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beaver

/ˈbiːvə/

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 man who wears a beard.