Webster's Dictionary 1828

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BEADS-MAN

BE'ADS-MAN, noun A man employed in praying, generally in praying for another.

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BEADS-WOMAN

BE'ADS-WOMAN, noun A praying woman; a woman who resides in an alms-house.

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BEAGLE

BE'AGLE, noun [Gr. a pygmy.]A small hound, or hunting dog. Beagles are of different sorts; as the southern beagle shorter and less, but thicker, than the deep-mouthed hound; the...

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BEAK

BEAK, noun [Eng. peak, pike, etc. The sense is, a shoot, or a point, from thrusting; and this word is connected with a numerous family. See Class Bg.]1. The bill, or nib of a bi...

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BEAKED

BE'AKED, adjective Having a beak; ending in a point, like a beak.

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BEAKER

BE'AKER, noun A cup or glass.

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BEAKIRON

BE'AKIRON, noun A bickern; an iron tool, ending in a point, used by blacksmiths.

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BEAL

BEAL, noun [See Boil] A pimple; a whelk; a small inflammatory tumor, a pustule.BEALverb intransitive To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.

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BEAM

BEAM, noun [We see by the Gothic, that the word belongs to Class Bg. It properly signifies the stock or stem of a tree; that is, the fixed, firm part.]1. The largest, or a princ...

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BEAM-BIRD

BE'AM-BIRD, noun In Yorkshire, England, the petty chaps, a species of Motacilla; called in Dorsetshire, the hay-bird.The spotted fly-catcher, a species of Muscicapa.

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BEAM-TREE

BE'AM-TREE, noun A species of wild service.The Crataegus Aria.BEAM, noun A ray of light, emitted from the sun, or other luminous body.BEAM, verb transitive To send forth; to emi...

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BEAMING

BE'AMING, participle present tense Emitting rays of light or beams.BE'AMING, noun Radiation; the emission or darting of light in rays.1. The issuing of intellectual light; dawn;...

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BEAMLESS

BE'AMLESS, adjective Emitting no rays of light.

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BEAMY

BE'AMY, adjective Emitting rays of light; radiant; shining.1. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.2. Having horns, or antlers.

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BEAN

BEAN, noun A name given to several kinds of pulse, or leguminous seeds, and the plants producing them. They belong to several genera, particularly Vicia, Phaseolus and Dolichos....

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BEAN-CAPER

BE'AN-CAPER, noun A plant, a species of zygophyllum, a native of warm climates.

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BEAN-COD

BE'AN-COD, noun A small fishing vessel or pilot boat, used in the rivers of Portugal. It is sharp forward, having its stem bent above into a great curve, and plated with iron.

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BEAN-FED

BE'AN-FED, adjective Fed with beans.

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BEAN-FLY

BE'AN-FLY, noun A beautiful fly, of a pale purple color, found on bean flowers, produced from a maggot called mida.

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BEAN-GOOSE

BE'AN-GOOSE, noun A species of Anas; a migratory bird, which arrives in England in autumn, and retires to the north in summer. It is so named, from the likeness of the nail of t...

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BEAR

BEAR, verb transitivepreterit tense bore; participle passive born, borne. [Latin fero, pario, porto. The primary sense is to throw out, to bring forth, or in general, to thrust ...

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BEAR-BAITING

BEAR-BAITING, noun The sport of baiting bears with dogs.

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BEAR-BERRY

BEAR-BERRY, noun A plant, a species of Arbutus.

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BEAR-BIND

BEAR-BIND, noun A species of bind weed, or Convolvulus.

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BEAR-CLOTH

BEAR-CLOTHBEAR-FLY, An insect.BEAR'S FOOT, noun A plant, a species of hellebore.

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BEAR-FLY

BEAR-FLY, An insect.

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BEAR-GARDEN

BEAR-GARDEN, noun A place where bears are kept for diversion.BEAR-GARDEN, adjective Rude; turbulent; as bear-garden sport.