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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.

A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.

The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.

The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.