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Webster 1913 Edition
Bald
Bald
(ba̤ld)
, Adj.
[OE.
balled
, ballid
, perh. the p. p. of ball
to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. √85. But cf. W. bali
whiteness in a horse’s forehead.] 1.
Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.;
as, a
. bald
head; a bald
oakOn the
bald
top of an eminence. Wordsworth.
2.
Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.
In the preface to his own
bald
translation. Dryden.
3.
Undisguised.
“ Bald egotism.” Lowell.
4.
Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean.
[Obs.]
5.
(Bot.)
Destitute of a beard or awn;
as,
. bald
wheat6.
(Zool.)
(a)
Destitute of the natural covering.
(b)
Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
Bald buzzard
(Zool.)
, the fishhawk or osprey.
– Bald coot
(Zool.)
, a name of the European coot (
Fulica atra
), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.Webster 1828 Edition
Bald
BALD
,Adj.
1.
Destitute of hair, especially on the top and back of the head.2.
Destitute of the natural covering; as a bald oak.3.
Without feathers on the head; as a bald vulture.4.
Destitute of trees on the top; as a bald mountain.5.
Unadorned; inelegant; as a bald translation.6.
Mean; naked; base; without dignity or value.7.
In popular language, open, bold, audacious.8.
Without beard or awn; as bald wheat.Definition 2025
bäld
bäld
Volapük
Noun
bäld (plural bälds)
Declension
declension of bäld
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bäld | bälds |
genitive | bälda | bäldas |
dative | bälde | bäldes |
accusative | bäldi | bäldis |
predicative | bäldu | bäldus |
vocative | o bäld! | o bälds! |