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A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.

Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. Gray.

Bearing hair; hairy. [R.]

A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]

Bearing a crosier.

A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.

Bearing a cross.

Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross. Sir. T. Browne.

Having or bearing cupeles; cupuliferous.

resembling, the family of plants ot which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.

Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes.

An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close- grained wood; -- called also dahoon holly.

e genus Taraxacum (T. officinale, formerly called T. Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves.

The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown. Order of Dannebrog, an ancient Danish order of knighthood.

A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side of the figure of an archer.

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak.

Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] "Bodies deferent." Bacon.

Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [Obs.] Bailey.

Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. [Obs.] With grave demean and solemn vanity. West.

Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay. The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray.