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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Bĕll'-jär, n.p. 123A bell-shaped jar used by chemists.
  2. Bĕll'-less, a.p. 123Having no bell. [Rare.] Scott.
  3. Bĕll'man, n.p. 123A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of any thing in the streets;—formerly a watchman, part of whose office was to bless the sleepers whose door he passed. Milton.
  4. Bĕll'-mĕt/al, n.p. 123An alloy of copper and tin, in no definite proportion, but varying from 66 to 80 per cent. of copper, and the remainder tin;—used for making bells, &c. Encyc. Am.
  5. Bĕll'-mouthed, a.p. 123Gradually expanded at the mouth in the form of a bell; as, a bell-mouthed gun. Marryatt.
  6. Bēl'l'on, n.p. 123(Med.) That variety of colic produced by the effect of lead on the system. Ingliston.
  7. Bel-lō'na, n.p. 123(Myth.) The goddess of war.
  8. Bĕl'lōw, v. i.p. 123To make a hollow, loud noise, as a bull. 2. To bawl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden. 3. To roar, as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound. “And…
  9. Bĕl'lōw, n.p. 123A loud outcry; roar.
  10. Bĕl'lōw-er, n.p. 123One who bellows.
  11. Bĕl'lōws, n. sing. & pl.p. 123An instrument, utensil, or machine for propelling air through a tube, for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, filling the pipes of an organ with wind, &c. Hydrostatic bellows. See…
  12. Bēl'lōws-fish, n.p. 123(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Centriscus (C. scolopax), distinguished by a long, tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; — called also trumpet-fish.
  13. Bēll'-pĕp'per, n.p. 123(Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper; (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.
  14. Bĕll'-pull, n.p. 123A bell-cord; a bell-pulling knob.
  15. Bĕll'-rĭng'er, n.p. 123One whose business is to ring a church or other bell.
  16. Bēll'-rōpe, n.p. 124A rope used to ring bells.
  17. Bĕll'-shāped, a.p. 124(Bot.) Having the form of a bell; widening upward or swelling out from the base; campanulate.
  18. Bĕl'lu-ine, a.p. 124Pertaining to; or like, a beast; brutal. [Rare.] “Animal and belluine life.” Atterbury.
  19. Bēl'-wēth'er, n.p. 124A wether or sheep which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
  20. Bēll'-wort, n.p. 124(Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus Uvularia. Muhlenberg.
  21. Bĕl'ly, n.p. 124That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen. ¶ Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called…
  22. Bĕl'ly, v. t.p. 124To swell out; to fill. [Rare.] Your breath, with full consent, bellied his sails. Shak.
  23. Bĕl'ly, v. i.p. 124To swell and become protuberant, like the belly. The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
  24. Bēl'ly-āche, n.p. 124Pain in the bowels; colic. [Vulgar.]
  25. Bĕl'ly-bānd, n.p. 124A band that encompasses the belly of a horse and fastens the saddle or harness; a girth. 2. (Naut.) A band of canvas, used to strengthen a sail. Ogilvie.
  26. Bĕl'ly-bound, a.p. 124Costive; constipated. [Low.]
  27. Bĕl'ly-brāçe, n.p. 124A cross brace, stayed to the boiler, between the frames of a locomotive.
  28. Bēl'ly-chēat, n.p. 124An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  29. Bēl'ly-cheer, n.p. 124Good cheer. [Obs.] “Belly-cheer and banquets.” Roclands. “Loaves and belly-cheer.” Milton.
  30. Bĕl'ly-cheer, v. i.p. 124To revel; to feast. [Obs.] A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to belly-cheer in their presumptuous Sion. Milton.
  31. Bēl'īy-doūb'let, n.p. 124A doublet hanging down so as to cover the belly. “Your arms crossed on your thin belly-doublet.” Shak.
  32. Bēl'ly-frĕt'ting, n.p. 124The chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. 2. A violent pain in a horse's belly, caused by worms. Bailey.
