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Webster 1913 Edition
Basil
Bas′il
(băz′ĭl)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
basile
and E. Bezel
.] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.
Grier.
Bas′il
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Basiled
([GREEK]); p. pr. & vb. n.
Basiling
.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle.
Moxon.
Bas′il
,Noun.
[F.
basilic
, fr. L. basilicus
royal, Gr. βασιλικόσ
fr. βασιλεύσ
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 (Ocymum 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 Calamintha Nepeta
. Wild basil
, a plant (
Calamintha clinopodium
) of the Mint family.Bas′il
(băz′ĭl)
, Noun.
[Corrupt. from E.
basan
, F. basane
, LL. basanium
, bazana
, fr. Ar. bithāna
, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Webster 1828 Edition
Basil
BAS'IL
,Noun.
BAS'IL
,Verb.
T.
BAS'IL
,Noun.
1.
A plant of the genus Ocymum, of which there are many species, all natives of warm climates. They are fragrant aromatic plants, and one species, the sweet basil, is much used in cookery, especially in France.BAS'IL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Basil
Basil
English
Proper noun
Basil
- A male given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK.
- 1866 Eliza Tabor Stephenson, Hester's Sacrifice, Hust and Blackett, 1866, Volume II, page 28:
- "Nonsense. I'm sure he can't have grey hair with such a pretty name as that. Basil Brooke, Basil Brooke," and May chanted the name over and over in her girlish, musical voice. "It sounds like all sorts of pleasant pictures. - -
- 1866 Eliza Tabor Stephenson, Hester's Sacrifice, Hust and Blackett, 1866, Volume II, page 28:
Related terms
Translations
male given name
Anagrams
basil
basil
English
Ocimum basilicum
Noun
basil (usually uncountable, plural basils)
- A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
- The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
- Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
Synonyms
- (plant): albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
plant
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herb
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External links
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basil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Ocimum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Ocimum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Variant of bezel?
Noun
basil (plural basils)
- The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
Verb
basil (third-person singular simple present basils, present participle basilling, simple past and past participle basilled)
- (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Moxon to this entry?)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Corrupted from English basan, French basane, Late Latin basanium, from Arabic, properly "lining".
Noun
basil (plural basils)