BEDWARF
Be*dwarf", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedwarfed.]
Defn: To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
Donne.
BEDYE
Be*dye", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedyeing.]
Defn: To dye or stain.
Briton fields with Sarazin blood bedyed. Spenser.
BEE
Bee,
Defn: p. p. of Be; — used for been. [Obs.] Spenser.
BEE Bee, n. Etym: [AS. beó; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b, Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. sq. root97.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidæ (the honeybees), or family Andrenidæ (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee (Apis mellifica) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the A. mellifica there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the A. ligustica of Spain and Italy; the A. Indica of India; the A. fasciata of Egypt. The bumblebee is a species of Bombus. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and Trigona.