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Definition or meaning of the English word Bias
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. (v. t.). A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls; or a tendency imparted to the ball; which turns it from a straight line. (n.). A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view; not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination. (n.). A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment as the waist of a dressto diminish its circumference. (n.). A slant; a diagonal; as; to cut cloth on the bias. (n.). Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. (a.). Cut slanting or diagonally; as cloth. (a.). In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as; to cut cloth bias. (adv.). |
