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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basil \Bas"il\, n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane LL basanium bazana, fr Ar bith[=a]na, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basil \Bas"il\, n. [Cf. F. basile and E. {Bezel}.] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. --Grier. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basil \Bas"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basiled} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Basiling}.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. --Moxon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basil \Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr L. badilicus royal, Gr ?, fr ? king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil ({Ocymum basilicum}), and the bush basil, or lesser basil ({O. minimum}), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint ({Pycnanthemum}). {Basil thyme}, a name given to the fragrant herbs {Calamintha Acinos} and {C. Nepeta}. {Wild basil}, a plant ({Calamintha clinopodium}) of the Mint family. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: basil n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum 2: leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn: {sweet basil}]
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