Batwoman
noun (pl) -women
a female servant in any of the armed forces
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- Bau
bau business as usual Historical Examples After a great deal of trouble I managed to get an interpreter named Masirewa, who came from the small island of bau. Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines H. Wilfrid Walker Before he could arrive, the untrained volunteer army of Schleswig-Holsteiners suffered defeat at […]
- Bauble
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw. a jester’s scepter. Historical Examples Makes the temporary incumbent of the bauble nervous, makes him jealous. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Henry W. Fischer I keep a box in my pocket merely as a bauble—it was a present. Loss and Gain John Henry Newman She […]
- Baubles
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw. a jester’s scepter. Contemporary Examples Not nearly enough, apparently, to cover the cost of her favorite bubbies, baubles, and baby ATVs. The Real Cost of Real Housewives Pamela Redmond Satran/Nameberry June 19, 2010 She talks to Sandra McElwaine about her childhood and love of baubles. Mary Higgins Clark […]
- Bauchi
noun a state of N Nigeria; tin mining. Capital: Bauchi. Pop: 4 676 465 (2006). Area: 45 837 sq km (17 698 sq miles) a town in N central Nigeria, capital of Bauchi state. Pop: 76 070 (1991 est) Historical Examples They form the principal watershed not only of the province of bauchi, but of […]
- Baucis
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees. Historical Examples On the slopes of the Phrygian hills, there once dwelt a pious old couple named Baucis and Philemon. Good Stories For Great […]