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A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.

• Betid
  of Betide
• Beaten
  of Beat
• Bellerophon
  A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
• Shilling
  A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.
• Bedimmed
  of Bedim
• Benedictine
  Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
• BETHABARAWOOD
  A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.
• Befouling
  of Befoul
• Beretta
  Same as Berretta.
• Belaboring
  of Belabor
• Bespattered
  of Bespatter
• Betrapped
  of Betrap
• Beaufet
  A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet.
• Belligerently
  In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
• BEANTREFOIL
  A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida).
• Bedplate
  The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.
• Beneficent
  Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.
• Begem
  To adorn with gems, or as with gems.
• Berkeleian
  Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy.
• Bespit
  of Bespit

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