Part 1062

<hw>Berth</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Berthed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Berthing</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; <as>as, she was <ex>berthed</ex> stem to stern with the Adelaide</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; <as>as, to <ex>berth</ex> a ship's company</as>.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Bertha</h1> <Xpage=138>

<hw>Ber"tha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>berthe</ets>, fr. <ets>Berthe</ets>, a woman's name.]</ety> <def>A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.</def>

<h1>Berthage</h1> <Xpage=138>

<hw>Berth"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.</def>

<h1>Berthierite</h1> <Xpage=138>

<hw>Ber"thi*er*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Berthier</ets>, a French naturalist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.</def>

<h1>Berthing</h1> <Xpage=138>

<hw>Berth"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.</def>

<i>Smyth.</i>

<h1>Bertram</h1> <Xpage=138>

<hw>Ber"tram</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupted fr. L. <ets>pyrethrum</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets> a hot spicy plant, fr. <ets><?/</ets> fire.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pellitory of Spain (<spn>Anacyclus pyrethrum</spn>).</def>

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<h1>Berycoid</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw>Ber"y*coid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>beryx</ets>, the name of the typical genus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Berycid\'91</i>, a family of marine fishes.</def>

<h1>Beryl</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw>Ber"yl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>b\'82ryl</ets>, OF. beril, L. <ets>beryllus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, prob. fr. Skr. <ets>vaid<?/rya</ets>. Cf. <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>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 <i>aquamarine</i> is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The <i>emerald</i> 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.</def>

<h1>Berylline</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw>Ber"yl*line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.</def>

<h1>Beryllium</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw>Be*ryl"li*um</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic element found in the beryl. See <er>Glucinum</er>.</def>

<h1>Berylloid</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw>Ber"yl*loid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Beryl</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.</def>

<h1>Besaiel, Besaile, Besayle</h1> <Xpage=139>

<hw><hw>Be*saiel"</hw>, <hw>Be*saile"</hw>, <hw>Be*sayle"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>beseel</ets>, F. <ets>bisa\'8beul</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + LL. <ets>avolus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>avus</ets> grandfather.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A great-grandfather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>