Basket-handle arch
an arch having a symmetrical form drawn from an odd number of radii in excess of one, which increase in length from the springing toward the center.
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- Basket hilt
the basketlike hilt of a sword, foil, etc., serving to cover and protect the hand. historical examples and just firmly enough and no more did my wrist twist and deflect his blade on my basket hilt. the jacket (the star-rover) jack london a steel head-piece, a breastplate of the same sure metal, and a heavy […]
- Basket-of-gold
a widely cultivated alyssum, aurinia saxatilis (or alyssum saxatile), of the mustard family, growing in dense clumps and having cl-sters of small yellow flowers.
- Basket star
any echinoderm of the cl-ss ophiuroidea, especially of the genus gorgonocephalus, having long, slender, branching arms.
- Basketwork
objects, textiles, etc., made or woven in the manner of a basket; basketry; wickerwork; interwoven work. historical examples a basketwork boat covered with skin and caulked was used in egypt and sumeria from the beginnings of our knowledge. a short history of the world h. g. wells this gives to the organ the appearance of […]
- Basketful
a sufficient quant-ty to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket. any considerable quant-ty: a basketful of surprises. historical examples and every spring i gether a basketful o’ these pink roses and lay ’em on her grave over yonder in the old buryin’-ground. aunt jane of kentucky eliza calvert hall bring in a […]