n.

2. A napped wool fabric, similar to felt, used for outer garments.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a beaver or beavers: beaver fur; a beaver hat.

2. Constructed by beavers: beaver dams.

intr.v. bea·vered, bea·ver·ing, bea·vers

To work diligently and energetically.

n.

1. A piece of armor attached to a helmet or breastplate to protect the throat or lower face.

2. The visor on a helmet.

n

1. (Animals) a large amphibious rodent, Castor fiber, of Europe, Asia, and North America: family Castoridae. It has soft brown fur, a broad flat hairless tail, and webbed hind feet, and constructs complex dams and houses (lodges) in rivers

2. (Textiles) the fur of this animal

3. (Animals) mountain beaver a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae

4. (Clothing & Fashion) a tall hat of beaver fur or a fabric resembling it, worn, esp by men, during the 19th century

5. (Textiles) a woollen napped cloth resembling beaver fur, formerly much used for overcoats, etc

6. (Colours) a greyish- or yellowish-brown colour

7. obsolete a full beard

8. a bearded man

9. (modifier) having the colour of beaver or made of beaver fur or some similar material: a beaver lamb coat; a beaver stole.

vb

(usually foll by: away) to work industriously or steadily

n

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a movable piece on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower part of the face

n

a member of a Beaver Colony, the youngest group of boys (aged 6–8 years) in the Scout Association

6.

a. a thickly napped cotton cloth used chiefly for work clothes.

b. (formerly) a thickly napped woolen cloth made to resemble beaver fur.

A large aquatic rodent having thick brown fur, webbed hind feet, and a broad flat tail. Beavers feed on bark and twigs. They have sharp front teeth adapted for gnawing and cutting down trees, which they use in constructing dams and lodges with underwater exits.