Webster's Dictionary 1828

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BESTIRRING

BESTIR'RING, ppr. Moving briskly; putting into vigorous action.

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BESTNESS

BEST'NESS, noun The state of being best. [Not used.]

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BESTOR

BESTOR, verb transitive [be and stow, a place. See Stow. Literally, to set or place.]1. To give; to confer; to impart; with the sense of gratuity, and followed by on or upon.Con...

1246

BESTORM

BESTORM', verb intransitive [be and storm.] To storm; to rage. [Not used.]

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BESTOWAL

BESTOWAL, noun A conferring; disposal. [Little used.

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BESTOWED

BESTOWED, participle present tense Given gratuitously; conferred; laid out; applied; deposited for safe-keeping.

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BESTOWER

BESTOWER, noun One who bestows; a giver; a disposer.

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BESTOWING

BESTOWING, participle present tense Conferring gratuitously; laying out; applying; depositing in store.

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BESTOWMENT

BESTOWMENT, noun The act of giving gratuitously; a conferring.God the father had committed the bestowment of the blessings purchased, to his son.If we consider this bestowment o...

1252

BESTRADDLE

BESTRAD'DLE, verb transitive To bestride. [See Straddle.]

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BESTRAUGHT

BESTRAUGHT', adjective Distracted; mad. [Not used.]

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BESTREW

BESTREW', verb transitivepreterit tense bestrewed; participle passive bestrewed, bestrown. [be and strew.] To scatter over; to besprinkle; to strow.

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BESTREWED

BESTREW'ED, participle passive of bestrew.

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BESTRIDE

BESTRI'DE, verb transitivepreterit tense bestrid; participle passive bestrid, bestridden. [be and stride.]1. To stride over; to stand or sit with any thing between the legs, or ...

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BESTRIDING

BESTRI'DING, participle present tense Extending the legs over any thing, so as to include it between them.

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BESTROWN

BESTROWN, participle passive of bestrew. Sprinkle over.

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BESTUCK

BESTUCK', participle passive of bestick. Pierced in various places with sharp points.

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BESTUD

BESTUD', verb transitive [be and stud.] To set with studs; to adorn with bosses; as, to bestud with stars.

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BESTUDDED

BESTUD'DED, pp. Adorned with studs.

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BESTUDDING

BESTUD'DING, participle present tense Setting with studs; adorning as with bosses.

1263

BESWIKE

BESWIKE, verb transitive beswik'. To allure. [Not used.]

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BET

BET, noun A wager; that which is laid, staked or pledges in a contest, to be won, either by the victorious party himself, or by another person, in consequence of his victory. At...

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BETAKE

BETA'KE, verb transitivepreterit tense betook; participle passive betaken. [be and take.]1. To take to; to have recourse to; to apply; to resort; with the reciprocal pronoun; as...

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BETAKEN

BETA'KEN, part of betake.

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BETAKING

BETA'KING, participle present tense Having recourse to; applying; resorting.

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BETAUGHT

BETAUGHT', preterit tense of betake. [Not used.]

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BETEEM

BETEE'M, verb transitive [be and teem.] To bring forth; to produce; to shed; to bestow. [Not used.]