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Bitter

Bitter (bitter)
n.((?))
Bit"ter
[See Bitts.] (Naut.)
  1. AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.

    Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.

Bitter

Bitter (bitter)
a.((?))
Bit"ter
[AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., *** G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.]
  1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops] as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
  2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
  3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.

    It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God.
    Jer. ii. 19.

  4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.

    Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
    Col. iii. 19.

  5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.

    The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage.
    Ex. i. 14.

    Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. -- Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. -- Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. -- Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. -- Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. -- Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. -- To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous.

    Syn. -- Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.

Bitter

Bitter (bitter)
n.((?))
Bit"ter
  1. Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.

Bitter

Bitter (bitter)
v. t.
Bit"ter
  1. To make bitter.
    Wolcott.












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