Webster's Dictionary 1913

1945

Bere (2)

Bere (bēr), v. t. [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. Chaucer.

1946

Bere (3)

Bere, n. See Bear, barley.

1947

Bereave

Be‐reave″ (bē̍‐rēv″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bereaved (bē̍‐rēvd″), Bereft (bē̍‐rĕft″); p. pr. & vb. n.Bereaving.] [OE. bireven, AS. bereáfian. See Be-, and Reave.]1. To make destitu...

1948

Bereavement

Be‐reave″ment (�), n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

1949

Bereaver

Be‐reav″er (�), n. One who bereaves.

1950

Bereft

Be‐reft″ (bē̍‐rĕft″), imp. & p. p. of Bereave.

1951

Berenice's Hair

Ber′e‐ni″ce's Hair′ (?). [See Berenice's, Locks, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Astron.) See Coma Berenices, under Coma.

1952

Beretta

Be‐ret″ta (�), n. Same as Berretta.

1953

Berg

Berg (�), n. [√95. See Barrow hill, and cf. Iceberg.] A large mass or hill, as of ice.Glittering bergs of ice.Tennyson.

1954

Bergamot

Ber″ga‐mot (bẽr″gȧ‐mŏt), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg armūdi a lord's pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia)...

1955

Bergander

Ber″gan‐der (�), n. [Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas.] (Zoöl.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.

1956

Bergeret

Ber″ger‐et (�), n. [OF. bergerete, F. berger a shepherd.] A pastoral song.

1957

Bergh

Bergh (�), n. [AS. beorg.] A hill.

1958

Bergmaster

Berg″mas′ter (�), n. See Barmaster.

1959

Bergmeal

Berg″meal (�), n. [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.] (Min.) An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is some...

1960

Bergmote

Berg″mote (�), n. See Barmote.

1961

Bergomask

Ber″go‐mask (�), n. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.

1962

Bergschrund

‖Berg″schrund′ (?), n.(Phys. Geog.) The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the ...

1963

Bergstock

‖Berg″stock′ (?), n. A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.

1964

Bergylt

Ber″gylt (�), n.(Zoöl.) The Norway haddock. See Rosefish.

1965

Berhyme

Be‐rhyme″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Berhymed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Berhyming.] To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about. Shak.

1966

Beriberi

‖Be′ri‐be″ri (�), n. [Singhalese beri weakness.] An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debi...

1967

Berime

Be‐rime″ (�), v. t. To berhyme.

1968

Bering Sea Controversy

Be″ring Sea Controversy (?). A controversy (1886 — 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on sea...

1969

Berkeleian

Berke‐le″ian (�), a. Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy. — Berke″ley‐ism, n.

1970

Berlin

Ber″lin (�), n. 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.2. Fine worsted for fancy-work;...

1971

Berm

{ BermBerme } (�), n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf. G. brame, bräme, border, akin to E. brim.] 1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch...