Bĭās, antis, m., = Βίας,
a Greek philosopher of Priene , one of the seven wise men of Greece , Cic. Lael. 16, 59; id. Par. 1, 1, 8; Col. 1, 1, 9; Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 3.
BIAS(Βίας), a small river of Messenia, falling into the sea between the Pamisus and Corone. (Paus. 4...
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·adj Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth. II. Bias ·adj Inclined to one side; swelled on one side....
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