From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.
biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.
brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.]
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but
commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale},
{porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its
strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}.
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2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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{Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To
suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beer
n 1: a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a
cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
beer /ber/
1. abutment
2. bear
3. boar
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