Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Beak
beak, n. [Fr. < late L. < Celtic bacc, hook.] (webplay: bird, toe).
- Point; spike; chisel; tool ending in a point; [fig.] flash; thunderbolt; electric charge.
- Bill; nib; horny substance around a bird's jaw; [fig.] mouth; singing voice.
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