Basil
['bæz(ə)l;-zɪl] or ['bæzl]
Definition
(noun.) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.
(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).
(noun.) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
Inputed by Elisabeth--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.
(v. t.) To grind or form the edge of to an angle.
(n.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
(n.) The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Checker: Tessie
Definition
n. a sheepskin roughly tanned and undressed.
See Bezel.
Typist: Meg
Examples
- There had been some talking in gruff voices outside, and now Mrs. Hudson opened the door to say that there were three men inquiring for Captain Basil. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the landing he met his brother Basil. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- At Basil, the principal revenue of the state arises from a small custom upon goods exported. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Olaf