talks of no pyramids, or fowls, or bifks of fifh But hungry fups his creamy ferv'd up in earthe King dith See Biscurr Bi'smutH. 2. /. The fame as marcafite ‘Bi'skeT a2 hard, white, brittle, mineral f{ubftance, of a metalline nature, found a Mifnia ; fuppofed to be a recrementitious matter thrown off in the formation of tin. Some efteem it a metal /u generis 3 though it ufually contains fom 'There is an artificial bifmur filver Quincy made, for the fhops, of tin Bisse'XTILE. # [ [from bis and fextilis Lat.] Leap year ; the year in which th day, arifing from fix odd hours in eac year, is intercalated The year of the fun confifteth of three hundred an fixty-five day eleven minutes; whic an hours fi wantin fix hours omitted, will,i time, deprave the compute: and this was the occafion of biffextile, or leap year Brown Towards the latter end of February is the biffextile or intercalar day; called biffexsile, becaufe th fixth of the calends of March 1s twice repeated Holder on Time B1'ssow. adj. [derived by Skinner from b and fz.] Blind But who, oh! who hath feen the mobled quee Run barefoot up and down, threat'ning the flame Shakefpeare's Hamle: With biffon rheum What harm can your Biffon confpectuities glea out of this charatter Shakefpeare's Coriclanus " BI'STRE. n. /. [French.] A colour mad of chimney foot boiled, and then dilute with water ; ufed by painters in wath ing their defigns B1% Trevoux Bi's¥oRrT. 7. /. [ biftorta, Lat.] The nam ?f a plant, called alfo fzakeaweed ; whic ee Bistoury. n. [ [biffouri, Fr.] A furgeon's inftrument, ufed in making incifions, of which there are three forts the blade of the firft turns like that of lancet ; but the ftraight 8iffoury has th blade fixed in the handle ; the crooke biftoury is fhaped like a half moon, having the edge on the infide Chambers. Bisv'rcous, adj. [bifulcus, Lat.] Clovenfooted For the fwine, although multiparous, yet be- ing bifilcous, and only clovenfooted, are farrowe with open eyes, as other ifulcous anithals Brown's Vulgar Errours Bir. #. /. [breol, Saxon.] Signifies th whole machine of all the iron appurte nances of a bridle, as the bit-mouth, th branches, the curb, the fevil holes, th tranchefil, and the crofs chains; but fometimes it is ufed to fignify only the bit-mouth in particalar, Farrier's Didt They light from their horfes, pulling off thei tha bit the migh fomethin thei refref Sidney mouths upon. the grafs We have ftrict ftatutes, and moft biting laws The needful its and curbs of headftrong {teeds Shakefpeare He hath the &1z bet;;vecn his teeth, and away h Stifling flect runs Unus'd to the reftrain Of curbs and bits, and fieeter than the winds. 4ddif Bit. n. [. [from bite. 1. ‘As'much meat as is put into the mout at once How many prodigal 4its have flaves and peafant Shake[peare. This night englutted Follow your fun&ion, go and batten on col _ Shakefpeare bits "Fhe mice found it troublefome to be fill climbing the oak for every bit they put in their bellies L Efrange John was the darling 5 he had all the good bizs was crammed with good pullet, chicken, and ca POfl Arbutbnot z. A {mall piece of any thing By this the boiling kettle had prepar'd And to the table fent the fmoaking lard A fav'ry bit, that fery'd to relith wine Dryden Then clap four flices of pilafter on't That, lac'd with &its of ruftick, makes a front Pope He bought at thoufands, what with better wzji' You purchafe as you want, and bit by bit. Pope His majefty has power to grant a patent, fo ftamping round bits of copper, to every fubjeét h Swift hath 3. A Spanifh Weft Indian filver coin, va- lued at fevenpence halfpenny 4. A bit the better or worfe. In the {mallef degree There are few that know all the tricks of thef lawyers; for aught I can fee, your cafe is not bit clearer than it was feven years ago. Arbutbnot 7o BiT. @. a. [from the noun. the bridle upon a horfe BircH. #n. /. [brzge, Saven. To pu canin kind; a femal 1. Th of th the wolf, the dog, the fox, the otter And at his feet a bitch wolf fuck did yiel To two young babes Spenfer I have been credibly informed, that a birch wil nurfe, play with, and be fond of young foxes, a much as, and in place of, her puppies Locke Him you'll call a dog, and her a bitch Pope John had not run a madding fo long, had it no been for an extravagant bitch of a wife. Arbuthnot 70 BITE. w. a. pret. I 4i¢; part, pafl. have bit, or bitten. [brean, Saxon. 