the Manège. A horse is said to beat the dust when at each stroke or motion he does not take in ground or way enough with his fore-legs.

Beat of Drum, in the military art, is a succession of strokes, varied in different ways, for particular purposes; as, an alarm of sudden danger; a notice to repair immediately to arms or quarters; or an order to obey a movement either in advance or retreat. To beat the tattoo, is to give notice for retiring to quarters by a very rapid succession of strokes on the drum.

Bea, St., a town of France, in the department of Upper Garonne, at the confluence of the Garonne and the Pique. It stands in a narrow ravine, which renders it gloomy. The houses are chiefly built of marble. Pop. 1400.

Beaters. See Gold-Beaters.