BECHE DE MER
Bêche` de mer". Etym: [F., lit., a sea spade.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The trepang.
BECHIC Be"chic, a. Etym: [L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. , fr. cough: cf. F. béchique.] (Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. Thomas. — n.
Defn: A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy.
BECHUANAS
Bech`u*a"nas, n. pl.
Defn: A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and
Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of
South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are
intelligent and progressive.
BECK
Beck, n.
Defn: See Beak. [Obs.] Spenser.
BECK Beck, n. Etym: [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, OHG. pah, G. bach.]