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Terms in French 1841-1850 of 10943

Besi de la Motte

A variety of winter pear with juicy white flesh.

Besi d'Hery

A variety of winter pear with juicy white flesh.

bessigne

Giant puffball. An edible mushroom which slices almost like bread. Use only the smaller ones and they should be heavy and firm. If they are light in weight than they have dried up. Always cut them open from top to bottom with a sharp knife to check the interiorAn edible mushroom which slices almost like bread.

bestiaux

/bes-TYOH/

Cattle. Livestock. Herd. Flock.

besugo

[French] plural besugos

A name for red mullet in Pays-Basque. It is also a sea bream dish.

besugo

A dish from Pays-Basque of sea bream (US: porgy) with garlic and peppers. It also means red mullet.

bête

[French] plural bêtes

Beast. Animal, but actually may be any creature, whether bird, insect or any other creature.

bête de compagnie

/bett duh com-pah-nyee/

[French] plural bêtes de compagnie

"Beast of the country." A wild boar between the ages of one and two.

bête fauve

/bett fohv/

An obsolete term used to describe large game such as deer.

bête féroce

[French] plural bêtes féroces

"Ferocious beast." Wild animal of any kind.

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