Definition of bearing

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Bearing (n.) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall..

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Mate :: Mate (n.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate..
Sufferance :: Sufferance (n.) The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.
Cleche :: Cleche (a.) Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible; -- said of any heraldic bearing. Compare Voided..
Self-denial :: Self-denial (n.) The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
Staffish :: Staffier (n.) An attendant bearing a staff.
Impatient :: Impatient (a.) 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..
Bearing :: Bearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bea.
Cupulate :: Cupulate (a.) Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.
Bearing Cloth :: Bearing cloth () A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized.
Tripping :: Tripping (a.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing..
Long-suffering :: Long-suffering (n.) Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.
Mannerism :: Mannerism (n.) Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art..
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
Hurt :: Hurt (n.) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions..
Ornitholite :: Ornitholite (n.) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
Operculiferous :: Operculiferous (a.) Bearing an operculum.
Cornucopia :: Cornucopia (n.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like..
Chevronel :: Chevronel (n.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width..
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