Besom, Beesom, Bissom, &c. A birch broom (A.B.S.).—N. & S.W.
*Betwit. To upbraid (A.B.).
Bide. (1) To stay, remain (A.S.). 'Bide still, will 'ee.'—N. & S.W. (2) To dwell (A.). 'Where do 'ee bide now, Bill?' 'Most-in-general at 'Vize.'—N. & S.W.
Bill Button. Geum rivale, L., Water Avens.—S.W.
Bin. See Been.
Bird-batting. Netting birds at night with a 'bat-folding' or clap-net (A.B., Aubrey's Nat. Hist. Wilts, p. 15, ed. Brit.). Bird-battenen (S.).—N. & S.W.
Bird's-eye. (1) Veronica Chamaedrys, L., Germander Speedwell.—N. & S.W. (2) Anagallis arvensis, L., Scarlet Pimpernel.—S.W. (3) Veronica officinalis, L., Common Speedwell.—S.W. (Barford.)
Bird's-nest. The seed-head of Daucus Carota, L., Wild Carrot.—N. & S.W.
'The flower of the wild carrot gathers together as the seeds mature, and forms a framework cup at the top of the stalk, like a bird's-nest. These "bird's-nests," brown and weather-beaten, endured far into the winter.'—Great Estate, ch. vii. p. 137.
'The whole tuft is drawn together when the seed is ripe, resembling a bird's nest.'—Gerarde.