bes
noun
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bes
1 American
[beys]
/ beɪs /
noun
Bes
2
American
[bes]
/ bɛs /
noun
Egyptian Religion.
B.E.S.
3
American
abbreviation
Bes
British
/ bɛs /
noun
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The possible has long been the domain of science fiction, a genre that thrives on could bes and not yets.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2016
“I does de bes I kin,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
W'en d' King's son he come Wes', All d' womans dress hup, wash d' baby face; An' d' mans put hon he's bes'.
From Derby Day in the Yukon and Other Poems of the "Northland" by Yukon Bill
The bes by which we weigh the silver is divided in two different ways.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Lastly, the Venetians divide the bes into eight unciae.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
View a 3D model of the Bes mug produced by the USF Institute for Digital Exploration.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024
She escorted Matt Stanley, her client, and his Parisian date, Salomé Bes, 30, past the long lines at the museum’s entrance and toward the Code of Hammurabi.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Depictions of Bes have also been found in ancient Persian cities such as Shushan and Persepolis.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019
Junior Kata Bes, a third-year Spanish student, said they learned so much more from being there.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2015
Bes, a less important deity, seems to have been fashioned largely by popular fancy.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
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