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of Beat
The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
Beatification.
Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.
A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.
The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety.
A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet.
See Biffin.
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
A father.
A companion.
of Beau
The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.