  33. Bĕl'ly-ful, n.p. 124As much as fills the belly, or satisfies the appetite. Hence, a great abundance; more than enough. [Vulgar.] Lloyd.
  34. Bĕl'ly-gŏd, n.p. 124One who makes a god of his belly; that is, whose great business or pleasure is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure. [Obs.] Stirling.
  35. Bĕl'ly-pinched, a.p. 124Pinched with hunger; starved. [Obs.] “The belly-pinched wolf.” Shak.
  36. Bĕl'ly-rōll, n.p. 124A roller protuberant in the middle, to roll land between ridges, or in hollows. Mortimer.
  37. Bēl'īy-tim'ber, n.p. 124Food; that which supports the belly. [Vulgar.] Prior.
  38. Bĕl'ly-worm, n.p. 124A worm that breeds in the belly or stomach. Johnson.
  39. Be-lŏck', v. t.p. 124To lock, or fasten as with a lock. Shak.
  40. Bĕl'o-măn'cy, n.p. 124A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to determine the future. Encyc. Brit.
  41. Bĕl'o-ne, n.p. 124(Ichth.) A genus of abdominal fishes, of the Esox or pike family, including the garfish (B. vulgaris). Baird.
  42. Be-lōng', v. i.p. 124To be the property of; to be the concern or proper business of; to appertain; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. 2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be dependent or related. “A desert place…
  43. Be-lŏng', v. t.p. 124To be deserved by. [Obs. and rare.] More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.
  44. Be-lŏng'ing, n.p. 124That which pertains to one, as a quality or endowment. “Thyself and thy belongings.” Shak.
  45. Bĕl'oo-chē' or Bĕl'oo-chee', n.p. 124(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.—a. Pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants.
  46. Be-lóve′, v. t.p. 124To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
  47. Be-lóved′, p. p. or a.p. 124Greatly loved; dear to the heart. “Antony, so well beloved of Cesar.” Shak.
  48. Be-lōw', prep.p. 124Under in place; beneath; not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak. 2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, or dignity. “One degree below kings.” Addison. 3. Unworthy of; unbefitting. They…
  49. Be-lōw', adv.p. 124In a lower place, with respect to any object; beneath. And hear the rattling thunder far below. Wordsworth. 2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens. The fairest child of Jove below. Prior. 3. In…
  50. Be-lowt', v. t.p. 124To treat with contemptuous language. [Obs.] Camden.
  51. Bĕl'sīre, n.p. 124A grandfather, or ancestor. “His great belsire Brute.” Drayton.
  52. Bĕl'-swāg'ger, n.p. 124A lewd man; a bully. Dryden.
  53. Bĕlt, n.p. 124That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle: as, a lady's belt: a sword belt: a belt of trees. “The shining belt with gold inlaid.” Dryden. 2. That which restrains or confines like a…
  54. Bĕlt, v. t.p. 124To encircle as with a belt; to encompass. “Belted with young children.” De Quincey. 2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. Halliwell.
  55. Bĕl'tāne or Bĕl'tin, n.p. 124May-day and its attendant ceremonies, among the Scottish Highlanders; as, the belt-me fire, beltanne cake, &c. Brande.
  56. Bĕlt'ed, a.p. 124Wearing a belt; as, a belted knight. 2. Marked or adorned with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk, &c. 3. Worn in the belt. “Three men with belted brands.” W. Scott.
  57. Bĕlt’ing, n.p. 124The material of which belts are made; belts taken collectively.
  58. Be-lū'gă, n.p. 124(Ichth.) A fish of the cetaceous order and dolphin family, from 12 to 18 feet in length. The northern beluga (Beluga catodon) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers; it inhabits the…
  59. Be-lūte', v. t.p. 124To muddle. Sterne.
  60. Bĕl've-dēre', n.p. 124(It. Arch.) A small building constructed on the top of an edifice, and open to the air on one or more of its sides; as, the belvedere of the Vatican. 2. A summer-house on an eminence in a park or…