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bilge (iou) and mustard family (sh)


bilge (iou)



bilge noun & verb. Also billage. L15.
[Prob. var. of BULGE noun.]
A. noun.
The nearly horizontal part of a ship's bottom; the lowest internal portion of the hull. L15.
round bilge: see ROUND adjective.
The belly or widest part of the circumference of a barrel or similar vessel. E16.
In full bilge-water. The filth, stale water, etc., which collects inside the bilge of a ship. E17.
b. Nonsense, rubbish, rot. slang. L19.
Comb.: bilge-keel a timber or plate fastened under the bilge of a ship to prevent rolling or to support the ship's weight in dry dock; bilge-pump a pump to draw off bilge-water; bilge-water: see sense 3 above.
b. verb.
verb trans. Stave in the bilge of (a ship). M16.
verb intrans. Spring a leak in the bilge. E18.
verb intrans. Bulge, swell out. E19.
bilgy adjective L19.

mustard family (sh)




Family Brassicaceae (or Cruciferae), composed of 350 genera of mostly herbaceous plants with peppery-flavored leaves.

The pungent seeds of some species lead the spice trade in volume traded. Mustard flowers take the form of a Greek cross, with four petals, usually white, yellow, or lavender, and an equal number of sepals. The seeds are produced in podlike fruits. Members of the mustard family include many plants of economic importance that have been extensively altered and domesticated by humans. The most important genus is Brassica (see brassica); turnips, radishes, rutabagas, and many ornamental plants are also members of the family. As a spice, mustard is sold in seed, powder, or paste form.