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Bearing holsters. Byron.

General homology (Biol.), the higher relation which a series of parts, or a single part, bears to the fundamental or general type on which the group is constituted. Owen. -- Serial homology (Biol.), representative or repetitive relation in the segments of the same organism, -- as in the lobster, where the parts follo…

A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written also homonyme.]

ther, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.

speed, docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.

Headstrong. That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.

weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue- shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.

The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry. Squaw huckleberry. See Deeberry.

To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill.

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.

A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.

system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] -- Hydraulic press, a hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic. -- Hydraulic propeller, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the sh…

The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. Mitford.

of others' ills escape Is but a brute at best in human shape. Tate. That makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of. Shak.

Show; appearance; cast. The face of things a frightful image bears. Dryden.

duce by the imagination. In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear! Shak.

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under. A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. Jer. Taylor. Fame, impatient of extremes, decays…

The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.