BEAK

noun Etymology: Middle English bec, from Anglo-French, from Latin beccus, of Gaulish origin Date: 13th century 1. the bill of a bird, b. the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (as the true bugs), any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle), the human nose, a pointed structure or formation:, a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship, the spout of a vessel, a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris, a process suggesting the ~ of a bird, 3. chiefly British magistrate , headmaster , ~ed adjective ~y adjective