BATTAILOUS

form a battalion, and one or more bat- | talions a regiment: a body of men drawn up in battle-array. [Fr.; from root of BATTLE.]

BATTAILOUS, bat'il-us, adj. arrayed for battle, or appearing to be so. [See BATTLE.]

BATTEN, bat'n, v.i. to grow fat: to live in luxury.-v.t. to fatten: to fertilize or enrich. [Ice. batna, to grow better. See BETTER.] [as BATON.]

BATTEN, bat'n, n. a piece of board. [Same BATTER, bat'er, v.t., to beat with successive blows: to wear with beating or by use: to attack with artillery.— -n. ingredients beaten along with some liquid into a paste.-BATTER-CAKE, a cake of Indian meal, made with buttermilk or cream: (arch.) a backward slope in the face of a wall. [Fr. battre, It. battere-L. battuere; conn. with BEAT.] BATTER, bat'er, n. one who uses the bat at base-ball or cricket. BATTERING-RAM, bat'er-ing-ram, n. an ancient engine for battering down walls, consisting of a large beam with an iron head like that of a ram, suspended in a frame.

BATTERY, bat'er-i, n. a number of cannon with their equipment: the place on which cannon are mounted: the men and horses attending a battery: an instrument used in electric and galvanic experiments: (law) an assault by beating or wounding.

BATTING, bat'ing, n. the management of a bat in playing games. BATTLE, bat'l, n. a contest between opposing armies: a fight or encounter.-v.. to join or contend in fight. [Fr. batc illebattre, to beat. See BATTER.] BATTLE, bat'l, n. the body of an army. BATTLE-AXE, bat'l-aks, n. a kind of axe formerly used in battle.

BATTLEĎOOR, BATTLEDORE, bat'l-dōr, n. a light bat for striking a ball or shuttle-cock. [Sp. batidor, a beater, a washing-beetle.] BATTLEMENT, bat'l-ment, n. a wall or parapet on the top of a building with openings or embrasures, orig. used only on fortifications.-adj. BATT'LEMENTED. [Prob. from O. Fr. bastillement-bastir, to build.]

BATTUE, bat-tōō', n. a sporting term: in a battue, the woods are beaten and the game driven into one place for the convenience of the shooters. [Fr.-battre, to beat.]

BAUBLE, baw'bl, n. a trifling piece of finery: a child's plaything. [Fr. babiole -It. babbole, toys-babbeo, a simpleton.] BAUDRIC, bawd'rik. Same as BALDRICK. BAWBLE, baw'bl. Same as BAUBLE. BAWD, bawd, n. a procurer or procuress of women for lewd purposes.-n.BAWD'RY. [O. Fr. baud, bold, wanton, from root of BOLD.]

BAWDY, bawd'i, adj. obscene: unchaste. -n. BAWD'INESS.

BAWL, bawl, v.i. to shout or cry out loudly.-n. a loud cry or shout. [Ïce. baula, to bellow.]

BAY, bã, adj. reddish-brown inclining to| chestnut. [Fr. bai, It. bajo—L. badius, chestnut-colored.]

BAY, ba, n. the laurel-tree-pl. an honor

ary garland or crown of victory, orig. of laurel literary excellence. [Fr. baie, a berry-L. bacca.]

BAY, bã, n. an inlet of the sea, an inward bend of the shore; also, in the U. S., applied to a tract of low swampy land covered with bay-trees. [Fr. baie-Low L. baia, a harbor; ety. dub. Acc. to Littré from Baia, name of a town on the Campanian coast.]

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BAY, bã, v.i., to bark, as a dog at his game.-v.t. to bark at: to follow with barking.-AT BAY, said of hounds, when the stag turns and checks them, makes them stand and bark. [O. Fr. abbayer -L. ad, and baubari, to yelp.] BAY-ICE, ba'-is, n. ice recently formed on the ocean.

BAY-LEAF, ba'-lef, n. the leaf of the sweetbay or laurel-tree (Laurus nobilis). These leaves are aromatic, are reputed stimulant and narcotic, and are used in medicine, cookery, and confectionery. BAY-MAHOGANY, ba'-ma-hog-an-i, Same as BAY-WOOD.

n.

BAYONET, ba'n-et, n. a dagger for fixing on the end of a musket.-v.t. to stab with a bayonet. [Fr. baïonite-Bayonne, in France, where it was first made.]

BAYOU, bï'ōō, n. the outlet of a lake, a channel for water. (Amer.) BAYS, bāz, n. a garland. [See BAY, a laurel.]

BAY-SALT, ba'-sawlt, n. sait obtained from sea-water by evaporation, esp. from salt-marshes along the coast of France, ctc. [See BAY, an inlet.] BAY-WINDOW, ba'-win-dō, n. a window projecting so as to form a bay or recess within.

BAY-WOOD, bā'-wood, n. that variety of mahogany exported from Honduras. It is softer and less finely marked than the variety known as Spanish mahogany, but is the largest and most abundant kind. [See MAHOGANY.]

BAZAAR, BAZAR, ba-zär', n. an Eastern market-place or exchange: a large hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods. [Arab, bazar, a market.] BDELLÍUM, del'i-um, n. a kind of gum. [Gr. bdellion, from Heb. bedōlach.] BE, be, v.i. to live: to exist: to have a certain state or quality:-pr.p. bē'ing pa.p. been (bin). [A.S. beon; Ger. bin; Gael. bi, to exist; W. byw, to live; Gr. phuō, L. fui, fio, Sans. bhu, to be, originally meaning, to grow.]

BEACH, bech, n. the shore of the sea or of a lake, especially when sandy or pebbly: the strand. [Ice. bakki, a variety of bank.]

BEACHED, becht, adj. having a beach: driven on a beach.

BEACHY, bech'i, adj. having a beach or beaches.

BEACON, bē’kn, n. a fire on an eminence used as a sign of danger: anything that warns of danger.-v.t. to act as a beacon to: to light up. [A.S. beacen, a beacon, a sign; conn. with BECKON.] BEAD, bēd, n. a little ball pierced for stringing, used in counting the prayers recited, also used as an ornament: any small ball.-TO DRAW A BEAD, to fire, from the practice of the Western huntsman, in taking aim, of gradually raising the front sight, which resembles a bead, to a level with the hind sight, and firing the moment the two are in a line.

