*banc*, m., bench.

*bande*, f., belt, strip.

*bander*, to bind up.

*bandoulière*, f., shoulder-belt. porter en ——, to carry slung across the shoulder.

*baobab*, m., baobab, an African tree; also called the sourgourd tree, or (in South Africa) the cream-of-tartar tree.

*baraque*, f., hut, hovel.

*barbe*,f., beard.

*barbu*, bearded.

*barque*, f., bark, craft.

*barre*, f., bar, lever.