Bib
[bɪb]
Definition
(noun.) a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating.
(noun.) top part of an apron; covering the chest.
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Definition
(n.) A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes.
(n.) An arctic fish (Gadus luscus), allied to the cod; -- called also pout and whiting pout.
(n.) A bibcock.
(v. t.) Alt. of Bibbe
(v. i.) To drink; to sip; to tipple.
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Definition
n. a cloth put under an infant's chin: a similar article of dress for adults worn over the breast or above the apron.—v.t. and v.i. to drink to tipple.—adj. Bībā′cious.—ns. Bibā′tion tippling; Bib′ber a tippler: chiefly used in composition as (B.) wine-bibber.
n. a fish of the same genus as the cod and haddock also called the Pout.
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Examples
- Over this bib her dimples looked delightful, and under it her pretty figure not less so. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Beth's new 'ink bib' was capital, and Hannah's box of hard gingerbread will be a treasure. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We can run down there any time, and it's really a pity to trail through the dust in our best bibs and tuckers, when we are tired and cross. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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