(Amer.) [A.S. bed, gebed, a prayer, from biddan, to pray. See BID.] BEADING, bèl′ing, n. 1, in arch. a molding in imitation of a bead: 2, a preparation added to weak spirituous liquors to cause them to carry a bead, and to hang in pearly drops about the sides of the bottle or glass when poured out or shaken, it being a popular notion that spirit is strong in proportion as it shows such globules. A very small quantity of oil of vitriol or oil of almonds mixed with rectified spirit is often used for this purpose.

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BEADLE, bēd'l, n. a messenger or crier of a court: a petty officer of a church, col

BEAR-WARD

lege, parish, etc. [A.S. bydel-beôdan, to proclaim, to bid.

BEAD-ROLL, bēd'-rol, n. among R. Catholics, a roll or list of the dead to be prayed for. [See BEAD.] BEADSMAN, bēdz'man, n. one employed to pray for others.-fem. BEADS WOMAN. BEAGLE, be'gl, n. a small hound chiefly used in hunting hares. [Ety, unknown.] BEAK, bēk, n. the bill of a bird: anything pointed or projecting: in the ancient galley, a pointed iron fastened to the prow for piercing the enemy's vessel.adj. BEAKED. [Fr. bec-Celt. beic, akin to PEAK, PIKE.]

BEAKER, bōk'er, n. a large drinking-bowl or cup. [Ice. bikarr (Scot. bricker)-Low L. bicarium, acc. to Diez from Gr. bikos; of Eastern origin.]

SEAK-HEAD, bek'hed, n. an ornament resembling the head and beak of a bird, used as an enrichment of moldings in Norman architecture.

BEAM, bēm, n. a large and straight piece of timber or iron forming one of the main supports of a building, ship, etc.: the part of a balance from which the scales hang: the pole of a carriage: a cylinder of wood in a loom : a ray of light.-v.. to send forth light: to shine. [A.S. beam, a tree, stock of a tree, a ray of light; Ger. baum, a tree; Gr. phyma, a growth-phy-, to grow.] BEAMILY, bem'i-li, adv. in a beamy or beamin manner: radiantly. "A bright halo, shining beamily."-Keats.

BE MLESS, bēm'les, adj. without beams : emitting no rays of light.

BEAMY, bem'i, adj. shining.
BEAN, bēn, n. the name of several kinds
of pulse and their seeds. [A.S. bean;
Ger. bohne, W. ffaen, L. faba.]
BEAR, bar, v.t. to carry or support: to en-

ure to behave or conduct one's self: to bring forth or produce.-TO BEAR A HAND, to assist: to be active and not delay. (Amer.)-v.i. to suffer to be patient: to press (with on or upon): to be situated :-pr.p. bear'ing; pa.t. bōre; pa.p. borne (but the pa.p. when used to mean "brought forth is born). [A.S. beran; Goth. bairan, L. fero, Gr. phero, Sans. bhri.]

BEAR, bār, n. a rough wild quadruped, with long shaggy hair and hooked claws any brutal or ill-behaved person: (astron.) the name of two constellations, the Great and the Little Bear. [A.S. bera; Ger. bär; L. fera, a wild beast, akin to Gr. ther, Eol. pher.] BEARABLE, bar'a-bl, adj. that may be borne or endured.-adv. BEAR'ABLY. BEARD, berd, n. the hair that grows on the chin and adjacent parts: prickles on the ears of corn: the barb of an arrow: the gills of oysters, etc.-v.t. to take by the beard: to oppose to the face. [A.S.; W. barf, Ger. bart, Russ. boroda, L. barba.]

BEARDED, bērd'ed, adj. having a beard: prickly: barbed.-adj. BEARD LESS. BEARER, bar'er, n. one who or that which bears, esp. one who assists in carrying a body to the grave: a carrier or mes senger.

BEAR-GARDEN, bär‍-gär-dn ̧ n. an inclos ure where bears are kept: a rude turbu lent assembly.

BEARING, bār'ing, n. behavior: situation of one object with regard to another: relation.

BEARISH, bār'ish, adj. like a bear. BEAR'S-SKIN, bārz'-skin, n. the skin of a bear a shaggy woollen cloth for overcoats.

BEAR-WARD, bar'-wawrd, n. a warden or keeper of bears.

BEAST

BEAST, best, n. an irrational animal as opposed to man: a four-footed_animal : a brutal person. [O. Fr. beste, Fr. bête-L.

bestia.

BEASTINGS, best'ingz. Same as BIESTINGS. BEASTLY, best'li, adj. like a beast in actions or behavior: coarse: obscene.-n. BEAST'LINESS.

BEAT, bēt, v.t., to strike repeatedly: to break or bruise: to strike, as bushes, in order to rouse game: to thrash: to overcome.v.i. to give strokes repeatedly: to throb to dash, as a flood or storm:pr.p. beat'ing; pa.t. beat; pa.p. beat'en.

n. a stroke: a stroke recurring at intervals, or its sound, as of a watch or the pulse: a round or course: a place of resort. adj. weary fatigued. [A.S. beatan, from root bat, imitative of the sound of a sharp blow; hence BAT, BUTT.]

BEATEN, bet'n, adj. made smooth or hard by beating or treading: worn by use. BEATER, bēt'er, n. one that beats or strikes a crushing instrument. BEATIFIC, -AL, be-a-tif'ik, -al, adj. making supremely happy. BEATIFICATION, be-at-i-fik-a'shun, n. act of beatifying: (R. C. Church) a declaration by the pope that a person is blessed

in heaven.

BEATIFY, bē-at'i-fi, v.t., to make blessed or happy to bless with eternal happiness in heaven. [L. beatus, blessed, and facio, to make.]

BEATING, bēt'ing, n. the act of striking: chastisement by blows: regular pulsation or throbbing.

BEATITUDE, be-at'i-tūd, n. heavenly happiness, or happiness of the highest kind: -pl. sayings of Christ in Matt. v., declaring the possessors of certain virtues to be blessed. [L. beatitudo — beatus, blessed.]

BEAU, bổ, n., a fine, gay man, fond of dress: a lover :-pl. BEAUX, bōz.-fem. BELLE. [Fr. beau, bel-L. bellus, fine, gay, a contr. of benulus, dim. of benus, bonus, good.]

BEAU-ÍĎEAL, hō-id-ē'al, n., ideal excellence, or an imaginary standard of perfection.

BEAUJOLAIS, bō-zhō-lā, n. a variety of light red Burgundy wine. BEAU-MONDE, bō-mongd', n. the gay or fashionable world. Fr. beau, gay, and monde, world.] BEAUTEOUS, bū'te-us, adj. full of beauty: fair handsome.-adv. BEAUTEOUSLY.n. BEAUTEOUSNESS.

