Chapter Bethlemenites to Bias of B by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Bianca Wife of Fazio. When Fazio became rich, and got entangled with the Marchioness Aldabella, she accused him to the Duke of Florence of being privy to the death of Bartoldo, an old miser. Fazio was arrested and condemned to death. Bianca now repented of her jealous rashness, and tried to save her husband, but failing in her endeavours, went mad, and died of a broken heart. (Dean Milman: Fazio.
   N. B. - The name is employed by Shakespeare both in his Taming of the Shrew and also in Othello.

Bianchi (See Neri. )

Bias The weight in bowls which makes them deviate from the straight line; hence any favourite idea or pursuit, or whatever predisposes the mind in a particular direction.
   Bowls are not now loaded, but the bias depends on the shape of the bowls. They are flattened on one side, and therefore roll obliquely.

“Your stomach makes your fabric roll,
Just as the bias rules the bowl.”
Prior: Alma, iii. line 1281