Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of musical instrument. Purchas, Pilgrims.
  • noun A bald-headed person; a baldhead.

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  • proper noun A surname.

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Examples

  • BALLARD ROAD, right northbound lane along Ballard from 500 feet south of Evergreen Drive to the intersection of Ballard and Evergreen Drive, closed to facilitate construction of a proposed right turn lane.

    The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines 2010

  • To find it in Ballard is a bit of a schlep but one worth driving for.

    Seattle Bon Vivant: 2009

  • The place written about in Ballard is awful all around.

    Best barbecue in the West? 2009

  • To find it in Ballard is a bit of a schlep but one worth driving for.

    Seattle Bon Vivant 2009

  • I don’t live in Ballard, but I sure like to eat there, which makes it personal good news that My Ballard is now offering coupons.

    Ballard coupons & GreenGo 2009

  • I would send them to Root Table in Ballard for an example of the Seattle twist on asian food.

    Jane and Michael Stern Coming to Town 2010

  • Robert Elliott, a junior, looks to be the leader, but junior college transfer Vick Ballard is a factor, too.

    Around the Southeastern Conference 2010

  • And in a brilliant stroke of drama – Ballard is now brain dead but his imprint with Alpha – WOW.

    2009 December « Show Me SciFi 2009

  • For all that, Ballard is arguably best-known to a wide audience because of his relatively “straight” novel, Empire of the Sun, and the resulting movie by Steven Spielberg.

    The Catastrophist 2010

  • I would second Bakery Nouveau, and also highly recommend Honore in Ballard (where I can say from personal knowledge, not being able to stay away, that they just added a hazelnut macaron to the lineup).

    Macaroons vs. Macarons 2009

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