BEAUTIFIER, bū'ti-fi-er. n. one who or that which beautifies or makes beautiful. BEAUTIFUL, bu'ti-fool, adj. fair: beauteous applied by uneducated people both in England and the United States to anything pleasing or good, indiscriminately.-adv. BEAUTIFULLY. BEAUTIFY, bū'ti-fi, v.t. to make beautiful: to grace: to adorn.-v.i. to become beautiful, or more beautiful. [BEAUTY, and L. facio, to make.]

BEAUTY, būti, n. a pleasing assemblage of qualities in a person or object: a particular grace or excellence: a beautiful person. [Fr. beauté, from beau.] BEAUTY-SLEEP, bū'ti-slēp, n. the sleep taken before midnight, and popularly regarded as the most refreshing portion of the night's repose. "A medical man, who may be called up at any moment, must make sure of his beauty-sleep."Kingsley.

BEAUTY-SPOT, bū'ti-spot, n. a spot or patch put on the face to heighten beauty. BEAVER, bev'er, n. an amphibious quadruped valuable for its fur: the fur of the beaver a hat made of the beaver's fur:

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a hat. [A.S. befer; Dan. baever, Ger. biber, Gael. beabhar, L. fiber.] BEAVER, bēv'er, n. that part of a helmet which covers the face. [So called from a fancied likeness to a child's bib, Fr. bavière, from bave, slaver.] BEBLOTCH, be-bloch', v.t. to cover with blots or blotches, as of ink. Southey. BEBOOTED, be-böt'ed, p. and adj. an emphatic form of BOOTED. "Couriers. bestrapped and bebooted."-Carlyle. BECALM, be-käm', v.t. to make calm, still, or quiet.

BECAME, be-kām', pa.t. of BECOME. BECAUSE, be-kawz, conj. for the reason that on account of: for. [A.S. be, by, and CAUSE.]

BECK, bek, n. a brook. [Ice. bekkr; Ger. bach.]

BECK, bek, n. a sign with the finger or head: a nod.-v.i. to make such a sign. [A contr. of BECKON.]

BECKON, bek'n, v.t. to nod or make a sign to. [A.S. beacnian-beacen, a sign. See BEACON.]

BECLOUD, be-klowd', v.t. to obscure by

clouds.

BECOME, be-kum', v.i. to pass from one state to another: to come to be: (fol. by of) to be the fate or end of.-v.t. to suit or beat-pa.t. became'; pa.p. become'. [A.S. becuman-pfx. be, and COME.] BECOMING, be-kum'ing, adj. suitable to: graceful.-adv. BECOM'INGLY. BECORONET, bē-ko'rō-net, v.t. to adorn, as with a coronet: to coronet. Carlyle. BECURSE, bē-kers', v.t. to shower curses

on.

C. Reade.

BED, bed, n. a couch or place to sleep on: a plot in a garden: a place in which anything rests: the channel of a river: (geol.) a layer or stratum.-v.t. to place in bed: to sow or plant: to lay in layers:-pr.p. bedd'ing; pa.p. bedd'ed.-ns. BED'CHAMB'ER, BEDD'ING. [A.S. bed; Ice. bedr, Ger. bett.1

BEDAUB, be-dawb', v.t. to daub over or smear with any thick and dirty matter. BEDCHAIR, bed'chār, n. a chair with a movable back to support a sick person as in bed.

BEDECK, be-dek', v.t. to deck or ornament.

BEDEVIL, be-dev'il, v.t. to throw into disorder and confusion, as if by the devil.

BEDEW, be-du', v.t. to moisten gently, as with dew.

BEDFELLOW, bed'fel'ō, n. a sharer of the same bed.

BEDIADEM, be-dí'a-dem, v.t. to crown or adorn with a diadem. Carlyle. BEDIGHT, be-dīt', adj. adorned. [Pfx. be, and DIGHT.]

BEDIM, be-dim', v.t. to make dim or dark. BEDIZEN, be-diz'n, v.t. to dress gaudily. BEDIZENMENT, be-diz'n-ment, n. the act of bedizening: the state of being bedizened: that which bedizens. The bedizenment of the great spirit's sanctuary with skulls."-Kingsley. "Strong Dames of the Market with oakbranches, tricolor bedizenment." — Carlyle. BEDLAM, bedlam, n. an asylum for lunatics: a madhouse: a place of uproar.adj. fit for a madhouse. [Corrupted from Bethlehem, the name of a monastery in London, afterwards converted into a madhouse.]

BEDLAMITÉ, bed'lam-it, n. a madman. BEDOUIN, bed'oo-in, n. the name given to those Arabs who live in tents and lead a nomadic life. [Fr.-Ar. badawiy, dwellers in the desert.] BEDRENCH, be-drensh', v.t. to drench or wet thoroughly.

BEFALL

BEDRID, -DEN, bedʼrid, -dn, adj. confined to bed by age or sickness. BEDROOM, bedroom, n. a room in which there is a bed: a sleeping apartment. BEDSTEAD, bed'sted, n. a frame for supporting a bed.

BEDTICK, bed'tik, n. the tick or cover in which feathers, etc., are put for bedding. BEE, bē, n. a four-winged insect that makes honey. -n. BEE-LINE, the most direct road from one point to another, like the honey-laden bee's way home to the hive. [A.S. beo; Ger. biene.] BEE, bē, n. an assemblage of people, generally neighbors, to unite their labors for the benefit of one individual or family. At such meetings dancing and much merriment are usually introduced at the breaking up. (Amer.) BEECH, bech, n. a common forest tree with smooth, silvery-looking bark, and producing nuts, once eaten by man, now only by pigs. adj. BEECH'EN. [A.S. bece, boc; Ger. buche, Lat. fagus, Gr. phēgos -from root of phago, to eat.] BEE-EATER, be'-et'er, n. a bird allied to the king-fisher, which feeds on bees. BEEF, bef, n. the flesh of an ox or cow:pl. BEEVES, used in orig. sense, oxen.adj. consisting of beef. [Fr. boeuf, It. bove-L. bos, bovis; cf. Gr. bous, Gael. bo, Sans. go, A.S. cu.]

BEEF-EATER, bef'-et'er, n. a popular name for a yeoman of the sovereign's guard. also of the warders of the Tower c

London. [The obvious ety. is the right one, there being no such form as buffetier, as often stated. Cf. A.S. hlaf-aeta, lit. "loaf-eater," a menial servant.] BEEFSTEAK, bēf'stāk, n. a steak or slice of beef for broiling.

BEEF-WITTED, bef'-wit'ed, adj. dull or heavy in wits: stupid.

