Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BY'-STAND-ER, n. [Sax. bigstandan, to stand by.]

One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern, with the business transacting. – Locke.

BY'-STREET, n.

A separate, private or obscure street. – Gay.

BY'STROKE, n.

An incidental or sly stroke.

BY'-TURN-ING, n.

An obscure road. – Sidney.

BY'-VIEW, n.

Private view; self-interested purpose. – Atterbury.

BY'-WALK, n.

A secluded or private walk. – Dryden.

BY'-WAY, n.

A secluded, private or obscure way. – Addison.

BY'-WEST, adv.

Westward; to the west of. – Davies.

BY'-WIPE, n.

A secret stroke or sarcasm. – Milton.

BY'-WORD, n. [Sax. bi, or big, and word, as in bigcwid, and bigspell. Either a passing word, or a town-saying.]

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency. – Bacon.

BYZ'ANT, or BYZ'AN-TINE, n. [from Byzantium.]

A gold coin of the value of fifteen pounds sterling, so called from being coined at Byzantium. Also, a piece of gold offered by the king on certain festivals. – Johnson. Camden. Ash.

BY-ZAN'TINE, or BY-ZAN'TI-AN, a.

Pertaining to Byzantium, an ancient city of Thrace, situated on the Bosporus. In the year 330, Constantine the Great took possession of Byzantium, enlarged and embellished it, and changed its name to Constantinople. – D'Anville. Encyc.