6. (Engraving)
Defn: The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. Air balloon, a balloon for aërial navigation. — Balloon frame (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. — Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.
BALLOON
Bal*loon", v. t.
Defn: To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
BALLOON
Bal*loon", v. i.
1. To go up or voyage in a balloon.
2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
BALLOONED
Bal*looned", a.
Defn: Swelled out like a balloon.
BALLOONER
Bal*loon"er, n.