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Belle (bĕl), n. [F. belle, fem. of bel, beau, beautiful, fine. See .] A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.
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Belled (bĕld), a. Hung with a bell or bells.
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Belleek ware (?). A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.
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Belle-lettrist (�), n. One versed in belles-lettres.
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Bellerophon (�), n. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
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Belles-lettres (�), n. pl. [F.] Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
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{ Belletristic (�), Belletristical (�), } a. Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres. “An unlearned, belletristic trifler.” M. Arnold.
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Bell-faced (�), a. Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.
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Bellflower (�), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped flowers.
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Bellflower, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful flower.] A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple. [Written also bellefleur.]
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Bellibone (�), n. [F. belle et bonne, beautiful and good.] A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. [Obs.] Spenser.
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{ Bellic (�), Bellical (�), } a. [L. bellicus. See .] Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] “Bellic Cæsar.” Feltham.
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Bellicose (�), a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See .] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
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Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.
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Bellicosely, adv. In a bellicose manner.
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Bellicous (�), a. Bellicose. [Obs.]
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Bellied (�), a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
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{ Belligerence (�), Belligerency (�), } n. The quality of being belligerent.
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2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.
Syn. -- hostilities.
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3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.
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Belligerent (�), a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. belligérant. See , .] 1. Waging war; carrying on war. “Belligerent powers.” E. Everett.
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2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
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Belligerent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
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Belligerently, adv. In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
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Belling (�), n. [From to bellow.] A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson.
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Bellipotent (�), a. [L. bellipotens; bellum war + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.] Mighty in war; armipotent. [R.] Blount.
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Bell jar (�). (Phys.) A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.
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Bellman (�), n. A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours. Milton.
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Bell metal (�). A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.
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Coloq. Bell metal ore , a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.
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Bell-mouthed (�), a. Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun. Byron.
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Bellon (�), n. Lead colic.
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Bellona (�), n. [L., from bellum war.] (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of war.
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Bellow (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bellowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellowing.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. , n. & v., , .] 1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.
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2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden.
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3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.
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The bellowing voice of boiling seas. Dryden.
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Bellow, v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. “Would bellow out a laugh.” Dryden.
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Bellow, n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar.
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Bellower (�), n. One who, or that which, bellows.
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Bellows (�), n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS. bælg, bælig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See .] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind.
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Coloq. Bellows camera , in photography, a form of camera, which can be drawn out like an accordion or bellows. -- Coloq. Hydrostatic bellows . See . -- Coloq. A pair of bellows , the ordinary household instrument for blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a valve and tube.
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Bellows fish (�). (Zoöl.) A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish.
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Bell pepper (�). (Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (Capsicum annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.
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Bell process. (Iron Metal.) The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide, proposed by I. Lowthian Bell of England about 1875.
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bell-ringer n. 1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation).
Syn. -- toller.
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2. someone who plays musical handbells.
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bell-ringing n. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower.
Syn. -- carillon, carillon playing.
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Bell-shaped (-shāpt), a. Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
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Bell's palsy. Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face.
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Bell system of control. (Aëronautics) See .
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Belluine (�), a. [L. belluinus, fr. bellua beast.] Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal. [R.]
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Animal and belluine life. Atterbury.
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Bellwether (�), n. 1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
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2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] Swift.
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Bellwort (�), n. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers.
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Belly (bĕll�), n.; pl. Bellies (-lĭz). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, bælg, bælig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. bälg, Dan. bælg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg. Cf. , , , .] 1. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
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☞ Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head. Dunglison.
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2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
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Underneath the belly of their steeds. Shak.
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3. The womb. [Obs.]
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Jer. i. 5.
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4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
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Out of the belly of hell cried I. Jonah ii. 2.
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5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
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Coloq. Belly doublet , a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly. Shak. -- Coloq. Belly fretting , the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. -- Coloq. Belly timber , food. [Ludicrous] Prior. -- Coloq. Belly worm , a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). Johnson.
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Belly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Bellying.] To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]
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Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak.
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Belly, v. i. To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
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Bellyache (�), n. Pain in the bowels; colic.
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Bellyache (�), v. i. to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.
Syn. -- gripe, whine, complain, moan, snivel, grumble, squawk.
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bellyacher n. a person who complains habitually, usually about everyday minor problems.
