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Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.

To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [Obs.] It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. Family of Love.

The tree (Dipteryx odorata) which bears the tonka bean; also, the bean itself.

other; an impostor; a cheat. I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bears'st thee like a king. Shak.

A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise.

act against with equal power; to balance. So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest. Spenser.

urtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. A patient and courteous bearing. Prescott. His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous. Fuller.

A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-id), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.

nging to the same order (Primulaceæ) with the English cowslip. -- French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula).

dler., n., 2. -- Crab apple, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple (Pyrus Malus var.sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple (Pyrus baccata); and the American (Pyrus coronaria). -- Crab grass. (Bot.) (a) A grass (Digitaria, or Panicum, sanguinalis); -- called al…

The neck or throat [Obs.] And bear the crag so stiff and so state. Spenser.

Having credit or authority; credible. [Obs.] For my authority bears of a credent bulk. Shak.

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.

Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.

Bearing hair; hairy. [R.]

Bearded or tufted with hairs. Gray.

A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]

To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.

Bearing a crosier.

hat side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general. I should bear no cross if I did bear you; for I think you have no money in your purse. Shak.