Babe-in-a-cradle
noun
a tall orchid, Epiblema grandiflorum, of SW Australia with lilac to mauve flowers
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an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing upward through the roof of the mouth and curving toward the eyes, and lower canine teeth growing upward outside the upper jaw. Historical Examples At this time the babirusa may have entered Bouru, since it probably swims as well as […]
- Babism
Bābī (def 1). Historical Examples Disloyalty was an essential corollary of Babism and not a consequence of the repression and persecution which it met. Bahaism and Its Claims Samuel Graham Wilson The Bahais are ignorant of the dogmas of Babism and of its history and its book. Bahaism and Its Claims Samuel Graham Wilson Babism, […]
- Babka
a sweet, spongy yeast cake with raisins, traditionally made in the form of a high cylinder, either solid or with a hole, often glazed, and sometimes flavored with rum.
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noun (chem) the law stating that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute added
- Baboo
babu. a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire. a Hindu gentleman. a native Indian clerk who can write English. Usually Disparaging. any native Indian having only a limited knowledge of English. Historical Examples But baboo Dass swore he had seen a beast with his hands on the window. The Three Sapphires […]