Part 973

<hw>Beam"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A small beam of light.</def>

<h1>Beam tree</h1> <Xpage=127>

<hw>Beam" tree`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[AS. <ets>be\'a0m</ets> a tree. See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree (<spn>Pyrus aria</spn>) related to the apple.</def>

<h1>Beamy</h1> <Xpage=127>

<hw>Beam"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.</def> "<i>Beamy</i> gold."

<i>Tickell.</i>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.</def>

<blockquote>His double-biting ax, and <b>beamy</b> spear. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Having horns, or antlers.</def>

<blockquote><b>Beamy</b> stags in toils engage. <i> Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bean</h1> <Xpage=128>

<hw>Bean</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bene</ets>, AS.<ets>be\'a0n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>boon</ets>, G. <ets>bohne</ets>, OHG. <ets>p<?/na</ets>, Icel. <ets>baun</ets>, Dan. <ets>b\'94nne</ets>, Sw. <ets>b\'94na</ets>, and perh. to Russ. <ets>bob</ets>, L. <ets>faba</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera <spn>Faba</spn>, <spn>Phaseolus</spn>, and <spn>Dolichos</spn>; also, to the herbs.</def>

<note>&hand; The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in <spn>Dolichos Sinensis</spn>; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, <spn>D. Lablab</spn>; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in <spn>Phaseolus vulgaris</spn>; the lower bush bean, <spn>Ph. vulgaris</spn>, variety <spn>nanus</spn>; Lima bean, <spn>Ph. lunatus</spn>; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, <spn>Ph. maltiflorus</spn>; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, <i>Faba vulgaris</i>.</note>

As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables.

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.</def>

<cs><col>Bean aphis</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a plant louse (<spn>Aphis fab\'91</spn>) which infests the bean plant.</cd> -- <col>Bean fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fly found on bean flowers.</cd> -- <col>Bean goose</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of goose (<spn>Anser segetum</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Bean weevil</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in <spn>Bruchus fab\'91</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Florida bean</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of <spn>Mucuna urens</spn>, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Ignatius bean</col>, or <col>St. Ignatius's bean</col></mcol> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of <spn>Strychnos</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Navy bean</col>, <cd>the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy.</cd> -- <col>Pea bean</col>, <cd>a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size.</cd> -- <col>Sacred bean</col>. <cd>See under <er>Sacred</er>.</cd> -- <col>Screw bean</col>. <cd>See under <er>Screw</er>.</cd> -- <col>Sea bean</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <er>Florida bean</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Tonquin bean</col>, or <col>Tonka bean</col></mcol>, <cd>the fragrant seed of <spn>Dipteryx odorata</spn>, a leguminous tree.</cd> -- <col>Vanilla bean</col>. <cd>See under <er>Vanilla</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Bean caper</h1> <Xpage=128>

<hw>Bean" ca`per</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus <spn>Zygophyllum</spn>.</def>

<h1>Bean trefoil</h1> <Xpage=128>

<hw>Bean" tre"foil</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (<spn>Anagyris f\'d2tida</spn>).</def>

<h1>Bear</h1> <Xpage=128>

<hw>Bear</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Bore</er> <tt>(?)</tt> (formerly <er>Bare</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>); <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Born</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, <er>Borne</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>beren</ets>, AS. <ets>beran</ets>, <ets>beoran</ets>, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. <ets>baren</ets> to bring forth, G. <ets>geb\'84ren</ets>, Goth. <ets>ba\'a1ran</ets> to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw. b\'84ra, Dan. b\'91re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to <ets>bear</ets>, carry, produce, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, OSlav <ets>brati</ets> to take, carry, OIr. <ets>berim</ets> I bear, Skr. <ets>bh<?/</ets> to bear. &root;92. Cf. <er>Fertile</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To support or sustain; to hold up.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To support and remove or carry; to convey.</def>

<blockquote>I 'll <b>bear</b> your logs the while. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Bear</b> them to my house. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>