Bacon
['beɪk(ə)n] or ['bekən]
Definition
(noun.) back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried.
(noun.) English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626).
(noun.) English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292).
Editor: Shanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
Editor: Vince
Definition
n. swine's flesh salted or pickled and dried: (Shak.) a rustic 'chaw-bacon.'—To save or sell one's bacon i.e. one's own flesh or body.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of eating bacon is good, if some one is eating with you and hands are clean. Rancid bacon, is dulness of perception and unsatisfactory states will worry you. To dream of curing bacon is bad, if not clear of salt and smoke. If clear, it is good.
Typist: Randall
Examples
- I suppose the Academy was bacon and beans in the Forty-Mile Desert, and a European gallery is a state dinner of thirteen courses. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Roger Bacon was the first. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Dun Cow--to claim the flitch of bacon? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Roger Bacon's writings are characterized by a philosophical breadth of view. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Knave upon fool were worse, answered the Jester, and Jew upon bacon worst of all. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sliced bacon, fancy sausage and other specialties are usually packed in a separate room, into attractive cartons for the retail trade. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For Bacon, as for Descartes, natural philosophy was the trunk of the tree of knowledge. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Donkin and Bacon proposed placing the types upon a prism, which was to revolve against an irregularly shaped cylinder, on which the paper was to be placed. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Nevertheless, when w e compare these classifications diligently, we find very marked differences between Bacon's views and the medieval. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I sat down to my brown loaf, my egg, and my rasher of bacon, with a basin of milk besides, and made a most delicious meal. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Francis Bacon presents an almost perfect example of the union of naturalistic and humanistic interest. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- In the long run, Roger Bacon is of more significance to mankind than any monarch of his time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Let us ape Roger Bacon in his prophetic mood, and set down what we believe will be the broad fundamentals of the coming world state. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Experiment, experiment, that is the burthen of Roger Bacon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Or would you rather smell frying bacon in the morning when you are hungry? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Mattie