- beal
- beal "mouth of a river or valley," 1818 (in Scott), from Gael. beul "mouth."
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Beal — may refer to:People*Andrew Beal (born 1952), American business billionaire *Dana Beal (born 1947), American social and political activist *Ernest Frederick Beal (1885 1918), English war hero, recipient of the Victoria Cross *Gifford Beal (1879… … Wikipedia
Beal — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Beal (Indiana) Beal (Missouri) Beal City (Michigan) im Vereinigten Königreich: Beal (Northumberland) Beal (North Yorkshire) in Irland: Beal (County Kerry) Flüsse: Beal (Fluss), ein kleiner… … Deutsch Wikipedia
beal — beal·lach; beal; beal·ach; … English syllables
Beal — (b[=e]l), n. [See {Boil} a tumor.] (Med.) A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beal — Beal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bealing}.] To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beal — (spr. Bihl), 1) Nebenfluß des Medway in der englischen Grafschaft Kent; 2) Nebenfluß des Shannon in Irland … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Beal — Recorded as Beal, Beale, and the patronymics Beals and Beales, this interesting English surname has two possible origins. The first is from the Norman French 11th century nickname for a handsome man or an attractive woman. Introduced into England … Surnames reference
béal — (entrée créée par le supplément) (bé al) s. m. Dans le Midi, nom d un petit cours d eau. • À un certain moment, l eau a manqué pour alimenter les pompes, et M. le maire de la ville [Toulon] a dû faire détourner le béal communal et l amener… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Béal — Bief Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bief (homonymie). Le bisse d Ayent, en Valais … Wikipédia en Français
beal — I. ˈbē(ə)l intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably from obsolete English beal boil, from Middle English bele, probably variant of bile more at boil now dialect : to swell and become infected : suppurate, fester II … Useful english dictionary
