2. Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.

Beard"less*ness, n. The state or quality of being destitute of beard.

Bear"er (bâr"r), n. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. "Bearers of burdens." 2 Chron. ii. 18. "The bearer of unhappy news." Dryden.

2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. Milton.

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