Part 988

<hw>Bec`ca*bun"ga</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. (cf. It. <ets>beccabunga</ets>, G. <ets>bachbunge</ets>), fr. G. <ets>bach</ets> brook + <ets>bunge</ets>, OHG. <ets>bungo</ets>, bulb. See <er>Beck</er> a brook.]</ety> <def>See <er>Brooklime</er>.</def>

<h1>Beccafico</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bec`ca*fi"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Beccaficos</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[It., fr. <ets>beccare</ets> to peck + <ets>fico</ets> fig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small bird. (<spn>Silvia hortensis</spn>), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.</def>

<h1>Bachamel</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Bach"a*mel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>b\'82chamel</ets>, named from its inventor, Louis de <ets>B\'82chamel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.</def>

<h1>Bechance</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*chance"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>be-</ets> for <ets>by + chance</ets>.]</ety> <def>By chance; by accident.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Grafton.</i>

<h1>Bechance</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*chance"</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To befall; to chance; to happen to.</def>

<blockquote>God knows what hath <b>bechanced</b> them. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Becharm</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be*charm"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To charm; to captivate.</def>

<h1>B\'88che de mer</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>B\'88che` de mer"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[F., lit., a sea spade.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The trepang.</def>

<h1>Bechic</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Be"chic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, a. <ety>[L. <ets>bechicus</ets>, adj., for a cough, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, fr. <ets><?/</ets> cough: cf. F. <ets>b\'82chique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough.</def> <i>Thomas</i>. -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A medicine for relieving coughs.</def></def2>

<i>Quincy.</i>

<h1>Beck</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Beck</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Beak</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Beck</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Beck</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bek</ets>, AS. <ets>becc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bekkr</ets> brook, OHG. <ets>pah</ets>, G. <ets>bach</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small brook.</def>

<blockquote>The brooks, the <b>becks</b>, the rills. <i>Drayton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Beck</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Beck</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A vat. See <er>Back</er>.</def>

<h1>Beck</h1> <Xpage=130>

<hw>Beck</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Becked</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n</tt>. <er>Becking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Contr</ets>. <ets>of beckon</ets>.]</ety> <def>To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>