bean-stalk 
bean-stalk (ben'stak), . The stem of a beini. 
or the whole plant: an, Jack and the l>< in<-xl<ill;. 
bean-tree (Wn'tre), . A name ^ivi-n to tlic 
/'//(MX inli-rmi'dia of northern Europe, and to 
species of liunhinin ; in Australia, to the More- 
tun Hay chestnut, ('ii.iliiinifi/ii-i-iiiHiii Aitntruli ; in 
the Uuitcd States, .sometimes, to Cal/il/m liii/iin- 
niiiidfn; and in Jamaica, to Kr;/tlirina ('nrmllo- 
it> ndl'lllt. 
bean-trefoil (ben'tre'foil), . 1. The labur- 
num, diitixH.i l.nhiiriiiiiii, a leguminous shrub 
with trifoliate leaves. See laburnum. 2. The 
htni/i/i'ix fu'liil/i, a similar shrub of southern 
Europe, whose violet-colored seeds are said to 
be poisonous like those of the laburnum. 3. 
The buckbean, Mi-iiyiiHtlim Irifnliiita. [Bare.] 
bean-weevil (ben'we'vil), n. An American 
species of the genus Hritchus, which attacks 
beans, it has 
been described as 
Brut-ltnx /til/it- (Ki- 
ley), but is liulil 
by Horn to be 
Identical with the 
/(. ohmiletit* (Say). 
The species aver- 
ages 3 millimeters 
til length, with tile 
ge neral color dark 
and pieeous, the 
whole body being 
covered with rath- 
er dense cinereous fr ,',,;, w ,',, d , ,h e blues' h-.v/taJd. (S,,u,n 
pllbeseenee, ulld figure slimvs n.itur.d M/r. 
tile elytra being 
indistinctly mottled by transverse bands of darker pubes- 
cence. It infests stored beans, and there are usually sev- 
eral, sometimes as many as 15, specimens in a single bean. 
beany (be'ni), a. (X 6eai + -y 1 .] In good 
condition (like a bean-fed horse) ; spirited ; 
fresh. Slang.] N. E. D. 
bear 1 (bar), v. ; pret. bore (formerly, and still in 
the archaic style, bare), pp. borne, born (now only 
in a single sense : see note at end), ppr. bearing. 
[X ME. beren (pret. bar, bare, pi. bare, bere, be- 
ren, pp. boren, rarely born), < AS. beran (pret. 
bwr, pi. bieron, pp. boren) = OS. beran = OFries. 
bera = D. baren = OHGK beran = Icel. beru = 
Sw. bdra = Dan. bare = Goth, bairan, bear 
(also in comp. OS. ijiberan = AS. geberan = 
OHG. geberen, MHG. fjebern, G. gebdren = Goth. 
gabairan, bear, in MHG. and G. bring forth), = 
L. ferre = Gr. <t>epeiv = Skt. \/ bhitr, bear, carry. 
A very prolific root in all the languages, both 
in form and senses. From the AS. come bar- 
ro; 2 , bier, barm 1 , 6arn 2 , bairn, birthl, burthen^, 
burden 1 , etc. ; from the L. fertile, confer, defer, 
differ, infer, etc., Lucifer, conifer, etc., aurifer- 
ous, vociferous, etc., and other words in -fer, 
-ferous; from the Gr. semaphore, hydrophore, 
phosphorous, electrophorus, etc., and other words 
in -phore, -phorous, etc.] I. trans. 1. To sup- 
port ; hold up ; sustain : as, a pillar or a girder 
bears the superincumbent weight. 
Sage he stood. 
With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear 
The weight of mightiest monarchies. 
Mill OH, P. L., it. 30(1. 
2. To support in movement ; carry ; convey. 
Whither do these bear the ephah ? Zech. v. 10. 
From the unshaken rock the torrent hoarse 
Bear* off its broken waves, and seeks a devious course. 
Scott, Vision of Don Roderick, Conclusion, si . 3. 
And down a rocky pathway from the place 
There came a fair-hair'd youth, that in his hand 
Bare victual for the mowers. Tennyson, Geraint. 
3. To suffer ; endure ; undergo : as, to bear pun- 
ishment, blame, etc. 
Alas, how many bear such shameful blows, 
Which not themselves but he that gives them knows ! 
Shalt., Lucrece, 1. 832. 
4. To endure the effects of; take the conse- 
quences of ; be answerable for. 
He shall bear their iniquities. Isa. liii. 11. 
Sir, let her bear her sins on her own head ; 
Vex not yourself. 
Bean, and Ft., King and No King, i. 1. 
5. To support or sustain without sinking, 
yielding, shrinking, or suffering injury. 
A wounded spirit who can bear? Prov. xviii. 14. 
Console if you will, I can bear it ; 
"Its a well-meant alms of breath. 
Lowell, After the Burial. 
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of 
their objects than love. 
George Eliot, Mill on the Floss, i. i. 
6. To suffer or sustain without violence, in- 
jury, or change ; admit or be capable of. 
In all criminal cases the most favourable interpreta- 
tion should be put on words that they can possibly bear. 
