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

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