n. [ From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See Birth. ]
Berth deck,
To give (the land or any object)
a wide berth
v. t.
n. [ F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman's name. ] A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies. [ 1913 Webster ]
Big Bertha n.
n. A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Berthier, a French naturalist. ] (Min.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. Smyth. [ 1913 Webster ]