1. Noun
A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
2. Noun
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that / already had several boilings.
3. Noun
A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.
4. Noun
A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor.
5. Noun
A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper.
6. Adjective
Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.
7. Noun
Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
8. Noun
Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.
9. Noun
Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
10. Verb
To bastardize.
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