Vocabulary : Bezant to Bezpopovtsy
Bezant : A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. ;; A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. ;; A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.Bez-antler : The second branch of a stag's horn.
Bezel : The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
Bezique : A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points.
Bezoar : A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
