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One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.

• Bearberry
  A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
• Betrayed
  of Betray
• Beleft
  of Beleave
• Bedbug
  A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
• BEARSEAR
  A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf.
• Bemeeting
  of Bemeet
• Beetle brow
  An overhanging brow.
• Benzoyl
  A compound radical, C6H5.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds.
• Beholden
  of Behold
• Beshow
  A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
• Bear's-breech
  See Acanthus, n., 1.
• Betso
  A small brass Venetian coin.
• Belibel
  To libel or traduce; to calumniate.
• Bedeviling
  of Bedevil
• BECHEDEMER
  The trepang.
• Bemourn
  To mourn over.
• Befittingly
  In a befitting manner; suitably.
• Bepuffed
  Puffed; praised.
• Bejade
  To jade or tire.
• Beslaver
  To defile with slaver; to beslobber.

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