Definition of basil

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Basil (n.) The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground..

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Basan :: Basan (n.) Same as Basil, a sheepskin..
Atrium :: Atrium (n.) An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.
Basilary :: Basilary (n.) Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.
Basil :: Basil (v. t.) To grind or form the edge of to an angle.
Basilical :: Basilical (a.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm..
Basilica :: Basilica (n.) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached..
Basilican :: Basilican (a.) Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical..
Ursula :: Ursula (n.) A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple..
Basiling :: Basiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Basi.
Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae..
Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size..
Basilic/ :: Basilic/ (pl. ) of Basilic.
Paradise :: Paradise (n.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc..
Basilicas :: Basilicas (pl. ) of Basilic.
Basil :: Basil (n.) The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Basilica :: Basilica (n.) Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose..
Basilical :: Basilical (a.) Royal; kingly; also, basilican..
Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees..
Basilica :: Basilica (n.) A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction..
Sovereign :: Sovereign (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy..
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