Defn: A boil. [Obs. or Archaic]
BILECTION
Bi*lec"tion, n. (Arch.)
Defn: That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.
BILESTONE
Bile"stone`, n. Etym: [Bile + stone.]
Defn: A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See Biliary. E. Darwin.
BILGE Bilge, n. Etym: [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]
1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
3. Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; — said of a cask. — Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. — Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. — Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.