BERNOUSE
Ber*nouse", n.
Defn: Some as Burnoose.
BEROB
Be*rob", v. t.
Defn: To rob; to plunder. [Obs.]
BEROE
Ber"o*e, n. Etym: [L. Beroe, one of the Oceanidæ Gr. : cf. F. beroé.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the
Ctenophora.
BERRETTA Ber*ret"ta, n. Etym: [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret.]
Defn: A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green. [Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc.]
BERRIED
Ber"ried, a.
Defn: Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.