BEEHIVE, bē'hiv, n. a case for bees to

live in.

BEE-LINE, be'-līn, n. a direct or straight line-as the bee flies home to the hive. (Amer.)

BEEN, bin, pa.p. of BE. BEE-NETTLE, be'-net-1, n. a species of hemp-nettle; Galeopsis versicolor. BEER, bēr, n. a liquor made by fermentation from malted barley and hops. [A.S. beor; Fr. bière, Ger. bier; prob. from root of FERMENT.]

BEERY, ber'i, adj. of or affected by beer. BEESTINGS, best'ingz. See BIESTINGS. BEESWAX, bēz'waks, n. the wax collected by bees, and used by them in constructing their cells.

BEET, bēt, n. a plant with a carrot-shaped root, eaten as food, from which sugar is extracted. [A.S. bete, Ger. beete, Fr. bette -L. beta.]

BEET, bēt, v.t. to mend, as a fire, by adding fuel to bete: hence, to rouse: to encourage. [Old English and Scotch. See BETE.]

BEFETTER

fell'; pa.p. befall'en. [A.S. befeallan. See FALL.]

BEFETTER, bē-fet'er, v.t. to confine with fetters: hence, to deprive of freedom. "Tongue-tied, befettered, heavy-laden nations."-Carlyle.

BEFIT, be-fit', v.t. to fit, or be suitable to: -pr.p. befitt'ing; pa.p. befitt'ed. [Pfx. be, and FIT.]

BEFOOL, be-fōōl', v.t. to make a fool of, or deceive.

BEFORE, be-fōr', prep. at the fore part, or in front of: in presence or sight of: previous to in preference to: superior to. -adv. in front: sooner than : hitherto. [A.S. be-foran. See FORE.] BEFOREHAND, be-fōr'hand, adv. before the time by way of preparation. BEFOUL, bē-foul', v.t. to dirty: to soil: to tarnish. Lawyers can live without befouling each other's names."-Trollope. BEFRIEND, be-frend', v.t. to act as a friend to to favor.

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BEFRILL, bē-fril', v.t. to furnish or deck with a frill or frills. 66 The vicar's whitehaired mother, befrilled . . . with dainty cleanliness."-George Eliot. BEFRIZZ, be-friz', v.t. to curl the hair of: to frizz. "Befrizzed and bepowdered courtiers."-Contemp. Rev.

BEFUDDLE, be-fud'l, v.t. to stupefy or muddle with liquor: to make stupidly drunk.

BEG, beg, v.i. to ask alms or charity: to live by asking alms.-v.t. to ask earnestly to beseech: to take for granted :pr.p. begging; pa.p. begged'. [A.S. bed-ec-ian, contr. bed'cian, beggen, a frequentative, to ask often, from biddan, to ask. See BEAD, BID.]

BEGET, be-get', v.t. to be the father of: to produce or cause: to generate: to produce as an effect, to cause :-pr.p. begett'ing; pa.t. begat', begot'; pa.p. begot', begott'en. [A.S. begitan, to acquire. See GET.]

BEGETTER, be-get'er, n. one who begets: a father.

BEGGAR, begʻar, n. one who begs: one who lives by begging.-v.t. to reduce to beggary: to exhaust.

BEGGARLY, beg'ar-li, adj. poor: mean: contemptible.-adv. meanly.-n. BEGG

ARLINESS.

BEGGARY, begʻar-i, n. extreme poverty. BEGIFT, be-gift', v.t. to confer gifts on: to load with presents. Carlyle. BEGIN, be-gin', v.i. to take rise: to enter on something new: to commence.-v.t. to enter on to commence :-pr.p. be. ginn'ing; pa.t. began'; pa.p. begun'. [A.S. beginnan (also onginnan), from be, and ginnan, to begin.]

BEGINNER, be-gin'er, n. one who begins: one who is beginning to learn or practice anything.

BEGINNING, be-gin'ing, n. origin or com mencement: rudiments. BEGIRD, be-gerd', v.t. to gird or bind with a girdle: to surround or encompass :pa.t. begirt', begird'ed; pa.p. begirt'. [See GIRD.]

BEGIRDLE, be-ger'dl, v.t. to surround or encircle, as with a girdle. "Like a ring of iron they begirdle her from shore to shore."-Carlyle. BEGIRT, be-gert', v.t. Same as BEGIRD: also pa.t. and pa.p. of BEGIRD. BEGLARE, be-glār', v.t. to glare at or on. (A humorous coinage.) "So that a bystander without beholding Mrs. Wilfer at all must have known at whom she was glaring by seeing her refracted from the countenance of the beglared one."Dickens.

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began, to go round, to beset-beset with

woe.

BEGOT, be-got', BEGOTTEN, be-got'n, pa.p. of BEGET. [deeply. BEGRIME, be-grim', v.t. to grime or soil BEGROAN, bē-grōn', v.t. to receive with groans to assail with groans, as a mark of disapprobation. Patriot Brissot, beshouted this day by the patriot galleries, shall find himself begroaned by them, on account of his limited patriotism."Carlyle.

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BEGUILE, be-gil', v.t. to cheat or deceive: to cause to pass unnoticed what may be attended with tedium or pain.-adv. BEGUIL'INGLY. - -ns. BEGUILE'MENT, BEGUIL'ER. [See GUILE.]

BEGUM, be gum, n. a Hindu princess or lady of rank.

BEGUN, be-gun', pa.p. of BEGIN. BEHALF, be-häf, n. favor or benefit: sake, account: part. [A.S. healf, half, part; on healfe, on the side of.] BEHAVE, be-hav', v.t. (with self) to bear or carry, to conduct.-v.i. to conduct one's self: to act. This word, when used intransitively and reflexively, has sometimes, in colloquial language, a good sense, having the force of to behave well, to conduct one's self well, the modifying adverb being implied; as, the boy will get his holidays if he behaves; behave yourselves and you will be duly rewarded. [A.S. behabban, to restrain, from habban, to have, to use.] BEHAVIOR, be-hav'yur, No conduct: manners or deportment. BEHEAD, be-hed', v.t. to cut off the head. BEHEADING, be-hed'ing, n. the act of cutting off the head. [HOLD. BEHELD, be-held', pa.t. and pa.p. of BEBEHEMOTH, be'he-moth, n. an animal described in the book of Job, prob. the hippopotamus. In Milton, the elephant. [Heb. "beasts," hence "great beast."] BEHEST, be-hest', n. command: charge. [A.S. behæs, vow, from be, and hoes, command-hatan; Goth. haitan, to call, to name.]

