bes

[beys]

noun

beth.

Bes

[bes]

noun Egyptian Religion.

the patron deity of music, dancing, and children, represented as a hairy dwarf having a tail and wearing a lion's skin.

B.E.S.

Bachelor of Engineering Science.

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Examples from the Web for bes

"He's bes' joke yet," Strong remarked through Rex's fingers.
A Good Samaritan|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
She bes a wonder at the singin', an' no mistake—the best I ever hear in all me v'yages into foreign ports.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
"She bes sleepin' like any poor babe in his reverence's own bed," replied the skipper.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
But I see right here ef I is comp'ny done come to spen' de day, I'd bes' put on a ap'on and git ter wuck.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed

I think maybe you bes' call it a public ex'bition of rare and valuable coins.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

British Dictionary definitions for bes

Bes

noun

an ancient Egyptian god represented as a grotesque hairy dwarf: the patron of music and pleasure

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bes

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