English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Beaver
(n.)
An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
Beaver
(n.)
The fur of the beaver.
Beaver
(n.)
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
Beaver
(n.)
Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for
making overcoats.
Beaver
(n.)
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.
Beavered
(a.)
Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
Beaverteen
(n.)
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn
after dyeing.
Bebeerine
(n.)
Alt. of Bebirine
Bebirine
(n.)
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.
Bebleed
(v. t.)
To make bloody; to stain with blood.
Beblood
(v. t.)
Alt. of Bebloody
Bebloody
(v. t.)
To make bloody; to stain with blood.
Beblot
(v. t.)
To blot; to stain.
Beblubber
(v. t.)
To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping;
as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.
Becalm
(v. t.)
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the
stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
Becalm
(v. t.)
To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
Becalmed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Becalm
Becalming
(n.)
of Becalm
Became
(imp.)
of Become
imp. of Become.