Definition of battle

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Battle (v. t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia..

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Batrachomyomachy :: Batrachomyomachy (n.) The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship..
Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle..
Acquit :: Acquit (v. t.) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly..
Battle-axe :: Battle-axe (n.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
Tournament :: Tournament (n.) A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle..
Magenta :: Magenta (n.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc..
Battle :: Battle (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories..
Oriflamme :: Oriflamme (n.) A standard or ensign, in battle..
Hard-fought :: Hard-fought (a. Vigorously) contested; as, a hard-fought battle..
Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
Charger :: Charger (n.) A horse for battle or parade.
Straggle :: Straggle (v. t.) To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle..
Brattishing :: Brattishing (n.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet..
Victor :: Victor (n.) The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of..
Crenel :: Crenel (n.) An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement..
Danewort :: Danewort (n.) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.].
Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..
Battalia :: Battalia (n.) Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action..
Fight :: Fight (v. i.) A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc..
Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle..
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