Beamlet
Beam″let (�), n. A small beam of light.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Beamy
Beam″y (�), a. 1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. “Beamy gold.” Tickell.2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.His double-biting ax, and beamy spear.Dryden.3....
Bean
Bean (bēn), n. [OE. bene, AS. beán; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. pōna, Icel. baun, Dan. bönne, Sw. böna, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed ...
Bean caper
Bean″ ca′per. (Bot.) A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum.
Bean trefoil
Bean″ tre″foil. (Bot.) A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris fœtida).
Bear
Bear (bâr), v. t. [imp.Bore (bōr) (formerly Bare (bâr)); p. p.Born (bôrn), Borne (bōr); p. pr. & vb. n.Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to ...
Bear (2)
Bear (�), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.This age to blossom, and the next to bear.Dryden.2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.But m...
Bear (3)
Bear (bēr), n. A bier. Spenser.
Bear (4)
Bear (bâr), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. bär, Icel. & Sw. björn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. φήρ beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]1. (Zoöl.) ...
Bear (5)
Bear, v. t.(Stock Exchange) To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
Bear (6)
{ Bear, Bere } (�), n. [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.) Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or H. vulgare).
Bear State
Bear State. Arkansas; — a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
Bear-trap dam
Bear″–trap′ dam. (Engin.) A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when ...
Bear's-breech
Bear's″–breech′ (�), n.(Bot.) (a) See Acanthus, n., 1. (b) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) Dr. Prior.
Bear's-ear
Bear's–ear′ (bârz″ēr′), n.(Bot.) A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf.
Bear's-foot
Bear's″–foot′ (–fo͝ot′), n.(Bot.) A species of hellebore (Helleborus fœtidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathart...
Bear's-paw
Bear's″–paw′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament.
Bearable
Bear″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. — Bear″a‐bly, adv.
Bearberry
Bear″ber‐ry (�), n.(Bot.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are...
Bearbind
Bear″bind′ (�), n.(Bot.) The bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Beard
Beard (bērd), n. [OE. berd, AS. beard; akin to Fries. berd, D. baard, G. bart, Lith. barzda, OSlav. brada, Pol. broda, Russ. boroda, L. barba, W. barf. Cf. 1st Barb.]1. The hair...
Beard (2)
Beard (bērd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bearded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bearding.] 1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.2. To oppose to ...
Bearded
Beard″ed, a. Having a beard. “Bearded fellow.” Shak. “Bearded grain.” Dryden.Bearded vulture, Bearded eagle. (Zoöl.) See Lammergeir. — Bearded tortoise. (Zoöl.) See Matamata.
Beardie
Beard″ie (bērd″y̆), n. [From Beard, n.] (Zoöl.) The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe.
Beardless
Beard″less, a. 1. Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.2. Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.
Beardlessness
Beard″less‐ness, n. The state or quality of being destitute of beard.
Bearer
Bear″er (bâr″ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. “Bearers of burdens.” 2 Chron. ii. 18. “The bearer of unhappy news.” Dryden.2. Specifically: One who...