Bever vs Bevor - What's the difference?
bever | bevor |
To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
* 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur , page 25:
A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 8:
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.
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
* 2001 , Paul B. Newman, Daily life in the Middle Ages ,
* 2008 , Christopher Gravett, Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 ,
* 2011 , Kerrie Logan Hollihan, Elizabeth I, the People's Queen: Her Life and Times, 21 Activities ,
As nouns the difference between bever and bevor
is that bever is a movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet while bevor is a portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.As a verb bever
is to tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.bever
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- 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
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* beaverNoun
(en noun)- 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)Synonyms
* (drink) drink * (snack) snackAnagrams
* ----bevor
English
(wikipedia bevor)Noun
(en noun)page 210,
- Since gorgets completely encircled the neck, they were usually more articulated than the bevors' to allow for some movement of the neck and head. '''Bevors''' typically were open in back but extended up above the wearer?s jaw on the sides and front. Use of a ' bevor or a gorget depended upon the type of helmet the knight wore.
page 233,
- For heavy field use a reinforcing breastplate was sometimes added, together with a wrapper over the upper bevor .
page 61,
- Many helmets had an upper part joined with hinges to a bevor , which protected the knight?s lower face and jaw.