Vocabulary : Bagwig to Baignoire
Bagwig : A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag.Bagworm : One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.
Bah : An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.
Bahadur : Alt. of Bahaudur
Bahai : A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the United States.
