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Ballet
() A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
Ball-flower
() An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding.
Ballist/
() of Ballista
Ballista
() An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Ballister
() A crossbow.
Ballistic
() Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.
Ballistic
() Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile.
Ballistics
() The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine.
Ballium
() See Bailey.
Balloon
() A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aerial navigation.
Balloon
() A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.
Balloon
() A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
Balloon
() A bomb or shell.
Balloon
() A game played with a large inflated ball.
Balloon
() The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
Balloon
() To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
Balloon
() To go up or voyage in a balloon.
Balloon
() To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
Ballooned
() Swelled out like a balloon.
Ballooner
() One who goes up in a balloon; an aeronaut.
Balloon fish
() A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish.
Ballooning
() The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.
Ballooning
() The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales.
Ballooning spider
() A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.
Balloonist
() An aeronaut.
Balloonry
() The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aeronautics.
Ballot
() Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.
Ballot
() The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets.
Ballot
() The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.
Balloted
() of Ballot
Balloting
() of Ballot
Ballot
() To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.
Ballot
() To vote for or in opposition to.
Ballotade
() A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.
Ballotation
() Voting by ballot.
Balloter
() One who votes by ballot.
Ballotin
() An officer who has charge of a ballot box.
Ballow
() A cudgel.
Ballproof
() Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.
Ballroom
() A room for balls or dancing.
Balm
() An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
Balm
() The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
Balm
() Any fragrant ointment.
Balm
() Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
Balm
() To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
Balmify
() To render balmy.
Balmily
() In a balmy manner.
Balmoral
() A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.
Balmoral
() A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.
Balmy
() Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.