v. t. [ Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F. bayer. ] To kiss. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word. ] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]
He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The bleating of a sheep. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]
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☞ The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Worship of Baal; idolatry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Per. ] Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of
‖n. [ F. ] A kind of plum cake. [ 1913 Webster ]
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babassu oil