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Bitterness, s. 1. A bitter taste : searbhachd,
searbhalachd. 2. malice, grudge : gamhlas, mi-
run. 3. severity of temper : gairge, crosdachd.
4. satire, keenness of reproach : geire, beire,
searbhaclid. 5. sorrow, vexation : dubhachas,
searbha<, doilghios, bristeadh cridhe.
BiTTOUB, s. See Bittern, «.
BiTUME, s. See Bitumen, s.
BiTUMED, adj. Comhdaichte le pic, smeurta.
Bitumen, s. Pic, bigh thalmhainn.
Bituminous, adj. Bigheach, piceach.
Bivalve, adj. Dà-dhuilleagach, dà-shligneach, dà-
mhogulach.
BivALvuLA, adj. Dà-dhuilleagach, dà-chòmhlach.
Bivious, adj. Dà-shligheach, a thèid gu ionadaibh
air leth.
Bivouac, v. n. Dean faire re na h-oidhche air eagal
nàmhaid.
Blab, v. a. et n. 1. Tell what ought to be kept
secret : bi luath-bheulach, bi lonach, leig a mach
run diorahair, bi gabhannach. 2. tell in a good
sense : innis, aithris, leig a mach.
Blab, «. Fear-aithris gach sgeòil, beul gun fhàitheam,
fear sgoileamach, lonag, cab-sgaoilte, breugaire,
fear-tuaileis, fear-cijl-chàinidh.
Blabber, s. Fear-aithris gach sgeòil, beul gun
fhàitheam, cab-fosgailte, lonag, fear-tuaileis.
Blabber, v. n. 1. Whistle to a horse : geàrr fead
ri each, dean fead. 2. falter, fib, tell tales : dean
glagaireachd, bi gabhannach, aithris breugan, bi
tuaileasach, dean cùl-chàineadh.
Blabberlipped. See Blobberlipped, adj.
Black, adj. 1 . Of the colour of night : dubh, dorch,
doilleir. 2. dark : dubh, dorch. 3. sullen : gruam-
ach, nuarranta, neulach. 4. horrible, wicked, atro-
cious : gràineil, mallaichte, aingidh, dubh. 5. ob-
scure, mysterious : doilleir, dorcha, diomhaireach.
6. dismal, mournful : dubhach, muladach, bròn-
ach, tuirseach. 7. black and blue : dubh-ghorm.
Black-browed, adj. Gruamach, nuarranta, neulach.
Black-cattle, s. Crodh, buair, ni, feudail, spreidh.
Black-earth, s. Talamh dubh, sgrath dhubh thal-
mhainn.
Black-eyed, adj. Dubh-shuileach.
Black-faced, adj. Dubh-ghnuiseach, dubh 's an
aodan.
Black-guard, s. SJaightear, ceatharnach suarach,
crochair, balach mi-bheusach.
Black-mail, s. Dubh-chis, cis cheatharnach-coille,
air son dion cuid neach o cheatharnaich-choille
eile.
Black-moutiied, adj. Droch-bheulach, sglamhrach,
ana-cainnteach.
Black-pudding, s. Marag dhubh, marag fhola.
Black visaged, s. Dubh-ghnùiseach.
Black,*. 1. Black colour: dubh, dath dubh. 2.
mourning : aodach-bròin, dubh. 3. a blackamoor :
duine dubh. 4. that part of the eye which is
black : dubh na sùla, dubh. 5. a stain : dubh,
ball dubh.
Black, v. a. Dubh, dean dubh, dath dubh.
Blackamoor, s, Duine dorcha, duine dubh.
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Black-berry, s. Dearcag dhubh, smeur dhubh.
Blackbird, s. Lon-dubh.
Blackcock, «. Coileach-dubh.
Blacken, v. a. et n. 1. Make of a black colour :
dubh, dubhaich, dean dubh. 2. darken, cloud:
dorchaich, còmhdaich le neulaibh. 3. defame or
make infamous : cùl-chàin, tog droch sgeul, dubh,
mill a chliii. 4. grow black, or dark : fas dorch,
bi dubh.
Blackener, s. Fear-dubhaidh, fear-dathaidh dubh.
Blackish, culj. Dorch, dubh-fhiamhach.
Blackly, adv. See Black, adj.
Blackmoor, s. See Blackamoor, s.
Blackness, s. I. Black colour : dubh, duibhead,
dorchachd. 2. darkness : dorchachd, duibhreachd,
doilleireachd. 3. atrociousness : aingidheachd,
uamharrachd.
Blacksmith, s. Gobha, gobhann, gobhann dubh.
Black thorn, s, Droigheann dubh, preas nan
àirneag.
Bladder, s. 1. That vessel in the body which con-
tains the urine : eutroman, aotroman, balg. 2. it
is often filled with wind to which allusions are fre-
quently made : balg-gaoithe eutroman- gaoithe. 3.
supporters in swimming: eutromain, builg-ghaoithe,
bollachan. 4. a blister, a pustule : balgan, guir-
ean.
Bladdered, adj. Seidte mar eutroman.
Blade, s. I. The spire of grass before it grows to
seed, the green shoots of corn : bileag-fheoir,
duilleag fheoir, bileagfhochainn. 2. the sharp or
striking part of a weapon, distinct from the handle :
lann, lainne, iarunn claidheimh. 3. a brisk man :
lasgair, fear spaideil. 4. (blade) of the shoulder
or (blade) bone : cnàimh-slinnean.
Blade, v. a. Faigh lann, crioslaich te lann.
Bladed, adj. Bileagach, duilleagach, lannach.
Bladesmith, s. Gobhann-chlaidheamh.
Blain, s. Neasgaid, guirean, leus.
Blamable, adj. Coireach, ciontach, lochdach, airidh
air achmhasan.
Blamableness, s. Ciontachd, coireachd.
Blamably, adv. See Blamable.
Blame, v. a. 1. Censure, charge with a fault : coir-
ich, faigh cron do. 2. blemish, bring reproach upon :
truaill, maslaich, oilbheumaich.
Blame, s. 1. Imputation of a fault: coire, cionta.
2. crime : lochd, cionta, cron, oilbheum. 3. hurt,
goirteachadh, ciùrradh.
Blameful, adj. Coireach, ciontach, lochdach.
Blameless, adj. Neo-choireach, ueo-lochdach, neo-
chiontach.
Blamelessly, adv. See Blameless.
Blamelessness, i. Neo-chiont, neo-choireachd,
treibhdhireas.
Blamer, s. Fear-cronachaidh, fear-coireachaidh.
Blameworthy, adj. lon-choireach, airidh air ach-
mhasan, toiiltinneach air buille.
Blameworthiness, s. lon-choireachd, airidheachd
air achmhasan, toilltinneachd air buille.
Blanch, v. a. et n. 1. Whiten : gealaich, dean
geal, dean ban. 2. strip or peel such things a»
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