Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bĕl'ly-pinched, a. p. 124Pinched with hunger; starved. [Obs.] “The belly-pinched wolf.” Shak.Bĕl'ly-rōll, n. p. 124A roller protuberant in the middle, to roll land between ridges, or in hollows. Mortimer.Bēl'īy-tim'ber, n. p. 124Food; that which supports the belly. [Vulgar.] Prior.Bĕl'ly-worm, n. p. 124A worm that breeds in the belly or stomach. Johnson.Be-lŏck', v. t. p. 124To lock, or fasten as with a lock. Shak.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.Bĕl'o-ne, n. p. 124(Ichth.) A genus of abdominal fishes, of the Esox or pike family, including the garfish (B. vulgaris). Baird.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…Be-lŏng', v. t. p. 124To be deserved by. [Obs. and rare.] More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.Be-lŏng'ing, n. p. 124That which pertains to one, as a quality or endowment. “Thyself and thy belongings.” Shak.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.Be-lóve′, v. t. p. 124To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.Be-lóved′, p. p. or a. p. 124Greatly loved; dear to the heart. “Antony, so well beloved of Cesar.” Shak.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…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…Be-lowt', v. t. p. 124To treat with contemptuous language. [Obs.] Camden.Bĕl'sīre, n. p. 124A grandfather, or ancestor. “His great belsire Brute.” Drayton.Bĕl'-swāg'ger, n. p. 124A lewd man; a bully. Dryden.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…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.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.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.Bĕlt’ing, n. p. 124The material of which belts are made; belts taken collectively.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…Be-lūte', v. t. p. 124To muddle. Sterne.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…Be-līe′, v. t. p. 124See BELIE.Bē'mă, n. p. 124(Gr. Antiq.) A stage or kind of pulpit, on which speakers stood when addressing an assembly. Mitford. 2. A chancel. [Obs.] Beaumont.Be-mād', v. t. p. 124To make mad. Fuller.Be-măn'gle, v. t. p. 124To mangle; to tear asunder. [Rare.] Beaumont.Be-māsk', v. t. p. 124To mask; to conceal. Shelton.Be-maul', v. t. p. 124To beat severely; to bruise. “In order to bemaul Yorick.” Sterne.Be-māze’, v. t. p. 124To bewilder. “Intellects bemazed in endless doubt.” Cooper.Be-mēte', v. t. p. 124To mete out or measure. [Obs.] Shak.Be-mĭn'gle, v. t. p. 124To mingle; to mix. [Rare.] Mir., for Mag.Be-mīre', v. t. p. 124To drag or encumber in the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt. “Bemired and benighted in the bog.” Burke.Be-mist', v. t. p. 124To cover or involve in mist. [Obs.] Felton.Be-mōan', v. t. p. 124To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail. Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. Dryden. 2. To express pity for or sympathy with. [Rare.] Bastards, . . .…Be-mōan'er, n. p. 124One who laments.Be-mŏck', v. t. p. 124To treat with mockery; to ridicule. [Rare.] Shak.Be-mŏck', v. i. p. 124To laugh mockingly.Be-moil′, v. t. p. 124To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.] Shak.Be-moist'en, v. t. p. 124To moisten; to wet.Bē'mol, n. p. 124(Mus.) The same as B flat. Moore.Be-mŏn'ster, v. t. p. 124To make monstrous. [Obs.] Shak.Be-mōurn', v. t. p. 124To weep or mourn over. Wycliffe.Be-mŭf'fle, v. t. p. 124To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up. “Bemuffled with the externals of religion.” Sterne.Be-mūsed', a. p. 124Overcome with musing; sunk in reverie. “A parson much bemused in beer.” Pope.Bēn or Bēn'-nūt p. 124(Bot.) The seed or fruit of a species of Moringa (M. pterygosperma), from which an oil is extracted (called oil of ben), much valued by perfumers and watchmakers for its sweetness and fluidity. Baird.Bĕnch, n. p. 124A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Rude, mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. W. Scott. 2. A long table at which mechanics and others work; as, a carpenter's bench. 3.…Bēnch, v. t. p. 124To furnish with benches. “’Twas benched with turf.” Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescent-wise. Tennyson. 2. To place on a bench or seat of honor. “Whom I . . . have benched.” Shak.Bēnch, v. i. p. 124To sit on a seat of justice. “Bench by his side; you are of the commission.” Shak.Bēnch'er, n. p. 124One of the senior members of a society who have the government of one of the inns of court. They have been readers, and, being admitted to plead within the bar, are called inner barristers. They…Bēnch'-märk, n. p. 124(Leveling.) One of a number of marks along a line of survey indicating a series of levels at different elevations. Francis.Bĕnch'-wăr/rant, n. p. 124(Law.) A process issued by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime. Bouvier.Bĕnd, v. t. p. 124To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to crook; to curve. “They bend their bows.” Dryden. In duty bend thy knee to me. Shak. 2. To turn out of the direct course to some…Bĕnd, v. i. p. 125To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow; to jut or overhang. There is a cliff whose high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep. Shak. With…Bĕnd, n. p. 125A turn or deflection from a straight line or direction; a curve; a crook; a bow; an incurvation; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road. 2. Turn; purpose; ends. [Obs.] Farewell, poor swain…Bĕnd, n. p. 125A band. [Obs.] Spenser.Bĕnd'a-ble, a. p. 125Capable of being bent or incurvated. Sherwood.