Defn: The quality or state of being baleful.
BALISAUR
Bal"i*sa`ur, n. Etym: [Hind.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A badgerlike animal of India (Arcionyx collaris).
BALISTER
Bal"is*ter, n. Etym: [OF. balestre. See Ballista.]
Defn: A crossbow. [Obs.] Blount.
BALISTOID
Bal"is*toid, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family Balistidæ. See
Filefish.
BALISTRARIA
Bal`is*tra"ri*a, n. Etym: [LL.] (Anc. Fort.)
Defn: A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.
BALIZE
Ba*lize", n. Etym: [F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.]