Basil
Basil (baz"il) , noun
[Compare French basile and English Bezel.]
The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. — Grier
Basil , transitive verb
To grind or form the edge of to an angle. — Moxon
Basil , noun
[French basilic, from Latin basilicus royal, Greek basiliko`s from basiley`s king.]
(Botany) 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 (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
Collocations (2)
Basil thyme , a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta.
Wild basil , a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.
Basil (baz"il) , noun
[Corrupt. from English basan, French basane, Late Latin basanium, bazana, from Arabic bithāna, prop., lining.]
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.