Bick"er*ment (&?;), n. Contention. [Obs.] Spenser.
Bick"ern (&?;), n. [F. bigorne. See Bicorn.] An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself.
Bi*col"li*gate (&?;), a. [L. bis twice + colligatus, p. p. See Colligate, v. t. ] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.
{ Bi"col`or (&?;), Bi"col`ored (&?;), } a. [L. bicolor; bis twice + color color.] Of two colors.
Bi*con"cave (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + concave.] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebræ.
Bi*con"ju*gate (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + conjugate, a.] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray.
Bi*con"vex (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + convex.] Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
{ Bi"corn (&?;), Bi"corned (&?;), Bi*cor"nous (&?;), } a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. Bickern.] Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
Bi*cor"po*ral (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + corporal.] Having two bodies.
Bi*cor"po*rate (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + corporate.] (Her.) Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.
Bi*cos"tate (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + costate.] (Bot.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.
Bi*cre"nate (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + crenate.] (Bot.) Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.
Bi`cres*cen"tic (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + crescent.] Having the form of a double crescent.
Bi*cru"ral (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + crural.] Having two legs. Hooker.
{ Bi*cus"pid (&?;), Bi*cus"pid*ate (&?;), } a. [See pref. Bi-, and Cuspidate.] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
Bi*cus"pid, n. (Anat.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n.
Bi*cy"a*nide (&?;), n. See Dicyanide.
Bi"cy*cle (&?;), n. [Pref. bi- + cycle.] A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.
Bi"cy*cler (&?;), n. One who rides a bicycle.
Bi*cyc"lic (&?;), a. Relating to bicycles.
Bi"cy*cling (&?;), n. The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.
Bi"cy*clism (&?;), n. The art of riding a bicycle.
Bi"cy*clist (&?;), n. A bicycler.
Bi*cyc"u*lar (&?;), a. Relating to bicycling.
Bid (bd), v. t. [imp. Bade (bd), Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden (&?;), Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. biðja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. beódan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bjða, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. budti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in "to bid beads." √30.]
1. To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).
2. To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.
Neither bid him God speed.
2. John 10.
He bids defiance to the gaping crowd.
Granrille.
3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" Gay.