BEHIND, be-hind', prep. at the back of: after or coming after: inferior to.-adv. at the back, in the rear: backward: past. [A.S. behindan; Ger. hinten. See HIND.] BEHINDHAND, be-hind'hand, adj. or adv. being behind: tardy, or in arrears. BEHITHER, bē-hith'er,prep. on this side of. "Two miles behither Clifden."-Evelyn. BEHOLD, be-hōld', v.t. to look upon: to contemplate.-v.i. to look: to fix the attention-pa.t. and pa.p. beheld'.-imp. or int. see! lo! observe! [A.S. behealden, to hold, observe-pfx. be, and healdan, to hold.]

BEHOLDEN, be-hōld'n, adj. bound in gratitude: obliged. [Old pa.p. of BEHOLD, in its orig. sense.] BEHOLDER, be-hold'er, n. one who beholds an onlooker. BEHOOF, be-hōōf', n. benefit: convenience. [See BEHOOVE.] BEHOOVE, be-hōōv', v.t. to be fit, right, or necessary for now only used impersonally with it. [A.S. behofian, to be fit, to stand in need of; connected with HAVE, Ger. haben, L. habeo, to have, habilis, fit, suitable.]

BEIGE, bāzh, n. a light woollen fabric,

made of wool of the natural color, that is, neither dyed nor bleached. [Fr.] BEING, be'ing, n. existence: any person or thing existing. [From the pr.p. of BE.] BEJUČO, bã-hö’'kō, n. a slender, reed-like, twining plant of Central America. [American Spanish.]

The serpent-like bejuco winds his spiral fold on fold Round the tall and stately ceiba till it withers in his hold. -Whittier.

BELL-PUNCH

BELABOR, be-la'bur, v.t. to beat soundly. BELATED, be-lat'ed, adj. made too late: benighted.

BELAY, be-la', v.t. to fasten a rope by winding it round a pin. [Dut. be-leggen, cog. with LAY, v.]

BELCH, belsh, v.t. to throw out wind from the stomach: to eject violently. -n. eructation. [A.S. bealcan, an imi tation of the sound.]

BELDAM, BELDAME, bel'dam, n. an old woman, esp. an ugly one. [Fr. bel, fair (see BELLE), and DAME, orig. fair dame, used ironically.]

BELEAGUER, be-leg er, v.t. to lay siege to. [Dut. belegeren, to besiege; conn. with BELAY.]

BELFRY, bel'fri, n. the part of a steeple or tower in which bells are nung. [Orig. and properly, a watch-tower, from O. Fr. berfroi, O. Ger. bercfrit-O. Ger. frid, a tower, bergan, to protect.]

BELIE, be-li', v.t. to give the lie to: to speak falsely of: to counterfeit :-pr.p. bely'ing; pa.p. belied'. [A.S. be, and LIE.]

BELIEF, be-lef', n. persuasion of the truth of anything: faith: the opinion or doctrine believed.

BELIEVABLE, be-lēv'a-bl, adj. that may

be believed.

BELIEVE, be-lev', v.t. to regard as true: to trust in.-v.i. to be firmly persuaded of anything: to exercise faith: to think or suppose.-adv. BELIEV'INGLY. [With prefix be- for ge-, from A.S.

root of lyfan, see LEAVE, n. gelyfan.

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BELIEVER, be-lev'er, n. one who believes: a professor of Christianity. BELIKE, be-lik', adv. probably: perhaps. [A.S. pfx. be, and LIKE |

BELL, bel, n. a hollow vessel of metal with a tongue or clapper inside, which rings when moved: anything bellshaped.-BEAR THE BELL, to be first or superior, in allusion to the bell-wether of a flock, or to the leading horse of a team wearing bells on his collar. [A.S. bella, a bell-bellan, to sound loudly.] BELLADONNA, bel-a-don'a, n. the plant Deadly Nightshade, used in small doses as a medicine. [It. bella-donna, fair lady, from its use as a cosmetic.] BELLE, bel, n., a fine or handsome young lady: a beauty. [Fr., fem. of BEAU.] BELLES-LETTRES, bel-let'r, n. the department of literature, such as poetry and romance, of which the chief aim is to please by its beauty. [Fr. belle, fine, lettres, learning-lettre, L. litera, a letter.] BELLETRISTIC, bel-let-ris'tik, adj. pertaining or relating to belles-lettres. BELL-HANGER, bel'-hang'er, n. one who hangs or puts up bells. BELLICOSE, bel'ik-ōs, adj. contentious. [L. bellicosus-bellum, war.] BELLIED, bel'id, adj. swelled out, or prominent, like the belly-used gener ally in composition. BELLIGERENT, bel-i'jer-ent, adj., carrying on war.-n. a nation engaged in war. [L. belligero, to carry on warbellum, war, gero, to carry. See DUEL, JEST.]

BELLMAN, bel'man, n. a town-crier, who rings a bell when giving notice of any thing. BELL-MARE, bel'-mar, n. a mare chosen to lead a drove of mules in the South west. (Amer.)

BELLOW, bel'o, v.i. to low: to make loud resounding noise.-n. a roaring [From root of BELL.]

BELLOWS, bel'ōz or bel'us, n. an instrument to blow with. [A.S. bælig, a bag; Gael. balg; conn. with BELLY, BAG.] BELL-PUNCH, bel'-punsh, n. a smal

BELL-SHAPED

punch fitted to the jaws of a pincersshaped instrument, combined with a little bell which sounds when the punch makes a perforation. Such punches are generally used to cancel tickets, as in tramway cars, etc., as a check on the conductors, the ringing of the bell indicating to the passenger that his ticket| has been properly punched, and that the blank cut has passed into a receptacle in the instrument from which the blanks are taken and counted by an official of the company. Other forms of bellpunches are in use, as a combined telltale and bell, the ringing of which indicates to an official at some distance that the instrument has been duly pressed. BELL-SHAPED, bel'-shāpt, adj. shaped

like a bell.

BELL-WETHER, bel'-weth'er, n. a wether or sheep which leads the flocks with a bell on his neck.

BELLY, bel'i, n. the part of the body between the breast and the thighs.-v.t. to swell out: to fill.-v.i. to swell-pr.p. bell'ying; pa.p. bell'ied. [From root of BAG.]

BELLY-BAND, bel'i-band, n. a band that goes round the belly of a horse to secure the saddle.

BELLYFUL, bel'i-fool, n. as much as fills the belly, a sufficiency.

