bisannuel, -le, adj., (bot.) biennial.

*bisbille, n.f., quarrel, bickering, jangling.

biscaïen, (i-in), n.m., ☉long-barreled musket; grapeshot ball.

biscaïen, -ne, adj., ☉long-barreled (of guns).

bischof or bishof, n.m., bishop (liquor).

biscornu, -e, adj., outlandish, odd, queer.

biscotin, n.m., sweet biscuit.

biscuit, n.m., biscuit, sea-bread; hard kind of brick; semi-vitrified porcelain. S’embarquer sans —; to embark on an enterprise unprepared. — à la cuiller; Savoy biscuit.

bise, n.f., north wind, cold wind; blast.

biseau, n.m., (cook.) kissing-crust; beveling; basil; (carp.) feather edge; (print.) side-stick.