beaux yeux (bō zēö´), handsome eyes; attractive looks.
bécasse (bā-käs´).—Woodcock.
Béchamel (bā-shä-mel´), or more properly, Béchamelle.—Velouté white sauce mixed with cream; named after Louis de Béchamel, a French gastronome.
beignet (bā-nyā´).—A fritter.
bel esprit (be les prē´), a wit, a genius.
bel étage (be lā tȧzh´), the second story of a house.
belles-lettres (bel´letr´), refined literature.
benedetto e quel male che vien solo (It.), (bā nā det´tō ā kwāl mä´lā kī vyān sō´lō), blessed is the misfortune that comes alone.
bénédictine (ben-ē-dik´tin).—A cordial resembling chartreuse.
ben-trovato (It.), (bān trō vä´tō), well invented.