blé, n.m., wheat, corn; grain. —-froment; wheat. —-seigle; rye. Grands —s; wheat and rye. Petits —s; oats, barley. — méteil; wheat and rye. — de Turquie; Indian corn. — noir, — sarrasin; buckwheat. — barbu; stiff wheat. Du — en herbe; corn in the blade. Serrer du —; to house corn. Manger son — en herbe; to spend one’s money before one has it. Facteur en —; corn-factor. Halle au —; corn exchange.
bleime, n.f., (vet.) bleyme.
blême, adj., sallow, pale, ghastly, wan.
blêmir, v.n., to turn or grow pale.
blende, n.f., (min.) mock ore; blende.
blennie (blè-nî), n.f., (ich.) blenny.
blennorrhée (blèn-no-rée), n.f., blennorrhœa, gleet.
blèsement, n.m., lisping.
bléser, v.n., to lisp.
blessant, -e, adj., offensive, shocking.