n. [ Named after
n. [ OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin. ] The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery; -- made originally at
n. A belt. See Baldric. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A ribald. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ]
n. Ribaldry. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Ribaldry. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. subaudire, subauditum; sub under + audire to hear. ] To understand or supply in an ellipsis. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. subauditio. ] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]