English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Beard (n.)

The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.

Bearded (imp. & p. p.)

of Beard

Bearded (a.)

Having a beard.

Beardie (n.)

The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe.

Bearding (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Beard

Beardless (a.)

Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.

Beardless (a.)

Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.

Beardlessness (n.)

The state or quality of being destitute of beard.

Bearer (n.)

A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

Bearer (n.)

One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.

Bearer (n.)

A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.

Bearer (n.)

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

Bearer (n.)

Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.

Bearer (n.)

A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.

Bearherd (n.)

A man who tends a bear.

Bearhound (n.)

A hound for baiting or hunting bears.

Bearing (n.)

Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.

Bearing (n.)

The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

Bearing (n.)

The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.

Bearing (n.)

Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.