Bias – Big Bethel
Bias
one of the seven sages of
Bias
one of the seven sages of celebrated for his practical knowledge and strict regard to justice. He flourished about 500 в. c. BIB
Bible Oath
an oath sworn upon formed in 1806. the Bible.
Bice
the name of two colors used in painting, one blue, the other green, and both native carbonates of copper, though inferior kinds are also prepared artificially.
Bichloride of Gold
in chemistry and pharmacy, Au"Cl₂, a substance which has risen into notoriety on account of the use made of it by the late Dr. Keeley of Dwight, Ill., in the cure of dipsomania and chronic alcoholism.
Its general characteristics chemically, posologically, and in physiological action are to a great extent similar to those of mercury bichloride.
Bickersteth
EDWARD HENRY, an American bishop and poet, born in Islington, England, Jan. 25, 1825. He is author of "Rock of Ages" (1859); "Yesterday, To-day and Forever" Hymnal Companion to the Book of Prayer;" and some poems. (1866); "The Hymna He was consecrated Bishop of Exeter in 1885. He died in London, 1906.
Bicknell
a city of Indiana, in Knox co. It is on the Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad and on the White river. It is the center of an extensive coal region and there are several important mines in the vicinity. Pop. (1910) 2,794; (1920) 7,635.
Bidassoa
a river of northeastern Spain, forming, for some distance, the boundary between France and Spain. In 1813 Wellington effected the passage of the Bidassoa and entered France.
Biennial
a plant that requires two seasons to come to maturity, bearing fruit and dying the second year, as the turnip, carrot, wall flower.
Bies-Bosch
a marshy sheet of water interspersed with islands, between the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and South Holland, formed in 1421 by an inundation which destroyed 72 villages and 100,000 people.
Biffin
a variety of excellent kitchen apple, often sold in a dry and flattened state.
BIFROST (bēf'röst), in Northern mythology the name of the bridge represented as stretching between Heaven and Earth (Asgard and Midgard); really the rainbow.
Big Bethel
a village in Virginia, on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; the scene of a battle, June 10, 1861, between the Federal and Confederate forces. It resulted in the defeat of the Federal army with the loss of about 100 men. Maj. Theodore Winthrop was killed in this battle.