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111Bel|ler|o|phon — «buh LEHR uh fon», noun. Greek Legend. a hero who killed the chimera, a dreadful monster, with the help of the winged horse Pegasus …
112bev´el|ler — bev|el «BEHV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, adjective. –n. 1. a sloping edge or surface. There is often a bevel on the frame of a picture, on a mirror, or on a piece of plate glass. 2. any angle except a… …
113bier|kel|ler — «BEER KEHL uhr», noun. = bierstube. (Cf. ↑bierstube) ╂[< German Bier beer + Keller cellar] …
114book|tel|ler — «BUK TEHL ehr», noun. a person who records the text of a book on tape or record, which is then reproduced and sold as a talking book …
115bowd|ler|ism — «BOWD luh rihz uhm», noun. the practice of bowdlerizing; bowdlerization …
116buck|ler — «BUHK luhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small, round shield used to parry blows or thrusts. 2. Figurative. a means of defense; protection; protector: »His faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler (Book of Common Prayer). –v.t. to act as a …
117buck|min|ster|ful|ler|ene — «BUHK mihn stuhr FUL uh REEN», noun. Chemistry. = buckyball (Cf. ↑buckyball): »Scientists suspect that buckminsterfullerene has unusual properties that could lead to the development of new lubricants and catalysts (Peter J. Andrews). ╂[<… …
118bush|el|ler — bush|el|er or bush|el|ler «BUSH uh luhr», noun. = bushelman. (Cf. ↑bushelman) …
119but|ler — «BUHT luhr», noun. 1. the head male servant in a household, in charge of the pantry and table service. 2. the male servant in charge of the wines and liquors; wine steward. ╂[< Anglo French butuiller cupbearer, variant of Old French… …
120ca|bal´ler — ca|bal «kuh BAL», noun, verb, balled, bal|ling. –n. 1. a small group of people working or plotting in secret; faction: »The cabal of disruptive conspirators…had no right to be where they were, when, on May 5, they were arrested on the Capitol… …
