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{ Bebeerine, or Bebirine } (b�bērĭn or -rēn), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodiœi). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]
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bebeeru (b�bērṳ), n. [Written also bibiru.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree (Nectandra Rodiœi), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as green heart.
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Bebleed (�), v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Beblood (�), Bebloody } (�), v. t. To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Sheldon.
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Beblot (�), v. t. To blot; to stain. Chaucer.
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Beblubber (�), v. t. To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.
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Bebung (?), n. [G., lit., a trembling.] (Music) A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.
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Becalm (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.] 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips.
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2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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Became (�), imp. of .
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Becard (�), n. (Zoöl.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
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Because (�), conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton.
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2. In order that; that. [Obs.]
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And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace. Matt. xx. 31.
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Coloq. Because of , by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]
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Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Eph. v. 6.
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Syn. -- , , , , . These particles are used, in certain connections, to assign the reason of a thing, or that “on account of” which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself because I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as, in Shakespeare, “I hate him, for he is a Christian.” Since is less formal and more incidental than because; as, I will do it since you request me. It more commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental than since, and points to some existing fact by way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to carry with it a kind of qualification which does not belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this understanding that we can accept it.
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Beccabunga (�), n. [NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See a brook.] See .
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Beccafico (�), n.; pl. Beccaficos (�). [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.) A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
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Becchi's test (?). [After E. Becchi, Italian chemist.] (Chem.) A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate.
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Bechamel (�), n. [F. béchamel, named from its inventor, Louis de Béchamel.] (Cookery) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
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Bechance (�), adv. [Pref. be- for by + chance.] By chance; by accident. [Obs.] Grafton.
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Bechance, v. t. & i. To befall; to chance; to happen to.
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God knows what hath bechanced them. Shak.
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Becharm (�), v. t. To charm; to captivate.
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Bêche de mer (�). [F., lit., a sea spade.] (Zoöl.) The trepang.
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Bechic (�), a. [L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. �, fr. � cough: cf. F. béchique.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. Thomas. -- n. A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy.
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Bechuanas (?), n. pl. A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are intelligent and progressive.
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Beck (�), n. See . [Obs.] Spenser.
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Beck, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, OHG. pah, G. bach.] A small brook.
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The brooks, the becks, the rills. Drayton.
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Beck, n. A vat. See .
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Beck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Becked (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Becking.] [Contr. of beckon.] To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic] Drayton.
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Beck, v. t. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to. [Archaic]
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When gold and silver becks me to come on. Shak.
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Beck, n. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
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They have troops of soldiers at their beck. Shak.
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Becker (�), n. (Zoöl.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise.
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Becket (�), n. [Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak.]
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1. (Naut.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.
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2. A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Beckon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
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His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden.
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It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.
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Beckon, n. A sign made without words; a beck. “At the first beckon.” Bolingbroke.
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Beck's scale (?). A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30°-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.
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Beclap (�), v. t. [OE. biclappen.] To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Beclip (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclipped (�).] [AS. beclyppan; pref. be + clyppan to embrace.] To embrace; to surround. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Becloud (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beclouding.] To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.
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If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. Quarles.
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Become (�), v. i. [imp. Became (�); p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piquëman, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See , and .] 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.
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The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7.
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That error now which is become my crime. Milton.
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2. To come; to get. [Obs.]
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But, madam, where is Warwick then become! Shak.
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Coloq. To become of , to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of.
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What is then become of so huge a multitude? Sir W. Raleigh.
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Become, v. t. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.
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It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. Dryden.
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I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress. Coleridge.
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Becomed (�), a. Proper; decorous. [Obs.]
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And gave him what becomed love I might. Shak.
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Becoming, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
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A low and becoming tone. Thackeray.
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Formerly sometimes followed by of.
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Such discourses as are becoming of them. Dryden.
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Syn. -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.
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Becoming, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]
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Becomingly, adv. In a becoming manner.
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Becomingness, n. The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit; congruity; fitness.
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The becomingness of human nature. Grew.
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Becquerel rays (?). (Physics) Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri Becquerel, in working with uranium and its compounds. They consist of a mixture of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
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Becripple (�), v. t. To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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{ Becuiba (?), n., Becuiba nut (?) }. [Native name.] (Bot.) The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba, which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.
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Becuna (�), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) A fish of the Mediterranean (Sphyræna spet). See .
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Becurl (�), v. t. To curl; to adorn with curls.
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Bed (�), n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be�r, Dan. bed, Sw. bädd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.
