Bacchantes (ba-kan'tez), priestesses of Bacchus, the god of wine.
bairn (barn), Scottish name for a child.
Balaklava (ba'la-kla'va), a city in the Crimea on the Black Sea.
baldric (bol'drik), a broad belt worn over the shoulder and under the opposite arm.
ballad (bal'ad), a short poem telling a story.
balm (bam), anything that soothes pain.
balm in Gilead (bam in gil'e-ad), a biblical expression meaning comfort or healing,
balmy (bam'i), mild; soothing; fragrant.
bandit (ban'dit), an outlaw.
baneful (ban'fool), injurious.