Bastard — Defs

01 n. A “natural” child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.

1.
A “natural” child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
2.
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already had several boilings.(Sugar Refining)
3.
A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in flavor.
“Brown bastard is your only drink.” — Shak.
4.
A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper. See: Paper

02 a. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note.

1.
Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note. See: Bastard
2.
Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
“That bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices.” — Barrow.
3.
Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.[Obs.]
4.
Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.(Print.)

Phrases & compounds

Bastard ashlar — stones for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry.

Bastard file — a file intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut.

Bastard type — type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body; e. g., a nonpareil face on a brevier body.

Bastard wing — three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mammalia; the alula.

03 v. t. To bastardize.