beetle

beetle
beetle
beetle1 [bēt′'l]
n.
[ME bitil < OE bitela < bītan, BITE]
1. any of a large order (Coleoptera) of insects, including weevils, with biting mouthparts and hard front wings (elytra) that cover the membranous hind wings when the hind wings are folded
2. any insect resembling a beetle
beetle2 [bēt′'l]
n.
[ME & OE (Anglian) betel, mallet, hammer: ult. connected with BEAT]
1. a heavy mallet, usually wooden, for driving wedges, tamping earth, etc.
2. a household mallet or pestle for mashing or beating
3. a club used in finishing handmade linen
4. a machine for finishing cloth by beating it over or between rollers
vt.
beetled, beetling
1. to pound with a beetle
2. to put a glossy finish on (cloth) by flattening the fibers with a beetle
beetle3 [bēt′'l]
vi.
beetled, beetling [prob. back-form. < BEETLE-BROWED]
to project or jut; overhang
adj.
jutting; overhanging: also beetling

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