n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Balaam basket or box (Print.),
‖n. [ Malay bālachān. ] A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.
n. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.
n. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.
n. a family comprising the shoebills.
n. a family comprising the right whales.
‖n. [ NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid. ] (Zool.) A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.
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