Hypertext Webster Gateway: "basil"
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) 1.7 (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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