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Basil   /bˈæzəl/   Listen
Basil

noun
1.
Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
2.
(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).  Synonyms: Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil, St. Basil the Great.
3.
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.  Synonym: sweet basil.



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... battle, June 20, 1600. Her grandchildren, in the second generation, were 114; in the third, 228, and in the fourth, 9; so that she could almost say the same as the distich doth of one of the Dalburg family of Basil: 'Rise up, daughter and go to thy daughter, for thy daughter's daughter ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould

... enough of the distinctive flavour to excite a passionate anti-clerical behind me into clamorously derisive laughter; a very good piece of work. Miss O'MALLEY acted a difficult, almost an impossibly difficult, part with a fine distinction. Mr. BASIL RATHBONE'S Major and Mr. BLAKISTON'S Doctor were excellent. I am sorry ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 18th, 1920 • Various

... pulse and a goat. This dance is a religious rite in honour of Karam Raja, and is believed to keep sickness from the village and bring it prosperity. The tribe eat flesh, but abstain from beef and pork. Girls are tattooed on arrival at puberty with representations of the tulsi or basil, four arrow-heads in the form of a cross, and the foot-ornament known ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV - Kumhar-Yemkala • R.V. Russell

... Holy Church throughout all the World," the Eastern Church being represented in the western window by figures of St. Chrysostom, St. Basil, St. Athanasius, and St. Gregory Nazienzen; the Western Church in the middle window, by figures of St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, and St. Gregory the great; the British Church in the eastern window, by figures of St. Columba, St. ...
— Ely Cathedral • Anonymous

... found in Aino Folk-Tales, translated by Prof. Basil Hall Chamberlain, and published in the ...
— Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers • W. A. Clouston


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