n.;
Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally;
v. t.
Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ See the Note under Asmodeus, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. ] (Zool.) The lant, or sand eel. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + bias. ] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + biased. ] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. --