BELONG, be-long', v.i. to be one's prop

erty to be a part: to pertain: to have residence. [A.S. langian, to long after; cf. Int. belangen.]

BEI ONGING, be-long'ing, n. that which belongs to one-used generally in the plural.

BELOVED, be-luvd', adj. much loved : very dear.

BELOW, be-lo', prep. beneath in place or rank not worthy of.-adv. in a lower place (fig.) on earth or in hell, as opposed to heaven. [Be, and Low.] BELT, belt, n. a girdle or band: (geog.) a strait.-v.t. to surround with a belt: to encircle.-adj. BELT'ED. [A.S. belt; Ice. belti, Gael. balt, L. balteus, a belt.] BELVEDERE, bel've-dēr, n. (in Italy) a pavilion or look-out on the top of a building. [It.-bello, beautiful, vedere, to see -L bellus and videre.]

BEMCET, be-met', v.t. to meet.

Cur very loving sister, well bemet.-Shak. BEVITRE, be-mi'ter, v.t. to adorn with a mitre. Carlyle.

BEMOAN, be-mon', v.t. to moan at: to lament.

BEMOUTH, be-mouth', v.t. to utter with

an affected, big, swelling voice: to mouth. "In Miltonic blank bemouthed." -Southey.

BEMURMUR, bē-mur'mur, v.t. 1, to murmur round. "Bemurmured now by the hoarse-flowing Danube."-Carlyle. 2, to greet with murmurs, as of discontent or the like. "So fare the eloquent of France, bemurmured, beshouted."-Carlyle. BEMUZZLE, bē-muz'l, v.t. to put a muzzle on to muzzle. Carlyle. BENCH, bensh, n. a long seat or form: a mechanic's work-table: a judge's seat: the body or assembly of judges.-v.t. to place on or furnish with benches. [A.S. benc; cog. with Ger. bank, and conn. with E. BANK, a ridge of earth.] BENCHER, bensh'er, n. a senior member

of an inn of court.

BEND, bend, v.t. to curve or bow: make crooked: to turn or incline: to subdue. -v.i. to be crooked or curved: to lean: to bow in submission :-pa.p. bend'ed or bent.-n. a curve or crook. [A.S. bendan, to bend, from BAND, a string; a bow was 66 bent" by tightening the band or string.]

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BENE, ben, n. a prayer: a request: an entreaty. Wordsworth. (Provincial English.) [A.S. bên, a prayer.] BENEATH, be-neth', prep. under, or lower in place: unbecoming.-adv. in a lower place: below. [A.S. pfx. be, and neothan, beneath. See NETHER.] BENEDICK, ben'e-dik, BENEDICT, ben'edikt, n. a newly-married man: also, a bachelor. [From Benedick, a character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, who begins as a confirmed bachelor and ends by marrying Beatrice.] BENEDICTINE, ben-e-dikt'in, n. one of an order of monks named after St. Benedict, called also Black Friars from the color of their dress.

BENEDICTION, ben-e-dik'shun, n. a blessing the solemn act of imploring the blessing of God. [L. benedictio-bene, well, dico, dictum, to say.] BENEDICTORY, ben-e-dikt'or-i, adj. declaring a benediction: expressing wishes for good.

BENEFACTION, ben-e-fak'shun, n. the act of doing good: a good deed done or benefit conferred. [L. benefactio. See BENEFICE.]

BENEFACTOR, ben-e-fak'tor, n. one who confers a benefit.-fem. BENEFACTRESS. BENEFICE, ben'e-fis, n. an ecclesiastical living. [Fr.-L. beneficium, a kindnessbenefacere, to benefit-bene, well, facio, to do. In Low L. beneficium meant a gift of an estate.]

BENEFICED, ben'e-fist, adj. having a benefice.

BENEFICENCE, be-nef'i-sens, n. active goodness: kindness: charity.

BENEFICENT, be-nef'i-sent, adj., doing good: kind: charitable.-adv. BENEF

who holds a benefice or receives a benefit. ―adj. holding in gift. BENEFIT, ben'e-fit, n. a favor: advantage: a performance at a theatre, the proceeds of which go to one of the company.v.t. to do good to.-v.i. to gain advantage-pr.p. ben'efiting; pa.p. ben'efited. Fr. bienfait-L. benefactum.] BENEVOLENCE, be-nev'ol-ens, n., goodwill disposition to do good: an act of kindness: (E. Hist.) a species of tax arbitrarily levied by the sovereign, and represented by him as a gratuity. [L. benevolentia-bene, well, volo, to wish.] BENEVOLENT, be-nev'ol-ent, adj., wellwishing: disposed to do good.-adv. BENEVOLENTLY.

BENGAL-LIGHT, ben-gawl'-līt, n. a species of firework producing a very vivid blue light, much used for signals by ships. BENIGHTED, be-nit'ed, adj. overtaken by night involved in darkness: ignorant. [Be, and NIGHT.]

BENIGN, ben-in', adj. favorable: gracious: kindly. [O. Fr. benigne-L. benignus= benigenus, well-born, of gentle naturebenus, bonus, good, and gen, root of gigno, to produce.]

BENIGNANT, ben-ig'nant, adj. kind: gracious.-adv. BENIG'NANTLY. [L. benignus.]

BENIGNITY, ben-ig'nit-i, n. goodness of disposition: kindness: graciousness. BENIGNLY, ben-in'li, adv. kindly: graciously.

BENISON, ben'i-zn, n., benediction, blessing. [Ó. Fr. beneiçon-L. benedictio. See BENEDICTION.]

BENJAMIN, ben'ja-min, n. a kind of topcoat or overcoat worn by men. BENT, bent, pa.t. and pa.p. of BEND.

BESET

BENT, bent, n. leaning or bias: fixed tendency or set of the mind. [From BEND.} BENT, bent, n. a coarse grass. [A.S. beonet.]

BENTHAMISM, ben'tham-izm, n. that

doctrine of ethics or of social and political economy taught by Jeremy Bentham, the sum of which may be thus stated :The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the end of all true moral action. Nature having placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, Pleasure and Pain, it is for them alone to point out what we ought to do. This doctrine is the foundation of Utilitarianism (which see). BENTHAMITE, ben'tham-it, n. one who holds or favors the doctrine of Benthamism.

BENUMB, be-num', v.t. to make numb or torpid.

BENZINE, ben'zin, n. a substance prepared from coal-tar naphtha, used in removing grease stains from cloth. [From BENZOIN.]

