Webster's Dictionary 1828

784

BEDRID

BED'RIDBED'RIDDEN, adjective [bed and ride.] Confined to the bed, by age or infirmity.

785

BEDRITE

BED'RITE, noun [bed and rite.] The privilege of the marriage bed.

786

BEDROOM

BED'ROOM, noun [bed and room.] A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.1. Room in a bed. [Not in use.]

787

BEDROP

BEDROP' verb transitive [be and drop.] To sprinkle, as with drops.

788

BEDROPPED

BEDROP'PED, participle passive Sprinkled as with drops; speckled; variegated with spots.

789

BEDSIDE

BED'SIDE, noun The side of the bed.

790

BEDSTAFF

BED'STAFF, noun [bed and staff.] A wooden pin anciently inserted on the sides of bedsteads, to keep the clothes from slipping on either side.

791

BEDSTEAD

BED'STEAD, noun bed'sted. [bed and stead.] A frame for supporting a bed.

792

BEDSTRAW

BED'STRAW, noun [bed and straw.] Straw laid under a bed to make it soft; also the name of a plant, a species of galium.

793

BEDSWERVER

BED'SWERVER, noun [bed and swerve.] One that swerves from his bed; that is one who is false and unfaithful to the marriage vow.

794

BEDTIME

BED'TIME, noun [bed and time.] The time to go to rest; the usual hour of going to bed.

795

BEDUCK

BEDUCK', verb transitive [be and duck.] To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse.

796

BEDUST

BEDUST', verb transitive [be and dust.] To sprinkle, soil or cover with dust.

797

BEDWARD

BED'WARD, adverb [bed and ward.] Toward bed.

798

BEDWARF

BEDWARF', verb transitive [be and dwarf.] To make little; to stunt or hinder growth.

799

BEDWORK

BED'WORK, noun [bed and work.] Work done in bed, without toil of the hands or with ease.

800

BEDYE

BEDY'E, verb transitive [be and dye.] To dye; to stain.

801

BEDYED

BEDY'ED, participle passive Dyed; stained.

802

BEE

BEE, noun An insect of the genus Apis. [See Apis.] The species are numerous, of which the honey-bee is the most interesting to man. It has been cultivated from the earliest peri...

803

BEE-BREAD

BEE'-BREAD, noun [bee and bread.] The pollen of flowers collected by bees, as food for their young. [See Bee.]

804

BEE-EATER

BEE'-EATER, noun [bee and eat.] A bird that feeds on bees. There are several species included in the genus merops, of which the apiaster of Europe is remarkable for the brillian...

805

BEE-FLOWER

BEE'-FLOWER, noun [bee and flower.] A plant; a species of Ophrys or twyblade, whose flowers represent singular figures of bees, flies and other insects.BEE'-GARDEN, noun [bee an...

806

BEECH

BEECH, noun [Gr. payos; Latin fagus.] A tree arranged by Linne under the genus fagus, with the chestnut. The beech grows to a large size, with branches forming a beautiful head,...

807

BEECH-COAL

BEE'CH-COAL, noun [beech and coal.] Charcoal from beech wood.

808

BEECH-OIL

BEE'CH-OIL, noun [beech and oil.] Oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech-tree. It is used in Picardy, and in other parts of France, instead of butter; but is said to o...

809

BEECH-TREE

BEE'CH-TREE, noun [beech and tree.] The beech.

810

BEECHEN

BEE'CHEN, adjective bee'chn. Consisting of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech; as a beechen vessel.