Bemask

a. [ be and mask.] To conceal; to mask. Bemaul', v. a. To bruise; to give a severe beating to. Bemaze', v. a. [ be and maze.] To confuse; to bewilder. "Intellects bemazed in endle doubt." Cowper. Bembatoo'ka, (BAY OF,) a safe and commodious bay on the N.W. coast of Madagascar, Lat. 16° S., Lon. 46° E.Majunga, on the N. side, is the only important town on the bay. Bembec'idæ, n . pl . ( Zool . ) A family of Hymenopterous insects, peculiar to hot climates, and, in some instances, very much resembling wasps both in size and color. B. rostrata, an insect about the size of a wasp, is the type of this family, and is remarkable for having the lower parts of the mouth prolonged into a long trunk or proboscis.