BEVEL GEAR
Bev"el gear`. (Mech.)
Defn: A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet.
BEVELMENT
Bev"el*ment, n. (Min.)
Defn: The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.
BEVER Be"ver, n. Etym: [OE. bever a drink, drinking time, OF. beivre, boivre, to drink, fr. L. bibere.]
Defn: A light repast between meals; a lunch. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
BEVER
Be"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bevered (
Defn: To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.]
BEVERAGE Bev"er*age, n. Etym: [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. Bib, v. t., Poison, Potable.]
1. Liquid for drinking; drink; — usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage. He knew no beverage but the flowing stream. Thomson.