bever

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Definition of bever in English English dictionary: To shiver
Wherefore King Ban and King Bors made them ready, and dressed their shields and harness, and they were so courageous that many knights shook and bevered for eagerness.; A drink; A snack or light refreshment between meals; A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet
Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever, the bever when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same pivots as the visor, or lets down by means of two or more pivots on each side near the jaws, in which case the bever consists of several laminæ or plates, one shutting over the other.; A light repast between meals; a lunch; To take a light repast between meals
A bever: beaver

bever

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be·ver

bevır

/ˈbevər/ /ˈbɛvɜr/

() From Old French baviere (“child's bib”), from baver (“slaver”).

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