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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bēl'ly-āche, n. p. 124Pain in the bowels; colic. [Vulgar.]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.Bĕl'ly-bound, a. p. 124Costive; constipated. [Low.]Bĕl'ly-brāçe, n. p. 124A cross brace, stayed to the boiler, between the frames of a locomotive.Bēl'ly-chēat, n. p. 124An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Bēl'ly-cheer, n. p. 124Good cheer. [Obs.] “Belly-cheer and banquets.” Roclands. “Loaves and belly-cheer.” Milton.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.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.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.Bĕl'ly-ful, n. p. 124As much as fills the belly, or satisfies the appetite. Hence, a great abundance; more than enough. [Vulgar.] Lloyd.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.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.