Vocabulary : Basalt to Base

Basalt : A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. ;; An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.
Basaltic : Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
Basaltiform : In the form of basalt; columnar.
Basaltoid : Formed like basalt; basaltiform.
Basan : Same as Basil, a sheepskin.

Basanite : Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.
Basbleu : A bluestocking; a literary woman.
Bascinet : A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
Bascule : In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
Base : Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. ;; Low in place or position. ;; Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. ;; Illegitimate by birth; bastard. ;; Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals. ;; Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion. ;; Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations. ;; Not classical or correct. ;; Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. ;; Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant. ;; The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. ;; Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork. ;; The lower par

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