BENZOIN, ben-zō'in, n. a fragrant, medicinal resin, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra. [Of Arab. orig.] BEPOMMEL, be-pum'mel, v.t. to pommel or beat soundly: to give a good drubbing to. "Bepommelled and stoned by irreproachable ladies of the straitest sect of the Pharisees."-Thackeray. BEQUEATH, be-kweth', v.t. to give or leave by will: to hand down, as to posterity. [A.S. be, and cwethan, to say, to tell. See QUOTH.]

BEQUEST, be-kwest', n. something bequeathed or left by will: a legacy. BERASCAL, bē-ras'kal, v.t. to call or address by the opprobrious term rascal. Fielding.

BEREAVE, be-rev', v.t., to rob or make

destitute :-pa.p. bereaved' or bereft'. [Pfx. be, and REAVE. A.S. reafian.] BEREAVEMENT, be-rev'ment, n. heavy loss, esp. of friends by death. BEREFT, be-reft', pa.p. of BEREAVE. BERGAMOT, berʼga-mot, n. a fragrant oil obtained from the Bergamot pear. [From Bergamo, a town of Lombardy in Italy.]

BERIBAND, be-rib'and, BERIBBON, berib'on, v.t. to adorn or deck with a ribbon or ribbons. "Nut - brown maids bedizened and beribanded." — Carlyle. "Rouged and beribboned."--Miss Burney. BERRIED, ber'id, adj. having berries. BERRY, ber'i, n. any small juicy fruit.

[A.S. berige; Ger. beere; Dut. bezie; Goth. basi; Sans. bhas, to eat.] BERTH, berth, n. a ship's station at anchor: a room or sleeping-place in a ship: a situation or place of employment. [A form of BIRTH.]

BERTHAGE, berth'āj, n. a charge made on vessels occupying a berth in a dock or harbor.

BERYL, ber'il, n. a precious stone of a greenish color. [L. and Gr. beryllus.] BESCOUR, bē-skour', v.t. to scour over to overrun. "France too is bescoured by a devil's pack, the baying of which still sounds in the mind's ear."-Carlyle. BESEECH, be-sech', v.t. to seek or ask from urgently: to implore or entreat :pr.p. beseech'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. be sought (be-sawt').-adv. BESEECH'INGLY [A.S. be, and secan, to seek.] BESEECHINGNESS, be-sech'ing-nes, n. the state or quality of being beseeching or earnestly solicitous : entreaty. George Eliot. BESEEM, be-sem', v.t. to be seemly or fit for. [Pfx. be, and SEEM.]

BESET, be-set', v.t. to surround or inclose

BESETTING

to waylay to perplex:-pr.p. besett'-| ing; pa.t. and pa.p. beset'. [A.S. bisettan, to surround.]

BESETTING, be-set'ing, adj. confirmed: habitual,

BESHOUT, be-shout', v.t. to greet or receive with shouts. Carlyle.

BESIDE, be-sid', prep., by the side of: over and above: distinct from.-BESIDE ONE'S SELF, out of one's wits or reason. [A.S. be, by, and SIDE.]

BESIDE, be-sid', BESIDES, be-sīdz, adv. moreover: in addition to.

BESIEGE, be-sēj', v.t. to lay siege to: to beset with armed forces: to throng round.-n. BESIEGER, be-sēj'er. [Be, and SIEGE.]

BESING, be-sing', v.t. to praise or celebrate in song. "The Charter which has

been so much besung."-Dickens. BESMEAR, be-smēr', v.t. to smear over or daub.

BESOM, bē'zum, n. an implement for sweeping. [A.S. besem, besma.] BESOT, be-sot', v.t. to make sottish, dull, or stupid:-pr.p. besott'ing; pa.p. besott'ed.

BESOUGHT, be-sawt', pa.t. and pa.p. of BESEECH.

BESPAKE, be-spak', pa.p. of BESPEAK. BESPATTER, be-spat er, v.t. to spatter or sprinkle with dirt or anything moist : to defame.

BESPEAK, be-spēk', v.t., to speak for or engage beforehand: to betoken. [Be, and SPEAK.]

BESPE AK, be-spēk', v.t. to speak, or speak to. Prefix he, and SPEAK.] BESPEECH, be-spěch', v.t. to annoy or torment by much speech-making. Carlyle. BESPOUT, De-spout', v.t. to annoy or harass with much loud, empty speaking. Carlyle.

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BESPY, be-spi', v.t. to subject to espionage: to set spies upon. "His own friends of the people bespied, beheaded."-Carlyle. BEST, best, adj. (serves as superl. of GOOD) good in the highest degree: first: highest: most excellent.-n. one's utmost endeavor: the highest perfection.-adv. (superl. of WELL) in the highest degree: in the best manner. [A.S. betst, betest, best. See BETTER.]

BESTEAD, be-sted', p.adj. situated : treated. [Pfx. be, and STEAD.] BESTEAD, BESTED, be-sted', v.t. to place or dispose to assist, to serve. [Prefix be, STEAD, place.]

BESTIAL, best'i-al, adj. like a beast: vile: sensual. [L. bestialis. See BEAST.] BESTIALIZE, best'i-al-iz, v.t. to make like a beast.

BESTIALITY, best-i-al'i-ti, n. beastliness. BESTIARIAN, bes-ti-a'ri-an, n. one who takes an interest in the kind treatment of beasts: the term has been applied to those persons who oppose vivisection, and was invented by Darwin. [L. bestia, a beast: the word was suggested by hu manitarian.]

BESTIR, be-ster', v.t. to put into lively action. BESTOW, be-sto', v.t. to stow, place, or put by to give or confer to apply. [See STOW.]

BESTOWAL, be-stō'al, n. act of bestowing: disposal.

BESTRAP, be-strap', v.t. to confine with a strap or straps. "The young lion's whelp has to grow up all bestrapped, bemuzzled."-Carlyle.

BESTRIDE, be-strid', v.t. to stride over : to sit or stand across-pa.t. bestrid', bestrōde'; pa.p. bestrid', bestridd'en. [See STRIDE.]

BESTUD, be-stud', v.t. to adorn with studs.

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BET, bet, n. a wager: something staked to be lost or won on certain conditions. -v.t. and i. to lay or stake, as a bet :pr.p. bett'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. bet or bett'ed. [Ety. dub.; either A.S. bad, a pledge, akin to WED, WAGER, or a contr. of ABET.] BETAKE, be-tāk, v.t. (with self) to take one's self to to apply or have recourse: -pa.t. betook'; pa.p. betak'en. [A.S. be, and Ice. taka, to deliver.] BETEL, be'tl, n. the betel-nut, or nut of the areca palm, with lime and the leaves of the Betel-Pepper, is chewed by the Malays as a stimulant. [East. word.] BETHINK, be-thingk', v.t. to think on or call to mind: to recollect (generally followed by a reflective pronoun).-v.i. to consider :-pa.t. and pa.p. bethought (be-thawt'). [A.S. bethencan, Ger. bedenken. See THINK.]

