in a watch or clock, are the strokes made by the fangs or pallets of the spindle of the balance, or of the pads in a royal pendulum. See CLOCK and WATCH.

BEAUCRAIRE, a town of France, in the department of Gard, on the Rhone, opposite Tarascon, with which it has a communication by a bridge of boats. One of the most celebrated fairs in Europe is annually held here. E. Long. 5. 49. N. Lat. 43. 39.