beaver bea·ver n
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bea|ver|ette — «BEE vuh REHT», noun. an imitation beaver fur … Useful english dictionary
Beaver — Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beaver rat — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beaver skin — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beaver — bea|ver1 [ bivər ] noun 1. ) count a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build DAMS (=walls) across streams. 2. ) uncount the fur of a beaver, used for making clothes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ea|ger-bea|ver — eager beaver, U.S. Informal. an overly hardworking, ambitious, or enthusiastic person: »An eager beaver with a fever to achieve can leave his rut and cut a wide swath by investing $5,000 and his talent in a distributorship (Wall Street Journal).… … Useful english dictionary
Beaver — Bea ver, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr. F. bavi[ e]re, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi[ e]re, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.] That piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beaver State — Bea ver State Oregon; a nickname. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beaver — Bea|ver [ bi:və] der; s <aus engl. beaver, eigtl. »Biber«, dies aus gleichbed. altengl. beofor> ein stark gerautes Baumwollgewebe … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
beaver — bea·ver … English syllables
beaver — I bea•ver [[t]ˈbi vər[/t]] n. pl. vers, (esp. collectively) ver for1. 1) mam a large amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches,… … From formal English to slang
