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A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery.

lladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.

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

Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. -- n.

In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath. Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott.

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. Sir W. Scott.

To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor. Totten. To bend the brow, to knit the brow, as in deep thought or in anger; to scowl; to frown. Camden.

Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or its charge. Cussans.

One who confers a benefit or benefits. Bacon.

performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. The beneficent fruits of Christianity. Prescott.

Conferring benefits; useful; profito. The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift.

A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds. Ayliffe.

ct of kindness; a favor conferred. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.

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

senting the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.

of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. -- Benzoic aldehyde, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, C6H5.CHO, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin…

A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot. Cowper .

A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larvæ do great injury.

d as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

In the highest degree; beyond all others. "Thou serpent! That name best befits thee." Milton. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small. Coleridge.