Webster's Dictionary 1913

1378

Bed (3)

Bed (�), v. i. To go to bed; to cohabit.If he be married, and bed with his wife.Wiseman.

1379

Bed rock

Bed″ rock″ (�). (Mining) The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.

1380

Bed screw

Bed″ screw′ (�). 1. (Naut.) A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.2. A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent si...

1381

Bed steps

Bed″ steps′ (�). Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.

1382

Bed-molding

{ Bed″–mold′ingBed″–mould′ing} (bĕd″mōld′ĭng), n.(Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.

1383

Bedabble

Be‐dab‐ble (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bedabbled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bedabbling (�).] To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. Shak.

1384

Bedaff

Be‐daff″ (�), v. t. To make a daff or fool of. Chaucer.

1385

Bedagat

‖Bed″a‐gat (�), n. The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. Malcom.

1386

Bedaggle

Be‐dag″gle (�), v. t. To daggle.

1387

Bedash

Be‐dash″ (�), 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.

1388

Bedaub

Be‐daub″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bedaubed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bedaubing.] To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish....

1389

Bedazzle

Be‐daz″zle (�), 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.

1390

Bedbug

Bed″bug′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.

1391

Bedchair

Bed″chair′ (�), n. A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.

1392

Bedchamber

Bed″cham′ber (�), n. A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak.Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in ...

1393

Bedclothes

Bed″clothes′ (�), n. pl. Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.

1394

Bedcord

Bed″cord′ (�), n. A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.

1395

Bedded

Bed″ded (�), a. Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.

1396

Bedding

Bed″ding (�), n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.2. (Geol.) The state or positio...

1397

Bede

Bede (�), v. t. [See Bid, v. t.] To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.

1398

Bede (2)

Bede, n.(Mining) A kind of pickax.

1399

Bedeck

Be‐deck″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bedecked (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bedecking.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands.Pennant.

1400

Bedeguar

{ ‖Bed″e‐guar, Bed″e‐gar } (�), 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 eg...

1401

Bedehouse (2)

Bede″house′ (�), n. Same as Beadhouse.

1402

Bedel

{ Be″del, Be″dell } (�), n. Same as Beadle.

1403

Bedelry

Be″del‐ry (�), n. Beadleship. Blount.

1404

Beden

‖Bed″en (�), n.(Zoöl.) The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is probably the wild goat of the Bible.