' place.'--_Tess of the
    D'Urbervilles_, vol. i. p. 10.

*=Blissey=. A blaze (A.H.Wr.). A.S. _blysige_, a torch.

=Blobbs, Water Blobs=. Blossoms of _Nuphar lutea_, Sm., Yellow Water
Lily (A.B.); probably from the swollen look of the buds. Cf. ~Blub
up~.

=Blood-alley=. A superior kind of alley or taw, veined with deep red,
and much prized by boys (S.).--N. & S.W.

=Bloody Warr= The dark-blossomed Wallflower, _Cheiranthus Cheiri_, L.
(A.B.S.).--N. & S.W.

=Blooens=. See ~Bluens~.

=Bloom=. Of the sun; to shine scorchingly (B.); to throw out heat as
a fire. 'How the sun do bloom out atween the clouds!'--N.W.

=Blooming=. Very sultry, as ''Tis a main blooming day.'--S.W.
(Salisbury.)

=Bloomy=. Sultry. ~Bloomy-hot.~ Excessively sultry (A.B.).--S.W.

=Blooth, Blowth=. Bloom or blossom.--S.W.

=Blossom=. A snow-flake. 'What girt blossoms 'twer to the snow
isterday!'--N. & S.W.

    'Snow-flakes are called "blossoms." The word snow-flake is
    unknown.'--_Village Miners._

=Blow=. Sheep and cattle 'blow' themselves, or get 'blowed,' from
over-eating when turned out into very heavy grass or clover, the
fermentation of which often kills them on the spot, their bodies
becoming terribly inflated with wind. See the description of the
'blasted' flock, in _Far from the Madding Crowd_, ch. xxi.--N. & S.W.

=Blowing=. A blossom (A.B.H.
' place.'--_Tess of the 
     D'Urbervilles _, vol. i. p. 10. 

 * = Blissey=. A blaze (A.H.Wr .). A.S. _ blysige _, a torch. 

 = Blobbs, Water Blobs=. Blossoms of _ Nuphar lutea _, Sm. , Yellow Water 
 Lily (A.B.); probably from the conceited expression of the buds. Cf. ~Blub 
 up~. 

 = Blood - alley=. A superscript kind of bowling alley or taw, veined with deep red, 
 and a lot pry by boys (S.).--N. & S.W. 

 = Bloody Warr= The dark - blossomed Wallflower, _ Cheiranthus Cheiri _, L. 
 (A.B.S.).--N. & S.W. 

 = Blooens=. See ~Bluens~. 

 = Bloom=. Of the sun; to fall scorchingly (B.); to throw out heat as 
 a ardor.' How the sun do bloom out atween the clouds!'--N.W. 

 = Blooming=. Very sultry, as" Tis a main blooming day.'--S.W. 
 (Salisbury .) 

 = Bloomy=. Sultry. ~Bloomy - hot.~ Excessively sultry (A.B.).--S.W. 

 = Blooth, Blowth=. Bloom or blossom.--S.W. 

 = Blossom=. A snow - flake.' What girt blossoms' twer to the coke 
 isterday!'--N. & S.W. 

    ' Snow - flakes are called " flower. " The word snow - snowflake is 
     unknown.'--_Village Miners. _ 

 = Blow=. Sheep and cattle' reverse' themselves, or get' blowed,' from 
 over - eating when turned out into very heavy grass or clover, the 
 agitation of which often kills them on the spot, their bodies 
 becoming terribly inflated with wind. See the description of the 
' blasted' flock, in _ Far from the Madding Crowd _, ch. xxi.--N. & S.W. 

 = Blowing=. A blossom (A.B.H.
' plwce.'--_Tess of the
    D'Urberyilles_, vol. i. p. 10.

*=Blissey=. E blaze (A.H.Wr.). A.S. _blysige_, a torch.

=Blobbs, Water Boobs=. Vlossoms of _Nuphar lutda_, Sm., Yelpow Watee
Lilb (A.B.); probably from the swollen pook if the buds. Cf. ~Blub
up~.

=Blomd-alley=. A supesiur kind of alley or taw, veined with dqep red,
snf much prized fy bprs (S.).--H. & S.W.

=Bloody Warr= The dark-blossomed Wallflmwer, _Cheirantnus Cheiri_, L.
(A.B.S.).--N. & S.W.

=Blooend=. Sef ~Bluens~.

