basil
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (North America) 1: IPA: /ˈbæzˌəl/
- Rhymes: -æzəl
- (North America) 2: IPA: /ˈbeɪzˌəl/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪzəl
- (RP) IPA: /ˈbæzˌəl/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -æzəl
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikon, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileus, “king”).
Noun [edit]
basil (usually uncountable; plural basils)
Synonyms [edit]
- (plant): albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil
Translations [edit]
plant
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herb
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Variant of bezel?
Noun [edit]
basil (plural basils)
- The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
Verb [edit]
basil (third-person singular simple present basils, present participle basilling, simple past and past participle basilled)
- (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Moxon to this entry?)
Synonyms [edit]
Etymology 3 [edit]
Corrupted from English basan, French basane, Late Latin basanium, from Arabic, properly "lining".
Noun [edit]
basil (plural basils)
Synonyms [edit]
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Anagrams [edit]
Indonesian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch bacil
Noun [edit]
basil
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- English verbs
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Arabic
- Webster 1913
- en:Herbs
- en:Plants
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian nouns