n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. chalybeïus, fr. chalybs steel, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of superior quality and temper; -- applied to steel. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalubeïus. See Chalubean. ] Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a genus of white-spored agarics with flat or funnel-shaped cap and elastic stem.
Syn. -- genus Clitocybe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night.
Syn. -- divan bed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a long chair; for reclining.
Syn. -- chaise longue, chaise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An old man. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a man who is old.
Syn. -- old man. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

/mhw>, n. (Naut.) See Jib. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Gibe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Gybed p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing. ] [ See Jibe. ] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [ Also jibe. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (Apis ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (Apis fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -berries. The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a) An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } See Hibernacle, Hibernate, Hibernation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as ladybird.
Syn. -- ladybug, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ For it may be. ] Perhaps; possibly; peradventure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maybe the amorous count solicits her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Possible; probable, but not sure. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. Driden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Possibility; uncertainty. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What they offer is mere maybe and shift. Creech. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Sheepberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Oxy- (b) + benzene. ] (Chem.) Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oxy- (b) + benzoic. ] (Chem.) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (also called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya bean and soya. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; -- called also soya bean. [ PJC ]

n. an oil obtained from the soybean (Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; -- called also soya oil. It is also used in preparing the sauce called soy or soy sauce. [ PJC ]

obs. p. p. of Be. Been. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]