bering

[BEARING.] * ber-inge lepe, s. [A.S. bere = barley, leap = a basket.] A basket wherein to carry barley or other grain. "Beringe lepe: Canistra" -Prompt . Parv. běr'-is, s. [From Gr. βῆρος ( bēros ) = a garment. ( Aga iz. Not in Liddell & Scott.)] Entom. A genus of Diptera (two-winged flies) belonging to the family Xylophagida (Wood-eaters). They are small metallic coloured insects, the larvæ of which feed on decaying wood.