English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Berthing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Berth
Berthing
(n.)
The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
Bertram
(n.)
Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
Berycoid
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Berycidae, a family of marine
fishes.
Beryl
(n.)
A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much
beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish
green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of
aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The aquamarine is a transparent,
sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly
prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is
probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.
Berylline
(a.)
Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.
Beryllium
(n.)
A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum.
Berylloid
(n.)
A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; --
so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.
Bes-antler
(n.)
Same as Bez-antler.
Besaiel
(n.)
Alt. of Besayle
Besaile
(n.)
Alt. of Besayle
Besaint
(v. t.)
To make a saint of.
Besant
(n.)
See Bezant.
Besayle
(n.)
A great-grandfather.
Besayle
(n.)
A kind of writ which formerly lay where a
great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of
his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. This is
now abolished.
Bescatter
(v. t.)
To scatter over.
Bescatter
(v. t.)
To cover sparsely by scattering (something); to
strew.
Bescorn
(v. t.)
To treat with scorn.
Bescratch
(v. t.)
To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
Bescrawl
(v. t.)
To cover with scrawls; to scribble over.