the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan; called Arbela in classical times
birle
birle
verb
(Scotland, obsolete) To drink deeply or excessively; carouse.
(Scotland, obsolete) To pour a drink (for).
birls
birls
noun
plural of birl
blair
blier
blirt
blirt
noun
(Scotland) A fit of crying.
(nautical) A gust, as of of wind and rain.
verb
(Scotland) To burst into tears.
brail
brail
noun
(falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
(in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
(nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
(theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
verb
To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
brill
brill
adj
(UK, slang) Wonderful, amusing; cool
noun
A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
broil
broil
noun
(archaic) A brawl; a rowdy disturbance.
Food prepared by broiling.
verb
(intransitive, Canada, US) To be exposed to great heat.
(intransitive, obsolete) To brawl.
(transitive) To cause a rowdy disturbance; embroil.
(transitive, Canada, US) To expose to great heat.
(transitive, Canada, US, obsolete in the U.K) To cook by direct, radiant heat.
erbil
irbil
liber
liber
noun
(botany) The inner bark of plants, next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.
A book of public records.
libra
libra
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 345 g and particularly used for trade in medicines.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
(historical) Alternative spelling of libbra, a traditional Italian unit of mass.
(historical) Synonym of arratel, a separate Portuguese unit of mass, usually around 460 g.
(historical) Synonym of pound, a notional pound of silver as a money of account, especially in medieval contexts.
libre
libre
adj
(historical) Not enslaved (of a black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans).
(obsolete, rare) Especially of the will: free, independent, unconstrained.
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge.
noun
(historical) A free (not enslaved) black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans.