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Old French

bec

beak, projecting tip

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Close side view of common sparrow head, hard tan projecting beak clearly outlined and distinct from feathers, eye and upper neck enough context, white backdrop.
noun

beak

BEEK/biːk/

A bird's hard projecting mouthpart.

Etymology
beakOld Frenchbeak, projecting tip

Old French bec meant a bird’s bill and also the projecting tip of things such as a lance or ship. The English sense preserves its literal bird meaning.

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