Syn. -- whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveler, crybaby, grumbler, squawker.
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Bellyband (�), n. 1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
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2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.
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3. (Naut.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
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Bellybound (�), a. Costive; constipated.
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bellybutton, belly button, n. The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans left as a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel{1}.
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Bellycheat (�), n. An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Bellycheer (�), n. [Perh. from F. belle chère.] Good cheer; viands. [Obs.] “Bellycheer and banquets.” Rowlands. “Loaves and bellycheer.” Milton.
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Bellycheer, v. i. To revel; to feast. [Obs.]
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A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion. Milton.
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Bellyful (�), n. As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough. Lloyd.
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King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments. Johnson.
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Belly-god (�), n. One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure.
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bellyland, belly-land v. to land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of airplanes.
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bellylaugh, belly-laugh v. to laugh a deep, hearty laugh.
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belly laugh, n. a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement.
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Belly-pinched (�), a. Pinched with hunger; starved. “The belly-pinched wolf.” Shak.
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belly up, v. i. to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase Coloq. belly up to the bar (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).
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belly up, belly-up, a. [from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.] defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations; often used in the phrase Coloq. go belly-up , i. e. to go bankrupt.
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Bel-Merodach n. 1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
Syn. -- Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach.
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Belock (b�lŏk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belocked (b�lŏkt).] [Pref. be- + lock: cf. AS. belūcan.] To lock, or fasten as with a lock. [Obs.] Shak.
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Belomancy (�), n. [Gr. �; � arrow + � a diviner: cf. F. bélomancie.] A 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 foreshow the future. Encyc. Brit.
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Belong (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See , v. i.] [Usually construed with to.] 1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
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2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
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A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix. 10.
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The mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i. 8.
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3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. “Do not interpretations belong to God ?” Gen. xl. 8.
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4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v. 14.
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No blame belongs to thee. Shak.
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5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.
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Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. Blackstone.
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Belong (�), v. t. To be deserved by. [Obs.]
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More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.
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Belonging, n. [Commonly in the pl.] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. “Thyself and thy belongings.” Shak.
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2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.
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3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]
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Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.
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Belonite (�), n. [Gr. � a needle.] (Min.) Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
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{ Belooche Beloochee } (�), a. Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.
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Belord (�), v. t. 1. To act the lord over.
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2. To address by the title of “lord”.
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Belove (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved (�).] [OE. bilufien. See pref. , and , v. t.] To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
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Beloved (�), p. p. & a. Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
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Antony, so well beloved of Cæsar. Shak.
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This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.
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Beloved (�), n. One greatly loved.
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My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16.
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Below (�), prep. [Pref. be- by + low.] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak.
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2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. “One degree below kings.” Addison.
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3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
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They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how below all history the persons and their actions were. Milton.
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Who thinks no fact below his regard. Hallam.
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Syn. -- Underneath; under; beneath.
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Below, adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.
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Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott.
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2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
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The fairest child of Jove below. Prior.
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3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.
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What business brought him to the realms below. Dryden.
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4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. Wheaton.
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5. In some part or page following.
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Belowt (�), v. t. To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [Obs.] Camden.
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Belsire (�), n. [Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. .] A grandfather, or ancestor. “His great belsire Brute.” [Obs.] Drayton.
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Belswagger (�), n. [Contr. from bellyswagger.] A lewd man; also, a bully. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Belt (bĕlt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. bälte, Dan. bælte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
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The shining belt with gold inlaid. Dryden.
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2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
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He cannot buckle his distempered cause
Within the belt of rule. Shak.
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3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
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4. (Arch.) Same as , n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
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5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
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6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
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7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.
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8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. [See Illust. of .]
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9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
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Coloq. Belt lacing , thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting.
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Belt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
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A coarse black robe belted round the waist. C. Reade.
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They belt him round with hearts undaunted. Wordsworth.
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2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Beltane (�), n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.]
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1. The first day of May (Old Style).
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The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. New English Dict.
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2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May, in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.
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Belted (�), a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl.
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2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
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3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
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Three men with belted brands. Sir W. Scott.
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Coloq. Belted cattle , cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle.
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{ Beltein (�), Beltin } (�), n. See .
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Belting (�), n. The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.
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beltless adj. lacking a belt. beltless jackets are in this season belted
Syn. -- unbelted.
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