Part 986

<blockquote>All the admired <b>beauties</b> of Verona. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>She stained her hair yellow, which was then the <b>beauty</b>. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Beauty spot</col>, <cd>a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.</cd></cs>

<h1>Beaux</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Beaux</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <def><tt>pl.</tt> of <er>Beau</er>.</def>

<h1>Beauxite</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Beaux"ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bauxite</er>.</def>

<h1>Beaver</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Bea"ver</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bever</ets>, AS. <ets>beofer</ets>, <ets>befer</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bever</ets>, OHG. <ets>bibar</ets>, G. <ets>biber</ets>, Sw. <ets>b\'84fver</ets>, Dan. <ets>b\'91ver</ets>, Lith. <ets>bebru</ets>, Russ. <ets>bobr'</ets>, Gael. <ets>beabhar</ets>, Corn. <ets>befer</ets>, L. <ets>fiber</ets>, and Skr. <ets>babhrus</ets> large ichneumon; also as an adj., <ets>brown</ets>, the animal being probably named from its color. <?/253. See <er>Brown</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An amphibious rodent, of the genus <spn>Castor</spn>.</def>

<note>&hand; It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called <i>castor</i>, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is <spn>Castor fiber</spn>, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called <spn>Castor Canadensis</spn>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The fur of the beaver.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.</def>

<blockquote>A brown <b>beaver</b> slouched over his eyes. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.</def>

<cs><col>Beaver rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (<spn>Hydromys chrysogaster</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Beaver skin</col>, <cd>the furry skin of the beaver.</cd> -- <col>Bank beaver</col>. <cd>See under 1st <er>Bank</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Beaver</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Bea"ver</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>baviere</ets>, <ets>bauier</ets>, <ets>beavoir</ets>, <ets>bever</ets>; fr. F. <ets>bavi\'8are</ets>, fr. <ets>bave</ets> slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. <ets>Bavi\'8are</ets>, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.]</ety> <def>That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.</def>

<h1>Beavered</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Bea"vered</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.</def> "His <i>beavered</i> brow."

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Beaverteen</h1> <Xpage=129>

<hw>Bea"ver*teen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.</def>

<i>Simmonds.</i>

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<h1>Bebeerine, &or; Bebirine</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw><hw>Be*bee"rine</hw>, &or; <hw>Be*bi"rine</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid got from the bark of the <i>bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (<spn>Nectandra Rodi\'d2i</spn>). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bibirine</asp>.]</altsp>