Definition of Bishes

1. bish [n] - See also: bish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishes

biseriate
biserrate
bises
bisferient
bisferious
bisferious pulse
bish
bish bash bosh
bishes (current term)
bishie
bishies
bishop's-weed
bishop's-wort
bishop's cap
bishop's collar
bishop's collars
bishop's hat
bishop's length
bishop's pine
bishop's throne
bishop pine

Literary usage of Bishes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times by Matthew Atmore Sherring, Fitzedward Hall (1868)
"X., A'd-bishes'war Temple and neighbouring Mosque.—Ancient Remains, No. XL, Stone Pillar standing in Sone ka Talao.—Note. FULLY satisfied, as we believe ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1912)
"How to Cook in Casserole bishes By MARION HARRIS NEIL BEST-RECEIPT EDITOR OF THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL EDITOR OF TABLE TALK ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1835)
"... her breast she clasp'd the pall, And with a gasping sob, quick as a child's, And an enquiring wildness flushing through The thin, gray bishes of her ..."

4. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"... and at certain times bishes his body severely as a voluntary i punishment for the transgressions he has committed, ' shall obtain eternal salvation. ..."

5. Herodotus by Herodotus (1828)
"... he was so enraged, that he ordered three hundred bishes to be inflicted on the Hellespont, and a pair of fetters to be thrown into the sea. ..."

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