- Ber|e|ni|ce's Hair
- Ber|e|ni|ce's Hair or Ber|e|ni|ce's Locks «BEHR uh NY sihz»,the northern constellation Coma Berenices.╂[< Berenice, Egyptian queen, famed for beautiful hair]
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Ber|e|ni|ce's Locks — Ber|e|ni|ce s Hair or Ber|e|ni|ce s Locks «BEHR uh NY sihz», the northern constellation Coma Berenices. ╂[< Berenice, Egyptian queen, famed for beautiful hair] … Useful english dictionary
Berenice's Hair — Ber e*ni ce s Hair [See {Berenice s Locks}, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Astron.) See {Coma Berenices}, under {Coma}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coma Ber|e|ni|ces — «BEHR uh NY seez», genitive Co|mae Ber|e|ni|ces. a small northern constellation north of Virgo and between Boötes and Leo; Berenice s Hair. ╂[< Latin Coma Berenīcēs (literally) hair of Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, noted for her… … Useful english dictionary
bar|ber — «BAHR buhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person whose work is cutting and dressing hair, shaving men, or trimming beards: »The barber used scissors to trim my hair. 2. = barber surgeon. (Cf. ↑barber surgeon) –v.t. U.S. to cut the hair of, shave, or trim … Useful english dictionary
am|ber — «AM buhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hard yellow or yellowish brown gum, the resin of fossil pine trees. Amber is translucent and easily polished and is used for jewelry and pipestems. It develops a negative charge of static electricity when… … Useful english dictionary
Do|ber|man pinscher — «DOH buhr muhn», any one of a breed of medium sized, slender, alert dogs, with short, dark, smooth hair, originally developed for police work. ╂[< Ludwig Dobermann, a German dog breeder of the 1800 s + German Pinscher pinscher] … Useful english dictionary
dub´ber — dub1 «duhb», transitive verb, dubbed, dub|bing. 1. to give a title to: »A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): style. 2. to name or call: » … Useful english dictionary
Berenice's Hair — [ber΄ə nī′sēz΄] n. the constellation Coma Berenices … English World dictionary
bar·ber — /ˈbɑɚbɚ/ noun, pl bers [count] : a person whose job is to cut men s hair He goes to a barber downtown. He went to the barber s [=(chiefly US) barbershop] to get a haircut … Useful english dictionary
Do·ber·man pin·scher — /ˌdoʊbɚmənˈpınʃɚ/ noun, pl ⋯ schers [count] : a type of tall, thin, muscular dog with short hair that is usually black and tan called also Doberman … Useful english dictionary