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And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. Byron.
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I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds. Shak.
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In bed he slept not for my urging it. Shak.
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2. (Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.
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George, the eldest son of his second bed. Clarendon.
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3. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground. “Beds of hyacinth and roses.” Milton.
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4. A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals.
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5. The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river.
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So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed. Milton.
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6. (Geol.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc.
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7. (Gun.) See , and .
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8. (Masonry) (a) The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds. (b) A course of stone or brick in a wall. (c) The place or material in which a block or brick is laid. (d) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. Knight.
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9. (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine.
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10. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
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11. (Printing) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
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☞ Bed is much used adjectively or in combination; as, bed key or bedkey; bed wrench or bedwrench; bedchamber; bedmaker, etc.
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Coloq. Bed of justice (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit bed) occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a refractory parliament, at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered. -- Coloq. To be brought to bed , to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son. -- Coloq. To make a bed , to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding. -- Coloq. From bed and board (Law), a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called a judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.
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Bed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedding.] 1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.
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I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. Shak.
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3. To furnish with a bed or bedding.
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4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.
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5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a stone; it was bedded on a rock.
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Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. Wordsworth.
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6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed.
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7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. “Bedded hair.” Shak.
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Bed (�), v. i. To go to bed; to cohabit.
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If he be married, and bed with his wife. Wiseman.
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Bedabble (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedabbled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedabbling (�).] To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. Shak.
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Bedaff (�), v. t. To make a daff or fool of. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Bedagat (�), n. The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. Malcom.
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Bedaggle (�), v. t. To daggle.
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Bedash (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedashed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedashing.] To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. “Trees bedashed with rain.” Shak.
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Bedaub (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedaubed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedaubing.] To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.
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Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. Barrow.
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bedaubed adj. ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.
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bedaze v. to cause to be senseless, groggy, or dizzy; cause to lose ability to respond normally; desensitize.
Syn. -- stun, daze.
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Bedazzle (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedazzled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedazzling (�).] To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. “Bedazzled with the sun.” Shak.
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Bedbug (�), n. (Zoöl.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Bedchair (�), n. A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.
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Bedchamber (�), n. A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak.
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Coloq. Lords of the bedchamber , eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Ladies of the bedchamber , eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen. [Eng.]
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Bedclothes (�), n. pl. Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.
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Bedcord (�), n. A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.
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Bedded (�), a. Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.
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bedder n. an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed.
Syn. -- bedding plant.
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Bedding (�), n. [AS. bedding, beding. See .] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
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2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.
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Bede (�), v. t. [See , v. t.] To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.
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Bede, n. (Mining) A kind of pickax.
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Bedeck (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
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Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.
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{ Bedeguar, Bedegar } (�), n. [F., fr. Per. bād-āward, or bād-āwardag, prop., a kind of white thorn or thistle.] A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosæ). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.
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Bedehouse (�), n. Same as .
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{ Bedel, Bedell } (�), n. Same as .
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Bedelry (�), n. Beadleship. [Obs.] Blount.
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Beden (�), n. (Zoöl.) The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.
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Bedesman (�), n. Same as . [Obs.]
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Bedevil (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.] 1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.
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Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne.
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2. To spoil; to corrupt. Wright.
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Bedevilment (�), n. The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion; vexatious trouble. [Colloq.]
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Bedew (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedewed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedewing.] To moisten with dew, or as with dew. “Falling tears his face bedew.” Dryden.
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Bedewer (�), n. One who, or that which, bedews.
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Bedewy (�), a. Moist with dew; dewy. [Obs.]
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Night with her bedewy wings. A. Brewer.
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Bedfellow (�), n. One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.
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{ Bedfere Bedphere } (�), n. [Bed + AS. fera a companion.] A bedfellow. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Bedgown (�), n. A nightgown.
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bedground n. an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night.
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Bedight (�), v. t. [p. p. Bedight, Bedighted.] To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] Milton.
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Bedim (b�dĭm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed (b�dĭmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedimming.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak.
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bedimmed (b�dĭmd), adj. 1. made dim or indistinct. a sun bedimmed by clouds
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Bedizen (�), v. t. To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.
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Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott.
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Bedizenment (�), n. That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
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Bedkey (�), n. An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
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Bedlam (�), n. [See .] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.
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2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]
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Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.
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3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
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Bedlam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. “The bedlam, brainsick duchess.” Shak.
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Bedlamite (�), n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. “Raving bedlamites.” Beattie.
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Bedmaker (�), n. One who makes beds.
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