Sm.n. 
The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict 
an inquiry. Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects. 
489 
7. To suffer without resentment or effort to 
prevent; endure patiently. 
It was not an enemy tliat reproached me; then 1 rouM 
have /*<//// it. I's. Iv. TJ. 
With your long-practisd patiem > (, atilirtions. 
fletrlu'i; Spanish Ciirati-. i- 
8. To sustain, as expense; supply the means 
of paying. 
si.mi what that will brnr your charges. Dnjilrn. 
9. To have, or have a right to ; be entitled to ; 
have the rightful use of, as a name, a title, a 
coat of arms, and the like. 
\\V arc no enemies Ui what arc ciiniiuiinly calleil cori- 
eeits, but authors bear them, as heralds say, with a dilicr- 
em-.-. Lottvll, study Windows, p. :i;>;. 
Who in the Lord God's likeness bear* the k 
To bind or loose. x<ri,i>,iirn-', l^ius \ eneri.s. 
10. To carry, as in show ; exhibit ; show. 
Bear welcome in your eye. Shu/,.. Macbeth, i. 5. 
Which, like a waxen image 'gainst a flre, 
/;. .</.. no impression of the thing it was. 
Shak., T. (!. of V., 11. 4. 
11. To bring forward; render; give; afford: 
as, to bear testimony. 
Thou -halt not '<"/ false witness against thy neighbour. 
Ex. xx. 10. 
12. To carry in the mind ; entertain or cherish, 
as love, hatred, envy,' respect, etc. 
If I can catch him once upon the hip, 
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I hear him. 
Shak., M. of V., i. :',. 
The reverent care I bear unto my lord 
Made me collect these dangers in the duke. 
Shalt., 2 Hen. VI., Hi. 1. 
The great and guilty love he bare the queen. 
Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. 
13. To possess, as a property, attribute, or 
characteristic ; have in or on ; contain : as, to 
bear signs or traces; to bear an inscription; 
the contents which the letter bears. 
What, think you much to pay two thousand crowns, 
And bear the name and port of gentleman? 
Shalt., 2 Hen. VI., iv. 1. 
14. To possess and use, as power; exercise; 
be charged with ; administer: as, to bear sway. 
Here's another letter to her : she bears the purse too ; 
she is a region in Guiana, all gold and bounty. 
Shale., M. W. of W., I. 3. 
Russia soon showed that she was resolved to bear a 
part in the quarrels as well as the negotiations of her 
neighbours. Brougham. 
15f. To carry on; deal with. 
This can be no trick : The conference was sadly borne. 
Shale., Much Ado, ii. 3. 
Beware 
Of entrance to a quarrel ; but, being in, 
Bear 't, that the opposed may beware of thee. 
Shak., Hamlet, i. 3. 
16. To manage ; direct ; use (what is under the 
immediate control of one's will). 
Bear your body more seeming. 
Shak., As you Like it, v. 4. 
Hence, with a reflexive pronoun, to behave; 
act in any character : as, he bore himself nobly. 
17. To sustain by vital connection ; put forth 
as an outgrowth or product ; produce by natu- 
ral growth : as, plants bear leaves, flowers, and 
fruit ; the heroes borne by ancient Greece. 
Can the fig-tree . . . bear olive-berries ? Jas. iii. 12. 
Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore. 
Dryden. 
Life that bears immortal fruit. 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, xl. 
18. To bring forth in parturition ; give birth 
to, as young; figuratively, give rise or origin 
to. [The past participle born is now used only 
in this sense. See remarks below.] 
And she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have got- 
ten a man from the Lord. Gen. iv. 1. 
I can tell thee where that saying was born. 
Shak., T. N., I. 5. 
19. To conduct; guide; take: as, he bore him 
off to his quarters. 
Bear me forthwith unto his creditor. 
Shak., C. of E.,iv. 4. 
20. To press; thrust; push; drive j urge: with 
some word to denote the direction in which the 
object is driven: as, to bear down a scale; to 
bear back the crowd. 
The residue were so disordered as they could not con- 
veniently fight or fly, and not only justled and bore down 
one another, but, in their confused tumbling back, brake 
a part of the avant-guard. Sir J. Haywara. 
Confidence then bore thee on ; secure 
Either to meet no danger, or to find 
Matter of glorious trial. Milton, P. L., ix. 1175. 
How the rushing waves 
Bear all before them. 
Bryant, Flood of Years. 
21 . To gain or win : now commonly with away 
or off; formerly, sometimes, with an indefinite 
it for the object. 
bear 
Some think tu hi-nt- it hy speaking a un-iit word. 
llili-inl. I )(' Sri-minx' \Vl.se. 
22. In the game of backgammon, to throw off or 
remove, as the men from the board. 23. To 
purport; imply; import; state. 
The letters /iNiv 1 that -nreom was at haml. Scott. 
