bercelonnette, n.f. V. barcelonnette.
bercement, n.m., rocking, lulling; deception, delusion.
bercer, v.a., to rock, to lull asleep; to lull, to amuse, to feed with hope; to delude, to flatter.
se bercer, v.r., to delude one’s self, to feed on, to cradle. Il se berce de vaines espérances; he deludes himself with vain hopes. Le diable le berce; he is always on the rack. J’ai été bercé de cela; I have heard that from my cradle.
berceuse, n.f., rocker; rocking-chair.
béret, n.m., cap; Tam o’ Shanter.
bergame, n.f., bergamot.
bergamote, n.f., odoriferous citron; bergamot (pear); comfit box.
berge, n.f., steep bank of a river; bluff.
berger, n.m., shepherd; swain, lover. L’heure du —; the happy, favorable, moment.