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n. a small wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus), common in north Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the cunner.
Syn. -- cunner. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg armūdi a lord's pear. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. (b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A variety of pear. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. [ 1913 Webster ]

The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family (Monarda fistulosa). [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas. ] (Zool.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bergerete, F. berger a shepherd. ] A pastoral song. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. beorg. ] A hill. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barmaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. berg mountain + mehl meal. ] (Min.) An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barmote. [ 1913 Webster ]