BETIDE, be-tid', v.t., to happen to: to befall. [A.S. pfx. be, and tidan, to happen. See TIDE.]

BETIMES, be-timz', adv. in good time: seasonably. [Pfx. be, and TIME.] BETOKEN, be-to'kn, v.t. to show by a sign to foreshow. [A.S. getacnian. See TOKEN.]

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BETOOK, be-took', pa.t. of BETAKE. BETRAY, be-tra', v.t. to give up treacherously to disclose in breach of trust: to discover or show. [Pfx. be, and Fr. trahir, It. tradire-L. tradere, to deliver up.] BETRAYAL, be-trā'al, n. act of betraying. BETRAYER, be-tra'er, n. a traitor. BETROTH, be-troth', v.t. to contract or promise in order to marriage: to affiance. Be, and TROTH or TRUTH.]

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BEWAIL, be-wāl', v.t. to lament. [See WAIL]

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BEWARE, be-war', v.i. to be on one's guard to be suspicious of danger: to take care. [The two words be ware run together. See WARY.] BEWHISKER, be-whis'ker, v.t. to furnish with whiskers: to put whiskers on. "She who bewhiskered St. Bridget." Sterne. "Striplings bewhiskered with burnt cork."-Irving.

BEWILDER, be-wil'der, v.t. to perplex or lead astray.-n. BEWIL DERMENT. [Be, and prov. E. wildern, a wilderness.] BEWING, be-wing', v.t. to give or add wings to. to. "An angel-throng bewinged.”

-Poe. BEWITCH, be-wich', .t. to affect by witchcraft to fascin te or charm. [See WITCH.]

BEWITCHERY, be-wich'er-i, BEWITCHMENT, be-wich'ment, n. fascination. BEWITCHING, be-wich'ing, adj. charming: fascinating.-adv. BEWITCH'INGLY. BEWRAY, be-rā', v.t. (B.), to accuse: to point out to betray. [A.S. pfx. be, and wregan, to accuse.

BEY, ba, n. a Turkish governor of a town or province. [Turk. beg, pronounced bā, a governor.]

BEYOND, be-yond', prep. on the farther side of farther onward than: out of reach of. [A.S. be-geond-pfx. be, and geond, across, beyond. See YON, YONDER.]

BEZEL, bez'l, n. the part of a ring in which the stone is set. [O. Fr. bisel, Fr. biseau ; of uncertain origin.]

BHANG, bang, n. Same as BANG, BANGUE.

now usually written be; as, bifore, bi forn before; bigan-began; biheste behest; biside, bisyde-beside; bitweene -between; etc. Chaucer.

BIAS, bi'as, n. a weight on one side of a bowl (in the game of bowling), making it slope or turn to one side: a slant or leaning to one side: an inclination of the mind, prejudice.-v.t. to cause to turn to one side: to prejudice or prepossess; pp. bi'ased or bi'assed. [Fr. biais; prob. L. bifax, two-faced-bis, twice, facies, the face.]

BIB, bib, n. a cloth put under an infant's chin. [M.E. bibben, to imbibe, to tipple, because the cloth imbibes moisture-L. bibere, to drink.]

BIB, bib, n. a fish of the same genus as the cod and haddock, also called the Pout.

BETROTHAL, be-troth'al, BETROTH-BI-, an old form of the Anglo-Saxon prefix MENT, be-troth'ment, n. an agreement or contract with a view to marriage. BETTER, bet'er, adj. (serves as comp. of GOOD) good in a greater degree preferable: improved.-adv. (comp. of WELL) well in a greater degree: more fully or completely with greater advantage:-pl. superiors.-v.t. to make better, to improve: to benefit. [A.S. bet (adv.), betera, better, Goth. batiza, Ger. besser; root bat, good; it is in all the Teutonic lang. See Boot.] BETTER, bet'er, n. one who bets. BETWEEN, be-twen', BETWIXT, betwikst', prep. in the middle of twain or two: in the middle or intermediate space from one to another. [A.S. betweonan, betweox, betwuxt-be, and twegen, twa, two, twain.] BETWEENITY, be-twen'-ti, n. the state or quality of being between: intermediate condition: that which occupies an intermediate space, place, or position. "To rejoin heads, tails and betweenities." -Southey. The house is not Gothic, but of that betweenity that intervened when Gothic declined and Palladian was creeping in."-H. Walpole. BEVEL, bev'el, n. a slant or inclination of a surface: an instrument opening like a pair of compasses for measuring angles. -adj. having the form of a bevel: slanting.-v.t. to form with a bevel or slant: -pr.p. bev'elling; pa.p. bev'elled.BEVEL-GEAR (mech.), wheels working on each other in different planes, the cogs of the wheels being bevelled or at oblique angles to the shafts. [Fr. biveau, an instrument for measuring angles.] BEVERAGE, bev'er-aj, n., drink: any agreeable liquor for drinking. [O. Fr.; It. beveraggio-bevere-L. bibere, to drink.]

BEVY, bev'i, n. a brood or flock of birds, especially of quails: a company, esp. of ladies. It. beva, a drink, a company for drinking.]

BIBBER, bib'er, n. a tippler: chiefly used in composition, as (B.) wine-bibber. [L. bibo, to drink.]

BIBLE, bi'bl, n. the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments. [Fr.-L. and Gr. biblia, pl. of Gr. biblion, a little book, biblos, a book, from byblos, the papyrus. of which paper was made.] BIBLICAL, bib'lik-al, adj. of or relating to the Bible: scriptural.-adv. BIBLICALLY. BIBLICALITY, bib-li-kal'i-ti, n. something relating to, connected with, or contained in the Bible. Carlyle.

BIBLICIST, bib'lis-ist, n. one versed in bib lical learning.

BIBLIOGRAPHER, bib-li-og'raf-er, n. one versed in bibliography or the history of books.-adj. BIBLIOGRAPH'IC. BIBLIOGRAPHY, bib-li-ogʻraf-i, n., the description or knowledge of books, in regard to their authors, subjects, editions, and history. [Gr. biblion, a book, graphō, to write, describe.]

BIBLIOLATRY, bib-li-ol'at-ri, n. superstitious reverence for the Bible. [Gr. biblion, a book, latreia, worship.]