To send out as rays of light.
To furnish with beams.
To burnish.
To shine; be radiant.
A long horizontal piece of wood, stone, or metal in the frame of a building.
The bar of a balance.
A ray of light, or a group of rays.
" There he is," said John, pointing to the tall figure, rigid, under the close- drawn white folds; " we found him here only an hour ago, hung from the beam." – Between Whiles by Helen Hunt Jackson