Bear animalcule
tardigrade (def 3).
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Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms. arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war. to equip with weapons: […]
- Bearberry
any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries. cascara. possum haw (def 1). any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry. Historical Examples The Greek generic name, translated into English, becomes “bearberry.” The Wild Flowers of California: […]
- Bear cage
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a sweet, almond-flavored breakfast pastry made with yeast dough and shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear’s claw.
- Cross
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times. any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines. a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable to write. the Cross, the cross upon which […]