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beehive

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Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe Praesepe (prēsē`pē) [Lat.,=manger], open star cluster in the constellation Cancer; cataloged as M44 or NGC 2632.
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beehive
heraldic and verbal symbol. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 193]
See : Industriousness


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I shall take her up to tea at the Beehive Tavern, if I may.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
One could divine by the ray of a tiny light the sort of hut in the form of a beehive where the ferryman of cows took refuge at night.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Concluding to set myself in the warm summer air next-- seeing that what is good for old claret is equally good for old age-- I took up my beehive chair to go out into the back court, when I was stopped by hearing a sound like the soft beating of a drum, on the terrace in front of my lady's residence.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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