Beár'ing1, a.
a. Solid; substantial. [Obs.] “A good bearing dinner.” Beau. & Fl.
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Bearing
Beár'ing2, n.
n. 1. The manner in which a person bears or conducts himself; gesture; mien; behavior.
I know him by his bearing. Slack.
Sense 2. The situation of an object, with respect to another object, by which it is supposed to have a connection with it, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation.
But of this frame, the bearings and the ties. Pope.
Sense 3. The act of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing. “In travail of his bearing.”
R. of Gloucester.
Sense 4. (Arch.) The span of a beam, rafter, or other piece of timber, or the unsupported distance between its points of support. Gwilt.
Sense 5. (Her.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms. “A carriage covered with armorial bearings.” Thackeray.
Sense 6. (Mach.) (a.) The part in contact with which a journal moves, as the journal-boxes, trusses, &c. (b.) That part of a shaft or axle which is in contact with the supports.
Sense 7. (Naut.) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship’s position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, &c.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W.
Synonyms—Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; direction; relation; tendency; influence.