Batement light
a compartment of a window with tracery, the bottom of which is formed by the arched head of a compartment or compartments below.
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katherine lee, 1859–1929, u.s. educator and author. to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm. to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes. to diminish or subside; abate. with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of antic-p-tion or suspense: we watched with bated breath as the runners approached the […]
- Batesian mimicry
the protective resemblance in appearance of a palatable or harmless species, as the viceroy b-tterfly, to an unpalatable or dangerous species, as the monarch b-tterfly, that is usually avoided by predators. noun (zoology) mimicry in which a harmless species is protected from predators by means of its resemblance to a harmful or inedible species batesian […]
- Bath and north east somerset
noun a unitary authority in sw england, in somerset; formerly (1974–96) part of the county of avon. pop: 170 900 (2003 est). area: 351 sq km (136 sq miles)
- Bath bun
a round, sweet bun, usually containing raisins, citron, etc. historical examples and i bought a sh-ll-box and a bath bun, and closed my eyes, and lay musing in an agony of soul. punch, or the london charivari, vol. 108, may 11th, 1895 various i put it into her hand as i spoke; a bath bun […]
- Bath chair
a wheeled and hooded chair, used especially by invalids. any wheelchair. historical examples the gist of that information was that the owner of the house was a lame gentleman who sometimes went out in a bath chair. the slave of silence fred m. white miss sharp followed my bath chair,—and with extreme diligence kept me […]