basil

[BasĀ·il]

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

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The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.

Noun
leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried

Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)

Noun
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum


n.
The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.

v. t.
To grind or form the edge of to an angle.

n.
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).

n.
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.


Basil

Bas"il , n. [Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel.] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier.

Basil

Bas"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basiled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon.

Basil

Bas"il, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. , fr. king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C. Nepeta. -- Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.

Basil

Bas"il , n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bith'bena, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.

To grind or form the edge of to an angle.

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

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