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Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.

An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak. Parker.

A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.

or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

Arkansas; -- a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.

A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament.

A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament.

A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.

Oregon; -- a nickname.

To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.

To be suitable to; to suit; to become. That name best befits thee. Milton.

A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one- sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.

To call; to name; to address. Whom . . . he knew and thus behight. Spenser.

To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.

The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Baruch vi. 41.

A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell- shaped flowers.

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

underneath; hence, at the foot of. "Beneath the mount." Ex. xxxii. 19. Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.

The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.

of Bename.