Definition of bear

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Bear (n.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.

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Lime :: Lime (n.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour..
Brass :: Brass (n.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing..
Cruciferous :: Cruciferous (a.) Bearing a cross.
Graybeard :: Graybeard (n.) An old man.
Self-denial :: Self-denial (n.) The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
Caboched :: Caboched (a.) Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing..
Browbeating :: Browbeating (n.) The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions..
Ericolin :: Ericolin (n.) A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceae), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass..
Lattice :: Lattice (n.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal..
Polytocous :: Polytocous (a.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic..
Forbear :: Forbear (v. i.) To control one's self when provoked.
Intolerance :: Intolerance (n.) The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect..
Pheon :: Pheon (n.) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge..
Hobble :: Hobble (n. i.) To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches..
Undercrest :: Undercrest (v. t.) To support as a crest; to bear.
Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary..
Omit :: Omit (v. t.) To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.
Escalop :: Escalop (n.) The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..
Checky :: Checky (a.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
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