1. To crufh, or pierce with the teeth My very enemy's dog Though he had 4ir me, thould have ftood that nigh Shakefpeare Such fmiling rogues as thefe Like rats, oft bite the holy cords in twain Too intricate t' unloofe Shakefpeare Thefe are the youths that thunder at a playhoufe, and fight for bitten apples Shakefpeare He falls; his arms upon the body found And with his bloody teeth he dites the ground Dryden There was lately a young gentleman &it to th bone, who has now indeed recovered Tatler Their foul mouths have not opened their lip without a falfity; though they have fhowed thei teeth as if they would bite off my nofe Arbutbnot and Pope's Marts Scrib 2, 'To give pain by cold. I have endur'd the biting winter's bla And the feverer heats of parching fum,'mr . Rowe's Ambitious § 3. To hurt or pain with repro 1 Each poet with a diff'rent talent writes One praifes, one inftruéts, another iz, Rflj}om;fi 4.~ 'To cut ; to wound I've feen the day, with my good bisin m‘%bfj;kh.': I would have madz them flci}é. 5. To make the mouth {mart with an acrj tafte It may be the firlft water will have mor of "th fcent, as more fragrant; and the fecond mote o the tafte, as more bitter, or flz'tring Batey 6. To cheat ; to trick; to defraud; a o phrafe Afleep and naked as an Indian lay An honeft fator ftole a gem away He pledg'd it.to the knight; the knight had wi So kept the diamond, and the rogue was iz, Ppp, If you had allowed half the fine gentlemen have converfed with you, they would have bee ftrangely bit, while they thought only to full i love with a fair lady Py BiTE. z /. [from the verb. 1. The feizure of any thing by the teeth Doe h burnings thin h ca endur the everlaftin or arm himfelf againft the bites of th never-dying worm South Nor dogdays parching heat, that fplits the racks Is half fo harmful as the greedy fiocks Thei venom' frocks bite an fcars indented on th Dryden's Virgil's Georgicks 2. The aé of a fifh that takes the bait 1 have known a very good fither angle diligentl four or fix hours for a river carp, and not have bite Walton 3. Acheat; a trick ; afraud: inlowan vulgar language Let 2 man be ne'er fo wife He may be caught with fober lies For, take it in its proper light >Tis juft what coxcombs call a bite Swift 4. A fharper ; one who commits frauds Bi'tEr. #. /. [from bite. 1. He that bites Great barkers are no biters Cmddy 2. A fith apt to take the bait He is fo bold, that he will invade one of hisf ow kind; and you may therefore eafily believe him t Walten be a bold &irer 3. A tricker; a deceiver 2. A name of reproach for a woman Againft my fire Here feel we the icy ph And churlifh chiding, of the winger's w'ind ‘Which when it bites and blows upon my bo' v 5 fm le co d wi fh in Even till Full fifty years, harnefs'd in rugged ftecj fpcare A biter is one who tells you a thing you haven reafon to difbelieve in itfelf, and perhaps has give you, before h for his fayin laughs in you deceived you bit you, no reafon to difbelievei it; and, if you give him credit face, and triumphs that he h He is one who thinks you a fool becaufe you do not think hi a knave Br'rracre. n/ A frame o the fteerage of a fhip, wher pafs is placed Bi'rTEN. particip. paf [fro which fee. BI'TTER. adj. [breen, Saxon. Speé?fl!f" timber the comDic To bite 1. Having a hot, acrid, biting tafte, lik wormwood Bitter things are apt rather to kill than engende putrefaction Thoug hav Bacon's Natural Hiffory a man in a fever fhould, from fuggry a bitter tafte, which at another time, pro duces a fweet one; yet the idea of bitter in & it man's mind, would be as diftin& from the ‘d: of fiweet, asif he had tafted enly gall 2, Sharp; cruel; fevere "Locke Friend |