Vocabulary : Beadsman to Beakhead
Beadsman : Alt. of Bedesman
Beadsnake : A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius), banded with yellow, red, and black.
Beadswoman : Alt. of Bedeswoman
Beadwork : Ornamental work in beads.
Beady : Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. ;; Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads. ;; Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.
Beagle : A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix. ;; Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
Beak : The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds. ;; A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. ;; The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. ;; The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. ;; The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. ;; Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. ;; A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. ;; That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. ;; A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. ;; Any process somewhat like the beak of a
Beaked : Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. ;; Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.
Beaker : A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard. ;; An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat.
Beakhead : An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak. ;; A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew. ;; Same as Beak, 3.
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