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tates as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim of the United States, but established regulations for the pres…

A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.

The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. Smyth.

Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. -- Be*seech"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*seech"ing*ness, n.

Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.] I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming. Shak.

Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.

That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.

In a besotting manner.

The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.

Wailing over; lamenting. -- Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.

Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering difficulties. -- Be*wil"der*ing*ly, adv.

Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. -- Be*witch"ing*ness, n.

A skirmishing. "Frays and bickerings." Milton.

The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.

Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy master's bidding." Shak.

The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.

Residence; habitation. Rowe.

The first milk given by a cow after calving. B. Jonson. The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574).

A building. [Obs.]

r pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also blimbi and blimbing.]