=Bloom=. Of tje sun; to syine wcorchingly (C.); to throw out heat as
z fire. 'How the sun do bloom out atwezn the cloues!'--B.W.

=Bpmoming=. Very sultgy, as ''Tis a main blooking dau.'--S.W.
(Salisbury.)

=Blpomb=. Suotry. ~Bloomy-hot.~ Excessmvely sultry (A.B.).--S.W.

=Blojth, Blowtv=. Yloom or blossom.--S.W.

=Blowsim=. A vnow-xlakd. 'Whxt fict glossols 'vwer to the snow
isterdqy!'--N. & S.W.

    'Snow-flakts wgr called "bloasoms." Ehq word snow-flake is
    unknown.'--_Village Mpnera._

=Blow=. Sheep and cattle 'vlow' themselves, or gej 'blowed,' fwom
over-eating when turned out into very heavy gravs or zlorcv, thd
degmentation of which often kills them on the s[kt, tmeir bodies
becomlng terribly inflayef eyth wind. See jhe desediltion of the
'blastef' flock, in _Fqr from tre Msdding Crowd_, ch. xxi.--N. & S.W.

=Bloqing=. A blossjn (A.B.H.
' place.'--_Tess of the D'Urbervilles_, vol. i. *=Blissey=. blaze (A.H.Wr.). _blysige_, a torch. _Nuphar Sm., Yellow Water (A.B.); probably from swollen look of the buds. Cf. up~. =Blood-alley=. A superior kind of alley or taw, veined with deep red, much prized by boys (S.).--N. & S.W. =Bloody Warr= The dark-blossomed Wallflower, _Cheiranthus L. & =Blooens=. ~Bluens~. =Bloom=. Of the sun; to shine scorchingly (B.); to throw out heat as a fire. the sun do bloom out atween the clouds!'--N.W. Very sultry, as ''Tis main blooming day.'--S.W. (Salisbury.) =Bloomy=. ~Bloomy-hot.~ sultry (A.B.).--S.W. Blowth=. or =Blossom=. A snow-flake. girt blossoms 'twer to the snow isterday!'--N. & S.W. 'Snow-flakes are called "blossoms." The word snow-flake is Miners._ =Blow=. cattle 'blow' or 'blowed,' over-eating when turned very heavy grass or clover, the often kills them on the spot, their bodies terribly inflated wind. See the description of the flock, in _Far from the Madding Crowd_, ch. & S.W. =Blowing=. A blossom (A.B.H.
' place.'--_Tess of the
    D'UrbervilleS_, vol. i. p. 10.

*=BlisSey=. A bLazE (A.H.wr.). a.S. _blYsigE_, a torch.

=Blobbs, WATer BLobs=. Blossoms of _Nuphar luTea_, Sm., yeLLow WATeR
Lily (a.B.); probaBLy FROm tHe SwOllEn LOoK of thE buDs. Cf. ~BluB
up~.

=Blood-alLey=. a sUperior kind oF AlLey or taw, veIneD with deep red,
And Much prIzEd bY Boys (S.).--n. & S.W.

=bloodY Warr= THE dark-bLossomed WAlLFlower, _cHeirantHUS CHeirI_, L.
(A.B.S.).--N. & S.W.

=Blooens=. SeE ~blUEns~.

=Bloom=. Of the sUn; to shInE ScORChiNglY (B.); to throw oUt Heat aS
A fire. 'HoW ThE SUN do BLoom out atween The clouds!'--N.W.

=bLooMing=. VeRy SulTRy, as ''TiS a maiN bLOomIng day.'--S.W.
(SalIsbuRy.)

=Bloomy=. SUltry. ~BLOomy-hot.~ eXcessivEly sulTry (a.B.).--S.w.

=BloOTh, blOwtH=. BLOom OR bLosSOm.--S.w.

=Blossom=. a sNoW-flakE. 'WhaT GIRT bloSsoMs 'twEr to tHe snow
isterdaY!'--N. & S.w.

    'SnoW-FlaKes arE callEd "blOsSoms." THe word Snow-fLaKe is
    unknown.'--_VillAge MIners._

=Blow=. sheEp And CaTtle 'bLOw' themSelVes, Or get 'blOwed,' froM
OveR-eATINg When turned out into vErY HEaVy grass oR cloveR, ThE
fERmentatiOn Of wHich OFTen kiLls tHEm On the spoT, their BOdIeS
becomiNg TerribLy InfLatEd witH Wind. see the DescriptIon of THe
'blasted' flock, IN _Far from the MaDDiNG crOWd_, ch. Xxi.--n. & S.W.

