Bastard

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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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