BILLIOUSNESS A liver complaint often mistaken for piety.
BILL-OF-FARE A list of eatables. Distinguished from Menu by figures in the right-hand column.
BIOGRAPH A stereopticon picture taken with a chill and shown with tremors.
BIRDIE A term a woman is apt to apply to a man she is playing for a jay.
BIRTHDAY Anniversary of one's birth. Observed only by men and children.