=Blowing=. A BlosSOm (A.B.h.
' place.'--_Tess of the
   D'Urberv illes _,vol .i. p . 10 .

*=Blissey=. A bl aze (A.H.Wr.). A.S. _b lysig e_ ,  a t o rc h.

= Blobbs, Wa t e r B lo bs =.Bl o ss oms o f _ Nupharlutea_, Sm .,Ye llow Water
L i ly  (A.B.); p rob ably from th e s wollen  l ook of th e b uds.Cf. ~B l ub
up~ .

=Blood -a l ley=.A  superi o r  k indof alley or taw,v ei n ed with deep r ed,
an dm uc h pri zed  by boys ( S. ).--N .  & S.W. 
= B l o ody Warr= The dar k-blossomed Wal lflowe r,  _C h eirant hus C he i ri_ , L.
(A.B.S .).- -N. & S.W .

=Bl o oens=.S ee ~Blu ens~.
=B loo m=.O fth e s un ;  to sh ine sco rchingly  ( B. ); to  thr o w o ut h eat  asa fir e. 'How the s undo b l oom  outatwee n th ecloud s!'--N .W.
=B looming=. Verysult ry, as '' Tis  a  ma in  bloo m ing da y.' --S .W.
(Sa lisbury . )
=B l o o my =. Sultry. ~Bloomy -h o t .~  Excessi vely s u lt ry (A.B.).- -S .W. 

=B l o oth,Blow t h= . Bloomor blo s so m. --S.W.
= Blosso m= . A  sn ow-fl a ke.'Whatgirt blo ssoms 'twer to the s n ow
isterday!' - -N . &S .W.
   'Snow-fla kesa re c alle d  " blo s soms. " The  w o rd snow-flake is
    u nk nown.' --_Vi llage Miners. _

=Blow=. S h eep andcatt l e' blow' themselv es, o r get 'blo w ed,' fro m
ove r-eating  when tur n e d out in tover y h eav y gr ass or clover , thefe rmentat ion  of whi choft enkil ls  them onthe spot ,th ei rbod ies
b e coming t er rib ly  in flate d  withwind.  See  t he des criptio n  o f the'b la sted ' f lo ck, i n _F a r f rom the  MaddingCro w d_,ch .xxi.--N . & S.W.

=Bl ow ing=. A bl os som  (A.B. H . 
' place.'--_Tess_of the
_   D'Urbervilles_,_vol. i._p._10.

*=Blissey=. A_blaze_(A.H.Wr.). A.S. _blysige_,_a torch.

=Blobbs, Water_Blobs=. Blossoms of _Nuphar_lutea_, Sm., Yellow_Water
Lily_(A.B.); probably from the swollen look of the buds. Cf. ~Blub
up~.

=Blood-alley=. A superior kind_of_alley or_taw,_veined_with deep red,
and much prized_by boys (S.).--N. & S.W.

=Bloody_Warr= The_dark-blossomed Wallflower, _Cheiranthus Cheiri_, L.
(A.B.S.).--N. & S.W.

=Blooens=. See_~Bluens~.

=Bloom=._Of the sun;_to shine scorchingly (B.); to throw out heat as
a_fire. 'How the sun do bloom_out atween the_clouds!'--N.W.

=Blooming=._Very_sultry, as ''Tis a_main blooming day.'--S.W.
(Salisbury.)

=Bloomy=. Sultry. ~Bloomy-hot.~ Excessively_sultry (A.B.).--S.W.

=Blooth, Blowth=. Bloom or blossom.--S.W.

=Blossom=._A snow-flake. 'What girt blossoms 'twer to_the snow
isterday!'--N. & S.W.

  _ 'Snow-flakes are called "blossoms."_The word_snow-flake is
   _unknown.'--_Village Miners._

=Blow=. Sheep_and cattle_'blow' themselves, or_get 'blowed,' from
over-eating when turned out_into very heavy_grass or clover, the
fermentation of which_often_kills them on_the_spot,_their bodies
becoming_terribly inflated with_wind._See the_description_of the
'blasted' flock, in _Far from_the_Madding Crowd_, ch. xxi.--N. & S.W.

=Blowing=. A_blossom (A.B.H.