Webster's Dictionary 1913

1297

Beatificate

Be′a‐tif″i‐cate (�), v. t. To beatify. Fuller.

1298

Beatification

Be‐at′i‐fi‐ca″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. béatification.] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and decl...

1299

Beatify

Be‐at″i‐fy (bē̍‐ăt″ĭ‐fī), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beatified (–fīd); p. pr. & vb. n.Beatifying.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to mak...

1300

Beating

Beat″ing (�), n. 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsativ...

1301

Beatitude

Be‐at″i‐tude (�), n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. béatitude. See Beatify.] 1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes)...

1302

Beau

Beau (bō), n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. bōz), E. Beaus (bōz). [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty, fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See Bounty, and cf...

1303

Beau ideal

Beau″ i‐de″al (bō″ ī̍‐dē″al; 277). [F. beau beautiful + idéal ideal.] A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deform...

1304

Beau monde

‖Beau′ monde″ (�). [F. beau fine + monde world.] The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. Prior.

1305

Beaucatcher

Beau″catch′er (�), n. A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.

1306

Beaufet

Beau″fet (�), n. [See Buffet.] A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet.A beaufet... filled with gold and silver vessels.Prescott.

1307

Beaufin

Beau″fin (�), n. See Biffin. Wright.

1308

Beaufort's scale

Beau″fort's scale′ (?). (Meteor.) A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.☞ The full scale is a...

1309

Beauish

Beau″ish (�), a. Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. “A beauish young spark.” Byrom.

1310

Beaumontague

Beau′mon″ta‐gue (?), n. A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, white lead or lith...

1311

Beaupere

Beau″pere′ (�), n. [F. beau pére; beau fair + pére father.] 1. A father. Wyclif.2. A companion. Spenser.

1312

Beauseant

‖Beau′se′ant″ (�), n. [F. beaucéant.] The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.

1313

Beauship

Beau″ship (�), n. The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. Dryden.

1314

Beauteous

Beau″te‐ous (�), a. Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome. — Beau″te‐ous‐ly, adv. — Beau″te‐ous‐ness, n.

1315

Beautied

Beau″tied (�), p. a. Beautiful; embellished. Shak.

1316

Beautifier

Beau″ti‐fi′er (�), n. One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.

1317

Beautiful

Beau″ti‐ful (bū″tĭ‐fụl), a. Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful ...

1318

Beautify

Beau″ti‐fy (bū″tĭ‐fī), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beautified (–fīd); p. pr. & vb. n.Beautifying.] [Beauty + -fy.] To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to gr...

1319

Beautify (2)

Beau″ti‐fy, v. i. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Addison.

1320

Beautiless

Beau″ti‐less, a. Destitute of beauty. Hammond.

1321

Beauty

Beau″ty (bū″ty̆), n.; pl.Beauties (�). [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beauté, biauté, Pr. beltat, F. beauté, fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See Beau.]1. An assembl...

1322

Beaux

Beaux (�), n., pl. of Beau.

1323

Beauxite (2)

Beaux″ite (�), n.(Min.) See Bauxite.