Beat .signifying to brinu im-th, vbnvMdpi 
rially as an adjective, hits tin- past participle ffti-ii (born), 
hut w hen used alter the verb tun:', nr followed by '/</ 
(luirn), the latter having a mole din-el i.teienee t.. the lit- 
eral sense. Thn.s. a chili! was Inn n ; tint, she ha.s Ittirne a 
ebilil. Ill all tile other .senses both partii iples are spelled 
home: as, 1 lia\e '/..// the expense-; the expenses IllUSt 
lie /*,/,.. The regular fnrni, historically, is 'mi'/i (ln"irn), 
like torn, xinn-it. The ilistinetinn i.s artificial and recent 
(after the middle of the eighteenth century).] To bear a 
hand, to lend a hand quickly ; take hold ; give aid or as- 
sistance. INaut. utid ciilloq.] 
All hands ahn\ ! //, ,, hniui and make .^ail. 
R. II. Daiul, Jr., Ik-ton the \la-t. p. 89. 
To bear arms. Set- ri-'. To bear away the bell. 
secW/i. To bear (a person) company, sn. ,,,,,,/,'/. 
- To bear date, tu base the mark nf time when written 
or executed: as, the letter / ilnti- Sept. 30, 1887. 
A public letter which bears dale Just a month after the 
admission of Francis Bacon [to Trinity College). 
MarnuUift, l^ild Bacon. 
To bear down, to force down ; liLnu-atively, to overcome; 
\anijiii.sh: a.s. to />,'n,- iinn-n all opposition. To bear in, 
in <,<!! :i</inn<i, to hole, ini'lereut, ,,,- kirvc. Sec hole, v. t. 
I I'cnnsylvania anthracite region.) -To bear In hand*, 
to keep in hope or expectation ; amuse with false pre- 
tenses ; deceive. 
A rascally yea-forsooth knave ! to bear a gentleman in 
hand, and then stand upon security ! 
Shak., 2 Hen. IV., L 2. 
Still bearing them in hand, 
Letting the cherry knock against their lips, 
And draw It by their mouths, and back again. 
B. Jonson, Volpone,4. 1. 
What I take from her, I spend upon other wenches ; 
bear her in hand still : she has wit enough to rob her 
husband, and I ways enough to consume the money. 
Middleton and l>ekker, Roaring Girl, IL 1. 
To bear In mind, to keep In remembrance ; have fixed 
in the memory. 
With reference to the effects of intercrossing and of 
competition, it should lie borne in miiul that most animals 
and plants keep to their proper homes, and do not need- 
lessly wander about. bandit, Origin of Species, p. 94. 
To bear Off. (at) To sustain ; endure. 
Do you suppose the state of this realm to be now so 
feeble that it cannot bear of a greater blow than this? 
Sir J. Uityteard. 
(6) ffaut., to remove to a distance ; keep clear from rub- 
bing against anything : as, to bear off a boat, (c) To gain 
and carry olf: as, he bore off the prize. To bear one 
hard*, to cherish a grudge toward a person. 
Though he bear nte hard, 
I yet must do him right. /.'. Jonson. 
To bear out. () To give support or countenance to. 
Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing. South. 
(/') To defend ; support ; uphold ; second : with a personal 
object. 
If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave 
against an honest man, I have but a very little credit 
with your worship. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., v. 1. 
I never suspected him to be a man of resolution or 
courage sufficient to bear him out in so desperate an at- 
tempt. Swift, Change in Queen's Ministry. 
I'.-eliines by no means beam him out; and Plutarch 
directly contradicts him. 
Macaulay, Mitford's Hist, of Greece, 
(c) To confirm; corroborate; establish; justify: with a 
thing for the object. 
That such oscillations [of climate] occurred during the 
Tertiary period seems to be borne out by the facts of ge- 
ology and palaeontology. 
J. Croll, Climate and Cosmology, p. 160. 
(rft) With a more or less indefinite it for the object : (1) 
To last through ; endure. 
Love alters not with his [Time's] brief hours and weeks, 
But bears it out even to the edge of doom. 
Shak., Sonnets, cxvi. 
If that the Turkish fleet 
Be not enshelter'd and embay'd, they are drown'd ; 
It is impossible to bear it out. Shak., Othello, ii. 1. 
(2) To enable to endure ; render supportable. 
Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage ; and for 
turning away, let summer bear it out. Shak., T. N., i. 5. 
To bear the bag. Seefto^i. To bear the bell See&eUi. 
To bear the gree. Seeyre2. To bear through*, (a) 
To run through with a sword or rapier. (&) To conduct or 
manage. 
My hope is, 
So to bear through, and out the consulship, 
As spight shall ne'er wound you, though it may me. 
H. Jonson, Catiline, iii. 1. 
To bear up. (a) To support ; keep from sinking. 
A religious hope does not only bear up the mind under 
her sufferings, but makes her rejoice in them. Addison. 
(ftt) To arrange ; contrive ; devise. 
fsab. I have made him know 
I have a servant comes with me along. 
That stays upon me, whose persuasion is 
I come about my brother. 
Duke. Tis well borne up. 
Shnlc., M. for M., IT. 1. 
II. intratis. 1. To be capable of supporting 
or carrying: as, the floor would not bear. 
