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An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
The fur of the beaver.
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.
Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.
Alt. of Bebirine
An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodioei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.
To make bloody; to stain with blood.
Alt. of Bebloody
To make bloody; to stain with blood.
To blot; to stain.
To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
of Becalm
of Becalm
of Become
imp. of Become.