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 ]