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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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oF Tilegirimacy, and is alvar
BOrn COUPCd, OK CuE OH alter chI
BFAK ox Beat heacus ot a Stip, is ehac parro
ir wotich is fastened ro the stem, and is supporree
by a Xnéc; and is the becominis PaTI, OF GFACC
et a Strip.
BFAM COMPASSES, is an lnsrument mado
in Wood or Brals, rich Pidins Sockers to carrr
several Mitrins Poines, in order to dram Circles
wich very lone Radii: They are oF g00d use in
laree Projections sor drawine che Furniture on
WalI. Dy alS, C50.
BEAMIS os a Stip, are che prearmain eross Fim
bers Which hold the Sides oF a Shrix From Falline
cogecher, and which also luppore che Decks and
Orlops. The Main Beam is nexe che Main Mast
and from it rhey are reckoned by FirH, Sccond
Or Third Beam. The prear Beam ot all is called
che Midstrix Beam
BEAR, a word uled by Seamen in several Sen
ses. They Cay a Strip Bears Oranance Wohen Me
carries any great Guns: She Bears a 50od Sail, ther
Cay, when a Strip having her Sails abrond in
Cale oF Wind, Cails uprishe in the Wacer. WVher
a Strix Cails rovard the Stivar, Me is is Paid re beai
in mich ehe Land: When a Shrip chat was eo Wind.
ward eomes under anocher Stips Scern, and (0
Bires her the Wind, Me is Paid co Bear under ber
Lee. IF a Strip Cails into an Hlarbour wich ehe
Wind larse, or betore che Wind, Me isthen laid re
Bear in mith the Fsarbour; and when 2 Shrip keep.
et Erom any Land, Meis laid ro Bear off from it
Wten a Seaman vould express hour any C’ape or
Place lieth from anocher, he Caich ir beareth oss se
Or so. In Condins allo, chey (2Y, Bear ux 1h
FTelm; I. C. let the Ship g0 miore large betore che
Nind; and Bear up Found, chac is, ler che Strix
s0 becieen her ruo sheats, directly betore chc
WVind. LastIY, There is anocher sense ot rhic
Word in reterence corhe Burthen ot a Strip (evtricte
word is derived trom hence) For chey lay a Strir
Bears, When havins 100 ender Or Lean a OVarrer
he will sink r00 deep into ehe Water, Wwict ari
over lixhe Freiphr, and chereby can carry bur a
mall Ouamiry ot Goods.
BEAK, is also uled in Fleraldry: Ee Thac bacti
a Coar ot Arms is Caid ro Bear in ic che severat
Charges or Ordinaries chac are in his Blcurcheon:
as il chere are 3 Lions Rampane in ie, he is laid re
Bear 3 Lions Rampant
BEAR; chere are ruo Conttellarions oF che
Scars calsed by this Naime, che Greater and Lesset
Bear, Ox Vrsa Major and Minor. The Pole Star is
Caid ro be in the Fail oF che Lesser, because chaD
Scar isneret abore Z Degrees distane From che N.
Pole OF etie WorId
BEARINO in Plavipation, sienities che Point
oF che Compass chtar orie Place bears or Rarids oH
Crom anocher
BEASANIS: Sec Bat
BEATB; in a Warcti or Clock, are ihie Scrotes
nade by che Fangs or Pallors ot che Spinele ol rie
Balance; er of ctie Pads in a Royal Pendulunt
Fo Find ine beaos or ene Balerice in all Wacetie
. et in ee Cath ot any Whec
he heisar et che dannon fror
the Cround, and incline lomenhac comards che
Parapet ro check the Recoilins ot the Pieces.
BATTERIES of a Camp, are Places eO plani
greai Cuns om and are ulually surrounded wict
a Trench and Pallisadoes ac che BOoctOm, a5 aIIC
wich a Parapet on che Top, havinz a5 many Hloles
tor cheir Detence.
as there are Pieces of Arrillery; and with cvo RC
dours on che Wings, Or cerrain Places of ArmS ca
pable ot coverins che Proops char are appoinres
In all Basteries the open Spaces leHE EO pur che
MuXEles ot iC SrCat Dan our are called Lmbra
Zures, and che Distances betwveen rhe Lmbrazure.
Mertons. Lhe CunS Are GeneraIIY abOUF 12 F00
distant one trom anochet, chac che P’arapet ma
Be IIIOMS, ind che Cunners have room ro work
Form is lunke or lec donn MMB che Gronnd (0 chal
there M De Prenches c in the Parch apains
che MUZZles ot ihe Cuns, lor chem tO Are OUT AF
aa to serre tor tmbrasures. This Corrof Barrer.
WIIICH Ehe French caII En Perre, and Ruinante, is
genet ay uled on che sril Makins ot Appronches
co beac doon che Parapet ot aly Place
BAT TERLES Crois, are ruo Barteries whie
as achvare one anochet lipon che lame chine
tormins chere an Angle, and beatins wirh mOr
Tiolence and Destructiom because Whac one BuI.
Secthakes che ocher bears Hown.
svecps che whole lengch oF a Scrair Line
obliqueir.
is one chac bears upon inC Back oF any Place
BATTER Z Foint, Or par Camerade, is wtrer
sereral Guns play ac che lame rims upon one Place
BA TTEDLS d Estra, Or ScouS, are Horte
men sene our betore, ana on che Winss oF an Ar
my 2 Mite, 2, Or 3, l malee Dilcoveries; 0
which cher sive accoune lo che General.
oF Buildines, made in chetorm ot Embrasures ane
Mertons, a5 in Forritied Places
eion oF che same Words cer and over again in a
hy Discourle; like che lristins Poec Batrus me
BAT LERY Sunk or Buried, is Wten ies Plat
BAT LFRY a Ensilade, i5 one which lcours 
BATIFRY en Ecbarp, is chac wohich plaz
BATTERY de Revers, OE Murdering Batter)
BATTLEMENTS, are the TOpS OC the Wal
TTOLOOT, is a rain and foolist R exer
tibus (inquit) erant, erant jad mondibus illis.
ioned by Ovid, who incroduces him lavins, Mor
BATTOOHE, a Term in HC
ralder, signitrins a ach parr ot:
Bend sinistet, IL IS INC aIaL IHIABC
mansse
alS STat
BAY, is 2 Term uled by Ceos apes aHa Sea.
farine Mlen, tOF an ArM OT EHC SCd COMIMIS u 
cothe Land, and rerminsced in a NTOOh. IL15 3
kind ot Lesser Gulph, bisger chan a ecch, alte
is larper in che midele wichin, rhan I aL The tin
TranCC InEO IE; Whichtnerance is called chC MoutI
os the Ba
BEACONS, are Fires maincained M the Sex
oF Invasions, (5
BEADLE (in LaV) signifies a MeteHger, C
Pourr 10 appear and antWer.
Wheel musB1) dby irs Norches, win sire vouhale
bécause etie Balance or Swine hach rwo STrokes cc
Je also signities the Fart Mar.
Flaring Arst sound ouc che number oF TurnS;
Which che Cromn: mheel hach in oneturn of cheWV see
vou seek for; (by che Direction siven under che
coalts, 10 prevene Stripuracks, and ro sle che number oE ears Mtat  cu orThe Wncet
Nord Turn) and etien chole turns ot the Cromn.
every Tooi s Cromhheet. Les cach ot rhe
ee eromn micel. uhereioce u v. iut a Penavotin
an
an APParitOE OF a COUTE, thaE cices Men 1O che evo Pallers hach irs blow aeainst each Voocho