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The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital. [Improperly so used.] Gwilt.

Capable of culti [Obs.] Burton.

part of a work. -- Battery en écharpe, one that plays obliquely. -- Battery gun, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load. -- Battery wagon, a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the battery. -- In batte…

A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. Dryden. The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts. I. Taylor

A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.

To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear. Swift.

Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. -- Bear"a*bly, adv.

the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W. (b) pl.

A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.

reat, etc. -- Beat of a watch, or clock, the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.

To charm; to captivate.

The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.

Capable of being begged.

To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.

ief was subject upon its first promulgation. Hooker. Ultimate belief, a first principle incapable of proof; an intuitive truth; an intuition. Sir W. Hamilton.

Capable of being believed; credible. -- Be*liev"a*ble*ness, n. -- Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty (, n.

That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.

A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.

Capable of being bent.

Capable of being bequeathed.