BEAK

n. Bek. O. E., becke. Gr., püyxos. Lat., rostrum. Fr.. bec. Ger., Schnabel. It.,becco. Sp., pico. 1. The bill, or nib, of a bird, also any analogous structure in an animal. [L, 208.) 2 Any pointed en resem Ding a bird's b. [L,56.] 3. An elongated cylindrical or sharp-pointed proce found on the apex of the fruit in some plants. By 4, The tube or spout of a retort or other similar ve el. [B, 39.] 5. A sort of surgical forceps mentioned by Ridgley [B, 39]; also the b.-like end of the blades of certain forceps. 6. In conchology, see UmBo.—13. of the calamus seriptori The lower extremity, or re-entrant angle, of the calamus script or i us. [A, 385.]—B. of the corpus caliaeeras B. of the encephalon. Fr., bec (ou bourrelet) du corps calleux. Ger., Schnabel der Hirnschwiele. The splenium, or pee on end, of the corpus callosum. [A, 321, 385.]—B. of the sphenoid bone. See Rostrum sphenoid ale.—B.-rush, B.-sedge. The genus Rhynchospora, [B, 19.}—Coracoid b. Fr., bec coracoïdien. The b. of the coracoid proce of the scapula. [L, 43.]