Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - beak
Beak
beak
1. n. 1 a a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill. b the similar projecting jaw of other animals, e.g. a turtle. 2 sl. a hooked nose. 3 Naut. hist. the projection at the prow of a warship. 4 a spout. Derivatives beaked adj. beaky adj. Etymology: ME f. OF bec f. L beccus, of Celt. orig. 2. n. Brit. sl. 1 a magistrate. 2 a schoolmaster. Etymology: 19th c.: prob. f. thieves' cant
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noun Etymology: Middle English bec, from Anglo-French, from Latin beccus, of Gaulish origin Date: 13th century 1. the bill of a bird, b. the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (as the true bugs), any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle), the human nose, a pointed structure or formation:, a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship, the spout of a vessel, a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris, a process suggesting the ~ of a bird, 3. chiefly British magistrate, headmaster, ~ed adjective ~y adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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