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As a verb bever

is to tremble; shake; quiver; shiver or bever can be (obsolete) to take a light repast between meals.

As a noun bever

is a movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet or bever can be a drink.

As an adverb ever is

always.

As an adjective ever is

(epidemiology) occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.

bever

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
  • * 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur , page 25:
    • Wherefore King Ban and King Bors made them ready, and dressed their shields and harness, and they were so courageous that many knights shook and bevered for eagerness.
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * beaver

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 8:
    • Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever', the '''bever''' when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same pivots as the visor, or lets down by means of two or more pivots on each side near the jaws, in which case the ' bever consists of several laminæ or plates, one shutting over the other.

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) bever, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drink.
  • A snack or light refreshment between meals.
  • *, II.2:
  • *:It seemeth that wee daily shorten the use of this, and that in our houses (as I have seene in mine infancie) breakfasts, nunchions, and beavers should be more frequent and often used than now adayes they are.
  • *1604 , Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus :
  • *:Thirty meals a day and ten bevers .
  • *1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers :
  • *:Very softly I boiled water, made a sandwich from the remains of the luncheon roast chicken, scalded the Twining creature. Then I softly carried my bever to the study on a tray.
    • Synonyms
    * (drink) drink * (snack) snack
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To take a light repast between meals.

    • Anagrams

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    ever

    English

    (wikipedia ever)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Always.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever -renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
  • At any time.
  • :
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=3 , passage=Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.}}
  • In any way.
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  • (lb)
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    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from ever) * e’er * everchanging * everlasting * everloving * evermind * ever-present * ever since * ever smoker * ever so * every * forever, for ever, for ever more * for ever and ever, forever and ever * happily ever after * however * never * never ever * whatever * whatsoever * whenever * whichever * whoever

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
  • * 1965 , Reuben Hill, The family and population control: a Puerto Rican experiment in social change
    • This family empathy measure is highly related to ever use of birth control but not to any measure of continuous use.

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