Definition of bitt

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Bitt (v. t.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away..

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Ale :: Ale (n.) An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops..
Solanidine :: Solanidine (n.) An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste..
Amarine :: Amarine (n.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds..
Dulcamarin :: Dulcamarin (n.) A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3(a)..
Synapticulae :: Synaptase (n.) A ferment resembling diastase, found in bitter almonds. Cf. Amygdalin, and Emulsin..
Dolomite :: Dolomite (n.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar..
Quercitrin :: Quercitrin (n.) A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak (Quercus) as a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance, used as a pigment and called quercitron..
Rue :: Rue (n.) A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine..
Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Turmeric :: Turmeric (n.) The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test..
Taunt :: Taunt (n.) Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
Bittern :: Bittern (n.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity..
Tansy :: Tansy (n.) Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy (T. vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes..
Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts..
Narceine :: Narceine (n.) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia..
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain..
Galbanum :: Galbanum (n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish..
Imbittering :: Imbittering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imbitte.
Urechitoxin :: Urechitoxin (n.) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance..
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