- A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of
wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union. - An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the
sirups that / already had several boilings. - A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained. - A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. - A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper. - Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.
See Bastard, n., note. - Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --
applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are
really not so.
- A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36
lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38
lbs. avoir. - A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and
for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.