BPage 83
- English Word Bedwarf Definition To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
- English Word Bedwarfed Definition of Bedwarf
- English Word Bedye Definition To dye or stain.
- English Word Bedyed Definition of Bedye
- English Word Bedyeing Definition of Bedye
- English Word Bee Definition p. p. of Be; -- used for been.
- English Word Bee Definition An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
- English Word Bee Definition A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee.
- English Word Bee Definition Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.
- English Word Bee larkspur Definition (Bot.) See Larkspur.
- English Word Bee line Definition The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line.
- English Word Bee-eater Definition A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors.
- English Word Bee-eater Definition An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
- English Word Beebread Definition A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.
- English Word Beech Definition A tree of the genus Fagus.
- English Word Beech tree Definition The beech.
- English Word Beechen Definition Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech.
- English Word Beeches Definition of Beech
- English Word Beechnut Definition The nut of the beech tree.
- English Word Beechy Definition Of or relating to beeches.
- English Word Beef Definition An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.
- English Word Beef Definition The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.
- English Word Beef Definition Applied colloquially to human flesh.
- English Word Beef Definition Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
- English Word Beef-witted Definition Stupid; dull.
- English Word Beefeater Definition One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
- English Word Beefeater Definition One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
- English Word Beefeater Definition An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
- English Word Beefsteak Definition A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
- English Word Beefwood Definition An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.