Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), n. [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije,
   Icel. b?, Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.
   beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and
      family {Apid[ae]} (the honeybees), or family
      {Andrenid[ae]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.

   Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
         ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has
         its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
         numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the
         {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of
         honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;
         the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.
         The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical
         honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.

   2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
      labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
      quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]

            The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                  --S. G.
                                                  Goodrich.

   3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See
      1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the
      sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
      through; -- called also {bee blocks}.

   {Bee beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})
      parasitic in beehives.

   {Bee bird} (Zo["o]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
      European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.

   {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus
      {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some
      resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.

   {Bee fly} (Zo["o]l.), a two winged fly of the family
      {Bombyliid[ae]}. Some species, in the larval state, are
      parasitic upon bees.

   {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
      apiary. --Mortimer.

   {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
      the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
      also {propolis}.

   {Bee hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the honey buzzard.

   {Bee killer} (Zo["o]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family
      {Asilid[ae]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon
      the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.

   {Bee louse} (Zo["o]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
      ({Braula c[ae]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.

   {Bee martin} (Zo["o]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus
      Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.

   {Bee moth} (Zo["o]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose
      larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
      beehives.

   {Bee wolf} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See
      Illust. of {Bee beetle}.

   {To have a bee in the head} or {in the bonnet}.
      (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]
      (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.
      (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. ``She's
          whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.''
          --Sir W. Scott.

Hawk \Hawk\, n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc,
   heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel.
   haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of E.
   heave.] (Zo["o]l.)
   One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
   family {Falconid[ae]}. They differ from the true falcons in
   lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in
   having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size
   and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were
   formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the
   word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as
   the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

   Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed
         hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({B.
         lineatus}); the broad-winged ({B. Pennsylvanicus}); the
         rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the sharp-shinned
         {Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk}, {Goshawk}, {Marsh
         hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk}, under {Night}.

   {Bee hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the honey buzzard.

   {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}.

   {Hawk eagle} (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus
      {Spiz[ae]tus}, or {Limn[ae]tus}, intermediate between the
      hawks and eagles. There are several species.

   {Hawk fly} (Zo["o]l.), a voracious fly of the family
      {Asilid[ae]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}.

   {Hawk moth}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary.
      

   {Hawk owl}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It
       flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.
   (b) An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}).

   {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the
      striking mechanism of a clock.