Beak

(běk.) [Fr. bec.] (Zool.) The bill or proboscis of a bird.-(Bot.) A hard sharp termination of any part of the fructification.-(Arch.) A small fillet on the under side of the crown moulding of an entablature, followed by a hollow for the purpose of throwing off the water from it under the base of the corona.-Beakhead. (Naut.) A small platform in the bow of a ship's upper deck, usually on a line with the port-sills.-In the galleys of former times, a pointed piece of timber mounted with iron, and fastened to the ve el's prow in order to pierce an enemy's ship. [s. 81]