bever
- noun
- Archaic
:
castor
- In the 18th century, a fashionable gentleman might wear a bever hat to important events.
Examples
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Traders valued the bever for its soft, water-resistant fur.
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The merchant displayed a fine bever among his collection of rare animal pelts.
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The bever was known for its thick fur.
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He wore a hat made of bever fur.
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In the 18th century, a fashionable gentleman might wear a bever hat to important events.
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Traders valued the bever for its soft, water-resistant fur.
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The merchant displayed a fine bever among his collection of rare animal pelts.
Synonyms
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6.6
An animal skin with the fur still attached
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1.3
A hat made from animal fur to keep your head warm
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8.9
A hat made from soft brown fur, popular in the past
Soft brown fur from a beaver used to make warm clothes and hats
A hat made from beaver fur often worn in the 18th and 19th centuries
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bever is an old form of beaver, coming from an old German word for the animal and like the modern German Biber. Because the animal's soft, water-proof fur was used to make hats, bever came to mean the animal, its fur, or a hat made from it.