Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Beadleship

Bea″dle‐ship, n. The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. A. Wood.

1217

Beadroll

Bead″roll′ (�), n.(R. C. Ch.) A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a c...

1218

Beadsman

{ Beads″man, Bedes″man } (�), n.; pl.-men (�). A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.Whereby ye shall bind me to be ...

1219

Beadsnake

Bead″snake′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius), banded with yellow, red, and black.

1220

Beadswoman

{ Beads″wom′an, Bedes″wom′an } (�), n.; pl.-women (�). Fem. of Beadsman.

1221

Beadwork

Bead″work′ (�), n. Ornamental work in beads.

1222

Beady

Bead″y (�), a. 1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. “Beady eyes.” Thackeray.2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.3. Characterized by beads; as, beady l...

1223

Beagle

Bea″gle (�), n. [OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English.] 1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen ...

1224

Beak

Beak (bēk), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws...

1225

Beaked

Beaked (bēkt), a. 1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. “Each beaked promontory.” Milton.2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.Beaked...

1226

Beaker

Beak″er (bēk″ẽr), n. [OE. biker; akin to Icel. bikarr, Sw. bägare, Dan. baeger, G. becher, It. bicchiere; — all fr. LL. bicarium, prob. fr. Gr. βι̑κοσ wine jar, or perh. L. baca...

1227

Beakhead

Beak″head′ (�), n. 1. (Arch.) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak. Parker.2. (Naut.) (a) A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck ...

1228

Beakiron

Beak″i‐ron (�), n. [From Bickern.] A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surfaces of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.

1229

Beal

Beal (bēl), n. [See Boil a tumor.] (Med.) A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule.

1230

Beal (2)

Beal, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bealed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bealing.] To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.

1231

Beam

Beam (bēm), n. [AS. beám beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. bām tree, OS. bōm, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. baðmr, Goth. bagms and Gr. φυ̑μα a growth, φ...

1232

Beam (2)

Beam, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beamed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Beaming.] To send forth; to emit; — followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.

1233

Beam (3)

Beam, v. i. To emit beams of light.He beamed, the daystar of the rising age.Trumbull.

1234

Beam tree

Beam″ tree′ (�). [AS. beám a tree. See Beam.] (Bot.) A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.

1235

Beambird

Beam″bird′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.

1236

Beamed

Beamed (�), a. Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky.Sir W. Scott.

1237

Beamful

Beam″ful (�), a. Beamy; radiant.

1238

Beamily

Beam″i‐ly (�), adv. In a beaming manner.

1239

Beaminess

Beam″i‐ness, n. The state of being beamy.

1240

Beaming

Beam″ing, a. Emitting beams; radiant.

1241

Beamingly

Beam″ing‐ly, adv. In a beaming manner; radiantly.

1242

Beamless

Beam″less, a. 1. Not having a beam.2. Not emitting light.