beavers
noun
Meaning
- A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.
- A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.
- The pubic hair and/or vulva of a woman.
- The fur of the beaver.
- Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
- A brown colour, like that of a beaver (also called beaver brown).
- A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
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