Defn: A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise.
BECKET
Beck"et, n. Etym: [Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope
2. A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
BECKON
Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.]
Defn: To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion
of the hand.
His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden.
It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.
BECKON
Beck"on, n.
Defn: A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon."
Bolingbroke.
BECK'S SCALE
Beck's scale.