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Gait; bearing. The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. Harper's Mag.

hyde. -- Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. -- Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. -- Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina). Shenstone.

nium bronze or gold, a pale gold- colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.

An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.

Behavior; bearing. [Obs.] Spenser.

Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.

Bearing catkins. Balfour.

Almond-bearing.

Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman. nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becom…

ndian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit.

Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.

An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. Amer. Cyc.

A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI. [Obs.]

Bearing or having antennæ.

Flower bearing; supporting the flower.

Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government. Dryden. Arbitrary constant, Arbitrary function (Math.), a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem, and to which any value or form may at will be given, so that the solu…

One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person. A born aristocrat, bred radical. Mrs. Browning.

A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser.

Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]

ed other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. Jacob.