Defn: A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
BERTHIERITE
Ber"thi*er*ite, n. Etym: [From Berthier, a French naturalist.] (Min.)
Defn: A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.
BERTHING
Berth"ing, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
Smyth.
BERTILLON SYSTEM Ber`til`lon" sys"tem. [After Alphonse Bertillon, French anthropologist.]
Defn: A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.
BERTRAM Ber"tram, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. a hot spicy plant, fr. fire.] (Bot.)
Defn: Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
BERYCOID Ber"y*coid, a. Etym: [NL. beryx, the name of the typical genus + - oid.] (Zoöl.)