Bedouin

bed'ob-en, n. One of the nomad Arab tribes of Arabia and Africa. [F., f Ar. badw, wandering.] Bee, be, (Entom.) A four-winged insect that makes wax and honey; an a emblage to labor for others. [Amer.) pi. (Naut.) Pieces of plank bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit. [AS. bed, Ic. OHG. pia, Skr. bha.\ — Bee'-bread, -bred, A brown, bitter substance, the pollen of flowers, col- £m, fame, far, pa or opera, end, BEG — lected by bees, as food for their young. eater, -St' er, A bird that feeds on bees. — -glue, -glu, n. The soft, unctuous matter which cements the combs and closes up the — cells of bees; propolis. -hive, The case or box in which domestic bees dwell and store honey, --line, The shortest Working —Bee. line from point to point, as the bee master n. One who keeps bees. —moth, A moth whose eggs produce larvas mischievous in beehives.—Bees'"- wax, The wax which bees secrete and build — cells from. wing, The second crust formed in wine, esp. port, after long keeping. Beech, been, A tree of the genus Fagus. [AS. boc, bece, Ic. and Sw. boh, D. beutc, G. buche fag us.]—