adv. [ L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two. See Two, and cf. Bi-. ] Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be, repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts. [ 1913 Webster ]

pref. A form of Bi-, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) See Oryx. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + saccate. ] (Bot.) Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Biscay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. biscotin. See Biscuit. ] A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a sweet biscuit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See Cook, and cf. Bisque a kind of porcelain. ] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit. [ 1913 Webster ]

According to military practice, the bread or biscuit of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Sculp.) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meat biscuit, an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + scutate. ] (Bot.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus off Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard.
Syn. -- genus Biscutella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny. ] (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. Cooley. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]