Defn: A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing. Simmonds.
BEBEERINE; BEBIRINE
Be*bee"rine, or Be*bi"rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of
Guiana (Nectandra Rodioei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and
febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.
[Written also bibirine.]
BEBEERU
Be*bee"ru, n. [Written also bibiru.] [Native name.] (Bot.)
Defn: A tropical South American tree (Nectandra Rodioi), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart.
BEBLEED
Be*bleed", v. t.
Defn: To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BEBLOOD; BEBLOODY
Be*blood", Be*blood"y, v. t.
Defn: To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.
BEBLOT
Be*blot", v. t.