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bek (1121-35)
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bek (1121-35)

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bec,  bech,  beek,  beke  
  FEW:  beccus 1,304b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bec 8,310a TL: bec 1,893 DEAF:  bec  DMF:  bec  TLF:  bec  OED:  beak n. 1  MED:  bek n. 3   DMLBS:  beccus 188c

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orn.anat.zool.beak: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the pelican) Quant ses oisels vait mort, De sun bec fert sun cors Que li sancs en ist fors  Best ants 2359
( c.1135; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Une columbe del ciel vint, Corone d’or en son bech tint  S Marg wace 42.564 (M)
( MS: s.xiii2 )  rostro: en un bec  TLL ii 6
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (The birds) Ou beeks overz le seynt oyrent  S Fran ANTS 5194
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (the vulture) lur bate des eles e les fiert du beke  BOZ Cont 13
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  un egle de sable ové double bek  Dean Tract 97
( 1423 )  .iiij. perles pendantz en les bekes du [sic] .iiij. egles  Rot Parl1 iv 214
♦anat.nostril: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  naris: (D) li bec  TLL ii 54
♦anat.tip of the nose: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  pirula: (C) le bec (var. (A: s.xiii) pirrun; (D: s.xiii/xiv) bek de narit; (L: s.xiiiex) beke)  TLL ii 42
♦ship.beak, beak-shaped projection at prow of ship: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  R. va percer Le bek de sa galaye la neef pur naer  LANGTOFT wright ii 72
( 1400-02 )  et in le sterne cum una magna aquila aurea stante in le bowesprete cum una corona aurea in le beek ac batillament undique fact de diversis coloribus  Sandahl Sea i 26
bek devant
anat.tip of the nose: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  pirula: (D) le bek devant  TLL ii 126
bek de nef
ship.beak, beak-shaped projection at prow of ship: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  prora: (D) bec de nef  TLL ii 78.164
bek del nes
anat.tip of the nose: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hec pirula, bec del nes  TLL i 411
( MS: s.xiv )  pirula: le bec du nes  TLL ii 59
(le) bek et (les) pés
herald.beaked and membered: 
( MS: c.1334 )  Le seignur de M. port d’ore a un egle espanie de vert, bek et pedz de goules  Ashmole Roll m 2
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  H. de T. port d’or ové trois fees d’azure chargez d’un egle desplaié de goules beck et pees d’or  Grimaldi 327
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