Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages). Noah Webster

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СКАЧАТЬ Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.

       Bare¶bone· (?), n. A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.

       Shak.

       Bare¶faced· (?), a. 1. With the face uncovered; not masked. ½You will play barefaced.¸

       Shak.

       2. Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless; audacious. ½Barefaced treason.¸

       J. Baillie.

       Bare¶faced·ly, adv. Openly; shamelessly.

       Locke.

       Bare¶faced·ness, n. The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.

       Bare¶foot (?), a. & adv. With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.

       Bare¶foot·ed, a. Having the feet bare.

       ØBaÏr‚ge¶ (?), n. [F. bar‚ge, so called from Bar‚ges, a town in the Pyrenees.] A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.

       Bare¶hand·ed (?), n. Having bare hands.

       Bare¶head·ed (?), Bare¶head, a. & adv. Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.

       Bare¶legged· (?), a. Having the legs bare.

       Bare¶ly, adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly.

       2. Without concealment or disguise.

       3. Merely; only.

       R. For now his son is duke.

       W. Barely in title, not in revenue.

       Shak.

       4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

       Bare¶necked· (?), a. Having the neck bare.

       Bare¶ness, n. The state of being bare.

       Bare¶sark (?), n. [Literally, bare sark or shirt.] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.

       Bar¶fish· (?), n. (Zo”l.) Same as Calico bass.

       Bar¶ful (?), a. Full of obstructions. [Obs.]

       Shak.

       Bar¶gain (?), n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ] 1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

       A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.

       Wharton.

       2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

       And whon your honors mean to solemnize

       The bargain of your faith.

       Shak.

       3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.

       4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.

       She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.

       Shak.

       Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i.e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. Ð Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. Ð To sell bargains, to make saucy ( usually indelicate) repartees. [Obs.] Swift. Ð To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. ½A bargain was struck.¸ Macaulay.

       Syn. Ð Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.

       Bar¶gain, v.i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; Ð followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.

       So worthless peasants bargain for their wives.

       Shak.

       Bar¶gain, v.t. [imp. & p.p. Bargained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.

       To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; Ð usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. ½The heir … had somehow bargained away the estate.¸

       G.Eliot.

       Bar·fainÏee¶ (?), n. [OF. bargaign‚, p.p. See Bargain, v.i.] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold.

       Blackstone.

       Bar¶gainÏer (?), n. One who makes a bargain; Ð sometimes in the sense of bargainor.

       Bar·gainÏor¶ (?), n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.

       Blackstone.

       Barge (?), n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. ?, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel.] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.

       2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.

       3. A large boat used by flag officers.

       4. A doubleÐdecked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. [U.S.]

       5. A large omnibus used for excursions. [Local, U.S.]

       Barge¶board· (?), n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.] A vergeboard.

       Barge¶course· (?), n. [See Bargeboard.] (Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable.

       Gwilt.

       BarÏgee¶ (?), n. A bargeman. [Eng.]

       Barge¶man (?), n. The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

       Barge¶mast·ter (?), n. The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

       Bar¶ger (?),n. The manager of a barge. [Obs.]

       Bar¶ghest· (?), n. [Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or b„r a bear + geist.] A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [Also written barguest.]

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